| CMLL World Trios Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | November 1991[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champions | El Sky Team (Máscara Dorada,Místico andNeón) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | May 16, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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TheCMLL World Trios Championship (Spanish: "Campeonato Mundial de Trios") is aprofessional wrestlingchampionship promoted byConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) inMexico. The title has existed since 1991 and is contested for byteams of three wrestlers.[5]
The first champions wereLos Infernales ("The Infernal Ones";MS-1,Pirata Morgan andEl Satánico) who won a tournament on November 22, 1991. Since then 28 trios have held the championship. The current champions are El Sky Team (Máscara Dorada,Místico andNeón). They won the titles by defeatingLos Infernales (Euforia,Averno andMephisto) atViernes Espectacular on May 16, 2025, inMexico City, Mexico. The championship has been vacated on four occasions, each time leading to CMLL holding atournament to determine new champions. Only two teams have held the title on more than one occasion,Los Infernales and the trio ofHéctor Garza,Hijo del Fantasma andLa Máscara.
With the emergence of trios (tag teams consisting of three people) such asLos Misioneros de la Muerte,Los Brazos and more, thesix-man tag team match became increasingly popular in the early 1980s. Its popularity led to the trios format becoming the most prevalent match format inLucha libre to this day.[6] In 1985, the Mexicanlucha libre, orprofessional wrestling, promotionEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ("Mexican Wrestling Enterprise"; EMLL) was given control of the newly createdMexican National Trios Championship. Over the subsequent six years, that championship became the focal point of the very popular trios division, serving as the highest honor EMLL could bestow on a trio at the time. In 1991, EMLL changed their name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ("World Wrestling Council") and began to establish a series of CMLL-branded world championships, relegating the Mexican National championships to being a secondary level of championships within the company.[7] In 1991, CMLL added a CMLL-branded world championship for the trios division. They held a 16-team tournament to crown the first champions, a tournament that saw "Los Infernales" ("The Infernal Ones";MS-1,Pirata Morgan andEl Satánico) defeat "Los Brazos" ("The Arms";El Brazo,Brazo de Oro andBrazo de Plata) to become the first CMLL World Trios Champions.[1] Over the next couple of years, the championship would be held by such teams as "Los Intocables" ("The Untouchables"Jaque Mate,Masakre andPierroth Jr.) and "La Ola Blanca" ("The White Wave";Gran Markus Jr.,El Hijo del Gladiador andDr. Wagner Jr.).[1] In 1993, the then-reigning Mexican National Trios Champions left CMLL, and the Mexico City Boxing and wrestling commission allowed the champions to take the Mexican National Trios Championship with them.[7] From 1993 through 2001, when the Mexican National Trios Championship returned to CMLL, the CMLL World Trios Championship was the only championship for the division.[1]
In 1997 then-reigning championHéctor Garza, who held the title along withDos Caras andLa Fiera, left CMLL, forcing the championship to be vacated.[1] Subsequently, the team ofRey Bucanero,Emilio Charles Jr. and El Satánico won the championship in a tournament final overApolo Dantés,Black Warrior, and Dr. Wagner Jr. In October 1998, the championship was vacated again whenMr. Niebla was injured, forcing his teammatesAtlantis andLizmark to give up the championship.[1] TheLagunero team of Black Warrior,Blue Panther and Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated "Los Guapos" ("The Hansome Ones";Bestia Salvaje,Scorpio Jr. andZumbido) in the tournament finals,[1] but vacated the championship in February 2002.[2] Blue Panther and Dr. Wagner Jr. replaced Black Warrior withFuerza Guerrera and defeated Black Warrior's new team of Mr. Niebla, Antifaz del Norte and Black Warrior himself. In 2006, the championship were vacated once again after not being defended for almost 20 months.[8]Los Guerreros de Atlantida ("The Warriors from Atlantis"; Atlantis,Tarzan Boy andÚltimo Guerrero) won the championship on September 29, 2006, and began defending it on a regular basis.[9] In February 2007Los Perros del Mal ("The Bad Dogs";Perro Aguayo Jr.,Mr. Águila and Héctor Garza) won the championship and held it for 15 months before splitting up and vacating the championship.[10] The team ofEl Hijo del Fantasma, Héctor Garza andLa Máscara won the tournament, defeating Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr. andMístico in the finals.[11] In 2015 CMLL'sGuadalajara branch brought back the Occidente ("Western") Trios Championship, specifically for their shows held inJalisco, Guadalajara.[12] The Occidente championship is considered tertiary to both the world and national championships.
