The Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council") has held a variety of different professional wrestling tournaments since it was founded in 1933. CMLL holds several annually recurring tournaments as well as tournaments to either determine who should hold a championship or who should challenge for a championship. CMLL has also held some uniquely lucha libre tournaments, such as a "Losers Advance" Ruleta de la Muerte ("Roulette of death") tournament when the loser of the final match would be forced to either unmask or have his or her hair shaved off. As professional wrestling tournaments, they are not won and lost legitimately; they are instead won via a predefined outcome of matches.
Tournament chronology Note: only tournaments with known winners in the records are counted. Unless the tournament's stipulation is of historic significance.
Miscellaneous Tournaments Prior to the 1990s, CMLL (EMLL at the time) regularly held tournaments - usually tag team-based, typically of the standard 8-participant single elimination format - with no clear name, gimmick or prize, presumably as a matter of spontaneous promotional flare. These include:
In 1955: August 21, (singles), won by Blue Demon September 25, won by Blue Demon & Halcón Negro In 1956: January 6 (singles), won by Cavernario Galindo March 2, won by Halcón Negro July 22, won by Rolando Vera & Tarzán López October 21–28, won by El Gladiador & El Mongol (Arena Puebla), won by Masahiko Kimura & Teizo Watanabe In 1957: (Arena Puebla), won by Enrique Llanes & Tarzán López November 9, 1957 (Arena Puebla), won by El Enfermero & Rene Guajardo (singles), won by Moloch , won by Moloch & Huroki Sito , won by Halcón Negro & Henry Pilusso In 1959: May 22, won by Karloff Lagarde & Ray Mendoza In 1963: (Arena Coliseo Guadalajara - unknown format), won by Javier Escobedo & Oso Negro February 10, won by El Enfermero & Fantasma de la Quebrada In 1964: , won by Blue Demon & El Santo , won by Dorrel Dixon & Huracán Ramírez , won by Apolo Curiel & Humberto Garza , won by Dory Dixon & Relámpago Cubano , won by Henry Pilusso & La Bestia In 1965: , won by Dick Angelo & Fantasma de la Quebrada , won by Alfonso Dantes & Rubén Juárez , won by Dorrel Dixon & Ham Lee , won by Cavernario Galindo & Ray Mendoza , won by Humberto Garza & Rubén Juárez , won by Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras (unknown format), won by Cesar Valentino & Mishima Ota , won by Mil Máscaras & Rayo de Jalisco , which went to a draw , won by Espartano & Mao Chang , won by Alberto Muñoz & Felipe Ham Lee , won by Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras In 1966: January 16, won by Felipe Ham Lee & Tony Reyna January 18, won by El Rebelde & Mao Chang February 6, won by Apolo Curiel & Humberto Garza February 20, won by Antonio Montoro & Antonio Posa March 4, won by Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza March 29, won by Rolando Costa & Tony Reyna April 1, won by Dr. Wagner & Espanto I June 28, won by Estrella Blanca & Mao Chang July 10 (singles), won by Daniel Curiel August 19, won by El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco August 21, won by Alfonso Dantes & Mao Chang August 23, won by Ángel Negro & Saúl Montes September 9, won by Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras December 2, won by Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner In 1972: February 25, won by Anibal & David Morgan April 28, won by Alberto Muñoz & Rayo de Jalisco July 7, won by Ray Mendoza & Tony López August 4 (4-team format), won by Huracán Ramírez & Ray Mendoza August 15 (4-team format), won by El Polaco & Pepe Casas August 15 (4-team format), won by Escorpión I & Escorpión II October 3, won by Villano I & Villano II October 24, won by Leo López & Pepe Casas December 22 (singles), won by Enrique Vera December 24, won by Fishman & Karloff Lagarde In 1973: January 19 (4-team format), won by Ciclón Veloz & El Solitario February 6, won by Estrella Blanca & Huracán Ramírez February 20, won by Rizado Ruiz & Rodolfo Ruiz February 23 (4-team format), won by José Escobedo & Martin Escobedo February 23 (4-team format), won by Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo March 23, won by Alberto Muñoz & Ray Mendoza April 10, which went to a double count-out May 4, won by Hayashi & Yamamoto June 8, won by El Solitario & Ray Mendoza July 3, won by José Luis Mendieta & Ringo Mendoza July 6, won by El Halcón & Enrique Vera July 31, won by Carlos Mata & Rubén Pato Soria October 16, won by Villano I & Villano II November 9 (4-team format), won by Mano Negra & El Rostro November 9 (4-team format), won by Kim Chul Won & Kim Sung Ho December 18, won by Bruno Victoria & El Rebelde
