CMLL 8/29/2025 Grand Prix Internacional 2025
The announcers talk with the Grand Prix trophy in the ring.
Capitán Suicida & Valiente Jr. vs Raider & Vegas Depredador
Veg and Val take each other over. Val pump kicks him. Raid springboard crossbodies Val then flying lariats him. Cap spinning headscissors Raid then Veg spinning heel kicks Cap. Veg and Raid then do stereo dives outside.
Veg powerslams Val. Raid running powerbomb throws Cap into his partner. Raid and Veg get 2 counts on their opponents. Veg and Raid take stereo superkicks. Cap is back body dropped into a spinning headscissors on Raid. Val does a step up into a headscissors on Veg.
Val step up tope con hilos out and Cap 2nd rope reverse topes out. Raid springboard dropkicks Cap. Val is popped up and dropkicks Raid. Val then takes a facebuster. Cap spinning ddt's Veg. Raid racks Cap into a backbreaker. Val standing spanish flies Raid. Veg then rolls Val into a double stomp. Raid is popped up into a tornillo outside on Val. Cap flip dives into a headscissors on Raid outside.
Val hangs from the top rope outside and Veg hits a top rope moonsault on Cap and Raid. Val then springboard swantons out onto people. Cap does a top rope inverted flip dive on Veg and Val top rope ssp's Raid. Cap and Val get stereo pins to win the fall.
Thoughts: It was a spot fest here with not much else but dives. Some of the dives were nice and I guess it was an okay way to open the show, but it got close to being overkill. There were a couple moments here where wrestlers ended up doing dives onto their partners which was dumb.
We have ambassadors here from the Philippines, Canada and Britain.
Dragón Rojo Jr. & Esfinge vs Bárbaro Cavernario & Valiente
1st Fall - Esf gets nailed while posing on the ropes by Val. Barb lariats Rojo and throws him out. Val chops Esf and bangs his head off the buckles. Val then rips at Esf's mask. Esf takes corner attacks, a spinebuster then a giant swing into a basement dropkick. Barb kicks Rojo in the knee then does the same to Esf. Barb sunset flips Esf into a basement dropkick from Val.
Rojo faces a double team and gets chopped in the back. Val then chops Rojo in the head. Esf is double teamed then he takes a pop-up powerbomb. Esf is pinned by Val. Val electric chair drops Rojo forward then Barb bottom rope springboard splashes Rojo. Barb pins Rojo and Barbaro's team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Val rips at Esf's mask. Val chops him down and stands on his throat. Esf shotgun dropkicks Val then Rojo top rope crossbodies Barb. Rojo rolls up Barb and pins him then Esf pins Val with a corkscrew kick. Esfinge's team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Barb chops Rojo and Rojo chops back. Esf rips at Val's mask outside. Rojo flying shoulders Barb. Rojo is double hiptossed into the ropes but lands on his feet. Barb dropkicks Val on accident, runs into Rojo's boot and does the worm. Rojo chops Barb up then flying lariats him for 2.
Esf tilt-a-whirl backrbeakers Val twice. Esf rips up Val's mask. Val then rips at Esf's mask. Esf pumping knees him then monkey flips him. Barb trips Esf then Val topes Esf. Rojo top rope dives on Esf and Val outside. Barb step up springboard crossbodies everyone outside.
Val AA's Esf then elbow drops his back. Val is supposed to interrupted a Barb pin but is slow about it and the ref just stops counting. Rojo is spinebustered. Val and Barb have a miscommunication and Val chops him down. Esf superkicks Val then corner lariats Barb. Rojo corner dropkicks Barb. Esf superkicks Val. Esf springboard splashes Val and Rojo top rope double stomps Barb. Esf and Rojo pick up stereo pins to win the fall and match.
Thoughts: The never ending Esfinge/Valiente feud continued here. They definitely pushed that Barb and Val had problems and that lead to the finish. I thought it was just so-so as it had a lot of moments that could have been cleaner.
Rey Bucanero & Último Guerrero vs Averno & Felino
1st Fall - Ave hits shots on UG outside before he even enters. Fel sends Rey into and over the rail. Ave whips UG with clothing then Rey is sent into the rails. UG takes corner attacks then he is double thrown off the buckles. UG takes a double basement dropkick and shoulderblock. Rey is double teamed. Rey is hurricanrana'd off the top by Fel then takes a basement dropkick.
Ave chops up UG outside while Fel armbars Rey. UG is put in tree of woe then Rey is thrown into him. UG is then double stomped as he hangs. Ave's team ignores the ref's instructions to let off and the ref awards Rey and UG the fall.
