CMLL Universal Championship (2015) explained

CMLL Universal Championship (2015)
Promotion:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date:October 2, 2015 to October 16, 2015
Venue:Arena México
City:Mexico City, Mexico
Liveevent:Y
Lastevent:CMLL 82nd Anniversary Show
Nextevent:Día de Muertos
Event:CMLL Universal Championship tournaments
Lastevent2:2014
Nextevent2:2016

The CMLL Universal Championship 2015 (Campeonato Universal in Spanish) is an ongoing professional wrestling tournament, originally announced by the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion as starting in August 2015.[1] CMLL started the tournament in October, with no explanation for the change to the schedule. Traditionally the Universal Championship tournament takes place over three Super Viernes. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament of CMLL champions that was first held in 2009, making the 2015 version the seventh overall tournament. Being a professional wrestling tournament, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is kept secret from the general public.

Background

The tournament will feature 15 professional wrestling matches under single-elimination tournament rules, which means that wrestlers would be eliminated from the tournament when they lose a match. All male "non-regional" CMLL champions at the time of the tournament are eligible to participate in the tournament. The CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship and Mexican National Lightweight Championship are both exclusively for CMLL's Mini-Estrella division and thus not eligible for the tournament. Regionally promoted championships such as the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship and the Occidente championships promoted in Guadalajara, Jalisco have not been included in the tournament in the past; only titles that have been defended in CMLL's main venue Arena Mexico were included, although exceptions have been made to allow New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) champions to compete if they were in Mexico at the time. At the time of the tournament being announced CMLL World Welterweight Champion Máscara Dorada was working full-time for NJPW, which meant he would not participate in the tournament.

2015 Universal Championship tournament

Block A (October 2, 2015)
ParticipantChampionship heldRef.
Ángel de OroCMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship[2]
Bárbaro CavernarioMexican National Welterweight Championship[3]
Dragon LeeCMLL World Lightweight Championship[4]
Dragón Rojo, Jr.CMLL World Middleweight Championship[5]
LucifernoMexican National Trios Championship
Rey BucaneroNWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship[6]
ShockerCMLL World Tag Team Championship
Último GuerreroNWA World Historic Middleweight Championship[7]
Block B (October 9, 2015)
ParticipantChampionship heldRef.
AtlantisMexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[8]
Negro CasasCMLL World Tag Team Championship[9]
EphestoMexican National Trios Championship[10]
MáximoCMLL World Heavyweight Championship[11]
MephistoMexican National Trios Championship
MísticoCMLL World Trios Championship
ValienteCMLL World Trios Championship
Volador Jr.CMLL World Trios Championship
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
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Tournament brackets

Block A
Block B

Atlantis def. Ultimo Guerrero in the Finals to win the Tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diamante Azul, Decidido a terminar con Los Ingobernables . June 10, 2015 . June 12, 2015 . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614020010/http://cmll.com/?p=6239 . June 14, 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Resultados Arena México Martes 28 de Octubre '14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065231/http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/martes_arena_mex/martes_arenamex.htm . October 6, 2014 . October 29, 2014 . October 29, 2014 . Granados . Sandra . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Spanish . dead .
  3. Web site: Bárbaro Cavernario, nuevo Campeón Nacional Welter . May 4, 2015 . May 4, 2015 . MedioTiempo . Spanish.
  4. Web site: Resultados Arena México Domingo 5 de Abril '15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150313055926/http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/dom_familiares/dom_familiares.htm . Salazar López . Alexis . March 13, 2015 . April 6, 2015 . April 6, 2015 . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Spanish . dead .
  5. Web site: Dragón Rojo Jr., nuevo Campeón peso Medio del CMLL . González, Fernando . 2011-11-19 . 2011-11-20 . . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019133442/http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/2011-11-19/dragon-rojo-jr-nuevo-campeon-peso-medio-del-cmll . 2013-10-19 .
  6. Web site: Resultados Arena México Domingo 8de Marzo '15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150313055926/http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/dom_familiares/dom_familiares.htm . Barradas . Bibiana . Estrellita (wrestler) . March 13, 2015 . March 9, 2015 . March 9, 2015 . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Spanish . dead .
  7. Web site: Último Guerrero destronó a La Sombra . September 1, 2015 . September 1, 2015 . MedioTiempo . Spanish.
  8. Web site: Atlantis, nuevo Campeón Nacional Semicompleto. August 25, 2015 . August 25, 2015 . Medio Tiempo . Spanish.
  9. Web site: Resultados Arena México Viernes 13 de Junio '14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702063843/http://cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm . Salazar López . Alexis A. . July 2, 2014 . June 14, 2014 . June 14, 2014 . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Spanish . dead .
  10. Web site: CMLL: Resultados 9/08/2015 . Vacah . August 10, 2015 . August 10, 2015 . SuperLuchas . Spanish.
  11. Web site: Resultados Arena México® Viernes 30 de Enero '15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702063843/http://cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm . Barradas . Bibiana . Estrellita (wrestler) . July 2, 2014 . January 31, 2015 . January 31, 2015 . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Spanish . dead .
  12. Web site: 'Sky team', satisfechos por título de tercias . February 14, 2015 . February 14, 2015 . MedioTiempo . Spanish.
  13. Web site: Resultados Arena México Viernes 1º de Agosto '14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702063843/http://cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm . Reducindo . Miguel . July 2, 2014 . August 2, 2014 . August 2, 2014 . . Spanish . dead .