▁to ▁Ted ▁Turner ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁C ML L ▁became ▁the ▁oldest , ▁still - oper ating ▁wrest ling ▁promotion ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁C ML L ▁has ▁on ▁occasion ▁held ▁multiple ▁shows ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁their ▁anni versary ▁but ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁only ▁held ▁one ▁annual ▁show , ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁biggest ▁show ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁C ML L ' s ▁equivalent ▁of ▁W WE ' s ▁Wrest le Man ia ▁or ▁their ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁event . ▁C ML L ▁has ▁held ▁their ▁An ni versary ▁show ▁at ▁Arena ▁México ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Mexico ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁completed , ▁over ▁time ▁Arena ▁México ▁earned ▁the ▁nick name ▁" The ▁C athedral ▁of ▁L ucha ▁Lib re " ▁due ▁to ▁it ▁hosting ▁most ▁of ▁C ML L ' s ▁major ▁events ▁since ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁completed . ▁Trad itionally ▁C ML L ▁holds ▁their ▁major ▁events ▁on ▁Friday ▁N ights , ▁replacing ▁their ▁regularly ▁scheduled ▁Super ▁Vier nes ▁show . ▁ ▁Story lines ▁The ▁event ▁featured ▁seven ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁matches ▁with ▁different ▁wrest lers ▁involved ▁in ▁pre - ex isting ▁script ed ▁fe ud s , ▁plots ▁and ▁story lines . ▁Wrest lers ▁were ▁port rayed ▁as ▁either ▁he els ▁( re ferred ▁to ▁as ▁rud os ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁those ▁that ▁port ray ▁the ▁" bad ▁guys ") ▁or ▁faces ▁( t éc n icos ▁in ▁Mexico