final build up to 4/30

No huge news coming out of last Friday’s Arena Mexic show; typical event when you’ve got next week already booked. Results go like this:

1 Sombra de Plata and Explosivo d Mesala and Caligula
2 Tigre Blanco, Tony Rivera and Brazo de Oro d Mr. Mexico, Nosawa and Masada
3 Mascara Magica, Shocker, Perro Aguayo d. Terrible, Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero
4 Vampiro, Tarzan Boy, Pierroth d. Rayo de Jalisco, Atlantis, Blue Panther
5 Mr. Niebla, Lizmark Jr., Zumbido d. Black Tiger, Dr. Wagner Jr., Super Crazy

Weird match order. Must’ve wanted to give the push to the Crazy/Zumbido hair/hair match, but..

The big 4/30 card looks like this:

What’s missing from that picture? No Zumbido/Crazy mention.

I’ve got Terrible (long term plan to go for the Shocker match – of course, I thought they were long term planning Perro Sr./Universo last major card and was off there) and Zumbido (NJ wouldn’t want Crazy to come in for the Super Juniors bald – see, that’s a rumor I completely made up right there) in the hair matches. The undercard is so random trios generator that there’s probably not point in picking them, I think. FWIW, Box Y Lucha’s articles make a big deal out of a possible Terrible/Satanico’s alliance.

Antifaz was reportedly ticked about the non-positive reaction to him in his WWE Monterry match versus Damian (loudest when he missed a spot.) He complained about the fans, said WWE is all show and no wrestling, and Damien and him could’ve had a better match if they had more time. So he’s not going any more north any time soon, I figure.

Next US (LLL – but not AAA’s LLL) Lucha Shows
– 06/18, RBL Center in Raleigh
– 06/19, Cricket Arena in Charlotte
– 06/20, Gwinnette Arena in Atlanta
Gwinnette’s main event is Santo/Porky vs Parka/Nicho. Villanos, Blue Demon and others Brazos. Because that’s Friday/Saturday/Sunday, I’d guess not many top CMLL guys because of Arena Mexico/Coliseo bookings.

Masada and Nosawa are scheduled to work the opening match of NJPW’s 05/13 show, versus Jado and Gedo. The twist is that Jado and Gedo are the guys Takemura is hanging out with in Japan, while Masada and Nosawa were the guys he hung out with Mexico, so how (if?) he’ll get involved.

This could also mean that Masada and Nosawa are in NJ’s Super Junior tournament – Rocky Romero and American Dragon are working that show, then working the tournament (which starts 8 days later – Dragon gets to wrestle at the Dome in between), so that same could be true. But Masada and Nosawa in the Super Juniors? They’re good but that’d be a letdown, I’d guess.

Back later tonight or tommorow with lucha times and a little bit more.