# Tsuji Attacks Mistico at CMLL Show Before Lucha Kingdom Label: CONFIRMED Promotion: NJPW By WrestlingNews.com Staff Published Nov. 14, 2026, 1:20 PM ET URL: https://wrestlingnews.com/story/tsuji-attacks-mistico-at-cmll-viernes-espectacular-before-lucha-kingdom/ > IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji attacked Mistico after the main event of CMLL's Viernes Espectacular on Friday, Nov. 13, at Arena Mexico in Mexico City. The two meet in a tag match at Lucha Kingdom on Monday, Nov. 16. ## The quick version - Yota Tsuji walked out after Mistico's team won the Viernes Espectacular main event on Friday, Nov. 13, and attacked him. CMLL posted the angle on its own account. - Outlets differ on the mask. F4W Online says Tsuji tried to take it off. Monthly Puroresu says he ripped it open. - Tsuji and Hirooki Goto face Mistico and Ultimo Guerrero in the Lucha Kingdom main event on Monday, Nov. 16, at Arena Mexico. Yota Tsuji, the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, appeared at CMLL's Viernes Espectacular on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, and attacked Mistico after the main event at Arena Mexico in Mexico City. The two are on opposite sides of the Lucha Kingdom main event on Monday, Nov. 16. We did not see the show. This story relies on the reports below and on CMLL's own wording as F4W Online translated it. ## What happened Mistico, Mascara Dorada and Neon, the Sky Team, beat Hechicero, Zandokan Jr. and Angel de Oro in the main event. It was a two-out-of-three-falls match, and Mistico made Zandokan Jr. tap out to La Mistica, per F4W Online. Heraldo de Mexico says it was his return to Arena Mexico, and that he had not been in Mexico since CMLL's 93rd Anniversary show. Tsuji then came out and confronted him. F4W Online says Tsuji attacked Mistico and tried to remove his mask. Monthly Puroresu says Tsuji ripped the mask open before he left. We cannot say which is closer to what happened. CMLL's post, as F4W translated it, said Tsuji "made a surprise appearance to confront Mistico ahead of Lucha Kingdom, where the pride of CMLL and NJPW will be on the line." ## What was said Mexican daily Record prints comments from Tsuji. It does not say where he made them. As Record reports them, he said Mexican fans should watch what happens to Mistico's mask on Monday, and that the match is Japan against Mexico and Japan has to win. The wording is Record's Spanish. The summary is ours. Record also says Mistico answered at the press conference before Friday's show. He said Tsuji's size does not scare him, and he used the moment to say he wants a shot at the IWGP title. ## The card Mistico and Ultimo Guerrero face Tsuji and Hirooki Goto in the main event. Mistico was first booked in a singles match against his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion partner El Desperado. F4W Online reported on Oct. 28 that Desperado was out injured, and the main event was rebuilt. See [our Lucha Kingdom card story](https://wrestlingnews.com/story/njpw-cmll-lucha-kingdom-full-card-nov-16/) for all nine matches. NJPW's preview says the show streams on CMLL's YouTube channel in its Leyenda tier. Syuri, the IWGP Women's Champion, also made Kira submit in a tag match on Friday, per Monthly Puroresu. They meet for the title on Monday. ## What is next CMLL and NJPW have not said whether more is planned before Monday. CMLL has Sabados de Coliseo on Saturday, Nov. 14, and Domingo Familiar on Sunday, Nov. 15, per Monthly Puroresu. **How we know.** Source: F4W Online (Ian Carey) for the angle and the card, Monthly Puroresu (Noah Leatherland) for the mask and Syuri, Heraldo de Mexico (Maximiliano Frias) and Record (Emiliano Cardenas Ramirez) for the match and the comments, all read in full. We did not see CMLL's post on X, which F4W and Monthly Puroresu embed. We did not watch the show and did not contact CMLL or NJPW. ## Sources - F4W Online (Ian Carey), "Yota Tsuji attacks Místico at CMLL Arena México ahead of Lucha Kingdom", Nov. 14, 2026, 05:28, no time zone shown (the angle, the finish, CMLL's quote as translated, the updated card). https://www.f4wonline.com/news/mexico/yota-tsuji-mistico-angle-cmll-lucha-kingdom/ - Monthly Puroresu (Noah Leatherland), "Yota Tsuji Attacks Mistico and Syuri Submits Kira Days Before CMLL x NJPW Lucha Kingdom", Nov. 14, 2026 (the mask, Syuri and Kira, the CMLL weekend dates). https://monthlypuroresu.com/features/yota-tsuji-attacks-mistico-and-syuri-submits-kira-days-before-cmll-x-njpw-lucha-kingdom/ - Heraldo de Mexico (Maximiliano Frias), "CMLL: Místico tiene regreso triunfal a la Arena México; es confrontado por Yota Tsuji", Nov. 14, 2026, 5:00 (the main event and Mistico's return). https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/deportes/2026/11/14/cmll-mistico-tiene-regreso-triunfal-a-la-arena-mexico-es-confrontado-por-yota-tsuji-2919001.html - Record (Emiliano Cardenas Ramirez), "Yota Tsuji amenaza a Místico de cara a Lucha Kingdom; el mexicano responde y va por el Campeonato IWGP", Nov. 14, 2026, 00:44, updated 11:07 (the comments from Tsuji and Mistico). https://www.record.com.mx/lucha-libre/yota-tsuji-amenaza-a-mistico-de-cara-a-lucha-kingdom-el-mexicano-responde-y-va-por-el-campeonato-iwgp-2026111406443242902 - Fightful (Luis Pulido), "CMLL Viernes Espectacular Results (11/13/2026): Sky Team Reunites, Yota Tsuji Appears, Bandido, Syuri, More", Nov. 14, 2026, 1:30 am, no time zone shown (the result list). https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cmll-viernes-espectacular-results-11-13-2026-sky-team-reunites-yota-tsuji-appears-bandido-syuri-more/ - F4W Online (Joseph Currier), "Two new matches added to CMLL & NJPW Lucha Kingdom", Oct. 28, 2026 (Desperado's injury and the new main event). https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/two-new-matches-added-to-cmll-njpw-lucha-kingdom/ - New Japan Pro-Wrestling, "Lucha Kingdom (November 16) Preview", Nov. 6, 2026 (how to watch). https://www.njpw1972.com/679814 - CMLL (@CMLL_OFICIAL) on X, post of Nov. 14, 2026 about the angle, quoted as embedded by F4W Online and Monthly Puroresu. No link, we did not open it. - WrestlingNews.com, "Lucha Kingdom Card Set: Tsuji and Goto vs. Mistico and Guerrero", Nov. 6, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/njpw-cmll-lucha-kingdom-full-card-nov-16/ - WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read the four reports in full and compared their accounts of the mask. We did not watch the show and did not contact CMLL or NJPW. How we credit sources: [Editorial standards](https://wrestlingnews.com/editorial-standards/).