Fantastica Mania

Fanastica Mania
Okumura is the only wrestler to work all tours.
Promotions	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre New Japan Pro-Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling
Other names	Fantasticamania
First event	Fantastica Mania 2011
Event gimmick	Inter-promotional matches between CMLL and NJPW Inter-promotional matches between CMLL and RevPro

Fantastica Mania, sometimes spelled as Fantasticamania, is a series of annual professional wrestling shows co-promoted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), with Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) also co-promoting Fantastica Mania shows in the UK with CMLL. Fantastica Mania is a series of two to seven shows that have taken place in Japan, in January/February of each year since 2011. Since its inception in 2011, 75 Fantastica Mania shows have taken place.

Event history

The Fantastica Mania event series was a result of the working relationship between Japanese-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) who had been exchanging wrestlers for short or long periods of time for several years before 2011. In late 2010 NJPW and CMLL announced that they would co-promote two shows in January 2011 under the name Fantastica Mania. The shows would take place in Japan organized by NJPW with CMLL sending a number of their wrestlers to Japan to work the shows. In 2011 and 2012 some CMLL wrestlers toured with NJPW prior or after the shows, while some of the wrestlers flew in just for the show. In 2014, the Fantastica Mania tour was expanded to five days, with events for the first time scheduled to take place outside of Tokyo's Korakuen Hall, in Osaka and Kyoto.^[1] In 2015, Fantastica Mania was held over six shows in Osaka, Takamatsu, Kyoto and Tokyo.^[2] In 2016, Fantastica Mania was again held over six shows in Kōchi, Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo.^[3] The following year, the tour expanded to seven shows, held in Osaka, Matsuyama, Kyoto, Nagoya and Tokyo.^[4] In 2018, the tour is set to include eight shows.^[5]

As of the conclusion of the 2017 Fantastica Mania tour 78 individual wrestlers have competed in 207 matches split over 31 shows in total. Gedo, Jyushin Thunder Liger and Okumura have worked at least one match on each of the seven tours. King Fale, Kenny Omega and Toru Yano have only worked on one show in total. The Fantastica Mania events have hosted 24 championship matches, with five title changes; Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Máscara Dorada to win the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) defeated Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, La Sombra defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. to win the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship, Máscara Dorada defeated Bushi to win the CMLL World Welterweight Championship and Kamaitachi defeated Dragon Lee to win the CMLL World Lightweight Championship.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} The CMLL World Heavyweight Championship, CMLL World Middleweight Championship, IWGP Tag Team Championship, CMLL World Trios Championship, CMLL World Welterweight Championship, NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship, IWGP Intercontinental Championship, Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship, CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship, Mexican National Welterweight Championship and Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship were all successfully defended.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]} Fantastica Mania has hosted one Lucha de Apuestas, or bet match; while the Luchas de Apuestas match is the most important match type in CMLL, NJPW hardly ever promotes matches of this type. The match saw Tiger Mask put his mask on the line against Tomohiro Ishii, who lost and had his hair shaved off after the match.^[6][8][9]

