CMLL International Gran Prix (2019)

The CMLL International Gran Prix (2019) 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 August 30, 2019 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico, CMLL's main venue. The 2019 International Gran Prix was the sixteenth 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.

CMLL International Gran Prix (2019)
Official poster for the show
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateAugust 30, 2019
CityMexico City, Mexico[1]
VenueArena México[1]
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The International Gran Prix saw the team of (Cavernario, Negro Casas, El Cuatrero, Diamante Azul, Dragon Lee, Rush, Soberano Jr. and Volador Jr. represented Mexico while Big Daddy, Jay Briscoe, Delirious, Luke Hawx, Kenny King, Mecha Wolf 450, Matt Taven and Oraculo represented the United States or Puerto Rico. The match came down to Negro Casas and Volador Jr., both representing Mexico, which saw Volador Jr. take advantage of the situation to pin Casas to claim the International Gran Prix trophy for a second time. On the undercard the storyline between Último Guerrero and Ciber the Main Man, also drawing in Gilbert el Boricua as part of the evolving storyline.

Production

Background

In 1994, the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre created the International Gran Prix tournament which took place on April 15 that saw Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeat King Haku to win the tournament. the tournament became annual tournament but after the 1998 tournament, the tournament became inactive. in 2002, the tournament returned with new rules. (Mexico and International group vs another Mexican and International group and then Mexicans vs Japanese and finally Mexico vs International)[2] the 2019 tournament will be 16th in the series. The tournament traditionally sees a team of Mexican born CMLL wrestlers face off against foreign-born wrestlers, for the 2019 tournament this meant wrestlers from the United States or Puerto Rico.

Storylines

The 2019 Gran Prix show will feature an undisclosed number of 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.[3]

Team Resto del Mundo
Team Mexico

Matches
No. Results[1][10] Stipulations Times
1 La Jarochita and Marcela defeated Dalys la Caribeña and La Metálica Best two-out-of-three falls tag team match [11]
2 Atlantis Jr., Audaz, and Flyer defeated El Hijo del Villano III, Rey Bucanero, and Tiger Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match [11]
3 Chamuel defeated Microman by disqualification Singles match [11]
4 Sangre Dinamita (El Cuatrero and Sansón) and Templario defeated Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, Valiente Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match [11]
5 Ciber the Main Man, Gilbert el Boricua, and Titán defeated Carístico, Místico, and Último Guerrero Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match [11]
6 Volador Jr. won the International Gran Prix by pinning Negro Casas
Also in the match: Team Mexico (Cavernario, El Cuatrero, Diamante Azul, Dragon Lee, Rush, and Soberano Jr.) and Team Resto del Mundo (Big Daddy, Jay Briscoe, Delirious, Luke Hawx, Kenny King, Mecha Wolf 450, Matt Taven and Oraculo)		 2019 International Gran Prix, 16-man torneo cibernetico elimination match [12]

References
  1. Rosas Plata, Arturo (August 31, 2019). "Volador se roba el triunfo" (in Spanish). Ovaciones. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. "Gran Prix Cibernetico 2002". ProWrestlingHistory.com. March 22, 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  3. 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
  4. "Puerto Rico y Estados Unidos conforman equipo extranjero del Grand Prix del CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  5. Rosas Plata, Arturo (October 5, 2018). "Michael se lleva el Gran Prix". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  6. "Cambio en el equipo extranjero del Grand Prix del CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  7. "Diamante Azul es el campeón del Grand Prix CMLL 2017". PubliMetro (in Spanish). September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  8. Dark Angelita (August 14, 2019). "CMLL: Se confirma la edición 2019 del Grand Prix". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  9. Valdés, Apolo (July 1, 2015). "Volador Jr. se llevó el Grand Prix 2016". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  10. Lizarranga, Alfonso (August 31, 2019). "Volador Jr. por segunda ocasión ganador del Grand Prix". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  11. "Gilbert el Boricua también quiere cabellera de Último Guerrero". NotiMex (in Spanish). August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  12. "Entre abucheos, Volador Jr. se lleva en Grand Prix". PubliMetro (in Spanish). August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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