GdR #22, Gala #203, Gala #204

I don’t know why, but I feel compelled to post this in bunches. So that’s what I’m doing.

GdR #22 (04/22/06): This was nothing worth talking about.

CMLL #203 (02/04/06 GALA, 07/29/05 Mexico): This was the better cibernetico of the two, I thought. La Mascara is growing on me – he STILL needs a better name and he’s skipping in line ahead of other people who have waited longer and have earned it more, but I’ve got no problem with the things he’s actually in control of.

It’s interesting to see the progression in ideas for the women’s division

take 1: Lady Apache & Marcela vs Amapola & Dark Angel
(Lady Apache leaves)
take 2: La Nazi as a monster ruda vs Princesa Sujei
(this seemed to come out of left field, but GALA skips around enough, maybe I missed it)
take 3: Dark Angel vs Amapola

They must’ve had some idea they were going that way by Take 2, because the obvious thing would’ve been to put the foreigner Dark Angel on the (more) ruda side and they avoided it.

I wonder what the deal was with the Atlantis/Rey teased program was? They couldn’t have just been setting it up for Guadalajara, could they? Maybe they were thinking of it as an alternate to the Wagner/Atlantis mask match, but not for long before they caved in and turned Atlantis.

CMLL #204 (02/11/06 GALA, 08/05/05 Mexico): Me being me, I was focused on Tarzan during the beatdown, and I think his bit here was just being a third wheel to fill out the side. PdM didn’t tell him what was up or take it easy on him before the turn, but everyone likes beating up Pierroth, so he can understand. He’s not part of the group at this time – they would’ve told him about the turn if he was! – but he wasn’t angry about the turn either.

(Equally or more likely, they really didn’t tell him what to do. But let’s pretend!)

There was no beatdown in the Casas/GdI match! That completely threw me off guard. I would’ve prefered the long mat time going to Ultimo vs Felino or Ultimo vs Negro, but I’m not going to complain.

Queue

GdR (1)
05/05 #24

GALA (8 = 16 hours)
02/19 #206 (08/19/05) <-- next 03/04 #213 (10/07/05) 03/18 #215 (10/21/05) 04/08 best of AAA '05 04/15 #218 (11/11/05) 04/22 #219 (11/18/05) 04/29 #221 (12/02/05) 05/05 #222 (12/09/05) 8! Smallest number in some time. I haven't even moved the GdR from analog to digital yet, but I hope to do that tommorow.

Lucha Times

Normal times.

Saturday: This is the Santo/Negro vs Averno/Mephisto title match, which was said to be good, but both the top two matches could’ve been better.

Sunday: Leyenda de Plata part A – okay but kinda disappointing.

GdR: Mistico match + Women, I think.

05/10 news: Santo statue, Colsieo, Guadalajara results

That picture (stolen from Ovaciones) is Santo’s state in the Tepito district of Mexico City. It was sculpted by Edwin Jorge Barrera Gracia in bronze. It’s 3.6 meters tall (nearly 12 feet), weighs 1500 kg (3300 pounds), and cost 400 000 pesos ($36,500 US). There are stories on the unveiling in La Jornada and Aldiatx.

CMLL (TUE) 05/09 Arena Coliseo Results
0) Astro Boy, Flash b Cyber Black, Dr. Karonte Jr.
‘dark’ match
1) Danger, Explosivo b Artillero, Zayco
2) Kronos, Sensei, Trueno b Apocalipsis, Jeque, Super Comando
3) Mascara Purpura, Pantera, Virus b Arkangel de la Muerte, Dr. X, Nitro
4) Brazo de Plata, Felino, Satánico b el Hijo del Pierroth, Hooligan, Misterioso II
Hooligan filled in for Emilio.
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Heavy Metal, Negro Casas DQ Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Ultimo Guerrero
Atlantis yanked off Dr. Wagner’s mask

CMLL (TUE) 05/02 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Results
1) Destroyer b Milenio
2) Valentin Mayo b Golden
3) Mr. Creible b Fraile de la Muerte
4) Bracito de Oro, Tzuki, Último Dragoncito b Mini Damian, Mini Halloween, Pierrothito
5) Maximo b Magnum
6) Texano Jr., Tony Rivera DQ Cesar Dantes, Emilio Charles Jr.
7) Averno, Mephisto b La Mascara, Mistico
Averno pinned Mistico in the final here, which set up yesterday’s title match – which I presume Mistico won.

CMLL (SUN) 05/07 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Results
1) Flama b Golden
2) Bracito de Oro, Tzuki b Fire, Sombrita
3) Leono, Makabre, Nube Roja b Antrax, Evola, Super Maquina
4) Cesar Dantes, Malefico b Sagrado, Stuka Jr.
5) Cien Caras Jr., Hijo de Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 b Blue Panther, Mr. Niebla, Texano Jr.
Mascara Ano fouled Blue Panther and pinned him for the win. Panther wanted a hair/mask match, but will get a rematch.

CMLL has started listing it’s champions agian. I’ll be stealing borrowing those pictures shortly for luchawiki.

La Estrella de Tuscon has a story about a lucha show there on 05/21.

Guerreros Del Ring #34 looks to have a big article on Hector Garza.

Full week lineups are below

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