About that Congress Theatre main event

On the CPW board – sorry for not adding it to the links yet, Rob! – luchafan has done a fine job of keeping track of the lineup for the end of the month Chicago FMLL/ELL-MEX? I don’t know, and as long as they don’t have the Ring Of Death, it doesn’t matter to anyone who isn’t paid by the promotion at this point.

FMLL (FRI) 01/27 Salon el Rey, Compton, CA Lineup [dvdvr]
2) Principe Unlimited, No Fear, White Pork vs Profeta & Kayam & Enigma de Oro
3) Shamu Jr., Rey Misterio Sr., Jalisco vs Acero Dorado Jr., Profeta, Damian 666
4) Mistico & LA Park vs Averno & Dr. Wagner Jr.

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CALDERON (FRI) 01/27 Elk’s Lodge, Oxnard Lineup [dvdvr]
4) Mistico & LA Park vs Averno & Dr. Wagner Jr.

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FMLL (SAT) 01/28 Las Lomas Restruant, Waukegan, IL Lineup [cpw]
Scheduled to Appear: Dr. Wagner Jr. & LA Park
Address: 442 N Green Bay Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085 – google map

FMLL (SUN) 01/29 Congress Theatre, Chicago IL Lineup
1) Silueta Azul vs Great Tojo
2) Mascara de Jade & Angel de la Muerte vs Aguila Tapatia & Angel Dorado [cpw]
3) SWAT Kat, Lupillo, Rayo Lazer vs Guerrerito del Futuro, Coco Verde, Coco Negro
4) Atomo, Piloto Suicida vs Shamu Jr. & Aguila de America
5) Mistico & LA Park vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Averno

Piloto Suicida is injuried, so he’ll be replaced, just don’t know by who.

Address:

Two points I need to make
* I really really really really REALLY want this main event to happen. Even though the likelyhood of them doing the same basic match is 95%, I’ll be going to both nights if it all possible.
* I have absolutely no faith in this happening until we get much close to the actual date and they haven’t announced a change.

Why? Here’s a list of recent Congress Theatre lucha main events, with what was first promised as the main and what occured

Date: 05/15/05 (OELL? I just saw the Aurora show)
initial: Universo 2000, Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 vs Perro Aguayo Jr., Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth
final: Universo 2000 & Infernal vs Pierroth & El Hijo del Pierroth

Date: 06/25/05
initial: Rayo de Jalisco & LA Park vs Universo 2000 & Blue Panther
final: Rayo de Jalisco & LA Park vs Universo 2000 & Blue Panther

Date: 07/23/05
initial: Rey Bucanero vs Tarzan Boy
final: Mascara Sagrada & Super Astro vs Mano Negra & Cassandro

Date: 10/02/05
initial: Lizmark Sr., Rayo de Jalisco, LA Park vs Universo 2000, Mascara Ano 2000, Blue Panther
final: LA Park & Tinieblas Jr. vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Electroshock

Date: 11/27/05
initial: LA Park, Mascara Sagrada, Villano III, Blue Demon Jr., Super Porky, Damian 666, Halloween
final: Blue Demon Jr. & Super Porky vs Satanico & Villano III

Date: 01/29/06
initial: LA Park & Mistico vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Averno
(though I saw a mention of Halloween and Damian instead of these rudos)
final: ???

This doesn’t include the many date changes, the undercard, or the vague promises they were made and didn’t occur (Santo in September, GdI at some point).

I don’t know that they’re doing this willingly – in fact, I believe the changes are probably out of their control, and they’re only at fault for announcing names before they know they have them (which isn’t anything new in wrestling) – but it’s a strong enough pattern to be a bit wary.

I’m not trying to be a hater – just trying to point at the facts and shrug.

2005 Tapatia Discussion: Best Match, Best Trios Match, Best Non-Trios Match

Schedule of Discussion:
Monday: Best Wrestler
Tuesday: Best Promotion, Best Rivalary
Wednesday: Best Tecnico, Best Rudo
Thursday: Best Legend, Best Female, Most Improved, Most Underutilized
Friday: Best Match, Best Singles Match, Best Non-Singles match
Next Monday: Who won in other awards (perhaps – if the WO ones make the ‘net by then)
Next Monday: VOTING OPENS!

