CMLL Juicio Final explained

Createdby:Salvador Lutteroth
Firstevent:1955
Lastevent:2019

Juicio Final (Spanish for "Final Judgement") is the collective name of a series of semi-regularly occurring lucha libre, or professional wrestling major show promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). There has been multiple events promoted under the Juicio Final name over the years with the earliest taking place in 1955 and the most recent in 2019. The event has taken place in March, June, August or December, at times replacing the Sin Piedad event in December, and twice it has been promoted a show both as Juicio Final as well as Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth

Event history

For decades Arena México, the main venue of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), would close down in early December and remain closed into either January or February to allow for renovations as well as letting Circo Atayde occupy the space over the holidays. As a result, CMLL usually held an "end of the year" supercard show on the first or second Friday of December in lieu of their normal Super Viernes show. 1955 was the first year where CMLL used the name "El Juicio Final" ("The Final Judgement") for their year-end supershow.

All subsequent Juicio Final shows have taken place on Friday nights and all in Arena México, CMLL's "home arena". Most have taken place in December, three, two have taken place in March and one in June. The two March Juicio Final events were also promoted under the name Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends"). The exact number of matches is unclear as only three matches for the 1991 Juicio Final show were documented and confirmed. The Mini-Estrella division has only been featured in one show while the female division was featured on two shows.

The Juicio Final shows generally feature one or more Lucha de Apuestas, or bet matches, the most prestigious match form in lucha libre, with wrestlers fighting for either their hair or their masks. Rocky Star, All-Star, Huracán Ramírez II, Aníbal, El Supremo, Kahoz, Villano III and Averno have all lost their mask at a Juicio Final and Bestia Salvaje, Kato Kung Lee, Black Magic, El Dandy, El Satánico, Brazo de Plata, Perro Aguayo and Halloween all have been shaved bald as a result of their losses. The Luchas de Apuestas between Villano III and Atlantis was voted the 2000 Wrestling Observer Match of the Year.[1] Juicio Final has hosted only one championship match, which saw the team of Olímpico, Safari and Mr. Niebla defeat Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera and El Signo to win the Mexican National Trios Championship.[2] The 2011 Juicio Final event was the only show to host tournament matches as it featured two semi final matches in the Forjando un Ídolo trios tournament.

The first verified Juicio Final show took place in 1955, making it the third oldest regularly held professional wrestling show series, only behind the CMLL Anniversary Shows (1934),[3] Super Viernes (1938),[4] and the Arena Coliseo Anniversary Shows (1944).[5]

Dates, venues, and main events

YearDateCityVenueMain Event
1955El Santo vs. Halcón Negro in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match[6] [7]
1956No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[8]
1957No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[9]
1958No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[10]
1959No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[11]
1960No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[12]
1961No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[13]
1962No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[14]
1963No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[15]
1964No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[16]
1965Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoKarloff Lagarde vs. Cavernario Galindo in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[17]
1966Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Santo vs. Black Shadow in a singles match[18]
1967No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[19]
1968Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Solitario vs. Ray Mendoza in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. hair match[20]
1969Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoAníbal vs. Red Terror in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match[21]
1970Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoColoso Colosetti and Rene Guajardo vs. Ángel Blanco and El Solitario in a tag team tournament final[22]
1971No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[23]
1972Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Solitario vs. Ángel Blanco in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match[24]
1973No specific Juicio Final event identified in sources.[25]
1974Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoDr. Wagner and Ringo Mendoza vs. Ángel Blanco and Coloso Colosetti in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[26]
1975Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEnrique Vera vs. El Halcón Vs. Alfonso Dantés in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. mask Vs. hair match[27]
1976Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoMano Negra vs. Demonio Blanco in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask Vs. mask match[28]
1977Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Faraón and Ringo Mendoza vs Joe Palardy and Perro Aguayo in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[29]
1978Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoKung Fu vs. El Idolo in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match[30]
1979Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Faraón and Águila India vs. Sangre Chicana and Tony Salazar in a Lucha de Apuestas, hairs vs hairs match[31]
1980Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoSangre Chicana and Alfonso Dantés vs. El Jalisco and El Cobarde in a Lucha de Apuestas, hairs vs hairs match[32] [33]
1981Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoRingo Mendoza vs. El Faraón in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match[34] [35]
1982Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Satanico vs. Sangre Chicana in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match[36] [37]
1983Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoRayo de Jalisco Jr. vs. El Egipico in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match[38] [39]
1984Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoMáscara Año 2000 vs. Gran Coloso in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match[40] [41]
1985Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Solar II vs. Belcebu in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match[42] [43]
1987Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoCien Caras vs. Siglo XX in a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match[44] [45]
1988Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoFabuloso Blondy (c) vs. Lizmark for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship[46] [47] [48] [49]
1989Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoFuerza Guerrera and Rocky Star in a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match[50] [51] [52]
All Star vs. El Hijo del Santo in a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match[53] [54]
1990Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoOctagón vs. Huracán Ramírez II vs. Fuerza Guerrera in a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match.[55]
1991Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoMáscara Año 2000 vs. Aníbal in a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match.[56]
1992Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoPierroth Jr. vs. El Supremo in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[57] [58] [59]
1993Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoMano Negra vs. Bestia Salvaje, Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[60]
Mocho Cota vs Kato Kung Lee, Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[61] [62]
1994Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoLa Fiera vs Black Magic, Lucha de Apuestas, hair Vs. hair match[63] [64]
1995Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Satánico vs. Héctor Garza vs. Bestia Salvaje in a Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match[65]
Shocker vs. Kahoz, Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match[66] [67] [68] [69]
1996Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoEl Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas vs. El Dandy, three-way Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. hair vs. hair match[70] [71]
1997Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoAtlantis vs. Blue Panther in the finals of the La Copa Victoria tournament[72] [73]
1998Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoBlack Warrior, Blue Panther and Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Los Guapos (Bestia Salvaje, Scorpio Jr. and Zumbido in a tournament final for the vacant CMLL World Trios Championship[74] [75] [76]
1999Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoPierroth Jr. vs. Brazo de Plata, Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs. hair match[77] [78]
2000Mexico City, MexicoArena México[79]
2001Mexico City, MexicoArena México[80]
2005Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoUniverso 2000 vs. Halloween in a Lucha de Apuesta, hair vs. hair match.[81]
2011Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoLa Máscara vs. Averno in a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match.[82]
2012Mexico City, MexicoArena México[83] [84]
2014Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoRusg vs. Negro Casas in a Lucha de Apuesta, hair vs. hair match.[85]
2019Mexico City, MexicoArena MéxicoÚltimo Guerrero Vs. Máscara Año 2000 in a Lucha de Apuesta, hair vs. hair match.[86]

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  8. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) >> Results >> December 1956 . CageMatch . October 25, 2019.
  9. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) >> Results >> December 1957 . CageMatch . October 25, 2019.
  10. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) >> Results >> December 1958 . CageMatch . October 25, 2019.
  11. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) >> Results >> December 1959 . CageMatch . October 25, 2019.
  12. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) >> Results >> December 1960 . CageMatch . October 25, 2019.
  13. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) >> Results >> December 1961 . CageMatch . October 25, 2019.
  14. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) >> Results >> December 1962 . CageMatch . October 25, 2019.
  15. Web site: Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) >> Results >> December 1963 . CageMatch . October 25, 2019.
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