Month: August 2005

CMLL (TUE) 08/30 Arena Coliseo Results [ova]
1) Mini Olimpico & Bracito de Oro b Mini Violencia & Fire
2) Leono, Valiente, Sombra de Plata b Ramstein, Jeque, Mogur
3) Kronos, Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metalico b Loco Max, Arkangel, Hoolligan
4) Bronco, Brazo de Plata, Felino DQ Emilio Charles, Okumura, Taguchi
Other Japanese wrestlers helped out the rudos here.
5) Pierroth, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico b Heavy Metal, Blue Panther, Black Warrior
Post match, Olimpico challenged Heavy Metal for a shot at his IWRG Heavyweight Championship

IWRG is working a show outside of it’s normal arena! They’ll be in Tecamac, Mexico State on 09/16 (FRI), with a Casas/Pierroth main event. First 100 children with a paying adult get in free.

Someone, anyone, is listed as running “El Castillo del Terror”, a 16 losers advance tournament where someone will lose their mask. No date, promotion, location, participants, or anything else mentioned by Ovaciones.

Your G1 Update: Ovaciones says Texano Jr. and Hijo de Lizmark left yesterday to start with promotion “GOW”. Took me a moment to figure they meant G One World.

The only story in Ovaciones today is a short interview with Bronco. Bronco felt he worked will with Texano Jr. in the Gran Alternativa, so they’re forming a trio. Ovaciones lists the third member as “M”; I presume they mean Metro. They’ll debut as a unit on 09/18 in Monterrey and 09/25 in Guadalajara, hoping to make it to Arena Mexico in October. Bronco threw out challenges to all the top teams he could remember.

Been working on the Lucha Wiki a bit the last few days. Even though I haven’t done the best job of explaining the “how to”s of it, we could still use help copying bios from La Arena into the new site, or setting up redirects for unaccented versions of names.

I think I understand maybe 15% of the system myself, so I can’t really explain everything. But if you want to help and have specific questions about how to do things, please ask.

On another note, I’m going to be upgrading the Lucha Rosters either later today or tomorrow. I’ll post an update when they’re in place.

I keep getting drawn into the Ovaciones NFC previews this week, despite them being in Spanish and zoomed in to make it tough to actually read. Anyway…

CMLL (SUN) 08/28 Arena Coliseo Results [ova]
1) Jeque & Polvora b Rayo Tapatios
2) Mogur & Guerrero del Futuro b StarMAN & Danger
3) Misterioso II, Brazo de Oro, Tony Rivera b Nitro, Apocalipsis, Hooligan
4) Emilio Charles Jr., Hijo de Pierroth, Sangre Azteca b Black Warrior, Lizmark, Felino
5) Universo 2000, MascaraY2K, Olimpico b Heavy Metal, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. La Mascara, El Hijo de Lizmark
Rayo’s nursing an ankle injury and couldn’t go here.
6) Ultimo Guerrero b Negro Casas
Clean! Said to be about 20 minutes.

CMLL (MON) 08/29 Arena Puebla Lineup [ova]
1) King Jaguar & Falcon Man vs Mister Rafaga & Ares
2) StarMAN, the Tiger, Asturiano vs Arissman, Bobby Jack, Espiritu Maligno
3) Tony Rivera, Tigre Rojo, Lestat vs Toro Irisson, Furia Chicana
4) Pierroth, Hijo de Pierroth, Olimpico vs Damain 666, Halloween, Terrible
5) Mistico, Dr. Wagner, Negro Casas vs Hijo de Perro Aguayo, Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero

CMLL (TUE) 08/30 Arena Coliseo Lineup [boxylucha]
1) Mini Olimpico & Bracito de Oro vs Mini Violencia & Fire
2) Leono, Valiente, Sombra de Plata vs Ramstein, Jeque, Mogur
3) Kronos, Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metalico vs Loco Max, Arkangel, Hoolligan
4) Bronco, Brazo de Plata, Felino vs Emilio Charles, Okumura, Taguchi
5) Heavy Metal, Blue Panther, Black Warrior vs Pierroth, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico

