Arena Mexico (1933)

The original Arena Mexico (commonly listed as "Old Arena Mexico" elsewhere) was one of the early homes of EMLL. The first EMLL show was held at the venue on September 21, 1933. That date is marked annually as the birth of the promotion.

The original Arena Mexico was the biggest arena for EMLL for the promotion's first decade. It continued to regularly host shows after Arena Coliseo opened in 1943, but assumed a secondary role. The final show was held on October 7, 1954; the arena was closed as the current Arena Mexico was erected on the same block. The building still stood at the location for a number of years before being demolished.

The space where the original Arena Mexico stood is now a parking garage connected to the current Arena Mexico.

This building was also called Arena Modelo before it became a regular lucha libre center (and still in the early years of the building.)