CMLL 5/1/2026 Function Internacional: CMLL vs MLW

CMLL 5/1/2026 Function Internacional: CMLL vs MLW

The CMLL announcer and Dario Cueto/Cesar Duran are in the ring with some of the MLW titles. He says he hears more noise at his niece's brithday parties and more passion at Ohio high school gyms than the cathedral of lucha. He says to drink a lot of beer because alcohol makes you feel lass sad. He says this is the place of tradition but tradition doesn't win battles. He says he's brought in people he found in other promotions and from the streets. He says he's the best promoter in the world. He says thanks for bringing in MLW to humiliate CMLL wrestlers. He then tries to get an MLW chant started.

Ikuro Kwon & Okumura vs. Los Hermanos Calavera (Calavera Jr. I & Calavera Jr. II)

A Cal bends over and Kwon kicks him. They trade wristlocks. Kwon armdrags him into a chinlock. Cal and Kwon double lariat each other. Oku omes in with the other Cal. They trade shots. Cal kips down, up and jumping back kicks him. Oku tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. The other Cal springboard crossbodies Oku then flying headscissors him.

Kwon head kicks a Cal. Kwon and Oku are stomped on by The Cal's outside then sent into the rails. Oku takes a double flying elbow. The Cal's do stereo backflips and a double basement dropkick. Kwon takes a high/low. Kwon and Oku are sent into each other on the ramp. Kwon is double gorilla press slammed from the ramp to the ring. 

Oku exploders a Cal on the ramp. Oku then cannonballs the other off the ramp. Kwon uppercuts a Cal then rakes his back. Kwon slingblade neckbreakers a Cal. Oku cutters the other Cal. Kwon superkicks a Cal then germans him. Oku chops a Cal.

A Cal flying headscissors Kwon then Oku takes a springboard dropkick. The Cal's hit asai moonsaults outside. The Cal's hit top rope swantons on their opponents for 2 counts. The Cal's are then rolled up for 2 counts. Kwon and Oku are tied up and have  their arms pulled on. They both submit and Los Calavera Jr. win.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. It ended at about the right time. The Cal's did a little more flying than usual and are improving some. 

Lady Frost vs. Olympia

They lock up. Lady rolls her into a crucifix. Lady trips her then shoulders her over. Olym kips up. Lady backflops into a spinning reverse headscissors. Lady is caught on the up and over and she armdrags Olym from the electric chair. Lady cannonballs her off the apron.

Olym chops her inside and facekicks her. Olym slingshots into a basement dropkick on her then slingshot elbow drops her for 2. Olym hits corner spears. Olym squats her and drops her. Olym tries some random holds then gives up on them. Olym chokes Lady on the ropes.

Olym corner lariats Lady then basement dropkicks her for 2. Lady hits knees then flying lariats her. Lady forward handspring cannonballs her in the corner. Lady tornillo's her outside. They trade forearms. Olym spinning alabama slams her. Olym rolls into an indian deathlock on her and Lady ropebreaks.

Lady hits kicks on Olym and Lady spinning drops her backwards. Lady takes a gorilla press sitout slam and is pinned.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. The two didn't really click all that well. They seemed to have some communication issues and there wasn't much of a flow going on.

MLW Women's World Featherweight Title Match - Shotzi (c) vs. Garra Negra

The run the ropes early and Garra rolls her into a pin attempt. Shotzi sunset flips her for 2. Garra rolls her up for 2. Shotzi flying headscissors her. Garra throws her by the arm and rolls her up for 2. Garra does a grounded octopus. They shove each other and trade forearms.

Shotzi brazilian kicks her then Garra superkicks her. Garra dropkicks her over. Garra goes for a dive and gets hit. Shotzi low topes her and drives her into the floor. Shotzi top rope crossbodies Garra. 

Shotzi tiger suplexes her. Shotzi then does cattle mutiliation to her. Garra forearms her then backcrackers her. Garra hits a high angle pedigree for a close 2. Shotzi hits a shiranui off the ropes for 2. Garra germans her for 2. They try to dropkick each other at the same time.

Shotzi koppo kicks her. Shotzi misses a corner meteora. Garra pumping knees her from behind in the corner. Garra hits forearms in the corner then hits mounted shots. Shotzi hanging headscissors her over the top rope.