CMLL (TUE) 08/30 Arena Aficion, Pachuca, Hidalgo Lineup [boxylucha]
1) Concord & Krypton vs Diabolo & Milenium
2) Cerebro Negro & Colmillo Blanco vs Mr. Cerebro & Blade
3) Volador & Virus vs Arkangel & Dr. X
4) Dr. Wagner & Misterioso vs Atlantis & La Mascara

CMLL (THU) 09/01 Arena Neza Lineup [o’campo]
1) Rayo Tapatios vs Super Comando & Artillero
2) Brazo de Oro, Metro, Sombra de Plata vs Averno, Mephisto, Nitro
3) Atlantis, ??, Negro Casas vs Ultimo Guerrero, Damian 666, Halloween

AAA (THU) 09/01 Gimnasio Agustin Millan, Tolcua, Mexico State TV Taping Lineup [Box Y Lucha]
1) Dragon de Oriente I & II vs Ozuno & Espiritu Negro
2) Hombre Sin Miedo, Alan, Decnnis vs Tito Santana, Scoria, Ozz
3) Angel, Billy Boy, Laredo Kid vs Chessman, Apache, Zumbido
4) Zorro, Cinthia Moreno, Sexy Piscis, Mascarita Sagrada vs Charly Manson, Diabolica, Polvo De Estrellas, Mini Abismo Negro
5) Latin Lover, Triple A, Sangre Chicana vs Abismo Negro, Demoltion, Pirata Morgan

IWRG (THU) 09/01 Arena Naucalpan Lineup [box y lucha]
This is the 20th Year Of Wrestling celebration for Scorpio Jr.
1) Freezer vs Conde Negro
2) Panterita & Galactik vs Paramedico & Super Colt
3) Coco Rojo, Coco Verde, Coco Blanco vs Pirata Morgan Jr., Nemesis, Caleth
4) Solar & Los Strippers (Sexy Man, Marco Rivera) vs Black Pentagon, Veneno, Dr. Cerebro
5) Mistico, Negro Casas, Mascara Sagrada vs Blue Demon Jr., Head Hunter, Scorpio Jr.

In Cuernavaca on Thursday, El Dandy puts up the Mexican LH Title against Heavy Metal.

CMLL (FRI) 09/02 Arena Mexico Lineup [boxylucha]
Triple Main Event.
1) Stuka & Sensei vs Super Comando & Artillero
2) Maximo, Nitro, Volador Jr. vs Sangre Azteca, Nitro, Dr. X
3) Mistico, Santo, La Mascara vs Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico
3) Universo 2000, Mascara Ano 2000, Apolo Dantes, Satanico vs Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Hector Garza, Halloween, Damian 666
3) Dr. Wagner, Dos Caras Jr., Negro Casas vs Tanahashi , Nakamura , Averno

(SAT) 09/03 Sala de Armas Magdalena, Mixihucha Lineup [boxylucha]
Villano III Tribute show.
1) TJ King & Apostol vs Black Sabath & BLack Misterio (w/Loco Americano)
2) Super Tri, Rey Cometa, Rock Star, Aquiles, Conde Bartok vs Drako, Cyber Man, Kaoma Jr., Reo & Ultimo Gladiador [Tourny of Oppurtinty]
3) Tag Team Tournament
– Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras
– Villano IV & V
– Lizmark Jr. & Dos Caras Jr.
– Brazo de Oro & Brazo de Plata
– Damain 666 & Halloween
– Rambo & Ice Killer
– Negro Navarro & Signo
Short one team?

