AAA #613

taped 01/25, aired in the US on 02/24

I dunno if I was just bored in general watching this show, or if I was bored specifically here. My compulsion to catch up was only slightly greater than my boredom.

Reason I hate AAA #342: 22 minute matches with absolutely no meaning, because everyone in the building knows they’re just setting up a ref/wrestler angle.

Tag team matches are too long, especially since they’re the same formula and it’s worse when it’s two tecnico teams and they work the same formula because – that’s all they can do? That’s all they think the crowd will dig?

The main event matches aren’t all that great, but at least it feels like we’re going somewhere with them – not only the La Parka Jr. mystery, but the Sect keeps winning, which helps fix the credibility problems. And it’s a lot more entertaining than slow count/fast count, which seems to occur 3 times on an average show. (This was below average, yay.)

03/06: Tijuana, XLAW, Monterrey, Mistico

CMLL

Latin Lover has been added back to triplea.com’s list of wrestler profiles.

CMLL (MON) 03/05 Arena Puebla [hugo999]
1) King Jaguar & Super Star b Fuerza Tiger & La Mafia
2) Espiritu Maligno, Karissma, Toro Bill Jr. b Astruiano, Forajido, the Tiger
3) Fabian el Gitano, Mictlan, Stuka Jr. b Kraken, Negro Navarro, Okumura
4) Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr., Sagrado b Mephisto, Olimpico, Siki Osama Jr.
5) Alex Koslov, Marco Corelone, Shocker b Atlantis, Ultimo Guerrero, Universo 2000

indy (FRI) 03/02 Auditorio de Tijuana [elsoldetijuana]
1) Hades & Mr. Maldito b Arlequin & TG Power
2) Scream, Tazmania, Viernes 13 DQ Eclipe-C, Kimura, Ricochet
3) Colibri, Extasis, Star Boy DQ Angel Negro, Animaniac, Pancho Cachondo
4) Arandu, Mortiz, TJ Boy b Kiss Jr., Rey Misterio, Super Astro
5) Dr. Wagner & Ultimo Dragon DQ LA Park & Tajiri

Park fouled Wagner and got caught. They’re now teasing a UWA Heavyweight Title match.

NWA XLAW (SUN) 03/04 Coliseo Tulancingo [superluchas]
1) Cerebro Negro & Fantasma de la Opera b Dr. Cerebro & Suicida
2) Amo de la Noche b Skayde Jr., Talaxis
3) Feroz & Geneis b Kaleth & Nemesis IWRG
4) Hiromi Horguchi & Katsumi Kania b Epidemia & Heavy Boy
5) Freelance b Avisman, Chapuline Negro
6) Chad Malenko b Kushida
7) Ultimo Dragon b Extreme Tiger, Tajiri [1, NWA HEAVY]

Not sure if that was still a #1 Contenders match (or if I got it right to begin with.)

indy (SUN) 03/11 Deportivo Lee Roy
1) Rey Temepstad & Sepultura vs Black Bull & Terrorista
2) Shiriken vs Pancho Nopales [super libre]
3) Chanque, Circus, Payasito vs Insolito, Muerte Negra, Vigilante
4) Diamante Negro, Moro Jr., Oso Negro Jr. vs Centella Azul Jr., Espacial, Indio Chirikawa II
5) Tackle vs Psycho [trofeo cibernetico]

Tackle is putting up his trophy from winning that cibernetico with CMLL guys over the winner.

AAA (TUE) 03/06 Arena Coliseo Monterrey
1) Borrico vs Angel Negro
2) La Sombra vs Black Diamond
3) Ejecutor vs Loco Tormenta
4) Al Barone vs Silver Star
5) Golden Boy & Hijo de Anibal vs Hijo de Solitario & Pancho Tequila

IWRG (SUN) 03/11 Arena Naucalpan
1) Aguila Oriental vs Sasaki
2) Antaris & Ave Fenix vs Black Jaguar & Vampiro Metalico
3) Kai, Kid Tiger, Yamato vs Super Colt, Trauma I, Trauma II
4) Dandy, Solar I, Suicida vs Enterrador, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Pierroth Jr.

La Presna jumps on the “there’s no way Mistico could possibly go to WWE” line, saying that Mistico’s already booked for months from now (and no one ever misses a booking) and is scheduled to start on a telenovela soon (?). It’s, uh, interesting how this article and the one yesterday are basically followup pieces to articles they never wrote.

This AP Story (which got picked up everywhere) about visiting Mexico City on $20 or less recommends lucha, of course.

The intrepid traveler on a budget shouldn’t miss the Lucha Libre, the Mexican version of the WWF, where you can see masked, muscly giants like Mistico and Blue Panther pummel one another in a crusty downtown arena that will bring Jack Black’s “Nacho Libre” to life.

No offense to Panther, but I’ve never thought of him that way. The article says tickets are already on ticketmaster – not yet, as far I’ve seen.

Magazine
Guerreros del Ring #77 has Shu El Guerrero. Did they start to run out of people?
Box Y Lucha #2808 has Mistico vs Perro

El Halcon #87 is up.
– Q&A with Satanico
– Interview with Electroshock. There’s a cool poster of him here (which is saying something)
– Tijuana recap.
– Interview with Ogun. Ogun says the most important part of wrestling is having a good body, which is what you’d think he’d say.
– Quick Trueno Bio
– Interview with Tigre Blanco. They’ve got quite a few this week.
– Bio of el Cobarde
– More history of the original El Halcon magazine