Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Anniversary Shows

The Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Anniversary Show is the biggest annual professional wrestling event promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), held in September every year, commemorating the creationg of CMLL, then known as Empressa Mexican de Lucha Libre (EMLL), in September 1933 by Salvador Lutteroth. Since Lutteroth build Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico it's been the home of CMLLL and the host of all Anniversary shows held since then. The first show was held in 1934 and since then 77 shows have been held, making it the longest running annual wrestling event in history and making CMLL the oldest wrestling promotion in existence.

EMLL's first show

Promoter Salvador Lutteroth held his first show on September 21, 1933 in Arena Moreno, the future site of Arena Mexico. The show featured at least 4 matches, but it may have had more matches as records from the era are sparse.

#	Result	Stipulation	Time
01\!1	Yaqui Joe defeated Bobby Samson	Singles match
02\!2	Chino Achiu defeated Cíclon MacKey	Singles match
03\!3	Antonio Rubio defeated Jesus Castilló	Singles match
04\!4	Flamarion defeated Antonio Pava	Singles match

Anniversary show history

A year after EMLL's first show Lutteroth held the "1st Anniversary Show" on September 21, 1934 and since then the Anniversary show has been held on a Friday in mid to late September each year as the "biggest show" of CMLL's year. The Anniversary show has always been held in Mexico City, EMLL/CMLL's home town, and held in Arena Mexico since 1955 when it was built. When EMLL changed name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in 1990 the events became known as the "CMLL Anniversary Shows" but kept the numbering as it was the same organisation, just "rebranded". CMLL promotes the event as the "Anniversary of Wrestling in Mexico" and not just the Anniversary of the promotion, but that is more a promotional statement than the truth as several promoters had been promoting wrestling in Mexico since the early 1920s, Lutteroth was the first to run a large scale organized promotion and soon became the dominant promotion but was not the first to promote professional wrestling in Mexico.

The show often features high profile Luchas de Apuestas matches where the competitors "bet" their mask or hair, the main event of at least 29 Anniversary shows have been Apuestas matches, including the last nine in a row. The Anniversary shows has seen the high profile mask loss of such wrestlers as Mano Negra, Cien Caras, Universo 2000, Black Warrior and Blue Panther. A large number of wrestlers have lost their hair at the Anniversary show, with the most recent being Negro Casas who was shaved bald after losing an Apuesta match against Místico on the 76th Anniversary Show. The Anniversary shows often see "special guest appearances" of well known wrestlers from the United States, Canada or Japan.

