CMLL International Gran Prix (2005)

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CMLL International Gran Prix (2005)
Promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateSeptember 23, 2005
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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The CMLL International Gran Prix (2005) was a

Mexico City, Mexico, CMLL's main venue. The 2005 International Gran Prix was the eight time CMLL has held an International Gran Prix tournament since 1994. All International Gran Prix tournaments have been a one-night tournament, always as part of CMLL's Friday night CMLL Super Viernes
shows.

The eight International Gran Prix tournament featured as 16-man Tornero Cibernetico with two teams of mixed Mexican and International wrestlers. The team division for the 2005 International Gran Prix is undocumented and thus uncertain, all that is certain is that the following wrestlers participated:

Olimpico, Tarzan Boy, Pierroth Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shinsuke Nakamura, Averno, Dr. Wagner Jr., Atlantis, Negro Casas, Perro Aguayo Jr. and Lizmark Jr. The international aspects were mainly provided by Tanahashi and Nakamura, on a Mexican tour from New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) at the time. The match came down to Atlantis and Perro Aguayo Jr. who were on the same team, in the end Atlantis pinned Perro Aguayo Jr. to win the Gran Prix.

Production

Background

In 1994 the Mexican

professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) organized their first ever International Gran Prix tournament. The first tournament followed the standard "single elimination" format and featured sixteen wrestlers in total, eight representing Mexico and eight "international" wrestlers.[1] In the end Mexican Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated King Haku in the finals to win the tournament.[1] In 1995 CMLL brought the tournament back, creating an annual tournament held every year from 1995 through 1998 and then again in 2002, 2003 and finally from 2005 through 2008.[1]

Storylines

The CMLL Gran Prix show featured three professional wrestling matches scripted by CMLL with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they perform.[2]

Tournament

Tournament overview

# Eliminated By
1 Bronco Hiroshi Tanahashi
2 Olímpico Lizmark Jr.
3 Averno Disqualified for removing Hijo del Santo's Mask
4 Último Dragón Shinsuke Nakamura
5 Pierroth Dr. Wagner. Jr.
6 Negro Casas Perro Aguayo Jr.
7 Tarzan Boy Atlantis
8 El Hijo del Santo Shinsuke Nakamura
9 Shinsuke Nakamura Rey Bucanero and Universo 2000
10 Hiroshi Tanahashi Rey Bucanero and Universo 2000
11 Dr. Wagner Jr. Rey Bucanero
12 Lizmark Jr. Perro Aguayo Jr.
13 Universo 2000 Perro Aguayo Jr.
14 Rey Bucanero Atlantis
15 Perro Aguayo Jr. Atlantis
16 Atlantis (Winner)

Tournament show

No.Results
Best two-out-of-three falls match

References

  1. ^ a b c "CMLL Gran Prix Tournament". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3
    . featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos
  3. ^ "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2005". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 23, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
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