Dates, venues, and main events

Year	Date	City	Venue	Main event
2011	January 22	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Shinsuke Nakamura, Tetsuya Naito and Averno vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Prince Devitt and Místico[6]
	January 23	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) vs. Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship[6][8][9]
2012	January 21	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Kazuchika Okada and Volador Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and La Sombra[13]
	January 22	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	La Sombra (c) vs. Volador Jr. for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship[15]
2013	January 18	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Hiroshi Tanahashi and La Sombra vs. Misterioso Jr. and Shinsuke Nakamura[19]
	January 19	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. La Sombra for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship[19]
	January 20	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Prince Devitt vs. Euforia, Kazuchika Okada and Mephisto[19]
2014	January 14	Osaka	Bodymaker Colosseum	El Desperado, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Místico vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Rey Escorpión[20]
	January 15	Kyoto	KBS Hall	El Desperado, Hiroshi Tanahashi and La Sombra vs. Kazuchika Okada, Niebla Roja and Último Guerrero[20]
	January 17	Tokyo	Shin-Kiba 1st Ring	La Sombra vs. Volador Jr.[20]
	January 18	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Mephisto (c) vs. Místico for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship[20]
	January 19	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Volador Jr. (c) vs. Máscara Dorada for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship[20]
2015	January 13	Osaka	Bodymaker Colosseum	Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. vs. Gran Guerrero, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero[21]
	January 14	Takamatsu	Takamatsu-shi Sōgō Taiikukan	Hiroshi Tanahashi, Máscara Dorada and Tiger Mask vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, La Sombra and Tetsuya Naito[21]
	January 15	Kyoto	KBS Hall	Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. vs. Gran Guerrero, Shinsuke Nakamura and Último Guerrero[21]
	January 17	Tokyo	Shin-Kiba 1st Ring	Atlantis and Máscara Dorada vs. Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero)[21]
	January 18	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Atlantis vs. Último Guerrero[21]
	January 19	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Máscara Dorada vs. La Sombra[21]
2016	January 17	Kōch	Kochi Sunpia Chres	Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jyushin Thunder Liger and Místico vs. Gedo, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero
	January 19	Kyoto	KBS Hall	Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson and Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Shinsuke Nakamura
	January 20	Osaka	Edion Arena Osaka	Dragon Lee and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada and Virus
	January 22	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Mephisto and Último Guerrero vs. Místico and Volador Jr.
	January 23	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Hiroshi Tanahashi, Místico and Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto and Último Guerrero
	January 24	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Volador Jr. (c) vs. Mephisto for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
2017	January 13	Osaka	Edion Arena Osaka	Hechicero, Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Máximo Sexy and Ryusuke Taguchi[22]
	January 14	Matsuyama	Item Ehime	Euforia, Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida and Místico[22]
	January 15	Kyoto	KBS Hall	David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Último Guerrero and Will Ospreay[22]
	January 16	Nagoya	Nagoya Congress Center	Bárbaro Cavernario, Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay vs. Dragon Lee, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kushida[22]
	January 20	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Dragon Lee (c) vs. Bárbaro Cavernario for the CMLL World Lightweight Championship[22]
	January 21	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Máximo Sexy (c) vs. Hechicero for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship[22]
	January 22	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Último Guerrero vs. Volador Jr.[22]
2018	January 12	Nagoyo	Nagoya Congress Center	Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Místico vs. Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada) and Último Guerrero[5]
	January 14	Kyoto	KBS Hall	Hiroshi Tanahashi, Místico and Niebla Roja vs. Gran Guerrero, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero[5]
	January 15	Takamatsu	Takamatsu City Gymnasium	Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Niebla Roja vs. Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada) and Gran Guerrero[5]
