CMLL 71st Anniversary Show
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The CMLL 71sth Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

  major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...

 (CMLL) that took place on September 17, 2004 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

. The show consisted of six matches, with the main event being a Lucha de Apuestas, elimination match where all four competitors put their mask on the line. The competitors were Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado whose real name has not been revealed, per Lucha Libre traditions. Rayo de Jalisco, Jr...

, Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Juan Manuel González Barrón is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner, Jr.. As Dr. Wagner, Jr...

, Universo 2000
Universo 2000
Andrés Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name Universo 2000...

 and El Canek
El Canek
Felipe Estrada , known as Canek and El Canek, is a masked Mexican professional wrestler and former Mixed Martial Arts fighter currently performing part time for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. In 1972, he debuted as "El Universitario" at the age of 18. In 1973, he would change his name to Canek, a...

. It also featured four Six-man tag team matches, including a Mini-Estrella
Mini-Estrella
The term Mini-Estrella is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or luchadors, some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican Mini-Estrellas is comparable to Midget professional wrestling practiced around the world, but with the notable exception that some of the...

match. The show also featured CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion
CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
-External links:* at Wrestling-titles.com...

 Último Guerrero
Último Guerrero
Último Guerrero is a Mexican currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where he is also part of the booking committee and former CMLL World Heavyweight Championship...

 defending the title against L.A. Park
Adolfo Tapia
Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. For years he has worked under the ring name L.A. Park, but is best known throughout the world as La Parka, especially from his many years in World Championship Wrestling . He was forced to change his...

. The event commemorated the 71st anniversary of CMLL, the oldest professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...

. in the world. The Anniversary show is CMLL's biggest show of the year, their Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...

 event.

Background

The event featured six professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines
Narrative thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread , refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry 'All knowing' sort of narration...

. Wrestlers portray either villains
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...

 (referred to as Rudos in Mexico) or fan favorites
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...

 (Técnicos in Mexico) as they compete in wrestling matches with pre-determined outcomes.

Results

# Result Stipulation Time
Mascarita Sagrada
Mascarita Sagrada
Mascarita Sagrada is a Mexican Mini Luchador enmascarado and one of the most well known Mexican Minis of the modern era. He is the original Mascarita Sagrada although there have been several wrestlers who have used the same gimmick through the years...

, Shockercito
Shockercito
Javier Cortes Sánchez is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in their Mini-Estrella division. Cortés is better known under the ring name Shockercito, a mascota version of wrestler Shocker...

 and Tzuki
Tzuki
Tzuki is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, who works as a Mini-Estrella or "Mini" division in Mexico. Throughout his career Tzuki has worked under various ring names, most notably Máscarita Sagrada, Jr., Mini Rey Misterio Jr. and Max Mini...

 defeated Espectrito
Espectrito
Mario Mejia Jiminez is a Mexican Mini-Estrella luchador , or Mini professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Espectrito. Jiminez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as "Mini Vader" and "El Torito" between 1997 and 1999. Jiminez was the first ever Mexican National Mini-Estrella...

, Fire
Fire (wrestler)
Vicente Serrano is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name "Fire", a Mini-Estrella, or "Mini". Since his debut in 1992 Serrano has worked mainly for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , in their Minis division, having held the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship...

 and Pequeño Violencia
Pequeño Violencia
Pequeño Violencia is a Mexican Luchador who has worked in the Mexican Mini-Estrella division since his debut in 1990. As Pequeño Violencia he wrestles as a smaller version of professional wrestler Violencia. He previously wrestled under the ring name El Fierito, a smaller version of wrestler La...

Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 18:00
First fall: Espectrito pinned Mascarita Sagrada Mascarita Sagrada, Shockercito and Tzuki 0 - Espectrito, Fire and Pequeno Violencia (1) 09:24
Second fall: Mascarita Sagrada pinned Expectrito Mascarita Sagrada, Shockercito and Tzuki 1 - Espectrito, Fire and Pequeno Violencia (1) 14:03
Third fall: Mascarita Sagrada pinned Pequeño Violencia Mascarita Sagrada, Shockercito and Tzuki 3 - Espectrito, Fire and Pequeno Violencia (1) 18:00
Místico
Místico
Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, working on its SmackDown brand under the name Sin Cara...

, Misterioso II and Volador, Jr. defeated Averno, Mephisto
Mephisto (wrestler)
Mephisto , whose birth name is unknown, is a Mexican professional wrestler or Luchador currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Mephisto is the son of Luchador Astro Rey/Kahoz and has previously worked both as Astro Rey Jr. and Kahoz Jr. but has been most successful as Mephisto...

 and Olímpico
Olímpico
Joel Bernal Galicia , better known under the ring name Olímpico is a Mexican Luchador , or professional wrestler. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish...

Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 11:19
First fall: Volador pinned Averno, Misterioso II pinned Olímpico Místico, Misterioso II and Volador, Jr. 1 - Averno, Mephisto and Olímpico 0 05:15
Second fall: Averno pinned Místico Místico, Misterioso II and Volador, Jr. 1 - Averno, Mephisto and Olímpico 1 08:09
Third fall: Místico pinned Averno Místico, Misterioso II and Volador, Jr. 2 - Averno, Mephisto and Olímpico 1 11:19
Atlantis
Atlantis (wrestler)
Atlantis is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre where he performs as a Technico . Atlantis has held a large number of professional wrestling championships over the years, both in Mexico and in Japan...

