CMLL Juicio Final
Juicio Final (Spanish for "Final Justice") is the collective name of a series of semi-regularly occurring lucha libre, or professional wrestling major show promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). There has been a total of 13 events promoted under the Juicio Final name since 1989, with events the most recently in 2014. The event has taken place in March, June, August or December, at times replacing the Sin Piedad event in December, and twice it has been promoted both as Juicio Final as well as Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth
Event history
The very first Juicio Final event produced under that name took place on December 1, 1989, in Arena México, in Mexico City, replacing their regularly produced Friday night CMLL Super Viernes ("Super Friday") show.[1] All subsequent Juicio Final shows have taken place on Friday nights and all in Arena México, CMLL's "home arena". Most have taken place in December, three, two have taken place in March and one in June. The two March Juicio Final events were also promoted under the name Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends"). The exact number of matches is unclear as only three matches for the 1991 Juicio Final show were documented and confirmed. The Mini-Estrella division has only been featured in one show while the female division was featured on two shows.[Note 1]
All 13 Juicio Final shows have featured one or more Lucha de Apuestas, or bet matches, the most prestigious match form in lucha libre, with wrestlers fighting for either their hair or their masks. Rocky Star, All-Star, Huracán Ramírez II, Aníbal, El Supremo, Kahoz, Villano III and Averno have all lost their mask at a Juicio Final and Bestia Salvaje, Kato Kung Lee, Black Magic, El Dandy, El Satánico, Brazo de Plata, Perro Aguayo and Halloween all have been shaved bald as a result of their losses. The Luchas de Apuestas between Villano III and Atlantis was voted the 2000 Wrestling Observer Match of the Year.[2] Juicio Final has hosted only one championship match, which saw the team of Olímpico, Safari and Mr. Niebla defeat Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera and El Signo to win the Mexican National Trios Championship.[3] The 2011 Juicio Final event was the only show to host tournament matches as it featured two semi final matches in the Forjando un Ídolo trios tournament.[4]
Dates, venues, and main events
Footnotes
- ^ The match statistics are supposed by the sources listed in the "Dates, venues and main events table.
References
- ^ a b c "1989 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 7, 1989. pp. 2–28. issue 1917.
- ^ Luchas 2000 staff. "Luchas 2000". Atlantis y sus Victimas. Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 32–36language = Spanish. Especial 30.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lucha 2000 Staff (December 20, 2004). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 21.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Terminó el plantón en la Arena México. El Juicio Final sí se realizará" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. June 17, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
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(help) - ^ "EMLL Súper Viernes - Juicio Final 1989 (A)". Wrestling Data. December 1, 1989. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ a b Enciclopedia staff (September 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Fuerza Guerrera (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 25. Tomo II.
- ^ "EMLL Súper Viernes - Juicio Final 1989 (B)". Wrestling Data. December 8, 1989. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Luchas 2000". El Hijo del Santo y sus Victimas (in Spanish). Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 8–11. Especial 30.
- ^ "1990 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 8, 1991. pp. 2–28. issue 1968.
- ^ "1991 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 1992. pp. 2–28. issue 2020.
- ^ "1992 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 10, 1992. pp. 2–28. issue 2072.
- ^ "CMLL Súper Viernes - Juicio Final 1992". Wrestling Data. December 18, 1989. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Pierroth Jr. (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. October 2007. p. 52. Tomo III.
- ^ a b "1993 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 7, 1993. pp. 2–28. issue 2214.
- ^ "CMLL Súper Viernes". Wrestling Data. December 3, 1993. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "CMLL Súper Viernes - Juicio Final 1993". Wrestling Data. December 10, 1993. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "1994 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 8, 1994. pp. 2–28. issue 2176.
- ^ "CMLL Súper Viernes - Juicio Final 1994". Wrestling Data. December 16, 1994. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "1995 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 1995. pp. 2–28. issue 2228.
- ^ "CMLL Súper Viernes - Juicio Final 1995". Wrestling Data. December 1, 1995. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "Tecnicos – Shocker". Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Shocker (in Spanish). Mexico. October 2007. p. 23. Tomo IV.
- ^ "1996 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 10, 1996. pp. 2–28. issue 2280.
- ^ "CMLL Súper Viernes - Juicio Final 1996". Wrestling Data. December 6, 1996. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "1999 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 10, 1999. pp. 2–28. issue 2436.
- ^ "EMLL Súper Viernes - Juicio Final 1999". Wrestling Data. December 3, 1999. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "March 2000 PPV". ProWrestlingHistory. March 17, 2000. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ "March 2001 PPV "El Jucio Final"". ProWrestlingHistory. March 30, 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. Issue 140.
- ^ "Cartelera Arena Mexico" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.