	January 16	Osaka	Edion Arena Osaka	Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Volador Jr. vs. Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada) and El Bárbaro Cavernario[5]
	January 17	Toyama	Techno Hall	Hiroshi Tanahashi, Místico and Volador Jr. vs. El Bárbaro Cavernario, Kazuchika Okada and Último Guerrero[5]
	January 19	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Niebla Roja (c) vs. Gran Guerrero for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship[5]
	January 21	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Volador Jr. (c) vs. Barbaro Cavernario for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship[5]
	January 22	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) vs. Dragon Lee and Místico in a CMLL Brothers Tag Tournament Final Match[5]
2019	January 11	Osaka	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Shingo Takagi, El Terrible, and Tetsuya Naito) vs. Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare[23]
	January 12	Ehime	Texport Imabari	Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Shingo Takagi, El Terrible, and Tetsuya Naito) vs. Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare[24]
	January 13	Kyoto	KBS Hall	Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Shingo Takagi, El Terrible, and Tetsuya Naito) vs. Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare[24]
	January 14	Gifu	Gifu Industrial Hall	Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Shingo Takagi, El Terrible, and Tetsuya Naito) vs Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare[24]
	January 16	Chiba	Makuhari Messe	Dragon Lee and Místico vs. La Familia Real (Flyer and Volador Jr.)[25]
	January 18	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, and Toa Henare vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Shingo Takagi, El Terrible, and Tetsuya Naito)
	January 20	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Místico and Dragon Lee vs. Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero)
	January 21	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Volador Jr. vs. Carístico
2020	January 10	Osaka	Edion Arena Osaka	Stuka Jr., Carístico and Satoshi Kojima vs. OKUMURA, Bárbaro Cavernario and Último Guerrero[26]
	January 11	Ehime	Item Ehime	Carístico, Satoshi Kojima, and Soberano Jr. vs. Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero)[27]
	January 12	Kyoto	KBS Hall	Carístico, Satoshi Kojima, and Soberano Jr. vs. Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero)[27]
	January 13	Aichi	Nagoya Congress Center	Carístico, Satoshi Kojima, and Soberano Jr. vs. Bárbaro Cavernario and Los Guerreros Lagunero (Euforia and Último Guerrero)[27]
	January 16	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Los Hermanos Chavez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) vs. Dinastia Casas (Negro Casas and Tiger)[26]
	January 17	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Nueva Generacion Dinamitas (Sansón and El Cuatrero) vs. Los Hermanos Chavez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) for the CMLL Family Tag Tournament final[26]
	January 19	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Carístico, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tiger Mask vs. Negro Casas, Euforia and Bárbaro Cavernario[26]
	January 20	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Carístico (c) vs. Bárbaro Cavernario for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship[26]
2023[28]	February 22	Takamatsu	Takamatsu City General Gymnasium	Hiroshi Tanahashi and Místico vs. Atlantis Jr. and Último Guerrero
	February 23	Kyoto	KBS Hall	Atlantis Jr. and Templario vs. Volador Jr. and Místico
	February 24	Osaka	Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium	Atlantis Jr. and Ultimo Guerrero vs. Magia Blanca and Volador Jr.
	February 26	Chiba	Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall	Atlantis Jr. and Ultimo Guerrero vs. Bushi and Titán
	February 27	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Titán (c) vs. Soberano Jr. for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship
	February 28	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Atlantis Jr. vs. Místico
2024	February 12	Osaka	Edion Arena Osaka	Hiroshi Tanahashi, Máscara Dorada and Místico vs. Francesco Akira, Stuka Jr. and Último Guerrero
	February 13		Osaka Prefectural Kadoma Sports Center	Hiroshi Tanahashi, Templario and Volador Jr. vs. Douki, Rocky Romero and Soberano Jr.
	February 14	Takamatsu	Takamatsu City General Gymnasium	El Desperado, Hechicero and Último Guerrero vs. Atlantis Jr., Hiroshi Tanahashi and Místico
	February 16	Nagoya	Nagoya Congress Center	Los Guerreros Laguneros (Ultimo Guerrero and Stuka Jr.) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Titán) in an Interfaction Tag Team Tournament semifinal
	February 17	Chiba	Mahukari Messe International Conference Hall	Los Guerreros Laguneros (Último Guerrero and Stuka Jr.) vs. Los Depredadores (Magnus and Volador Jr.) in an Interfaction Tag Team Tournament final
	February 18	Tokyo	Korakuen Hall	Volador Jr. vs. Rocky Romero
	February 19			Máscara Dorada vs. Stuka Jr.
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Mexico