The current champions are El Sky Team (Máscara Dorada,Místico andNeón). They won the titles by defeatingLos Infernales (Euforia,Averno andMephisto) atViernes Espectacular on May 16, 2025, inMexico City, Mexico; they are the 38th overall championship team.Black Warrior,Blue Panther andDr. Wagner Jr. holds the record for the longest single reign of any team, but due to the uncertainty of when the championship was vacated it can only be verified that they held them for a minimum of 1,141 days.[a] Dr. Wagner Jr.'s four reigns combine to 2,051 days, the highest of any wrestler.[13] Héctor Garza's five individual reigns is the record for the most reigns of any individual wrestler.[13] All title matches take place undertwo out of three falls rules.[1]
CMLL held a 16-trios team tournament from October 25, 1991 to November 22, 1991 to determine the first ever CMLL World Trios Championship team.[1] This was the third CMLL-branded world championship created by CMLL after theCMLL World Heavyweight Championship in May and theCMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship in September 1991.[14][15] In the finals,Los Infernales (El Satánico, MS-1 and Pirata Morgan) defeatedLos Brazos (El Brazo, Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) to win the championship.[1]
In early 1997 Héctor Garza, who was one-third of the reigning CMLL World Trios Champions alongsideDos Caras andLa Fiera, left CMLL to join rival promotionAAA. CMLL vacated the championship and decided to hold a one-night, eight-team tournament to crown the new trios champions.[1] The tournament took place on Friday March 21, 1997 on the undercard of the 1997Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth ("Homage toSalvador Lutteroth") show. In the finals, Emilio Charles Jr., Rey Bucanero and El Satánico defeated Apolo Dantés, Black Warrior, and Dr. Wagner Jr.[1]
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | |||||||||
| Foreign Exchange, Miguel Perez Jr. andSteel | W | ||||||||||
| Shocker andLos Brazos (Brazo de Oro andBrazo de Plata) | Foreign Exchange, Miguel Perez Jr. and Steel | ||||||||||
| Apolo Dantés,Black Warrior andDr. Wagner Jr. | W | Apolo Dantés, Black Warrior and Dr. Wagner Jr. | W | ||||||||
| El Dandy,Mr. Niebla andNegro Casas | Apolo Dantés, Black Warrior and Dr. Wagner Jr. | ||||||||||
| Atlantis,Lizmark andRayo de Jalisco Jr. | W | Emilio Charles Jr., Rey Bucanero and El Satánico | W | ||||||||
| Bestia Salvaje,El Hijo Del Santo andScorpio Jr. | Atlantis, Lizmark and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. | ||||||||||
| Emilio Charles Jr.,Rey Bucanero andEl Satánico | W | Emilio Charles Jr., Rey Bucanero and El Satánico | W | ||||||||
| Shinobi, Tsubasa andUltramán Jr. | |||||||||||
In October 1998,Mr. Niebla suffered an injury, which forced CMLL to vacate the CMLL World Trios Championship as it was not clear when Mr. Niebla would be able to wrestle again.[1] They held a three-show, eight-team tournament from December 4 to December 12, 1998. Former championsAtlantis andLizmark teamed up withEmilio Charles Jr. for the tournament, while Mr. Niebla actually returned to action in time to be in the tournament as well, teaming up withRayo de Jalisco Jr. andShocker. In the finals the trio of Dr. Wagner Jr., Blue Panther and Black Warrior defeatedLos Guapos (Scorpio Jr., Bestia Salvaje and Zumbido) to lay claim to the championship.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Gran Markus Jr.,Fuerza Guerrera andApolo Dantés | |||||||||||
