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Fanastica Mania
Promotions
Other namesFantasticamania
First eventFantastica Mania 2011
Event gimmickInter-promotional matches between CMLL and NJPW

Fantastica Mania, sometimes spelled as Fantasticamania, is a series of annual

professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW). Fantastica Mania is a series of two to seven shows that have taken place in Japan, in January/February of each year since 2011. Since its inception in 2011, 68 Fantastica Mania shows have taken place.

Event history

The Fantastica Mania event series was a result of the working relationship between Japanese-based

Takamatsu, Kyoto and Tokyo.[2] In 2016, Fantastica Mania was again held over six shows in Kōchi, Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo.[3] The following year, the tour expanded to seven shows, held in Osaka, Matsuyama, Kyoto, Nagoya and Tokyo.[4] In 2018, the tour is set to include eight shows.[5]

As of the conclusion of the 2017 Fantastica Mania tour 78 individual wrestlers have competed in 207 matches split over 31 shows in total.

Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship were all successfully defended.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Fantastica Mania has hosted one Lucha de Apuestas, or bet match; while the Luchas de Apuestas match is the most important match type in CMLL, NJPW hardly ever promotes matches of this type. The match saw Tiger Mask put his mask on the line against Tomohiro Ishii, who lost and had his hair shaved off after the match.[6][8][9]

Dates, venues, and main events

Year Date City Venue Main event
2011 January 22
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Prince Devitt and Místico[6]
January 23
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship[6][8][9]
2012 January 21
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
La Sombra[13]
January 22
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
La Sombra (c) vs. Volador Jr. for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship[15]
2013 January 18
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
La Sombra vs. Misterioso Jr. and Shinsuke Nakamura[19]
January 19
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
La Sombra for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship[19]
January 20
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Prince Devitt vs. Euforia, Kazuchika Okada and Mephisto[19]
2014 January 14
Osaka
Bodymaker Colosseum
Místico vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Rey Escorpión[20]
January 15
Kyoto
 KBS Hall
La Sombra vs. Kazuchika Okada, Niebla Roja and Último Guerrero[20]
January 17
Tokyo
 Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
La Sombra vs. Volador Jr.[20]
January 18
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Místico for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[20]
January 19
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Máscara Dorada for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship[20]
2015 January 13
Osaka
Bodymaker Colosseum
 Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. vs. Gran Guerrero, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero[21]
January 14
Takamatsu
 Takamatsu-shi Sōgō Taiikukan
La Sombra and Tetsuya Naito[21]
January 15
Kyoto
 KBS Hall Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. vs. Gran Guerrero, Shinsuke Nakamura and Último Guerrero[21]
January 17
Tokyo
 Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
Máscara Dorada vs. Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero)[21]
January 18
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Atlantis vs. Último Guerrero[21]
January 19
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
La Sombra[21]
2016 January 17 Kōch Kochi Sunpia Chres
Místico vs. Gedo, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero
January 19
Kyoto
 KBS Hall Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson and Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Shinsuke Nakamura
January 20
Osaka
Edion Arena Osaka
 Dragon Lee and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada and Virus
January 22
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Místico and Volador Jr.
January 23
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Místico and Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Último Guerrero
January 24
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Volador Jr. (c) vs. Mephisto for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
2017 January 13
Osaka
Edion Arena Osaka
Máximo Sexy and Ryusuke Taguchi[22]
January 14
Matsuyama
 Item Ehime
Místico[22]
January 15
Kyoto
 KBS Hall David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Último Guerrero and Will Ospreay[22]
January 16
Nagoya
 Nagoya Congress Center
Kushida[22]
January 20
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Dragon Lee (c) vs. Bárbaro Cavernario for the CMLL World Lightweight Championship[22]
January 21
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Máximo Sexy (c) vs. Hechicero for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship[22]
January 22
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Último Guerrero vs. Volador Jr.[22]
2018 January 12
Nagoyo
 Nagoya Congress Center
Místico vs. Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada) and Último Guerrero[5]
January 14
Kyoto
 KBS Hall
Místico and Niebla Roja vs. Gran Guerrero, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero[5]
January 15
Takamatsu
 Takamatsu City Gymnasium Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Niebla Roja vs. Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada) and Gran Guerrero[5]
January 16
Osaka
Edion Arena Osaka
El Bárbaro Cavernario[5]
January 17
Toyama
 Techno Hall
El Bárbaro Cavernario, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero[5]
January 19
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Niebla Roja (c) vs. Gran Guerrero for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship[5]
January 21
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Barbaro Cavernario for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship[5]
January 22
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Místico in a CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament Final Match[5]
2019 January 11
Osaka
 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare[23]
January 12
Ehime
 Texport Imabari
Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare[24]
January 13
Kyoto
 KBS Hall
Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare[24]
January 14
Gifu
 Gifu Industrial Hall
Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare[24]
January 16 Chiba Makuhari Messe Dragon Lee and Místico vs. La Familia Real (Flyer and Volador Jr.)[25]
January 18
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Shingo Takagi, El Terrible, and Tetsuya Naito
)
January 20
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Místico and Dragon Lee vs. Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero
)
January 21
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Carístico
2020 January 10
Osaka
 Edion Arena Osaka
Carístico and Satoshi Kojima vs. OKUMURA, Bárbaro Cavernario and Último Guerrero[26]
January 11
Ehime
 Item Ehime
Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero)[27]
January 12
Kyoto
 KBS Hall
Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero)[27]
January 13
Aichi
 Nagoya Congress Center
Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero)[27]
January 16
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Los Hermanos Chavez (
Tiger)[26]
January 17
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón and El Cuatrero) vs. Los Hermanos Chavez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) for the CMLL Family Tag Tournament final[26]
January 19
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Carístico, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tiger Mask vs. Negro Casas, Euforia and Bárbaro Cavernario[26]
January 20
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall
Carístico (c) vs. Bárbaro Cavernario for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship[26]
2023[28] February 22
Takamatsu
 Takamatsu City General Gymnasium Hiroshi Tanahashi and Místico vs. Atlantis Jr. and Último Guerrero
February 23
Kyoto
 KBS Hall Atlantis Jr. and Templario vs. Volador Jr. and Místico
February 24
Osaka
 Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Atlantis Jr. and Ultimo Guerrero vs. Magia Blanca and Volador Jr.
February 26 Chiba Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall Atlantis Jr. and Ultimo Guerrero vs. Bushi and Titán
February 27
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Titán (c) vs. Soberano Jr. for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship
February 28
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Atlantis Jr. vs. Místico
2024 February 12
Osaka
Edion Arena Osaka
 Hiroshi Tanahashi, Máscara Dorada and Místico vs. Francesco Akira, Stuka Jr. and Último Guerrero
February 13 Osaka Prefectural Kadoma Sports Center
Soberano Jr.
February 14
Takamatsu
 Takamatsu City General Gymnasium El Desperado, Hechicero and Último Guerrero vs. Atlantis Jr., Hiroshi Tanahashi and Místico
February 16 Nagoya Nagoya Congress Center
Ultimo Guerrero and Stuka Jr.) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Titán
) in an Interfaction Tag Team Tournament semifinal
February 17 Chiba Mahukari Messe International Conference Hall Los Guerreros Laguneros (Último Guerrero and Stuka Jr.) vs. Los Depredadores (Magnus and Volador Jr.) in an Interfaction Tag Team Tournament final
February 18
Tokyo
 Korakuen Hall Volador Jr. vs. Rocky Romero
February 19 Máscara Dorada vs. Stuka Jr.
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Mexico

Fantastica Mania: Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
Tagline(s)50th Aniversario Del El Satánico
Event chronology
← Previous
(CMLL) 50th Aniversario Del El Satánico
(NJPW) Forbidden Door (2023) 		Next →
(CMLL) Grand Prix Internacional
(NJPW) Independence Day

Fantastica Mexico, also known as CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2023, was a

Mexico City, Mexico. It was the 12th edition of the Fantastica Mania event series. The event also celebrated the 50th anniversary of El Satánico
.

Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event,

Máscara Dorada 2.0 defeated El Desperado, Tiger Mask vs El Satánico ended in a time-limit draw in a match relámpago and in the opening contest, Las Infernales (Dark Silueta, Zeuxis and Lluvia) defeated La Catalina, La Jarochita and Stephanie Vaquer
.

Production

Background

The 2023 Fantastica Mania tour was the twelfth year in a row where Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promoted a series of shows with their Mexican partner Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Due to the co-promotional nature of the shows, they rarely featured any development in ongoing NJPW or CMLL storylines, opting instead to focus on inter-promotional matches. The Fantastica Mania shows featured various professional wrestling matches planned out by CMLL and NJPW, 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.[29]

Storylines

Fantastica Mania Mexico featured

less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[30]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Las Infernales (
2-out-of-3 falls match for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
22:02
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

  • List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling pay-per-view events

References

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