1933-1989 Date(s)TournamentFormatWinner(s)??.??.????- Mexican National Middleweight Championship Tournament ??? Octavio Gaona - NWA World Welterweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination El Santo NWA World Middleweight Championship Tournament ??? Tarzán López mask vs maskless tournament 8-man single elimination Chico Casasola (or ) Copa 8-man single elimination Henry Pilusso - Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship tournament 4-team single elimination Henry Pilusso and Tarzán López Mexican National Tag Team Tournament 8-team single elimination Médico Asesino and El Enfermero Trofeo XHTV 8-man single elimination Black Shadow - NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Black Shadow Copa 8-team single elimination Dorrel Dixon & El Gladiador tag team tournament 8-team single elimination Carlos Moreno and Joe Marín rookie/veteran tournament 8-team single elimination Apolo Sureño and Cavernario Galindo - NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Black Shadow Copa 8-team single elimination Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant - Mexican National Welterweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Jalisco González - Mexican National Heavyweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Médico Asesino Copa 8-team single elimination Black Killer & Gladiador - Mexican National Middleweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination El Santo - Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Tarzán López Copa 8-team single elimination Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant Copa 8-team single elimination Black Shadow - Copa 8-man single elimination Blue Demon & Henry Pilusso - Copa día festivo 8-man single elimination Black Shadow & Dory Dixon - Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament 8-team single elimination Blue Demon & Black Shadow - Mexican National Lightweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Juan Díaz - NWA World Welterweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Black Shadow singles tournament 8-man single elimination Manuel Robles - Distrito Federal (Mexico City) Tag Team Championship tournament 4+ team single elimination unknown Tarzán Lopez retirement showand benefit show for El Espectro 8-team single elimination Alex Romano & Tarzán López - Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Ruben Juarez - Occidente Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Kiko Van Dick - Occidente Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 4-man single elimination (preceded by a battle royal eliminator) Alfonso Dantes - Occidente Welterweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Vick Amezcua - Mexican National Welterweight Championship tournament ??? Rizado Ruiz - NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Benny Galant - NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Rayo de Jalisco - Campeonato 1964 tournament 8-team single elimination, final for the EMLL Arena México Tag Team Championship Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo Torneo de Nueve 9-man single elimination (with a bye earned via battle royal) Rubén Juárez NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Rene Guajardo - Occidente Middleweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Vick Amezcua NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Antonio Montoro Ruleta Rusa 8-team single elimination Black Shadow and Rene Guajardo - EMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship tournament 8-team single elimination Chucho Villa & El Greco Ruleta Rusa 8-team single elimination Black Shadow and Henry Pilusso Ruleta Rusa 8-team single elimination Huroki Sito & Rodolfo Ruiz - EMLL Arena México Tag Team Championship #1 contendership tournament 4-team single elimination Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner NWA World Middleweight Championship tournament 16-man single elimination Rene Guajardo - Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Alfonso Dantés - Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Ivan el Bronco Cuadrangular de parejas 5-team single elimination (with a bye earned via battle royal) El Solitario & Ray Mendoza - EMLL Arena México Tag Team Championship tournament 4-team single elimination El Halcón & El Solitario - NWA World Welterweight Championship tournament 8-man single elimination Mano Negra Torneo de las Alternativas 8-team single elimination El Monarca and Flama Azul - NWA World Middleweight Championship #1 contendership tournament 8-man single elimination Satoru Sayama - Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament 4-team single elimination Cachorro Mendoza and Ringo Mendoza Torneo de la Muerte 12-team "Losers advance" tournament (four receiving 2nd round byes), with a Luchas de Apuestas final between the remaining team Enrique Vera and The Kiss - Mexican National Trios Championship tournament trios single elimination tournament MS-1, Pirata Morgan and El Satánico Distrito Federal Women's Championship tournament 8-woman single elimination Irma Aguilar
1990-1999