2023

Fantastica Mania: Mexico (2023)
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	June 30, 2023
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Venue	Arena México
Attendance	10,000[29]
Tagline(s)	50th Aniversario Del El Satánico
Event chronology
← Previous (CMLL) 50th Aniversario Del El Satánico (NJPW) Forbidden Door (2023) Next → (CMLL) Grand Prix Internacional (NJPW) Independence Day

Fantastica Mexico, also promoted as CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2023, was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on June 30, 2023, at the Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the 12th edition of the Fantastica Mania event series and first in Mexico. The event also celebrated the 50th anniversary of El Satánico.

Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Rocky Romero defeated Volador Jr. to retain the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Máscara Dorada 2.0 defeated El Desperado, Tiger Mask vs El Satánico ended in a time-limit draw in a match relámpago and in the opening contest, Las Infernales (Dark Silueta, Zeuxis and Lluvia) defeated La Catalina, La Jarochita and Stephanie Vaquer.

Production

Background

The 2023 Fantastica Mania tour was the twelfth year in a row where Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promoted a series of shows with their Mexican partner Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Due to the co-promotional nature of the shows, they rarely featured any development in ongoing NJPW or CMLL storylines, opting instead to focus on inter-promotional matches. The Fantastica Mania shows featured various professional wrestling matches planned out by CMLL and NJPW, with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they perform.^[30]

Storylines

Fantastica Mania Mexico (2023) featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes (referred to as técnicos in Mexico; the good guys), villains (referred to as rudos in Mexico; the bad guys), or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[31]

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Las Infernales (Dark Silueta, Zeuxis and Lluvia) defeated La Catalina, La Jarochita and Stephanie Vaquer 2-1	Lucha de Amazonas	5:34
2	Douki and Okumura defeated Audaz and Capitán Suicida 2-1	2-out-of-3 falls tag team match	10:54
3	Tiger Mask vs. El Satánico ended in a time-limit draw	Match Relámpago	10:00
4	Máscara Dorada 2.0 defeated El Desperado 2-1	2-out-of-3 falls match	12:35
5	Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Tetsuya Naito and Titán) defeated Atlantis Jr., Místico and Soberano Jr. 2-1	2-out-of-3 falls six-man tag team match	18:28
6	Rocky Romero (c) (with Tiger Mask) defeated Volador Jr. (with Máscara Dorada 2.0) 2-1	2-out-of-3 falls match for the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship	22:02
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

2024

Fantastica Mania: Mexico (2024)
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	June 21, 2024
City	Mexico City, Mexico
Venue	Arena México
Event chronology
← Previous (CMLL) Fantastica Mania: UK (NJPW) Dominion Next → (CMLL) Fantastica Mania: USA (NJPW) Forbidden Door

The 2024 Fantastica Mexico event, also promoted as CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2024 was the second annual Fantastica Mania: Mexico professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on June 21, 2024 at the Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the 15th edition of the Fantastica Mania event series and second in Mexico.

Production

Background

The 2024 Fantastica Mania tour was the thirteenth year in a row where Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promoted a series of shows with their Mexican partner Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Due to the co-promotional nature of the shows, they rarely featured any development in ongoing NJPW or CMLL storylines, opting instead to focus on inter-promotional matches. The Fantastica Mania shows featured various professional wrestling matches planned out by CMLL and NJPW, with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they perform.^[30]

Storylines

Fantastica Mania Mexico (2024) featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes (referred to as técnicos in Mexico; the good guys), villains (referred to as rudos in Mexico; the bad guys), or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[32]

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[33]
1	Los Viajeros Del Espacio (Futuro, Max Star and Neón) defeated Astro Boy, Dr. Karonte and Dr. Karonte II 2-0	Two out of three falls trios match	7:20
2	Los Depredadores (Magnus and Magia Blanca) defeated The Wolf Zaddies (Che Cabrera and Bad Dude Tito) 2-1	Two out of three falls tag team match	8:21
3	Stephanie Vaquer (c) defeated La Catalina by pinfall	Singles match for the NJPW Strong Women's Championship The winner faced Mercedes Moné at Forbidden Door	14:09
4	Máscara Dorada and Templario defeated Rocky Romero and Taiji Ishimori 2-1	Two out of three falls tag team match	14:25
5	Zack Sabre Jr. and Michael Oku (with Amira) defeated Averno and Volador Jr. (with KeMalito) 2-1	Two out of three falls tag team match	11:58
6	Místico defeated Hiromu Takahashi	Singles match	23:42
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

UK

2023

Fantastica Mania: UK (2023)
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Revolution Pro Wrestling
Date	September 23, 2023
City	Manchester, England
Venue	Love Factory
Event chronology
← Previous (CMLL) CMLL 90th Anniversary Show (RevPro) 11 Year Anniversary Show Next → (CMLL) Noche de Campeones (RevPro) Risky Business
Fantastica Mania UK chronology
← Previous First Next → 2024

Fantastica Mexico: UK 2023 was a professional wrestling event produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on September 23, 2023, at the Love Factory in Manchester, England. It was the 13th edition of the Fantastica Mania event series, and first to feature RevPro. The event was held between two shows on the same night.

