El Gran Desafío
El Gran Desafío (Spanish for "The Great Challenge") is a series of professional wrestling supercard events scripted and produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). The first show to use the name was held on July 2, 2009 in Arena Naucalpan, the same location all subsequent Gran Desafío events were held. IWRG has held three additional Gran Desafío shows, with the most recent held on July 17, 2011. Event history The Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) first held a professional wrestling supercard called El Gran Desafío ("The Great Challenge") on July 2, 2009 in their home arena Arena Naucalpan. The main event featured IWRG-mainstay Dr. Cerebro against internationally known wrestler Juventud Guerrera in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match. Three months later IWRG held another Gran Desafío show, this time titled El Gran Desafío Femenil – Sin Empate, Sin Indulto (Spanish for "The Great Women's Challenge – No draws, no reprieve") which featured a rare for IWRG women's wrestling main event as Flor Metálica defeated Atsuko Emoto in a Lucha de Apuestas match, forcing Emoto to have her hair shaved off. the El Gran Desafío event returned