the championship back. In AAA Cibernético began to regularly team up with the experienced rudo (bad guy) Pierroth, Jr. On June 6, 1996 the team of Cibernético and Pierroth, Jr. participated in the World Wrestling Peace Festival in Los Angeles, California, where they lost to the team of Perro Aguayo and La Parka. Cibernético worked his first major AAA show on May 11, 1996 when he teamed with El Picudo and Mosco de la Merced at Triplemanía IV-A. The team defeated Octagón, Último Dragón and La Parka in the third match of the night when Cibernético won the deciding fall by pinning Octagón. A month later he also wrestled at Triplemanía IV-B where Cibernético, Octagón and Psicosis lost to Perro Aguayo, Villano III and Villano IV. The following year Cibernético wrestled at both Triplemanía IV-B and Triplemanía V-B. At V-A he faced and defeated former ally Pierroth, Jr. in a singles match after Cibernético had turned on his partner earlier in the year. Two days later he participated in the main event of Triplemania V-B as he teamed with Perro Aguayo, Octagón and El Canek to defeat Jake Roberts, Gorgeous George III, El Cobarde, Jr. and Fuerza Guerrera. A week later, on June 22, 1997 Cibernético defeated Máscara Sagrada to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship during an AAA show in Mexico City. Over the summer of 1997 Cibernético reignited his feud with El Canek, drawing on their past from the UWA. At the inaugural Verano de Escandalo El Canek defeated Cibernético in a Steel Cage Match. Los Vipers (1997–1999) In August 1997 Cibernético unveiled a new stable called Los Vipers; which, besides himself, consisted of former Rudos de la Galaxia members Abismo Negro, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced and Histeria. That group was joined by Psicosis II and Electroshock as well as Los Mini Vipers, Mini-Estrella Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Histeria, and Mosquito de la Merced. Not long after Los Vipers was formed AAA had to replace the original Histeria, who became Super Crazy, with a new Histeria. Only a short time later AAA also had to replace the original Mosco de la Merced as well, when he left the promotion, with a new Mosco de la Merced, sometimes referred to as Mosco de la Merced II. The group was a success, propelling Cibernético up the ranks within a few months of the group being unveiled. On December 5,