Month: August 2005

CMLL (TUE) 08/23 Pachuca, Hidalgo Lineup [ova]
1) Concord & Mr. Punk ? vs Demonio Star & Super Demonio
2) Cerebro Negro & Despiadado b Mr. Cerebro & Braulio Flowers
3) Rayo Tapatios b Messala & Caligula
4) Rayo de Jalisco Jr. & Dos Caras Jr. b Universo 2000 & MascaraY2K
In two falls.

Ovaciones has a different card listed for the AAA 08/26 For Ladies Only show then what was previously listed.

AAA (FRI) 08/26 Lineup [ova]
They’re going to donate some of the money from this show to a foundation supporting women against breast cancer.
1) Zorro & Anthony W. Mori & BXB Hulk vs Charly Manson, Mister Aguila, Hator
Dragon Gate wrestlers.
2) Mascarita Sagrada & Novillerito vs Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Psicosis
3) Alebrije (w/Cuije), Martha Villalobos, Pimpinela Escarlata, La Parka vs Monsther, Tiffany, Polvo de Estrellas & “Ingordable”
Ingordable is probably El Brazo working as Intocable.
4) Vampiro, Latin Lover, Shocker vs Cibernetico, Abismo Negro, Psicosis II
Call me crazy, but I think the tecnicos might win this one.

Ultimo Guerrero vs Negro Casas is the unlisted Sunday Coliseo main event. Negro’s listed in the semimain event, so they’ll have to change things around a little bit.

I’m not feeling too stellar, but I’ll try to pull the GALA preview together later tonight.

CMLL (TUE) 08/23 Arena Coliseo Results [ova]
1) Bracito de Oro & Fantasy b Fire & Sombrita
2) Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metalico, Kronos b Ramstein, Super Comando, Artillero
3) Nitro, Dr. X, Hooligan b Maximo, Virus, Texano Jr.
4) Brazo de Plata, Lizmark, Felino b Black Tiger, Hijo de Pierroth, Okumura
5) Heavy Metal, Blue Panther, Black Warrior DQ Pierroth, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico
Olimpico low blowed Heavy Metal

Maybe more much later.

Maybe…Toryumon doesn’t want ‘Mistico’ to work a Toryumon Mexico show until he makes up his DragonDoor date in Japan? I’m completely reaching at this point.

Ovaciones mentions Terrible (right eye) and Loco Max (hernia – didn’t know he was hurt) are back from their injuries.

The main article is a long interview with Villano III (though the title says II), talking about his career and the upcoming tribute show. He’ll reach 30 years of wrestling this December; he says he’s going to keep on going as long as he’s wrestling well. While the Atlantis rivalry is well known, he pegs the feud with Pegasus Kid Chris Benoit as his best.

NJPW posted lineups for their next tour, which include Lizmark and Texano Jr.

09/01: Lizmark Jr. & Texano Jr. vs Blue Wolf & Tiger Mask
09/02: Lizmark Jr. vs Yutaka Yoshie
no Texano Jr. match listed yet.
09/04: Lizmark Jr. vs Texano Jr.
09/06: Lizmark Jr. & Texano Jr. vs Masahiro Chono & Black Strong Machine
09/08: Lizmark Jr. & Texano Jr. vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yutaka Yoshie
09/09: Lizmark Jr. & Texano Jr. vs Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito
09/11: Lizmark Jr. & Texano Jr. vs Masahiro Chono & Tatsutoshi Goto

Since they face each other, they’re assured of not going 0 for the tour! I suspect they’ll sneak in a win on one of the tag matches as well.

In the same press conference, they confirmed Nakamura and Tanahashi will be heading to Mexico. Based on their comments, they plan on defending the IWGP Tag Team Titles, as part of the current NJPW push to make themselves a global promotion. (Oddly, CMLL’s statement contribution included claiming saying NJPW is a stronger promotion, but CMLL is bigger worldwide. Riiiight.)

Taguchi, sending word back, is apparently blending in well:

He faced Negro Casas as a rookie and that was actually his first big win, so would like to face him, and is also interested in facing Gronda, who intrigues him.

Intriguing for all the wrong reasons.

Anyway, as usual, we get more of an idea of upcoming CMLL booking from NJPW than CMLL; Nakamura and Tanahashi will be on the Anniversary show, and will participate in a 09/30 “G1 WORLD BIG SHOW” two weeks later. No details, but I’m thinking they might sort out a few things about what they’re going for with the G1 at that event. (Or they could just be more confusing and random, whatever.)

In other fun NJPW news, Black Tiger IV (Rocky Romero) is expected to win the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship from Jason Rumble tonight, to bring in back to NJPW for a title feud with Black Tiger. However, instead of discussing that match, Tiger Mask told the press Black Tiger is participating in a tournament in Mexico to try and win that championship. Uh huh. Just to be a help to Simon Inoki, here are some fictional brackets you can pretend happened!

