The Torneo Gran Alternativa (Spanish for "the Great Alternative Tournament") is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tournament was not held in 1997, 2000 and 2002 and was held twice in 1996 and 1998. The most recent Gran Alternativa took place on September 25, 2009 in Arena Mexico , Mexico City, Mexico.
Up until 2010 the tournament has always consisted of eight tag teams in a one night, single elimination tournament, sometimes with a match to determine the seeds for the tournament. In 2010 it was announced that the field of competitors was doubled to 16 and the tournament would take place over three shows. The concept of the tournament is to team a young up-and-comer with a veteran and use the tournament to help showcase the younger talent, the young winner is often someone CMLL has plans for, although at times it has not always had the desired result. Último Guerrero is the only wrestler to have won the tournament three times, in 1999 as the rookie and in 2008 and 2011 as the veteran of the team. The tournament is always held in Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico , the main arena of CMLL.
Tournament winners [ ]
Year
Winners
Date
Note
Veteran
Rookie
Date
1994
Negro Casas
Héctor Garza
01994-12-30 December 30, 1994
1995
Silver King
Shocker
01995-04-07 April 7, 1995
1996 (I)
Bestia Salvaje
Chicago Express
01996-06-07 June 7, 1996
1996 (II)
Emilio Charles, Jr.
Rey Bucanero
01996-11-15 November 15, 1996
1998
Emilio Charles, Jr. (2)
Tony Rivera
01998-07-14 July 14, 1998
1999 (I)
Blue Panther
Último Guerrero
01999-04-02 April 2, 1999
1999 (II)
El Felino
Tigre Blanco
01999-12-17 December 17, 1999
2001
Olímpico
Sicodelico, Jr.
02001-08-14 August 14, 2001
2003
Villaño IV
Alan Stone
02003-01-01 January 1, 2003
2004
El Hijo del Santo
Místico
02004-08-20 August 20, 2004
2005
Atlantis
La Máscara
02005-07-01 July 1, 2005
2006
Perro Aguayo, Jr.
Místerioso II
02006-06-02 June 2, 2006
2007
Místico (2)
La Sombra
02007-06-29 June 29, 2007
2008
Último Guerrero (2)
Dragón Rojo, Jr.
02008-07-18 July 18, 2008
2009
Yujiro
Okumura
02009-09-25 September 25, 2009
2010
Héctor Garza (2)
Pólvora
02010-04-30 April 30, 2010
2011
Escorpion
Último Guerrero (3)
02011-04-08 April 8, 2011
See also [ ]
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre event chronology
EMLL Anniversary
1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st • 22nd • 23rd • 24th • 25th • 26th • 27th • 28th • 29th • 30th • 31st • 32nd • 33rd (1) • 33rd (2) • 34th • 35th • 36th • 37th • 38th • 39th (1) • 39th (2) • 40th • 41st • 42nd • 43rd • 44th • 45th • 46th • 47th • 48th • 49th • 50th • 51st • 53rd • 54th • 55th • 56th • 57th • 58th
CMLL Anniversary
59th • 60th • 61st • 62nd • 63rd • 64th • 65th • 66th • 67th • 68th • 69th • 70th • 71st • 72nd • 73rd • 74th • 75th • 76th • 77th • 78th • 79th • 80th • 81st • 82nd • 83rd • 84th • 85th • 86th • 87th • 88th • 89th • 90th
Aniversario de Arena México
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9. • 10 • 11 • 12. • 13. • 14. • 15 • 16. • 17 • 18. • 19. • 20. • 21. • 22. • 23. • 24. • 25. • 26. • 27. • 28. • 29. • 30 • 31. • 32 • 33. • 34 • 35 • 36. • 37. • 38. • 39. • 40. • 41. • 42. • 43. • 44. • 45. • 46. • 47. • 48. • 49. • 50. • 51. • 52. • 53. • 54. • 55. • 56. • 57. • 58. • 59. • 60. • 61. • 62. • 63. • 64. • 65. • 66. • 67.
En Busca de un Ídolo
2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015
Fantastica Mania
2011 (1 , 2 ) • 2012 (1 , 2 ) • 2013 (1 , 2 , 3 ) • 2014 (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) • 2015 (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) • 2016 (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) • 2017 (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) • 2018 (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) • 2019 (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) • 2020 (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 )
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023
Sin Piedad
2000 • 2001 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020
Infierno en el Ring
2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016
Ruleta de la Muerte
1998 • 1999
Juicio Final
1990 • 1991 • 2000 • 2001 • 2005 • 2011 • 2014 • 2019
Sin Salida
2009 • 2010 • 2013 • 2015 • 2017 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
Miscellaneous events
Entre Torre Infernal • CMLL Apocalypsis • La Hora Cero • Promociones Gutiérrez 1st Anniversary Show • Torneo Bicentenario de Minis • Torneo de Parejas Increibles de Minis • CMLL-NJPW Fantastica Mania Mexico 2023
Leyenda de Plata
1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2011 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018
Leyenda de Azul
2000 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2008 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017
Torneo Gran Alternativa
1994 • 1995 • 1996 (I) • 1996 (II) • 1998 • 1999 (I) • 1999 (II) • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
International Gran Prix
1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008
Noche de Campeones
2022 • 2023
Reyes del Aire
2005 • 2006 • 2007 (1) • 2007 (2) • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 (1) • 2012 (2) • 2013 • 2014 (1) • 2014 (2) • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2020
Universal Championship
2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016
Torneo de Parejas Increibles
2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019
Pequeños Reyes del Aire
2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 (Mexico City) • 2012 (Guadalajara) • 2013 • 2014 • 2015