Dates, venues, and main events

Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event
EMLL 1st Anniversary Show	01934-09-21September 21, 1934	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Stephan Berne vs. Ray Ryan
EMLL 2nd Anniversary Show	01935-09-26September 26, 1935	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Carlos Meza vs. Sammy Levine
EMLL 3rd Anniversary Show	01936-09-27September 27, 1936	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Bobby Pearce vs. Roja Enigma
EMLL 4th Anniversary Show	01937-09-23September 23, 1937	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Jack O'Brien vs. Joe Maynes
EMLL 5th Anniversary Show	01938-09-01September 1938	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Peter Pancoff vs. Jack O'Brien – Super Luchas match
EMLL 6th Anniversary Show	01939-09-21September 21, 1939	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Mexican National Welterweight Championship match: Bob Arreola vs. Cíclon Veloz
EMLL 7th Anniversary Show	01940-09-01September 1940	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Firpo and Bobby Segura vs. Tony Fellitto and Ray Ryna
EMLL 8th Anniversary Show	01941-09-01September 1941	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 9th Anniversary Show	01942-09-25September 25, 1942	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Lobo Negro and Tarzan Lopez vs. El Santo and Charro Aguayo
EMLL 10th Anniversary Show	01943-09-24September 24, 1943	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Santo vs. Bobby Bonales – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 11th Anniversary Show	01944-09-01September 1944	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Middleweight Championship match: Tarzan Lopez vs. Mike Kelley
EMLL 12th Anniversary Show	01945-09-01September 1945	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 13th Anniversary Show	01946-09-01September 1946	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 14th Anniversary Show	01947-09-01September 1947	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 15th Anniversary Show	01948-09-22September 22, 1948	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 16th Anniversary Show	01949-09-01September 1949	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 17th Anniversary Show	01950-09-01September 1950	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 18th Anniversary Show	01951-09-24September 24, 1951	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Middleweight Championship match: Sugi Sito vs. Enrique Llanes
EMLL 19th Anniversary Show	01952-09-18September 18, 1952	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Cavernario Galindo vs. Gory Guerrero
EMLL 20th Anniversary Show	01953-09-25September 25, 1953	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Blue Demon vs. El Santo
EMLL 21st Anniversary Show	01954-09-24September 24, 1954	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Cavernario Galindo vs. Gory Guerrero – Super Luchas match
EMLL 22nd Anniversary Show	01955-09-16September 16, 1955	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Cavernario Galindo vs. Halcon Negro – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 23rd Anniversary Show	01956-09-01September 1956	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Santo vs. El Gladiador – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 24th Anniversary Show	01957-09-01September 1957	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 25th Anniversary Show	01958-09-01September 1958	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 26th Anniversary Show	01959-09-01September 1959	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 27th Anniversary Show	01960-09-27September 27, 1960	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship match: Ray Mendoza vs. Ruben Juarez
EMLL 28th Anniversary Show	01961-09-01September 1961	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Santo vs. Rene Guajardo – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 29th Anniversary Show	01962-09-01September 1962	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 30th Anniversary Show	01963-09-01September 1963	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Espanto I vs. Ruben Juarez – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 31st Anniversary Show	01964-09-01September 1964	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 32nd Anniversary Show	01965-09-24September 24, 1965	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Welterweight Championship match: Huracán Ramírez vs. Karloff Lagarde
EMLL 33rd Anniversary Show	01966-09-01September 1966	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 34th Anniversary Show	01967-09-01September 1967	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 35th Anniversary Show	01968-09-01September 1968	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Santo and Ray Mendoza vs. Ola Blanca (Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)
EMLL 36th Anniversary Show	01969-09-01September 1969	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Middleweight Championship match: El Solitario vs. El Santo
EMLL 37th Anniversary Show	01970-09-01September 1970	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 38th Anniversary Show	01971-09-01September 1971	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 39th Anniversary Show	01972-09-01September 1972	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 40th Anniversary Show	01973-09-21September 21, 1973	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Ray Mendoza and Ringo Mendoza vs. Angel Blanco and Kim Chul Won – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 41st Anniversary Show	01974-09-20September 20, 1974	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship match: Dr. Wagner, Jr. Vs. El Halcon
EMLL 42nd Anniversary Show	01975-09-26September 26, 1975	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Middleweight Championship match: champion vs. El Santo
EMLL 43rd Anniversary Show	01976-09-24September 24, 1976	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Faraón vs. Perro Aguayo – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 44th Anniversary Show	01977-09-23September 23, 1977	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship match: Alfonso Dantés vs. El Faraón
