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| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) | ||
| Date | July 30, 2010[1] August 6, 2010 August 13, 2010 | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México[1] | ||
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TheCMLL Universal Championship 2010 (Campeonato Universal inSpanish) was aprofessional wrestling annual tournament produced byConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) took take place over threeCMLL Super Viernes shows between July 30, 2010 and August 13, 2010 inArena México,Mexico City, Mexico. TheCMLL 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 finalsCMLL World Middleweight ChampionJushin Thunder Liger defeatedCMLL World Trios ChampionLa Sombra to win the tournament.
The tournament featured 15professional 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 theirLeyenda 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 reigningCMLL World Mini-Estrella andMexican National Lightweight Champions. Regionally promoted championships such as theCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship and the Occidente championships promoted inGuadalajara,Jalisco were not included in the tournament, only titles that have been defended in CMLL's main venueArena Mexico were included. The tournament was divided into two qualifying blocks, which took take place on theJuly 30, 2010 Super Viernes and theAugust 6, 2010 Super Viernes while the final took place on theAugust 13, 2010 Super Viernes.
When CMLL announced the 2010 tournament the following champions were eligible to participate:[1]
Block A took place on theJuly 30, 2010 Super Viernes, featuring eight champions wrestling for a place in the final.[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Máscara Dorada | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Stuka Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Mascara Dorada | ||||||||||||||
| Último Guerrero | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Último Guerrero | Winer | |||||||||||||
| Averno | ||||||||||||||
| Último Guerrero | ||||||||||||||
| La Sombra | Winner | |||||||||||||
| La Sombra | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Mephisto | ||||||||||||||
| La Sombra | Winner | |||||||||||||
| El Texano Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| El Texano Jr. | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Ephesto | ||||||||||||||
Block B took place on theAugust 6, 2010 Super Viernes, featuring eight champions wrestling for a place in the final.[3]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Héctor Garza | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Héctor Garza | ||||||||||||||
| Jushin Thunder Liger | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Negro Casas | ||||||||||||||
| Jushin Thunder Liger | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Jushin Thunder Liger | Winner | |||||||||||||
| La Mascara | ||||||||||||||
| Volador Jr. | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Valiente | ||||||||||||||
| Volador Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| La Máscara | Winner | |||||||||||||
| La Máscara | Winner | |||||||||||||
| Mr. Águila | ||||||||||||||
The finals of the tournament took place on theAugust 13, 2010 Super Viernes and saw Jushin Thunder Liger defeat La Sombra two falls to one, after interference from Liger's cornermanOkumura.[4]