CMLL Universal Championship (2014)

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CMLL Universal Championship (2014)
CMLLUniversal2014.jpg
Official poster for the finals of the 2014 tournament
Information
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date August 15, 2014[1]
August 22, 2014[2]
August 29, 2014[3]
Venue Arena México
City Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
Reyes del Aire (2014) CMLL Universal Championship (2014) CMLL 81st Anniversary Show
CMLL Universal Championship tournaments chronology
CMLL Universal Championship (2013) CMLL Universal Championship (2014) CMLL Universal Championship (2015)

The CMLL Universal Championship 2014 (Campeonato Universal in Spanish) was a professional wrestling tournament produced by the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion, which took place over three Super Viernes shows between August 15 and 29, 2014, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament of CMLL champions that was first held in 2009 and has been held annually ever since. 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.

Background

The tournament featured 15 professional wrestling matches under single-elimination tournament rules, which means that wrestlers were eliminated when they lose a match. There were no specific storylines that build to the tournament, which has been held annually since 2009. All male "non-regional" CMLL champions at the time of the tournament were involved 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 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 August 15 and August 22,[1][2] while the final took place on August 29, 2014.[3]

2014 Universal Championship tournament

When CMLL announced the 2014 tournament the following champions were eligible to participate:

Participant Championship held
Diamante Azul NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship[4]
Dragón Rojo Jr. CMLL World Middleweight Championship[5]
Euforia CMLL World Trios Championship[6]
El Felino Mexican National Trios Championship[7]
Mephisto Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[8]
Místico CMLL World Welterweight Championship[9]
Mr. Niebla Mexican National Trios Championship[7]
Negro Casas CMLL World Tag Team Championship[10]
Mexican National Trios Championship[7]
Niebla Roja CMLL World Trios Championship[6]
Rey Escorpión CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship[11]
Shocker CMLL World Tag Team Championship[10]
La Sombra NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship[12]
El Terrible CMLL World Heavyweight Championship[13]
Titán Mexican National Welterweight Championship[14]
Último Guerrero CMLL World Trios Championship[6]
Virus CMLL World Lightweight Championship[15]
Volador Jr. NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship[16]
Block A
La Sombra, winner of Block A

Block A took place on August 15, 2014, and featured eight champions wrestling for a place in the finals.[1][17]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
Euforia Pin
El Terrible [1][17]
Euforia Pin
Shocker [1][17]
El Felino Sub
Shocker [1][17]
Shocker Pin
La Sombra [1][17]
Rey Escorpión Pin
La Sombra [1][17]
La Sombra Pin
Negro Casas [1][17]
Mephisto Sub
Negro Casas [1][17]
Block B
Último Guerrero, the winner of block B and the first ever two-time CMLL Universal Champion

Block B took place on August 22, 2014, and featured eight champions wrestling for a place in the finals.[2][18][19]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
Mr. Niebla Pin
Último Guerrero [2][18]
Último Guerrero Pin
Dragón Rojo Jr. [2][18]
Dragón Rojo Jr. Sub
Virus [2][18]
Último Guerrero Pin
Volador Jr. [2][18]
Diamante Azul Pin
Niebla Roja [2][18]
Diamante Azul Pin
Volador Jr. [2][18]
Titán Pin
Volador Jr. [2][18]
Finals

The finals of the tournament took place on August 29, 2014, and saw the 2009 Universal Champion Último Guerrero defeat the 2011 Universal Champion La Sombra to become the first two-time Universal Champion.[3][20][21]

References

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