Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Mexican professional wrestling promotion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mexican professional wrestling promotion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; Spanish pronunciation: [konˈsexo munˈdjal de ˈlutʃa ˈliβɾe], "World Wrestling Council") is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) (Mexican Wrestling Enterprise). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest professional wrestling promotion still in existence.[1]
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| Acronym | CMLL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1933 |
| Style | Lucha libre |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Founder(s) | Salvador Lutteroth |
| Owner(s) | Salvador Lutteroth (1933–1960s) Salvador Lutteroth Jr. (1960s–1987) Paco Alonso (1987–2019) Sofía Alonso (2019) Salvador Lutteroth III (2019–present) |
| Formerly | Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (1933–1991) |
| Website | www |
CMLL currently recognizes and promotes 12 World Championships in various weight divisions and classifications, six national level and six regional level championships. The CMLL Anniversary Show series is the longest-running annual major show, starting in 1934, with the CMLL 91st Anniversary Show being the most recent. CMLL also regularly promotes major events under the names Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends"), Sin Piedad ("No Mercy"), Sin Salida ("No Escape"), Infierno en el Ring ("Inferno in the Ring") during the year. CMLL has promoted their regular weekly Super Viernes ("Super Friday") on a regular basis since the 1930s. Founder Salvador Lutteroth funded the building of Arena Coliseo in 1943, making it the first building in Mexico built specifically for professional wrestling.
Prior to 1933, lucha libre shows in Mexico were primarily promoted by foreign promoters doing the occasional match through Mexico or a few scattered local promoters, especially along the U.S. border, who brought in American professional wrestlers as their main attractions.[2]
In 1929, Salvador Lutteroth González, who at the time was a property inspector for the Mexican tax department, moved to Ciudad Juárez, near the Mexico–United States border. During a trip to El Paso, Texas, Lutteroth witnessed a professional wrestling show and was intrigued by it, especially the main event, Greek wrestler Gus Pappas.[2][3] Four years later, Lutteroth, along with his financial backer Francisco Ahumada, chartered Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; literally "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise"), the first Mexican-owned wrestling promotion in the country. EMLL held their first show on September 21, 1933, considered the "birth of Lucha libre", and which led to Lutteroth being known as "the father of Lucha Libre".[4]
EMLL initially tried to book Arena Nacional, the premier boxing venue in Mexico City, but the promoters would not let him rent it, forcing Lutteroth and EMLL to take up residence in Arena Modelo, an abandoned and run-down facility that Lutteroth was able to use as his home base. The concept of Lucha Libre quickly became very popular, so much so that the EMLL 1st Anniversary Show drew a sold-out crowd of 5,000 paying fans. In 1934, an American wrestler debuted in Mexico under a black leather mask, and Lutteroth dubbed him La Maravilla Enmascarada or "The Masked Marvel". In the United States the concept of the masked wrestler was more of a mid-level attraction, but the reaction to La Maravilla Enmascarada led to Lutteroth and EMLL officials to introduce more masks, starting with a wrestler known simply as El Enmascarado ("The Masked Wrestler"), and later El Murciélago Enmascarado ("The Masked Bat"). Through the use of the masks and ring characters EMLL helped create the sacred position of the mask in Lucha libre, making it the ultimate status symbol for luchadors.[2][3] In the early days of EMLL, most of the top names were Americans, but with time EMLL introduced several Mexican natives that became so popular that they began to main-event most of the EMLL shows. To expand their business, EMLL began working with a number of local wrestling promoters across Mexico, allowing them to use the EMLL name and some of their contracted wrestlers while also gaining access to local wrestlers in return. Each booking office was independent of each other, but the main office in Mexico City had the final say if there were disputes over who would be able to book certain wrestlers.[2][3]
In 1942, a masked wrestler clad in silver, simply known as El Santo ("the Saint"), a man who go on to become a cultural icon in Mexico and is often cited as the greatest Mexican wrestler of all time.[5] With the popularity of El Santo as well as other Mexican stars such as Bobby Bonales, Tarzán López, Cavernario Galindo and Gory Guerrero Arena Modelo eventually became too small to accommodate the demand for tickets. To solve the problem Lutteroth financed the construction of Arena Coliseo in Mexico City, the first arena in Mexico built specifically for professional wrestling and the first sports building in Mexico to have built in air conditioning. The arena, nicknamed the "Lagunilla Funnel" due to its interior shape would hold over 8,800 spectators when configured for Lucha libre or boxing. Arena Coliseo began hosting EMLL's annual Anniversary shows starting with the 10th Anniversary show.[2][6][7]
