AEW’s star Claudio Castagnoli is the new CMLL World Heavyweight Champion.
The event, which took place Friday night at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, saw Castagnoli defeat Gran Guerrero with the neutralizer after the giant swing to capture the title, ending Guerrero’s 1,118 day reign as champion.
CLAUDIO THE NEW CMLL WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION#cmll pic.twitter.com/5HJMamkq7c
— Pete (@pinklightsticc) November 29, 2025
Castagnoli had Daniel Garcia in his corner for the match, while Gran Guerrero had Último Guerrero in his. This was only the eighth title defense for Gran Guerrero.
Source: POST Wrestling
Castagnoli who is part of the Death Riders faction, will face his leader of the group in the Continental Classic on this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. Claudio is currently 1-0, having defeated Orange Cassidy on last week’s episode.