EMLL 51st Anniversary Show
EMLL 51st Anniversary Show | |||
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Mexico City, Mexico[1] | |||
Venue | Arena México[1] | ||
Attendance | 18,000[1] | ||
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EMLL Anniversary Show chronology | |||
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The EMLL 51st Anniversary Show (
The main event of the show was a
Production
Background
The Mexican
Over the years the anniversary show would become the biggest show of the year for CMLL, akin to the Super Bowl for the National Football League (NFL) or WWE's WrestleMania event.[2][5] The first anniversary show was held in Arena Modelo, which Lutteroth had bought after starting EMLL. In 1942–43 Lutteroth financed the construction of Arena Coliseo, which opened in April 1943. The EMLL 10th Anniversary Show was the first of the anniversary shows to be held in Arena Coliseo.[4] In 1956 Lutteroth had Arena México built in the location of the original Arena Modelo, making Arena México the main venue of EMLL from that point on.[4] Starting with the EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show, all anniversary shows except for the EMLL 46th Anniversary Show have been held in the arena that would become known as "The Cathedral of Lucha Libre".[4] On occasion EMLL held more than one show labelled as their "Anniversary" show, such as two 33rd Anniversary Shows in 1966.[4] Over time the anniversary show series became the oldest, longest-running annual professional wrestling show. In comparison, WWE's WrestleMania is only the fourth oldest still promoted show (CMLL's Arena Coliseo Anniversary Show and Arena México anniversary shows being second and third).[2][4][6] Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, replacing their regularly scheduled Super Viernes show.[6]
Storylines
The event featured six professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[6]
Event
In the semi-main event of the night,
Aftermath
A few years after losing the Talisman mask Arturo Beristain would adopt a new enmascarado ("Masked") ring character, using the name El Hijo del Gladiador ("Son of El Gladiador"), a storyline relationship as he was not a blood relative of the deceased wrestler El Gladiador.[11]
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | ||
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1 | Estrella Blanca Jr., | |||
6 | Atlantis defeated Talisman | Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[1][4][9][10][7][14] | ||
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "51st Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 21, 1984. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
- ^ "Wed. Update: Flair in Boston, ratings, Anniversary, White on HHH, DGUSA star on Smackdown, Orton". Figure Four Online /Wrestling Observer. September 21, 2011. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos
- ^ a b c d "Luchas 2000". Atlantis y sus Victimas (in Spanish). Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 32–36. Especial 30.
- ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ a b c "Historia de Los Aniversarios" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Hijo del Gladiador (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. September 2007. p. 22. Tomo III.
- ^ a b c d Atlantis CMLL (September 21, 2019). "Mi primera lucha de máscara vs máscara en el año 1984" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "EMLL 51. Anniversario". CageMatch. September 21, 1984. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Talismán (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. November 2007. p. 12. Tomo V.