CMLL 85th Anniversary Show
The CMLL 85th Anniversary Show (Spanish: 85. Aniversario de CMLL) was a major professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV), scripted and produced by the Mexican lucha libre wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council") that took place on September 14, 2018. The show took place 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 show.
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| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||
| Date | September 14, 2018 | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
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The main event of the show was a tag team Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", where Matt Taven and Volador Jr. faced Rush and Bárbaro Cavernario, in a match where both wrestlers on the losing team have to shave themselves bald after the match. The show features five additional matches, including a match for the CMLL World Trios Championship.