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CMLL Universal Championship

January 1, 2015

The 2015 CMLL Universal Championship was the seventh annual tournament held by CMLL, crowning a champion from among its titleholders.

Quick Facts

Year
2015
Category
politics

Key Facts

Tournament edition
7th overall
Promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
Originally announced start
August 2015
Actual start
October 2015
Format
Held over three Super Viernes events
First held
2009

By the Numbers

7
Tournament edition
2,015
Originally announced start
2,015
Actual start
2,009
First held

Location

Map of Mexico City, MexicoMap of Mexico City, MexicoMexico City, Mexico

Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

CMLL annually organizes a Universal Championship tournament featuring its current champions. The 2015 edition was announced to begin in August 2015, continuing a tradition established since the tournament's inaugural running in 2009.

Event

The tournament ultimately commenced in October 2015 without an official explanation for the schedule change. Contested across three Super Viernes events in the predetermined professional wrestling format, it brought together CMLL champions competing for the Universal title.

Consequence

The 2015 tournament became the seventh edition of the CMLL Universal Championship, reinforcing the event's status as a recurring annual fixture within CMLL's calendar and maintaining its tradition of showcasing the promotion's titleholders.

Timeline Context

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