Verano de Escándalo

Verano de Escándalo (Spanish for "Summer of Scandal") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion. The show is as the name indicates a summer show, traditionally held in September. The first show was held in 1997 and since then thirteen events have been held, the more recent ones generally presented on Pay-Per-View while the early shows were shown as Television specials on the Televisa channel. Verano de Escándalo is the first major show by AAA after their annual Triplemanía event, and generally features storylines or feuds stemming from that event. The most recent event was the 2009 event, the thirteenth overall Verano de Escándalo in the series. The 2011 event is scheduled to take place on July 31, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Event History

The first Verano de Escándalo event was held on September 14, 1997 and has been held in September 11 out of 13 times, with one event in August (2003) and one in October (2004). All Verano de Escándalo shows have been held in Mexico, with most events, three, being held in Naucalpan, Mexico State. As is tradition with AAA major events the wrestlers compete inside a hexagonal wrestling ring and not the four sided ring the promotion uses for television events and House shows. The highest documentede attendance for a Verano de Escándalo show was 18,500 spectators for the 1997 event.

As of 2009, Verano de Escándalo has seen twelve Luchas de Apuestas, or bet fights. Two times a wrestler has been unmasked and ten times a wrestler or wrestlers have hair their hair shaved off as a result of losing the Apusta match. The event has hosted five championship matches, with four championships changing hands. Twice Verano de Escándalo has been host to the final match of a tournament to establish a new AAA Championship, in 2007 the first ever AAA World Heavyweight Champion was determined and in 2008 the first ever AAA World Mini-Estrella Champion was crowned. Of the thirteen main events to date five have been a Steel Cage Elimination match under Apuesta rules. Three times the main event has been a regular steel cage match and twice it's been a regular Lucha de Apuestas match.

Dates, venues and main events

Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event
Verano de Escándalo 1997	01997-09-14September 14, 1997	Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico	Río Nilo Coliseum	Perro Aguayo, Perro Aguayo, Jr. and Heavy Metal vs. Sangre Chicano, El Picudo and El Cobarde - Steel Cage Elimination Lucha de Apuestas match.
Verano de Escándalo 1998	01998-09-18September 18, 1998	Madero, Tamaulipas		Heavy Metal and Blue Demon, Jr. vs. Kick Boxer and Abismo Negro - Steel Cage Match
Verano de Escándalo 1999	01999-09-17September 17, 1999	Mexico City, Mexico	Juan de la Barrera Gym	Heavy Metal and Octagón defeated Jaque Mata and Kick Boxer - Steel Cage Luchas de Apuestas match.
Verano de Escándalo 2000	02000-09-29September 29, 2000	Ciudad Madero, Mexico		Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo, Jr. vs. Latin Lover and Héctor Garza
Verano de Escándalo 2001	02001-09-16September 16, 2001	Naucalpan, Mexico	El Toreo	El Canek, Zorro, Latin Lover and Heavy Metal vs. Cibernético, Headhunter I, Electroshock and Abismo Negro - eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match
Verano de Escándalo 2002	02002-09-16September 16, 2002	Naucalpan, Mexico	El Toreo	El Dandy vs. Electroshock vs. El Zorro vs. Perro Aguayo, Jr. - Luchas de Apuesta Elimination match
Verano de Escándalo 2003	02003-08-31August 31, 2003	Monterrey, Nuevo León		El Brazo vs. Heavy Metal vs. Oscar Sevilla vs. Sangre Chicana vs. El Texano vs. El Zorro - Steel cage Lucha de Apuesta match.
Verano de Escándalo 2004	02004-10-16October 16, 2004	Orizaba, Mexico		Heavy Metal, El Intocable and Zorro vs. Los Vipers (Histeria, Mosco de la Merced and Psicosis II) - Steel cage Lucha de Apuesta match.
Verano de Escándalo 2005	02005-09-18September 18, 2005	Naucalpan, Mexico	El Toreo	Chessman vs. Cibernético vs. Shocker vs. Latin Lover - Steel cage Lucha de Apuesta match
Verano de Escándalo 2006	02006-09-17September 17, 2006	Naucalpan, Mexico	El Toreo	Gronda II, Octagón and La Parka vs. La Legión Extranjera (Abyss, Jeff Jarrett and Konnan)
Verano de Escándalo 2007	02007-09-16September 16, 2007	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Plaza de Toros	Los Hell Brothers (Charly Manson, Chessman, Cibernético) and El Zorro vs. the Black Family (Dark Cuervo, Dark Escoria, Dark Espíritu and Dark Ozz) - Domo De La Muerte cage match
Verano de Escándalo 2008	02008-09-14September 14, 2008	Zapopan, Mexico	Auditorio Benito Juarez	Vampiro vs. El Mesías - Steel cage match
Verano de Escándalo 2009	02009-09-21September 21, 2009	Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas	Centro de Convenciones de Ciudad Madero	Dr. Wagner, Jr. vs. El Mesías vs. Cibernético - Cage match
Verano de Escándalo 2010	02010-08-14August 14, 2010	Monterrey, Nuevo León	Arena Monterrey	Los Perros del Mal (El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Damián 666 and L.A. Park) vs. Cibernético, El Mesías and La Parka
Verano de Escándalo 2011	02011-07-31July 31, 2011	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Plaza Nuevo Progreso	TBA
Verano de Escándalo 2014	02014-06-07June 7, 2014	Orizaba, Veracruz	Plaza de Toros la Concordia	TBA
Verano de Escándalo 2015	02015-06-14June 14, 2015	Monterrey	Arena de Monterrey	TBA
Verano de Escándalo 2017	02017-06-04June 4, 2017	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua	Gimnasio Josué Neri Santos	Dr. Wagner Jr. & Psycho Clown and Los Totalmente Traidores (Monster Clown & Murder Clown) vs. Nuevo Poder del Norte (Carta Brava Jr. & Soul Rocker) in a Three Way Tag Team Lucha de Apuestas Mask Match