A torneo cibernetico is a multi-man professional wrestling elimination match that was created and primarily used in Mexican lucha libreprofessional wrestling promotions, especially in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. The match format sees two teams of varying sizes face off against each other. It uses standard lucha libre tag team rules with elimination occurring with a pinfall, submission, disqualification and count out and allows a wrestler to enter the match when their tag team partner exits the ring as well as when they tag out. A special 'batting' order system is used in which the wrestlers are given a specific order and may only tag in and out in this order. If two or more men from the same team remain, they must face each other to determine one individual winner.
The lucha libre-inspired, Pennsylvania-based Chikara promotion holds an annual show with a torneo cibernetico as their main event. The Chikara Torneo Cibernetico has always been a 16-man match with teams of eight facing off. The first Chikara Torneo Cibernetico took place on October 30, 2004 in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, and featured "Sweet 'n' Sour International" wrestling against the team of Jigsaw, DJ Skittlez, Gran Akuma, Icarus, Jolly Roger, Mister Zero, Private Eye and Shane Storm. Spyrazul unmasked himself as Mike Quackenbush and helped Jigsaw pick up the win over Sweeney. The second annual Torneo Cibernetico took place on October 22, 2005 in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, and featured Chris Hero, Blind Rage, Arik Cannon, Claudio Castagnoli, Gran Akuma, Hallowicked, Icarus and UltraMantis Black wrestling against Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Eddie Kingston, Milano Collection A.T., Sabian, Skayde, Shane Storm and Mister ZERO. Gran Akuma was victorious, lastly eliminating Shane Storm. Chikara held their third annual Torneo Cibernetico on October 28, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This edition featured Larry Sweeney, Gran Akuma, Claudio Castagnoli, Chris Hero, Icarus, and The Thomaselli Brothers taking on the team of Eddie Kingston, Cheech, Cloudy, Darin Corbin, Ryan Cruz, Hallowicked, Mike Quackenbush, and Shane Storm. Icarus emerged victorious, lastly eliminating Kingston. Chikara's fourth annual Torneo Cibernetico was held on September 22, 2007 in Philadelphia and pitted The Kings of Wrestling against Team Mega Mucha Lucha, in which Claudio Castagnoli would emerge victorious, lastly eliminating his own team captain, Mitch Ryder. Chikara's fifth annual Torneo Cibernetico was held on November 15, 2008 in Framingham, Massachusetts, and saw "Team Equinox" taking on "Team Gerard". The winner was Jimmy Olsen lastly eliminating Ophidian. Chikara's sixth annual Torneo Cibernetico was held on October 18, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA, and was contested under parejas increibles rules, which meant that regular tag teams were broken up and the partners would be divided to opposing teams. The match saw "Team Hot Property" taking on "Soldier's Army". Carpenter Ant won the match, lastly eliminating his own team captain, Soldier Ant. Chikara's seventh annual Torneo Cibernetico was held on October 23, 2010 in Easton, PA, and saw "Team Chikara" taking on "Der Bruderschaft des Kreuzes". Eddie Kingston won the match, lastly eliminating Tursas. Chikara's eighth annual Torneo Cibernetico was held on November 12, 2011 in Easton, PA, and saw "Team Hallowicked" taking on "Team Donst". Sara Del Rey won the match, lastly eliminating Tim Donst. Chikara's ninth annual Torneo Cibernetico took place November 18, 2012, in Manhattan, NY, and saw "Team Kingston", 3.0 , Tim Donst, Gran Akuma, and The Spectral Envoy ) take on "Team Steen". Tim Donst won the match, lastly eliminating Eddie Kingston. Chikara's tenth annual Torneo Cibernetico took place on December 6, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA, at the Tomorrow Never Dies internet pay-per-view and saw "The Chikara Squad" take on "The Flood Squad". Soldier Ant won the match, lastly eliminating Fire Ant. Chikara's eleventh annual Torneo Cibernetico took place on December 5, 2015, in Philadelphia, PA, and saw "Dasher's Squad", Amasis, the Estonian FarmerFrog, Heidi Lovelace, N_R_G take on "Juan Francisco's Squad". Juan Francisco de Coronado won the match, lastly eliminating Mr. Touchdown. Chikara's twelfth annual Torneo Cibernetico'' took place on December 3, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The team of Hallowicked, Mark Angelosetti, the Batiri, Jigsaw, Icarus, and Frightmare took on Dasher Hatfield, Ophidian, Fire Ant, Oleg the Usurper, Heidi Lovelace, Missile Assault Man, Thunderfrog, and Princess KimberLee. Hatfield won the match, lastly eliminating Hallowicked, the first time since the first Chikara Cibernetico that the opposing team captains were the final two participants in the match.
The UK the Wrestling promotion Grand Pro Wrestling has held a Cibernetico as an annual tradition ever since the promotion held the first ever Cibernetico match in the UK.
