12/30 news

If you haven’t seen them yet, there’s a couple lucha articles elsewhere worth reading
– on WO.com, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims gives his thoughts on 2006.
– Slam talks to the producer & director of a new lucha libre documentary

Ovaciones does quite a few Year In Review articles today:

CMLL’s year:
Spotlight: Mistico shone the greatest, winning the NWA Middleweight Title on the first night of the year, befriending futbol players, and main eventing tons of arenas with big singles wins and great partners.
Scare: Olimpico’s tope gone very wrong.
Surprise: Lots of them, but Perro Aguayo Senior coming back for one more last match ever.
New Faces: Canek Jr. and Texano Jr. (supposedly much better after the NJPW tour – I guess we’ll find out next April.)
Style Changes: Wagner and Atlantis flipping sides – and not doing the mask match.
Events: Universo 2000 vs Hector as the main event of the anniversary show, and Atlantis beating Santo for the Leyenda de Plata
Ladies: Dark Angel, Diana, and Marcela were very popular.
End Of Year: Averno & Mephisto retaining the tag titles, and Mistico beating Atlantis last weekend.

AAA
Spotlight: International tours – to Japan and Central America as a tour, with Abismo Negro and Oriental doing their own tours of Japan.
Returns: Vampiro, Konnan, Nicho, and Fuerza Guerrero
Shocker and his Guapo U: off to a good start, with a win over Sangre Chicana. Opposition groups may be forming.
Departures: Heavy Metal, Mr. Aguila, Electo Shock (and back again), and Gronda.
Major Events:
03/11 Rey de Reyes: Mini Psicosis loses his mask to Octagoncito
05/15 Triplemania XIII: nothing much, apparently.
Verando de Escandalo: Latin Lover dances with the stars, escapes the cage.
12/10 Guerra de Titanes: hair match between other people

Other news stories from the year
– Eddie Guerrero’s death
– Universo taking on the Perros
– Mascara Sagrada winning sole ownership to his name
– Hair matches of note
02/20: Sexy Francis beats Pimpinela Ecarlata in cage of death match
07/03: Sangre Chicana Jr. beats Oscar Sevilla in Monterrey
07/29: LLL Ref Piero after complete wackiness
09/18: Chessman, last man left in the electric cage of death
10/30: Pirata Morgan, in a cage of death Match in Monterrey
12/10: Shocker beats Sangre Chicana

In 2006, Ovaciones looks for big things for youg people like Mistico, Perros del Mal, Shocker, Intocable, Cibernetico

Tonight, CMLL continues “I Can’t Remember The Card” season:

CMLL (FRI) 12/30 Arena Coliseo Lineup
1) Mini Olimpico, Bracito de Oro vs Mini Halloween, Mini Damian 666
2) Tony Rivera, Leono, Starman vs Super Comando, Artillero, Caligula
3) Marcela, India Sioux, Sahori vs Amapola, La Nazi, Hiroka
4) Mr. Niebla, Brazo de Plata, Lizmark vs Averno, Terrible, Hijo de Pierroth
5) Rayo de Jalisco, Dr. Wagner Jr., Dos Caras Sr. vs Universo 2000, Pierroth, Mascara Ano 2000

I’ll have at least a TV rounup tommorow.