Draft:Lucha Libre Espana Wrestling
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Lucha Libre España Wrestling (LLEW) was a professional wrestling company in Burjassot Spain that actively operated from 1998 to 2021, broadcasted on national television from 2006 to 2020 by Radio Televisión Española and was fully funded and owned by Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales and a minority stake.
LLEW was known for it's world class lucha libre style of wrestling, a style of wrestling made famous in Mexico by Mexican wrestling legends as Mil Máscaras, Rey Mysterio, Jr. and El Santo.
One of the biggest draws of the company was the babyface team of El Galactico and his valet (and sometimes tag team partner) Camille. Since his debut in 2007, El Galactico was slowly pushed in the heavyweight division as the main protagonist, battling Ricky Banderas for the LLEW Heavyweight championship. A romantic storyline in the summer of 2008 between El Galactico and the debuting Camille however, made both the company's attendance and television ratings rise to new heights. On July 27 2008, El Galactico defeated Banderas for the Heavyweight championship in Madrid in front of over 2500 fans, with some backup from Camille, fending of the interfering Famela and Demonica.
With El Galactico as the LLEW Heavyweight champion, the company went on an 18-month record streak of selling out every show.
In July 2009, Camille captured the LLEW Women's championship by defeating Demonica. Only a few months after winning the title, Camille unexpectedly left the company, and the title was vacated.
In 2010, it was made public that Camille has pressed assault charges against El Galactico and later sued LLEW for not providing a safe working environment. El Galactico was subsequently stripped of the LLEW Heavyweight championship and didn't make anymore appearances until 2011 after Galactico, LLEW and Camille settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money and the assault charges were dropped. Camille hasn't made any more wrestling appearances since.
During the covid pandemic in 2020, RTE/SEPI decided not to extend LLEW's television contract due to the low attendance and drop in ratings over the last few years.
In 2021, President Fernando Romero Sr. filed for bankruptcy, after which LLEW was shut down after over 23 years of business.
In 2024, Fernando Romero Jr. filed for the rights to the LLEW trademarks and ownership, and started a fundraiser to re-open LLEW.