Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) (Spanish for Worldwide Wrestling Council) is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico. The promotion is also referred to by its previous name Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL) (Mexican Wrestling Enterprise). It is currently the oldest promotion still in existence. Image File history File links The Logo of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, the oldest Professional Wrestling promotion in the world File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... One of the most well known Lucha Libre wrestlers (luchadores), Rey Mysterio. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... Salvador Lutteroth (born Salvador Lutteroth Gonzales) was a Mexican professional wrestling promoter of the mid-twentieth century. ... One of the most well known Lucha Libre wrestlers (luchadores), Rey Mysterio. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... This article is about the Mexican city of Guadalajara. ... The Mexican state of Puebla is located in the center of the country, to the east of Mexico City. ...

History

The promotion was founded by "The Father of Lucha Libre" Salvador Lutteroth Gonzales when he ran a card under the banner of EMLL in 1933. The promotion flourished and quickly became the premier spot for workers. If wrestlers were big in Mexico City, they were considered stars throughout Mexico. With stars like El Santo, Bobby Bonales, Tarzán Lopez and Gory Guerrero (father of Eddie Guerrero), "La Empressa" was at the forefront of the Lucha Libre movement and for the next 50 years, EMLL would continue its place as the leader. Salvador Lutteroth (born Salvador Lutteroth Gonzales) was a Mexican professional wrestling promoter of the mid-twentieth century. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Rodolfo Guzman Huerta (September 23, 1917 - February 5, 1984), more widely known as Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata, or Samson, the silver-masked man in English translations, was a Mexican wrestler, actor, and folk hero. ... Gory Guerrero Salvador Gory Guerrero Quesada (January 11, 1921 – April 18, 1990) was one of the premier Hispanic professional wrestlers in the early days of Lucha Libre when most wrestlers were imported from outside of Mexico. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the 1970s, Lutteroth left the company in the hands of his son Chavo, but the company weakened with Ray Mendoza along with a few promoters breaking off and forming the Universal Wrestling Association. UWA ran in Mexico City and in nearby Naucalpan against EMLL. UWA would be a tremendous force for 15 years but due to a weakening talent pool and affiliates, it died in the 1990s. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, In the Western world, the focus shifted from the social activism of the sixties to social activities for ones own pleasure, save for environmentalism, which continued in a very visible way. ... Incorporated as Lucha Libre Internacional, S.C. in January 1975 after Ray Mendoza split from the EMLL to form a new organization with Fancisco Flores and Benjamin Mora Jr. ... An aerial shot of the Satélite Towers —one of the most important symbols of Naucalpan— taken from a helicopter. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

EMLL joined the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as its Mexican affiliate as NWA-EMLL but it pulled out in the 1980's due to various promoters becoming more self-centered and the World Wrestling Federation's national expansion. At this time, it changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre to make itself sound more international. At the start of the 1990s the company began appearing on Televisa. This led to a big boom in business due to national television exposure (before this, magazines were the sole medium of Lucha Libre). After the initial boom, long time booker Antonio Peña broke off and formed his own promotion, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, taking many of the young talent with him. AAA took the lead for several years but when the Mexican economy went by the wayside in the mid-1990's, AAA scaled back and CMLL started rebuilding with the famous El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas feud where Santo shocked the world by turning heel when he dressed up like Negro Casas' brother Felino and attacked him. CMLL followed this up by pushing younger stars, leading to another boom period. National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, followed by TV Azteca, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ... Antonio Peña was the founder of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion AAA, which was revolutionary in the way matches in Mexico were presented, and reached its height of popularity in the early 1990s before the downturn of the Mexican economy. ... Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) is a Lucha Libre Professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico. ... El Hijo del Santo (The Son of the Saint) is a Mexican professional wrestler and one of the most successful stars in Lucha Libre. ... Negro Casas (real name José Casas Ruiz) is a Mexican professional wrestler in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, born on January 10, 1960 in Mexico City, Mexico. ...

Style and Television

CMLL events are held in the famous Arena Mexico in Mexico City. Of all the major promotions in the world, CMLL is one of the most conservative. Matches with blood are not broadcast and, other than an annual cage match, gimmick matches such as ladder matches are never used. Over the past few years, many AAA wrestlers have jumped to CMLL but recently, some major wrestlers such as Vampiro and Shocker have jumped to AAA because CMLL has too many workers and does not run enough shows. Arena Mexico is an indoor arena in Mexico City, Mexico. ... Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name of Vampiro. ... José Luis Jair Soria is a Mexican-American professional wrestler who wrestles under the name Shocker. ...

