Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) is a Mexican professional wrestling promotion founded in 1933. It is based in Mexico City and is known for its long-running arena shows and lucha libre training system.

Lucha libre: A Mexican style of professional wrestling marked by masks, aerial moves, and fast-paced bouts. CMLL is one of the institutions that has defined this wrestling tradition.
Salvador Lutteroth: A Mexican wrestling promoter who founded Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre in 1933. He established the promotion that became CMLL.
El Santo: A Mexican masked wrestler and actor who became one of lucha libre’s most famous figures. His career helped make masked wrestling a mass cultural phenomenon.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide: A Mexican professional wrestling promotion founded in 1992 by Antonio Peña. AAA is CMLL’s principal domestic rival, with different presentation and talent relationships.
Lucha libre in the United States: The performance and cultural tradition of Mexican professional wrestling in the United States. CMLL wrestlers and stylistic exchanges helped carry lucha libre across the border.
CMLL World Heavyweight Championship: A professional wrestling championship established by CMLL in 1991. It is one of the promotion’s top singles titles.
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre: The original name of the Mexican wrestling promotion now known as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. This name identifies CMLL during its first decades.
Blue Demon: A Mexican masked wrestler and actor celebrated as one of lucha libre’s leading icons. His long rivalry with El Santo became part of CMLL-era wrestling history.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: A Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1972. Its recurring talent exchanges with CMLL contrast a domestic base with international partnerships.
Fantasticamania: An annual series of joint professional wrestling events promoted by CMLL and New Japan Pro-Wrestling in Japan. The events give CMLL wrestlers a recurring stage in Japan.

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