El Castillo del Terror (2010) was a major annually occurring

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event produced by the

International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, Stat ...

(IWRG) that took place on November 4, 2010. The event was the tenth show held under the '' El Castillo del Terror'' banner, with the first taking place in 2000. The main event was the

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ous ''Castillo del Terror'' (

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for "Castle of Terror")

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where the last person eliminated would be forced to take off his

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per the match stipulation.

Production

Background

Starting as far back as at least 2002, the Mexican

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(IWRG; Sometimes referred to as ''Grupo Internacional Revolución'' in

) has held several annual events where the main event was a multi-man

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where the last wrestler left in the cage would be forced to either remove their

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or have their hair shaved off under ''

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'', or "bet match", rules. From 2005 IWRG has promoted a fall show, around the Mexican

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, under the name ''El Castillo del Terror'' ("The Tower of Terror") to distinguish it from other Steel cage matches held throughout the year such as the ''

IWRG Guerra del Golfo Tetsuya Bushi, risked his mask twice in ''La Guerra del Golfo'' tournaments. Guerra del Golfo (Spanish for "Gulf War") is both the name of a major show series promoted by the Mexican ''Lucha Libre'', or professional wrestling promotion Internatio ...

'' ("Gulf War"), ''

IWRG Guerra de Sexos El Hijo de L.A. Park (in black and gold), participated in 2011. Guerra de Sexos is a professional wrestling event produced annually by Lucha Libre promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). The event was established in 2011 and is ...

'' ("War of the Sexes") or ''

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'' ("Deadly Prison") shows. The ''Castillo del Terror'' shows, as well as the majority of the IWRG shows in general, are held in "Arena Naucalpan", owned by the promoters of IWRG and their main arena. The 2010 ''Castillo del Terror'' show was the sixth year in a row that IWRG promoted a show under that name.

Storylines

The event featured five

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing

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feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either

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(referred to as ''rudos'' in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or

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(''técnicos'' in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The

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of the show was a 10-Man

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where wrestlers could climb out of the cage to escape. The last two wrestlers who remained in the ring would be forced to fight one-on-one in a ''

'', or "Bet match", wagering their mask on the outcome of the match. The event included wrestlers from

(IWRG) and a number of Mexican Freelance wrestlers. The undercard featured a ''Relevos Suicidas'', losing team advances tag team match between the teams of

Oficial AK-47 Mario Pardo Villagómez (born February 14, 1984) is a Mexican '' luchador'', best known under the ring name Oficial AK-47. As Oficial AK-47 he is part of a group called ''Los Oficiales'' that has worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group ...

and

Apolo Estrada, Jr. Apolo Estrada Jr. is the ring name of Roberto Guadalupe Estrada Zúñiga (born January 10, 1987), a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler. He is the son of professional wrestler Apolo Estrada and has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Li ...

facing off against

Eterno Eterno may refer to: * Eterno (wrestler) Miguel Ángel Lugo, better known under the ring name Eterno (born September 26, 1990) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotio ...

and

Multifacético Guerrero Maya Jr. (Spanish language, Spanish for "Maya civilization, Maya Warrior Junior", born August 8, 1985) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador wrestling mask, enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestling, professional wrestler), currentl ...

. The losing team would have to wrestle against each other immediately after the match, with each wrestler "betting" something on the outcome of the match. Oficial AK-47, Apolo Estrada, Jr. and Multifacético all put their hair on the line while Eterno put the WWS World Welterweight Championship on the line on the outcome of the match.

Results

El Castillo del Terror order of elimination

#Alan Extreme #Oficial AK-47 #Trauma I #Carta Brava, Jr. #Centauro #Oficial 911 #Comando Negro #El Hijo de Anibal #El Hijo del Cien Caras #Hijo de Pirata Morgan

References

External links

IWRG official website
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