MLW Azteca is an annual professional wrestling supercard

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produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW). The first event was held as a television taping for MLW's mini series of the same name in December 2021. Several months later, the second event was held, this time as a television taping for the television program '' MLW Fusion'' in April 2022. The concept of the event is based on story elements from the defunct

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promotion and former television drama, ''

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''.

History

In October 2020, MLW would began incorporating story elements from the defunct

promotion and former television drama, ''

''. Talent formerly associated with ''Lucha Underground'' were brought into MLW as part of the "Azteca Underground" stable. On November 8, 2021, MLW announced that it would be holding its second co-promoted event with The Crash, and thus the first Azteca event, at the

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in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on December 3. The second Azteca event, entitled MLW Azteca Underground was held on April 1, 2022 at Gilley's Dallas in Dallas, Texas. On December 12, 2023, MLW announced that it would be holding MLW Azteca Lucha on May 11, 2024, at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois.

Dates and venues

References

{{MLWPPV, Azteca Azteca Recurring events established in 2021