| CMLL International Gran Prix (2016) | |||
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:CMLLInternationalGranPrix2016.jpg) Offifical poster for the 2016 International Gran Prix depicting all 16 tournament participants | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 1, 2016[1] | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico[1] | ||
| Venue | Arena México[1] | ||
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The CMLL International Gran Prix (2016) was a lucha libre, or professional wrestling, tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council" in Spanish) that took place on July 1, 2016 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico, CMLL's main venue. The 2016 International Gran Prix was the twelfth time CMLL held an International Gran Prix tournament since 1994 and the first one in eight years. All International Gran Prix tournaments have been a one-night tournament, always as part of CMLL's Friday night CMLL Super Viernes shows. The event was available as an internet pay per view (iPPV) both in and outside of Mexico.
The participants for the match were announced over a number of weeks, revealing the eight Mexican wrestlers who would face off against eight international wrestlers. In previous years, the "international" side has consisted of a combination of non-Mexican wrestlers who already worked for CMLL and foreign wrestlers brought in specifically for the tournament. The competitors for Team Mexico were announced as Diamante Azul, Máximo, Mephisto, Rey Escorpión, Rush, Shocker, Último Guerrero and Volador Jr. while "Team International" was announced as consisting of Johnny Idol, Kushida, Marco Corleone, Michael Elgin, Okumura, Sam Adonis, Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa. In the end Volador Jr. defeated Tama Tonga to win the match for Team Mexico. In the semi-final match Bárbaro Cavernario defeated Rey Cometa in a Lucha de Apuestas, or "bet match", after which Rey Cometa had all his hair shaved off as a result.