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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Mexican professional wrestling promotion

Field	Value
name	Promociones México, Coliseo y Revolución, S.C.
logo	CMLL-logo-2018.png
trading_name	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
type	Private
founded
location	Dr. Lavista 189, Doctores, Cuauhtémoc, 06720, Mexico City, Mexico
founder	Salvador Lutteroth
key_people	Salvador Lutteroth III (General Manager)
José Luis Feliciano (Lead of the Programming Department)
industry	Professional wrestling
genre	Lucha libre
owner	Salvador Lutteroth (1933–1960s)
Salvador Lutteroth Jr. (1960s–1987)
Paco Alonso (1987–2019)
Sofía Alonso (2019)
Salvador Lutteroth III (2019–present)
former_name	Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
(1933–1991)
website

Note

the Mexican promotion whose Spanish name translates to "World Wrestling Council" in English

José Luis Feliciano (Lead of the Programming Department) Salvador Lutteroth Jr. (1960s–1987) Paco Alonso (1987–2019) Sofía Alonso (2019) Salvador Lutteroth III (2019–present) (1933–1991) Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council") is a Mexican professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. Founded in 1933 as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") by Salvador Lutteroth, it is the oldest professional wrestling promotion still in existence.

Prior to 1933, professional wrestling shows in Mexico were primarily promoted by foreign promoters, who typically brought in European or American professional wrestlers as their main attractions. Impressed with the event, Lutteroth aimed to create a long-lasting Mexican wrestling promotion built around Mexican wrestlers. In 1933, Lutteroth, along with his financial backer Francisco Ahumada, launched EMLL, the first Mexican-owned wrestling promotion in the country; EMLL held their first show on September 21, 1933. Under Lutteroth's direction, professional wrestling in Mexico developed a distinct style and presentation known as "lucha libre".

The promotion is known as "the serious and stable" for its conservative booking style and is noted for its resistance to the American-originated sports entertainment elements of its chief rival Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. CMLL, like all other wrestling promotions, does not promote legitimate sporting contests but rather athletic theater performances, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and partially choreographed matches; however, matches often include moves that put performers at risk of serious injury or death if not performed correctly.

CMLL currently recognizes and promotes 14 world championships in various weight divisions and classifications, nine national level and eight regional/international level championships. The CMLL Anniversary Show series is CMLL's longest-running annual major show, starting in 1934, with the CMLL 92nd 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"), and 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. CMLL's marquee venue, Arena México, was opened in 1956 and has since been dubbed La Catedral de la Lucha Libre.

History

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.

Creation

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. 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".

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. 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.

In 1942, a masked wrestler clad in silver, known simply as [El Santo ("The Saint"), made his debut. He would go on to become a cultural icon in Mexico and is often cited as the greatest Mexican wrestler of all time. 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.

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. 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. 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".

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.

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).

Becoming CMLL

The original logo of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.

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. 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. 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.

AAA split and rivalry

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. 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.

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.

CMLL in the 21st century

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.

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.

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.

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.

On July 6, 2016, NJPW announced that they would broadcast CMLL Friday shows in their video-streaming service, NJPW World. 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. The alliance with ROH ended on April 27, 2021.

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.

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).

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.

On August 3, 2023, the CMLL and Revolution Pro Wrestling announced their alliance beginning with their first joint event, Fantastica Mania UK.

On October 13, 2023, All Elite Wrestling announced a working relationship with CMLL.

On September 23, 2025, World Wonder Ring Stardom president Taro Okada appeared alongside Lady's Ring promoter Kounosuke Izui and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) president Salvador Lutteroth Lomelí on an episode of CMLL Informa to announce the establishment of a working relationship between World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion and the Mexico-based Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

Style and television

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 also runs 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.

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. 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. 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.

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 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 started broadcasting CMLL programming. Recently 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).

