Accion highlights
CMLL: Wagner vs Park. Parks’ read outfit looks werid on TV. THey showcase the dives and the high impact Wagner moves, adn the ref bump. Wagner wins with a low blow and a middle rope splash.
AAA: La Parka vs Muerte Cibernetica, from Pachuquilla, Hidalgo. Chessman’s in the ring and intefereing when the clips pick up, Parka takes care of both for a few higlights, then gets a chairshot from someone. The Mexipowers run out for the save, adn one (not-IDed; I’d guess Crazy Boy) does an Asai Moonsault off a balcony, listed as 4.5m (14.8 feet) high, and that looks to be accurate. Crowd goes nuts for all of this. Muerte wins, with a low blow, and takes La Parka’s mask.
Today in Mexico is Triplemania, and a bunch of CMLL and IWRG shows run directly in opposition to TripleMania. What’s going on right as I type this
– Triplemania in Naucalpan, Mexico State. That’s just north of Mexico City.
– IWRG is running it’s normal show, in Arena Naucalpan, with Rayo de Jalisco vs Gran Markus as part of the trio main
– and they’re also running their new Arena Neza shows, with a 8 way cage of death match with some masks of note and no certain loser (though a few people who’d lose only their hair and it wouldn’t matter)
– CMLL has it’s normal Arena Coliseo show, but with a very abnormal double main: a Reyes del Air cibernetico (highspots madness), and an eight way cage match (which Okumura is surely losing.)
– CMLL also has a (usual) Chimalhuacan, Mexico State – with Ultimo Guerrero vs Rey Bucanero.
This isn’t like the Kids Day weekend deal, where every was running shows because they knew the demand was going to be off the chart. It’s instead seeming like a battle; AAA decided to run it’s biggest show in IWRG’s backyard and CMLL’s neighborhood, so they’re both counterstriking with bigger shows of their own. I don’t think this is going to hurt AAA’s attendence, based on a possibly incorrect guess that people just don’t watch AAA’s shows, they actually care about them and are more interested in seeing them resolve (on The Biggest Show Of the Year) then the stuff with 7 days of build that IWRG and CMLL are doing. CMLL and IWRG’s attendence will be intersting to watch, as will where (and when) AAA announces it’s other major shows of the year.
FWIW, in the 6/19 dated Observer, Dave Melzter mentions that AAA’s hoping for a ‘major’ jump tonight, but Dave’s skeptical. We’ve been down this road too many times to spend time speculating on names, and we’ll know in a few hours anyway.
Triplemania predictions:
1) La Parkita, Mascarita Sagrada, Octagoncito vs Jerrito Estrada, Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Chessman
Rudo minis win. Okay opener.
2) Alebrije & Estrellita vs Abismo Negro & Diabolica vs Billy Boy & Fabi Apache vs Gran Apache & Tiffany [#1, MEX MIX TAG]
Since the winners get a shot at Oriental and Cinthia Moreno, and the Billy Boy/Apache thing shall never end, I’ll guess Abismo and Diabolica
3) Chessman, Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz vs Laredo Kid, Nemesis, Rey Cometa Jr., Super Fly [MEX ATOMICO]
They seem to be going strong with the new kids, so title change here. If any match is going to be spectacular tonight, it’d be this one.
4) La Fiera, Mocho Cota, Pimpinela Escarlata, Sangre Chicana vs Casandro, El Brazo, Espectro Jr., Pirata Morgan
I guess Casandro over Pimpi. You must be this old to get on this ride.
5) Angel, Intocable, Octagon, Vampiro vs Alan Stone, Scorpio Jr., Shocker, Zumbido
Guapos, but there really are too many matches here with nothing going on, jus tto get everyone on teh card. Vampiro wisely takes zero bumps.
6) Zorro vs Charly Manson [cage]
This may be for hair, this may be for a title – we’ll see. It’s for sure last man standing rules, which will be used to explain everyone running in. Manson wins this one.
7) La Parka Jr. vs Muerte Cibernetica [mask]
It’d be a major shock if Muerte were to win.