Day: November 4, 2005

2005 Tapatia Ideas

thecubsfan 5 Comments

Tapatia - via luchawikiWe’re NOT voting yet, or probably not even till December. This is just an early warning to give you time to think about it (and because it’s Friday and I’ve got not enough to do.) We’ll try a nomination thread before voting as well, so hold off on hyping particular people until then, though feel free to discuss – one of things that prompted this is an internal debate over who’s the Mexican Wrestler of the Year.

I want to emphaize, I don’t want to limit this just to people who’ve watched every single tape over the last year, because it would just be Robert giving his opinions. Personally, I know there will be plenty of lucha I won’t get time to see, unless I quit my job. If you feel you’re familiar with what’s gone on, go ahead and vote.

Here’s last year’s winners, in case you’ve forgetten.

Best Wrestler: L.A. Park
Best Match: 09-03 Averno vs Zumbido
Best Tecnico: L.A. Park
Best Rudo: Hector Garza
Best Tag Team: Ultimo & Rey
Best Trio: GdI
Best Promotion: CMLL
Best Rivalary: Santo vs Perro Aguayo
Best Legend: Santo
Most Improved: Olimpico
Most Underrated: Olimpico

Legend was any wrestler over 40. As last year, anything from 2004 which didn’t turn up on Gala to 2005 is eligible, as well as stuff which hasn’t aired on GALA yet but you’ve seen.

Thoughts on new categories or changes? Now’s the time to sell me on ideas I wouldn’t listen to last year.

I’m only listening to “Best Rookie” if you can give me 8 guys we can agree on being rooks. That’s your challenge.

I think I’m changing Underrated to “Under Utilized”.

Best Outsider, perhaps?

I’m not too high on Tag Team/Trios awards, because those have been relatively dead categories this year. I can guess the winners, but it’s a By Default situation mostly.

I’m thinking about adding “Best non-CMLL wrestler” and “Best non-CMLL match”, just because I want more AAA/IWRG/Tijuana/wherever action to be represented.

Feel free to throw an off the wall suggestion in. I’m gonna listen to anything.

11/04 news

thecubsfan 5 Comments

CMLL (WED) 11/02 Arena Xalapa Results [halcon]
1) Aguila de Plata & Trueno b GMC & Farzas Boy
2) Angel de Futuro & Neutron b Shot Killer & Lasserman
3) Amapola & La Nazi b Sahora & India Sioux Marcela
4) Tigre King, Samuray, Jaguar b Cabellero negro Jr., Perro Mocho, Perro Mocho Jr.
5) Terrible Black Bul, Eslabon, Scorpio Jr. b Villano III, Negro Casas, Caballero Ninja
Bloody match. Villano III and Bestia challenged each other to a No DQ match next week.
6) Dr. Wagner Jr. & Mistico b Atlantis & Ultimo Guerrero
Third fall finished with the “everyone pulls someone else’s mask” finish for a DDQ, but this time, they added a forth fall with the tecnicos winning.

CMLL (FRI) 11/04 Arena Mexico Lineup [cmll]
1) Virus, Stuka Jr., Chamaco Valaguez Jr. vs Arkangel, Hooligan, Apocalipsis
2) Blue Panther, Satanico, La Mascara vs Mr. Aguila, Jado, Misterioso II
Ovaciones notes how Misterioso is floating between sides.
3) Mistico, Ultimo Dragon, Maximo, Sagrado, Atlantis, Mephisto, Hijo de Pierroth, Gedo [LdP Block B]
4) Universo 2000, Ultimo Guerrero, Pierroth vs Hijo del Perro Aguayuo, Damian 666, Halloween
5) Santo, Dos Caras Jr., Hijo de Lizmark vs Canek, Rey Bucanero, Tarzan Boy

This Leyenda de Plata block really just has two people who can win it, and six people who just want to look good before they go out. I believe they don’t want to do Santo vs Mistico yet (and I agree with that), so it’s gotta be Atlantis going over.

Unless dates have since been added, next week is the last week Santo’s due in.

I think we’re heading towards a Cage of Death on the year end show. The feuds are all group versus group, and I can’t think of a more likely option. (I can think of better options, but I don’t think we’re getting them.)

Mephisto will put up his CMLL Welterweight Championship versus Heavy Metal on Tuesday in Coliseo. Sounds like there will be a Negro/Felino vs GdA match on the undercard.

Arena Puebla’s Monday main event next week is Mistico, Wagner, Metal and Negro versus Mr. Aguila, Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, and Tarzan Boy. Tarzan actually might have to make a decision.

CMLL #178

thecubsfan

07/09 Lucha

Outside of the crazy Volador piledriver, this was really just the Shocker/Wagner match. I don’t know if it’s a MOTYC, but i do know it’s pretty fun.

If nothing else comes up, I plan on getting another recap done tommorow. One a week just keeps up the backload.