Claudio Castagnoli Issues Open Challenge For CMLL World Heavyweight Title
Claudio Castagnoli Issues Open Challenge For CMLL World Heavyweight Title

Claudio Castagnoli is set to make his fifth defense of the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship on Viernes Espectacular.
The reigning CMLL World Heavyweight Champion, Claudio Castagnoli, took to CMLL’s social media to announce he was looking for a new challenger for his title.
After defeating Josh Alexander on the 2/21 AEW Collision, Castagnoli said he wanted to see who would step up to him. He will defend his belt on the 2/27 edition of CMLL Viernes Espectacular.
The updated line-up for the 2/27 CMLL Viernes Espectacular is listed below.
CMLL Viernes Espectacular (2/27/2026).
- 2026 Torneo de Escuelas Finals: TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA.
- CMLL Women’s World Championship #1 Contender’s Match: TBA vs. TBA.
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship Open Challenge: Claudio Castagnoli (c) vs. TBA.
- Hair vs. Hair Match: Ángel de Oro vs. Johnny Consejo.
https://twitter.com/CMLL_OFICIAL/status/2026147707383873970?s=20
Fightful will have the full results for the show. For more results from CMLL & across the wrestling world, check out Fightful’s results section.




