Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Anniversary Shows

The Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Anniversary Show is the biggest annual professional wrestling event promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), held in September every year, commemorating the creation of CMLL, then known as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), in September 1933 by Salvador Lutteroth. Since Lutteroth built Arena Mexico in Mexico City it's been the home of CMLL and the host of all Anniversary shows held since then. The first show was held in 1934 and since then 81 shows have been held, making it the longest-running annual wrestling event in history and making CMLL the oldest wrestling promotion in existence.[1]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Anniversary Shows
Promotion(s)	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
First event	EMLL 1st Anniversary Show

EMLL's first show

Promoter Salvador Lutteroth held his first show on September 21, 1933 in Arena Modelo, the future site of Arena Mexico. The show featured at least 4 matches, but it may have had more matches as records from the era are sparse.[2]

#	Result	Stipulation
1	Yaqui Joe defeated Bobby Samson	Singles match[2]
2	Liong Tin Kit defeated Cíclon MacKey	Singles match[2]
3	Antonio Rubio defeated Jesus Castilló	Singles match[2]
4	Flam Arion defeated Antonio Jose Pava	Singles match[2]

Anniversary show history

A year after EMLL's first show Lutteroth held the "EMLL 1st Anniversary Show" on September 21, 1934 and since then the Anniversary show has been held on a Friday in mid to late September each year as the "biggest show" of EMLL/CMLL's year. The Anniversary show has always been held in Mexico City, EMLL/CMLL's home town, and held in Arena Mexico since 1955 when it was built. When EMLL changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in 1990 the events became known as the "CMLL Anniversary Shows" but kept the numbering as it was the same organisation, just "rebranded". CMLL promotes the event as the "Anniversary of Wrestling in Mexico" and not just the anniversary of the promotion, but that is more of a promotional statement than the truth. Several promoters had run wrestling shows in Mexico since the early 1920s, but Lutteroth was the first to run a large scale organized promotion and soon became the dominant promotion.[3]

The show often features high-profile Lucha de Apuestas matches where the competitors "bet" their mask or hair; the main event of at least 29 Anniversary shows has been an Apuesta match, including the last nine in a row. The Anniversary shows have seen the high-profile mask losses of such wrestlers as Mano Negra, Cien Caras, Universo 2000, Black Warrior, Blue Panther, Volador Jr. and Último Guerrero. A large number of wrestlers have lost their hair at the Anniversary show, with the most recent being Negro Casas who was shaved bald after losing an Apuesta match against Místico on the 76th Anniversary Show.[4] The Anniversary shows often see "special guest appearances" of well known wrestlers from the United States, Canada or Japan.

Dates, venues, and main events

NOTE: There are some years with multiple Anniversary Shows. There was no 52nd Anniversary because of an earthquake a day before the September 20, 1985 bell time. |-

Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event
EMLL 1st Anniversary Show	September 21, 1934	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Modelo	Stephan Berne vs. Ray Ryan
EMLL 2nd Anniversary Show	September 26, 1935	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Nacional	Carlos Meza vs. Sammy Levine
EMLL 3rd Anniversary Show	September 27, 1936	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Nacional	Zimba Parka vs. Tuffy Klein
EMLL 4th Anniversary Show	September 23, 1937	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Modelo	Jack O'Brien vs. Joe Maynes
EMLL 5th Anniversary Show	September 1938	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Modelo	Tarzán López vs. Don Hill
EMLL 6th Anniversary Show	September 21, 1939	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Modelo	Mexican National Welterweight Championship match: Bob Arreola vs. Cíclon Veloz
EMLL 7th Anniversary Show	September 1940	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Modelo	NWA World Middleweight Championship match Tarzán López (C) vs. John Nemenic
EMLL 8th Anniversary Show	September 25, 1941	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Modelo	Mexican National Junior Heavyweight Championship match, Mike London (C) vs. Gorilla Ramos
EMLL 9th Anniversary Show	September 25, 1942	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Modelo	Lobo Negro and Tarzan Lopez vs. El Santo and Charro Aguayo
EMLL 10th Anniversary Show	September 24, 1943	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	El Santo vs. Bobby Bonales – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 11th Anniversary Show	September 22, 1944	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	NWA World Middleweight Championship match: Tarzan Lopez vs. Mike Kelley
EMLL 12th Anniversary Show	September 21, 1945	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Mexican National Middleweight Championship match: Gori Guerrero vs. Bobby Bonales
EMLL 13th Anniversary Show	September 8, 1946	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Mexican National Heavyweight Championship match: Steve Morgan vs. Firpo Sigura NWA World Middleweight Championship match: Steve Morgan vs. Tarzan Lopez
EMLL 14th Anniversary Show	September 1947	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Unknown
EMLL 15th Anniversary Show	September 22, 1948	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Unknown
EMLL 16th Anniversary Show	September 1949	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Unknown
EMLL 17th Anniversary Show	September 1950	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Unknown
EMLL 18th Anniversary Show	September 24, 1951	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	NWA World Middleweight Championship match: Sugi Sito vs. Enrique Llanes
EMLL 19th Anniversary Show	September 18, 1952	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Cavernario Galindo vs. Gory Guerrero
EMLL 20th Anniversary Show	September 25, 1953	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Blue Demon vs. El Santo
EMLL 21st Anniversary Show	September 24, 1954	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Cavernario Galindo vs. Gory Guerrero – Super Luchas match
EMLL 22nd Anniversary Show	September 16, 1955	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Cavernario Galindo vs. Halcon Negro – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show	September 1956	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Santo vs. El Gladiador – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 24th Anniversary Show	September 1957	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 25th Anniversary Show	September 1958	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 26th Anniversary Show	September 1959	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 27th Anniversary Show	September 27, 1960	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship match: Ray Mendoza vs. Ruben Juarez
EMLL 28th Anniversary Show	September 1961	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Santo vs. Rene Guajardo – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 29th Anniversary Show	September 1962	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 30th Anniversary Show (1)	September 1963	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Espanto I vs. Ruben Juarez – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 31st Anniversary Show	September 1964	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 32nd Anniversary Show	September 24, 1965	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Welterweight Championship match: Huracán Ramírez vs. Karloff Lagarde
EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show (1)	September 1966	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 34th Anniversary Show	September 1967	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 35th Anniversary Show	September 1968	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Santo and Ray Mendoza vs. Ola Blanca (Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)
EMLL 36th Anniversary Show	September 1969	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Middleweight Championship match: El Solitario vs. El Santo
EMLL 37th Anniversary Show	September 1970	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 38th Anniversary Show	September 1971	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 39th Anniversary Show (1)	September 1972	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 40th Anniversary Show	September 21, 1973	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Ray Mendoza and Ringo Mendoza vs. Angel Blanco and Kim Chul Won – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 41st Anniversary Show	September 20, 1974	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship match: Dr. Wagner Vs. El Halcon
EMLL 42nd Anniversary Show (1)	September 26, 1975	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Middleweight Championship match: champion vs. El Santo
EMLL 43rd Anniversary Show	September 24, 1976	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Faraón vs. Perro Aguayo – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 44th Anniversary Show (1)	September 23, 1977	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship match: Alfonso Dantés vs. El Faraón
EMLL 45th Anniversary Show	September 1978	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 46th Anniversary Show	September 21, 1979	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Coliseo	Gran Cochisse vs. Américo Rocca – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 47th Anniversary Show	September 26, 1980	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Vengador vs. Manuel Robles
EMLL 48th Anniversary Show	September 18, 1981	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Halcon Ortiz vs. Herodes – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 49th Anniversary Show	September 17, 1982	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Perro Aguayo vs. Tony Salazar – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 50th Anniversary Show	September 23, 1983	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Sangre Chicana vs. MS-1 – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 51st Anniversary Show	September 21, 1984	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Atlantis vs. Talismán – Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. Mask
