La Hora Cero was a professional wrestling

Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

 major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...

 (CMLL), which took place on January 11, 2009 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

. Six matches took place at La Hora Cero, with the main event being a multi-man Steel Cage where the last man in the cage would lose his mask

Wrestling mask

A Wrestling mask is a fabric based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick. Professional wrestlers have been using masks as far back as 1915 and they are still widely used today, especially in Lucha Libre in Mexico.-History:In 1915 a North American...

. 13 Mini-Estrella

Mini-Estrella

The term Mini-Estrella is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or luchadors, some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican Mini-Estrellas is comparable to Midget professional wrestling practiced around the world, but with the notable exception that some of the...

 (the Spanish term for dwarf

Dwarfism

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 wrestlers) took part in the match; the match ended with Shockertito and Pierrothito

Pierrothito

Pierrothito is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Pierrothito is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division and is a former CMLL World Mini-Estrella Champion. He is also the first Mini to hold the Mexican National Lightweight...

 being the last two men in the cage; Pierrothito subsequently pinned Shockertito to win the match. Following the match Shockertito was unmasked per Lucha Libre traditions. The show also featured four under card matches.

Background

The event featured six professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines

Narrative thread

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. Wrestlers portray either villains

Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...

 (referred to as Rudos in Mexico) or fan favorites

Face (professional wrestling)

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 (Técnicos in Mexico) as they compete in wrestling matches with pre-determined outcomes.

Matches

#	Matches	Stipulations	Time
	Pegasso Pegasso Pegasso is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Pegasso worked from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración from 2000 until 2008, where he was a part of the wrestling stable Real Fuerza Aérea...  and Rey Cometa Rey Cometa Rey Cometa is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Rey Cometa fist gained national exposure when he worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración from 2005 until 2008...  defeated Los Romanos (Caligula Raziel (wrestler) Raziel is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently working for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Raziel's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their...  and Messala Cancerbero Daniel Nuñez Hernandez is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently working for the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Cancerbero... ) by Count Out	Tag team Tag team Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...  match.	—
	Los Infernales Los Infernales Los Infernales is a Mexican professional wrestling group, called a stable. The stable was created in 1984 and consisted of El Satánico, MS-1 and Espectro, Jr.. A later version where Pirata Morgan replaced Espectro, Jr. is considered the "classic" Infernales team that helped popularize the "Trios"...  (Euforia Euforia (wrestler) Euforia is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Euforia's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret...  and Nosferatu) defeated Flash Flash (wrestler) Flash is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Flash's ring character is inspired by the comic book character The Flash. Flash regularly teams with Stuka, Jr., with whom he...  and Stuka, Jr. Stuka, Jr. Stuka, Jr. is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Stuka, Jr. is not, despite what the name indicates, the son of Luchador Stuka but his much younger brother. Stuka, Jr...	Tag team match.	—
	Blue Panther Blue Panther Genaro Vazquez Nevarez is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, better known by his ring name Blue Panther... , Marco Corleone Mark Jindrak Mark Robert Jindrak is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...  and Shocker José Luis Jair Soria José Luis Jair Soria is a Mexican professional wrestler, who wrestles under the name Shocker. He has in the past branched out into the United States, working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre :...  defeated Los Hijos del Averno (El Terrible El Terrible Damián Gutiérrez Hernández is a Mexican professional wrestler currently performing for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Damián el Terrible or simply El Terrible.-Professional wrestling career:... , El Texano, Jr. El Texano, Jr. Juan Aguilar Leos is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name El Texano, Jr.. Aguilar is the son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, who wrestled under the name El Texano; Aguilar also has several uncles and cousins that are professional wrestlers...  and Ephesto Ephesto Ephesto is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Ephesto's real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican Lucha Libre where masked wrestlers' real names often are not a matter of public record... ) (two falls to one)	Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match	—
	Black Warrior Black Warrior (wrestler) Jesus Toral López is a luchador or professional wrestler who has worked almost exclusively in Mexico. López has achieved most success under the ring name Black Warrior and has worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 1995... , Mr. Niebla Mr. Niebla Mr. Niebla is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado . Mr. Niebla's real name is unknown, as is the tradition in Lucha Libre for masked wrestlers. Mr. Niebla is Spanish for "Mr. Fog". Mr. Niebla is mostly known for working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre from the early 1990s until 2007 and again from...  and Rey Bucanero Rey Bucanero Arturo García Ortiz is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Rey Bucanero . Outside of lucha libre, he has also worked in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling, Toryumon and Dragondoor...  defeated Místico Místico Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, working on its SmackDown brand under the name Sin Cara... , La Sombra La Sombra (wrestler) La Sombra is a Mexican luchador enmascarado . La Sombra's real real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans...  and Volador, Jr. (two falls to one)	Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match	—
	Shockertito and Pierrothito Pierrothito Pierrothito is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Pierrothito is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division and is a former CMLL World Mini-Estrella Champion. He is also the first Mini to hold the Mexican National Lightweight...  lost to Cosmico, Eléctrico Electrico (wrestler) Eléctrico is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado or masked professional wrestler who currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in their Mini-Estrella division. Eléctrico's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private... , El Nino de Acero, Fantasy, Mascarita Dorada Mascarita Dorada Mascarita Dorada is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, who works in the Mini-Estrella division, comparable to the U.S. Midget professional wrestling division. From 2000 until 2007 he worked under the name Mascarita Sagrada in Asistencia Asesoría y... , Pequeño Ninja, Pequeno Olimpico Pequeño Olímpico Pequeño Olímpico is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Pequeño Olímpico is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division and holds the record for the longest CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship reign, 1,442 days... , Pequeño Black Warrior Pequeño Black Warrior Pequeño Black Warrior, or Pequeño Warrior, is the ring name of Mexican luchador Enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, Humberto Sánchez Medorio. Sánchez works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , in their Mini-Estrella division as a smaller... , Tzuki Tzuki Tzuki is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, who works as a Mini-Estrella or "Mini" division in Mexico. Throughout his career Tzuki has worked under various ring names, most notably Máscarita Sagrada, Jr., Mini Rey Misterio Jr. and Max Mini... , Ultimo Dragoncito Ultimo Dragoncito Ultimo Dragoncito is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Ultimo Dragoncito is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division and is the only wrestler to hold the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship two times...  and Universito 2000	13-man Steel Cage "elimination" match.	—
	Cosmico	Leaves the cage	—
	Electrico	Leaves the cage	—
	Fantasy	Leaves the cage	—
	Pequeño Ninja	Leaves the cage	—
	El Nino de Acero	Leaves the cage	—
	Tzuki	Leaves the cage	—
	Pequeño Olimpico	Leaves the cage	—
	Universito 2000	Leaves the cage	—
	Pequeño Black Warrior	Leaves the cage	—
	Ultimo Dragoncito	Leaves the cage	—
	Mascarita Dorada	Leaves the cage	—
	Pierrothito	Leaves the cage	—
	Pierrothito defeated Shockertito	Luchas de Apuestas, "mask vs. mask" match.