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Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth (1998)

Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth (1998)
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Atlantis, one of eight participants in the Torneo Salvador Lutteroth
Information
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date March 20, 1998
Venue Arena México
City Mexico City, Mexico
Event chronology
CMLL 64th Anniversary Show Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth (1998) 42. Aniversario de Arena México
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas chronology
Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth (1997) Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth (1998) Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (1999)

Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth (1998) (Spanish for "Homage to Salvador Lutteroth") was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on March 20, 1998 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The event was to honor and remember CMLL founder Salvador Lutteroth who died in March 1987. The annual March event would later be renamed Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends") as CMLL honored both Lutteroth and another retired or deceased wrestler. The main event was a singles match between Emilio Charles Jr. defeated El Satánico under Lucha de Apuestas, or "Bet match" rules. The rule meant that the losing wrestler would have all his hair shaved off after the match in full view of the crowd as per Lucha Libre traditions. The show also hosted a Torneo Salvador Lutteroth in honor of the CMLL founder, which was a one night eight-man single elimination tournament featuring some of CMLL's top competitors at the time, including the then reigning CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Universo 2000. The show also featured an additional Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match for a total of nine matches.

Since 1996 the Mexican wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) has held a show in March each year to commemorate the passing of CMLL founder Salvador Lutteroth who died in March 1987. For the first three years the show paid homage to Lutteroth himself, from 1999 through 2004 the show paid homage to Lutteroth and El Santo, Mexico's most famous wrestler ever and from 2005 forward the show has paid homage to Lutteroth and a different leyenda ("Legend") each year, celebrating the career and accomplishments of past CMLL stars. Originally billed as Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth, it has been held under the Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends") since 1999 and is the only show outside of CMLL's Anniversary shows that CMLL has presented every year since its inception. All Homenaje a Dos Leyendas shows have been held in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico which is CMLL's main venue, its "home". Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, which means the Homenaje a Dos Leyendas shows replace their regularly scheduled Super Viernes show. The 1998 show was the third overall show officially billed in honor of Salvador Lutteroth and the last dedicated exclusively to Lutteroth's memory


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