CMLL prepares for 93rd Anniversary event featuring big matches today

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CMLL is hours away from their biggest event of the year. The sold-out 93rd Anniversary is stacked with a mask versus hair main event, four title bouts, a legend showdown, and more with talent from AEW, NJPW, and Stardom. Let’s catch up on news from the lucha libre promotion. The 93rd Anniversary show takes place from Arena Mexico on Friday, September 18. Nine matches are on the card: Mask vs. Hair Suicide Final: Mistico & Averno vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Templario vs. Barbaro Cavernario & Dragon Rojo Jr. vs. Zandokan Jr. & Star Jr. (Winners advance to final to wrestle each other for mask or hair) CMLL World Heavyweight Championship: Hechicero (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Claudio Castagnoli Andrade El Idolo vs. Volador Jr. CMLL Women’s World Championship: Persephone (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Mina Shirakawa vs. Starlight Kid Bandido vs. Soberano Jr. CMLL World Welterweight Championship: Titan (c) vs. Komander CMLL World Tag Team Championship: Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja (c) vs. Los Villanos vs. Mascara Dorada & Neon vs. Los Calavera Blue Panther vs. Jeff Jarrett Sanely, Candela, & Kira vs. Maika, Mei Seira, Ema Maishima 🤩 ¡Es hoy, es hoy! 📍Arena México 🗓️ Viernes 18 de Septiembre ‘26 🕗 HORARIO ESPECIAL – 8:00 p.m. ✨93 Aniversario del CMLL ✨ 🎟️ BOLETOS AGOTADOS 📲 Transmisión EN VIVO para miembros nivel “Leyenda”: https://t.co/hjFCmkACHb#93AniversarioCMLL pic.twitter.com/eW0mJzcTVz — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 18, 2026 The event streams live through the Leyenda level of subscription on the CMLL YouTube channel and also through myAEW, which offers the individual show and bundles with English commentary. CMLL stacked several shows over the past week in the lead up. Notable results start with Tessa Blanchard picking up momentum for the women’s world title bout. Blanchard defeated fellow challenger Starlight Kid in singles action. ¡Victoria para el CMLL en un sensacional mano a mano! Tessa Blanchard defendió la casa y superó a Starlight Kid de STARDOM en un duelo internacional que encendió la Arena Coliseo.#SábadoDeColiseo 📲 https://t.co/mwg1D9cAip pic.twitter.com/649ExVl9F2 — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 13, 2026 Starlight Kid rebounded to win La Copa Viva Mexico. ¡STARLIGHT KID CONQUISTA LA COPA VIVA MÉXICO! La representante de STARDOM superó a Olympia en el momento definitivo para alzarse como la gran ganadora de esta edición.#LunesClásicoCMLL 📲 EN VIVO nivel Leyenda: https://t.co/WZZT5SzrKp pic.twitter.com/5rsKd6UBEm — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 15, 2026 Blanchard got the better of Starlight Kid again to win La Copa Independencia. ¡LA GRINGA MÁS MEXICANA CONQUISTA LA COPA INDEPENDENCIA 2026! Tessa Blanchard superó a Starlight Kid en el momento definitivo para convertirse en la gran ganadora de esta competencia.#TardeMexicanaCMLL 📲 https://t.co/8qy4lfEDwT pic.twitter.com/99akDMs9Mq — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 17, 2026 In regard to the MLW debut that didn’t happen, this comment seems to be addressing that situation. Some things are just out of our hands… pero mi México, los quiero un chingo. 🇲🇽❤️‍🔥 Y este nunca falla. 💎 — Tessa Blanchard (@T3SSABLANCHARD) September 12, 2026 Persephone & Olympia prevailed in a three-way tag team bout against Starlight Kid & Maika and Megan Bayne & Lena Kross. Perse crushed a crucifix bomb to pin Maika. ¡El CMLL se impone en el triangular internacional de Amazonas! Persephone y Olympia defendieron la casa y se llevaron la victoria ante STARDOM, representado por Starlight Kid y Maika, y AEW, con Megan Bayne y Lena Kross.#DomingoFamiliarCMLL Internacional 📲 EN VIVO pic.twitter.com/y34Lfncwp1 — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 13, 2026 Thunder Rosa successfully retained the Mexican National Women’s Championship over Dark Silueta. ¡La Mera Mera sigue reinando! Dark Silueta representó una dura prueba, pero Thunder Rosa logró imponerse en una intensa contienda para retener el Campeonato Nacional Femenil.#TardeMexicanaCMLL 📲 https://t.co/8qy4lfEDwT pic.twitter.com/SQYLkZxsxz — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 17, 2026 Mascara Dorada defeated PAC off a shooting star press. ¡Máscara Dorada se impone en una espectacular batalla! El Joven Maravilla derrotó a PAC en un sensacional mano a mano, poniendo punto final al encuentro con su impresionante Plancha de Estrella Fugaz.#DomingoFamiliarCMLL 📲 EN VIVO nivel Leyenda: https://t.co/vm6m2XwTA5 pic.twitter.com/p2j8Vf7RpU — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 14, 2026 Bandido & Komander scored a high-flying victory on Soberano Jr. & Titan. ¡Bandido y Komander dieron la sorpresa! Soberano Jr. y Titán fueron superados por la dupla de AEW en el tercer duelo de la tarde. ¡Los ánimos se encienden a días del 93 Aniversario del CMLL!#DomingoFamiliarCMLL Internacional 📲 EN VIVO nivel Leyenda: https://t.co/vm6m2XwTA5 pic.twitter.com/ApAqEmrKEa — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 14, 2026 CMLL also introduced a new look for the world heavyweight championship held by Hechicero. #CMLLInforma || ¡Una nueva imagen para un prestigioso Campeonato! 🤩 En el 93 Aniversario del CMLL, Hechicero estrenará la renovada versión del Campeonato Mundial de Peso Completo del CMLL. 📲 https://t.co/kelGXKxJdL pic.twitter.com/wZEb7L0Azf — Lucha Libre CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) September 18, 2026 The final piece of news is Flip Gordon announcing that he reenlisted in the Army National Guard. This is the next chapter in his life, but his journey as a wrestler in CMLL is not over. Share your thoughts on the news from CMLL. Drop your predictions in the comments for the 93rd Anniversary show. Which match do you think steals the show?

