Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council") is a Mexican professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. Founded in 1933 as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; "Mexican Wrestling Enterprise") by Salvador Lutteroth, it is the oldest professional wrestling promotion still in existence. Prior to 1933, professional wrestling shows in Mexico were primarily promoted by foreign promoters, who typically brought in European or American professional wrestlers as their main attractions. During this period, Salvador Lutteroth, a property inspector for the Mexican tax department in Ciudad Juárez, crossed the U.S. border to attend a wrestling event in El Paso, Texas. Impressed with the event, Lutteroth aimed to create a long-lasting Mexican wrestling promotion built around Mexican wrestlers. In 1933, Lutteroth, along with his financial backer Francisco Ahumada, launched EMLL, the first Mexican-owned wrestling promotion in the country; EMLL held their first show on September...

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