| El Dandy,Vampiro andHéctor Garza | W | El Dandy, Vampiro and Héctor Garza | |||||||||
| Los Guapos (Scorpio Jr.,Bestia Salvaje andZumbido) | W | Los Guapos | W | ||||||||
| Rayo de Jalisco Jr.,Mr. Niebla andShocker | Los Guapos | ||||||||||
| Dr. Wagner Jr.,Blue Panther andBlack Warrior | W | Dr. Wagner Jr., Blue Panther and Black Warrior | W | ||||||||
| Atlantis,Lizmark andEmilio Charles Jr. | Dr. Wagner Jr., Blue Panther and Black Warrior | W | |||||||||
| El Felino,Negro Casas andEl Hijo del Santo | W | El Felino, Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo | |||||||||
| Silver King andLos Villanos (Villano III andVillano V) | |||||||||||
In the summer of 2008 then-CMLL World Trios ChampionsLos Perros del Mal kicked Héctor Garza out of the group; at the time Garza held the championship alongsidePerros membersPerro Aguayo Jr. andMr. Águila, forcing the championship to be vacated.[2] CMLL held an eight-team tournament for the vacant championship, starting on May 30, with the finals on June 13, 2008, during CMLL's 2008Infierno en el Ring event.[16][11]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Jauria del Terror (Averno,Mephisto andEphesto) | W | ||||||||||
| El Sagrado,La Sombra andVolador Jr. | Jauria del Terror | ||||||||||
| Blue Panther,Dos Caras Jr. andMístico | W | Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr. and Místico | W | ||||||||
| Los Villanos (Villano III,Villano IV andVillano V) | Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr. and Místico | [16] | |||||||||
| Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis,Rey Bucanero andÚltimo Guerrero) | W | Los Ángeles | W | ||||||||
| El Felino,L.A. Park andMáximo | Los Guerreros de la Atlantida | ||||||||||
| Olímpico andLos Hermanos Dinamita (Máscara Año 2000 andUniverso 2000) | Los Ángeles | W | |||||||||
| Los Ángeles (Héctor Garza,El Hijo del Fantasma andLa Mascara) | W | ||||||||||
In May 2013 long-time CMLL World Trios ChampionsEl Bufete del Amor (Marco Corleone,Máximo andRush) were forced to vacate the championship due to Corleone suffering a serious knee injury. CMLL held an eight-team, two-night tournament to determine the next champions. The tournament started on June 9, 2013 and the finals took place on June 16.[17]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Los Estetas del Aire (Máscara Dorada,Místico,Valiente) | W | ||||||||||
| Los Invasores (Mr. Águila,Psicosis andVolador Jr.) | Los Estetas del Aire | W | |||||||||
| La Fuerza TRT (El Terrible,Rey Bucanero andTiger) | W | La Fuerza TRT | |||||||||
| La Mascara,La Sombra andRey Cometa | Los Estetas del Aire | W | |||||||||
| Blue Panther,Diamante Azul andStuka Jr. | Los Guerreros del Infierno | ||||||||||
| Los Revolucionarios del Terror (Dragón Rojo Jr.,Pólvora andRey Escorpión) | W | Los Revolucionarios del Terror | |||||||||
| Los Guerreros del Infierno (Euforia,Niebla Roja andÚltimo Guerrero) | W | Los Guerreros del Infierno | W | ||||||||
| Los Reyes de la Atlantida (Atlantis,Delta andGuerrero Maya Jr.) | |||||||||||
Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities - but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters
most shows feature several six-man, or "trios" matches