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CMLL biggest show of the year culminated in mask versus hair. The 93rd Anniversary event (Sep. 18, 2026) featured talent from around the world coming from AEW, New Japan, and Stardom. Let’s jam through the results. The main event was a mask versus hair suicide final. The contest started with four tag teams made up of rivals. The winning team advanced to the lucha de apuestas. Mistico started the action hot with a flying crossbody off the stage. Barbaro Cavernario & Dragon Rojo Jr. were the first elimination when Templario pinned Dragon on a powerbomb. Zandokan Jr. & Star Jr. were the second elimination when Averno pinned Star on a double underhook facebuster. Ultimo Guerrero & Templario were the third elimination when Mistico pinned Templario on a springboard Mexican destroyer. The finale was set for Mistico and Averno in mask versus hair. Averno was confident in victory after executing an avalanche double underhook facebuster. Mistico kicked out on the pin and rallied for La Mistica armbar to win. The barber chopped off Averno’s hair. Averno stayed rudo in the aftermath by attacking Mistico and removing all three masks of the Sky Team. View this post on Instagram CMLL introduced a new World Heavyweight Championship belt, and Hechicero will keep the gold by his side. The Alchemist of the Ring triumphed in a three-way over Claudio Castagnoli and Zack Sabre Jr. Technical prowess was on display. The champ stretched Claudio into submitting. Somewhere, Don Callis is screaming, “Yo soy Hechicero!” Hechi’s reign stands at 183 days and counting. Andrade was the lone victory on the night for AEW. El Idolo bested long-time rival Volador Jr. Andrade weathered the storm to keep fighting after Volador connected on a blitz of offense into the Mexican destroyer. Andrade sent the DM, and he had Volador’s number for the win. How you know? Persephone borrowed a page from Eddie Guerrero’s playbook to retain the CMLL Women’s World Championship in a four-way against Tessa Blanchard, Mina Shirakawa, and Starlight Kid. Blanchard had victory within her grasp after three consecutive cutters to Starlight Kid. As the referee bent over to check on Kid, Perse charged with the title belt as a weapon. Blanchard ducked, and Perse bumped the referee over. Perse tossed the title into the hands of Blanchard and flopped down to the mat. The referee assumed that Blanchard cheated, so the win was awarded to the champ. Persephone lied, cheated, and stole the victory to continue her reign at 197 days and counting. The ROH world champion tasted defeat in a non-title bout as Bandido went down to Soberano Jr. The crowd was hot for this match. Soberano went full rudo biting fingers, pulling off Bandido’s pants, and ripping his mask. Bandido scored the 21 Plex, but it wasn’t enough to get the finish. Soberano surged in the end with a piledriver onto the top turnbuckle pad and another piledriver on the mat to win. Bandido lost the match, but he may have won the night in fashion. Bandido fashion update pic.twitter.com/MOVgN7O3mE — luchablog (@luchablog) September 19, 2026 Titan defeated Komander to retain the CMLL World Welterweight Championship. One mistake is all it takes. It was a competitive battle, then Titan put Komander in a precarious position. Komander was attempting possibly an avalanche poison rana. Titan swept the legs out, and Komander was hung up in the corner. Titan jumped backwards to nail a flying stomp. The champ dragged Komander to the center for a bridging Texas Cloverleaf submission to win. Very cool finish. Titan’s reign stands at 2,477 days and counting. Los Hermanos Chavez retained the CMLL World Tag Team Championship in a four-way bout against Los Villanos, Mascara Dorada & Neon, and Los Calavera. Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja closed with a powerbomb and frog splash combo to pin one of the Villanos. The champs’ reign stands at 1,700 days and counting. Blue Panther won the legends match against Jeff Jarrett. The Last Outlaw went rudo to earn the crowd’s jeers. Blue Panther rallied with a flying crossbody off the ramp. In the end, Blue Panther fluidly snatched Jarrett’s arm for an armbar to win. In the opener, Stardom took the trios win as Maika, Mei Seira, & Ema Maishima prevailed over Sanely, Candela, & Kira. Seira earned the pin on Candela with a move I’ve never seen before. Research says it was a backflip crucifix driver called the Checkmate. Share your thoughts on the results from the CMLL 93rd Anniversary event. Which matches would you recommend?