KrisZ quotes a el martiente post quoting a el Diario Record article which says many of the announced names for the 16 man Santo mask tournament are looking as if they won’t be participating.
OUT?
– Fishman Jr. (everyone remembered he doesn’t own the gimmick)
– Canek (previously mentioned knee surgery)
– Tinieblas (“other commitments”)
– Rayman (doesn’t want to lose CMLL (GDL?) bookings)
– Rayo de Jalisco Jr. (ditto)
– Mil Mascaras (pressure from CMLL)
– Dos Caras (pressure from CMLL)
would theortically have the same problems as those above, just not mentioned here
– Lizmark Sr.
– Mascara Sagrada
– Angel Blanco Jr.
– Solar I
Left:
– Hijo del Santo
– Blue Demon Jr.
– LA Park
– Super Muneco
– Hijo de Solitario
– Hijo de Anibal
At the Santo press conference, it was stated that all the names weren’t signed (though it’s dumb to announce names and you don’t know you can deliver.) Getting people to participate in this was always going to be tricky, because you’re asking the participants to give up all hopes of getting CMLL related bookings and only promising one date – it’d be more appetizing if this was the kick off to a regular promotion rather than one show deal it seems.
I think the CMLL connection matters for Canek, but more so, this one booking would have to be worth more then the six weeks he’d miss because he pushed he surgery back.
The worst case scenario here, at least to me, is Mil or Dos or Rayo don’t work the Santo show in exchange for CMLL TV dates.
Ovaciones didn’t update it’s site till late today. The only news is the tag title match for next week, and Arturo’s column seems to be an older one being rerun (it makes reference to AAA shows in Arena Coliseo Monterrey.)
Accion had the usual.
CMLL main event: Dos has a double hiptoss spot which looks ludicrous. Corelone is doing his Superman dive inside the ring to the floor, and Terrible actually caught him. It looked good. Aguila did not do the same on Shocker’s slingshot tope con giro. As the only two left in, Dos pressed Perro, but a ref (fat and unfamiliar, wearing a black shirt, doing Babe Richard’s bit but not as good) got in the way. Perro hugged the ref as Dos went to German suplex him, and Dos dropped Perro to let the ref free. Dos shoves Perro down on the ref, blocking his vision, and tossed him the mask for the the DQ.
AAA from el Toreo – not a main event of the Pena show, but Alebrije, Elegido, Octagon vs Psicosis, Histeria and Mr. Niebla. This was the lights uot match, which just looked odd. It was more the Blue LIght match, with everyone wearing green neon to stick out. You know, if you can dive onto someone who’s laying on the floor, as Niebla does to Alebrije here, the lights being out really don’t seem tobe affecting things. Vipers beat Elegido for the pin.
DeporTV America Highlights from last Tuesday
3: Fabian el Gitano, Neutron, Stuka Jr. b Arkangel, Hooligan, Loco Max – We saw people holding an Astro Boy sign, but not the segunda. Arkangel and Hooligan are wearing matching split outfits. Leono gets hung in the ropes for a Hooligan guillotine senton con giro. Tecnicos tease stereo dives, Leono and Stuka get there in anyway, and Neutron picks up the clean pin on Loco Max
5: Atlantis, Black Warrior, Ultimo Guerrero b Blue Panther, Mistico, Sagrado – when you only get a minute, spending a whole long time on the setup for the usual GdI sit seems a bit of a waste. (It turns out they get three, so that’s okay) Usual comeback, Mistico ending up with a tornillo on Warrior. Sagrado and Panther get mid fall fall win on the guys who are challenging for the belts. Black Warrior has a horrible 619 on Mistico, and those two end up on the outside. Panther and Volador gets the better of the Guerreros again, Panther mostly misses on a pescado, Sagrado’s tope is far more on target. Warrior and Mistico come back in, Mistico goes for a La Mistica, Warrior shoves him off and fouls for the win.