CMLL Universal Championship (2017)

The CMLL Universal Championship (2017) (Spanish: Campeonato Universal) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament started on June 30, 2017 and ran for three Super Viernes shows with the finals taking place on July 14, 2017 at Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament exclusively for wrestlers who hold a CMLL-recognized championship at the time of the tournament. The tournament was first held in 2009, making the 2017 version the ninth overall tournament. Being a professional wrestling tournament, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is kept secret from the general public.

CMLL Universal Championship (2017)
Poster for the 2017 finals
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateJune 30, 2017 - July 14, 2017
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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The finals saw NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion Volador Jr. defeat NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion Último Guerrero to win the tournament for the first time. On the Universal Championship finals show Pierroth defeated Vangellys in a Lucha de Apuestas match, forcing Vangellys to have his hair shaved off. Atlantis was originally scheduled to participate in the match but was injured in the weeks leading up to the tournament. Atlantis was replaced by Diamante Azul, who held the Occidente Heavyweight Championship at the time, although he had not defended it since 2014.

Background

The tournament featured 15 professional wrestling matches under single-elimination tournament rules, which means that wrestlers would be eliminated from the tournament when they lose a match. All male "non-regional" CMLL champions at the time of the tournament were eligible to participate in the tournament. The CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship and Mexican National Lightweight Championship are both exclusively for CMLL's Mini-Estrella division and thus not eligible for the tournament. Regionally promoted championships such as the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship and the Occidente championships promoted in Guadalajara, Jalisco have not been included in the tournament in the past; only titles that have been defended in CMLL's main venue Arena Mexico, although exceptions have been made to allow New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) champions to compete if they were in Mexico at the time. Reigning Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion was originally scheduled to participate in the Universal Championship tournament, but suffered a serious knee injury prior to the tournament and had to undergo surgery. CMLL replaced Atlantis with Diamante Azul, who held the Occidente Heavyweight Championship, although he had not defended it since 2015.[1][2] This marked the first time an Occidente champion participated in the Universal Championship tournament.

For the 2017 version of the tournament 14 out of the 16 participants had competed in at least one Universal Championship tournament before. Soberano Jr. had won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship from Rey Cometa on May 13, 2017 to qualify for his first Universal Championship tournament.[3] Hechicero was the other first-time competitor, having won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship from Rey Bucanero, winning his first CMLL championship.[4]

Eligible champions
Mephisto, the only 8 time tournament participant
Champion Championship held Block Ref(s)
Ángel de Oro CMLL World Middleweight Championship Block A [5]
Negro Casas CMLL World Tag Team Championship Block A [6]
Marco Corleone CMLL World Heavyweight Championship Block B [7]
Diamante Azul Occidente Heavyweight Championship Block B [8]
Dragon Lee CMLL World Lightweight Championship Block A [9]
Ephesto Mexican National Trios Championship Block B [10]
Hechicero NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship Block A [4]
Luciferno Mexican National Trios Championship Block A [10]
Mephisto Mexican National Trios Championship Block B [10]
Místico CMLL World Trios Championship Block B [11]
Niebla Roja CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Block B [12]
Shocker CMLL World Tag Team Championship Block A [6]
Soberano Jr. Mexican National Welterweight Championship Block B [3]
Último Guerrero NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship Block B [13]
Valiente CMLL World Trios Championship Block A [11]
Volador Jr. CMLL World Trios Championship
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship		 Block A [11][14]

Tournament
Volador Jr., tournament winner
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Shocker W
Valiente 03:52[15][16]
Shocker 04:28[15][16]
Volador Jr. W
Volador Jr. W
Hechicero 06:58[15][16]
Volador Jr. W
Negro Casas 05:54[15][16]
Negro Casas W
Ángel de Oro 02:21[15][16]
Dragon Lee 03:55[15][16]
Negro Casas W
Dragon Lee W
Luciferno 05:51[15][16]
Volador Jr. W
Último Guerrero 22:42[17]
Diamante Azul W
Ephesto 03:28[18]
Diamante Azul 03:22[18]
Último Guerrero W
Último Guerrero W
Marco Corleone 01:58[18]
Último Guerrero W
Niebla Roja [18]
Místico W
Mephisto 07:28[18]
Místico 05:31[18]
Niebla Roja W
Niebla Roja W
Soberano Jr. [18]

