The 2008 Verano de Escándalo (Spanish

Spanish language

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 for "Summer of Scandal") was the twelfth annual Verano de Escándalo

Verano de Escandalo

Verano de Escándalo is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion. The show is as the name indicates a summer show, traditionally held in September...

 professional wrestling

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 show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...

 (AAA). The show took place on September 14, 2008 in Zapopan

Zapopan

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, Mexico. The Main event featured a Steel Cage "Street Fight" Match between Vampiro

Vampiro

Ian Richard Hodgkinson , better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working as a wrestler and a consultant for Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Hodgkinson is semi-retired and is a member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as...

 and El Mesías

Ricky Banderas

Gilbert Cosme better known by his ring names El Mesías and Ricky Banderas, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He began his career in the International Wrestling Association based on Puerto Rico...

.

Background

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

Narrative thread

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. Wrestlers portray either villains

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 (referred to as Rudos in Mexico) or fan favorites

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

Results

#	Result	Stipulation	Time
1	El Orientál El Oriental Noé Astro Moreno Leon is a Mexican Luchador known under the ring name El Oriental, currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre but is mainly known for his almost 10 year long stint in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración along with his sisters Cynthia, Rossy and Esther Moreno...  and Cinthia Moreno defeated Gran Apache and Mari Apache Mari Apache Mariella Balbuena Torres is a Mexican Luchadora, or female professional wrestler best known under the ring name Mari Apache . She is the daughter of Luchador Gran Apache and the sister of luchadora Faby Apache...  (c)	Tag Team match 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...  for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship The AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship is a tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The Championship is exclusively for teams composed of one male wrestler and one female wrestler...
2	El Alebrije El Alebrije (wrestler) El Alebrije is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre as part of the group called Los Invasores. He best known for his work in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he worked for 12 years as El Alebrije, along with his... , Brazo de Plata José Alvarado Nieves José Alvarado Nieves is a Mexican Luchador best known under the ring name Brazo de Plata that he has been using since his debut in 1977 and also for his appearences for WWE as "Super Porky"... , El Elegido and Pimpinela Escarlata Pimpinela Escarlata Mario González Lozano is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler who works as an Exotico for the Mexican Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion under the ring name Pimpinela Escarlata. As Escarlata he is the current AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and a former Mexican National...  defeated El Brazo El Brazo Juan Alvarado Nieves is a Mexican Luchador currently working for the Mexican based Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración wrestling promotion. He is best known under the ring name El Brazo that he has been using since his debut in 1980... , Decnis, Escorpion Negro and Pirata Morgan Pirata Morgan Pedro Ortiz Villanueva is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, and wrestling trainer who is best known under the ring name Pirata Morgan... .	Eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match
3	Mini Charly Manson Mini Charly Manson Arturo Santos Hernandez better known as the ring name of Mexican Luchador Mini Charly Manson who works in the Mini-Estrella division for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Santos, as Mini Charly Manson was the first ever holder of the AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship. Not to be confused...  defeated Octagóncito Octagóncito (AAA) Octagóncito is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler who works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's Mini-Estrella division...  and Mini Abismo Negro Mini Abismo Negro Mini Abismo Negro is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado who works in the Mini-Estrella division for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . Mini Abismo Negro is a former, two time Mexican National Mini-Estrellas Champion and the current AAA World Mini-Estrella Champion, the only...	Three way Elimination match. Tournament finals for the first AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship The AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración . The championship is exclusively competed for in the Mini-Estrellas, or Minis, division... .
4	Gronda (II), La Parka La Parka (AAA) Jesus Escobedo is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, better known as La Parka, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since the mid-1990s.Escobedo is not the first wrestler to use the ring name "La Parka",...  and Super Fly Super Fly (wrestler) Super Fly is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador enmascarado . Super Fly'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 from the wrestling fans...  defeated La Legión Extranjera Foreign Legion (wrestling) La Legión Extranjera is the main Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración heel group, though loosely affiliated. It's a catch all for one time and irregularly scheduled foreign heels, working as Konnan's hired guns as well as a number of AAA regular Rudós... (Electroshock Electroshock (wrestler) Edgar Luna Pozos is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Electroshock, which he has used while working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración since 1997. Pozos is married to Luchadora Lady Apache and is the... , Kenzo Suzuki Kenzo Suzuki Kenzo Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with New Japan Pro Wrestling and in the United States with World Wrestling Entertainment...  and El Zorro El Zorro (wrestler) Jesus Cristóbal Martínez Rodriguez is a Mexican Luchador who is best known as El Zorro. His gimmick started out very similar to the fictional character Zorro complete with mask, but in recent years it has evolved and the mask has been eliminated... )	Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match
5	La Hermandad 187 (Joe Líder Joe Lider José de Jesús Álvarez is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Joe Líder. He currently competes in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...  and Nicho el Millonario) defeated the Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy Crazy Boy Crazy Boy is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known in Lucha Libre. He currently works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico...  and Último Gladiador Último Gladiador Gerardo Campos Poza , better known under his ring name Último Gladiador is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Poza currently works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as a part of the group La Maniarquía alongside... ), La Familia de Tijuana (Extreme Tiger Extreme Tiger Extreme Tiger is a Mexican professional wrestler currently competing in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is currently the 2011 Rey de Reyes.-Professional wrestling career:...  and Halloween Manuel Ortiz Manuel Ortiz Partida is a professional wrestler who is currently wrestling the independent circuit in Mexico, particularly in the Tijuana area... ) (c) and The Hart Foundation 2.0 (Jack Evans Jack Evans Jack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...  and Teddy Hart Teddy Hart Teddy Annis , is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Teddy Hart. He is currently working on the American independent circuit for promotions such as Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA... )	Four-way ladder" match Ladder match A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...  for the AAA World Tag Team Championship AAA World Tag Team Championship The AAA World Tag Team Championship is the main tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
6	Cibernético Cibernético Octavio López Arreola is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Cibernético, currently working for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion in Mexico...  (C) defeated Chessman Chessman (wrestler) Kevin Citlali Zamora is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Chessman. He currently performs for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , where he is one half of the current AAA World Tag Team Champions with partner Abyss... .	Singles match for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship AAA World Heavyweight Championship IWC World Heavyweight Champion GPCW SUPER-X Monster Champion Mexican National Heavyweight Champion UWA World Light Heavyweight Champion-External links:*...
7	Vampiro Vampiro Ian Richard Hodgkinson , better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working as a wrestler and a consultant for Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Hodgkinson is semi-retired and is a member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as...  defeated El Mesías Ricky Banderas Gilbert Cosme better known by his ring names El Mesías and Ricky Banderas, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He began his career in the International Wrestling Association based on Puerto Rico...	Steel Cage "Street Fight" Match