Taped 04/15/07, aired 04/21/07
FdT vs Maximo and friends is a comedy feud, which I guess I should’ve figured. In that vein, this should be a perfect title match for Kid’s Day, though probably not with the happy finish or anything.
Interesting that the main event challenges were around the tag team belts, not the NWA Title as it’s turning it out. Could they not figure out a partner for Warrior? Is Negro busy? Is Negro hurt? Maybe it was a simple change of plans.
AAAUS: Kenzo vs Ciber vs Parka in a bull terrier match, and Reina de Reinas.
CAN52: The Debut of The New New New New Infernals! (Probably)
FSE: Pushed off to midnight, maybe, probably. Preview says Dark Angel vs Princesa Sujei, which would be, in fact, a preview for this week instead of this past week. Mex Trios lead up match too.
AAAMEX: Lucha in the rain.
CMLLMEX: Not quite sure how the Cibernetico affects things, if that’ll shift to CAN52 GdR or what. If they pull the Coliseo match, Brillante makes TV.
Last night’s Coliseo show was an odd one. Someone felt like booking angles, which is bizarre for a Tuesday show.
CMLL (TUE) 04/24 Arena Coliseo [ovaciones, cmll, DIOS @ box y lucha]
1) Rayo Tapatio I & Rayo Tapatio II DQ Caligula & Messala
2) Brillante, Stuka Jr., Tony Rivera b Artillero, Hooligan, Super Comando
3) Euforia, Loco Max, Nosferatu b Felino, Mictlan, Satanico
4) Maximo, Texano Jr., Virus DQ Goto, Ohara, Okumura
5) Alex Koslov, Negro Casas, Shocker b Atlantis, Tarzan Boy, Ultimo Guerrero
Alex submitted Atlantis in the main event. This is their fourth straight Tuesday opposing each other, and it sounds like it’ll be five, because Alex wants a shot at the NWA Light Heavyweight Title.
Maximo and Texano Jr. got ramped up for their big title defense on Sunday…by turning on each other! It looks like Maximo got a five man beating, with both Texano and Virus attacking him (which someone meant they won by DQ, but never mind.) No idea why – Ovaciones mentions “miscommunication”, and hints we’re already headed to a Virus/Maximo hair match. Sagrado/Texano/Maximo have zero chance of retaining the Mexican trios belts on Sunday.
In the tercera, Satanico returned to do rudo side on a permanent basis, betraying Mictlan and Felino to help his new students (Eufora and Nosferatu.) After the match, the Nuevo Nuevo Nuevo Infernales beat up Loco Max for good measure.
Caligula yanked one of the Tapatios masks. Stuka beat Super Comando.
CMLL (TUE) 05/01 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Thunder Boy vs Milenio
2) Casanova vs Fraile de la Muerte
3) Idolo vs Mr. Trueno
4) Evola vs Danger
5) Leon Blanco vs Egipcio
6) Gallo, Magnum, Stuka vs Malefico, Mascara Magica, Toxico
7) Rayman & Vampiro vs Black Warrior & Eclipse
So he’s back as a tecnico. Good to know.
(El Porvenir) Arena Mexico is often called the cathederal of Lucha Libre. This Saturday, it’s going to be a stand in church. As far as I can tell from the article, they’re having a religion convention at the normal huge church in town. It wraps up on Sunday, but theyr’e not going to be able to hold Saturday mass there as a result, and so they’re renting out Arena Mexico. To cover the rent, they’re selling tickets to church – ringside tickets are 50 pesos ($4.55US). I hope service is randomly interrupted by a Mistico chant.
This means Arena Mexico will have an event three straight days (normal Arena Mexico, mass, special show on Sunday), and also three Saturdays in a row (mass, Luchas 2000, Toryumon)
AAA’s preview of Friday’s taping including Crazy Boy talking about extreme wrestling.
(Suburban Chicago News) About 1.5 hour away from me, in Waukegan, IL, the library will be celebrating Day of the Kid by bringing in Espectro and La Parkita (listed here as brothers) to talk about life as lucha libre wrestler. Those pictures sure look familiar.
(Beaumont Journal) Beaumont, TX’s first ever Cinco de Mayo festival will include some lucha libre matches; main event is Pentagon Black/Xochitl Hamada vs Sicodelico Jr./Miss Vicky. Tickets are $15-$25 for the whole event, including a music peformance which seems to be the main act. You can get the tickets around town, and at ticketmaster.com
El Sol de Tampico has a obit for wrestler Alejandro Montana.
IWRG’s site is still down. So is El Halcon’s.