EMLL 53rd Anniversary Show	September 19, 1986	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Américo Rocca, Tony Salazar and Ringo Mendoza vs. Los Misioneros de la Muerte (El Signo, Negro Navarro and El Texano) - triple Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 54th Anniversary Show	September 18, 1987	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Los Infernales (MS-1 and Satánico vs. Ray Mendoza and Kung Fu
EMLL 55th Anniversary Show	September 30, 1988	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship match, Fabuloso Blondy vs. Lizmark
EMLL 56th Anniversary Show	September 22, 1989	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Atlantis and El Satánico vs. Los Infernales (MS-1 and Tierra Viento y Fuego) – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 57th Anniversary Show	September 21, 1990	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs Cien Caras – Lucha de Apuestas
EMLL 58th Anniversary Show	September 8, 1991	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Konnan vs. Cien Casas vs. Perro Aguayo – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 59th Anniversary Show	September 18, 1992	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	The Great Kabuki, La Fiera and Pierroth Jr. vs. Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Atlantis and King Haku
CMLL 60th Anniversary Show	October 1, 1993	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Atlantis vs. Mano Negra – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 61st Anniversary Show	September 30, 1994	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Ricky Santana vs. El Texano – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 62nd Anniversary Show	September 22, 1995	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Miguel Perez, Jr. vs. Silver King – Luchas de Apuestas
CMLL 63rd Anniversary Show	September 20, 1996	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	CMLL World Heavyweight Championship match: Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Vs. Gran Markus Jr.
CMLL 64th Anniversary Show	September 19, 1997	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 65th Anniversary Show	September 18, 1998	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 and Emilio Charles Jr. vs. Kevin Quinn, El Boricua and Miguel Perez, Jr.
CMLL 66th Anniversary Show	September 24, 1999	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Mr. Niebla vs. Shocker – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 67th Anniversary Show	September 29, 2000	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Leyenda de Plata 2000 final: Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Negro Casas
CMLL 68th Anniversary Show	September 28, 2001	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Infernales vs. Infernales Steel cage match
CMLL 69th Anniversary Show	September 13, 2002	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Negro Casas vs. Tarzan Boy – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 70th Anniversary Show	September 19, 2003	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Shocker vs. Tarzan Boy – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 71st Anniversary Show	September 17, 2004	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Universo 2000 vs. Canek vs. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show	September 16, 2005	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Héctor Garza vs. Perro Aguayo Jr. vs. Universo 2000 – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 73rd Anniversary Show	September 29, 2006	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Místico vs. Black Warrior – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 74th Anniversary Show	September 28, 2007	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Eight-man Infierno en en Ring cage match
CMLL 75th Anniversary Show	September 19, 2008	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Blue Panther vs. Villano V – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 76th Anniversary Show	September 18, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Místico vs. Negro Casas – Lucha de Apuestas[4]
CMLL 77th Anniversary Show	September 3, 2010	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Fourteen-man Infierno en en Ring cage match
CMLL 78th Anniversary Show	September 30, 2011	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Ten-man Infierno en en Ring cage match
CMLL 79th Anniversary Show	September 14, 2012	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Rush vs. El Terrible – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 80th Anniversary Show	September 13, 2013	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	La Sombra vs. Volador Jr. – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 81st Anniversary Show	September 19, 2014	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Atlantis vs. Último Guerrero – Lucha de Apuestas[5][6]
CMLL 82nd Anniversary Show	September 18, 2015	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Atlantis vs. La Sombra – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 83rd Anniversary Show	September 2, 2016	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Dragón Lee vs. La Máscara – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 84th Anniversary Show	September 16, 2017	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Niebla Roja vs Gran Guerrero – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 85th Anniversary Show	September 14, 2018	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Rush and Bárbaro Cavernario vs. Matt Taven and Volador Jr. – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 86th Anniversary Show	September 27, 2019	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Último Guerrero vs. Negro Casas vs. Bárbaro Cavernario vs. Big Daddy vs. Ciber the Main Man vs. Gilbert el Boricua vs. Volador Jr. – Lucha de Apuestas
CMLL 87th Anniversary Show	September 25, 2020	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	TBA

References

General sources

• "Anniversary shows 1-25". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
• "Anniversary shows 26-50". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
• "Anniversary shows 51-75". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

Specific sources

1. 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.
2. "EMLL Debut show". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 21, 1933. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
3. "LXXIV Aniversrio de la Lucha Libre algunas remembranzas" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
4. Marquina, Alva (September 18, 2009). "76 Aniversario del CMLL (Cobertura y Resultados en vivo 18 septiembre 2009) – Místico vs Negro Casas – Máscara vs Cabellera" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
5. Salazar López, Alexis A. (August 2, 2014). "Resultados Arena México Viernes 1º de Agosto '14". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
6. Valdés, Apolo (August 2, 2014). "Último Guerrero y Atlantis, por las máscaras en el Aniversario del CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 2, 2014.