Fantastica Mania 2014

Promotional poster featuring CMLL and NJPW wrestlers taking part in the events

***Fantastica Mania* 2014** was a series of five events co-produced by Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) taking place between January 15 and 19, 2014. 2014 was the fourth year in which NJPW and CMLL come together to produce *Fantastica Mania* events, but the first time they held five events in one year, compared to two events in 2011 and 2012 and three in 2013. 2014 also marked the first time *Fantasticamania* events were held outside of Tokyo's Korakuen Hall, with the January 14 taking place in Osaka at the Bodymaker Colosseum, the January 15 event in Kyoto at the KBS Hall and the January 17 event in Tokyo's Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, while the January 18 and 19 events were still held in Korakuen Hall. 2014 marked the first time some of the *Fantastica Mania* events were broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV).

## Background

The events featured five to seven matches on each event with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines. Wrestlers portray either villains (referred to as heels in general or *rudos* in Mexico) or fan favorites (faces or *técnicos* in Mexico) as they compete in wrestling matches with pre-determined outcomes.

Following the success of *Fantastica Mania 2013*, then New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) president Naoki Sugabayashi announced that in 2014 he would like to take the event outside of Tokyo, naming Osaka and Nagoya as possible candidates. *Fantastica Mania 2014* was officially announced on October 25, 2013, during the first day of NJPW's "Road to Power Struggle" tour, with events scheduled to take place in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. On October 31, NJPW announced that the January 17 Shin-Kiba 1st Ring event would feature only CMLL *luchadores*, which would have made it the first *Fantastica Mania* event to not feature any NJPW wrestlers. NJPW wrestlers Taichi and Taka Michinoku were, however, later announced for the event. On November 7, NJPW announced the sixteen CMLL wrestlers taking part in the tour. A promotional poster released for the tour advertised NJPW wrestlers BUSHI, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger and Shinsuke Nakamura as taking part in the tour. The cards for all five events were released on January 6, 2014. On January 10, NJPW announced that the January 14 and 18 events would be broadcast live on pay-per-view] (PPV) in Japan and internationally on internet pay-per-view (iPPV) through Niconico and Ustream, making them the first *Fantastica Mania* events available on PPV. On January 16, the tour ending January 19 event was also announced as a PPV.

## Results

### January 14, 2014

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### January 15, 2014

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### January 17, 2014

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* (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
* – refers to the video of that match

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 来年もやります!! “ルチャの祭典”『Fantastica Mania 2014』はなんと5大会!! 大阪、京都にも初上陸!!  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling* (2013-10-25). Retrieved on 2013-10-26.
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Dark Angelita 2013-10-25. NJPW/ CMLL: Se anuncia Fantasticamania 2014, será una gira  (in Spanish). *SuperLuchas*. Retrieved on 2013-10-26.
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Zellner, Kris 2013-10-27. The Lucha Report . *Pro Wrestling Insider*. Retrieved on 2013-10-28.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2014-01-15.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2014-01-17.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2014-01-19.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Boutwell, Josh 2013-10-26. Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly 10/26/13 . *Wrestleview*. Retrieved on 2013-10-26.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Luchadores del CMLL viajarán a Japón  (in Spanish). *MedioTiempo* (2013-11-07). Retrieved on 2013-11-10.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 決定! 『CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014』1月14日大阪、1月18日後楽園をインターネットPPVで配信!  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling* (2014-01-10). Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved on 2014-01-10.
12. ↑ *ja:新日ＣＭＬＬ合同興行 来年は地方も* (in Japanese). *Tokyo Sports* (2013-01-21). Retrieved on 2013-10-26.
13. ↑ 【情報追記】 来年の『CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014』は5大会!! 大阪、京都に初上陸!! 新木場はルチャ戦士のみの特別興行!  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling* (2013-10-31). Retrieved on 2013-10-31.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Los programas oficiales de la gira NJPW Presents: CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014  (in Spanish). *Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre* (2014-01-06). Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved on 2014-01-06.
15. ↑ 『Fantastica Mania』メンバーが決定!! 2代目ミスティコが参戦!! 素顔のボラドールなど、16名が大挙上陸!!  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling* (2013-11-07). Retrieved on 2013-11-07.
16. ↑ Boutwell, Josh 2013-11-09. Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly 11/9/13 . *Wrestleview*. Retrieved on 2013-11-09.
17. ↑ NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2013-11-26.
18. ↑ 『Fantastica Mania』全カード発表! 1.18後楽園でミスティコvsメフィスト! 1.17新木場でソンブラvsボラドール! オカダ、棚橋、中邑らも参戦!!  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling* (2014-01-06). Retrieved on 2014-01-06.
19. ↑ 最終戦も生中継決定! 『CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014』インターネットPPVで配信!  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling* (2014-01-16). Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved on 2014-01-16.
20. ↑ Meltzer, Dave 2014-01-17. New Japan adds PPV tomorrow in good U.S. time slot . *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Zellner, Kris 2014-01-15. The Lucha Report . *Pro Wrestling Insider*. Retrieved on 2014-01-16.
22. ↑ Dark Angelita 2014-01-15. NJPW/CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamania 2014" – 14/01/2014  (in Spanish). *SuperLuchas*. Retrieved on 2014-01-16.
23. ↑ Dark Angelita 2014-01-16. NJPW/CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamania 2014" – Día 2 – 15/01/2014  (in Spanish). *SuperLuchas*. Retrieved on 2014-01-16.
24. ↑ Dark Angelita 2014-01-17. NJPW/CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamania 2014" – Día 3 – 17/01/2014  (in Spanish). *SuperLuchas*. Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Zellner, Kris 2014-01-19. Legendary lucha venue closing and more: The Lucha Report . *Pro Wrestling Insider*. Retrieved on 2014-01-19.
26. ↑ Dark Angelita 2014-01-19. NJPW/CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamanía 2014" – Día 4 – 18/01/2014  (in Spanish). *SuperLuchas*. Retrieved on 2014-01-19.
27. ↑ Dark Angelita 2014-01-20. NJPW/CMLL: Resultados "Fantasticamanía 2014″ – Día 5 – 19/01/2014  (in Spanish). *SuperLuchas*. Retrieved on 2014-01-20.
28. ↑ Zellner, Kris 2014-01-21. The Lucha Report . *Pro Wrestling Insider*. Retrieved on 2014-01-21.