2nd Fall - Fel pounds on Rey between falls. Fel hits kicks to his chest. Ave running boots UG in the corner. Ave chops up UG then double stomps on him. UG is tripped into a basement dropkick. Rey's head is banged off the buckles then he is dropkicked. Rey's supposed to kick out but he forgets and the ref just stops counting.
UG is stomped on by Fel and Ave. UG does a double spinebuster. Rey hits lariats on Ave and Fel. The heels take baseball slides then UG monkey flips Rey over the top onto them. UG then top rope dives on everyone outside.
Fel is laying on UG's knees and Rey twisting sentons Fel off the top. Ave takes a double pendulum drop and kicks out at 2.
Fel sunset bombs Rey off the buckles for 2. UG 2nd rope powerbombs Ave then Rey elbow drops Fel at the same time. Rey and UG win the fall and match in 2 straight falls.
Thoughts: It wasn't good. Rey kept forgetting to kick out of pins and the ref was letting up when Rey didn't move. It was really one-sided for most of this as well and Rey didn't look good here.
TI = Taiji Ishimori, MD = Mascara Dorada, Dif = Difunto, Mort = The Beast Mortos
They have the military band there and they do the national anthem.
Temp shoulders over TI to start. They trade armdrags and try to dropkick each other at the same time. Dif dropkicks and stomps on Rocky. Dif handstands in the corner and is spin kicked in the gut by Rocky. Dif powerslams Rocky then dropkicks him out. TJP and Vol go at it. Vol wristlocks him, TJP cartwheels then headstand spinning headcissors him. TJP handstands out of a headscissors then Vol flying headscissors TJP out.
Lio boots Oro and double upkicks him. Lio 2nd rope headscissors him but Oro cartwheels out. Lio spinning heascissors Oro then is chopped down. Oro dropkicks Lio. Titan headscissors Action but Action lands on his feet. Action pump kicks him. They legsweep each other and try dropkicks at the same time. They shoulder each other over then kip up together.
Zand and Dijak go at it. Dijak chokes him and chops him. Zand hits chops and is caught on a springboard. Zand slaps him then Dijak superkicks him. Zand lariats him over the top and goes with him.
Neon and X go at it. X flying snapmares him then is shouldered over. X goes up and over and cartwheels out of a headscissorrs. They try to dropkick each other at the same time and headflip up together. They then push each other.
Mort and Atlantis fight. Mort headbutts Atlantis down. Mort backrolls and is kicked. Atlantis monkey flips Mort then 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Mort spin kicks Atlantis in the gut then powerslams him. MD comes in and corkscrew kicks Mort out.
Oku and MD go at it. Oku flying headscissors him but MD handsprings out of it. MD walks up the buckles, flips into them and armdrags him. MD springboard tornillo armdrags Oku.
Mike and Mistico go at it. Mike front kicks Mist. Mike hits a kick combo on Mist and enzugiri's him. Mist flying headscissors Mike then walks up the buckles and corkscrew armdrags Mike down. Mist tornillo's Mike outside and is stomped by the foreign team before a big brawl breaks out.
Rocky and Vol hug then Temp gets in instead of Vol. Temp flips over Rocky's back then is lariated. Rocky corner lariats Temp multiple times. Temp knocks him over then springboard dropkicks him out.
Vol flying headscissors TI then satellite headscissors Mort. Lio and Titan go at it. Titan goes up and over and dose headflips. Titan limbos out of a lariat and jumping back kicks Lio. TJP trips Titan. He ties up Titan's legs while doing a northern lights suplex to Dif for 2.
Dif ducks a sliding lariat then does a sit-up like he's coming out of a coffin. Dif spinning heel kicks TJP. TJP tries to spit mist at Dif but Dif blocks it with hand and licks it.
Action and Oro get in. Action does a sunset flip for 1 then spinning enzugiri's him. Oro superkicks him. Action springboard tornillo's him. Oro hits punches on Action. Oro goes to springboard but is knocked down. Action asai moonsaults him outside.
X and Zand trade chops. Zand chops him over the top then X backflip kicks him. X stunners Zand over the top rope and cannonballs him off the apron. Dijak and Neon go at it. Neon tries to shoulder him and gets nowhere. Dijak shoulders him over then hits mounted punches.
Dijak misses a corner splash and goes out. Neon runs the ramp, springboards and blind springboard moonsaults Dijak outside. Mist springboard back elbows Mort then does a silly string variation into a headscissors on him. Mist satellite armdrags Mort out. Mist walks up the buckles and plancha's Mort outside.
