240:
320:
have been held in the arena that would become known as "The
Cathedral of Lucha Libre". On occasion EMLL held more than one show labeled as their "Anniversary" show, such as two 33rd Anniversary Shows in 1966. Over time the anniversary show series became the oldest, longest-running annual professional
271:
in 1933. Lutteroth, inspired by professional wrestling shows he had attended in Texas, decided to become a wrestling promoter and held his first show on
September 21, 1933, marking what would be the beginning of organized professional wrestling in Mexico. Lutteroth would later become known as "the
26:
311:
was the first of the anniversary shows to be held in Arena
Coliseo. In 1956 Lutteroth had Arena México built in the location of the original Arena Modelo, making Arena México the main venue of EMLL from that point on. Starting with the
619:
821:
814:
623:
1691:
838:
830:
807:
1536:
1453:
935:
277:
118:
1630:
337:. EMLL canceled the event both because of the general devastation but also over fears that Arena México might not be structurally sound after the earthquake.
467:
219:
1596:
352:, the first under the new name, on September 18, 1992. Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, replacing their regularly scheduled
396:
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.
348:
in 1988 EMLL became the oldest still active promotion in the world. In 1991 EMLL was rebranded as "Consejo
Mundial de Lucha Libre" and thus held the
1681:
461:
1671:
732:
702:
321:
wrestling show. In comparison, WWE's
WrestleMania is only the fourth oldest still promoted show (CMLL's Arena Coliseo Anniversary Show and
915:
856:
850:
365:
94:
867:
603:
106:
186:
39:
777:
1676:
1625:
1195:
1190:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1155:
1150:
1120:
1115:
1100:
1095:
924:
881:
834:
260:
174:
44:
1459:
322:
1686:
389:
381:
1554:
1486:
210:. Santana won the match, two falls to one, and thus El Texano had his hair shaved off. The show featured an additional
1602:
334:
193:
event. The CMLL Anniversary Show series is the longest-running annual professional wrestling show, starting in 1934.
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1288:
1283:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1236:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1185:
1165:
1160:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1110:
1105:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
799:
349:
326:
317:
313:
308:
145:
135:
751:
567:
1582:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
273:
1645:
288:
1547:
1525:
1473:
908:
449:
341:
330:
218:
and
Scorpio Sr., where Silver King was victorious and Scorpio Sr. was left bald. The show also featured a
1518:
502:
215:
170:
1635:
303:, which Lutteroth had bought after starting EMLL. In 1942–43 Lutteroth financed the construction of
283:
Over the years the anniversary show would become the biggest show of the year for CMLL, akin to the
1608:
1589:
1480:
874:
257:
182:
62:
893:
620:"Wed. Update: Flair in Boston, ratings, Anniversary, White on HHH, DGUSA star on Smackdown, Orton"
1511:
901:
477:
423:
353:
268:
506:
1491:
728:
698:
599:
513:
489:
198:
1640:
1568:
1466:
377:
373:
162:
1650:
1561:
1504:
441:
300:
243:
178:
72:
1575:
485:
453:
30:
1665:
525:
304:
203:
296:
725:
Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild
Mexican wrestling
481:
252:
1497:
695:
Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild
Mexican wrestling
369:
345:
284:
190:
739:
featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos
189:
in the world. The
Anniversary show is CMLL's biggest show of the year, their
622:. Figure Four Online /Wrestling Observer. September 21, 2011. Archived from
529:
207:
239:
25:
457:
430:
223:
664:
468:
Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match
280:
that have been held each year ever since, most commonly in
September.
185:. The event commemorated the 61st anniversary of CMLL, the oldest
238:
196:
The show consisted of five matches, with the main event being a
33:, took part in the second match of the night against his brother
897:
803:
292:
778:"CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares"
325:
shows being second and third). EMLL was supposed to hold the
727:. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 31.
598:. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27.
246:, CMLL's main venue and location of the Anniversary Show
723:
Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"".