Shotzi high kicks her. Shotzi top rope sentons her and pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't that bad. They worked alright together and had more of an indy style match than a lucha match. It didn't go too long either which helped it. Garra's stock is definitely rising in CMLL when she get to do matches like this.

Cesar Duran and some CMLL officials congratulate Shotzi after. Cesar puts the belt around her waist.

MLW World Tag Team Title Match - The Skyscrapers (Bishop Dyer & Donovan Dijak) (c) vs. Los Infernales (Averno & Euforia)

BD and Av go at it. Av slaps him twice. BD facekicks him down and out. Euf comes in and pulls BD out. Euf lariats Dijak. Euf is pulled over the top. BD boots both opponents outside then Dijak tope con hilos them both.

Euf is sent into the rails. BD corner splashes Av. BD stands on Av's face. Av hits punches on BD then BD spinning backdrops him. BD beats up Av on the ramp and knees him in the gut. 

BD chokes Av on the bottom rope. Dijak chops Euf outside. BD punches Av on the ramp. BD stomps and foot chokes Av in the corner. Dijak corner facekicks Euf. Dijak corner splashes Euf. Dijak misses a splash. Av top rope dropkicks BD in the knee. Euf facekicks Dijak. 

Dijak is double tripped and takes a double basement dropkick. Dijak is sent into the rails. Av chops BD in the corner. BD takes corner attacks then a spinebuster. Dijak superkicks Euf on the apron. Av hits shots on Dijak then Dijak spinning facekicks him. Euf's top rope crossbody is caught by Dijak. 

Dijak tries a top rope hurricanrana but Av 2nd rope powerbombs him for 2. Av and Euf fight back. BD lariats Av down. Av armbars BD out of nowhere then Euf rolls up Dijak for 2. Dijak is dropkicked out. Euf's tope is caught outside then Av tope con hilos Euf when The American's move.

BD AA's Av. Dijak top rope moonsaults Av and pins him.

Thoughts: Dijak and BD won as expected. The first half was better than the 2nd half. It was a little one sided in the American's favor. It was mostly various strikes here. It was about average. Av and Euf worked as the faces here but didn't get a ton of offense in.

Neon vs Diego Hill

They lock up and Hill shoulders him over. Neon shoulders him over. Neon superkicks him in the gut. Hill goes for a flying headscisors but Neon ducks when he's not supposed to and Hill goes sliding over his back. That was hilarious. Hill dropkicks Neon.

Hill flatliners Neon into the buckles, 619's him there and springboard flying elbows him for 2. Hill corner lariats Neon. Neon double jump springboard dropkicks him out. Neon blind springboard moonsaults him outside. Neon springboard crossbodies him then flying headscissors him. Hill handspring corkscrew kicks him for 2.

Hill is laid on the top rope and Neon springboard dropkick him. Hill hits kicks on Neon then tornillo kicks him for 2. Hill misses a top rope 450. Neon is popped up and he dropkicks Hill. Hill tope con hilos him outside. Hill top rope dropkicks Neon. Hill springboard spin kicks him in the face. Hill 2nd rope moonsaults him for 2. Hill misses a top rope move then Neon overhead belly to belly suplexes him into the buckles. Neon top rope inverted flip dives him and wins.

Thoughts: Hill had a bad first half here. He had funny botch where Neon ducked his hurricanrana on accident and he went sliding down his back. Hill was also rushed. The second half was a little better but the damage had been done already.

Austin Aries & Trevor Lee vs. Angel de Oro & Soberano Jr.

KeMalito is with the Mexican's.

Sob takes AA's title then AA slaps him. AA ducks a shot from Oro and lays on the top rope. AA rolls out of a lock up and stalls outside. Oro chases him then AA shoulders him over twice. Oro dropkicks him. Lee nails Oro from behind then stomps him. 

Sob flips over Lee's back and flying headscissors him. All 4 men fight outside. Oro is sent into the rails. Sob is crotched on the rail top. AA then beats up KeMalito on the ramp. AA neckbreakers Oro over the 2nd rope. AA rips at Sob's mask. Oro is double teamed in the corner. Lee backbreakers Oro.