Oku spin kicks Atlantis in the gut then he PK's him. Oku hits more kicks. Atlantis catches him on an asai moonsault but falls over. Atlantis spinning package tombstones him for 2.
Oku tries to take Atlantis' mask off and foot chokes him. Oku takes a double hiptoss into a neckbreaker + sitout powerbomb combo for 2. Atlantis, MD, Oku and Mike all fight at the same time. MD and Atlantis are put in stereo half-crabs. MD and Atlantis are sent out then Mike and Oku do stereo top rope moonsaults on them. The other wrestlers then all fight.
TI and Titan fight. Titan spin kicks him in the gut. X pulls Titan down from the apron and takes a pele kick. Titan double stomps TI then tope con hilos him and X. Lio and Vol go at it. Lio runs the ropes and Vol superkicks him. Vol is held for a step up enzugiri to the chest. Action topes Neon outside then Lio topes Vol outside. Lio asai moonsaults Neon and Vol outside.
Temp and Rocky trade forearms. Temp is between the ropes and takes kicks and a rewind kick. Rocky double stomps him off the apron to the floor. Rocky spinning ddt's Temp for 2. Temp wheelbarrow germans Rocky for 2.
Titan and Rocky hit pumping knees. Titan wasteland's Rocky. Temp flying space tigers from the ramp into the ring on Rocky for 2. Rocky stomps on Temp and TJP stops him. TJP and Oro go at it. They shoulder battle and Oro knocks him over. TJP slingshot headscissors Vol. Vol spinning headscisssors TJP then topes him. Dif pulls Mort down by the mask, springboard dropkicks him then springboard lariats him. Dif walks up the ropes and flip dives Mort outside.
Dif rope walks and dropkicks Mort in the corner for 2. Mort backbreakers Dif then powerbomb backbreakers him. Mort spinning lariats Dif and pins him. Difunto is eliminated.
Mike and Neon go at it. Mike rolls him into an armbar. Neon rolls him up for 2. Neon double jumps in the corner to escape from him then jumps over the top and headscissors him off the apron. MD and Dijak go at it. MD corkscrew headscissors him. Dijak superkicks him off the apron then 2nd rope corkscrew moonsaults outside.
Action and Mist go at it. Mist flying bodyscissors him then enzugiri's him on the apron. Mist is on the 2nd rope and kicked. Action 2nd rope hurricanrana's him for 2. Mist headscissors Action into a crucifix and pins him. Action Andretti is eliminated.
Titan and Rocky go at it. Rocky uppercuts him. Titan spin kicks him. Titan enzugiri's him from the apron and springboard crossbodies him. Titan dropkicks him out and goes out after him. Titan headscissors him on the floor.
Oro and TJP go at it. TJP top rope crossbodies him for 2. Oro superkicks him from the apron and slingshot asai moonsaults him for 2. TJP double boots Oro out of the corner then michinoku drivers him for 2. Oro hits shots on TJP. TJP spin kicks him and Oro superkicks him. TJP christo's Oro and submits him. Angel de Oro is eliminated.
Zand catches Oku in mid-air. Oku kind of does an armdrag then top rope frogsplashes him for 2. Oku half-crabs Zand. Zand back body drops Oku into a sitout bomb and seemingly pins him. Michael Oku is eliminated.
Temp and TI trade. Temp powerslams him then asai moonsaults him for 2. TI rolling death valley drivers Temp and superkicks him for 2. Temp spinebusters TI. TI is yanked up and does a canadian destroyer. TI 450's Temp off the top and pins him. Templario is eliminated.
Neon and X fight. Neon standing moonsaults him for 2. X walks up the ropes, handsprings then cutters Neon for 2. Neon is laid on the top rope and X rope walk double stomps him. Neon canadian destroyers X. Neon then top rope inverted flip dives him and pins him. Robbie X is eliminated.
Lio and Vol trade shots. Vol rolls him up for 2. They lariat each other. Vol canadian destroyers him and pins him. Lio Rush is eliminated.
Mort and Atlantis go at it. Atlantis top rope crossbodies him then superkicks him. Atlantis tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him twice. Atlantis tope con hilos Mort. Mist handspring back elbows TI. Mist springboard crossbodies TI then headscissors him out. TI headscissors Mist out. TI 2nd rope asai moonsaults Mist outside.
Zand top rope crossbodies Dijak then dropkicks him in the knee. Zand la magistral's him for 2. Zand puts his flag over Dijak's head then basement dropkicks him. Dijak hits a GTH on him then top rope moonsaults him for the pin. Zandokan Jr. is eliminated.
