So this friday November 3rd CMLL will be having an inaugural torneo cibernetico to crown someone Rey del Inframundo(King of the underworld), which might go down as the most badass title anyone has been given in a wrestling promotion.

That belt is what the winner will get.

If you are unaware what a torneo cibernetico is… it’s a multi man elimination match. This particular version already has named teams instead of having a seeding battle royal like they often do. So that makes writing a primer for it a little easier. If all members of one team are eliminated, the remaining team will have to eliminate one another until only 1 person is left. Think survivor series only 2 people should be in the ring at one time.

Diamante Azul Valiente Soberano Jr Mistico

Hechicero Sanson Cuatrero Forastero

TECNICOS

Diamante Azul is Occidente Heavyweight Championship, though that’s not much of a deal as this local belt is hardly on TV. More impressive is taking Pierroth’s mask back in March and winning Gran Prix for Team Mexico on September first by last eliminating Michael Elgin. He has to be the favorite to win here and is all over the ads for the event. There is even a little cartoon Azul in the top right of the billboard/poster for this event.

Valiente 1/3rd of the CMLL World Trios Champions with Mistico/Volador Jr. This time last year he beat Volador Jr. in the Universal Title Tournament finals to become 2016′s Universal Championship. That was his last big notable singles win, though he carries the distinction of the most matches this year with CMLL with 122.

Soberano Jr. is current Mexican National Welterweight Championship which is a national title actually owned by the Mexican Boxing/Lucha Libre Commission. Considered a lower none world title, but is still above something like the Occidente titles which aren’t defended or seen on TV.

He also won 2017′s La Copa Junior an upstart tournament. Normally won by some who CMLL want to be the new thing for the year. The lowest singles tournament win, seen as a promotion. Midcard bumped to more main event status. He won in the finals over Sanson, who went on to eliminate both Mistico and Soberano Jr. from the Leyenda de Plata Torneo Cibernético… at the same time! If Sanson did that here he would eliminate half the tecnico team.

Mistico as stated above is 1/3rd of the CMLL World Trios Champions. In 2016 he won Incredible pairs(Heel/Face teams) tag tournament, the most important tag tournament of the year. He was teaming with Mephisto in the finals vs Caristico(Original Mistico) and Cibernético(Gif of crazy AF Mistico dive onto Caristico). They teased Mistico/Caristico there and continued to tease that at Leyenda de Plata.(Mistico almost getting Caristico with La Mistica, which they both use as a finisher)

Caristico isn’t in this match, he is in the main event. If Mistico won here though, It might be a chip for Mistico to lord over Caristico.

RUDOS

Hechicero is NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship his last defense was in June winning over Atlantis. He is the strongest rudo to oppose Azul, he could likely win. He might also clash with Azul leading to a title match between them. Hechicero was left out of both Gran Prix and Leyenda de Plata which was bizarre. A win here would be a nice elevation of Hechicero as a threat.

Sanson is CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship with Cuatrero, and both Mexican National and Occidente Trios champions with brother Cuatrero and cousin Forastero. Sanson/Cuatrero being sons of Cien Caras. Sanson was runner up in La Copa Junior and also last eliminated at the Leyenda de Plata, by Caristico who got to be in the finals where he fought the other survivor Volador Jr.

Sanson/Cuatrero/Forastero together are called NGD which stands for Nueva Generación Dinamita(New Generation Dynamite). If any rudo but Hechicero wins it would likely be Sanson who is the unofficial leader of the group.

Cuatrero don’t have much more to say about Cuatrero. His name in Spanish is a name for a horse thief/outlaw/rustler type which is why he has horseshoes on his attire. Sanson is Samson a biblical allegory, that story has a lion and Sanson has a lion on his mask and their cousin’s name means alien/outsider which is why his symbol is more abstract.

Forastero probably the less notable of the 3, but oddly enough was in Leyenda de Plata 2017 instead of his more seasoned cousin Cuatrero.

Where do I watch?

At this link at 8:30 Central time Friday November 3rd. This poster has the full card starting from the bottom and working up. This match will be the penultimate match before the main event of Rush/Caristico/Volador Jr. vs Los Guerreros.

With rumors of ingobernables getting a new member this main event is… interesting. As Rush/Volador have a history of working well together, not so much Volador/Caristico. Who were just in a heated Leyenda de Plata finals.

Don’t know how many people will read this, but I’m very excited for the inaugural Rey del Inframundo torneo cibernético. Hopefully this will become a yearly event as CMLL have already been having themed shows, it’s cool to get a new tournament about the holiday and makes easy excitement for late October early November.