CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show

CMLL 72nd Anniversary show
Information
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
Date September 16, 2005[1]
Attendance 18,500
Venue Arena Mexico[1]
City Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Pay-per-view chronology

Leyenda de Azul (2005) CMLL 72nd Anniversary show International Gran Prix (2005)
CMLL Anniversary Shows chronology

CMLL 71st Anniversary Show CMLL 72nd Anniversary show CMLL 73rd Anniversary Show

The CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 16, 2005 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The show consisted of six matches, with the main event being a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair vs. hair match between Héctor Garza, Perro Aguayo, Jr. and Universo 2000. It also featured four Six-man tag team matches, including a Mini-Estrella match. The show also saw a singles match for the vacant CMLL World Women's Championship. The event commemorated the 72nd 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. Wrestlers portray either villains (referred to as Rudos in Mexico) or fan favorites (Técnicos in Mexico) as they compete in wrestling matches with pre-determined outcomes.

Results

# Result Stipulation Time
1 Bam Bam, Pequeño Olímpico and Último Dragoncito defeated Pequeño Violencia, Pierrothito and Sombrita Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 10:42
2 El Felino, Heavy Metal and Último Dragón defeated Apolo Dantés, Máscara Mágica and Sangre Azteca Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 13:16
  First fall: Último Dragón pinned Apolo Dántes El Felino, Heavy Metal and Último Dragón (1) - Apolo Dantés, Máscara Mágica and Sangre Azteca (0) 04:12
  Second fall: Sangre Azteca pinned El Felino El Felino, Heavy Metal and Último Dragón (1) - Apolo Dantés, Máscara Mágica and Sangre Azteca (1) 10:58
  Third fall: Último Dragón pinned Máscara Mágica, Heavy Metal pinned Sangre Azteca El Felino, Heavy Metal and Último Dragón (2) - Apolo Dantés, Máscara Mágica and Sangre Azteca (1) 13:16
3 Marcela defeated Dark Angel Singles match for the vacant CMLL World Women's Championship 12:35
4 Dr. Wagner, Jr., Místico and Negro Casas defeated Mephisto, Tarzan Boy and Damian el Terrible Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 13:11
  First fall: Mephisto forced Negro Casas to submit Dr. Wagner, Jr., Místico and Negro Casas (0) - Mephisto, Tarzan Boy and Damian el Terrible (1) 05:32
  second fall: Dr. Wagner, Jr. pinned Tarzan Boy Dr. Wagner, Jr., Místico and Negro Casas (1) - Mephisto, Tarzan Boy and Damian el Terrible (1) 09:31
  Third fall: Místico forced Tarzan Boy to submit Dr. Wagner, Jr., Místico and Negro Casas (2) - Mephisto, Tarzan Boy and Damian el Terrible (1) 13:11
5 Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero and Averno defeated Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shigeo Okumura Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 16:40
  First fall: Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Último Guerrero Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero and Averno (0) - Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shigeo Okumura (1) 09:42
  Second fall: Último Guerrero forced Hiroshi Tanahashi to submit Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero and Averno (1) - Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shigeo Okumura (1) 12:01
  Third fall: Último Guerrero and Rey Bucanero pinned Shinsuke Nakamura Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero and Averno (2) - Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shigeo Okumura (1) 09:42
6 Héctor Garza lost to Perro Aguayo, Jr. and Universo 2000 Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair vs. hair elimination match. 12:22
  Perro Aguayo, Jr. pinned Universo 2000 Perro Aguayo, Jr. is eliminated 06:52
  Universo 2000 pinned Héctor Garza Universo 2000 is eliminated 12:22

References

General result sources
  • "75th Anniversary Show". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 19, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2005.
  • Ocampo, Jorge (October 9, 2006). "Anniversario: Universo Rapó Garza". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). issue 126.
Specific sources
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arturo Rosas Plata (September 28, 2007). "Las celebraciones pasadas...". Ovaciones (in Spanish) (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.). p. 18. Número 20998 Año LX. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.