With Groon and Eclipse, it’s impossible to believe you’re getting a good match as soon as you know they’re involved. I go in wondering if this might be a remarkable awful match, and when it turns out to be just bad, it’s kinda disappointing.
Opener was just about getting Emilio out there while bald, which makes sense.
CMLL (SAT) 03/31 Plaza de Toros El Cortijo [The Gladiatores]
1) Kai & Skayde Jr. b Bazooka Negra & Yamato
2) Destroyer & La Flecha b Arcano & Estruendo
3) Black Thunder, Pandillero, Rey Lobo b Black Man Jr., Cerebro Negro, Turbo
4) Tigre Volador & Valiente b Dr. X & Super Comando
5) Atlantis, Tarzan Boy, Ultimo Guerrero b Marco Corelone, Radioactivo, Shocker
6) Mistico b Skayde [mask]
In the main event, Mistico won the first fall and Skayde won the second. They did a bit at the end of the fall where Mistico’s knee was hurting so bad, he might not be able to continue. Of course he came back, and won with a Mistica.
Radioactivo’s mask is definitely odd. Those have to be foam bits sticking out of his head, but I’ve never seen stuff like that on the back of a mask, and I’d think your head would hit something weird at least a once match.
Flecha and Arcano have apparently been feuding here, and agreed to a hair/mask match on the 21st. It doesn’t sound good for Flecha.
CMLL LLA (SAT) 05/12 Arena Monterrey [rfc]
1) Dark Angel, Diana la Cazadora, Lady Apache vs Amapola, Hiroka, Princesa Sujei
2) Felino, Mascara Purpura, Maximo vs Loco Max, Misterioso II, Texano Jr.
3) Ephesto, Mephisto, Tarzan Boy vs Alex Koslov, Negro Casas, Silver King
4) LA Park, Super Parka, Volador Jr. vs Damian 666, Hector Garza, Perro Aguayo Jr.
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Mistico, Shocker vs Atlantis, Averno, Ulitmo Guerrero
This is the semiannual big Monterrey show in a big arena. If Toryumon is still running on this Saturday, they’re not running with any of these guys.
CMLL (MON) 04/09 Arena Puebla [hugo999]
1) La Mafia & Mr. Rafaga vs Forajido & Super Star
2) Blue Center, SWAT, the Tiger vs Karissma, Siki Osama Jr., Toro Bill Jr.
3) Dr. X, Loco Max, Nitro, Sangre Azteca vs Coco Blanco, Coco Rojo, Coco Verde, Leono
4) La Mascara, Mistico, Negro Casas vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) Shocker vs Mascara Ano 2000
MORA (TUE) 04/17 Auditorio de Tijuana [Maquiavelico_TJ]
1) Hijo de Rey Misterio, Nicho, Rey Misterio vs Black Panther II, Ohara, Okumura
2) Mistico & Volador Jr. vs Averno & Tarzan Boy
The Gladiatores also have interviews from the Lucha Libre Expo press conference. Podcasts don’t work well for me – there’s no translation button on my iPod – but I’m going to try to listen to these over the weekend. If you listen to them and hear anything neat, feel free to explain it to me.
Notice that Gladiatores is covering the expo and Pancracio is sponsoring the show (as is Super Luchas) – what exactly am *I* doing for you? I think I’m a slacker.
It looks like IWRG and CMLL will both be running shows at the expo Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and obviously Friday’s the busy day with Mistico there (in the afternoon, so he should still be good for the Mexico show later.) Everyone’s signing autographs and later wrestling, and the cards themselves seem pretty decent. IWRG is even doing a cage match on Saturday. This is the same weekend as the Luchas 2000 show, so lots of wrestling.
AAA posted photos from it’s last taping.