Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd.

Acronym	CMLL
Founded	1933; 91 years ago (1933)
Style	Lucha libre
Headquarters	Mexico City, Mexico
Founder(s)	Salvador Lutteroth
Owner(s)	Salvador Lutteroth (1933–1960s) Salvador Lutteroth Jr. (1960s–1987) Paco Alonso (1987–2019) Sofía Alonso (2019) Salvador Lutteroth III (2019–present)
Formerly	Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (1933–1991)
Website	www.cmll.com

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; Spanish pronunciation: [konˈsexo munˈdjal de ˈlutʃa ˈliβɾe], "World Wrestling Council") is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) (Mexican Wrestling Enterprise). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest professional wrestling promotion still in existence.^[1]

CMLL currently recognizes and promotes 12 World Championships in various weight divisions and classifications, six national level and six regional level championships. The CMLL Anniversary Show series is the longest-running annual major show, starting in 1934, with the CMLL 87th Anniversary Show being the most recent. CMLL also regularly promotes major events under the names Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends"), Sin Piedad ("No Mercy"), Sin Salida ("No Escape"), Infierno en el Ring ("Inferno in the Ring") during the year. CMLL has promoted their regular weekly Super Viernes ("Super Friday") on a regular basis since the 1930s. Founder Salvador Lutteroth funded the building of Arena Coliseo in 1943, making it the first building in Mexico built specifically for professional wrestling.