AAA #654

I was going thru my list of saved Lucha Libre shows, just checking out the next week to recap. Imagine my reaction when I realize it’s an AAA show I didn’t even know I had. Didn’t know I want to have.

I was going to completely blow it off, but I couldn’t find a recap of it elsewhere. Had to do it myself.

It’s the 01/29 show, with this lineup:

Mascarita Sagrada CO Mini Abismo Negro [MEX mini]
Billy Bob/Alan/Decnnis b Cuervo/Ozz/Scoria
Pimpinella/Flowers/Polvo DQ L. Apache/Cynthia/F. Apache [m v w]
Zorro/Nautillius/Alfa b Abismo/Alliens/Juvi [no dq]

The opener is pretty good. The stips are listed wrong in some places; Abismo’s LLL Title (which I’m not sure I want to count – if it shows up again, maybe) is listed on the line in WHV’s tape listings, but they clearly indicate it’s only the Mexican National Title up for grabs. Of course, after the match, all the tecnicos wonder why Sagrada only gets one title, so it’s confusing.

The Barrios Brothers vs Dark Family was “your turn for a spot or my turn for a spot” for me. And the top two had AAA booking inflicted on them.

Lucha Times

Saturday: On the east coast (normal) feed, it’s pushed back an hour for a music special. On the West Coast, it’ll air 9-11 because of a couple futbol games. As for the show itself, you’ve got a Super Comando/Sombra de Plata singles match and a main event of Dr. Wagner & Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero and Rey Bucanero. Robert thought it was a show worth getting when you had to pay for it, so I guess it’s worth checking out for free.

Sunday: Normal times. We’re on the second to last AAA show, and I didn’t find anything particularly appealing about this one.

08/11 news

Posted this a little later so I could check out Shocker’s chat on Box Y Lucha. It went over two hours, and he took quite a few questions.

It seemed like 1 out of every 3 questions could be distilled down to “why did you leave CMLL and join AAA?” The chatters seemed anti-AAA. The short story is the deal was too good to pass up; better contract, and he wouldn’t be free for the TNA deal otherwise, which sounds like good money. He’s not burning any bridges with CMLL, saying both are good.

Another third of the questions where “when are you coming [x]”? Being oh so insightful, the only question I came up was “are you coming back to Chicago” – though who knows what it sounds like when it came out google.translation – and he didn’t get around to answering it.

Shocker has a nice looking website at http://www.shockerguapo.com/

Other notes of varying importance.
– He is redoing the Guapo U group as an AAA stable.
– He wants to be neither tecnico nor rudo, and he’d like to fight guys on both side, like Abismo Negro and Latin Lover. He sees Cibernetico as his biggest rival.
– One of his great dreams is to be a star in WWE. It’s nice to have dreams.
– He met with NJ while in Orlando – but he prefers to wrestle for his new AAA fans in Mexico. (Or, the hookup with CMLL complicates it.)
– I think he picked Atlantis over Dr. Wagner.
– His TNA deal prevents him from going to ROH, but maybe in the future? He’s got a year long deal with TNA. He thinks ROH wrestlers are really good.
– Shocker works out two hours a day, when he has time.
– Shocker is willing to drop his hair – for a million dollars.

The main Ovaciones article today is an interview with Hector Garza. He’s going to give a gift to the people – Pierroth’s shaved head. He’d like to wrestle in Germany, France and Spain at some point. He’s picking Dr. Wagner over Atlantis, and after they both win their matches, he would enjoy putting his hair up against Dr. Wagner’s mask, just to see if Dr Wagner is as good as he says.

today’s confusing G1 Update!: As previously mentioned, Lizmark’s going to New Japan for their next tour- he leaves on the 14th. He’ll be going back to Japan in September for G1World.

El Halcon #31 is up. Inside:
– Lots of better pictures of Texano Jr. than the one that’s up
– Interview with Dos Caras Sr.
– Arena Mexico recap
– Q&A with Mascara Sagrada I. He’s got a WWO Heavyweight Championship.
– Poster of some the new-er/local guys on the last AAA taping.
– LLF recap
– 1-2-3 Fuego Notes column. They’re picking Hector over Pierroth. Groon has been out injured, and so is Tigre Hispano.
– Arena Queretaro results
CMLL (TUE) 08/09 Arena Queretaro Results [halcon]
1) El Rojo b Zarna
2) Silver Dragon, Fuego Latino b Startron, Neuroisis
3) Drak Angel & Amapola b Marcela & Sahori
4) La Mascara & Misterioso II b Averno & Mephisto
Tecnicos will get a tag team title shot down the road for the win.
5) Rayo de Jalisco & Brazo de Plata b Universo 2000 & Emilio Charles
Rudos didn’t get along.
– Another Women’s promotion, using a lot of the FFL roster. Report says the attendance was initially 30 people, so they delayed the show for an hour and tried get more people to come.
– AAA Arena Coliseo de Monterrey report

Recap & Lucha Times later.