CMLL's main programming, hosted by Alfonso Morales, Leobardo Magadan and Miguel Linares, is broadcast regularly on Televisa in Mexico, Galavisión 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. This show was followed up by "Guerreros del Ring" on Canal 52MX. CMLL is affiliated with New Japan Pro Wrestling as part of "G-1 World." Also, Spanish-language American sports channel Fox Sports en Español recently started broadcasting CMLL programming. Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, followed by TV Azteca, and a major player in the international entertainment business. ... . Galavisión is a Spanish-language cable television channel in the United States owned by Univisión. ... Telelatino Network Inc. ... The Wrestling Channel, also known as TWC, is the worlds first dedicated professional wrestling television channel that launched on March 15, 2004. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This redirect page is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... Fox Sports en Español is an cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...

Roster

See: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre roster This is a list of professional wrestlers who wrestle in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. ...

Championships and tournaments

CMLL championships

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Other championships used by CMLL

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Annual tournaments

CMLL conducts several annual tournaments which usually signify a big push or start off storylines. Tournaments have been left out of the schedule for unexplained reasons. Tournaments are conducted as torneo cibernéticos, a large multi-man tag team elimination match or a normal single elimination tournament.

Leyenda de Plata ("Silver Legend")- A tournament in honor of El Santo. This is the most prestigious of the CMLL tournaments and the tournament is usually made up of the best in-ring workers. It is done as a torneo cibernético with the last remaining members from both teams facing each other in a normal singles match on the next show. They must also defeat the previous year's winner to win the trophy, a plaque with Santo's mask on it. Previous winners: Scorpio, Jr., El Hijo del Santo, Negro Casas, Black Warrior, Felino, Perro Aguayo, Jr. Atlantis and Místico. Rodolfo Guzman Huerta (September 23, 1917 - February 5, 1984), more widely known as Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata, or Samson, the silver-masked man in English translations, was a Mexican wrestler, actor, and folk hero. ... El Hijo del Santo (The Son of the Saint) is a Mexican professional wrestler and one of the most successful stars in Lucha Libre. ... Negro Casas (real name José Casas Ruiz) is a Mexican professional wrestler in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, born on January 10, 1960 in Mexico City, Mexico. ... Black Warrior is the name of a Confederate two-masted schooner that participated in the defense of Roanoke Island in North Carolina during the Civil War. ... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Province of Parma (PR) Mayor Elevation m Area 38. ... Pedro Aguayo Ramírez is a Mexican professional wrestler who achieved fame in lucha libre as Perro Aguayo, Jr. ... Atlantis is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. ... Místico (born December 22, 1982) is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for the lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). ...

Leyenda de Azul ("Blue Legend")- A tournament in honor of Blue Demon. It is secondary to the Leyenda de Plata tournament but features most of the big name wrestlers in the promotion. It has been conducted as a normal torneo cibernético and as a one night tournament. Previous winners: Blue Panther, Tarzan Boy, Universo 2000 and Lizmark, Jr. The Blue Demon in the 1969 film Santo and Blue Demon versus the Monsters One of the greatest Mexican masked wrestlers/superheroes was the Blue Demon (El Demonio Azul) whose real name was Alexander Munoz Moreno. ... Blue Panther is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. ... Tarzan Boy (born Oziel Toscano Husso on December 20, 1973 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). ... Lizmark, Jr. ...

Gran Alternativa- A one night tag team tournament where an established star teams with a midcarder with the intent to give the younger wrestler more credibility as a star. Some stars such as Shocker and Místico used the win to build their status but more wrestlers who have won regressed back to their midcard roles. José Luis Jair Soria is a Mexican-American professional wrestler who wrestles under the name Shocker. ...

Grand Prix International- This tournament was used in the mid 1990s as a single elimination tournament featuring several Mexican wrestlers as well as Japanese and Canadian wrestlers to give it more prestige. It was brought back in 2005 as a torneo cibernético in honor of El Santo's birthday. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• CMLL Magazine (in Spanish)
• EMLL/CMLL Title Histories