CMLL (SUN) 11/26 Arena Coliseo Results [cmll]
1) Molotov, Sombre de Plata b Carrona, Super Comando
2) Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metalico, Tony Rivera b Apocalipsis, Arkangel, Nitro
3) La Mascara, Ogun, Satanico b Hombre Sin Nombre, Misterioso II, Okumura
4) Dos Caras Jr., Heavy Metal, Sagrado DQ Atlantis, Sangre Azteca, Ultimo Guerrero
5) Kenzo Suzuki b Rey Bucanero
Atlantis fouled Metal in the 4th and got caught. Kenzo had help from Mima Shimoda, a ref bump, and a low blow to win.
AAA’s updated it’s notes section.
– The Intocable, Scorpio Jr., Alan Stone, Brazo de Plata match will only have on hair on the line (so Scorpio’s losing.)
– They bring up points again in the tag team tournament, but talk of it as it being an elimination tournament and only the winning teams moving on. There’s no point to the points. The first half of the second round matches are on 11/30, and the next will be at Guerrera de Titanes (12/08).
– Last taping of the year is 12/16 in Chilpancingo, Guerrero. They plan on wrapping up the tag team tournament by then, so I think they’ll have the final two rounds at this show (unless there’s a taping in between I’m unaware of.)
– Abismo Negro is looking for more Vipers members. Kaoma Jr. is listed in the group here.
– Rossy Moreno will have been wrestling for 30 years as of 12/30. She debuted in 1976. There’s been some breaks – she’s just back from a three year layoff.
El Halcon #79 is up
– Interview with Mr. Mexico. Mr. Mexico aspires to be Heavyweight Champion someday. Can you imagine the match with him versus Universo? In his free time, Mr. Mexico likes to dance. The greatest misfortune in his life is when tecnicos annoy him. He was a big fan of Mil Mascaras, which caused him to start wrestling.
– Interview with El Hijo del Diablo. Diablo congrulates Bill Gates for inventing the internet. Guess that’s better than Al Gore. He also talks about his match with Mistico and such, but that’s less interesting.
– Interview with Bulldog Quintero, a long time trainer in the Queretaro area. He started in 1955, so he’s been in lucha libre for about 52 years, the last 35 in Queretaro.
– More on El Hijo del Diablo vs Mistico
– Bio of La Mistica, the LLF wrestler who recently lost her mask in Monterrey. Her real name is Juany Torres
– AULL wrestlers in Queretaro
There will be a cage of death match between the Pierroths, the Perros, and the Guerreros with someone losing a hair or mask on 12/30 Tlaxcala. No specific names are mentioned for that match, but I presume one of the lesser Pierroth’s is losing his mask. [El Sol de Tlaxcala]
Luchas 2000 #345 focuses on this past week’s big Tijuana stip match (Mano Negra losing his hair) and next week’s big Tijuana stip match (Mistico vs Hijo del Diablo.)
El Faro has two stories about lucha libre in El Salavador: general history and dictomies in lucha libre.
Links to people who paid more attention to the show than I did
– a post on Box Y Lucha which quotes an article I can’t track down. At least, among the people the writer sampled, the people going were going because they thought it was top of the line lucha libre, not that actually knew top of the line lucha libre.
– RFC’s results over on Lo Mejor de Lucha Libre
– a fan recap at el martiente, with pictures.
– El Halcon‘s brief recap, though longer than mine.
Reading everything, it sounds like 90% a normal TNA house show – the same sold show they’ve been doing with other promoters in the US, except for an angle where Konnan and Jeff Jarrett ripped AAA and Cibernetico showed up to defend the promotion (that he’s been feuding with for years and years, but that’s how tecnico turns go.) There was an announced return month of May, with the idea of TNA vs Mexico matches at that time. (Don’t believe it happened.)
I think TNA is claiming 5000 people in the 18000 people building, the promoter is quoted as saying “nearing 4000”, and that’s the number other people seem to be going with. It doesn’t really matter to TNA – they got paid a fee regardless of the number of ticket sales (though surely the fee would go up if the building was filled). The real key on if they run another show is how the promoter did, and outside of the quote in the box y lucha article, I haven’t heard about that.
I’m trying to figure out how, if at all, this affects normal lucha libre in Mexico. I’m not sure it does. I don’t think the number is much different than people were expecting, I don’t think it’s going to affect how TNA is pushed in AAA or how CMLL acts.
Still working on the news.
Lineups are below. Highlights
– the Tuesday Coliseo main – Wagner/Shocker vs Atlantis/Ultimo – probably is the match I’m most interesting in seeing and of course will. Perro Aguayo is back on Friday, and they’ve dropped both Universo and Kenzo from the main event.
– AAA TV tapes on Thursday.
– Mistico is apparently the IWRG Super Welterweight Champion, because he’s defending it on Sunday versus Black Warrior. At least IWRG figured out they need to move progress the feud; perhaps someone could pass the message onto CMLL? Don’t forget that Mistico’s also winning Hijo del Diablo’s mask on Friday in Tijuana.
– The Hiroka defends/retains the CMLL Women’s title against Marcela in Neza on Thursday.
– A Mascarita Sagrada defends a Mini’s Title on Friday. Don’t ask me which.
Speaking of title belts, according to the report from Arena Solidradid over on lomejordeluchalibre, it’s the UWA Junior Light Heavyweight title Silver King is toting around. You know, if they ditched all titles with Super and Junior with them in Mexico, it’d be a good start.