Day: October 8, 2006

Magazine cover roundup
– Luchas 2000 #338
– Luchas 2000 Special #14 (body paint)
– Super Luchas #182
– Box Y Lucha

Every normal edition is going with a Pena cover, though Luchas 2000 is the only one who who shows a picture of Pena from the casket. I’ve started to grow used to this, because it’s done with every death to the point where I’m figuring it’s a normal Mexican thing, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say it freaks me out a bit.

Ernesto Ocampo posted a obituary on the (relaunched?) superluchas website – I presume it’s what is in the magazine this week. Interesting facts: according to this report, Pena was in a coma for over a week (and no one seemed to know this previous, so there must’ve been only a tight circle who knew how bad he was doing and they weren’t talking), and the cause of death listed here is brain-related (and specifically not cancer or AIDS), the third or fourth different cause of death I’ve read.

As mentioned in comments below, CMLL on Televisa this week were selected (though not all) matches from last week’s PPV. They include announcer standups (taped Friday?) and did talk about Pena’s death. CMLL’s website does not mention his death.

Friday night, on the Baja Star Auditorio de Tijuana show, there was a remembrance of Pena. Of all people, it was led by LA Park, with the original Mascara Sagrada nearby. Park was said to be near (or past) tears when crediting Antonio Pena for raising his family out of poverty. Both men had long unfriendly legal battles over who owns their gimmicks, and it speaks to how much Pena’s meant to everyone that even his enemies are distraught at his passing.

TNA posted a short tribute on their website.

Accion:

CMLL: Mistico vs Black Warrior, mask vs mask – clips of Warrior winning fall one, Mistico winning fall two, and assorted dives form fall three leading into the finish. Warrior’s briefly unmasked face is shown as well.

AAA: La Parka Jr., Super Porky, Octagon vs Muerte Cibernetica, Konnan, Chessman in San Luis Potosi – today’s TV main event, I gather. All Chessman highlights – he becomes the first rudo in history to run thru all three tecnicos without a problem! Only tecnicos do that sort of thing, which must be why Konnan and Muerte Cibernetica promptly turn on him. Tecnicos are a bit too willing to go along pinning him. They do seem a little bit reluctant about it.

And from there, there’s brief AAA clips leading into a memoriam for Antonio Pena, including clips from his funeral. Various archived press conference and AAA footage is shown. This only goes about 8 seconds.

I think the AAA show, taped before Pena’s death, aired like normally today. There’s supposed to be a press conference on Monday to bring people up to speed on future plans. I figure the people who’ve been mentioned as taking charge – some combination of family members and Konann – will do just that. The short term key isn’t who’s mentioned as in charge, but everyone else trusting the person in charge to keep things going, and that may take a few days to sort out. The next TV taping is Thursday, and that’ll air in Mexico Sunday.