In 1953, Salvador Lutteroth joined the US based National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), becoming the official NWA territory for all of Mexico, known as "NWA-EMLL" outside Mexico. By joining the NWA, Lutteroth and EMLL gained control of the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. They were also able to re-brand their "World Middleweight Championship" to become the NWA World Middleweight Championship and their "World Welterweight Championship" became the NWA World Welterweight Championship.[8][9][10] In the early 1950s television became as a viable entertainment medium in Mexico which was set to bolster the popularity of EMLL, but Arena Coliseo was not equipped properly for television transmissions. As it turns out luck was on Lutteroth and EMLL's side as Lutteroth and the personnel at Arena Coliseo bought a lottery ticket worth 5 million Pesos. Lutteroth used his portion of the winnings to finance the construction of Arena México, on the location where Arena Modelo used to sit. Arena México enabled EMLL to broadcast their weekly wrestling shows across Mexico, yielding a popularity explosion for the sport.[2][3] Starting in 1956, with the EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show all anniversary shows were held in Arena México, except the EMLL 46th Anniversary Show. Over time the arena became known as "The Cathedral of Lucha Libre".[citation needed]
Over time, Lutteroth retired from the day-to-day operations of EMLL leaving the company in the hands of his son Salvador "Chavo" Lutteroth Jr.[2][3]
In 1975, local promoter Francisco Flores, along with EMLL trainer Ray Mendoza broke away from EMLL, citing their displeasure with EMLL's conservative, restrictive promotional style. The two took a number of EMLL's younger wrestlers with them to form Lucha Libre Internacional, S. C, later known as the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA).[3] With the creation of the UWA EMLL faced a rival national promotion for the first time.[11]
In the mid-1980s, Chavo Lutteroth II retired, allowing his nephew Paco Alonso, grandson of Chavo Lutteroth I, to take control of EMLL. In the late 1980s, EMLL decided to leave the NWA, seeking to distance themselves from the political wrestling in the National Wrestling Alliance. At that time, EMLL, with the consent of Paco Alonso, the booker Antonio Peña and the Monterrey promoter Carlos Humberto Elizondo, devised the creation of the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council") to establish a new identity after the NWA split, in order to have their own titles and organize promoters who wanted to join, in addition to sounding more international.[6] From 1991 through 1993 CMLL created eight "CMLL World" titles in addition to the three NWA branded titles they retained and a slew of other championships.[12] At the start of the 1990s the company began appearing on the national Televisa network, which led to a second big boom in business due to the renewed national television exposure, in the mid-1970s through the 1980s, magazines and newspapers were the sole medium of Lucha Libre for most Mexicans.[citation needed]
In the mid-1980s, retired wrestler Antonio Peña became one of the main bookers for EMLL, helping determine who would win matches, what storylines to use and so on, he was also a driving force behind the name change to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.[13] Peña would often clash with Juan Herrera, the other main booker for CMLL at the time. Herrera wanted to maintain the old style of booking with heavyweights such as Atlantis, El Dandy and El Satánico, while Peña wanted to feature younger, faster moving wrestlers such as Konnan, Octagón or Máscara Sagrada. In the end CMLL owner Paco Alonso decided to go with Juan Herrera's booking style.[14]
After Paco Alonso chose to ignore Peña's booking ideas, Peña began negotiations with Televisa television channel to fund a new wrestling promotion that would provide Televisa with weekly wrestling shows. In 1992 Peña started a booking agency, providing wrestlers and matches for the Televisa owned Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion. While Peña technically owned the promotion Televisa owns the rights to the AAA name.[13] In a move that mirrored Flores' departure in the 1970s Peña left the promotion alongside a number of young wrestlers who were unhappy with their position in the promotion. With the creation of AAA the promotion replaced the UWA as Mexico's other main wrestling promotion, creating a long running rivalry between CMLL and AAA.[13] Starting in 1996 CMLL began promoting an annual show in March, first paying homage to Salvador Lutteroth, then later Lutteroth and El Santo and then finally becoming the Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to Two Legends") annual show series.[15][16][17]
From 2007 to 2009, CMLL had a working relationship with American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which saw CMLL's Averno, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. winning the 2008 TNA World X Cup and TNA worker Alex Shelley winning the 2008 CMLL International Grand Prix. In 2008, CMLL established a working relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling as part of "G-1 World", several wrestlers have since toured between the two companies winning titles, including Místico winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and Jushin Thunder Liger winning the CMLL Universal Championship tournament. Since 2011, the two promotions have annually co-promoted events in Japan, under the name Fantastica Mania.
