CMLL International Gran Prix

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 inspired by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's "International Wrestling Gran Prix" tournament in the 1980s.[2]

International Gran Prix
Details
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date establishedApril 15, 1994[1]
Current champion(s)Místico
Date wonAugust 19, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
Most reignsRayo de Jalisco Jr. / Último Guerrero / Volador Jr. (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-man match with one side representing Mexico and the other side being composed of "international" wrestlers.

Three people have won the Gran Prix twice, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. The most recent Gran Prix was in 2019 where wrestlers from the United States and Puerto Rico participated on the "International" side. Volador Jr. defeated Negro Casas to win the Gran Prix.[3]

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

References
  1. "Gran Prix Tournament 1994". ProWrestlingHistory.com. April 15, 1994. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  2. Flores, Manuel (July 25, 2008). "CMLL: Historia del Gran Prix Internacional" (in Spanish). Súper Luchas. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  3. Rosas Plata, Arturo (August 31, 2019). "Volador se roba el triunfo" (in Spanish). Ovaciones. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. "Solo cuatro de 14 ganadores del Grand Prix del CMLL han sido extranjeros". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. "Gran Prix Tournament 1995". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 7, 1995. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  6. "Gran Prix Tournament 1996". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 5, 1996. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  7. "Gran Prix Tournament 1997". ProWrestlingHistory.com. April 4, 1997. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  8. "Gran Prix Tournament 1998". ProWrestlingHistory.com. August 14, 1998. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  9. "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2002". ProWrestlingHistory.com. March 22, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  10. "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2003". ProWrestlingHistory.com. May 9, 2003. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  11. "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2005". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 23, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  12. "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2006". ProWrestlingHistory.com. May 12, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  13. "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2007". ProWrestlingHistory.com. May 11, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  14. Ocampo, Jorge (July 29, 2008). "Videos CMLL vs TNA – GrandPrix 2008". Súper Luchas. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  15. Valdés, Apolo (June 1, 2016). "Listos los representantes del Grand Prix del CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  16. Valdez, Apolo (September 2, 2017). "Diamante Azul 'brilló' en el Grand Prix 2017" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  17. Rosas Plata, Arturo (October 5, 2018). "Michael se lleva el Gran Prix". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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