Tournament shows
Super Viernes June 30, 2017
No. Results[15][16] Stipulations Times
1 La Sangre Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Forastero and Sansón) defeated Drone, Pegasso and The Panther Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 14:09
2 Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa and Titán defeated Pólvora, Ripper and Virus Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 15:47
3 Dragón Rojo Jr., Mephisto and Sam Adonis defeated Atlantis, Blue Panther and Soberano Jr. Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 15:19
4 Rey Bucanero, El Terrible and Vangellys defeated Misterioso Jr. and Los Ingobernables (Pierroth and Rush) by disqualification Best two-out-of-three falls six-man Relevos increíbles tag team match  
5 Dragon Lee and Luciferno defeated Volador Jr., Ángel de Oro, Valiente, Negro Casas, Shocker and Hechicero 2017 Universal Championship block A seeding battle royal 03:12
6 Shocker defeated Valiente 2017 Universal Championship first round match 03:52
7 Volador Jr. defeated Hechicero 2017 Universal Championship first round match 06:58
8 Negro Casas defeated Ángel de Oro 2017 Universal Championship first round match 02:21
9 Dragon Lee defeated Luciferno 2017 Universal Championship first round match 05:51
10 Volador Jr. defeated Shocker 2017 Universal Championship quarter final match 04:28
11 Negro Casas defeated Dragon Lee 2017 Universal Championship quarter final match 03:55
12 Volador Jr. defeated Negro Casas 2017 Universal Championship semi-final match 05:54
Super Viernes July 7, 2017
No. Results[18] Stipulations Times
1 La Jarochita, Princesa Sugehit and Silueta defeated Dalys, La Seductora and Zeuxis Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 12:58
2 Blue Panther, Pegasso and Rey Cometa defeated Sam Adonis, Misterioso Jr. and Virus Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match  
3 Ripper and Los Ingobernables (Pierroth and Rush) defeated Shocker, El Terrible and Vangellys Best two-out-of-three falls six-man Relevos increíbles tag team match  
4 Niebla Roja and Soberano Jr. defeated Último Guerrero, Diamante Azul, Mephisto, Marco Corleone and Místico and Ephesto 2017 Universal Championship block B seeding battle royal 02:56
5 Diamante Azul defeated Ephesto 2017 Universal Championship first round match 03:28
6 Último Guerrero defeated Marco Corleone 2017 Universal Championship first round match 01:58
7 Místico defeated Mephisto 2017 Universal Championship first round match 07:28
8 Niebla Roja defeated Soberano Jr. 2017 Universal Championship first round match 03:22
9 Último Guerrero defeated Diamante Azul 2017 Universal Championship quarter final match 03:36
10 Niebla Roja defeated Místico 2017 Universal Championship quarter final match 05:31
11 Último Guerrero defeated Niebla Roja 2017 Universal Championship semi-final match 07:31
Super Viernes July 14, 2017
No. Results[17] Stipulations Times
1 Akuma, Arkángel de la Muerte and Metálico defeated Astral, Sensei and Star Jr. Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 18:17
2 La Amapola, Dalys and Zeuxis defeated Marcela, La Vaquerita and Silueta Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 15:17
3 Sam Adonis, Negro Casas and Dragón Rojo Jr. defeated Blue Panther, Diamante Azul and Soberano Jr. Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 10:39
4 Pierroth defeated Vangellys Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, hair vs.hair match. 06:41
5 Carístico, Místico and Dragon Lee defeated Los Hijos del Infierno (Ephesto, Mephisto and Luciferno) Best two-out-of-three falls six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 15:47
6 Volador Jr. defeated Último Guerrero 2017 Universal Championship final match. Best two-out-of-three falls match 22:42

References
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