In 2011, CMLL established a working relationship with Japanese women's promotion Universal Woman's Pro Wrestling Reina and announced that the two promotions would create a new championship for women who have been in the professional wrestling industry for less than ten years, called the CMLL-Reina International Junior Championship. This was followed by the establishment of the CMLL-Reina International Championship one year later.[citation needed]
On March 16, 2010, a video was posted on YouTube featuring an interview David Marquez had with NWA Executive Director and Legal Counsel Robert Trobich. Trobich announced that CMLL did not have permission to use the NWA trademark. The rights to usage of the NWA trademark in Mexico is now held by NWA Mexico, represented by Blue Demon, Jr. CMLL replaced the three championships with the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship and the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship.[18]
On September 19, 2014, CMLL became only the second promotion in the Americas, after WWE, to draw a $1 million gate with their 81st Anniversary Show, headlined by a Mask vs. Mask match between Atlantis and Último Guerrero.[19]
On November 6, 2014, the promotion made an alliance with the Mexican independent group Lucha Libre Elite to help bring independent wrestlers into CMLL which ended in early 2018.[20]
On July 6, 2016, NJPW announced that they would broadcast CMLL Friday shows in their video-streaming service, NJPW World.[21] On August 10, CMLL announced a working relationship with American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The two promotions were linked through their separate relationships with NJPW.[22] The alliance with ROH ended on April 27, 2021.[23]
On July 7, 2019, CMLL announced the death of the president of the company Paco Alonso (who died a day before, on July 6). On July 10, CMLL appointed Sofía Alonso, Paco's daughter, as the president of the company. On August 26, it was revealed that Sofía had been relieved of her position, with Salvador "Chavo" Lutteroth III becoming the chairman and CEO of PROMECOR-CMLL.[24]
In September 2021, president of Ice Ribbon Hajime Sato appeared alongside Kounosuke Izui, promoter of Lady's Ring, on an episode of CMLL Informa to announce the establishment of a working relationship between the two promotions and the Mexican-based Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).[25]
On July 5, 2023, CMLL announced an alliance with the Arena Coliseo Tony Arellano de Torreón, who at a press conference announced this merger in which they will work on several very ambitious projects. Edgar "güero" Noriega, referee and promoter of this company, attended the press conference directly from the CMLL, for several good news, the first being the merger in which this Tony Arellano Arena will be part of the company's programming as it does with the Coliseo de Guadalajara, Puebla, Arena México and Arena Coliseo and now La Laguna is already the headquarters and has been certified.[26]
On August 3, 2023, the CMLL and Revolution Pro Wrestling announced their alliance beginning with their first joint event, Fantastica Mania UK.[27][28]
On October 13, 2023, All Elite Wrestling announced a working relationship with CMLL.[29]
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CMLL regularly runs six shows on five days in a week. The biggest weekly show is the Friday night Super Viernes ("Super Friday") show, held in the famous Arena Mexico in Mexico City. CMLL runs also shows on Saturdays in Arena Coliseo, on Sundays in Arena Mexico, on Mondays in Arena Puebla, and on Tuesdays in Arena Mexico and Arena Coliseo Guadalajara. The Friday and Tuesday shows are also televised.[30][31]
Of all the major professional wrestling promotions in the world, CMLL is one of the most conservative, having earned the nickname "The serious and the stable" (La Seria y Estable) over time.[32] Matches with blood are not broadcast unless it accidentally happens during a live event. CMLL rarely uses specialty or "gimmick matches" outside a limited number of steel cage matches and the occasional Super Libre, no-disqualification matches. While other promotions have adopted matches such as the ladder match, CMLL remains much more traditional. They also have strict rules for what they will allow to happen during their shows; on one occasion a match between Dr. Wagner Jr. and L. A. Park during the CMLL 75th Anniversary Show degenerated into a brawl on the floor that was so out of control that both wrestlers were fired by CMLL a short time later.[33] CMLL also has strict rules on what wrestlers can and cannot say during their shows, a rule illustrated in 2015 where L.A. Park was fired from the promotion only three weeks after returning due to a profanity-laden rant during a CMLL show.[34]
CMLL's main programming, hosted by Alfonso Morales, Leobardo Magadan and Miguel Linares, is broadcast regularly on Televisa in Mexico, on LATV in the United States, and formerly on Telelatino in Canada and The Wrestling Channel in the United Kingdom. CMLL also had a syndicated show called "Sin Limite de Tiempo" ("with no time limit") which shows matches from Arena Coliseo shows and matches they could not fit onto the regular broadcast. It aired in Los Angeles on KWHY and Also Air in San Francisco on KEMO-TV. This show was followed up by "Guerreros del Ring" on Canal 52MX. Also, Spanish-language American sports channel Fox Sports en Español recently[when?] started broadcasting CMLL programming. Recently[when?] CMLL also added the Mexican network Cadena Tres to its list of networks airing CMLL Wrestling. Galavision began airing CMLL wrestling in the spring of 2011. Galavision shows only a one-hour version while LATV has shown a two-hour version. In 2015, several of CMLL's shows became available live on their YouTube channel and they have held a number of internet-Pay Per Views (PPVs).[citation needed]
