CMLL Universal Championship
The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2009. The tournament format is a "tournament of champions" with sixteen male CMLL champions participating. With the 2019 tournament CMLL has held nine tournaments in total with only two repeat winners, Último Guerrero who won in both 2009 and 2014 and El Terrible who won in 2012 and 2019.
The belt awarded to the tournament winner each year.
The 2013 Universal Champion Tanahashi wearing the championship belt
Último Guerrero, the first two-time champion (in 2009 and 2014)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest professional wrestling promotion still in existence.
Through their relationship with NJPW, wrestlers such as Hiroshi Tanahashi have toured Mexico.
L.A. Park
Image: Gran Guerrero
Image: Titán (wrestler)