CMLL Universal Championship (2017)

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CMLL Universal Championship (2017)
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Poster for the 2017 finals
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateJune 30, 2017 - July 14, 2017
City Mexico City, Mexico
Venue Arena México
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The CMLL Universal Championship (2017) (Spanish : Campeonato Universal) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament started on June 30, 2017 and ran for three Super Viernes shows with the finals taking place on July 14, 2017 at Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament exclusively for wrestlers who hold a CMLL-recognized championship at the time of the tournament. The tournament was first held in 2009, making the 2017 version the ninth overall tournament. Being a professional wrestling tournament, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is kept secret from the general public.

Contents

The finals saw NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion Volador Jr. defeat NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion Último Guerrero to win the tournament for the first time. On the Universal Championship finals show Pierroth defeated Vangellys in a Lucha de Apuestas match, forcing Vangellys to have his hair shaved off. Atlantis was originally scheduled to participate in the match but was injured in the weeks leading up to the tournament. Atlantis was replaced by Diamante Azul, who held the Occidente Heavyweight Championship at the time, although he had not defended it since 2014.

Background

The tournament featured 15 professional wrestling matches under single-elimination tournament rules, which means that wrestlers would be eliminated from the tournament when they lose a match. All male "non-regional" CMLL champions at the time of the tournament were eligible to participate in the tournament. The CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship and Mexican National Lightweight Championship are both exclusively for CMLL's Mini-Estrella division and thus not eligible for the tournament. Regionally promoted championships such as the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship and the Occidente championships promoted in Guadalajara, Jalisco have not been included in the tournament in the past; only titles that have been defended in CMLL's main venue Arena Mexico, although exceptions have been made to allow New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) champions to compete if they were in Mexico at the time. Reigning Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion was originally scheduled to participate in the Universal Championship tournament, but suffered a serious knee injury prior to the tournament and had to undergo surgery. CMLL replaced Atlantis with Diamante Azul, who held the Occidente Heavyweight Championship, although he had not defended it since 2015. [1] [2] This marked the first time an Occidente champion participated in the Universal Championship tournament.

For the 2017 version of the tournament 14 out of the 16 participants had competed in at least one Universal Championship tournament before. Soberano Jr. had won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship from Rey Cometa on May 13, 2017 to qualify for his first Universal Championship tournament. [3] Hechicero was the other first-time competitor, having won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship from Rey Bucanero, winning his first CMLL championship. [4]

Eligible champions

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Mephisto, the only 8 time tournament participant
ChampionChampionship heldBlockRef(s)
Ángel de Oro CMLL World Middleweight Championship Block A [5]
Negro Casas CMLL World Tag Team Championship Block A [6]
Marco Corleone CMLL World Heavyweight Championship Block B [7]
Diamante Azul Occidente Heavyweight Championship Block B [8]
Dragon Lee CMLL World Lightweight Championship Block A [9]
Ephesto Mexican National Trios Championship Block B [10]
Hechicero NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship Block A [4]
Luciferno Mexican National Trios Championship Block A [10]
Mephisto Mexican National Trios Championship Block B [10]
Místico CMLL World Trios Championship Block B [11]
Niebla Roja CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Block B [12]
Shocker CMLL World Tag Team Championship Block A [6]
Soberano Jr. Mexican National Welterweight Championship Block B [3]
Último Guerrero NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship Block B [13]
Valiente CMLL World Trios Championship Block A [11]
Volador Jr. CMLL World Trios Championship
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship 		Block A [11] [14]

