Author: Today in Pro Wrestling History: On September 21st, 1933, Salvador Lutteroth Gonzales promoted his first professional wrestling card under the banner of Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre, which came to be known worldwide as simply EMLL.
Today in Pro Wrestling History (September 21): The Birth of CMLL
In the mid-80s, the promotion became known as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and at 85 years of existence, is the oldest surviving wrestling promotion in the world.
Here’s another great story about the Lucha scene: Blindsided: 4 Lucha Wrestlers Who Lost an Eye in a Match
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