Copa Independencia
The Copa Independencia is a tournament held annually by CMLL since 2021, to celebrate Mexican Independence Day (September 16). Due to the timing, the final typically takes place on the CMLL Anniversary Show.
| Edition | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | September 17, 2021 | Volador Jr. |
| 2022 | September 16, 2022 | Angel de Oro |
| 2023 | September 16, 2023 | Esfinge |
| 2024 | September 13, 2024 | Titan |
| 2025 | September 19, 2025 | Titan & Templario |
| 2026 | September 16, 2026 | Tessa Blanchard |
2021
This tournament featured two semi-final 12-man cibernetico matches on September 3 and September 10, with the final on September 17. Due to Covid-19 having pushed back major shows for a year and a half, it took place on a much-delayed Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show instead of an Aniversario (which instead took place the following week).
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Valiente | Mephisto | |||
| Cancerbero | Hechicero | |||
| Audaz | Dragon Rojo Jr. | |||
| Mephisto | Ultimo Guerrero | |||
| Star Jr. | Gemelo Diablo I | |||
| Guerrero Maya Jr. | Volador Jr. | |||
| Dragon Rojo Jr. | Hechicero | |||
| Gemelo Diablo I | Mistico | |||
| Mistico | Ultimo Guerrero | |||
| Hechicero | Ultimo Guerrero | |||
| Ultimo Guerrero | Volador Jr. | |||
| Volador Jr. won the cibernetico | ||||
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Fugaz | Negro Casas | |||
| Rey Cometa | Euforia | |||
| Gemelo Diablo II | Angel de Oro | |||
| Dark Panther | Atlantis Jr. | |||
| Virus | Negro Casas | |||
| Stuka Jr. | El Terrible | |||
| Negro Casas | Angel de Oro | |||
| Atlantis Jr. | Euforia | |||
| Euforia | El Terrible | |||
| Angel de Oro | Gran Guerrero | |||
| El Terrible | Gran Guerrero | |||
| Gran Guerrero won the cibernetico | ||||
Volador Jr. won the final by defeating Gran Guerrero in 19:05.
2022
This tournament featured the same format, albeit with 8-man cibernaticos on September 2 & September 9, with the final of September 16.
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Gemelo Diablo II | Niebla Roja & El Terrible | 5:14 | ||
| Pantera del Ring | Mistico | 6:50 | ||
| Dark Panther | Magia Blanca | 16:25 | ||
| Magia Blanca | Niebla Roja | 18:47 | ||
| El Terrible | Star Black | 22:27 | ||
| Star Black | Niebla Roja | 23:00 | ||
| Niebla Roja | Mistico | 34:15 | ||
| Mistico won the cibernetico | ||||
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Fugaz | Esfinge | 5:08 | ||
| Gemelo Diablo I | Barbaro Cavernario | 7:02 | ||
| Esfinge | El Sagrado | 10:50 | ||
| El Sagrado | Volador Jr. | 12:15 | ||
| Barbaro Cavernario | Gran Guerrero | 14:57 | ||
| Gran Guerrero | Angel de Oro | 21:07 | ||
| Angel de Oro & Volador Jr. | Double DQ | 33:01 | ||
| Angel de Oro & Volador Jr. won the cibernetico | ||||
Angel de Oro won the final by defeating Mistico and Volador Jr. in an elimination 3-way match in 19:20.
2023
This tournament reverted to the previous 24-competitor format, and skewed more towards lower-card luchadors than the previous editions. The first two rounds took place on September 1 & September 8, whilst the Aniversario final took place a day later than traditionally on Saturday September 16, as to coincide exactly with Independence Day.
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Difunto | Audaz | |||
| Furia Roja | Polvora | |||
| Audaz | Magia Blanca | |||
| Futuro | Magnus | |||
| Espanto Jr. | Blue Panther Jr. | |||
| Polvora | Esfinge | |||
| Magnus | Rey Cometa | |||
| Blue Panther Jr. | Fugaz | |||
| Magia Blanca | Esfinge | |||
| Fugaz | Rey Cometa | |||
| Rey Cometa | Esfinge | 32:00 | ||
| Esfinge won the cibernetico | ||||
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Max Star | Hombre Bala Jr. | |||
| El Coyote | Crixus | |||
| Hombre Bala Jr. | Zandokan Jr. | |||
| Capitan Suicida | El Hijo del Villano III | |||
| Stigma | Akuma | |||
| El Hijo del Villano III | Rugido | |||
| Akuma | Zandokan Jr. | |||
| Zandokan Jr. | Dark Panther | |||
| Crixus | Star Black | |||
| Dark Panther | Rugido | |||
| Star Black | Rugido | 40:18 | ||
| Rugido won the cibernetico | ||||
Esfinge won the final by defeating Rugido in 11:11.
