CMLL Universal Championship (2011)
Official poster for the Universal Championship finale, depicting La Sombra (left) and Averno (right)
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateSeptember 2, 2011[1]
September 9, 2011[2]
September 16, 2011[3]
CityMexico City, Mexico
VenueArena México
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The CMLL Universal Championship 2011 (Campeonato Universal in Spanish) was a professional wrestling tournament produced by the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion, which took place over three shows between September 2, 2011, and September 16, 2011, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament of CMLL Champions that was first held in 2009. The 2011 tournament was the first one to include a non-CMLL Champion as New Japan Pro-Wrestling's IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi also took part in the tournament.[4]

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 with the exception of the reigning CMLL World Mini-Estrella and Mexican National Lightweight Champions, who have never taken part in 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 take place on September 2 and September 9, while the finals took place on September 16, 2011.

2011 Universal Championship tournament

When CMLL announced the 2011 tournament the following champions were eligible to participate:

Participant Championship held
Ángel de Oro Mexican National Trios Championship
Averno CMLL World Trios Championship
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
Diamante Mexican National Trios Championship
Dragón Rojo Jr. CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Ephesto CMLL World Trios Championship
Héctor Garza CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
Jushin Thunder Liger CMLL World Middleweight Championship
CMLL Universal Championship
La Máscara Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Máscara Dorada CMLL World Welterweight Championship
Mephisto CMLL World Trios Championship
Pólvora Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Rey Bucanero NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship
Rush CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
Mexican National Trios Championship
La Sombra NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
Último Guerrero CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Virus CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship
Block A

Block A took place on September 2, 2011, and featured eight champions wrestling for a place in the finals.[1]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Diamante Pin
Pólvora [1]
Diamante [1]
La Sombra Pin
Ángel de Oro [1]
La Sombra Pin
La Sombra Pin
Rey Bucanero [1]
Héctor Garza [1]
Rey Bucanero Pin
Rey Bucanero Pin
Mephisto [1]
Ephesto [1]
Mephisto Pin
Block B

Block B took place on September 9, 2011, and featured eight champions wrestling for a place in the finals.[2]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Rush [2]
Último Guerrero Pin
Último Guerrero Pin
Tanahashi [2]
Tanahashi Pin
Máscara Dorada [2]
Último Guerrero [2]
Averno Pin
Averno Pin
Virus [2]
Averno Sub
La Máscara [2]
Dragón Rojo Jr. [2]
La Máscara Pin
Finals

The finals of the tournament took place on September 16, 2011, and saw La Sombra defeat Averno two falls to one to become the 2011 Universal Champion.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hernández, Diego (September 3, 2011). "Sombra pasa a la Final". Récord (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Averno es el otro finalista". Récord (in Spanish). September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "La Sombra, Campeón Universal". Récord (in Spanish). September 16, 2011. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  4. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 1, 2011). "Hiroshi Tanahashi participará en el Campeonato Universal 2011". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved September 3, 2011.
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