 While working for CMLL, Bestia Salvaje also worked on occasion for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, through a CMLL/IWRG arrangement.In one of his first appearances for IWRG, "Los Guapos" lost a match for the IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship against "Los Villanos" (Villano III, Villano IV, and Villano V).The same trio, now billed as "Los Talibanes", returned to IWRG on October 17, 2002, to once again unsuccessfully challenge Los Villanos for the IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship.