Month: June 2003

CMLL.com updated. But I’ve already covered it – Takemura is probably done here, Rayo retains his title, Shocker and Ultimo will meet once again for the LH Title (with the obligatory “it could turn into hair/mask!” comment.) They did find out that using color for headlines titles makes them stand out more. Also, former torneo gran alternativa winner Psicodellico Jr. wrestled in a semi-main event and didn’t make a fool of himself, so he may be doing it more often.

I’ll work on fixing the link size later. I think the side bar is gonna be end up small (so as to not run over lines), unless I get around to ditching the greater thecubsfan.com frame.

It’s still today. Kinda.

News you can use:

Shocker DID beat Ultimo in that Coliseo match, and it will lead to yet another CMLL LH Title match between the two, next week at Arena Coliseo.
KrisZ says Takemura is heading back to Japan, after beating Mr. Mexico in that hair/hair match. I had a feeling that the match was either to set up a look for coming back to Japan or to give him a big win before returning.

Lucha Times 2.0 is up. Since we’re so far behind real time, I can project far far into the future. Not that I’m projecting right or anything, but you can get an estimation of when you need to start looking for the Cibernetico you’ve heard about.

In a accidentally deleted version of my 06/08 entry, I said something along the lines of “if you bet on lucha libre – why? – put lots of money on Los Infernales to beat La Famila de Tijuana for the Mexican Trios Titles.”

It ended up a NC. A really screwy no contest (Mephisto pins Halloween, Halloween uses object on Mephisto, Nicho pins Mephisto and later Averno, commisioner throws out the whole fall) but a NC in any case. Never use me for betting advice.

This Friday (06/20) will be the CMLL 70th’s Anniversery Show, and this is the lineup
– Pierroth vs Cien Caras – hair/hair
– Los Infernales vs La Familia De Tijuana (c) for the Mexican National Trios Championship
– Vampiro, NJPW’s Heat, Villano IV vs Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero and Violencia
– Negro Casas, Felino, Sagrado [debuting] vs Masada, Nosawa, Black Warrior
– Safari, Olimpico, Tony Rivera vs Veneno, Arkangel, Nitro
– Tsuky Y Pequeno Olimpico vs Fire Y Guerrero Del Futuro

Notes:
– If Violencia EVER wants to impress anyone that he can (still?) go, that would be the match to do it.
– They’re only refering to him as Heat. He’s working the non-TV Coliseo show as well.
– Sagrado translates via Babelfish to to Asylum. The presumption is that he’s Genetico, back under a mask.
– You can tell they’re packing a card – or at least trying to give that impression – when Negro is working 4th from the top
– Why is Veneno on the same team as Nitro? There’s a slight story problem there…

Last Sunday, at the Arena Coliseo show, Takemura managed to beat Mr. Mexico, straight falls, in a hair match thanks to a biased referee. NJPW.com is reporting that he’s injuried (he’d been scheduled for their LA gym’s debut show) – I wonder if it happened during the match or before it (making the screwyness needed to get through the match.)

Also at the show, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. did succesfully defend his WWA Heavyweight Title over Mascara Ano Dos Mil in a match that apparently went 40 minutes long. Sunday was not a TV taping (thank god) but I’d guess clips would eventually show up.

Last Tuesday’s Arena Coliseo show (6/10, TV) featured a rematch between the GdI and Guapo trios, with Shocker beating Ultimo to take it. This led to another Ultimo/Shocker singles non-title match last night (6/17, TV). Not sure who won yet.

In the Observer, Dave mentions that both El Dandy and Hector Garza have left AAA and want to get back into CMLL. He alludes to some burned bridges between Garza and CMLL – what was that about?

Maybe more later.

It’s a duck that looks like Carlos Delgado. I can’t see how this could be anything but awesome. Though the game kinda got slow after the first few innings. The parts where Chip and Stoney were talking about Moneyball were kinda surreal (I sometimes forget that real people might have read the book and it doesn’t just exist in my internet imgination), but I suppose that doesn’t work as well for you when you’re live at the game.

I totally forget about lucha times. Here you go:
1pm ET/PT
– Rayo De Jalisco Jr./Brazo de Plata/Gran Markus Jr. vs. Pierroth/Bestia Salvaje/Katsushi Takemura
– Vampiro/Negro Casas/Lizmark Jr. vs. Shocker/Super Crazy/El Satanico [crazy’s a rudo? who knew!]
– Atlantis vs. Dr. Wagner

Last week’s lucha should be up in an twenty four hours or so. Did you see the Shocker turn, Joe? It was, how you say, not at all impressive. Sudden, but not particularly enthralling.

I got my grubby hands on the tape with the Shocker rudo turn on it from Wrestleholics. It lives up to the hype, and is worth making the effort to see. Vampiro is also very good in selling the whole schmoz to the crowd.

Meanwhile, there’s a new older lucha review up at the Wienerboard. It is generic early year broadcast from Coliseo, but the highlight is a Minis Cibernetica match that would see the winner get a chance to wrestle with the full-sized wrestlers. He fit in so well in the role that he stayed around at that level, not looking a bit out of place. You’ll have to read the report to see who that was (ain’t I the little stinker?), but as a hint, he was a top 100 placer in the DVDVR 500.

I’m not a Cubs fan, but I was so psyched to see Sosa in action at Skydome on Saturday. I hope the Carlos Delgado Celebriduck makes up for it.

Sorry I haven’t posted much lately. I missed the 6/8 show because I was out of town at a wedding as was my tape source. I did see the 6/1 show but thought it was pretty ho-hum. I actually can’t wait for Shocker’s rudo turn.

But here is the Lucha portion of the DVDVR 500. I wasn’t sure on a few, who may be guys from AAA, IWRG, Monterrey, etc, but they’re at the bottom of the list.

2) Rey Bucanero
8) Shocker
9) Ultimo Guerrero
11) El Hijo del Santo
19) Zumbido
23) Nicho el Millonario
27) Blue Panther
32) Juventud Guerrera
39) Halloween
54) Virus
71) El Satanico
72) Mascara Magica
77) Tarzan Boy
79) Apolo Dantes
82) La Parka
88) Super Porky
91) Atlantis
93) Villano III
102) Negro Navarro
105) El Dandy
107) Olimpico
110) Negro Casas
112) Black Warrior
114) Safari
121) Damian 666
123) Mr. Niebla
133) Felino
142) Scorpio Jr.
144) Brazo de Oro
154) Dr. Wagner Jr.
156) Averno
160) Mephisto
165) Lizmark Jr.
166) Solar I
167) Brazo de Platino
170) Emilio Charles Jr.
171) NOSAWA
173) Black Tiger (Silver King)
175) El Pantera
176) Dr. Cerebro
180) Villano V
186) Mr. Mexico
189) Villano IV
201) El Brazo Jr.
210) Brazo de Oro Jr
212) Apache
219) Brazo de Plata Jr.
223) Heavy Metal
226) El Hijo del Perro Aguayo
238) Bestia Salvaje
241) Fuerza Guerrera
254) Hector Garza
257) Ricky Marvin
266) Antifaz del Norte
274) Sangre Azteca
276) Dr. X
279) Caifane #1
283) Ultimo Vampiro
285) Vampiro
287) Bombero Infernal
288) Masada (EMLL)
289) Galaxia R2
291) Commando Delta
292) Guerra C3
294) Caifane #2
297) Engendro
299) El Hijo Del Diablo
301) Dos Caras
306) Universo 2000
311) Mascara Ano Dos Mil
312) Tigre Blanco
316) Pentagon
318) Orientale #2
322) Dos Caras, Jr.
323) Violencia
325) Fantasma Sr.
329) Orientale #1
346) Gran Markus
354) Shu El Guerrero
356) Latin Lover
359) Pimpinela Escarlata
361) Angel Mortal
367) AAA Mascara Sagrada
373) Rayman
398) Oscar Sevilla
402) Volador Jr
424) Mil Mascaras
478) Llamarada
482) Super Uchu Power