''Juicio Final'' ( Spanish for "Final Judgement") is the collective name of a series of semi-regularly occurring ''

lucha libre Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

'', or

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major show promoted by

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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

(CMLL). There has been multiple events promoted under the ''Juicio Final'' name over the years with the earliest taking place in 1955 and the most recent in 2019. The event has taken place in March, June, August or December, at times replacing the ''

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'' event in December, and twice it has been promoted a show both as ''Juicio Final'' as well as '' Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth''

Event history

For decades Arena México, the main venue of the Mexican

(CMLL), would close down in early December and remain closed into either January or February to allow for renovations as well as letting ''Circo Atayde'' occupy the space over the holidays. As a result, CMLL usually held an "end of the year" supercard show on the first or second Friday of December in lieu of their normal ''

Super Viernes CMLL Super Viernes (Spanish for "CMLL Super Friday") is the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's banner event that takes place every Friday in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. The shows take place every Fri ...

'' show. 1955 was the first year where CMLL used the name "''El Juicio Final''" ("The Final Judgement") for their year-end supershow. All subsequent ''Juicio Final'' shows have taken place on Friday nights and all in Arena México, CMLL's "home arena". Most have taken place in December, three, two have taken place in March and one in June. The two March ''Juicio Final'' events were also promoted under the name ''

Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ''Homenaje a Dos Leyendas'' (Spanish for "Homage to Two Legends") is the collective name of a series of annual ''lucha libre'', or professional wrestling major show promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libr ...

'' ("Homage to two legends"). The exact number of matches is unclear as only three matches for the 1991 ''Juicio Final'' show were documented and confirmed. The ''Mini-Estrella'' division has only been featured in one show while the female division was featured on two shows. The ''Juicio Final'' shows generally feature one or more ''

Lucha de Apuestas Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

'', or bet matches, the most prestigious match form in ''lucha libre'', with wrestlers fighting for either their hair or their

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. Rocky Star, All-Star,

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, Aníbal, El Supremo, Kahoz,

Villano III Arturo Díaz Mendoza (March 23, 1952 – August 21, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler who performed under the ring name Villano III (in Spanish Villano Tercero). Díaz was a second-generation wrestler, son of ''luchador'' Ray Mendoza an ...

and Averno have all lost their mask at a ''Juicio Final'' and Bestia Salvaje,

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, Black Magic, El Dandy, El Satánico, Brazo de Plata,

Perro Aguayo Pedro Aguayo Damián (18 January 1946 — 3 July 2019) better known as "(El) Perro Aguayo" (Aguayo the dog) and El Can de Nochistlan (The Nochistlan Dog) was a Mexican wrestler through the 1970s to the 1990s. Aguayo was the first person ever ...

and

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all have been shaved bald as a result of their losses. The ''Luchas de Apuestas'' between Villano III and Atlantis was voted the 2000 Wrestling Observer Match of the Year. ''Juicio Final'' has hosted only one championship match, which saw the team of

Olímpico Joel Bernal Galicia (born December 6, 1965) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler retired, better known under the ring name Olímpico. Olímpico is sometimes Anglicised as "Olympico", and means "Olympian" in Spanish. From his debut ...

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and

Mr. Niebla Efrén Tiburcio Márquez (February 22, 1973 – December 23, 2019), known under the ring name Mr. Niebla, was a Mexican luchador enmascarado ( Spanish for masked professional wrestler) who worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). "Ni ...

defeat Blue Panther,

Fuerza Guerrera Fuerza Guerrera (born December 13, 1953) is a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler) who made his debut in 1978. In his career Guerrera has worked for every major wrestling organization in Mexico including Consejo Mund ...

and

El Signo Antonio Sánchez Rendón (born September 4, 1954), is a retired Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'', or professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known under the ring name ''El Signo'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "The Symbol"). Rendón w ...

to win the Mexican National Trios Championship. The 2011 ''Juicio Final'' event was the only show to host tournament matches as it featured two semi final matches in the ''

Forjando un Ídolo ''Forjando un Ídolo'' (Spanish for "Forging an idol") was a professional wrestling tournament held by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 2011 with the purpose of identifying which of the 16 "Rookie ...

'' trios tournament. The first verified ''Juicio Final'' show took place in 1955, making it the third oldest regularly held professional wrestling show series, only behind the CMLL Anniversary Shows (1934), ''

Event history

Dates, venues, and main events

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