Ruleta de la Muerte was a professional wrestling

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 Pay-Per-View

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 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) that took place on July 18, 1999 in Palacio del Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City

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. The show featured the Ruleta de la Muerte¨(Spanish

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 for "Roulette of Death") tournament, in which tag team

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s face off in a single elimination tournament, but unlike traditional tournaments it is the winning team that advances in the tournament. The losing team in the final match must wrestle each other in a Lucha de Apuestas match, where either their mask

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 or their hair is on the line. The Tournament featured 8 teams, all of them randomly paired the tournament through the elimination order of a battle royal involving all 16 participants. In addition to the battle royal, seven tournament matches and the Lucha de Apuesta match the show also featured two five vs. five elimination matches on the under card.

Background

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

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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
	Seeding battle royal for the Ruleta de la Muerte tournament	Battle Royal
	El Satánico El Satánico Daniel López López is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Satánico . López is currently working as a wrestling trainer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , the company he's worked for most of his career... , Zumbido Zumbido José Angel García Paz is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring nameZumbido . He has worked for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración throughout his career, but currently works on the Mexican independent circuit... , Valentin Mayo, Virus Virus (wrestler) Ricardo Amezquita Cardeño is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name, Virus. Amezquita originally worked in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's Minis division and held the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship under the name Damiancito El Guerrero, but was later... , and Rencor Latino defeated Starman, Astro Rey, Jr. Mephisto (wrestler) Mephisto , whose birth name is unknown, is a Mexican professional wrestler or Luchador currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Mephisto is the son of Luchador Astro Rey/Kahoz and has previously worked both as Astro Rey Jr. and Kahoz Jr. but has been most successful as Mephisto... , 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... , Tigre Blanco Tigre Blanco Sergio Guzmán Silva is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre for most of his professional career. Guzmán currently works under the ring name Tigre Blanco and inidially worked as Kid Guzmán but...  and Mr. Águila Mr. Águila José Seldano is a Mexican professional wrestler or luchador currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...	Five vs. Five Elimination match
	Apolo Dantés Apolo Dantés José Luis Amezcua Muñoz , best known by his ring name Apolo Dantés, is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, who has been a longtime mainstay of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre throughout the 1990s and now owns and operates "Dantés Wrestling Factory" in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico... , Máscara Año 2000 Máscara Año 2000 Jesús Reyes González is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referring to the mask González wore while wrestling... , Cien Caras Cien Caras Carmelo Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cien Caras...  and Scorpio, Jr. Scorpio, Jr. Rafael Núñez Juan is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Scorpio, Jr. Núñez is the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio" and was trained by his father and Rafael Salamanca before making his debut on August 30, 1985...  defeated Negro Casas Negro Casas José Casas Ruiz is a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Negro Casas. He is the son of former wrestler, turned referee Pepe Casas and brother of professeional wrestlers El Felino and Heavy Metal... , Super Astro, Emilio Charles, Jr. Emilio Charles, Jr. Sergio Emilio Charles Garduño is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Emilio Charles, Jr. He is the son of professional wrestler Emilio Charles. Over the years Emilio Charles, Jr... , and 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"... >	Four vs. four Elimination match
	Villaño III Villano III Arturo Díaz Mendoza is a Mexican professional wrestler best known for performing under the stage name Villano III and unmasking a very large number of wrestlers , he is most famous for teaming with one or more of his brothers: Villano I, Villano II, Villano IV, Villano V, Villano VI and Villano VII...  and El Hijo del Santo El Hijo del Santo Jorge Guzmán Rodríguez , better known as El Hijo del Santo , is a Mexican professional wrestler, political activist and one of the most successful stars in Lucha Libre...  defeated 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 :...  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...	Ruleta de la Muerte quarter final match
	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 Tinieblas, Jr. defeated La Parka Adolfo Tapia Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. For years he has worked under the ring name L.A. Park, but is best known throughout the world as La Parka, especially from his many years in World Championship Wrestling . He was forced to change his...  and Fishman Fishman (wrestler) José Ángel Nájera Sánchez, best known under the ring name of Fishman, is a retired Mexican professional wrestler who became one of Lucha Libre's biggest stars during the 1980s with the Universal Wrestling Association. Fishman retired in 2000....	Ruleta de la Muerte quarter final match
	Fuerza Guerrera Fuerza Guerrera Fuerza Guerrera is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado who made his debut in 1978. In his career Guerrera has worked for ever major wrestling organization in Mexico including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , Universal Wrestling Association , World Wrestling...  and Tinieblas Tinieblas Manuel Leal , better known as Tinieblas , is a Mexican luchador.-Professional wrestling career:Tinieblas began as a body builder and stunt man who was spotted by luchadores Black Shadow and Dory Dixon. Impressed by Leal's physique they convinced him to begin a career as a "luchador"...  defeated Atlantis Atlantis (wrestler) Atlantis is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre where he performs as a Technico . Atlantis has held a large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan...  and Violencia	Ruleta de la Muerte quarter final match
	Máscara Sagrada Máscara Sagrada Máscara Sagrada is a Mexican Luchador enMáscarado who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name is Spanish for "Sacred Mask" and is inspired by the "sanctity" of masks in lucha libre...  and Último Guerrero Último Guerrero Último Guerrero is a Mexican currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where he is also part of the booking committee and former CMLL World Heavyweight Championship...  defeated Olímpico Olímpico Joel Bernal Galicia , better known under the ring name Olímpico is a Mexican Luchador , or professional wrestler. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish...  and 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...	Ruleta de la Muerte quarter final match
	La Parka and Fishman defeated Shocker and Rey Bucanero	Ruleta de la Muerte semi-final match
	Atlantis and Violencia defeated Olímpico and Blue Panther	Ruleta de la Muerte semi-final match
	Olímpico and Blue panther defeated Shocker and Rey Bucanero	Ruleta de la Muerte final match
	Shocker defeated Rey Bucanero via submission	Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match.