CMLL Universal Championship (2009)

CMLL Universal Championship (2009)
CMLL Universal Championship (2009)
	Último Guerrero the first CMLL Universal Champion.
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	June 5, 2009; June 12, 2009; June 19, 2009
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Venue	Arena México
Event chronology
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CMLL Universal Championship tournaments chronology
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The CMLL Universal Championship 2009 (Campeonato Universal in Spanish) was a professional wrestling annual tournament produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place over three CMLL Super Viernes shows between June 5, 2009 and June 19, 2009 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament of CMLL Champions that was first held in 2009. All officially recognized male CMLL Champions participated in a 15-match single elimination tournament. In the final CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Último Guerrero defeated NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion El Texano Jr. to become the first CMLL Universal Champion.

Background[]

The tournament featured 15 professional wrestling matches under single elimination rules, which means that wrestlers were eliminated when they lose a match. There were no specific storylines that build to the tournament, rather it was a replacement for CMLL's annual Leyenda de Plata that CMLL last held in 2008. All male "non-regional" CMLL Champions at the time of the tournament were involved in the tournament with the exception of the reigning CMLL World Mini-Estrella and Mexican National Lightweight Champions. CMLL promoted championships such as the regional CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship or the Occidente championships promoted in Guadalajara, Jalisco were not included in the tournament, only titles that have been defended in CMLL's main venue 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[]

^ Rivera, Manuel (June 5, 2009). "Resultados CMLL Viernes en la Arena Mexico 5Julio 2009 Texano Jr primer finalista para el Campeonato Universal" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
^ Rivera, Manuel (June 8, 2009). "Shocker y Dos Caras: en superlibre". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 318. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
^ Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 6, 2009). "Con poder Texano". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, 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.
^ Rviera, Manuel (June 12, 2009). "CMLL Arena Mexico 12 Junio 2009 Ultimo Guerrero es el segundo finalista al Campeonato Universal Shocker gana por descalificacion a Dos Caras Jr" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
^ Rivera, Manuel (June 15, 2009). "Shocker gano el mano a mano". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 319. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
^ Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 13, 2009). "GuerreroA". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, 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.
^ Rivera, Manuel (June 20, 2009). "CMLL Arena Mexico resultados 19 Junio 2009 Ultimo Guerrero primer Campeon Universal CMLL Dark Angel gana el match relampago" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
^ Rivera, Manuel (June 22, 2009). "Ultimo Guerrero, Campeon Universal". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 320. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
^ Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 20, 2009). "Sangre de campeón!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, 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.

[LuchasJune5-1] Rivera, Manuel (June 5, 2009). "Resultados CMLL Viernes en la Arena Mexico 5Julio 2009 Texano Jr primer finalista para el Campeonato Universal" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.

[SL318-2] Rivera, Manuel (June 8, 2009). "Shocker y Dos Caras: en superlibre". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 318. Retrieved May 3, 2010.

[Ovaciones21609-3] Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 6, 2009). "Con poder Texano". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, 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.

[LuchasJune12-4] Rviera, Manuel (June 12, 2009). "CMLL Arena Mexico 12 Junio 2009 Ultimo Guerrero es el segundo finalista al Campeonato Universal Shocker gana por descalificacion a Dos Caras Jr" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.

[SL319-5] Rivera, Manuel (June 15, 2009). "Shocker gano el mano a mano". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 319. Retrieved May 3, 2010.

[Ovaciones21616-6] Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 13, 2009). "GuerreroA". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, 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.

[LuchasJune19-7] Rivera, Manuel (June 20, 2009). "CMLL Arena Mexico resultados 19 Junio 2009 Ultimo Guerrero primer Campeon Universal CMLL Dark Angel gana el match relampago" (in Spanish). Super Luchas Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2010.

[SL320-8] Rivera, Manuel (June 22, 2009). "Ultimo Guerrero, Campeon Universal". Super Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CAMSAN Impresores, S.A. de C.V. pp. 3–5. Issue 320. Retrieved May 3, 2010.

[Ovaciones21623-9] Rosas, Arturo Plata (June 20, 2009). "Sangre de campeón!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, 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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v t Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre event chronology
Universal Championship	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019
Recurring shows	EMLL / CMLL Anniversary Shows Aniversario de Arena México Fantastica Mania Homenaje a Dos Leyendas Infierno en el Ring International Gran Prix Juicio Final Sin Piedad Sin Salida Super Viernes Día de Muertos Leyendas Mexicanas
Tournaments	En Busca de un Ídolo Gran Alternativa Leyenda de Azul Leyenda de Plata La Copa Junior Pequeño Reyes del Aire Reyes del Aire Torneo de Parejas Increibles Universal Championship Copa Nuevos Valores
Co-Promoted shows	World Wrestling Peace Festival Promociones Gutiérrez 1st Anniversary War of the Worlds UK Summer Supercard Global Wars Espectacular

v t CMLL Universal Champions
Male	Último Guerrero (2009 and 2014) Jushin Thunder Liger (2010) La Sombra (2011) El Terrible (2012 and 2019) Tanahashi (2013) Atlantis (2015) Valiente (2016) Volador Jr. (2017)
Female	Dalys la Caribeña (2019)