Atlantis is triple stomped on by the heels. Atlantis headscissors TJP down. Atlantis powerslams Dijak. Atlantis top rope frogsplashes Dijak and pins him. Donovan Dijak is eliminated.
MD top rope crossbodies Rocky then wastelands him. MD misses a 450. Rocky trips him then camel clutches him. Rocky straightjackets him and pulls back but MD ropebreaks. MD beachbreakers him for 2. Rocky and MD fight up top. MD hangs from the top and headscissors him down. MD top rope ssp's him and pins him. Rocky Romero is eliminated.
Neon spinning fisherman's neckbreakers Mike for 2. MD 2nd rope poisonrana's Mike for 2. Mike PK's Neon then standing moonsault double knees him. Mike canadian destroyers him and pins him. Neon is eliminated.
Atlantis and Mort trade forearms. Atlantis superkicks him then enzugiri's him from the ramp. Atlantis runs the ramp and crossbodies Mort for 1. Atlantis goes for a top rope frogsplash but Mort gets his knees up. Mort spears Atlantis and pins him. Atlantis Jr. is eliminated.
Mort powerbomb backbreakers and spinning lariats Titan for 2. Mort is on the buckles and takes an enzugiri. Titan top rope superplexes him. Titan springboard double stomps him. Titan top rope double stomps him and pins him. The Beast Mortos is eliminated.
TJP christos MD when they get in then MD backbreakers him off of it. MD misses a 450 off the top. TJP christos him and submits him. Mascara Dorada is eliminated.
TI springboard la silla's Vol. TI handspring corkscrew kicks him for 2. Vol backbreakers him and canadian destroyers him for 2. TI la mistica drops him then border city stretches him. Vol taps. Volador Jr. is eliminated.
Mist springboard crossbodies TI. TI canadia destroyer ddt's Mist. Mist top rope spanish flies TI for 2. Mist springboard splashes TI and pins him. Taiji Ishimori is eliminated.
Mike snapmares Titan, goes for a legsweep and is double stomped on the back. Titan does a ripcord twisting drop on him for 2. Titan is cradled for 2. Mike superkicks Titan. Titan spin kicks him down. Titan goes up top and takes a spinning high kick. Mike hits a half-electric chair driver and pins Titan. Titan is eliminated.
TJP, Mike and Mist are the last 3 left. Mist takes a shot from behind then a crane kick from Mike. Mist 619's TJP then springboard crossbodies both opponents. Mist flying headscissors Mike then superkicks TJP. Mist topes Mike outside. TJP plancha's Mist outside. TJP top rpe frogsplashes Mist for 2.
TJP and Mist trade chops. Mist spin kicks him in the gut and TJP misses a spinning high kicks but it is sold anyway. TJP corner lariats him then Mist corner lariats him. They high kick each other at the same time and both go down.
Mike trips Mist from the outside and TJP basement dropkicks Mist. Mike and TJP rip at Mist's mask. Mist is in tree of woe and takes a basement + a top rope double stomp. Mist top rope spanish flies TJP. Mist pins TJP. TJP is eliminated.
Mike and Mist are the final two. Mike spin kicks him in the gut then canadian destroyers him for 2. Mike armbars him. Mist tries a pin and Mike then tries a pin. Mike misses a standing moonsault double knee on Mist.
Mike rolls out and calls for timeout. Mike then top rope moonsaults him outside. Mist hits chops on the apron. Mike standing moonsault double knee drops him on the apron. Mike superkicks him. Mist canadian destroyers him. Mist does la mistica and Mike taps out. Mistico wins.
Mist gets a trophy, confetti and streamers after for winning then his team comes out as does the military band.
Thoughts: It was a very long match at 82:06 (yes, that's 82:06) and it was easily one of the longer matches I have reviewed. There were a ton of people in this which really limited things. Two wrestlers would do a sequence, someone else would get in and the pattern just repeated itself for 82 minutes straight. We got some okay flying but we didn't get any cool multi-person spots or any real dive trains. I didn't think this match was that good and it just became a drag to watch after a while.
Overall thoughts: We had 3 matches and the 82 minute long cibernetico here. The opener was a bit spotty and some things could have been done better but I'd still say it was okay. The second match was just so-so and continued on the year long Esfinge/Valiente feud. The semi-main wasn't good at all with Rey Bucanero forgetting to kick out of pins and not being that mobile. The main was very long and just not that good. 2 wrestlers would get in, work for a little then tag out and the process just kept repeating which made it impossible to really get anything going. The main was one of the longest matches I have ever reviewed. I wouldn't recommend this one and would only give it a 4 out of 10 overall.
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