Best Matches

We’re breaking this down into three categories:
Best Trios Match (Top 3)
Best Non-Trios Match (Top 3)
Best Match (Top 5)

You already know I’m well behind on watching, so I’m greateful for the help I’ve gotten from these review threads:

DVDVR: Ryan Faulconer Review Thread, April – July ’05
DVDVR: Robert Bihari, August – October ’05
LuchaWorld: Robert Bihari, April – July ’05

Matches from 2004 which aired in 2005 on Galavision

As long as GALA continues it’s massive delay, I’ll continue allow voting for shows which didn’t make US TV until 2005. It makes for somewhat goofy voting – some matches will get votes in two year – but I rather over reward great matches than exclude or hurt their chances because the calendar just happened ot fall that way.

2004.03.19 LA Park & Shocker vs Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero [CMLL TAG], Arena Mexico
2004.09.17 Ultimo Guerrero vs LA Park [CMLL LH], Arena Mexico
2004.09.17 Hector Garza, Perro Aguayo Jr., Terrible vs Negro Casas, Santo, Shocker, Arena Mexico
2004.10.22 Averno vs Hijo del Santo [WWA WELTER], Arena Mexico
2004.12.17 Safari, Felino, Volador Jr. vs Nitro, Dr. X, Hooligan [MEX TRIOS], Arena Mexico
2004.12.17 Universo 2000 vs Perro Aguayo Jr., Arena Mexico

The first three all are from the Best Of End of year show.

Mexico City matches from ’05 that someone’s seen and liked a lot
2005.02.04 Dr. Wagner vs Shocker [Copa Jr], Arena Mexico
2005.02.11 Averno vs Mistico [NWA MW], Arena Mexico
2005.02.25 Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero, Arena Mexico
2005.03.11 Dr. Wagner & Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero and Rey Bucanero
2005.04.01 Atlantis & Blue Panther vs. Averno & Mephisto [CMLL TAG], Arena Mexico
2005.04.15 Apolo Dantes & Mascara Ano 2000 & Universo 2000 vs Perro Aguayo Jr. & Hector Garza & Terrible, Arena Mexico
2005.04.29 Universo 2000 & Negro Casas & Mistico vs Perro Aguayo Jr. & Hector Garza & Damian 666, Arena Mexico
2005.05.13 Negro Casas & Heavy Metal & Mascara Magica vs Hector Garza & Halloween & Damian 666, Arena Mexico
2005.05.13 Mistico vs Perro Aguayo Jr., Arena Mexico
2005.05.20 Dos Caras Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero, Arena Mexico
2005.06.10 Leono & Misterioso Jr. & Ricky Marvin & Tigre Blanco & Virus vs Alan Stone & La Mascara & Tigre Metallico & Stuka Jr. & Volador Jr. [Reyes Del Aire Torneo Cibernetico], Arena Mexico
2005.06.21 Stuka & Tigre Blanco & Tigre Metalco vs Hooligan & Super Comando & Koreano, Arena Coliseo
2005.06.25 Dr. Wagner Jr. & Ultimo Dragon & Mistico vs Averno & Mephisto & Mascara Magica, Arena Mexico
2005.08.06 Negro Casas/Heavy Metal/Felino vs. Ultimo Guerrero/Rey Bucanero/Olimpico, Arena Mexico
2005.08.13 Safari/Chamaco Valaguez Jr. vs. Doctor X/Nitro, Arena Mexico
2005.08.20 Mistico/Hijo del Perro Aguayo/Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Atlantis/Universo 2000/Ultimo Guerrero, Arena Mexico
2005.08.27 El Hijo del Santo/Mistico/Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero/Averno/Mephisto, Arena Mexico
2005.10.15 Apolo/MA2K/U2K/Pierroth vs Perrito/Damian 666/Halloween/Aguila, Arena Mexico
2005.10.15 Mistico vs Atlantis, Arena Mexico

Mistco vs Perro and Misitco vs Ultimo have gotten a lot of talk thru the year. As Shocker’s Last Great TV Match for the time being, the La Copa Jr. was very fun, or at least I thought. Not at lot of great Coliseo action.

