Japanese/Mexican professional wrestling show series
Fantastica Mania 2018
2018 poster showing both CMLL and NJPW competitors on the tour
Promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date
January 12, 2018[1]
January 14, 2018[2]
January 15, 2018[3]
January 16, 2018[4]
January 17, 2018[5]
January 19, 2018[6]
January 21, 2018[7]
January 22, 2018[8]
City
Nagoya[1]
Kyoto[2]
Takamatsu[3]
Osaka[4]
Toyama[5]
Tokyo[6][7][8]
Attendance
1554 (Jan 12)[1]
Event chronology
← Previous 2017
Next → 2019
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre event chronology
← Previous Sin Piedad
Next → Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles
New Japan Pro-Wrestling event chronology
← Previous New Year Dash!!
Next → Road to The New Beginning
Fantastica Mania 2018 was a professional wrestling tour, co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. The tour took place between January 12 and 22, 2018, with shows taking place in Nagoya, Kyoto, Takamatsu, Osaka, Toyama and Tokyo, Japan. The 2018 tour was the eight time that NJPW and CMLL co-promoted shows in Japan under the Fantastica Mania name. With eight shows, the 2018 tour was the longest in Fantastica Mania history. The shows geneally featured seven matches each night, with several shows being shown at least in part on SamuraiTV, and the last three shows were shown in full as part of the NJPW World streaming content.
The eight shows featured a total of 66 matches, four of which for CMLL championships including Soberano Jr., Niebla Roja and Volador Jr. successfully defending their championships, and El Cuatrero defeating Ángel de Oro to win the CMLL World Middleweight Championship. The focal point of the last two show was the "CMLL Brothers tag team tournament, won by Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero, that also included El Cuatrero/Sansón, Ángel de Oro/Niebla Roja, and Dragon Lee/Místico.
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