CMLL 83rd Anniversary Show
The CMLL 83rd Anniversary Show (Spanish: 83. Aniversario de CMLL) was a major professional wrestling event which was scripted and produced by the lucha libre wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council") that took place on September 2, 2016, in CMLL's home arena Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. The show is the biggest show of the year for CMLL, considered their version of the Super Bowl or WrestleMania. The CMLL Anniversary Show is the longest-running annual professional wrestling shows.
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Official poster for the event depicting the four competitors in the Lucha de Apuestas matches | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||
| Date | September 2, 2016 | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
| Attendance | Sold out (approximately 16,000) | ||
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The main event was a Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", between Dragon Lee and La Máscara where both wrestlers put their mask on the line, in the end Dragon Lee pinned La Máscara, forcing La Máscara to unmask and reveal his birth name, Felipe de Jesús Alvarado. A second Lucha de Apuesta took place, with Rey Bucanero defeating Super Crazy forcing Super Crazy to be shaved bald as a result. The show featured four additional matches, including a match for the CMLL World Trios Championship