426:
and El Bronco defeated Cerebro and Guerrero Imperial
272:
father of Lucha Libre" . A year later EMLL held the
1618:
1535:
1446:
1276:
943:
934:
596:
Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling
329:on September 20, 1985 but Mexico City was hit by a
117:
78:
68:
58:
50:
38:
18:
368:with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing
771:
769:
659:
657:
655:
653:
651:
649:
647:
645:
643:
641:
388:in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or
278:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Anniversary Shows
267:("Mexican Wrestling Company"; EMLL), founded by
177:(CMLL) that took place on September 30, 1994 in
697:. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 128–132.
299:event. The first anniversary show was held in
909:
815:
688:
686:
8:
1692:Professional wrestling shows in Mexico City
589:
587:
585:
940:
916:
902:
894:
822:
808:
800:
494:Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match
24:
754:. ProWrestlingHistory. September 19, 1986
570:. ProWrestlingHistory. September 30, 1994
693:Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair".
403:
718:
716:
714:
665:"Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL"
550:
316:, all anniversary shows except for the
276:, starting the annual tradition of the
562:
560:
558:
556:
554:
15:
1631:Promociones Gutiérrez 1st Anniversary
776:Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010).
380:. Wrestlers were portrayed as either
7:
594:"Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths".
307:, which opened in April 1943. The
263:(CMLL) started out under the name
14:
187:professional wrestling promotion
1682:September 1994 events in Mexico
851:38. Aniversario de Arena México
671:(in Spanish). September 2, 2010
265:Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
202:, hair vs. hair match, between
95:38. Aniversario de Arena México
1672:1994 in professional wrestling
1626:World Wrestling Peace Festival
926:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
835:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
407:
366:professional wrestling matches
261:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
175:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
45:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
1:
1454:EMLL / CMLL Anniversary Shows
173:major show event produced by
1597:Torneo de Parejas Increibles
534:Best two-out-of-three falls
511:Best two-out-of-three falls
429:Best two-out-of-three falls
1460:Aniversario de Arena México
1708:
862:CMLL 61st Anniversary Show
350:CMLL 59th Anniversary Show
327:EMLL 52nd Anniversary Show
318:EMLL 46th Anniversary Show
314:EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show
309:EMLL 10th Anniversary Show
159:CMLL 61st Anniversary Show
19:CMLL 61st Anniversary show
845:
521:
498:
473:
437:
419:
414:
411:
406:
274:EMLL 1st Anniversary Show
256:(professional wrestling)
125:
83:
23:
1646:Global Wars Espectacular
857:International Grand Prix
669:The Gladiatores Magazine
364:The event featured five
323:Arena México anniversary
289:National Football League
1487:International Gran Prix
1474:Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
752:"52nd Anniversary Show"
568:"61st Anniversary Show"
342:Jim Crockett Promotions
167:61. Aniversario de CMLL
1603:Universal Championship
1583:Pequeño Reyes del Aire
538:, hair vs. hair match.
517:, hair vs. hair match.
247:
220:Six-man tag team match
171:professional wrestling
166:
119:CMLL Anniversary Shows
1677:CMLL Anniversary Show
242:
1687:1990s in Mexico City
1636:War of the Worlds UK
1548:En Busca de un Ídolo
626:on November 27, 2011
1609:Copa Nuevos Valores
1481:Infierno en el Ring
183:Mexico City, Mexico
63:Mexico City, Mexico
1526:Leyendas Mexicanas
478:Emilio Charles Jr.
269:Salvador Lutteroth
248:
54:September 30, 1994
1659:
1658:
1619:Co-Promoted shows
1442:
1441:
936:Anniversary Shows
891:
890:
734:978-0-06-085583-3
704:978-0-06-085583-3
542:
541:
536:Lucha de Apuestas
514:Lucha de Apuestas
490:Miguel Perez, Jr.