Each year CMLL promotes a number of signature events, some shown as pay-per-view events and others shown on regular television. Over the last couple of years CMLL have held three regular events each year and a number of one off, special events. The Major show, shown in order of when they happen during the year, include:
| Event | Created | Next/Most recent event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMLL Anniversary | 1934 | 91st | The biggest show of CMLL's year, commemorates CMLL's debut in 1933. The longest-running annual show in professional wrestling. | [35] |
| Arena Coliseo Anniversary | 1944 | 76th | Commemorating the opening of Arena Coliseo in 1943 | [2] |
| Juicio Final | 1955 | 2019 | Originally CMLL's "end of year" show, later held outside of December as well. | [36] |
| Aniversario de Arena México | 1957 | 67th | Commemorating the opening of Arena México in 1956 | [37] |
| Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | 1996 | 2024 | Show held in March, honors two "legends"; one is always Salvador Lutteroth, CMLL's founder. | [38] |
| Sin Piedad | 2000 | 2019 | Either the last show or the first show of the year, depending on the timing . | [39] |
| Infierno en el Ring | 2000 | 2016 | show headlined by a "multi-person" Steel Cage elimination match, sometimes it gets its own show, in other years it's the main event of another major event. | [40] |
| Sin Salida | 2009 | 2022 | [41] | |
| Fantastica Mania | 2011 | 2024 show | Shows co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held in Japan in January each year. | [42] |
| Día de Muertos | 2014 | 2023 | Series of shows held to celebrate the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday. | [43] |
| Leyendas Mexicanas | 2017 | 2019 | Celebrates the history of lucha libre and includes CMLL inviting various "legends" to return to CMLL for a one-night show. | [44] |
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Debut Show | Arena Modelo | Mexico City, Mexico | Yaqui Joe vs. Bobby Sampson | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | 1st Anniversary Show | Arena Modelo | Mexico City, Mexico | La Maravilla Enmascarada vs. Frank Gou | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | 2nd Anniversary Show | Arena Nacional | Mexico City, Mexico | Eric Bouloff vs. Bobby Segura | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | 3rd Anniversary Show | Arena Nacional | Mexico City, Mexico | Zimba Parka vs. Tuffy Klein | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | 4th Anniversary Show | Arena Modelo | Mexico City, Mexico | Jack O'Brien vs. Joe Maynes | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | 5th Anniversary Show | Arena Modelo | Mexico City, Mexico | Jack O'Brien vs. Pete Pancoff in a Super Libre match | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | 6th Anniversary Show | Arena Modelo | Mexico City, Mexico | Bob Arreola vs. Cíclon Veloz for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | 7th Anniversary Show | Arena Modelo | Mexico City, Mexico | Tarzán López (c) vs. John Nemenic for the NWA World Middleweight Championship | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | 8th Anniversary Show | Arena Modelo | Mexico City, Mexico | Mike London (c) vs. Gorilla Ramos for the World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Lucha Fiesta | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Bestia Salvaje and El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas and Súper Astro | ||
| February 3 | Nakamura Sports Center | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | El Hijo del Santo, Lizmark, and Súper Astro vs. Negro Casas, Pirata Morgan, and Rey Bucanero | |||
| February 4 | KBS Hall | Kyoto, Japan | 19 Man Battle Royal | |||
| February 6 | Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan | Negro Casas vs. El Hijo del Santo | |||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17 | Juicio Final | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico |
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| September 29 | 67th Anniversary Show | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Negro Casas in a Leyenda de Plata tournament semi-final match | ||
| December 15 | Sin Piedad | Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Máscara Mágica vs. El Satánico vs. Último Guerrero vs. Rey Bucanero vs. Tarzan Boy vs. Mephisto vs. Averno in a Lucha de Apuestas steel cage match | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | 77. Aniversario | Arena Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | La Sombra vs. Olímpico vs. Místico vs. Volador Jr. vs. Averno vs. Mephisto vs. Ephesto vs. Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Último Guerrero vs. Atlantis vs. Mr. Niebla vs. El Alebrije vs. Histeria vs. Psicosis in a Lucha de Apuestas steel cage match | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 22 | Fantastica Mania | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Shinsuke Nakamura, Tetsuya Naito and Averno vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Prince Devitt and Místico | Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling | [46] |
