CMLL International Gran Prix

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International Gran Prix
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Details
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date establishedApril 15, 1994 [1]
Current champion(s) Claudio Castagnoli
Date wonAugust 23, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s) Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
Most reignsRayo de Jalisco Jr. / Último Guerrero / Volador Jr. (2)

The CMLL International Gran Prix is an annual tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), that was held from 1994 to 2008, although there was no tournament in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004. The tournament was revived in 2016, being held annually since then (with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic), with the most recent edition being held in 2024. In 2022, a separate women's tournament was established and has been held annually alongside the men's tournament. The tournament was inspired by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's "International Wrestling Gran Prix" tournament in the 1980s. [2]

From 1994 until 1998 the Gran Prix was a single elimination tournament that featured a mixture of Mexican and international wrestlers, some who worked for CMLL regularly and some that were invited specifically for the tournament. [2] From 2002 and on the format was changed to a torneo cibernetico , a 16-20 man match with one side representing Mexico and the other side being composed of "international" wrestlers.

Volador Jr. has won the Grand Prix the most number of times, winning it for a record third time in 2022. [3]

Tournament winners

YearWinnerReignDateNote
1994 Rayo de Jalisco Jr. 1April 15, 1994 [1] [4]
1995 Headhunter A 1July 7, 1995 [4] [5]
1996 Hijo del Santo 1July 5, 1996 [4] [6]
1997 Steel 1April 4, 1997 [4] [7]
1998 Rayo de Jalisco Jr.2August 14, 1998 [4] [8]
2002 Máscara Mágica 1March 22, 2002 [4] [9]
2003 Dr. Wagner Jr. 1May 5, 2003 [4] [10]
2005 Atlantis 1September 23, 2005 [4] [11]
2006 Último Guerrero 1May 12, 2006 [4] [12]
2007 Último Guerrero2May 11, 2007 [4] [13]
2008 Alex Shelley 1July 26, 2008 [4] [14]
2016 Volador Jr. 1July 1, 2016 [4] [15]
2017 Diamante Azul 1September 1, 2017 [4] [16]
2018 Michael Elgin 1October 5, 2018 [4] [17]
2019 Volador Jr. 2August 30, 2019 [18]
2021 Dark Silueta 1October 8, 2021 [19]
2022 Men's Volador Jr. 3August 19, 2022 [3]
2022 Women's Dalys la Caribena 1October 22, 2022 [20]
2023 Men's Místico 1August 19, 2023 [21]
2023 Women's Tessa Blanchard 1October 27, 2023 [22]
2024 Men's Claudio Castagnoli 1August 23, 2024 [23]

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