Day: May 16, 2006

Best Of Super Luchas results (offical, not so offical but helpful!); winner got a spot in the NJPW’s Super Junior Tournament

Shamu Jr.----------
                   |Shamu Jr.----------
No Fear------------                    |
                                       |Fuego--------------
Fuego--------------                    |                   |
                   |Fuego--------------                    |
Impacto------------                                        |
                                                           |Fuego
Phoenix Star-------                                        |
                   |Phoenix Star-------                    |
Guerrero de Sangre-                    |                   |
                                       |Chilango-----------
Chilango-----------                    |
                   |Chilango-----------
Alex Koslov--------

Fuego is apparently So Cal luchadore Durango Kid in a new gimmick. (So do I get partial credit?) Koslov was filling in for someone.

The brackets for the other NJPW-LA tournament for a spot, to be held this weekend (with my picks)

Black Tiger IV--
                |Black Tiger IV--
Alex Koslov-----                 |
                                 |Black Tiger IV--
Jimmy Rave------                 |                |
                |The Cobra II----                 |
The Cobra II----                                  |
                                                  |Black Tiger IV
Joey Ryan-------                                  |
                |Joey Ryan-------                 |
Roderick Strong-                 |                |
                                 |Joey Ryan-------
Scorpio Sky-----                 |
                |Karl Anderson---
Karl Anderson---

The winner is a ‘duh’ situation, and if it’s not Ryan in the finals with him, it’s probably his first round opponent. Isn’t the Cobra II one of Puma’s gimmicks? I swear this happened before.

CMLL (MON) 05/15 Arena Puebla Results [hugo999]
1) Ares, Karisma b Fenix, Iron
2) Murcielago, Siki Osama, Toro Bill Jr. b the Tigre, Tigre Rojo, Zigma
3) Asuriano, Virus, Volador Jr. b Escandalo, Nitro, Sangre Azteca
4) Dos Caras Jr., Mr. Niebla, Ultimo Dragon DQ Johnny Stamboli, Mark Jindrak, Terrible
Dos took off his mask and threw it the Italians behind the ref’s back for the win.
5) Rey Bucanero, Tarzan Boy, Último Guerrero b Damián 666, Dr. Wagner Jr., Mr. Águila
Ultimo pinned Dr. Wagner.

indy [PYCV?] (SUN) 05/14 Poliforum Zamna, Merida Results
1) Super Muneco b Boricua [hair]
2) Dos Caras, Tinieblas Sr. b Villano III, Villano IV
3) Blue Demon Jr., Mascara Sagrada, Mil Mascaras DQ Atlantis, Canek, Cien Caras

Box Y Lucha #2766 is up: cover looks neat, I think. Poster has a picture of the women’s tag, and Dos Caras Jr.

The theme this week is teachers; May 15 was Teacher’s Day in Mexico

– Satanico talks about training with Diablo Velasco (5 days a week, 9 am to 7 pm, 5 years)
– After wrestling, Dientes Hernández taught history and math
– the life of a current wrestling teacher, who’s identity couldn’t be revealed. He does say he’s a wrestler who hasn’t wrestled since 12/05 due to spine issues (HMMM – nah; they do say he’s got a school south of Mexico City), and has a great one line story: His ex-wife demanded he chose between her and lucha. (Note “ex-wife.”) This wrestling teacher was taught by El Enfermero and Raul Reyes. To be a perfect teacher, this one believes, you must give everything and the students must be allowed to question, refute and demand.
– Hurcan Ramirez talks about his present job, working at a special ed school.
– Franco Colombo talks about helping training current stars of CMLL (Ultimo, Rey, Olimpico, Mephisto, Mistico, Misterioso, Volador Jr., La Mascara, Maximo); he’s currently got a group of 25 wrestlers who will work with him for 4 months, and then they’re handed off to another teacher and he starts with another group.
– Pancho Villalobos talks about his work training people. Both him and Colombo concerned about people who get a little training and then declare themselves wrestlers or trainers. Pancho feels it takes three years of training to become an authentic wrestler.
– Ringo Mendoza is also a trainer. Ringo emphasis he’s not just teaching them to fight, but how to conduct themselves outside the ring.
– Rambo thanks all who taught him

There’s also a bio about Matematico (the 04/16 Coliseo show was his retirement match) and Abdullah the Butcher.