CMLL International Gran Prix
Introduction 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.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. 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.
Tournament winners YearWinnerReignDateNote1994Rayo de Jalisco Jr.11995Headhunter A11996Hijo del Santo11997Steel11998Rayo de Jalisco Jr.22002Máscara Mágica12003Dr. Wagner Jr.12005Atlantis12006Último Guerrero12007Último Guerrero22008Alex Shelley12016Volador Jr.12017Diamante Azul12018Michael Elgin12019Volador Jr.22021Dark Silueta12022 Men'sVolador Jr.32022 Women'sDalys la Caribena12023 Men'sMístico1August 19, 2023
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