Recurring shows

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	92nd	The biggest show of CMLL's year, commemorates CMLL's debut in 1933. The longest-running annual show in professional wrestling.	url=https://superluchas.com/cmll-aniversario-86-27-septiembre-2019-resultados/	trans-title=CMLL 86th Anniversary (September 27, 2019) Live results 7 scalps at play	title=CMLL Aniversario 86 (27 de septiembre 2019) Resultados en vivo 7 cabelleras en juego	date=September 27, 2019	access-date=September 28, 2019	work=Súper Luchas	language=es	first=Ernesto	last=Ocampo}}
Arena Coliseo Anniversary	1944	81st	Commemorating the opening of Arena Coliseo in 1943
Juicio Final	1955	2019	Originally CMLL's "end of year" show, later held outside of December as well.	url=https://www.esto.com.mx/434697-ultimo-guerrero-vs-mascara-ano-2000-juicio-final-arena-mexico-resultado-pelea-apuesta-consejo-mundial-de-lucha-libre-ultimas-noticias-hoy-junio-2019/	title=Último Guerrero rapa a Máscara Año 2000 en "Juicio Final"	trans-title=Último Guerrero takes the hair of Máscara Año 2000 at "Final Justice"	language=es	work=ESTO	date=June 1, 2019	access-date=June 1, 2019}}
	1957	68th	Commemorating the opening of Arena México in 1956	url=https://ovaciones.com/traicion-a-volador/	title=¡Traición a Volador!	trans-title=Volador betrayed	date=April 27, 2019	access-date=May 17, 2019	language=es	work=Ovaciones	first=Arturo	last=Rosas Plata	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517223033/https://ovaciones.com/traicion-a-volador/	archive-date=May 17, 2019	url-status=dead }}
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas	1996	2024	Show held in March, honors two "legends"; one is always Salvador Lutteroth, CMLL's founder.
Sin Piedad	2000	2020	Either the last show or the first show of the year, depending on the timing.
Infierno en el Ring	2000	2025	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.	url=http://superluchas.com/cmll-resultados-infierno-en-el-ring-amazonas-en-accion-25122016-vaquerita-muestra-su-rostro-zeuxis-su-verdugo/	title=CMLL: Resultados "Infierno en el Ring – Amazonas en acción" – 25/12/2016 – Vaquerita muestra su rostro, Zeuxis su verdugo	date=December 25, 2016	access-date=December 28, 2016	work=Súper Luchas	language=es	author=Dark Angelita}}
Sin Salida	2009	2025		url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/lucha-libre/noticias/2015/07/17/ultimo-guerrero-rapo-a-rey-escorpion	title=Último Guerrero rapó a Rey Escorpión	date=July 17, 2015	access-date=July 18, 2015	first=Apolo	last=Valdés	work=MedioTiempo	publisher=MSN	language=es}}
Fantastica Mania	2011	2025	Shows co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held in Japan in January each year.	url=https://www.njpw1972.com/schedule?pageNum=2	title=NJPW schedule	access-date=October 18, 2019	publisher=New Japan Pro-Wrestling}}
Día de Muertos	2014	2023	Series of shows held to celebrate the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday.	url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucjNnQ-ZddE	archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ucjNnQ-ZddE	archive-date=2021-12-13	url-status=live	title=LUCHA LIBRE VIERNES ESPECTACULAR DIA DE MUERTOS 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2019 FUNCION COMPLETA	date=November 1, 2019	access-date=November 2, 2019	author=@VideosOficialesCMLL	language=es	publisher=YouTube}}
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.

Roster

Main article: List of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre personnel

Current championships

World champions

National championships

Regional championships

Co-promoted champions

Defunct championships

Championship	Last champion(s)	Notes
CMLL-Reina International Junior Championship	Kaho Kobayashi
CMLL-Reina International Championship	Zeuxis
CMLL Japan Super Lightweight Championship	Ricky Marvin	title=2000 Especial!	work=Box y Lucha Magazine	pages=2–28	id=issue 2488	date=January 9, 2001	language=es}}
CMLL Japan Tag Team Championship	Masato Yakushiji and Naohiro Hoshikawa
LLA Azteca Championship	Místico	url=http://luchamaniamonterrey.com/resultados-lucha-libre-azteca-gimnasio-nuevo-leon-domingo-12-mayo-2013/	title=Resultados Lucha Libre Azteca – Gimnasio Nuevo León – Domingo 12 Mayo 2013	date=May 13, 2015	access-date=June 26, 2015	first=Alfredo	last=Alvarado	publisher=Luchamania Monterrey	language=es}}
Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship	Mascarita Dorada
NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship	El Faraón
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship	El Texano Jr.	url=http://vip.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282333662	title=Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly	author=Boutwell, Josh	date=August 20, 2010	access-date=June 26, 2011	publisher=WrestleView	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926193743/http://vip.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282333662	archive-date=September 26, 2010}}
NWA World Middleweight Championship	Averno
NWA World Welterweight Championship	Mephisto
Occidente Lightweight Championship	Pluma Negra
Occidente Welterweight Championship	Explosivo
Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship	Esfinge
IWC World Heavyweight Championship	Máscara Año 2000

Tournaments

Main article: List of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre tournaments

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.

