The CMLL Universal Championship 2015 (''Campeonato Universal'' in

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) is an ongoing

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tournament, originally announced by the ''

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'' (CMLL)

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as starting in August 2015. CMLL started the tournament in October, with no explanation for the change to the schedule. Traditionally the Universal Championship tournament takes place over three '' Super Viernes''. The

CMLL Universal Championship The CMLL Universal Championship (''Campeonato Universal'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is an annual lucha libre tournament held by the Mexico, Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2009. The tourname ...

is an annual tournament of CMLL champions that was first held in 2009, making the 2015 version the seventh overall tournament. Being a professional wrestling tournament, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is kept secret from the general public.

Background

The tournament will feature 15

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under

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rules, which means that wrestlers would be eliminated from the tournament when they lose a match. All male "non-regional" CMLL champions at the time of the tournament are eligible to participate in the tournament. The

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and

Mexican National Lightweight Championship The Mexican National Lightweight Championship (''Campeonato Nacional de Peso Ligero'' in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling singles championship created and sanctioned by ''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.'' ("the Mexico City B ...

are both exclusively for CMLL's ''

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'' division and thus not eligible for the tournament. Regionally promoted championships such as the

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and the Occidente championships promoted in

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have not been included in the tournament in the past; only titles that have been defended in CMLL's main venue

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were included, although exceptions have been made to allow

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(NJPW) champions to compete if they were in Mexico at the time. At the time of the tournament being announced CMLL World Welterweight Champion

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was working full-time for NJPW, which meant he would not participate in the tournament.

2015 Universal Championship tournament

;Block A (October 2, 2015) ;Block B (October 9, 2015)

Tournament brackets

;Block A ;Block B Atlantis def. Ultimo Guerrero in the Finals to win the Tournament.

References

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