▁Atl ant is ▁defeat ▁Dr . ▁Wagner ▁Jr . ▁and ▁M ister ioso ▁Jr . ▁ ▁History ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁Mexican ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁promotion ▁Conse jo ▁Mundial ▁de ▁L ucha ▁Lib re ▁( C ML L ) ▁created ▁a ▁special ▁tournament ▁concept ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁team ▁up ▁a ▁nov ato , ▁or ▁ro ok ie , ▁with ▁a ▁veter an ▁for ▁a ▁single - el im ination ▁tag ▁team ▁tournament ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁increasing ▁the ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁ro ok ie ▁wrest ler . ▁ ▁C ML L ▁had ▁used ▁a ▁similar ▁concept ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁where ▁Nov ato ▁Sho cker ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁veter ans ▁Ring o ▁M endo za ▁and ▁Bra zo ▁de ▁Pl ata ▁to ▁defeat ▁nov ato ▁Ap olo ▁D ant és ▁and ▁veter ans ▁Gran ▁Mark us ▁Jr . ▁and ▁El ▁Bra zo ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁a ▁six - man ▁tag ▁team ▁tournament . ▁C ML L ▁would ▁later ▁modified ▁the ▁concept ▁to ▁two - man ▁tag ▁teams ▁instead , ▁creating ▁a ▁tournament ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁El ▁Tor neo ▁Gran ▁Altern ativa , ▁or ▁" The ▁Great ▁Altern ative ▁Tournament ", ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁event ▁on ▁the ▁C ML L ▁calendar . ▁C ML L ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁a ▁Gran ▁Altern ativa ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁held ▁on ▁each ▁year ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁through ▁ 2 0