CMLL International Gran Prix (2003)

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CMLL International Gran Prix (2003)
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CIMA, representing Team Japan
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateMay 9, 2003
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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The CMLL International Gran Prix (2003) was a lucha libre, or professional wrestling, tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council" in Spanish) which took place on May 9, 2003 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico, CMLL's main venue. The 2003 International Gran Prix was the seventh 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 seventh International Gran Prix tournament was the second time where the format was as 16-man Tornero Cibernetico. This time the teams were "Team Mexico" (El Felino, Virus, Negro Casas, Mephisto, Averno, Blue Panther, Shocker and Dr. Wagner Jr.) and "Team Japan" (TARU, Don Fujii, Kazuhiko Masada, SUWA, Katsushi Takemura, Nosawa, CIMA and Último Dragón). The match came down to Último Dragón and Dr. Wagner Jr. and then saw Dr. Wagner Jr. win the Gran Prix for the "home team".

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 Team
1 TARU Team Japan
2 El Felino Team Mexico
3 Virus Team Mexico
4 Don Fujii Team Japan
5 MAZADA (Double elimination) Team Japan
5 Negro Casas (Double elimination) Team Mexico
7 Mephisto Team Mexico
8 SUWA Team Japan
9 Katsushi Takemura Team Japan
10 Averno Team Mexico
11 Blue Panther Team Mexico
12 Nosawa Team Japan
13 CIMA Team Japan
14 Shocker Team Mexico
15 Último Dragón Team Japan
16 Dr. Wagner Jr. (Winner) Team Mexico

Tournament show[]

No. Results[3] Stipulations
1 Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Averno, Blue Panther, CIMA, , El Felino, MAZADA, Mephisto, Negro Casas, Nosawa, Shocker, SUWA, TARU, Último Dragón, and Virus 2003 International Gran Prix 16-man torneo cibernetico elimination match
2 Brazo de Plata, Cien Caras, and Gran Markus Jr. defeated Los Boricuas (Pierroth Jr., Sadam, and Violencia) Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "CMLL Gran Prix Tournament". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperColins Publisher. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. featuring clearly distinguished good guys and bad guys, or técnicos and rudos
  3. ^ "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2003". ProWrestlingHistory.com. May 9, 2003. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
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