Background Starting as far back as at least 2002, the Mexican
wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; Sometimes referred to as
Grupo Internacional Revolución in
Spanish) has held several annual events where the main event was a multi-man
steel cage match where the last wrestler left in the cage would be forced to either remove their
wrestling mask or have their hair shaved off under
Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", rules. From 2005 IWRG has promoted a fall show, around the Mexican
Day of the Death, under the name
El Castillo del Terror ("The Tower of Terror") to distinguish it from other Steel cage matches held throughout the year such as the
IWRG Guerra del Golfo ("Gulf War"),
IWRG Guerra de Sexos ("War of the Sexes") or
IWRG Prison Fatal ("Deadly Prison") shows. The
Castillo del Terror shows, as well as the majority of the IWRG shows in general, are held in "Arena Naucalpan", owned by the promoters of IWRG and their main arena. The 2012
Castillo del Terror show was the eighth year in a row that IWRG promoted a show under that name.
Storylines The event featured five
professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing
scripted feuds,
plots and
storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either
heels (referred to as
rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or
faces (
técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The
Main Event was a
12-Man Steel Cage Match. The last two wrestlers who remained in the ring fought one on one in a
Lucha de Apuestas Match ("Bet match"), wagering their mask on the outcome of the match. The event included wrestlers from
International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG),
Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) and a number of Mexican Freelance wrestlers. ==Event==