CMLL International Gran Prix

The International Gran Prix, sometimes written as International Grand Prix, is an annual tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), that was held from 1994 to 2008, although there was no tournament in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004. The tournament was revived in 2016, being held annually since then (with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), with the most recent edition being held in 2024. In 2022, a separate women's tournament was established and has been held annually alongside the men's tournament. The tournament was inspired by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's International Wrestling Grand Prix tournament in the 1980s.^[2]

International Gran Prix
Details
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date established	April 15, 1994[1]
Current champion(s)	Claudio Castagnoli
Date won	August 23, 2024
Statistics First champion(s) Rayo de Jalisco Jr. Most reigns Rayo de Jalisco Jr. / Último Guerrero / Volador Jr. (2)

From 1994 until 1998 the Gran Prix was a single elimination tournament that featured a mixture of Mexican and international wrestlers, some who worked for CMLL regularly and some that were invited specifically for the tournament.^[2] From 2002 and on the format was changed to a torneo cibernetico, a 16–20-man match with one side representing Mexico and the other side being composed of international wrestlers.

Volador Jr. has won the Gran Prix the most number of times, winning it for a record third time in 2022.^[3]

Tournament winners

Year	Winner	Reign	Date	Note
1994	Rayo de Jalisco Jr.	1	April 15, 1994	[1][4]
1995	Headhunter A	1	July 7, 1995	[4][5]
1996	Hijo del Santo	1	July 5, 1996	[4][6]
1997	Steel	1	April 4, 1997	[4][7]
1998	Rayo de Jalisco Jr.	2	August 14, 1998	[4][8]
2002	Máscara Mágica	1	March 22, 2002	[4][9]
2003	Dr. Wagner Jr.	1	May 5, 2003	[4][10]
2005	Atlantis	1	September 23, 2005	[4][11]
2006	Último Guerrero	1	May 12, 2006	[4][12]
2007	Último Guerrero	2	May 11, 2007	[4][13]
2008	Alex Shelley	1	July 26, 2008	[4][14]
2016	Volador Jr.	1	July 1, 2016	[4][15]
2017	Diamante Azul	1	September 1, 2017	[4][16]
2018	Michael Elgin	1	October 5, 2018	[4][17]
2019	Volador Jr.	2	August 30, 2019	[18]
2021	Dark Silueta	1	October 8, 2021	[19]
2022 Men's	Volador Jr.	3	August 19, 2022	[3]
2022 Women's	Dalys la Caribena	1	October 22, 2022	[20]
2023 Men's	Místico	1	August 19, 2023	[21]
2023 Women's	Tessa Blanchard	1	October 27, 2023	[22]
2024 Men's	Claudio Castagnoli	1	August 23, 2024	[23]

References

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15. Valdés, Apolo (June 1, 2016). "Listos los representantes del Grand Prix del CMLL". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
16. Valdez, Apolo (September 2, 2017). "Diamante Azul 'brilló' en el Grand Prix 2017" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 2, 2017.
17. Rosas Plata, Arturo (October 5, 2018). "Michael se lleva el Gran Prix". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
18. Rosas Plata, Arturo (August 31, 2019). "Volador se roba el triunfo" (in Spanish). Ovaciones. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
19. "¡DARK SILUETA SE LLEVA EL PRIMER GRAND PRIX DE AMAZONAS!" (in Spanish). CMLL. October 8, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
20. Carrera, Pep (October 28, 2022). "CMLL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S GRAND PRIX AT ARENA MEXICO QUICK RESULTS (10/28/2022)". Lucha Central. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
21. Pizzazz, Manolo Has (August 25, 2023). "CMLL Roundup: Mistico wins Grand Prix 2023, more!". Cageside Seats. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
22. Pizzazz, Manolo Has (October 29, 2023). "Tessa Blanchard wins CMLL women's international Grand Prix". Cageside Seats. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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