EMLL 15th Anniversary Show
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| Promotion | Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | |||
| Date | September 22, 1948 September 24, 1948 |
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Arena Coliseo Arena Modelo |
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| City | Mexico City, Mexico | |||
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Mexican professional wrestling promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) commemorated their 15th anniversary with two 'EMLL 15th Anniversary Shows. The first Anniversary show was held on September 22, 1948 in Arena Coliseo in Mexico City, Mexico, EMLL's main venue. The second event took place two days later on September 24, 1948 in Arena Modelo. The events commemorated the 15th anniversary of EMLL, which would later become the oldest professional wrestling promotion in the world. The Anniversary show is EMLL's biggest show of the year, their Super Bowl event. The first anniversary show featured the EMLL debut of Blue Demon, who would later become one of the iconic figures of Mexican wrestling.
The 1948 Anniversary show commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Mexican professional wrestling company Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "Mexican Wrestling Promotion"; EMLL) holding their first show on September 22, 1933 by promoter and founder Salvador Lutteroth. EMLL was rebranded early in 1992 to become Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ("World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) signal their departure from the National Wrestling Alliance. With the sales of the Jim Crockett Promotions to Ted Turner in 1988 EMLL became the oldest, still-operating wrestling promotion in the world. Over the years EMLL/CMLL has on occasion held multiple shows to celebrate their anniversary but since 1977 the company has only held one annual show, which is considered the biggest show of the year, CMLL's equivalent of WWE's WrestleMania or their Super Bowl event. CMLL has held their Anniversary show at Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico since 1956, the year the building was completed, over time Arena México earned the nickname "The Cathedral of Lucha Libre" due to it hosting most of EMLL/CMLL's major events since the building was completed. EMLL held their first anniversary show at Arena Modelo in 1933 and returned to that building in 1937 through 1943. From 1934 through 1936 EMLL rented Arena Nacional for their shows, but in 1944 they began holding their anniversary shows at Arena Coliseo, an arena they owned. From 1944 through 1955 EMLL held all their anniversary shows at Arena Coliseo. Traditionally EMLL/CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, replacing their regularly scheduled Super Viernes show.
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