CMLL Super Viernes is professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Friday night wrestling show that takes place in Arena México every Friday night unless a Pay-Per-View or a major wrestling event is scheduled to take place on that night. CMLL began holding their weekly Friday night "Super Viernes" shows as far back as 1938, with 2010 continuing the trend. Some of the matches from Super Viernes are taped for CMLL's weekly shows that air in Mexico the week following the Super Viernes show. CMLL presented 46 Super Viernes shows during 2009, originally scheduled to be 48 but the Swine Influenza epidemic of 2009 forced the cancellation of two shows, one in April and one in May. During the year Super Viernes was replaced by the 2009 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas, Infierno en el Ring, CMLL 76th Anniversary Show and Sin Salida.
Super Viernes hosted both the first ever Campeon Universal tournament and the 2009 version of the Torneo Gran Alternativa. 2009 saw Super Viernes host eight championship matches in total, with only two title changes. The two title changes both occurred in January, 2009 as the CMLL World Tag Team Championship and the Mexican National Women's Championship changed hands.
The shows featured 298 matches in total, 259 for the male division, 20 featuring the female division and 19 featuring the Mini-Estrellas. In 2009 129 different wrestlers appeared in matches during CMLL's Super Viernes shows. Of those 129 wrestlers 14 were Mini-Estrellas and 16 were women. Héctor Garza and Místico wrestled on 31 shows in total, the most of any individual wrestler, which meant they appeared on 67,3% of all the shows. La Amapola was the woman most often featured on Super Viernes with 13 matches, appearing in 65% of the women's matches booked for Super Viernes. Mascarita Dorada was the Mini-Estrella who had the most appearances, wrestling 12 times in total, or in 63,1% of all Mini-Estrella matches. Astral, Pequeno Ninja, Mima Shimoda, Rosa Negra, Star Fire. As Jr., Bronco, Cholo, Nitro, Police Man, Rene Guajardo Jr. and Camaleon all wrestled only on one Super Viernes during 2009.The statistics are supported by the source for each show.
Super Viernes shows of 2009
#DateMain EventJanuary 1La Sombra, Shocker and Volador Jr. defeated Black Warrior, El Terrible and El Texano Jr.January 8La Sombra, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, Ephesto and Mephisto)January 15La Sombra and Volador Jr. defeated Los Hijos del Averno (Averno and Mephisto) (c)January 22La Sombra, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated La Peste Negra (Heavy Metal, Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas)January 29Atlantis, Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas defeated La Sombra, Místico and Volador Jr.February 5Atlantis, Heavy Metal and Negro Casas defeated La Sombra, Místico and Volador Jr.February 12La Sombra and Volador Jr. (C) defeated La Peste Negra (Heavy Metal and Negro Casas)February 19Atlantis, Mr. Niebla and Rey Bucanero defeated Héctor Garza, Marco Corleone and MísticoFebruary 26Atlantis, Negro Casas and Rey Bucanero defeated Héctor Garza, Marco Corleone and MísticoMarch 5Dos Caras Jr., Héctor Garza and Shocker defeated Black Warrior and La Peste Negra (Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas)March 12La Peste Negra (Heavy Metal, Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas) defeated Dos Caras Jr., Místico and ShockerMarch 19Event replaced with Homenaje a Dos LeyendasMarch 26El Texano Jr., Ray Mendoza Jr. and Villano IV defeated Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis, Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero)April 2Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, El Terrible and El Texano Jr.) defeated Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr. and ShockerApril 9Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, El Terrible and Mephisto) defeated Dos Caras Jr., Héctor Garza and La MáscaraApril 16El Terrible, Dos Caras Jr. and El Texano Jr. defeated Héctor Garza, Místico and ShockerApril 23Cancelled due to the Swine Influensa epidemic of 2009 April 30Cancelled due to the Swine Influensa epidemic of 2009 May 2Cancelled due to the Swine Influensa epidemic of 2009 May 8Blue Panther, La Máscara and Místico defeated La Peste Negra (El Felino, Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas)May 15Blue Panther, Místico and Shocker defeated Averno, Dos Caras Jr. and MephistoMay 22Dos Caras Jr., Negro Casas and Último Guerrero defeated Héctor Garza, Místico and ShockerMay 29Averno (c) defeated Blue PantherJune 5Héctor Garza, Shocker and Volador Jr. defeated Dos Caras Jr. and No Limit (Naito and Yujiro)June 12Shocker defeated Dos Caras Jr.June 19Último Guerrero defeated El Texano Jr.June 26La Sombra, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated La Peste Negra (El Felino, Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas)July 3La Sombra, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, Ephesto and Mephisto)July 10Místico, Shocker and Volador Jr. defeated Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas and Último GuerreroJuly 17Héctor Garza, Místico and Shocker defeated Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, El Terrible and El Texano Jr.)July 24El Texano Jr. (C) defeated ShockerJuly 31Event replaced with Infierno en el Ring (2009)August 7La Peste Negra (El Felino, Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas) defeated Héctor Garza, Místico and Shocker August 14Atlantis, Mr. Niebla and Último Guerrero defeated Héctor Garza, Shocker and ToscanoAugust 21Blue Panther, La Sombra and Místico defeated La Peste Negra (El Felino, Heavy Metal and Negro Casas)August 28La Sombra, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated Atlantis, El Felino and Mr. NieblaSeptember 4La Sombra, Shocker and Volador Jr. defeated Los Hijos del Averno (El Terrible, El Texano Jr. and Ephesto)September 11La Ola Amarilla (Jushin Thunder Liger, Naito and Yujiro) defeated Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) and Black WarriorSeptember 18Event replaced with the CMLL 76th Anniversary ShowÚltimo Guerrero (c) defeated Jushin Thunder LigerOctober 2Black Warrior, Místico and Último Guerrero defeated La Ola Amarilla (Naito, Yujiro and Okumura)October 9Black Warrior, Jon Strongman and Shocker defeated La Ola Amarilla (Naito, Yujiro and Okumura)October 16Yujiro defeated Black WarriorOctober 23Jon Strongman, Místico and Shocker defeated Los Guerreros de Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) and Negro CasasOctober 30Brazo de Plata, Héctor Garza and Shocker defeated No Limit (Naito and Yujiro) and Ray Mendoza Jr.November 6Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) and Negro Casas defeated Brazo de Plata, La Sombra and ShockerNovember 13Héctor Garza, Jon Strongman and Místico defeated Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) and Negro CasasNovember 20Jon Strongman, Místico and Shocker defeated Averno and La Peste Negra (El Felino and Negro Casas)November 27Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) and Mr. Niebla defeated Héctor Garza, Jon Strongman and ShockerDecember 5Event replaced with Sin SalidaDecember 11Héctor Garza, Jon Strongman and Volador Jr. defeated Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, Ephesto and Mephisto)December 18La Sombra, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated Los Hijos del Averno (El Terrible, El Texano Jr. and Mephisto)December 25Brazo de Plata, Místico and Volador Jr. defeated Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis, Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero)
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