Month: December 2003

Your New CMLL Mini’s Champion is Mini Olimpico. He beat former champion Mini Pierroth this past Tuesday (12/9) at Arena Coliseo in Mexico City. I think this might get spun as “further breakup of the Boricuas.” Mini Olimpico was the one who demasked Mini Violencia earlier this year, so it’s been prety good for him.

In case you’ve been wondering since Saturday, Tigre Blanco and Brazo de Oro defeated Dr. X and Holligan.

CMLL.com makes it sound like Angel Azteca will be sticking around for a while, even after losing the mask. (Maybe he’ll lose his hair too?). I’m not sure if I’m reading this note right, but Commando Girl/La Nazi may not be a part of Pierroth’s new group.

Here’s Ark with his new mask, because that photo always is cool.

Also, Giant Silva is King of the World, until all those people in leather jackets go after him. The recap of the match says that Violencia, Veneno and Nitro (wondering about that last loose end) helped Universo win.

Safari, Volador Jr. and Felino have decided on a team name of Trio Centella 2003. 2003 is almost over! They should’ve just gone 2004.

They also push Virus as a man unafraid of taking on people larger than him, and putting fear into the heart of the other light (heavyweight) champion, Ultimo Guerrero.

This Friday is (really!) the last Arena Mexico show of the year. Lineup has a few intersting bits:

– Rayo Jr./L.A. Park (La Parka using a different name – may be able to make TV this way?)/Universo 2K vs Perro Jr./Pierroth/Ultimo Guerrero
(What the heck is Ultimo doing there? Universo and Rayo getting along probably won’t work.)

– Atlantis/Shocker/Mascara Magica vs Dr. Wagner/Tarzan Boy/Black Tiger

– Satanico/Alan Stone/Aztec Angel vs Arkangel/Averno/Mephisto
(Satanico wants to make the split strong and for real. Which sucks.)

– Tigre Blanco/Pantera/Neutron vs Nitro/Dr. X/Loco Max

– Sombra de Plata/Astro Boy vs Super Comando/Messala

I did do another TV, but I forget which one. It wasn’t very good! I still need to catch up a bit.

Thanks to Canek on the BoxYLucha board, and forgive me if the unusually bad translation has caused me to misread an undercard finish.

– Infernales d. Havana Brothers
EDIT: According to KrisZ’s read, Satanico disbanded the Infernales post match.
– Wagner’s team won the atomicos incredible match. I think. I’m not sure. Shocker ripped at Wagner’s match after the match, but it’s much too late in the year for anything to come of it.
– Arkangel pinned Angel Azteca in the mask/mask match (via powerbomb of some kind). Angel Azteca is Juan Manuel Zuniga, 40 years old and 23 years a wrestler.
– Volador/Safari/Felino become Mexican Trios champions when Volador beats Zumbido
– Universo beat Pierroth in the mask/hair match. Pierroth’s second (La Nazi/Commando Girl) got thrown out for helping Pierroth win fall one. Universo’s second, Apolo Dantes, helped him win fall two. Silva interfered in fall three, arguing with the ref about a Pierroth near fall and accidently (?) striking him, causing the ref to miss a Pierroth low blow pin. Universo got in his own cheap shot, the ref woke up, Pierroth was beat. Former Boricua members showed up to help. Later, Pierroth announced that he was disbanding the Boricuas/Commandos…but forming the Foreign Alliance. So a new song but same old dance, I fear.

The Mexican Trios Title Match and atomico incredible match were said to be the best.

(In case you’re wondering, I’m trying to get a more colorful scheme but I’m forgetful that I left things unfinshed before being distracted. And I need to change the comment color setup.)

The Alliance on TV in non-spectacular moments? I don’t believe that’s reallly possible! Perhaps one day, they will get a chance to tell us why they are allied – perhaps to prevent the needless clipping of matches.

The big show’s tommorow, and I have yet to really hear anything new about it. I’ll post results as soon as I spot ’em.

Up on NJPW.com is a cool photolog of a weekend of shows for the Havana Brother’s in Mexico. Oddly enough, that’s the weekend where Rocky lost the Super Lightweight Title, and the show that should air this weekend is the one he won title.

After winning the Welterweight Title, Satanico’s week went downhill:

Friday, the Infernales won their first round match in the Mexican National Trios Tournament, but were upset in the next match by Alan Stone, Zumbido and Super Crazy. (Those three move on to face Felino, Safari and Volador for the titles.)

Sunday, in the special four man cage match with hair on the line at Arena Coliseo (which was hyped as the first cage match ever in Arena Coliseo’s 60 year history), Satanico was the last man left in the cage. (Order of exit was Tarzan, Negro, before Mascara pinned Satanico.) Goodbye, hair.

And now there’s a small note that after the failure to get to Mexican Trios back, the Infernales are thinking about splitting up. Which would awfully suck.

Not much other stuff. Arkangel and Angel Azteca are wrestling against in a trios match on every single spot show they can manage this week; they seem to want to milk that completely before someone loses a mask. Aguayo and Atlantis are still feuding, with Aguayo pulling out the main event win this week.

There are rumors that Hijo de Lizmark has jumped to AAA. He’s scheduled twice on Arena Coliseo this week (Wednesday main event trios, Sunday vs Black Warrior) so it’ll become evident one way or another pretty soon.

Friday’s Arena Mexico card – (final celebration of the 70th annivesery)

Universo 2000 vs Pierroth [mask/hair]
(Universo wins this.)

Felino/Safari/Volador Jr. vs Super Crazy/Zumbido/Alan Stone
(Felino’s team, I think. Crazy doesn’t seem to be around that much, so I don’t see his side winning unless they have no plans for the title. Which is always possible.)

Angel Azteca vs Arkangel [mask/mask]
(Ark. My theory has been that Angel’s resurfaced to make some quick cash by dumping the mask, so I’ll stick with it.)

Vampiro/Super Parka/Atlantis/Shocker vs Aguayo/Wagner/Fuerza/Warrior
(This is Super Parka’s Arena Mexico debut, at least without a mask. Take his team, I guess. They’re calling this “relevos atomicos incredible”, but if you figure this is one of Shocker’s tecnico’s week, nothing strange is really going on.)

Havana Brothers vs Infernales
(Infernales? Havana’s are gone after next week.)

Tigre Blanco/Sicodelico Jr. vs Dr. X/Holligan
(Dr. X, why not.)

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