CMLL Universal Championship (2009)

The CMLL Universal Championship 2009 (Campeonato Universal in Spanish) was a professional wrestling annual tournament produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place over three CMLL Super Viernes shows between June 5, 2009 and June 19, 2009 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament of CMLL Champions that was first held in 2009. All officially recognized male CMLL Champions participated in a 15-match single elimination tournament. In the final CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Último Guerrero defeated NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion El Texano Jr. to become the first CMLL Universal Champion.

CMLL Universal Championship (2009)
Último Guerrero the first CMLL Universal Champion.
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateJune 5, 2009
June 12, 2009
June 19, 2009
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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Background

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The tournament featured 15 professional wrestling matches under single elimination rules, which means that wrestlers were eliminated when they lose a match. There were no specific storylines that build to the tournament, rather it was a replacement for CMLL's annual Leyenda de Plata that CMLL last held in 2008. All male "non-regional" CMLL Champions at the time of the tournament were involved in the tournament with the exception of the reigning CMLL World Mini-Estrella and Mexican National Lightweight Champions. CMLL promoted championships such as the regional CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship or the Occidente championships promoted in Guadalajara, Jalisco were not included in the tournament, only titles that have been defended in CMLL's main venue Arena Mexico were included. The tournament was divided into two qualifying blocks, which took place on the June 5, 2009 Super Viernes and the June 12, 2009 Super Viernes while the finals was the main event of the June 19, 2009 Super Viernes.

2009 Universal Championship tournament

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Block A

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Averno, block A participant.

Block A competed on the June 5, 2009 Super Viernes with the winner advancing to the finals on June 19, 2009. Champions in the first round were.[1][2][3]

Participant Championship held
Black Warrior Mexican National Trios Championship
Máscara Dorada CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship
El Hijo del Fantasma CMLL World Trios Championship
El Texano Jr. NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
Averno NWA World Middleweight Championship
CMLL World Middleweight Championship
Dragón Rojo Jr. Mexican National Trios Championship
La Sombra CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Sangre Azteca Mexican National Trios Championship
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Block A
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Black Warrior Winner
  Máscara Dorada  
Black Warrior  
El Texano Jr. Winner
  El Hijo del Fantasma  
  El Texano Jr. Winner
El Texano Jr. Winner
La Sombra  
  Averno Winner
  Dragón Rojo Jr.  
Averno  
La Sombra Winner
  La Sombra Winner
  Sangre Azteca  

Block B

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Héctor Garza (bottom) and Místico, both block B participant.

Block B competed on the June 12, 2009 Super Viernes with the winner advancing to the finals on June 19, 2009. Champions in the first round were.[4][5][6]

Participant Championship held
Héctor Garza CMLL World Trios Championship
Mephisto NWA World Welterweight Championship
Místico Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Ephesto CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
Volador Jr. CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Último Guerrero CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
La Máscara CMLL World Trios Championship
Negro Casas CMLL World Welterweight Championship
Block B
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Héctor Garza Winner
  Mephisto  
Héctor Garza  
Místico Winner
  Místico Winner
  Ephesto  
Místico  
Último Guerrero Winner
  Volador Jr.  
  Último Guerrero Winner
Último Guerrero Winner
Negro Casas  
  La Máscara  
  Negro Casas Winner

Finals

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The finals was contested under "best two out of three falls" rules and was the main event of the June 19, 2009 Super Viernes show. Último Guerrero defeated El Texano Jr. two falls to one to become the first ever Universal Champion.[7][8][9]

Aftermath

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Like its predecessor the Leyenda de Plata tournament, the Universal Championship tournament trophy (in this case an actual championship belt) was not defended in the following year.

References

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  1. ^ Rivera, Manuel (June 5, 2009). "Resultados CMLL Viernes en la Arena Mexico 5Julio 2009 Texano Jr primer finalista para el Campeonato Universal" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Rivera, Manuel (June 8, 2009). "Shocker y Dos Caras: en superlibre". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 318. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 6, 2009). "Con poder Texano". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 24. Número 21609 Año LXII. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  4. ^ Rviera, Manuel (June 12, 2009). "CMLL Arena Mexico 12 Junio 2009 Ultimo Guerrero es el segundo finalista al Campeonato Universal Shocker gana por descalificacion a Dos Caras Jr" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  5. ^ Rivera, Manuel (June 15, 2009). "Shocker gano el mano a mano". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 319. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  6. ^ Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 13, 2009). "GuerreroA". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 24. Número 21616 Año LXII. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  7. ^ Rivera, Manuel (June 20, 2009). "CMLL Arena Mexico resultados 19 Junio 2009 Ultimo Guerrero primer Campeon Universal CMLL Dark Angel gana el match relampago" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  8. ^ Rivera, Manuel (June 22, 2009). "Ultimo Guerrero, Campeon Universal". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 320. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  9. ^ Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 20, 2009). "Sangre de campeón!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 24. Número 21623 Año LXII. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.