EMLL 45th Anniversary Show	01978-09-01September 1978	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Unknown
EMLL 46th Anniversary Show	01979-09-21September 21, 1979	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Gran Cochisse vs. Américo Rocca – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 47th Anniversary Show	01980-09-26September 26, 1980	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Vengador vs. Manuel Robles
EMLL 48th Anniversary Show	01981-09-18September 18, 1981	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Halcon Ortiz vs. Herodes – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 49th Anniversary Show	01982-09-17September 17, 1982	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Perro Aguayo vs. Tony Salazar – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 50th Anniversary Show	01983-09-23September 23, 1983	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Sangre Chicana vs. MS-1 – Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 51st Anniversary Show	01984-09-21September 21, 1984	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Atlantis vs. Talismán – Luchas de Apuesta, mask vs. Mask
EMLL 52nd Anniversary Show	01985-09-20September 20, 1985	N/A	N/A	On September 19, 1985 Mexico City was hit by an earthquake and the event was cancelled
EMLL 53rd Anniversary Show	01986-09-19September 19, 1986	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Américo Rocca, Tony Salazar and Ringo Mendoza vs. Los Missioneros del Muerte (El Signo, Negro Navarro and El Texano - triple Luchas de Apuesta
EMLL 54th Anniversary Show	01987-09-18September 18, 1987	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Los Infernales (MS-1 and Satánico vs. Ray Mendoza and Kung Fu
EMLL 55th Anniversary Show	01988-09-30September 30, 1988	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship match, Fabulous Blondie vs. Lizmark
EMLL 56th Anniversary Show	01989-09-22September 22, 1989	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Atlantis and Satánico vs. MS-1 and Tierra Viento y Fuego – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 57th Anniversary Show	01990-09-21September 21, 1990	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. vs Cien Caras – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 58th Anniversary Show	01991-09-08September 8, 1991	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Konnan vs. Cien Casas vs. Perro Aguayo – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 59th Anniversary Show	01992-09-18September 18, 1992	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	The Great Kabuki, La Fiera and Pierroth, Jr. vs. Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Atlantis and King Haku
CMLL 60th Anniversary Show	01993-10-01October 1, 1993	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Atlantis vs. Mano Negra – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 61st Anniversary Show	01994-09-30September 30, 1994	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Ricky Santana vs. El Texano – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 62nd Anniversary Show	01995-09-22September 22, 1995	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Miguel Perez, Jr. vs. Silver King – Luchas de Apuestas
CMLL 63rd Anniversary Show	01996-09-20September 20, 1996	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	CMLL World Heavyweight Championship match: Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. Vs. Gran Marcus, Jr.
CMLL 64th Anniversary Show	01997-09-19September 19, 1997	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	El Hijo del Santo vs. Negro Casas – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 65th Anniversary Show	01998-09-18September 18, 1998	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 and Emilio Charles, Jr. vs. Kevin Quinn, La Boricua and Miguel Perez, Jr.
CMLL 66th Anniversary Show	01999-09-24September 24, 1999	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Mr. Niebla vs. Shocker – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 67th Anniversary Show	02000-09-29September 29, 2000	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	'Leyenda de Plata 2000 final: Dr. Wagner, Jr. vs. Negro Casas
CMLL 68th Anniversary Show	02001-09-28September 28, 2001	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Infernales vs. Infernales Steel cage match
CMLL 69th Anniversary Show	02002-09-13September 13, 2002	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Negro Casas vs. Tarzan Boy – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 70th Anniversary Show	02003-09-19September 19, 2003	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Shocker vs. Tarzan Boy – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 71st Anniversary Show	02004-09-17September 17, 2004	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Universo 2000 vs. El Canek vs. Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. Vs. Dr. Wagner, Jr. &ndash: Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show	02005-09-16September 16, 2005	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Héctor Garza vs. Perro Aguayo, Jr. vs. Universo 2000 – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 73rd Anniversary Show	02006-09-29September 29, 2006	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Místico vs. Black Warrior – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 74th Anniversary Show	02007-09-28September 28, 2007	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Eight-man Infierno en en Ring cage match
CMLL 75th Anniversary Show	02008-09-19September 19, 2008	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Blue Panther vs. Villaño V – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 76th Anniversary Show	02009-09-18September 18, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Místico vs. Negro Casas – Luchas de Apuesta
CMLL 77th Anniversary Show	02010-09-03September 3, 2010	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Mexico	Fourteen-man Infierno en en Ring cage match
CMLL 78th Anniversary Show	02011-07-04July 4, 2011	Mexico City, Mexico	Arena Puebla