Oro is catapulted into a shot from AA. AA then slingshot elbow drops Oro. Sob takes a double forearm. Lee sliding forearms Sob for 2. AA 2nd rope elbow drops Sob for 2. Lee brainbusters Sob for 2. AA neckbreakers Sob over the 2nd rope. Lee euros Sob outside. Oro then topes Lee outside. AA is enzugiri'd on the 2nd rope then Sob rolls into a superkick on him. Sob topes him outside. Sob is on Oro's shoulders and he splashes his opponents. Oro and Sob get nearfalls.

The Mexican's are sent into each other and take nearfalls. Lee PK's Oro from the apron. Sob is up top and Lee jumps to the top rope and release germans him down. Oro takes a corner dropkick then Lee M. Bison stomps Oro for 2. AA spinning forearms Lee on accident. Oro slingshot swantons AA and sends him out.

Lee and Oro trade kicks. Sob top rope tornillo's Lee inside. Oro slams Lee then topes AA. Sob top rope splashes Lee and pins him. 

Thoughts: I think they had the right idea but it had some slower and less exciting points to it. Aries definitely was a bit more over the top than usual as a heel. It was acceptable but I think the faces needed to be a bit more exciting here to really make this work. As always with CMLL tags, it was basically a tornado tag match.

MLW World Middleweight Title Match - KUSHIDA (c) vs. Templario

Kush has Hakushi style writing on his face and body. 

They do a double knuckle lock and Temp gets the edge. Temp top wristlocks him. Kush armlocks him. Temp surfboards him and Kush turns it into a pin attempt. Temp armdrags him. 

Kush slaps him on the ropes and they trade shots. Kush backrolls out of a sunset flip and basement dropkicks him. Kush eye rakes him in the corner. Kush bangs Temp's arm over the top rope. Kush then armbars him on the bottom rope.

Temp is sent into the rails. Kush hiptosses him then cartwheel basement dropkicks him. Kush unties Temp's mask. Kush then chokes him with his belt. Kush throws Temp out then pushes him into the post. Kush is pulled into the post. Temp flying headscissors him. Kush moonsaults off the rail, gets caught and pushes Temp into the post. Kush chokes Temp on the buckles then baseball slides him. Temp goes out and Ikuro Kwon beats up Temp outside.

Kush chinlocks Temp on the ramp then bulldogs his shoulder into the ramp. Kush hits shots on him inside then bulldogs his arm into the mat. Kush slingshots outside and Temp dropkicks him in mid-air. Temp topes Kush twice. 

Temp rope crossbodies Kush. Temp pumping knees him. Temp then walks up the ropes and springboard dropkicks him for 2. Temp superkicks Kush. Kush handspring kicks him. Kush top rope swantons him outside.

Kush rolls into a ddt on him. Kush kimura's him in mid-air then ddt's him off of it for 2. Temp dominators Kush. Temp flying space tigers from the ramp into the ring but Kush moves. Kush top rope moonsaults Temp for 2. Kush armbars him. Kush and Temp trade pins. Temp hits a GTS on Kush for 2. Kush's handspring kick is blocked. Temp wheelbarrow germans him for 2. They trade shots on the apron. Kush flying headscissors him off the apron to the floor.

Kush top rope diving headscissors him inside but Temp rolls through and gets a 2 count. Temp sits up top and Kush handspring kicks him. Temp 2nd rope powerbombs him for 2. Temp pwoerbombs him. Kwon distracts the ref and Kush low blows him. Kush cradles Temp for 2 twice. Temp catches Kush's top rope diving headscissors. Temp knees him in the face and powerbomb backbreakers him. Temp then pins him.

Thoughts: It went longer than it needed to. Kush worked the arm for most of it but stopped a little towards the end. I expected Temp to win here because why else would this really be in the main? I would say it was acceptable but had they out some of the stuff towards the end, I would have rated it as okay.

Everyone on the show poses for a photo after.

Cesar Duran talks. He says this isn't the end and is the beginning of the story. Cesar says he will be back to get the titles.

Overall thoughts: They try but these interpromotional shows usually don't work that well. The styles are just too different and the American's always end up doing basic heel stuff while the Mexican's do their usual stuff. That can work but it's not the most exciting. There were a bunch of quasi acceptable matches on this and there was nothing I'd really recommend checking out. I'd say maybe the main was the best thing on here. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 total and thought it was average.