05/25 news

CMLL (TUE) 05/24 Arena Coliseo Results [ovaciones]
1) Meteorix, Karisma, Argos ? Artillero, Mesala, Caligula
2) Alan Stone, Chris Stone, Brazo de Oro ? Arkangel, Hooligan, Loco Max
3) Brazo de Plata, Satanico, Felino b Mascara Ano 2000, Emilio Charles Jr., Okumura
4) Atlantis, Blue Panther, Negro Casas b Ultimo Guerrero, Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth
5) Dr. Wagner Jr. b Rey Bucanero
Ovaciones was really loving this match, at the cost of talking about the undercard. Wagner dominated the first fall till Rey till Rey got in a low blow for the win. Rey beat up Wagner and fooled around in fall two, which caused him to get rolled up. Rey took back the advantage, but screwed around more, and Wagner rallied to hit the Wagner Driver. Lesson: always let the other guy beat you up

AAA (WED) 06/01 Auditorio Miguel Barragan, San Luis de Potosi {TV} [KrisZ]
1) Lover Boy, Rayo de Plata, Sexy Slazar vs Black Maravilla, Centella Inca, Gavilan
2) Barrio Boys vs Diabolicos (Angel Mortal, Mr. Condor, Gallego)
3) El Angel, Colorman, Televisa Deports vs Black Family (Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz)
I didn’t know TD was AAA Mascara Sagrada till KrisZ mentioned this in a followup. I figured it had to be someone on the roster doing another gimmick…
4) Psicosis vs Nicho vs Histeria [3]
The contract apparently not on the line here; they’re saving that for the next taping. If Nicho is still around and waiting to be used by 06/18, I think you gotta wonder a little bit about the WWE deal.
5) Intocable, Juvi, Zorro vs Aguila, Charly Manson, Hator
6) Shocker vs Vampiro vs Chibernetico vs Konnan [4, chain match]
Odd this isn’t the main event. If this turns out to be a touch all corners to win type match (though I’d guess not), with four guys in it, is the proper strategy to start touching, or just concentrate on blocking one corner? If these guys were NFL coaches, they’d be guarding.
7) Latin Lover, Octagon, La Parka Jr. vs Chessman, Fuerza Guerrera, Pirata Morgan

IWRG (WED) 05/25 Arena Naucalpan [KrisZ]
1) Mr. Libra vs Condre Negro
2) Galactik & Panterita vs Crazzy Boy & Kaleth
3) Oficiales (Cyborg, Polizon, Xibalba) vs Corporation (Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerbro, Veneno)
4) Villanos (III, IV, V) vs Revoultion (Black Dragon, Felino, Matrix) [IWRG IC TRIOS SEMI]
Winners face a different Corporation team for the belts on Sunday. The main feud is Revolution vs Corp, so that seems the likely way things will go.
5) Blue Demon Jr./Dos Caras/Negro Casas vs Canek/Elektro/Scorpio Jr.

Electro Shock was at Ova’s offices Tuesday. He said he’s changing his name to Elektro, because that’s what the people were chanting (and Pena surely owns the Shock name.) Elektro says he’s a little bit nervous about going independent, but he wanted to go new places and spend time with his family. Speaking of, Lady Apache was with him. (LOSE A POINT. GO BACK THREE SPACES), who says she’s probably only going to wrestle for one or two more years.

Guessing game is going on about what’ll main event the Jucio Final show. (I’m more interested in finding out when it is, actually.) Luchainsider is guessing Cage Of Death, and I’m so rooting against that. I probably shouldn’t list the possible one on one feuds when I mocked Ovaciones for doing that the other day, but there are a lot of equally compelling feuds (which also says nothing is sticking out.)

At one point, I’m sure it was supposed to be Halloween and/or Damien losing their hair to Negro, Felino, and/or Heavy Metal. And it still could be, but they seem to have lessened their interest.

I figure it’s gotta involve Mistico, and it’s gotta be a match he can win. Thinking Perro in a mask/hair match is probably too much, but maybe Terrible – or Garza? Mistico vs Hector Garza could be all sorts of fun.

What I’d like, in a dream situation, is actually a some sort of trios match: Aguayo/Garza/Tarzan vs Mistico/Wagner/Mascara Magica – and Wagner and Mascara Magica both turn on Mistico for the 5 on 1 beatdown. Maybe it’s a bad instinct, but when they were doing the Mistico/Wagner run, I just kept expecting some sort of turn out of the Doctor. Mistico can runover Magica, but the point is to build a Wagner vs Mistico mask/mask match. As that would rule.

Maybe they can do that on the undercard and do something with Gronda on top. It always must involve Gronda from here on out, I’m sure.

Here’s a dumb idea:

The NWA Committee has yet to inform me (or anyone else in the world) of their important rankings for the NWA LH Contenders, which tremendously disappoints me. Actually, I think just the concept of the list was retro-chic; if they posted a list every month on CMLL.com with top 10 rankings and a blurb about their position (straight out of a PWI), I’m sure I’d spend an hour geeking out over them. What made it work, for me, is the rankings when they were looking for Shocker replacements weren’t far off the order I’d make (if extremely convenient for the situation): Ultimo, Wagner, Rey is a decent top three.

Got me thinking; if we’re not going to see an official Top 10 Wrestlers According To The NWA Championship Committee, why not reproduce the same thing (for all lucha guys) with partially-learned lucha aficionados? Maybe a week of people putting forth their cases on who they think are the best wrestlers (as defined: “who I’d want on my show” to steal from a wisely written DVDVR statement) on some discussion board – say, a lucha world – and then a vote at the first of each month. Specific could be worked out if more people than 3 cared.

I’m not really as interested an exchange of lists, though I’d be using them as an endpoint; it’s more a trick to get people talking about lucha outside of the usual “I just watched this show/tape – did you?” discussion.

I’m be hoping for “this guy should is really good/bad/underrated/overrated and here’s why I think why” posts. I’d rather people would defend/refute wrestlers rather than do the same for their lists, so I’d discouraged posting the lists (or at the very least, their order) until after they vote. The ranking are just so the discussion ends at some point, but the focus should be on wrestlers and matches.

Told you, dumb idea.

05/24 news

CMLL: Thursday, CMLL will have a press confrence to announce the lineup (and date) for the Jucio Final show. Ovaciones expects a hair/mask match to be on the card.

The 06/10 show will be a firemen tribute show.

Atlantis vs Mephisto [CMLL WELTER] has been added to the Sunday card.

IWRG: Their normal schedule is getting bounced around due to futbol games. The Thursday show is going to be moved to Wednesday. The Sunday show will be a couple hours earlier, with big screen for showing the big screen after the wrestling is over.

AAA: After the 06/01 show, AAA is in Torreon, Coachuila on 06/18. Ovaciones thinks this might be where a Histeria vs Psicosis vs Nicho match, but I doesn’t seem like Nicho would still be free then.

05/23 news

CMLL (SUN) 05/22 Arena Coliseo Results [ovaciones]

1) Jeque & Flecha b Molotov & Meteorix

2) Texano Jr., Neutron, Brazo de Plata Jr. DQ Guerrero del Futuro, Mogur, Koreano

Futuro faked a low blow in the second fall and got away with it – then tried again in the third and got caught.

3) Hooligan, Masada, Mr. Mexico b Safari, Alan Stone, Chris Stone

4) Dos Caras Jr., Atlantis, Satanico b Tarzan Boy, Pierroth, Mephisto

Atlantis wants a shot at Mephisto’s CMLL Welterweigth Title. I guess they’ve given up on the tag titles?

5) Universo 2000, Heavy Metal, Negro Casas DQ Hijo del Perro Aguayo & Damian, Halloween

Brawl. Can you imagine? Actually, it wasn’t the only one – there was a fight that broke out in the crowd during the main event as well. In the fight that was supposed to happen, Perro kicked Universo low in the third fall to end the match.

IWRG (SUN) 05/22 Arena Naucalpan Results [ovaciones]

1) Mr. Libra & Panterita b Conde Negro & Rey Estruendo

2) Colt Master & Galactik b Carta Brava & Superblack

3) Avisman, Matrix, Kung Fu Jr. b Cerebro Negro, Enfermero Jr., Fantasma de al Opera

4) Corporacion (Pantera, Black Pentagon, Black Tiger) b Strippers (Fabian, Star BOY, Marco Rivera) [IWRG IC Trios, SF]

5) Mascara Sagrada, Black Dragon, Mr. Niebla DQ Black Tiger, Dr. Cerebro, Scorpio Jr.

Electroshock ran in, attacking the tecnicos.

In case you’ve somehow lost track of the tournament, it’s currently looking like this:

Payasos-----
05/08 (SUN) |Strippers---
Strippers---             |
             05/22 (SUN) |Corporacion-
Police------             |            |
05/12 (THU) |Corporacion-             |
Corporacion-                          |
                          05/29 (SUN) |------------
S. Cadets---                          |
05/15 (SUN) |Villanos----             |
Villanos----             |            |
             05/26 (THU) |------------
Doctors-----             |
05/19 (THU) |Revolution--
Revolution--

CMLL Cards for the Week

CMLL (MON) 05/21 Arena Puebla Lineup [superlucha]

1) King Jaguar, Akira, Fenix vs Fuerza Tiger, Black Master, Mafia

2) Mini Olimpico, Blue Center, Iron vs Mini Pierrroth, Espiritu Malingo, Mr. Rafaga

3) Zumbdio, Centella de Oro, Zigma vs Negro Navarro, Cerebro Negro, Siki Ozama Jr.

