10/18 news

CMLL (MON) 10/17 Arena Puebla Results [box y lucha’s arturo]
1) Fenix & King Jaguar b Rafaga & Murcielago
2) Sigma, Iron, Blue Center DQ Toro Bill Jr., Fuerza Chicana, Espiritu Maligno
3) Maniacop, Skandalo, Kraken b Centella de Oro, SWAT, Tigre Rojo
4) Tarzan Boy, Rey Bucanero, Terrible b Heavy Metal, Felino, Brazo de Plata
5) Atlantis, Canek, Blue Demon Jr. b Dos Caras Jr., Hijo de Lizmark, Negro Casas

So. No unusual lucha guys on RAW (except if you count Val lasting forever in the battle royal) and none in the dark/Heat matches either. I think this is a good thing. There still should be some minis tonight on the SmackDown! tapings, but I’m not as concerned about that backfiring and hurting everyone as much.

On the SoCalUncensored board, there’s a post saying WWE asked CMLL if they could use Mistico, and CMLL said no. I’m surprised WWE would bother to ask the promotion and not go directly to the wrestler, but maybe they didn’t have any other way of contacting him.

Jado and Gedo may be on a plane for Mexico as we speak. They’re not the only Japanese wrestlers heading in; Ovaciones reports ex-WWE/ex-NJPW Kenzo Suzuki is due in for the 11/11 show. Having watched enough of his WWE run, and just imagining him in lucha, I’m not so high on that idea.

Ovaciones also has another interview with India Sioux and the usual Paucha preview.

Anyone hear anything about lucha shows at Congress (or elsewhere in the area) the rest of the month? Back in September, there was a mention of a FMLL show on 10/24, but Congress’ website says nothing about it. (FMLL isn’t updating their website, or they’ve switched and I’m slow.) Nothing on the new ChicagoWrestling boards either, but I think we lost the plugged in luchafan guy on the switchover.

There’s a thread on Box Y Lucha theorizing the new Hombre Sin Nombre is Safari, based on comparing pictures (which aren’t posted.) Kinda weak.

Mistico did retain the NWA MW title over Averno.