Production

Background

The 2023 Fantastica Mania: UK show was the first Fantastica Mania event to take place in the UK and first to feature RevPro. Due to the co-promotional nature of the shows, they rarely featured any development in ongoing RevPro or CMLL storylines, opting instead to focus on inter-promotional matches. The Fantastica Mania shows featured various professional wrestling matches planned out by RevPro and NJPW, with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they perform.^[30]

Storylines

Fantastica Mania: UK featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes (referred to as técnicos in Mexico; the good guys), villains (referred to as rudos in Mexico; the bad guys), or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[34]

Results

Show 1

No.	Results[35]	Stipulations	Times[36]
1	Magia Blanca defeated Levi Muir by pinfall	Singles match	6:07
2	Audaz, Ricky Knight Jr. and Zak Knight defeated Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) and Sangre Imperial by pinfall	Tag team match	10:28
3	Titán defeated Robbie X by pinfall	Singles match	11:04
4	Wild Boar defeated Capitán Suicida by pinfall	Singles match	9:53
5	Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) (c) defeated Okumura and Zandokan Jr. by pinfall	Tag team match for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship	13:42
6	Último Guerrero, Trent Seven and Hechicero defeated Atlantis Jr., Guerrero Maya Jr. and Michael Oku by pinfall	Trios match	18:10
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Show 2

No.	Results[35]	Stipulations	Times
1	Levi Muir and Trent Seven defeated Guerrero Maya Jr. and Capitan Suicida	Tag team match	16:02
2	Sangre Imperial, Wild Boar and Okumura defeated Audaz, Ricky Knight Jr. and Zak Knight by pinfall	Trios match	12:46
3	Robbie X defeated Magia Blanca by pinfall	Singles match	7:32
4	Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) and Titán (with Dani Luna) defeated Zandokan Jr. and Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) by pinfall	Trios match	13:05
5	Último Guerrero defeated Atlantis Jr. by pinfall	Singles match	11:13
6	Michael Oku (c) defeated Hechicero by submission	Singles match for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship	21:38
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

2024

Fantastica Mania: UK (2024)
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Revolution Pro Wrestling
Date	May 19, 2024
City	London, England
Venue	York Hall
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (CMLL) Epic Encounter (RevPro) Next → Fantastica Mania Mexico (CMLL) 12 Year Anniversary Show (RevPro)
Fantastica Mania UK chronology
← Previous 2023 Next → —

The 2024 Fantastica Mexico: UK event was the second annual Fantastica Mania: UK professional wrestling event produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took take place on May 17, 2024, at the York Hall in London, England. It was the 14th edition of the Fantastica Mania event series, and second to feature RevPro. The event was held between two shows on the same night.

Production

Background

The 2024 Fantastica Mania: UK show is the second Fantastica Mania event to take place in the UK and first to feature RevPro. Due to the co-promotional nature of the shows, they rarely featured any development in ongoing RevPro or CMLL storylines, opting instead to focus on inter-promotional matches. The Fantastica Mania shows featured various professional wrestling matches planned out by RevPro and NJPW, with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they perform.^[30]

Storylines

Fantastica Mania: UK (2024) featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes (referred to as técnicos in Mexico; the good guys), villains (referred to as rudos in Mexico; the bad guys), or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[37]

