CMLL 63rd Anniversary Show
The CMLL 63rd Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 20, 1996 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The show consisted of five matches, with the main event seeing Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. defend the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship against challenger Gran Markus, Jr. On the undercard El Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas faced off in a singles match, working a storyline that a year later, at the CMLL 64th Anniversary Show saw them wrestle in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. mask match. Also on the show Lola Gonzales defended the TWF Women's Championship against Lioness Asuka as well as three further matches.[1]
The event commemorated the 63rd anniversary of CMLL, the oldest professional wrestling promotion. in the world.[2] The Anniversary show is CMLL's biggest show of the year, their Super Bowl event.
Background
The event featured six professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines.
Results
# |
Result |
Stipulation |
Time |
01 !1 |
Escudero Rojo and Reyes Veloz defeated El Felino and OlĂmpico |
Tag team match[1] |
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02 !2 |
Lioness Asuka defeated Lola Gonzales (C) |
Singles match for the TWF Women's Championship[1] |
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03 !3 |
Lizmark, Lizmark, Jr. and OlĂmpico defeated El Satánico, Scorpio, Jr. and Bestia Salvaje |
Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match[1] |
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04 !4 |
Dos Caras, Silver King and Atlantis defeated Miguel Perez, Jr., Emilio Charles, Jr. and El Canek |
Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match[1] |
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05 !5 |
Negro Casas defeated Hijo del Santo |
Singles match[1] |
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06 !6 |
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. (C) defeated Gran Markus, Jr. |
Singles match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship[1] |
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(C) refers to the champion going into the match
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References