▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁In ▁the ▁semi - main ▁event ▁El ▁Hij o ▁del ▁Santo ▁defeated ▁Sc or pio ▁Jr . ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Ley enda ▁de ▁Pl ata ▁tournament ▁named ▁after ▁El ▁Hij o ▁del ▁Santo ' s ▁father ▁El ▁Santo . ▁The ▁match ▁featured ▁three ▁more ▁matches . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Background ▁For ▁dec ades ▁Arena ▁México , ▁the ▁main ▁ven ue ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁promotion ▁Conse jo ▁Mundial ▁de ▁L ucha ▁Lib re ▁( C ML L ), ▁would ▁close ▁down ▁in ▁early ▁December ▁and ▁remain ▁closed ▁into ▁either ▁January ▁or ▁February ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁renov ations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁letting ▁Cir co ▁At ay de ▁occup y ▁the ▁space ▁over ▁the ▁hol id ays . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁C ML L ▁usually ▁held ▁a ▁" end ▁of ▁the ▁year " ▁super card ▁show ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁or ▁second ▁Friday ▁of ▁December ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁their ▁normal ▁Super ▁Vier nes ▁show . ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁where ▁C ML L ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁" El ▁Ju icio ▁Final " ▁(" The ▁Final ▁Jud g ement ") ▁for ▁their ▁year - end ▁su pers how . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁Ju cio ▁Final ▁name ▁was ▁always ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁end ▁show , ▁but ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁has ▁at ▁times ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁shows ▁outside ▁of ▁December . ▁It ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁an ▁ann ually ▁rec urr ing ▁show , ▁but