CMLL (SUN) 09/04 Arena Coliseo Lineup [boxylucha]
1) Cobalto & Zetta vs Polvora & Vaquero
2) Neutron, Danger, Molotov vs Reyes Veloz, Guerrero del Futuro, Flecha
3) Pantera, Tony Rivera, Brazo de Oro vs Veneno, Mr. Mexico, Apocalipsis
4) Lizmark, Satanico, Sagrado vs Emilio Charles, Okumura, Taguchi
5) Dos Caras Jr., Rayo de Jalisco, Heavy Metal, Black Warrior vs Damian 666, Halloween, Tanahashi , Nakamura

CMLL (SUN) 09/04 Arena Neza Lineup [box y lucha]
3) Mini Shocker, Tzuki, Ultimo Dragoncito vs Pequeno Violencia, Pierrothito, Fire
4) Dos Caras Jr., La Mascara, Misterioso vs Universo 2000, Terrible, Dr. X

IWRG (SUN) 09/04 Arena Naucalpan Lineup [o’campo]
1) Freezbe vs Rey Estruendo
2) Kid Tiger, Panterita vs Black Jaguar & Fantasma de la Opera
3) Strippers (Sexy Man, Marco Rivera, Star Boy) vs Riders (Pirata Morgan Jr., Nemesis, Caleth)
4) Kato Kung Lee, Suicida, Matrix vs Veneno, Rene Guajardo Jr., Cybord
5) Heavy Metal, Felino, ??? vs Head Hunter Dominicano, Scorpio Jr., Black Pentagon

(Yea, I thought I’d take a day off this month.)

On Friday, CMLL officially announced that the main event of the 72nd Anniversary show will be:

Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Atlantis in a mask/mask match
Universo 2000 & Mascara Y2K vs El Hijo del Perro Aguayo & Hector Garza in a hair/hair match.

[pause for a group sigh]

This sucks. I think the Doc’s own surge of popularity prevented this match from happening. When he got super over as a tecnico, his price had to go up (probably way up), and I don’t think Atlantis planned to lose his mask at this time. It’s an understandable by disappointing situation to no longer do the match.

The replacement main event is equally as disappointing, I think, because we’ve seen so many versions of this same match over the last couple years, and often in high stakes matches. For example, this will be the third time Perro Jr’s been in a hair/hair with Mascara since jumping and Mascara’s 4th time putting up his hair in the last 18 months.

Perro Jr/Terrible vs Cien Caras/MascaraY2K
Vampiro/Pierroth vs Cien Caras/MascaraY2K
Perro Jr/Perro Sr vs Cien Caras/MascaraY2K

We’ve been here and done that plenty of time. Maybe the match will be memorable good, but it’s tough for anything in the Capos/Perros/Pierroths saga to be memorable at this point. Maybe the match will finalize the feud, though that seems wildly improbable. I do believe they’ll draw well with this match, so at least they’ll make money and maybe spend on things I can get excited to see.

The other released news about the anniversary show is it’ll be an 8 match card – like I guessed Friday, that’s why they’re starting early. They haven’t said anything else about the show, but I gotta figure it’s a way to get a lot of people on the card. I dunno how well this’ll work, but it should be interesting.

This would be a good show, with the length (most of it will be unlikely to make TV) and the main event, to try PPV again, but I haven’t heard anything along those lines.

CMLL (FRI) 08/26 Arena Mexico Results [ova]
1) Sombra de Plata & Zetta b Flecha & Vaquero
2) Sagrado, Safari, Pantera b Mr. Mexico, Arkangel, Sangre Azteca
3) Brazo de Plata, Negro Casas, Ultimo Dragon b Okumura, Taguchi, Ohara
Ohara was captain of his team.
4) Perros del Mal (Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Hector Garza, Tarzan Boy) b Satancio, MascaraY2K, Universo 2000
5) Hijo del Santo, Mistico, Dr. Wagner Jr. b Ultimo Guerrero, Averno, Mephisto

IWRG (THU) 08/25 Arena Naucalpan Results [ova]
1) Super Colt & Black Kaguar vs Ultra Mega & Rey de Corazones
2) Pirata Morgan Jr., Nemesis, Kaleth b Kung Fu Jr., Avisman, Super Siesar
They pushed a Priata/Avisman rivalary.
3) Dr. Cerebro & Cerebro Negro b Suicida & Virus [IWRG TAG]
4) Pierroth Dynasty (Pierroth, Hijo de Pierroth, Pierroth Jr., Pierroth II) b Corporation (Black Tiger, Scorpio Jr., Pentagon Black, Pantera)

