The International Gran Prix, sometimes written as International Grand Prix, is an annual tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), that was held from 1994 to 2008, although there was no tournament in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004. The tournament was revived in 2016, being held annually since then (with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), with the most recent edition being held in 2026. In 2022, a separate women's tournament was established and has been held annually alongside the men's tournament. The tournament was inspired by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's International Wrestling Grand Prix tournament in the 1980s.
From 1994 until 1998 the Gran Prix was a single elimination tournament that featured a mixture of Mexican and international wrestlers, some who worked for CMLL regularly and some that were invited specifically for the tournament. From 2002 and on the format was changed to a torneo cibernetico, a 16–20-man match with one side representing Mexico and the other side being composed of international wrestlers.
Volador Jr. has won the Gran Prix the most number of times, winning it for a record third time in 2022.
Tournament winners YearWinnerReignDateNote1994Rayo de Jalisco Jr.11995Headhunter A11996Hijo del Santo11997Steel11998Apolo Dantés12002Máscara Mágica12003Dr. Wagner Jr.12005Atlantis12006Último Guerrero12007Último Guerrero22008Alex Shelley12016Volador Jr.12017Diamante Azul12018Michael Elgin12019Volador Jr.22021Dark Silueta12022 Men'sVolador Jr.32022 Women'sDalys la Caribena12023 Men'sMístico1August 18, 20232023 Women'sTessa Blanchard1October 27, 20232024 Men'sClaudio Castagnoli1August 23, 20242024 Women'sReyna Isis1October 25, 20242025 Men's Místico2August 29, 20252025 Women'sPersephone1October 24, 20252026 Men's Hechicero1August 7, 20262026 Women'sOctober, 2026
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