Active tournaments

Tournament	Last winner	Notes
	Titán	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.
	India Sioux	A tournament consisting of torneo cibernetico qualifiers and a singles final, consisting of the top luchadoras in the company to determine the "Universal Women's champion". Winner receives a title belt until the next tournament, and a "international match" of their choice the following year.
International Gran Prix	Místico	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.
International Gran Prix De Amazonas	Persephone	A torneo cibernetico featuring a "Mexico vs. International" wrestlers theme with one side being native Mexicans and the other side of the Cibernetico being foreigners.
	Neón	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.
	Bárbaro Cavernario	url=http://superluchas.com/promo-torneo-la-leyenda-azul-2012/	title= Promo: Torneo "La Leyenda Azul 2012"	date= April 14, 2012	access-date=September 30, 2012	work=Súper Luchas Magazine	language=es}}
	Neón	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.
	Atlantis Jr. and Xelhua	An elimination tag team tournament where an established star teams with a young midcarder with the intent to give the younger wrestler more credibility.
	Máscara Dorada and Rocky Romero	An elimination tag team tournament where a rudo (bad guy) and a tecnico (good guy) team up.
	Zandokan Jr.	This tournament features wrestlers who are at least second-generation wrestlers, though worked family relations have been accepted as well.
	Guerrero Maya Jr.	A tournament taking place during Día de Muertos week, to crown El Rey del Inframundo. Winner received a title belt that is exclusively defended in the annual tournament final.
	Atlantis and Atlantis Jr.	A tag or trios tournament that emphasises the familial aspect of lucha libre. Members of a team are related to one another.
	Titán and Templario	A tournament to celebrate Mexico's Independence Day, culminating at the annual Anniversary show.
Fantastica Mania Tag Team Tournament	Titán and BUSHI	A tag tournament held during CMLL's annual Japan tour at the start of the year, co-promoted by NJPW. Has gone through several themes, including familial connections & faction supremacy.
	Dark Silueta	A cibernetico in honor of pioneering luchadora Irma González, held on or near International Women's Day.

Minor tournaments

These are all the tournament that have been established relatively recently and held at least twice.

Tournament	Last winner	Last held	Notes
	Team CDMX (Fury Boy, Poseidon, Alexius, Pendulo & Troyano)		A four-way tournament that pits the students of CMLL's four regional wrestling schools (Mexico City, Jalisco, Puebla & La Laguna) against each other. Expanded to six in 2025.
	Futuro		A one night cibernetico tournament held at the annual Children's Day show in April. Participants are decided by young fans via digital voting.
	Blue Shark		A multi-week tournament that culminates at the annual Arena Puebla Anniversary show, predominantly featuring wrestlers from the Puebla region.
	Stuka Jr.		An elimination match held on the Sunday "Tzompantli de Mascaras" event during CMLL's Día de Muertos week, exclusively featuring wrestlers who had previously lost or relinquished their masks. Alternates between male & female competitors.
	Olympia		Women's cibernetico to celebrate Mexican Revolution Day, held in Arena Puebla.

Past annual tournaments

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
	Team Tall
	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".
	Ángel de Oro		A torneo cibernetico to honor legendary trainer Diablo Velazco.

("Forging an Idol")	Ángel de Oro		A 16-man tournament with the purpose of identifying which of the "Rookies" in the tournament would move up the ranks of the promotion.
	Lady Apache		A match to commemorate CMLL's sponsorship by food company Herdez, held in July. Ran for 3 years, with mini-estrellas, luchador tag teams, and luchadoras respectively.
Torneo Sangre Nueva
("New Blood Tournament")	Soberano Jr.		Tournament for the younger and lower ranked wrestlers in CMLL.
Torneo Increibles de Parejas, Arena Puebla	Atlantis and Volador Jr.		An elimination tag team tournament where arudo (bad guy) and a tecnico (good guy) team up.
	Shockercito		Like the Reyes del Aire but for Mini-Estrellas
		Boby Zavala		An eight-man tournament with the purpose of identifying which of the "Rookies" in the tournament would move up the ranks of the promotion.
	Magia Blanca		A 16-man tournament for CMLL rookies.

Broadcasters

Domestic:

TUDN (2020–present)
Ticketmaster Live
Televisión Mexiquense
MVS TV
52MX
Nu9ve
Megacable
Nuestra Visión
VideosOficialesCMLL
Claro Sports
Multimedios Televisión
TVC Deportes
Marca
El Heraldo TV
Imagen Televisión
Fox Deportes Mexico
Televisa Guadalajara
Terra
TeleFórmula International (current):
LATV
Nuestra Visión
Multimedios Televisión
Galavisión
KWHY-TV
TV Asahi
Fighting TV Samurai
NJPW World
Fight Network
Fight Network USA
Fight Network Turkey
Fight Network International
VideosOficialesCMLL
CMLL On Twitch Worldwide:
NJPW World
VideosOficialesCMLL
CMLL On Twitch International (former):
Azteca América
FITE TV
The Fight Network
Telelatino
Fox Deportes USA
KEMO-TV
Honor Club

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