CMLL vs. MLW

CMLL vs. MLW is a professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion Major League Wrestling and the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. It took place on May 2, 2025 and was streamed live on CMLL's YouTube channel.

Production

Background

On March 27, 2025, CMLL had announced in a joint statement with MLW that they would be holding a special show at Arena México titled CMLL vs. MLW. The announcement also listed listed several matches for the card including a MLW World Tag Team Championship match between CozyMax and Los Depredadores, and a MLW National Openweight Championship match between Ultimo Guerrero and Matthew Justice. Mistico vs. Kushida was announced as the main event of the show.

Storylines

The card consisted of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW and CMLL's writers. Storylines are played out at MLW and CMLL events, and across both promotions' social media platforms.