{"id":216049,"date":"2026-05-06T13:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=216049"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:21:15","slug":"top-cmll-matches-of-the-week-austin-aries-trevor-lee-kushida-templario-titan-among-those-in-this-weeks-top-matches-for-this-resurgent-mexican-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/06\/top-cmll-matches-of-the-week-austin-aries-trevor-lee-kushida-templario-titan-among-those-in-this-weeks-top-matches-for-this-resurgent-mexican-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP CMLL MATCHES OF THE WEEK: Austin Aries, Trevor Lee, Kushida, Templario, Titan among those in this week&#8217;s top matches for this resurgent Mexican promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1673939964\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre is on one of its biggest business runs in the promotion\u2019s 90-plus year history. The boom is built around Mistico as the top babyface and a strong cast of new stars and legends. They also rely on their international business relationships with groups like AEW, NJPW, MLW, and RevPro in England.<\/p>\n<p>This past week of shows was built around CMLL vs. MLW. There is no better place to get heat from a foreigner vs. home country feud than Mexico. The CMLL wrestlers were the babyfaces in every match, even the rudos. Here\u2019s a rundown of the top matches from the weekend.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>5\/1 Arena Mexico<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Soberano Jr. &amp; Angel De Oro defeated Austin Aries &amp; Trevor Lee when Soberano pinned Lee with a top rope splash.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soberano is the top rudo in the promotion but is actually super popular, particularly with women fans. The Andrade gimmick of flirting with female fans in the crowd is actually taken from Soberano Jr.\u2019s act. I assume the Andrade fans are plants. Aries doesn\u2019t wrestle much anymore, but he\u2019s still good and looks basically the same as 20 years ago. He was a great heel in this match and got a lot of heat for attacking Kemilito, the mini mascot of the rudos. Good match.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Wrestling Coast to Coast&#8221; with Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wrestling-coast-to-coast-maitland-mcclelland-discuss-the-evolution-of-evolve-wweid-prospects-make-mark-how-will-wwe-cuts-impact-indies--71767395\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wrestling Coast to Coast - Maitland &amp; McClelland discuss the Evolution of Evolve, WWEID prospects make mark, how will WWE cuts impact indies\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=71767395&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Templario defeated Kushida to regain the MLW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Middleweight Champion Kushida had won the title from Templario on an MLW show in January when he turned heel and joined the Contra Unit group. Kushida has taken on Great Muta and Hakushi traits and mannerisms as a heel, including having a his body covered in Japanese symbols like Hakushi for this match. This was a really good match. It started out as a technical style match until Kushida started cheating in the latter stages of the match. Templario won after a powerbomb into a back breaker.<\/p>\n<h3>5\/2 Arena Coliseo<\/h3>\n<p>The main event saw Kushida &amp; Aries Aries beat Templario &amp; Titan when Kushida pinned Titan. I would think that means Kushida is coming back soon. Another good match. This was Titan\u2019s first match back after being out a couple months with an injury.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1404053412\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (4\/29) - AEW Dynamite w\/Keller &amp; Halley\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aa5vM1w4jGA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3026873538\"><div id=\"pwtor-371867134\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre is on one of its biggest business runs in the promotion\u2019s 90-plus year history. 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