From what I’ve seen of GdR, there’s been nothing that really belongs here. Good stuff, but not great MOTY stuff. I wonder about that Tarzan/Hector match I never saw, though.

AAA Matches from ’05

Absolutely NOTHING.

Okay, if I have to, I’ll suggest:

2005.01.28 Black Family (Cueveo, Scoria, Ozz) vs Barrio Boys (Alan, Decnnis, Billy Boy), Korakuen Hall

Non-Mexico City matches from ’05

Uh…haven’t actually seen much. Desperately need suggestions here. There’s still plenty of time to seek out this matches if people are pointed in the right direction.

I’m tempted to vote for the LA Park/Tinieblas Jr. vs Dr. Wagner Jr./Electroshock match I saw in Chicago, and if you’ve seen anything in person you thought was worthy of a vote, please go ahead and vote for it.

01/13 news: more WWE notes, Sagrado, last Friday Coliseo show of season

At Wednesday’s press conference, the WWE revealed that it loves Mexicans. Tickets are still available for the Guadalajara and Monterrey shows (which don’t have cards as of yet.) Ovaciones makes it sound like Kurt Angle would replace Batista on those cards, and they’d otherwise stay as currently listed.

Newspapers rarely tend to say “wrestling”, so it greatly amused me to read another WWE in Mexico story where JBL’s self-proclaimed line is “Dios de la Lucha Libre.” If Bradshaw were to actually declare himself “God of Lucha Libre” while in Mexico (or really, any time at all), it would perhaps be the greatest thing ever.

Also in Ovaciones is an interview with Sagrado for the Arena Mexico preview. He’s lost about 4kg (8.8 lb) to move himself into the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight categories and just be in better shape. He, Maximo, and Texano Jr. train together an average four hours a day, just so they can be an awesome team.

Speaking of that card:

CMLL (FRI) 01/13 Arena Coliseo Lineup
1) Rayo Tapatito I, Rayo Tapatio II vs Zayko, Polvora
2) Crazy Boy, Tigre Blanco, Tiger Metalico vs Flecha, Super Comando, Artillero
3) Maximo, Sagrado, Texano Jr. vs Mr. Mexico, Nitro, Dr. X
4) Dr. Wagner Jr., Rayo de Jaliscor Jr., Brazo de Plata vs Atlantis, Ultimo Guerrero, Universo 2000
5) Tarzan Boy, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico vs Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Hector Garza, Damian 666

This is the close of the Arena Coliseo season of Friday events. I suspect the Mexican Trios champions will indeed lose in the third match to set up a rematch for the Arena Mexico return, and they’ll probably continue to build GdA/Perros stuff.

LXN (SAT) 01/14 Gimnasio Yuyin Luzcando de Bethania Lineup
1) Rey Metalico vs Scorpio (Yuyin)
2) Lady Beautiful vs Sensual
3) Toxcio & Latin Snake vs Rey Geopardo & Bad Blue Jr. [? TAG]
4) Demoledor & Black Killer vs Vampiro & Titan Jr.
5) Vampiro vs Azor

Yea, that cna’t be right, but that’s what the paper says.

indy (SUN) 01/15 Arena Solidaridad Lineup [rfc]
1) Pegasso, Arkangel (Solidaridad), Aguila del Norte vs Furia, Nazy, Venganza
2) Noterno, Ben Hur, Venum vs Morivus, Sangre de Leon, Norteno Jr.
3) Caifan II, Koko Viper, Memo Valles vs Estrella Dorado Jr., Difunto I, Difunto II
4) Super Parka, Maniaco, Caifan I vs Silver Star, Diluvio I, Diluvio II
5) Princesa Sujei vs Chacala vs Aurora vs Diana La Cazadora vs Dark Angel vs Poly Star vs ??? [ciber]