CMLL Universal Championship (2016)
The CMLL Universal Championship (2016) (Spanish: Campeonato Universal) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tournament took place from October 14, 2016 and ran for three Super Viernes shows with the finals on October 28, 2016. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament exclusively for wrestlers holding CMLL-recognized champions; first held in 2009, making the 2016 version the eight overall tournament. 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.
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Official poster for Block A, mistakenly listing Cavernario as a participant. | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||
| Date | October 14, 2016 to October 28, 2016 | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
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The 2016 tournament saw CMLL World Trios Champion Valiente defeat his regular Trios partner Volador Jr. in the finals of the tournament to win his first Universal Championship tournament.