Teams for Gran Alternativa have been announced
* Heavy Metal & Texano Jr.
* Negro Casas & Maximo
* Dos Caras Jr. & Volador Jr.
* Lizmark Jr. & Mascara Purpura
* Rey Bucanero & Loco Max
* Perro Aguayo Jr. & Misterioso II
* Hector Garza & Hombre Sin Nombre (note that Garza is actually younger than HsSafari)
* Ultimo Guerrero & Nitro
Sangre Azteca is no longer listed (replaced by Nitro); have fun in Japan!
While I don’t think Loco Max is winning this, I think his chances of making the final got better. And even if Rey turns again this week (which I sorta figure he will), he’ll at be a rudo for at least one meek more.
There’s not an obvious winner to me. Maximo makes sense in some ways, but they’ve already moved him up on spot shows and the like – he doesn’t need the benefit. It’s too soon for Purpura (though I’d rather see guys like him and Rey Tigre in here rather than Safari.) Safari, Loco and Nitro are guys stuck on the midcard treadmill and it’d be a shock for them to break loose. Texano won the G1 Junior last year and they didn’t really do much follow up, so it’d hard to believe he’d win another tournament.
Volador Jr. vs Misterioso would make since as a final to set up a singles feud, but their partners don’t match up too well. They seem to like both guys, and I think they join Maximo as the better possibilites, but there’s no particular momenteum behind either one of them.
Tournament is 06/02.
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