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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
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