Day: March 22, 2007

2006 Tapatia Awards: last chance to modify the ballot

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Yea, we’re going to do it. I waited, and then forgot about it for a while, and then remembered it for a while but couldn’t decide if it was too late (which kinda made it later), but it’s worth doing for historical purposes.

Best Wrestler (pick 6)
Best Match (pick 6)
Best Tecnico (pick 3)
Best Rudo (pick 3)
Best Female (pick 3)
Best Unit (pick 3)
Best Promotion/Territory (pick 3)
Best Rivalry (pick 3)
Most Improved (pick 3)
Most Underutilized (pick 3)

Voting would cover 2006.

For the pick 3, points would go 5/3/2. For the pick 6, it’d be 17/12/8/5/3/2

Any last minute suggestions? This will get started this weekend, and the vote will be open for two weeks.

03/22: Laguna, Monterrey

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CMLL

Ovaciones has an article about fans trying to mob the WWE guys as they got into the airport. Also, Juvi’s heading to England and Italy for a bit.

indy (THU) 03/22 Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio [El Siglo de Torreon]
1) Diamante Negro Jr. & Mini Star vs Espacial & Pioloto Negro Jr.
2) Enrique Vera, Piloto Negro, Sexy Piscis vs Ben Hur, Espanto V, La Amenaza
3) Hijo de Anibal vs Blue Demon Jr. [DEMON CRUISER]

Demon’s some cruiserweight championship here. I don’t know the name, and figure it’s just his belt. The article says it’s a world title, says they’ll be extra sure to make it a clean fight tonight, and never says which promotion Demon’s representatives here.

WAGNER (SAT) 04/07 Auditorio Municipal Torreon [El Siglo de Torreon]
1) Dark Angel & Marcela vs Hiroka & Princesa Sujei
2) Silver King vs Hijo del Solitario, Angel Blanco Jr., Texano Jr. [UWA JLH]
3) Dr. Wagner Jr. & Mistico vs Averno & LA Park

This would seem to indicate that Silver King has won, or will win, the UWA Juinor Light Heavyweight Title – we have him last losing it to Diluvio Negro II.

indy (SUN) 03/25 Arena Coliseo Monterrey
1) Erick Snak & Jimmy Navarro vs Marrullero & Rey Aguila
2) Arcangel (Monterrey), Armagedon, Chuy Escobedo Jr. vs Angel Negro, Black Nazi, Zulu
3) Angel del Amor, Corazon Adictor, Sky vs Black Sabath, Ejecutor, Red Flamer
4) Golden Boy, Huracan Ramriez Jr., Ultraman Jr. vs Nygma, Picudo, Silver Cat
5) Konnan Big vs Pancho Tequila, Super Konnan, Konnan King [cage of death]

How many freaking Konnan’s can this promotion have?

AAA (SUN) 03/04 Auditorio Municipal Salvatierra [el Halcon]
1) Money Pack b Dance Boy
2) Crazy Latino & Dragon de Oriente II b Atomico & Toro
3) Alebrije & Cuije b Chucky & Monsther [AAA MASCOT TAG]
4) Brazo de Plata Jr. & El Elegido b Baby Hunter & Mr. Niebla [cage]

El Halcon 88 has interviews and features on Cibernetico, Virus, Black Shadow, Explosivo, and Arkangel. Virus says the Internet is the invention of the White Man (not the wrestler), and not being one, he hasn’t used it much. But he’d like to learn.

Dr. Wagner (Sr.) was inducted into the Zacatecas Hall of Fame. Perro Aguayo went in last year. (Sol de Zacatecas)

El Sol de Tampico says locals Sadico, Peligro, Iron Boy and King Boy have signed with IWRG. They were used as random early match guys early this month.

Hijo de Santo’s coast preservation story has gotten picked up in a number of Mexican papers. Nothing new. If you’re in Phoenix, Santo is wrestling on Friday. Looks like Santo/Super Parka vs Misterio/Psicosis or some similar combination.

A poster on Box Y Lucha talks about making a new mask for Angel Azteca, when he was returning to CMLL from AAA. There was an idea to freshen him up and give him a slightly different look, but they ended up sticking with the original. The mask ended up getting slightly modified, and used by someone else coming in from Promo Azteca who was getting a new gimmick – Ultimo Guerrero.

GdR #69

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aired 03/17, taped 03/02, 03/11

I regret not doing this recap earlier.

Main event was Mistico/Alex/Rey vs Averno/Warrio/Mephisto – and the Arena Mexico crowd was very angry at Mistico this day. When he first came in, 80% of the reaction was against him. It got better in part of the match, and I don’t think it was actually 80% of the crowd (but a lot of it making a lot of noise). The women and the kids still seemed to be with him, but they were drowned out by the hardcores – like the Arena Mexico version of a You Sold Out chant. It seemed to, and really had to be, all about him going to WWE.

Mistico, as he tends to do, slipped when the crowd turned against him, but he got it together by the end of the match. But the match

I wonder why they showed this match? It’s a repeat from the main show, and it’s not the usual slot – they went out of their way to show this one. It could just be that they realized Mistico hadn’t been on the show in months, promised he’d be on, and then didn’t have much of a choice. It didn’t make him look like the big hero he’s supposed to be.

The opener was the opener.

My reasons to drop GdR including no really good matches and nothing of meaning ever happening – they proved one of those wrong here.