AAA (FRI) 08/26 Results [ova]
Lots and lots of stripping on the show.
1) Zorro & Anthony W. Mori & BXB Hulk DQ Charly Manson, Mister Aguila, Hator
Zorro was stretchered out due to rudo violence, and unable to strip.
2) Mascarita Sagrada & Novillerito b Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Psicosis
3) Alebrije (w/Cuije), Martha Villalobos, Pimpinela Escarlata, La Parka II b Monsther, Tiffany, Polvo de Estrellas & “Ingordable” in a captain loses his hair match
El Brazo decided the stips before the match – and lost his hair.
4) Vampiro, Latin Lover, Shocker b Cibernetico, Abismo Negro, Psicosis II
Latin Lover and Poncho de Nigris stripped post match.

El Hijo de Lizmark takes Negro Casas’ spot in today’s Arena Coliseo semimain, with Negro and Ultimo in the main event.

Today’s Confusing G1 Update: Ovaciones is now working under the impression Lizmark and Texano’s upcoming (leaving Tuesday) as a preparation to the G1World Tournament – which will be taking place in the US in 11/05 and Japan in 01/06. No US promotion is specified.

Dos Caras Jr. will be working for HUSTLE (which ovaciones calls HOSTLE) from 09/19 to 09/25.

Mascara Sagrada II is changing his gimmick to “Triple A”, just to be incredible annoying (and he can’t get on TV with the Sagrada gimmick.) In other big Pena news, the promotion will be getting new official music. Super Calo, or something along those lines, is supposed to return soon.

Typical Friday Arena Mexico preview for the most part.

They do mention the 09/16 will start 90 minutes early (an extra match or two?). While no lineup is announced, Mistico, Santo, Tanahasi, Nakamura, Dark Angel, Princesa Sujei, La Nazi, Sahora and Marcela are expected to be on the card.

I don’t know if Ovaciones not explicitly mentioning it’s the Anniversary Show, nor saying anything about Atlantis vs Wagner means anything. It does seem like the hype for that mask match has vanished over the last few weeks.

VIP (SAT) 08/20 Cortijo San Felipe, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon Results [halcon]
Debut show for promotion.
1) Coco de Oro & Coco de Plata b Hampones I & II
2) Super Muneco, Turbina, Burrito b Psicopata, Astro Negro, Astro Negro Jr.
3) Aquiles & Maximus b Pancho Tequila & Poseidon
4) Gato Volador & Kato Kung Lee b El Medico & El Difunto El Gato
5) Hector Garza, Super Parka, Blue Panther b Dr. Wagner, Mistico, Diluvio Negro I

CMLL (SUN) 08/21 Arena Solidaridad Results [halcon]
1) Rocker Boy, Puno de Serpiente, Black Star b Black Soul, Titanik, Norteno Jr.
2) Corazo Adicto I, El Angel, Juventud 2000 b Misterio Negro, Venum, Sangre de Leon
3) Caifanes I, II, III b Coco Viper, Llamarada, Rey del Camino
4) Corazon de Barrio DRAW (DOUBLE PIN) Diluvio Negro II
5) Pierroth Jr., Cien Caras Jr., El Hijo del Cien Caras b Olimpico, Averno, Mephisto
6) Vikingo del Futuro LOST El Hijo del Santo, Diluvio Negro, Gato Volador, Centurion Negro, Silver Star [Cage of Death]
Vikingo is Al Barone, 32, and this is the third mask he’s lost.

CMLL (TUE) 08/23 Arena Queretaro Results [halcon]
1) Zarna b Drack Star
2) Ursus & Zain b Toro & Blue Danger
3) Dark Angel & Princesa Sujei b La Nazi & Amapola
4) Averno & Mephisto b La Mascara & Misterioso II [CMLL TAG]
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Lizmark Jr. b Hijo del Perro Aguayo & Ultimo Guerrero

Halcon also has an interview with Brazo de Oro (find out the e-mail address of the Wrestler’s Union!), and a Q&A with Sangre Azteca.