AEW, NJPW & MLW wrestlers revealed for CMLL International Grand Prix
The field for next month’s CMLL International Grand Prix has been revealed and will include wrestlers from AEW, NJPW, MLW and RevPro.
Announced Wednesday night, the annual 20-man Torneo Cibernetico bout will feature ten CMLL stars vs. a team of ten representing the rest of the world.
“Speedball” Mike Bailey, Rocky Romero, CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush), and The Beast Mortos will represent AEW while Taiji Ishimori and TJP will represent NJPW. RevPro’s Michael Oku and Robbie Eagles will also be part of the team as will MLW Tag Team Champion Donovan Dijak.
Bailey will be making his Arena Mexico debut while Mortos and CRU have been on recent CMLL events. It will be Ishimori and Oku’s first match in the venue since June 2024 while Eagles hasn’t appeared there since 2022.
The all-star CMLL side will feature Mistico, Neon, Atlantis Jr., Mascara Dorada, Templario, Volador Jr., Titan, Difunto, Zandokan Jr. and Angel de Oro.
The show takes place on Friday, August 29th from Arena Mexico.
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