| January 23 | Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) vs. Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | [46][47][48] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | Fantastica Mania | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuchika Okada and Volador Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and La Sombra | Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling | [49] |
| January 22 | La Sombra (c) vs. Volador Jr. for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship | [50] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18 | Fantastica Mania | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Hiroshi Tanahashi and La Sombra vs. Misterioso Jr. and Shinsuke Nakamura | Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling | [51] |
| January 19 | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. La Sombra for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |||||
| January 20 | Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Prince Devitt vs. Euforia, Kazuchika Okada, and Mephisto | |||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Fantastica Mania | Bodymaker Colosseum | Osaka, Japan | El Desperado, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Místico vs. Kazuchika Okada and Mephisto | Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling | [52] |
| January 15 | KBS Hall | Kyoto, Japan | El Desperado, Hiroshi Tanahashi and La Sombra vs. Kazuchika Okada, Niebla Roja and Último Guerrero | |||
| January 17 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | La Sombra vs. Volador Jr. | |||
| January 18 | Korakuen Hall | Mephisto (c) vs. Místico for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| January 19 | Volador Jr. (c) vs. Máscara Dorada for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship | |||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13 | Fantastica Mania | Bodymaker Colosseum | Osaka, Japan | Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Volador Jr. vs. Gran Guerrero, Kazuchika Okada, and Último Guerrero | Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling | [53] |
| January 14 | Takamatsu-shi Sōgō Taiikukan | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Máscara Dorada and Tiger Mask vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, La Sombra and Tetsuya Naito | |||
| January 15 | KBS Hall | Kyoto, Japan | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Máscara Dorada and Tiger Mask vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, La Sombra and Tetsuya Naito | |||
| January 17 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | Atlantis and Máscara Dorada vs. Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) | |||
| January 18 | Korakuen Hall | Atlantis vs. Último Guerrero | ||||
| January 19 | Máscara Dorada vs. La Sombra | |||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Fantastica Mania | Kochi Sunpia Chres | Kōchi, Japan | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger, and Místico vs. Gedo, Kazuchika Okada, and Último Guerrero | Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling | |
| January 19 | KBS Hall | Kyoto, Japan | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson and Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Shinsuke Nakamura | |||
| January 20 | Edion Arena Osaka | Osaka, Japan | Dragon Lee and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada and Virus | |||
| January 22 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Mephisto and Último Guerrero vs. Místico and Volador Jr. | |||
| January 23 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Místico, and Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto, and Último Guerrero | |||||
| January 24 | Volador Jr. (c) vs. Mephisto for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship | |||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Wrestle Dynasty | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Ricochet for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship | Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and Stardom | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Date | Event | Venue | City | Main Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 | Azteca Lucha | Cicero Stadium | Cicero, Illinois, USA | Co-produced with Major League Wrestling | ||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | ||||||
| Championship | Current Champion(s) | Held since | Reigns | Days held |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occidente Heavyweight Championship | Bestia Negra | March 1, 2022 | 1 | 1,061+ | |
| Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | December 5, 2017 | 1 | 2,608+ | |
| Occidente Middleweight Championship | Zandokan Jr. | February 22, 2022 | 1 | 1,068+ | |
| Occidente Welterweight Championship | Explosivo | August 26, 2018 | 1 | 2,344+ | |
| Occidente Tag Team Championship | Dulce Garnedia and La Fashion | January 2, 2024 | 1 | 389+ | [74] |
| Occidente Trios Championship | Crixus, Difunto and Raider | April 1, 2024 | 1 | 299+ | [75] |
| Occidente Women's Championship | Lluvia | April 23, 2024 | 1 | 277+ | [76] |
| Occidente Women's Tag Team Championship | Adira and Nautica | April 23, 2024 | 1 | 277+ | [77] |
CMLL conducts several annual tournaments which usually signify a big push. Tournaments have been left out of the schedule for unexplained reasons. Some tournaments are conducted as torneo ciberneticos, a large multi-man tag team elimination match, others are normal single elimination tournament.