2024
This tournament reverted to the previous 16-competitor format. The first two rounds took place on August 30 & September 6, whilst the final on September 13.
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Star Black | Akuma | 10:43 | ||
| Villano III Jr. | Neon | 12:37 | ||
| Difunto | Stuka Jr. | 15:26 | ||
| Akuma | Templario | 17:27 | ||
| Neon | Máscara Dorada | 18:31 | ||
| Stuka Jr. | Templario | 19:48 | ||
| Templario | Máscara Dorada | 26:47 | ||
| Máscara Dorada won the cibernetico | ||||
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| El Hijo del Villano III | Zandokan Jr. | 8:02 | ||
| Dulce Gardenia | Dark Panther | 9:38 | ||
| Crixus | Star Jr. | 13:20 | ||
| Zandokan Jr. | Titan | 15:54 | ||
| Star Jr. | Titan | 21:14 | ||
| Dark Panther | Averno | 21:14 | ||
| Averno | Titan | 32:54 | ||
| Titan won the cibernetico | ||||
Titan won the final by defeating Máscara Dorada in 14:40.
2025
This edition of the Copa was a tag team tournament. and adopted a single elimination format. The first two round were September 5 & September 12, with the final on September 19.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Barboza & Difunto | |||||||||||||
| Gemelo Diablo I & Gemelo Diablo II | |||||||||||||
| Barboza & Difunto | |||||||||||||
| Dragón de Fuego & Dragon Legendario | |||||||||||||
| Dragón de Fuego & Dragon Legendario | |||||||||||||
| El Elemental & El Terrible | |||||||||||||
| Barboza & Difunto | |||||||||||||
| Templario & Titan | |||||||||||||
| Templario & Titan | |||||||||||||
| Futuro & Max Star | |||||||||||||
| Templario & Titan | |||||||||||||
| Atlantis & Blue Panther | |||||||||||||
| Atlantis & Blue Panther | |||||||||||||
| Euforia & Mephisto | |||||||||||||
Titan & Templario won the final by defeating El Galeón Fantasma in 9:42.
2026
This year’s Copa was different in various ways; it was the first to feature the Amazonas division instead of the men, to be decided in a single night’s match (an 8-woman cibernetico), and to not be featured on the Aniversario card. Likely due to the CMLL 93rd Anniversario’s sudden shift in priorities (e.g. emphasis on CMLL vs AEW matches), and its culmination of a different multi-week “tournament” (for Los Hermanos Chavez’s CMLL World Tag Team Championship).
It was also unique in that it not only took place on Arena Mexico’s secondary weekly show, but on a special Wednesday edition of such. As to coincide exactly with Mexican Independence Day on September 16. The match itself followed an explicit CMLL vs Stardom theme, to further emphasise the patriotism.
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Garra Negra | Maika | 12:00 | ||
| Ema Maishima | Zeuxis | 12:55 | ||
| Zeuxis | Starlight Kid | 14:55 | ||
| Maika | Tessa Blanchard | 14:55 | ||
| Mei Seira | Lluvia | 15:56 | ||
| Lluvia | Starlight Kid | 17:32 | ||
| Starlight Kid | Tessa Blanchard | 19:12 | ||
| Tessa Blanchard won the cibernetico | ||||
Ironically, an American won for Team “Mexico”; Tessa Blanchard last eliminated Starlight Kid - who had won a similar cibernetico cup herself 2 days prior in Arena Puebla - with a Magnum to claim the trophy. And to build intrigue for their 4-way CMLL World Women's Championship match at the Aniversario 2 days later.
Copa Viva Mexico
The similar cibernetico that Starlight Kid had won 2 days prior in Arena Puebla, on September 14. Presumably named for the same holiday-week reasons as the main Copa, akin to how the Guadalajara Lucha de Naciones compliments the Gran Prix.
| Eliminated | Eliminator | Time | ||
| Hera | Maika | 9:26 | ||
| Maika | Skadi | 10:16 | ||
| Emi Maishima | Olympia | 11:51 | ||
| Kira | Mei Seira | 13:24 | ||
| Mei Seira | Skadi | 14:39 | ||
| Skadi | Starlight Kid | 16:20 | ||
| Olympia | Starlight Kid | 19:06 | ||
| Starlight Kid won the cibernetico | ||||