Results

Show 1

No.	Results[38]	Stipulations	Times[39]
1	Stephanie Vaquer (CMLL) (1) defeated Kanji (RevPro) (0) by pinfall	Singles match	14:05
2	Bárbaro Cavernario (CMLL) (2) defeated Robbie X (RevPro) (0) by pinfall	Singles match	11:10
3	Atlantis, Atlantis Jr. and Dulce Gardenia (CMLL) (3) defeated Okumura (CMLL) and Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) (RevPro) (0) by pinfall	Trios match	12:38
4	Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) and Luke Jacobs (RevPro) (1) defeated Máscara Dorada, Futuro and Neón (CMLL) (3) by pinfall	Trios match	15:38
5	Hechicero (CMLL) (4) defeated Connor Mills (RevPro) (1) by pinfall	Singles match	16:23
6	Ángel de Oro and Último Guerrero (CMLL) (5) defeated Michael Oku and Zozaya (RevPro) (1) by pinfall	Tag team match	18:17
7	Gabe Kidd, Magnus and Templario defeated Ricky Knight Jr., Místico and JJ Gale by pinfall	Trios match	15:24

Show 2

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[40]
1	Ángel de Oro (CMLL) (1) defeated Zozaya (RevPro) (0) by pinfall	Singles match	12:24
2	Okumura, Bárbaro Cavernario and Hechicero defeated Robbie X, Dulce Gardenia and Futuro by pinfall	Trios match	13:32
3	Máscara Dorada (CMLL) (2) defeated Gabe Kidd (RevPro) (0) and Magnus (CMLL) by pinfall	Three-way match	9:42
4	Stephanie Vaquer (CMLL) (3) defeated Rhio (RevPro) (0) by pinfall	Singles match for the NJPW Strong Women's Championship	12:00
5	Neón (CMLL) (4) defeated Jordon Breaks (c) (RevPro) (0) by pinfall	Singles match for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship	8:58
6	Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) (c) (RevPro) (1) defeated Atlantis and Atlantis Jr. (CMLL) (4) by pinfall	Tag team match for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship	11:36
7	Místico defeated Templario by submission	Singles match	20:40
8	Michael Oku (c) (RevPro) (2) defeated Último Guerrero (CMLL) (4) by pinfall	Singles match for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship	17:37
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

USA

Fantastica Mania: USA
Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Revolution Pro Wrestling
Date	July 13, 2024
City	San Jose, California
Venue	Mt. Pleasant High School
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The 2024 Fantastica Mania: USA event, also promoted as NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 – Lucha Libre USA was the inaugural Fantastica Mania USA professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place at Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose, California. It was the 16th edition of the Fantastica Mania event series, and first to take place in the United States of America.

Production

Background

The 2024 Fantastica Mania: USA show is the first to take place on the US. Due to the co-promotional nature of the shows, they rarely featured any development in ongoing NJPW or CMLL storylines, opting instead to focus on inter-promotional matches. The Fantastica Mania shows featured various professional wrestling matches planned out by CMLL and NJPW, with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they perform.^[30]

Storylines

Fantastica Mania: USA featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes (referred to as técnicos in Mexico; the good guys), villains (referred to as rudos in Mexico; the bad guys), or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[41]

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[42]
1	The DKC defeated Viento, Adrian Quest, and Cucuy by pinfall	Four-way match for the Copa Fantastica trophy	8:33
2	CozyMax (Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura) (c) defeated Rugido and Magnus by pinfall	Tag team match for the MLW World Tag Team Championship	9:30
3	Willow Nightingale defeated Lluvia and Viva Van by pinfall	Three-way match for the vacant CMLL World Women's Championship	10:06
4	Hechicero and Virus defeated TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. and Bad Dude Tito) by submission	Tag team match	13:51
5	Yota Tsuji defeated Bárbaro Cavernario by pinfall	Singles match	14:06
6	Gabe Kidd (c) defeated Último Guerrero by pinfall	Singles match for the Strong Openweight Championship	12:12
7	Douki and Místico defeated Rocky Romero and Volador Jr. by submission	Relevos Increíbles	24:31
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

• List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling pay-per-view events

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