, Blue Panther
Blue Panther
Genaro Vazquez Nevarez is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, better known by his ring name Blue Panther...

 and Máscara Sagrada
Máscara Sagrada
Máscara Sagrada is a Mexican Luchador enMáscarado who has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion over the last 20 years. His ring name is Spanish for "Sacred Mask" and is inspired by the "sanctity" of masks in lucha libre...

 defeated Pierroth, Jr.
Pierroth, Jr.
Norberto Salgado Salcedo is a retired Mexican luchador , best known under the ring name Pierroth, Jr.. Salgado made his professional wrestling debut on July 1, 1984 working as an Luchador Enmascarado, or masked wrestler, using the name Pierroth, Jr...

, Tarzan Boy
Tarzan Boy (wrestler)
Oziel Toscano Jasso is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are known in Spanish, best known under the ring name Tarzan Boy and Toscano . Toscano currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...

 and Vampiro
Vampiro
Ian Richard Hodgkinson , better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working as a wrestler and a consultant for Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Hodgkinson is semi-retired and is a member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as...

Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 15:03
First fall: Pierroth, Jr. pinned Máscara Sagrada Atlantis, Blue Panther and Mascara Sagrada 0 - Pierroth Jr., Tarzan Boy and Vampiro 1 05:07
Second fall: Atlantis pinned Tarzan Boy, Blue Panther made Vampiro submit Atlantis, Blue Panther and Mascara Sagrada 1 - Pierroth Jr., Tarzan Boy and Vampiro 1 10:13
Third fall: Pierroth, Jr. was disqualified Atlantis, Blue Panther and Mascara Sagrada 2 - Pierroth Jr., Tarzan Boy and Vampiro 1 15:03
Último Guerrero
Último Guerrero
Último Guerrero is a Mexican currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where he is also part of the booking committee and former CMLL World Heavyweight Championship...

 defeated L.A. Park
Adolfo Tapia
Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. For years he has worked under the ring name L.A. Park, but is best known throughout the world as La Parka, especially from his many years in World Championship Wrestling . He was forced to change his...

Singles match for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
-External links:* at Wrestling-titles.com...

15:55
First fall: L.A. Park forced Último Guerrero to submit Ultimo Guerrero 0 - L.A. Park 1 15:55
Second fall: Último Guerrero pinned L.A. Park Ultimo Guerrero 1 - L.A. Park 1 05:07
Third fall: Último Guerrero forced L.A. Park to submit Ultimo Guerrero 2 - L.A. Park 1 15:55
Los Perros del Mal
Los Perros del Mal
Los Perros del Mal is a Lucha libre stable originally formed in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and currently based in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. The name is play on the name of the founder of the group, Perro Aguayo, Jr.. It was one of the main rudo stables in CMLL until October, 2008,...

(Perro Aguayo, Jr.
Perro Aguayo, Jr.
Pedro Aguayo Ramírez is a Mexican professional wrestler and promoter who achieved fame in lucha libre as Perro Aguayo, Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo . He is legitimately the son of lucha libre legend Perro Aguayo and not a storyline "Junior"...

, El Terrible
El Terrible
Damián Gutiérrez Hernández is a Mexican professional wrestler currently performing for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Damián el Terrible or simply El Terrible.-Professional wrestling career:...

 and Héctor Garza
Héctor Garza
Héctor Solano Segura is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Héctor Garza, who is currently working for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Perros del Mal Producciones...

) defeated El Hijo del Santo
El Hijo del Santo
Jorge Guzmán Rodríguez , better known as El Hijo del Santo , is a Mexican professional wrestler, political activist and one of the most successful stars in Lucha Libre...

, Negro Casas
Negro Casas
José Casas Ruiz is a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Negro Casas. He is the son of former wrestler, turned referee Pepe Casas and brother of professeional wrestlers El Felino and Heavy Metal...

 and Shocker
Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match 13:37
First fall: Héctor Garza pinned Shocker Perro Aguayo Jr., El Terrible and Héctor Garza 1 - El Hijo del Santo, Negro Casas and Shocker 0 05:32
Second fall: Shocker pinned Héctor Garza, El Hijo del Santo forced El Terrible submit Perro Aguayo Jr., El Terrible and Héctor Garza 1 - El Hijo del Santo, Negro Casas and Shocker 0 08:53
Third fall: Perro Aguayo, Jr. pinned Negro Casas Perro Aguayo Jr., El Terrible and Héctor Garza 1 - El Hijo del Santo, Negro Casas and Shocker 0 13:37
Universo 2000
Universo 2000
Andrés Reyes González is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, who is best known under the ring name Universo 2000...

 lost to El Canek
El Canek
Felipe Estrada , known as Canek and El Canek, is a masked Mexican professional wrestler and former Mixed Martial Arts fighter currently performing part time for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. In 1972, he debuted as "El Universitario" at the age of 18. In 1973, he would change his name to Canek, a...

, Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Dr. Wagner, Jr.
Juan Manuel González Barrón is a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner, Jr.. As Dr. Wagner, Jr...

 and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. is the ring name of a Mexican Luchador Enmascarado whose real name has not been revealed, per Lucha Libre traditions. Rayo de Jalisco, Jr...

Four-way Lucha de Apuesta mask vs. mask elimination match. 19:50
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. pinned Universo 2000 Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. keeps his mask 09:21
Dr. Wagner, Jr. pinned El Canek Dr. Wagner, Jr. keeps his mask 11:57
El Canek defeats Universo 2000 by Disqualification El Canek keeps his mask 19:50
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