CMLL Universal Championship (2009)

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CMLL Universal Championship (2009)
Promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateJune 5, 2009
June 12, 2009
June 19, 2009
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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The CMLL Universal Championship 2009 (Campeonato Universal in

El Texano Jr.
to become the first CMLL Universal Champion.

Background

The tournament featured 15

Arena Mexico
were included. The tournament was divided into two qualifying blocks, which took place on the June 5, 2009 Super Viernes and the June 12, 2009 Super Viernes while the finals was the main event of the June 19, 2009 Super Viernes.

2009 Universal Championship tournament

Block A

Averno, block A participant.

Block A competed on the June 5, 2009 Super Viernes with the winner advancing to the finals on June 19, 2009. Champions in the first round were.[1][2][3]

Participant Championship held
Black Warrior Mexican National Trios Championship
Máscara Dorada
CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship
El Hijo del Fantasma
 CMLL World Trios Championship
El Texano Jr.
 NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
Averno NWA World Middleweight Championship
CMLL World Middleweight Championship
Dragón Rojo Jr. Mexican National Trios Championship
La Sombra
 CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Sangre Azteca Mexican National Trios Championship
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Block A
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Black Warrior Winner
 
Máscara Dorada
 
Black Warrior  
El Texano Jr. Winner
 
El Hijo del Fantasma
 
 
El Texano Jr.
 		Winner
El Texano Jr. Winner
La Sombra  
  Averno Winner
  Dragón Rojo Jr.  
Averno  
La Sombra Winner
 
La Sombra
 		Winner
  Sangre Azteca  

Block B

Héctor Garza (bottom) and Místico, both block B participant.

Block B competed on the June 12, 2009 Super Viernes with the winner advancing to the finals on June 19, 2009. Champions in the first round were.[4][5][6]

Participant Championship held
Héctor Garza CMLL World Trios Championship
Mephisto NWA World Welterweight Championship
Místico Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Ephesto CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
Volador Jr. CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Último Guerrero CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
La Máscara
 CMLL World Trios Championship
Negro Casas CMLL World Welterweight Championship
Block B
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Héctor Garza Winner
  Mephisto  
Héctor Garza  
Místico Winner
  Místico Winner
  Ephesto  
Místico  
Último Guerrero Winner
  Volador Jr.  
  Último Guerrero Winner
Último Guerrero Winner
Negro Casas  
 
La Máscara
 
  Negro Casas Winner

Finals

The finals was contested under "best two out of three falls" rules and was the main event of the June 19, 2009 Super Viernes show. Último Guerrero defeated El Texano Jr. two falls to one to become the first ever Universal Champion.[7][8][9]

Aftermath

Like its predecessor the Leyenda de Plata tournament, the Universal Championship tournament trophy (in this case an actual championship belt) was not defended in the following year.

References

  1. Super Luchas
    Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  2. Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico
    : CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 318. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  3. D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 24. Número 21609 Año LXII. Archived from the original
    on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  4. Super Luchas
    Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  5. Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico
    : CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 319. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  6. D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 24. Número 21616 Año LXII. Archived from the original
    on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  7. Super Luchas
    Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  8. Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico
    : CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 320. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  9. D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 24. Número 21623 Año LXII. Archived from the original
    on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
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