CMLL 78th Anniversary Show
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| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) | |||
| Date | September 30, 2011 | |||
| Attendance | 8,400 | |||
| Venue | Arena México | |||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | |||
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The CMLL 78th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 30, 2011 in CMLL's home arena Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. The event commemorated the 78th anniversary of CMLL, the oldest professional wrestling promotion in the world.
Production
Background
The 2011 CMLL Anniversary Shows commemorated the 78th anniversary of the Mexican professional wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) holding their first show on September 22, 1933 by promoter and founder Salvador Lutteroth.[1] CMLL, originally known as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ("Mexican Wrestling Company"; EMLL) it would change its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in 1992 to signal their departure from the National Wrestling Alliance.[2] With the sales of the Jim Crockett Promotions to Ted Turner in 1988 CMLL became the oldest, still-operating wrestling promotion in the world.[2] Over the years CMLL has on occasion held multiple shows to celebrate their anniversary but since 1977 the company has only held one annual show, which is considered the biggest show of the year, CMLL's equivalent of WWE's WrestleMania or their Super Bowl event. CMLL has held their Anniversary show at Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico since 1956, the year the building was completed, over time Arena México earned the nickname "The Cathedral of Lucha Libre" due to it hosting most of CMLL's major events since the building was completed.[2] Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, replacing their regularly scheduled Super Viernes show.[2]
Storylines
The event featured four professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Results
| No. | Results[3][4] | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Azteca Jr. and Hombre Bala Jr. defeated Los Rayos Tapatío (Rayo Tapatío I and Rayo Tapatío II) | Best two out of three falls tag team match |
| 2 | Euforia and Misterioso Jr. defeated Dragon Lee and Stuka Jr. | Best two out of three falls tag team match |
| 3 | Jushin Liger defeated Diamante, Dragón Rojo Jr., Fuego, Hijo del Signo, Olímpico, Máscara Dorada, Mephisto, Metro, Rey Escorpión, Sangre Azteca and Virus | Leyenda de Plata torneo cibernetico elimination match |
| 4 | El Felino defeated Rey Bucanero Also in the match: Rush, Mr. Águila, El Terrible vs. El Texano Jr., Héctor Garza, Máximo, Blue Panther, Negro Casas |
10-man steel cage elimination match Lucha de Apuestas, "hair vs. hair" match. |
- Cage match order of escape
| # | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rush |
| 2 | Mr. Águila |
| 3 | El Terrible |
| 4 | El Texano Jr. |
| 5 | Héctor Garza |
| 6 | Máximo |
| 7 | Blue Panther |
| 8 | Negro Casas |
References
- ↑ "Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ González, Fernando (October 1, 2011). "Lyger por la Leyenda de Plata". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ↑ González, Fernando (September 30, 2011). "Rey Bucanero fue rapado". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved October 1, 2011.