| Tournament | Last winner | Last held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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El Terrible | February 15, 2019[78] | An elimination tournament consisting of all champions to determine the "Universal champion". Winner receives a title belt but it is defended in the annual tournament. |
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Dalys la Caribeña | August 19, 2019[79] | An elimination tournament consisting of all champions to determine the "Universal Women's champion". Winner receives a title belt but it is defended in the annual tournament. |
| International Gran Prix | Volador Jr. | August 30, 2019[80] | Previously an elimination tournament, now a torneo cibernetico. Features a "Mexico vs. International" wrestlers theme with one side being native Mexicans and the other side of the Cibernetico being foreigners. |
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Soberano Jr. | November 26, 2021[81] | A tournament in honor of Blue Demon. It is secondary to the Leyenda de Plata tournament but features most of the top wrestlers in the promotion. It has been conducted as a normal torneo cibernético and as a one night tournament.[82] |
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Bárbaro Cavernario | November 23, 2018[83] | A tournament in honor of El Santo. This has been the most prestigious of the CMLL tournaments and the tournament is usually made up of the best in-ring workers. |
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Titán | January 6, 2019[84] | This tournament is for high flyers. The tournament usually works as a cibernetico with mostly young and undercard tecnicos, with the idea of focusing more attention on the winner. Most recent tournament was the 2017 CMLL Reyes del Aire tournament. |
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Shockercito | January 6, 2015[85] | Like the Reyes del Aire but for Mini-Estrellas |
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Star Jr. and Valiente | October 19, 2019[86] | An elimination tag team tournament where an established star teams with a young midcarder with the intent to give the younger wrestler more credibility. |
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Titán and Bárbaro Cavernario | April 26, 2019[87] | An elimination tag team tournament where a rudo (bad guy) and a tecnico (good guy) team up. |
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Angel de Oro | March 26, 2021 | This tournament features wrestlers who are at least second-generation wrestlers, though worked family relations have been accepted as well. |
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Magia Blanca | April 18, 2018[88] | A 16-man tournament for CMLL rookie |
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Sansón | November 1, 2019 | An eight-man tournament with the purpose of win El Rey del Inframundo. Winner received a title belt but it is defended in the annual tournament.[89] |
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Los Divinos Laguneros (Blue Panther Jr. and Black Panther) defeated Volador Jr. and Flyer | May 28, 2021 |
These are all the tournament that have been held in the past by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre but have not been promoted in the last two years.
| Tournament | Last winner | Last held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copa de Arena Mexico | Team Tall (Black Warrior, Lizmark, Jr., and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.) |
July 5, 2002[90] | A one night tournament for trios teams. The winners earns a trophy; each team comes up with a name for their trio. The tournament was only held in 1999, 2001, and 2002. In 1999, the winners were El Satánico, Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero as "Team Guerreros del Infierno". The 2001 winners were Black Warrior, Shocker, and Apolo Dantes as "Team Shocker". |
| Forjando un Ídolo | Ángel de Oro | May 27, 2011[91] | A 16-man tournament with the purpose of identifying which of the "Rookies" in the tournament would move up the ranks of the promotion.[91] |
| Torneo Sangre Nueva ("New Blood Tournament") |
Soberano Jr. | March 11, 2013[92] | Tournament for the younger and lower ranked wrestlers in CMLL.[92] |
| Torneo Increibles de Parejas, Arena Puebla | Atlantis and Volador Jr. | April 1, 2013[93] | An elimination tag team tournament where arudo (bad guy) and a tecnico (good guy) team up. |
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Boby Zavala | August 21, 2015[94] | An eight-man tournament with the purpose of identifying which of the "Rookies" in the tournament would move up the ranks of the promotion. |
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