199:Lucha de Apuestas
155:
154:
151:
150:
113:
112:
1699:
1641:Summer Supercard
1569:Leyenda de Plata
1555:Gran Alternativa
1539:
1467:Fantastica Mania
941:
929:event chronology
927:
918:
911:
904:
895:
882:Gran Alternativa
824:
817:
810:
801:
794:
793:
791:
789:
773:
764:
763:
761:
759:
748:
742:
741:
720:
709:
708:
690:
681:
680:
678:
676:
661:
636:
635:
633:
631:
616:
610:
609:
591:
580:
579:
577:
575:
564:
409:
404:
384:(referred to as
212:Lucha de Apuesta
146:62nd Anniversary
136:60th Anniversary
127:
126:
85:
84:
79:Event chronology
28:
16:
1707:
1706:
1702:
1701:
1700:
1698:
1697:
1696:
1662:
1661:
1660:
1655:
1651:Wrestle Dynasty
1614:
1562:Leyenda de Azul
1537:
1531:
1447:Recurring shows
1438:
1272:
930:
925:
922:
892:
887:
841:
828:
798:
797:
787:
785:
775:
774:
767:
757:
755:
750:
749:
745:
735:
722:
721:
712:
705:
692:
691:
684:
674:
672:
663:
662:
639:
629:
627:
618:
617:
613:
606:
593:
592:
583:
573:
571:
566:
565:
552:
547:
462:The Headhunters
402:
362:
237:
232:
144:
134:
104:
92:
34:
12:
11:
5:
1705:
1703:
1695:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1664:
1663:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1622:
1620:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1612:
1605:
1600:
1593:
1590:Reyes del Aire
1586:
1579:
1576:La Copa Junior
1572:
1565:
1558:
1551:
1543:
1541:
1533:
1532:
1530:
1529:
1522:
1519:Día de Muertos
1515:
1508:
1501:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1477:
1470:
1463:
1456:
1450:
1448:
1444:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1280:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1271:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
947:
945:
938:
932:
931:
923:
921:
920:
913:
906:
898:
889:
888:
886:
885:
878:
871:
864:
859:
854:
846:
843:
842:
829:
827:
826:
819:
812:
804:
796:
795:
765:
743:
733:
710:
703:
682:
637:
611:
604:
581:
549:
548:
546:
543:
540:
539:
532:
523:
519:
518:
509:
500:
496:
495:
492:
475:
471:
470:
465:
454:Brazo de Plata
439:
435:
434:
427:
421:
417:
416:
413:
410:
401:
398:
361:
358:
344:was bought by
236:
233:
231:
228:
153:
152:
149:
148:
138:
123:
122:
115:
114:
111:
110:
98:
81:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
42:
36:
35:
31:Brazo de Plata
29:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1704:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1669:
1667:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1623:
1621:
1617:
1611:
1610:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1598:
1594:
1592:
1591:
1587:
1585:
1584:
1580:
1578:
1577:
1573:
1571:
1570:
1566:
1564:
1563:
1559:
1557:
1556:
1552:
1550:
1549:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1540:
1534:
1528:
1527:
1523:
1521:
1520:
1516:
1514:
1513:
1512:Super Viernes
1509:
1507:
1506:
1502:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1482:
1478:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1462:
1461:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1445:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1275:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
948:
946:
942:
939:
937:
933:
928:
919:
914:
912:
907:
905:
900:
899:
896:
884:
883:
879:
877:
876:
872:
870:
869:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
852:
848:
847:
844:
840:
837:major events
836:
832:
825:
820:
818:
813:
811:
806:
805:
802:
783:
779:
772:
770:
766:
758:September 27,
753:
747:
744:
740:
736:
730:
726:
719:
717:
715:
711:
706:
700:
696:
689:
687:
683:
675:September 28,
670:
666:
660:
658:
656:
654:
652:
650:
648:
646:
644:
642:
638:
625:
621:
615:
612:
607:
605:968-6842-48-9
601:
597:
590:
588:
586:
582:
569:
563:
561:
559:
557:
555:
551:
544:
537:
533:
531:
527:
526:Ricky Santana
524:
520:
516:
515:
510:
508:
504:
501:
497:
493:
491:
487:
483:
479:
476:
472:
469:
466:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
440:
436:
432:
428:
425:
422:
418:
405:
399:
397:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
359:
357:
355:
354:Super Viernes
351:
347:
343:
338:
336:
332:
328:
324:
319:
315:
310:
306:
305:Arena Coliseo
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
281:
279:
275:
270:
266:
262:
259:
255:
254:
245:
241:
234:
229:
227:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
204:Ricky Santana
201:
200:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
147:
142:
139:
137:
133:
129:
128:
124:
120:
116:
109:
108:
102:
99:
97:
96:
91:
87:
86:
82:
77:
74:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
53:
49:
46:
43:
41:
37:
32:
27:
22:
17:
1607:
1595:
1588:
1581:
1574:
1567:
1560:
1553:
1546:
1524:
1517:
1510:
1503:
1496:
1492:Juicio Final
1479:
1472:
1465:
1458:
1293:
1235:
880:
875:Juicio Final
873:
866:
861:
849:
786:. Retrieved
784:(in Spanish)
781:
756:. Retrieved
746:
738:
724:
694:
673:. Retrieved
668:
628:. Retrieved
624:the original
614:
595:
574:February 19,
572:. Retrieved
535:
512:
450:Brazo de Oro
445:
442:Apolo Dantés
415:Stipulations
393:
385:
363:
339:
301:Arena Modelo
297:WrestleMania
282:
264:
251:
250:The Mexican
249:
244:Arena México
211:
197:
195:
179:Arena México
158:
156:
140:
131:
105:
100:
93:
89:
73:Arena México
1538:Tournaments
868:Copa de Oro
788:October 20,
782:SuperLuchas
630:January 31,
503:Silver King
486:El Satánico
482:Negro Casas
456:) defeated
253:Lucha libre
216:Silver King
107:Copa de Oro
1666:Categories
1505:Sin Salida
1498:Sin Piedad
545:References
507:El Scorpio
446:Los Brazos
378:storylines
360:Storylines
346:Ted Turner
335:earthquake
285:Super Bowl
235:Background
230:Production
191:Super Bowl
121:chronology
530:El Texano
528:defeated
505:defeated
484:defeated
464:(A and B)
331:magnitude
291:(NFL) or
226:matches.
208:El Texano
40:Promotion
1196:44th (2)
1191:44th (1)
1181:42nd (3)
1176:42nd (2)
1171:42nd (1)
1156:39th (2)
1151:39th (1)
1121:33rd (2)
1116:33rd (1)
1101:30th (2)
1096:30th (1)
458:El Brazo
431:Tag team
394:técnicos
370:scripted
287:for the
224:tag team
222:and two
214:between
169:) was a
132:Previous
90:Previous
833:- 1994
424:Shocker
412:Results
400:Results
372:feuds,
258:company
163:Spanish
143: →
130:←
103: →
88:←
839:1995 →
831:← 1993
731:
701:
602:
356:show.
460:and
433:match
390:faces
386:rudos
382:heels
374:plots
340:When
69:Venue
1434:91st
1429:90th
1424:87th
1419:86th
1414:85th
1409:84th
1404:83rd
1399:82nd
1394:81st
1389:80th
1384:79th
1379:78th
1374:77th
1369:76th
1364:75th
1359:74th
1354:73rd
1349:72nd
1344:71st
1339:70th
1334:69th
1329:68th
1324:67th
1319:66th
1314:65th
1309:64th
1304:63rd
1299:62nd
1294:61st
1289:60th
1284:59th
1277:CMLL
1268:58th
1263:57th
1258:56th
1253:55th
1248:54th
1243:53rd
1237:52nd
1231:51st
1226:50th
1221:49th
1216:48th
1211:47th
1206:46th
1201:45th
1186:43rd
1166:41st
1161:40th
1146:38th
1141:37th
1136:36th
1131:35th
1126:34th
1111:32nd
1106:31st
1091:29th
1086:28th
1081:27th
1076:26th
1071:25th
1066:24th
1061:23rd
1056:22nd
1051:21st
1046:20th
1041:19th
1036:18th
1031:17th
1026:16th
1021:15th
1016:14th
1011:13th
1006:12th
1001:11th
996:10th
944:EMLL
790:2012
760:2012
729:ISBN
699:ISBN
677:2012
632:2016
600:ISBN
576:2010
488:and
480:and
452:and
444:and
376:and
333:8.0
206:and
157:The
141:Next
101:Next
59:City
51:Date
991:9th
986:8th
981:7th
976:6th
971:5th
966:4th
961:3rd
956:2nd
951:1st
408:No.
295:'s
293:WWE
1668::
780:.
768:^
737:.
713:^
685:^
667:.
640:^
584:^
553:^
181:,
165::
917:e
910:t
903:v
823:e
816:t
809:v
792:.
762:.
707:.
679:.
634:.
608:.
578:.
522:5
499:4
474:3
448:(
438:2
420:1
392:(
161:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