Virus----------
               |Virus----------
Loco Max-------                |
                               |Virus----------
Dr. X----------                |               |
               |Dr. X----------                |
La Mascara-----                                |
                                               |Black Tiger IV
Black Tiger IV-                                |
               |Black Tiger IV-                |
Volador Jr.----                |               |
                               |Black Tiger IV-
Sangre Azteca--                |
               |Misterioso II--
Misterioso II--

See? Looks fun. NEXT, getting Psicosis II back his stripped championship…

Where this leaves the CMLL Super Light Championship, who knows. Maybe Black Tiger IV will show up with it, though that would kinda give away everything about his secret identity (unless, while we’re playing pretend, let’s say Black Tiger IV beat Rocky Romero in Kalamazoo or Arena Neza or something.)

Slipped my mind: Robert posted a lineup of one of those AAA “For Women Only” shows I mentioned a while back, and the thing to note is “Tarzan Boy” is listed on the lineup.

He’s also listed on Arena Mexico’s lineup, and I believe he’s staying in CMLL until he doesn’t show there or is replaced.

CMLL (SUN) 08/21 Arena Coliseo Results [ova]
1) Los Rayos Tapatios I & II b Polvora & Vaquero
2) Molotov, Neutron, Danger b Guerrero del Futuro, Zayco, Artillero
3) Brazo de Oro Maximo, Virus, Chamaco Valaguez Jr. b Mr. Mexico, Nitro, Hooligan
4a) Negro Casas & Heavy Metal Felino b Lizmark Sr. & Lizmark Jr. Safari in a semifinal of a tag team tournament
Let’s hope he had to leave early to go to Japan or something, and isn’t back to randomly no-showing his way out of the promotion. No explanation on either missing guy.
4b) Ultimo Guerrero & Hijo de Pierroth b Dos Caras Jr. & Black Warrior in a semifinal of a tag team tournament
4c) Negro Casas & Heavy Metal b Ultimo Guerrero & Hijo de Pierroth in the final of a tag team tournament
5) Rayo de Jalisco CO Tarzan Boy
Tarzan couldn’t beat the 20 count back in after a tope. Ovaciones makes it sound like the fans were on Tarzan’s side.

IWRG (SUN) 08/21 Arena Naucalpan Results [ova]
1) Mini Batman & Mini Orito b Mini Killer & Mini Cadaver
MINI BATMAN!
2) Black Jaguar, Macho II, Rey Estruendo b Kid Tiger, Aquiles Galactic, Freesbe
3) Star BOY, Marco Rivera, Rey de Corazones b Dr. Cerebro, Enfermero Jr., Mega Fantasma de la Opera
4) Avisman ?? Suicida
Ovaciones says the match was “wild and bloody” but neglects to name a winner. No contest, perhaps?
5) Scorpio Jr., Pantera, Dr. Cerebro b Batman, Fantasma Jr., Matrix

AAA (FRI) 08/19 Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, Puebla TV Taping Results [KrisZ]
1) Angel, Cinthia Moreno, Sexy Piscis, Mascarita Sagrada b Picudo, Diabolica, May Flowers, Jerrio Estrada
2) Oriental, Histeria, Estrella Dorado Jr. Jr. DQ Psicsois, Hator, Zumbido
Cibernetico attacked new Guapo Dorado Jr, and Shoicker made the save.
3) Charly Manson b el Zorro [UWA LH, Mexico HEAVY]
Charly gets both belts.
4) Luzbel, Octagon, Tinieblas Jr. b Alliens, Pirata Morgan, Fuerza Guerrera
This match will surely appear on GALA the week I’m expecting a really good CMLL match.
5) Cibernetico b La Parka II & Shocker [3]
run-ins. The best part of wrestling Mexican lucha libre boards the last few days are the fans upset that the commission stepped into to stop Pierroth from bringing 15 people to ringside, but they don’t ever step in on AAA shows when things happen.

Ocatgoncito retained his mask and Mini Psicosis lost his hair, in at least one of those hair matches.

A new promotion called MSG will be running a Villano III tribute show on 09/03, with a tag team tournament and a cibernetico.

CMLL (MON) 08/22 Arena Puebla Lineup [o’campo]
1) Iron & Blue Center vs Black Master & Fuerza Tiger
2) Leono, Asturiano, Zigma vs Ramstein, Fuerza Chicana, Ares
3) Crazy Boy, Tigre Rojo, Centella de Oro vs Toro Irison, Furia Chicana, Tarahumara
4) La Mascara, Maximo, Mascara Sagrada vs Averno, Mephisto, Okumura
5) Mistico, Dr. Wagner Jr., Negro Casas vs el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Tarzan Boy, Rey Bucanero

CMLL (TUE) 08/23 Arena Coliseo Lineup [o’campo]
1) Bracito de Oro & Fantasy vs Fire & Sombrita
2) Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metalico, Kronos vs Ramstein, Super Comando, Artillero
3) Maximo, Virus, Texano Jr. vs Nitro, Dr. X, Hooligan
4) Brazo de Plata, Lizmark, Felino vs Black Tiger, Hijo de Pierroth, Okumura
5) Heavy Metal, Blue Panther, Black Warrior vs Pierroth, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico

Elsewhere on Tuesday
– Guadlajara has Satancio vs Emilio Charles as the semifinal, and Atlantis, Misterioso and Volador versus Arkangel, Sangre Azteca and Toxico in the main. I assume those are the juniors, but…
– Misterioso II is scheduled to be in the semifinal in Queretaro, teaming with La Mascara against the tag team champions, Averno & Mephisto. So either Misterioso is double booked (wouldn’t be new) or maybe Sr.’s working? Main here is Dr. Wagner Jr. teaming up with Lizmark Jr. to take on Hijo del Perro Aguayo and Ultimo Guerrero. That’s a pretty great match if Lizmark no-shows and they call someone up.
– Pachuca gets Rayo Jr. and Dos Jr. agaqinst Universo 2000 & MascaraY2K. That’s drawing the short straw. Tapatios meet Mesala and Caligula in the semifinal.

CMLL (THU) 08/25 Arena Neza [boxylucha]
1) Zetta & Valiente vs Polvora & Super Comando
2) Felino, La Mascara, Volador vs Averno, Mephisto, Dr. X
3) Hijo del Santo & Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero

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

CMLL (FRI) 08/26 Arena Mexico Lineup [o’campo]
1) Sombra de Plata & Zetta vs Flecha & Vaquero
2) Sagrado, Safari, Pantera vs Mr. Mexico, Arkangel, Sangre Azteca
3) Brazo de Plata, Negro Casas, Ultimo Dragon vs Okumura, Taguchi, Ohara
The guess is Ohara is a Toryumon X’s Hajime Ohara
4) Satancio, MascaraY2K, Universo 2000 vs Perros del Mal (Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Hector Garza, Tarzan Boy)
5) Hijo del Santo, Mistico, Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero, Averno, Mephisto
No Groon for some reason – injury? Not that I’m complaining. Gotta figure they’re setting up a tag team title match out of this, because they’ve pushing the Mistico/Wagner tag team for a while.

In Tijuana, Konnan teams with Octagon and Alan Stone against Zumbido, Rey Misterio Sr. and Fuerza Guerrera.

CMLL (SUN) 08/28 Arena Coliseo Lineup [o’campo]
1) Rayo Tapatios vs Jeque & Polvora
2) StarMAN & Danger vs Mogur & Guerrero del Futuro
3) Misterioso II, Brazo de Oro, Tony Rivera vs Nitro, Apocalipsis, Hooligan
4) Black Warrior, Lizmark, Felino vs Emilio Charles Jr., Hijo de Pierroth, Sangre Azteca
5) Heavy Metal, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Negro Casas vs Universo 2000, MascaraY2K, Olimpico

CMLL (SUN) 08/28 Arena Guadalajara Lineup [o’campo]
1) Tunder Boy vs Furia Nazi
2) Golden & Celestial vs Guero Loco & Frayle de la Muerte
3) Flash I & Flash II vs Irlandes & Magnum
I see they’re giving away upcoming spoilers away in Guadlajara.
4) Safari, Sagrado, Texano Jr. vs Averno, Mephisto, Cien Caras Jr.
5) Atlantis & Blue Panther vs Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero

IWRG (SUN) 08/28 Arena Naucalpan Lineup [o’campo]
1) ???
2) ???
3) Kung Fu Jr., Fantasma Jr. Avisman vs Cyborg, Black Jaguar, Xibalba
4) Strippers (Star BOY, Marco Rivera, Sexy Man) vs Scorpio Jr. Enfermero Jr., Dr. Cerebro
The lamely named ‘Sexy Man’ replaced Fabian el Gitano in the group (who became Metro a while ago.)
5) Revolutionary (Heavy Metal, Negro Casas, Felino) vs Corporation (Black Tiger, Pantera, Black Pentagon)

TORYUMON-MEX (SUN) 08/28 Arena Mexico Lineup [dgusa]
apologies if I butcher names
1) Kazuchika Okada vs Guillermo Akiba
2) Kanjyouro Matsuyama, Astro Boy vs Banana Senga, Passion Hasegawa
Astro Boy is of course Mistico’s old gimmick, so this is definitely a “huh” situation. Maybe they want to make sure the first time ‘Mistico’ works for a Japanesse company, it’s actually in Japan?
3) Lady Apache & Marcela vs Dark Angel & Amapola
I, for one, am disappointed we don’t get Nidia and Gail Kim here.
4) Negro Navarro & Black Thunder vs Volador Jr. & Turbo
5) Hajime Ohara vs Chuucichiro Arai vs Satanico [3]
6) Okumura & Taguchi vs Hijo del Fantasma & Maximo
7) Ultimo Dragon, Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras Jr. vs Hiromi Horiguchi, Universo 2000, Ultimo Guerrero
This is a great match, but only if you always wanted to know how many people Ultimo can work for in one match.