4) Dr. Wagner, Lizmark, Dos Caras Jr. vs Rey Bucanero, Black Tiger, Terrible

5) Heavy Metal vs Ultimo Guerrero

Ovaciones notes this is IWRG Heavy vs CMLL LH, though neither title is on the line.

CMLL (TUE) 05/22 Arena Coliseo Lineup [ovaciones]

1) Meteorix, Karisma, Argos vs Artillero, Mesala, Caligula

2) Alan Stone, Chris Stone, Brazo de Oro vs Arkangel, Hooligan, Loco Max

3) Brazo de Plata, Satanico, Felino vs Mascara Ano 2000, Emilio Charles Jr., Okumura

4) Atlantis, Blue Panther, Negro Casas vs Ultimo Guerrero, Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth

5) Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Rey Bucanero

Hyped as Rey wanting a shot at the UWA Heavy match

CMLL (FRI) 05/27 Arena Mexico Lineup [superlucha]

1) Tiger Blanco, Sombra de Plata vs Super Comando, Flecha

2) Ricky Marvin, Misterioso II, Virus vs Okumura, Sangre Azteca, Masada

3) Lizmark Jr., Black Warrior, Metro vs Olimpico, Averno, Mephisto

4) Mistico, Negro Casas, Heavy Metal, Universo 2000, Mascara Magica vs Hector Garza, Halloween, Damian 666, Tarzan Boy, Terrible [time limit cibernetico match; team with more people at the end wins]

5) Ultimo Guerrero vs Dos Caras Jr. [CMLL LH]

CMLL (SUN) 05/29 Arena Coliseo Lineup [superlucha]

1) Molotov & Valiente vs Polvora & Jeque

2) Tony Rivera, Neutron, Texano Jr. vs Koreano, Guerrero del Futuro, Ramstein

3) Zumbido, Safari, Virus vs Masada, Mr. Mexico, Hooligan

4) Lizmark, Blue Panther, Black Warrior vs Halloween, Damian 666, el Hijo de Pierroth

5) LA Park, Rayo de Jalisco Jr, Brazo de Plata vs Hector Garza, Tarzan Boy, Rey Bucanero

AAA: Next taping is 06/01.

There’s an interview with LLL Psicosis – he’s as confused to the finish of his match with Nicho as the rest of us. It seems like we’re going with the idea that Histeria owns the name, and LLL Psicosis wants a match for it.

Psicosis seems a bit unhappy about the amount of guys coming in; he doesn’t feel like it’s the same LLL with Konnan and Vampiro now around. He also sees the Vipers as being dead; Abismo’s doing his own thing, Mosco lost his mask, and Histeria turned on him. He’d like to join another faction, if it’s a fit.

Psicosis is very proud of holding the Mexican Middleweight Championship for nearly two years. (Averaging about two defenses a year.) He’d like to get the title more spotlight.

05/21 News

Trying the weekend updating thing.

CMLL (FRI) 05/20 Arena Mexico Results [Super Lucha]
1) Shockercito & Mini Olimpico b Pierrothito & Fire
2) Metro, Zumbido, Alan Stone b Dr. X, Nitro, Sangre Azteca
3) Universo 2000, Mascara Magica, Apolo Dantes b Halloween, Damian, Terrible
Ovaciones says there was a Magica/Damian hair/hair challenge made after this match, but SuperLucha doens’t note one.
4) Heavy Metal, Negro Casas, Mistico b Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Hector Garza, Tarzan Boy
Rudos get themselves DQed in the first fall, destroy Mistico’s mask. He has to go to back and get a new one, but he brings a comeback with him, and they pick up the win in two falls. Mistico and Perro apparently (should I write “supposedly”?) agreed to a hair/mask match. No date was set. This was match of the night
5) Dos Caras Jr. b Ultimo Guerrero
Under nine minutes according to this report (Ova says under 15, which I guess would be equally true), with the first two falls under two minutes each. Rematch next week for Ultimo’s belt. Whoever suggested Dos Caras as top tecnico replacement for Shocker might be right.

In addition, Groonda XXX appeared, with the offical annoucement of his debut to happen on 6/3.

Besides next Friday’s title defense, Ultimo also has a one on one match with Heavy Metal on Monday in Puebla. Which is odd, since the reports sounded like they set up Ultimo/Negro instead.

AAA hasn’t announced Electroshock’s deperature, but he’s already listed for next Thursday’s IWRG show. He’s scheduled to work a show with AAA guys (though not an AAA promoted show – it’s a “Apostol” show) on Friday.

SuperLuchas managed to cram a dozen stories on the cover this week.

Yesterday, KrisZ noted Mistico will be on DragonDoor’s debut show, on 07/19.

I finished the AAA shows I had stored in my TiVo (or were supposed to, anyway) with the 04/23 show. Thought the Black Family/Barrio Boys was as good as to be expected, but everything else was a bit below their standards.