Background Since 1996 the Mexican
wrestling company Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) has held a show in March each year to commemorate the passing of CMLL founder
Salvador Lutteroth who died in March 1987. For the first three years the show paid homage to Lutteroth himself, from 1999 through 2004 the show paid homage to Lutteroth and
El Santo, Mexico's most famous wrestler ever and from 2005 forward the show has paid homage to Lutteroth and a different
leyenda ("Legend") each year, celebrating the career and accomplishments of past CMLL stars. Originally billed as
Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth, it has been held under the
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends") since 1999 and is the only show outside of
CMLL's Anniversary shows that CMLL has presented every year since its inception. All
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas shows have been held in
Arena México in
Mexico City, Mexico, which is CMLL's main venue, its "home". Traditionally CMLL holds their major events on Friday Nights, which means the
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas shows replace their regularly scheduled
Super Viernes show.
Homage to Salvador Lutteroth and Cavernario Galindo In September 1933
Salvador Lutteroth González founded
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), which would later be renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Over time Lutteroth would become responsible for building both
Arena Coliseo in Mexico City and
Arena Mexico, which became known as "The Cathedral of Lucha Libre". Lutteroth has often been credited with being the "father of Lucha Libre", introducing the concept of
masked wrestlers to Mexico as well as the
Luchas de Apuestas match. Lutteroth died on September 5, 1987. The life and achievements of Salvador Lutteroth is always honored at the annual Homenaje a Dos Leyenda' show and since 1999 CMLL has also honored a second person, a
Leyenda of lucha libre, in some ways CMLL's version of their
Hall of Fame. For the 2009 show CMLL commemorated the life and career of Rodolfo Galindo Ramirez, known under the
ring name Cavernario Galindo (Spanish for "Caveman Galindo"). Galindo was active from 1938 until the 1990s, when he was in his seventies. Cavernario was known for his wild, brawling wrestling style that often saw him or his opponent, or both, bleeding at the end of a match. His long running storyline feud with
Gory Guerrero featured several blood soaked brawls. He won the
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship and was inducted into the
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in the
Class of 1996. ==Results==