CMLL 64th Anniversary Show

The CMLL 64th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 19, 1997 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show consisted of six matches, with the main event being a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. hair match between Hijo del Santo, who put his mask on the line, against Negro Casas, who risked his hair. The show also featured three Six-man tag team matches, as well as two tag team matches, one featuring CMLL's Mini-Estrella division and one featuring CMLL's women's division.[1] The event commemorated the 64th anniversary of CMLL, the oldest professional wrestling promotion. in the world. The Anniversary show is CMLL's biggest show of the year, their Super Bowl event.

CMLL 64th Anniversary show
Último Dragoncito, representing the Mini-Estrella division
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	September 19, 1997[1]
City	Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Venue	Arena México[1]
Event chronology
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CMLL Anniversary Shows chronology
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Production

Background

The 2002 CMLL Anniversary Shows commemorated the 69th anniversary of the Mexican professional wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) holding their first show on September 22, 1933 by promoter and founder Salvador Lutteroth.[2] CMLL, originally known as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ("Mexican Wrestling Company"; EMLL) it would change its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in 1992 to signal their departure from the National Wrestling Alliance.[3] With the sales of the Jim Crockett Promotions to Ted Turner in 1988 CMLL became the oldest, still-operating wrestling promotion in the world.[3] Over the years CMLL has on occasion held multiple shows to celebrate their anniversary but since 1977 the company has only held one annual show, which is considered the biggest show of the year, CMLL's equivalent of WWE's WrestleMania or their Super Bowl event. CMLL has held their Anniversary show at Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico since 1956, the year the building was completed, over time Arena México earned the nickname "The Cathedral of Lucha Libre" due to it hosting most of CMLL's major events since the building was completed.[3] Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, replacing their regularly scheduled Super Viernes show.[3]

Storylines

The event featured seven professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Results

No.	Results[1][4]	Stipulations
1	Ultimo Dragoncito and Cicloncito Ramirez defeated Damiancito el Guerrero and Pierrothito	Best two-out-of-three falls Tag team match
2	Valentin Mayo, Halcón Negro and Karloff Lagarde Jr. defeated Olimpico, Tony Rivera and Ultraman Jr.	Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match
3	Emilio Charles Jr. defeated El Satánico, Mr. Niebla, Brazo de Plata, Scorpio Jr., Mascara Magica and Bestia Salvaje	Seven-man Torneo cibernetico elimination match
4	Lola Gonzalez and Lady Apache defeated Lioness Asuka and La Diabólica	Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match[5][6]
5	Los Capos (Universo 2000, Máscara Año 2000 and Apolo Dantés) defeated Lizmark, Atlantis and El Fantasma	Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match
6	Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Cien Caras by disqualification	Best two-out-of-three falls singles match[5][6]
7	Hijo del Santo defeated Negro Casas	Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. hair match[5][6]

References

1. "64th Anniversary Show". ProWrestlingHistory. September 19, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
2. "Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroths". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
3. Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
4. "1997 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 7, 1998. pp. 2–28. issue 2332.
5. "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
6. Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2012.