Month: May 2005

OELL 05/14 show

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I don’t know if I’m going to write up a proper recap, because there’s not much I want to say and it wasn’t like I was taking notes, but the one big point to hit was the main event.

1st version (when they were just running Congress): Universo, Cien, Mascara vs Perro, Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth
2nd version (listed online): Mascara and Cien vs Pierorth and el Hijo del Pierroth
3rd version (on the program we were given): Universo and Cien vs Pierroth and el Hijo del Pierroth.
4th version (actual match): Universo and ??? vs Pierroth and el Hijo del Pierroth.

The ??? totally threw us – it was some guy I don’t think I’ve seen, and also wasn’t a local guy. His gear was similar Averno’s, but he was a little bit bigger. He also didn’t seem to have worked much with Universo before, because they had to do a lot of communicating on tag spots.

I want say Tijuan’s Rey Infernal, but I don’t know if I’m thinking of the right guy.

Anyway, the main event was good. Exactly what you’d expect it to be – yes, they had belts – but Universo was really making it work. Extremely loud slaps. Overturned finish.

I didn’t dig the undercard near as much. Tyme Page did follow thru on his promise to kick a midget, but they were avoiding him and Sagrada doing much together because of the size. Everything else – let’s not say too much about.

They’re running at Congress tommorow, if you still want to check it out. Unless they said something after I left, there was no word about the June show.

04/30 AAA

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04/30/05 AAA

I am *NOT* doing anymore AAA besides times and finishes unless I have promises before I watch that it’s a good match and there’s a relatively clean finish. This show about killed my will to watch any wrestling ever again.

05/13 news

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Ovaciones has the usual hype for tonight’s Arena Mexico show, billing the Aguayo/Mistico match as a battle between the two newest Stars in CMLL. Not much about TripleMania (which is Sunday) yet, only another repetition of the lineup, but perhaps they’ll do that this weekend.

The noteworthy article is the one with Shocker. He says he did not leave CMLL on the best of terms, but it’s all in the past now. Shocker credits Pena with giving him the oppurtinty to work internationally, and on the TNA PPV – he regrets it’s the same day as TripleMania, but he’s got to take the title shot. There will be a third iteration of Guapo U, but only with “VIP” wrestlers (so maybe just already on the roster guys.) Vampiro and Shocker have smoked the peace pipe (insert joke), so they’re on the same page and are are going to take down Cibernetico.

Shocker is making a CD! Two songs are done, and he thinks it’ll take two more months to finish the rest. It sounds like eight original songs and two covers. He also should have an offical website very soon.

Shocker’s working Friday and Saturday on AAA shows, then heading to TNA for the PPV.

Lucha Times

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TLN Index is massively filled in thanks to Ryan. Thanks!

Hey! Done before Friday (in some timezones)

TLN: Should be part two of the first Best Of, correct? I’ve totally lost track here.

Saturday: If the preview at the end of last week’s AAA holds up, we’ve got

Charly Manson, Juventued Guerrera, Mr. Aguila vs Nosawa, TAKA Michinoku, Tigre Imperial
Fabi Apache, Lady Apache, Princesa Blanca vs La Diabolica, Princesa Sugieth, Tiffany
Intocable, Octagon, Zorro vs Mr. Aguila, Charly Manson, Hator
Gronda, Latin Lover, La Parka vs Abismo Negro, Psicosis, Tinieblas Jr.

Opener should be fun, at least.

Sunday: Assuming they don’t skip a week because of the week off, and pick up where they left off, we’ve got the last ‘regular’ CMLL episode that’s aired.

Averno/Hijo de Pierroth/Pierroth Jr. vs Virus/Felino/Sagrado [coliseo]
Nitro/Dr. X/Hooligan vs Safari/Felino/Volador[Mex Trios]
Universo 2000 vs El Hijo del Perro Aguayo
Cien Caras/Mascara 2000 vs Vampiro/Pierroth [hair/hair]

If they do skip, it’ll be the first Best Of episode.

(see! I’ve masterfully reversed the jinx by doing AAA – they’ll have to do CMLL as a result)

(unless bringing that up re-reversed it. Darn it.)

news for 05/12

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CMLL:

Tiger Mask I will be sticking around an extra day to work the Monday Puebla show. It’ll be Tiger Mask, Ultimo Dragon, and La Mascara versus Averno, Mephisto and Okumura.

In Ovaciones, Dr. X argues La Mascara’s is a publicity creation! (I guess he saw that booking.) He’s not a worthy challenger. Dr. X is working over time to protect his title/house.

There’s an also article with all the NOAH dates Abismo Negro and Oriental are working. In case you were reading and wanting to go, I guess.

Reminder aboud ROH’s Austin Aries defending his title versus Super Crazy in Hidalgo on the 15th – wait, what happens if he loses the title in his yet to be determined match in Chicago on Saturday? (I guess he’s not losing?) “It could be his last match in Mexico” because he’s headed in to WWE.

IWRG (THU) 05/12 Arena Naucalpan
this is their mother’s day show
1) Panterita vs Kaleth
2) Ultra Mega & Multifacetico vs Macho II & Crazy Boy
3) Avisman vs Dr. Cerebro [hair/hair]
4) Corporacion (Black Tiger, Black Pentagon, Pantera) vs Oficiales (Cyborg, Polizaon, Xibalba) [Trios Quarters, match 2]
I *still* don’t know who won Sunday.
5) Scorpio Jr. vs Heavy Metal [IWRG IC Heavy]

05/11 news

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CMLL (TUE) Arena Coliseo 05/10 Results [OVA]
1) Espectrito, Fire, Sombria b Ultimo Dragoncito, Mini Olimpico, Bam Bam
2) Masada, Taguchi, Okumura b Tony Rivera, Brazo de Oro, Chris Stone
3) Rayo de Jalisco Jr, Brazo De Plata, Mascara Sagrada b Pierroth, Terrible, Emilio
Rayo’s lost 30 KG (66 pounds).
4) Tiger Mask I, Negro Casas, Black Warrior b Tarzan Boy, Averno, Mephisto
5) Universo 2000 vs Dos Caras Jr. [CMLL Heavy]
2-1, all clean. Dos Caras was arguing a two count when he Universo rolled him up for the win – although there was a post match arguement that one of Caras’ shoudler wasn’t down. Sounds like an okay match with a big tope.

Notes column is repeats
– Heavy Metal vs Scorpio Jr. for the IWRG Heavy on Thursday
– CMLL Cibernetico Sunday
– Olimpico back soon.
– Cerebro Negro & Avisman hair/hair Thursday
– Abismo Negro and Oriental leave for Japan today.

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