CMLL Universal Championship (2010)
{{short description|Mexican professional wrestling tournament}}
{{Infobox wrestling event
|name=CMLL Universal Championship (2010)
|image = Jushin Thunder Liger 2007 crop.jpg
|caption = The 2010 Universal Champion Jushin Thunder Liger
|promotion = Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
|date={{dts|2010|7|30}}
{{dts|2010|8|6}}
{{dts|2010|8|13}}
|venue=Arena México
|city = Mexico City, Mexico
|liveevent=Y
|lastevent=Infierno en el Ring
|nextevent=Torneo Bicentenario de Mini-Estrellas
|event=CMLL Universal Championship tournaments
|lastevent2=2009
|nextevent2=2011
}}
The CMLL Universal Championship 2010 (Campeonato Universal in Spanish) was a professional wrestling annual tournament produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) took take place over three CMLL Super Viernes shows between July 30, 2010 and August 13, 2010 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament of CMLL Champions that was first held in 2009. All officially recognized male CMLL Champions participated in a 16-man tournament. In the finals CMLL World Middleweight Champion Jushin Thunder Liger defeated CMLL World Trios Champion La Sombra to win the tournament.
Background
The tournament featured 15 professional wrestling matches under elimination rules, which means that wrestlers were eliminated when they lose a match. There were no specific storylines that build to the tournament, rather is an annual tournament held by CMLL since 2009, replacing their Leyenda de Plata tournament. 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. 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 the July 30, 2010 Super Viernes and the August 6, 2010 Super Viernes while the final took place on the August 13, 2010 Super Viernes.
2010 Universal Championship tournament
When CMLL announced the 2010 tournament the following champions were eligible to participate:{{cite web | url=http://www.luchaworld.com/?p=4749 | title= Lucha Report For 7/18/10 | author= Kris Zellner | date= July 18, 2010 | accessdate= July 19, 2010 | publisher= Lucha World}}
;Block A
Block A took place on the July 30, 2010 Super Viernes, featuring eight champions wrestling for a place in the final.{{cite web | url=http://superluchas.com/resultados-arena-mexico-30-julio-2010-%c2%a1sombra-primer-finalista-al-campeonato-universal-cmll-%c2%a1mistico-contra-psicosis/ | title= Resultados Arena México (30 julio 2010): ¡Sombra, primer finalista al Campeonato Universal CMLL! ¡Místico contra Psicosis!| author= Ocampo, Ernesto | date= July 31, 2010 | accessdate= August 5, 2010 | publisher=Super Luchas Magazine | language=Spanish}}
{{8TeamBracket
| team-width=20em
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team1=Máscara Dorada
| RD1-team2=Stuka Jr.
| RD1-score1=Winner
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team3=Último Guerrero
| RD1-team4=Averno
| RD1-score3=Winer
| RD1-score4=
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team5=La Sombra
| RD1-team6=Mephisto
| RD1-score5=Winner
| RD1-score6=
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team7=El Texano Jr.
| RD1-team8=Ephesto
| RD1-score7=Winner
| RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1=Mascara Dorada
| RD2-team2=Último Guerrero
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-score2=Winner
| RD2-team3=La Sombra
| RD2-team4=El Texano Jr.
| RD2-score3=Winner
| RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1=Último Guerrero
| RD3-team2=La Sombra
| RD3-score1=
| RD3-score2=Winner
}}
;Block B
Block B took place on the August 6, 2010 Super Viernes, featuring eight champions wrestling for a place in the final.{{cite web | url= http://superluchas.com/resultados-arena-mexico-6-agosto-2010-liger-segundo-finalista-por-el-campeonato-universal-mistico-vs-psicosis-antes-de-lo-esperado/ | title= Resultados Arena México (6 agosto 2010): ¡Liger, segundo finalista por el Campeonato Universal! Místico vs. Psicosis, ¿antes de lo esperado? | author= Velazquez, Israel | date= August 7, 2010 | accessdate= August 5, 2010 | publisher=Super Luchas Magazine | language= Spanish | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101125050350/http://superluchas.net/2010/08/07/resultados-arena-mexico-6-agosto-2010-%C2%A1liger-segundo-finalista-por-el-campeonato-universal-mistico-vs-psicosis-%C2%BFantes-de-lo-esperado/ | archivedate= November 25, 2010 }}
{{8TeamBracket
| team-width=20em
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team1=Héctor Garza
| RD1-team2=Metro
| RD1-score1=Winner
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team3=Negro Casas
| RD1-team4=Jushin Thunder Liger
| RD1-score3=
| RD1-score4=Winner
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team5=Volador Jr.
| RD1-team6=Valiente
| RD1-score5=Winner
| RD1-score6=
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team7=La Máscara
| RD1-team8=Mr. Águila
| RD1-score7=Winner
| RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1=Héctor Garza
| RD2-team2=Jushin Thunder Liger
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-score2=Winner
| RD2-team3=Volador Jr.
| RD2-team4=La Máscara
| RD2-score3=
| RD2-score4=Winner
| RD3-team1=Jushin Thunder Liger
| RD3-team2=La Mascara
| RD3-score1=Winner
| RD3-score2=
}}
;Finals
The finals of the tournament took place on the August 13, 2010 Super Viernes and saw Jushin Thunder Liger defeat La Sombra two falls to one, after interference from Liger's cornerman Okumura.{{cite web | url= http://superluchas.com/resultados-arena-mexico-13-agosto-2010-liger-campeon-universal-luchadores-a-la-jaula-del-3-de-septiembre/ | title= Resultados Arena México (13 agosto 2010): ¡Liger, Campeón Universal! ¿14 luchadores a la jaula del 3 de septiembre? | author= Rivera, Manuel | date= August 14, 2010 | accessdate= August 16, 2010 | publisher=Super Luchas Magazine | language= Spanish | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://archive.today/20120703024227/http://superluchas.net/2010/08/14/resultados-arena-mexico-13-agosto-2010-¡liger-campeon-universal-¿14-luchadores-a-la-jaula-del-3-de-septiembre/ | archivedate= July 3, 2012 }}
References
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{{2010 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre events}}
{{CMLLShows|Universal Championship}}
{{CMLL Universal Championship}}