Tournament

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Volador Jr., tournament winner
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
ShockerW
Valiente 03:52 [15] [16]
Shocker 04:28 [15] [16]
Volador Jr.W
Volador Jr.W
Hechicero 06:58 [15] [16]
Volador Jr.W
Negro Casas 05:54 [15] [16]
Negro CasasW
Ángel de Oro 02:21 [15] [16]
Dragon Lee 03:55 [15] [16]
Negro CasasW
Dragon Lee W
Luciferno 05:51 [15] [16]
Volador Jr.W
Último Guerrero 22:42 [17]
Diamante AzulW
Ephesto 03:28 [18]
Diamante Azul 03:22 [18]
Último GuerreroW
Último Guerrero W
Marco Corleone 01:58 [18]
Último GuerreroW
Niebla Roja [18]
MísticoW
Mephisto 07:28 [18]
Místico 05:31 [18]
Niebla RojaW
Niebla RojaW
Soberano Jr. [18]

Tournament shows

Super Viernes June 30, 2017
No.Results [15] [16] StipulationsTimes
1La Sangre Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Forastero and Sansón) defeated Drone, Pegasso and The Panther Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 14:09
2 Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa and Titán defeated Pólvora, Ripper and Virus Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match15:47
3 Dragón Rojo Jr., Mephisto and Sam Adonis defeated Atlantis, Blue Panther and Soberano Jr. Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match15:19
4 Rey Bucanero, El Terrible and Vangellys defeated Misterioso Jr. and Los Ingobernables (Pierroth and Rush) by disqualificationBest two-out-of-three falls six-man Relevos increíbles tag team match—
5 Dragon Lee and Luciferno defeated Volador Jr., Ángel de Oro, Valiente, Negro Casas, Shocker and Hechicero 2017 Universal Championship block A seeding battle royal 03:12
6Shocker defeated Valiente2017 Universal Championship first round match03:52
7Volador Jr. defeated Hechicero2017 Universal Championship first round match06:58
8Negro Casas defeated Ángel de Oro2017 Universal Championship first round match02:21
9Dragon Lee defeated Luciferno2017 Universal Championship first round match05:51
10Volador Jr. defeated Shocker2017 Universal Championship quarter final match04:28
11Negro Casas defeated Dragon Lee2017 Universal Championship quarter final match03:55
12Volador Jr. defeated Negro Casas2017 Universal Championship semi-final match05:54
Super Viernes July 7, 2017
No.Results [18] StipulationsTimes
1 La Jarochita, Princesa Sugehit and Silueta defeated Dalys, La Seductora and Zeuxis Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 12:58
2 Blue Panther, Pegasso and Rey Cometa defeated Sam Adonis, Misterioso Jr. and Virus Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match—
3 Ripper and Los Ingobernables (Pierroth and Rush) defeated Shocker, El Terrible and Vangellys Best two-out-of-three falls six-man Relevos increíbles tag team match—
4 Niebla Roja and Soberano Jr. defeated Último Guerrero, Diamante Azul, Mephisto, Marco Corleone and Místico and Ephesto 2017 Universal Championship block B seeding battle royal 02:56
5Diamante Azul defeated Ephesto2017 Universal Championship first round match03:28
6Último Guerrero defeated Marco Corleone2017 Universal Championship first round match01:58
7Místico defeated Mephisto2017 Universal Championship first round match07:28
8Niebla Roja defeated Soberano Jr.2017 Universal Championship first round match03:22
9Último Guerrero defeated Diamante Azul2017 Universal Championship quarter final match03:36
10Niebla Roja defeated Místico2017 Universal Championship quarter final match05:31
11Último Guerrero defeated Niebla Roja2017 Universal Championship semi-final match07:31
Super Viernes July 14, 2017
No.Results [17] StipulationsTimes
1 Akuma, Arkángel de la Muerte and Metálico defeated Astral, Sensei and Star Jr. Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 18:17
2 La Amapola, Dalys and Zeuxis defeated Marcela, La Vaquerita and Silueta Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match15:17
3 Sam Adonis, Negro Casas and Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Blue Panther, Diamante Azul and Soberano Jr. Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match10:39
4 Pierroth defeated Vangellys Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas , hair vs.hair match.06:41
5 Carístico, Místico and Dragon Lee defeated Los Hijos del Infierno (Ephesto, Mephisto and Luciferno)Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match15:47
6 Volador Jr. defeated Último Guerrero 2017 Universal Championship final match. Best two-out-of-three falls match22:42

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