10/25: Coliseo, Guadalajara, AAA

CMLL (TUE) 10/24 Arena Coliseo Results
1) Polvora, Vaquero b Espiritu, Karisma
2) Sombra de Plata, Trueno, Valiente b Caligula, Messala, Zayco
3) Luna Magica, Marcela, Sahori b Amapola, Hiroka, Rosa Negra
4) Maximo, Sagrado, Virus DQ Emilio Charles Jr., Hijo de Pierroth, Pierroth
Set up for Sunday’s match.
5) Dos Caras Jr., Heavy Metal, Volador Jr. b Damain 666, Halloween, Mr. Aguila

CMLL (SUN) 10/22 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Results
1) Imposter, Neon b Milenio, Virgo
2) Idolo, Metatron b Depredador, Destroyer
3) Tony Rivera NC Conflictus
This broke down at the end, with Super Maquina helping out fellow rudo Conflictus, Gallo coming up out to help Tony and challenge the rudos to mask vs hair matches, and Tony getting stretchered out. I’m not sure if there’s a finish.
4) La Mascara, Satanico, Texano Jr. b Angel Blanco Jr., Mr. Power, Olimpico
Satanico challenged Angel Blanco Jr. to a WWA Middleweight Title match, and that’s on for next week. Angel Blanco just won that title two days before from Rayman in Tijuana. Satanico must pay close attention.
5) Dos Caras Jr., Rey Bucanero b Kenzo Suzuki, Tarzan Boy [sf, torneo, corona]
Dos and Rey move on to face Atlantis and Ultimo follow.

IWRG (SUN) 10/22 Arena Naucalpan Results
1) Red Bull b Sasaki
2) Comando Gama, Paramedico b Intrepid, Red Bull
3) Kung Fu Jr., Rayo Tapatio I, Rayo Tapatio II b Camorra, Macho II, Xibalva
4) Astro Boy, Freelance, Turbo b Black Terry, Black Thunder, Fantasma de la Opera
5) Marco Corleone, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Okumura DQ Cerebro Negro, Lizmark Jr., Suicida
Lizmark Jr. filled in for someone (Solitario, probably), which may be a first. He probably owes a few dozen more. Rudos won in straight falls, Corleone faking a low blow from Lizmark to win it.

Guerreros del Ring #58‘s cover has Marco Corelone and Kenzo Suzuki, attempting to look serious.

Box Y Lucha posted articles from last week’s magazine – so maybe we’ll get the Latin Lover story next week? Those posted include
– Hiroka and Lady Apache giving their sides of the main event finish. They saw it a bit different. Lady Apache does that annoying thing where you claim you’re not going to whine or complain, and then you whines and complain.
– Speaking of women’s wrestling box y lucha takes a look back at previous women stars. Jaguar Yokota and the Monster (Rhonda Singh) are brought up among others. The best bio is the first one, on Vicky Williams, where we learned she’s disappeared since her hey day and may in fact have joined a convent, though no one knows for sure.
– The Pena funeral issue was the previous week, but there are a couple one related articles. There’s a bio of his uncle, El Espectro – Pena was Espectro Jr. for a while before they had a failing out. There’s also an open letter to Pena (addressed to The Beyond) from The Referee – it’s part of a memorial and part a thank you letter.

If you don’t get the Wrestling Observer, you ought to see if you can get your hands on this week’s Pena obituary. It’s long, and well worth reading. I’ve got some minor quibbles, and there’s a couple minor errors (Cibernetico’s girlfriend being listed as Tiffany instead of Estrellita stuck out as really wrong, even though it’s the most minor thing.) Over on the DVDMB, Bob Barnett’s posted Ron Skoler’s side of the AAA/LA problems.

Included in the obit is a list of who’s doing what in AAA. As expected, it’s his family who will be running the business side. Dorian Roldan, Pena’s nephew (listed here as 25), Copetes (the referee) and Konnan will be doing the creative and writing TV. Octagon is mention as running the locker room – I suppose he would’ve been doing this for some time, and I’d guess it’d make him unlikely to defect.

We’re now 19 days out from Pena’s death, and I think AAA deserves some credit for operating like normal so far. I don’t know how much work Pena already had done, and how much stuff started to fall apart once he passed, but they’ve seemed to do a fine job of keeping it together. The many TV tapings scheduled all came off as planned, there’s been no defections (Electro was jumping before Pena’s death, and I’m assuing Abismo was just hurt), and things have basically gone on just as I would’ve expected had Pena still been around. I don’t there’s anything the new company could’ve done yet to demonstrate the company would be around for a long time (the first test of that level will be the next major show, I think), but certiantly many things could’ve happened to doom the company, and none of those did happen. They’re keeping it afloat.

The intersting thing, looking towards the future of the company, I took from the obiturary is how angry the AAA guys were about CMLL not acknowledging Pena’s death. Besides no mention at Arena Mexico that night, there were no officals or condolences sent to the funeral home (which was in Mexico City, so it would’ve been no trouble at all.) CMLL’s arrogance, besides being classless and petty, will probably cost them in the pocketbook. The AAA guys seemed galavnized by CMLL’s actions to stick together and honor the memory of Antonio Pena by keeping the promotion going and succesful. Had CMLL just made a mention of Pena’s dath, maybe getting people to come over would simply business, but CMLL’s actions made any jump a far more personal move, and a less likely for the moment.

Those emotions will probably die down in a lot of the wrestlers over time, but they didn’t have to be there if CMLL had behaved a bit more decently.