2005 Tapatia Awards Ballot

For more information, read the 2005 Tapatia Awards Information

Please cut and paste the following ballot to luchaawards@thecubsfan.com. Do not post your ballot in this or any thread. E-MAIL THE BALLOT.

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2) Best Match
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3) Best Singles Match
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4) Best Non-Singles Match
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5) Best Tecnico
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6) Best Rudo
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7) Best Female
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8) Best Promotion
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9) Best Rivalary
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10) Best Legend
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11) Most Improved
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12) Most Underrated
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2005 Tapatia Awards Voting Information

Hi!

This is the second Tapatia awards, designed to honor the best in lucha libre over the past year. We encourage all fans to vote, and let their voice be heard on the previous twelve months of Mexican lucha libre. This year of voting will cover the calendar year 2005. Due to Galavision’s enarmous delay in airing CMLL and AAA episodes, matches which were taped in 2004 but only aired in the United States in 2005 are eligible, and also can be used in consideration for other awards.

This year, we’ve expanded the award to twelve categories. We’re also going to offically start collection comments with awards, to be reposted together.

Voting will be held from January 17th to Feburary 17th, subject to change. One ballot per person. Send completed ballots to (and only to) luchaawards@thecubsfan.com. Ballots sent to other addresses or posted may not be counted.

Scoring: Categories with first thru third voting will give 5 points for first, 3 points for second, 2 points for third. Categories with first thru fifth voting will give 12 points for first, 8 points for second, 5 points for third, 3 points for fourth, and 2 points for fifth. Tie and split votes will be thrown out. There will be a quiz on this later.

Any match in any location using the Mexican lucha libre style are eligible to be included. Shows in the US and elsewhere using this style are included. Japanese lucha libre promotions such as Michinoku Pro are not included, but Japanese tours by Mexican lucha libre promotions are included. Female and mini wrestlers are eligible for all categories, unless otherwise specified.

Quick descriptions of the awards:
1) Best Wrestler – top wrestler over the last year.
2) Best Match – please include dates, location where possible
3) Best Singles Match – one on one matches only
4) Best Non-Singles Match – everything that’s not one on one
5) Best Tecnico – greatest good guy
6) Best Rudo – for the entertaining evil-doers
7) Best Female – women only. Sorry, no exoticos.
8) Best Promotion – treat each arena as it’s own group (except Coliseo/Mexico)
9) Best Rivalry – most interesting/exciting/entertaining feud. Can be person vs person, or people vs people.
10) Best Legend – wrestler over the age of 40.
11) Most Improved – wrestler who stepped up their game the highest from 2004
12) Most Underrated – wrestler who’s deserving of more attention from both the promotion and the fans

I (thecubsfan) am the sole dictator of the awards, and my decisions will be final.

Please cut and paste the following ballot to luchaawards@thecubsfan.com.. Do not post your ballot in this thread.

Texano passes away

El Texano, real name Juan Aguilar, passed away late last night. He was 47. (WO.com)

Texano’s last major show was part of 2005’s AAA Triplemania. He later suffered a back injury in Tijuana cage match (a culimination of years of wrestling and not one terrible fall; his back was visibly troubling him on the Triplemania show) which ended his career and led to his health problems.

Texano was paralyzed for a time due to that back injury, and it led to many other health problems. There were reports of him being in and out of the hospital, and tribute shows had been held to help pay his bills.

Box Y Lucha has a memories thread, and I presume there will be some sort of memorial to him on various shows this week. His son, Texano Jr., was scheduled to work the Arena Queretaro on Tuesday, and at him in Arena Guadalajara on Sunday.

01/16: Coliseo Results, this week’s lineups

CMLL (SUN) 01/15 Arena Coliseo Results
1) Bam Bam, Mini Olimpico, Fantasy b Mini Halloween, Mini Damian 666, Fire
2) Sensei, Trueno, Leono b Loco Max, Arkangel, Flecha
3) Lizmark Jr., Felino, La Máscara b Hombre Sin Nombre, Emilio Charles Jr., Okumura
4) Pierroth, Terrible, el Hijo del Pierroth b Mr. Niebla, Satanico, Negro Casas
5) Mistico, Dos Caras Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr. b Tarzan Boy, Averno, Mephisto

The lineup I had appears to have been wrong, because there were lots of changes – almost all adds. The main event was pushing Mistico/Averno, and Mistico pinned Averno (shocking) to get the win. Flecha replaced Ramstein, so he may have just been sellling Crazy Boy’s crazy move (flipping Rock Bottom off the apron) on Tuesday.

The lucha highlight show mentioned a while back (with Veneno as a host) is supposed to start airing late Janurary or early Feburary, probably on the same channel IWRG airs becaus they’re producing it.

Box Y Lucha #2749 is up – sorta. The cover features Rey Mysterio Jr and the poster has shots of Dos Caras Sr., but this week’s articles are not on the website.

Wouldn’t it be cool if I had page which would automatically list today’s shows and the shows for the next week? I totally should do that. Until I get around to it – I think there are some awards things I’m supposed to be doing or whatever – they’re listed below.

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