AAA - 06/23/07 (#630)
Recapped: 06/23/07

Show Name: La Gran Sopresa
4 sided ring again. Open is the announcers talking about past events in this venue. Announcers seems to be muted every time they say the words "Rey Misterio Jr.", though one of the announcers putting on a Misterio mask gets thru.

Match 1: Payaso Carrona (c), Payaso Miedo, Payaso Terror vs Canibal, Nemesis AAA, Nygma (c)
Centro de Convenciones, Minatitlan, Veracruz, 05/26/07

Winner: Payaso Diablicos
Match Time: 12:01
Notes: Payasos do a pre-match interview. 

Terror = green hair 
Miedo = blue hair, mostly bald 
Carrona = yellow mask, red hair 

They sound like young guys. Random team for the opposition - I guess Nygma might have been a tecnico last we saw him, but that was some time ago. Canibal is a guy doing a white face paint caveman gimmick. Pepe Casas works this match. Clowns work as rudos here. Tecnico showcase for Nygma and Canibal, but Nemesis is cut off to start the beatdown. Terror gets a top rope 'rana on Canibal. Culminating move is a triple team superplex on Canibal, but Nygma and Nemesis break up the pin attempt with dropkicks and comeback from there. Canibal does a lot of biting spots, which I guess I should've figured. Tecnicos start whipping all the clowns into a backdrops to the floor. Miedo is last, limping and not interested in going - so Canibal bites him on the butt. Nygma calls it off to take it one one one, and we get short matchups fro there - Nygma/Miedo, Canibal/Terror, Nemesis /Carrona joining the later pin to dropkick them both out. double dive - Canibal tope, Nemesis tope con giro - leaving Nygma and Miedo in. Nygma gets a missile dropkick, slam, and senton, but doesn't cover. That's dumb of him. He goes up instead, and his missile dropkick is caught and turns into a hair pull STF. That's legal enough to get the submission. 

Vignette: A trip to psychiatric hospital, where Billy Boy is still confined to bed. Jesus Z talks to the doctor, who says Billy will be in for 7 or 8 more days. Billy seems to be on the drugs at the moment. 

Interview: Sexi Star hopes her friend Billy gets better. This is all Fabi Apache's fault!

Match 2: Fabi Apache (c), La Diabolica, Rossy Moreno vs Cinthia Moreno, Estrellita (c), Sexi Star
Centro de Convenciones, Minatitlan, Veracruz, 05/26/07

Winner: Rudas
Match Time: 10:23
Notes: La Diabolica has black wings. I'm thinking she won't be wrestling in them, but you never know. AAA has an overhead crane shot for the entrance, and they're really loving it this week. Fabi's now coming out to her father's music. Why is Sexi Star coming out to "Dude Looks Like A Lady?" Is there something we need to know? Piero is the referee. Tecnico highlights to start - Moreno/Moreno, Fabi/Sexi, Diabolica/Estrellita, which leads into the other rudas attacking Estrellita too, and the beatdown start before 4:00. Everyone loves the Gory Special/double bulldog combo. Comeback at 6 with Rossy and Fabi being pulled out when going for a double team. This leaves Estrellita and Diabolica in the ring, and somehow Estrellita whipping Diabolica leads her to doing a tope con giro on her own partners. Tecnicas had walked away from the landing spot far sooner - far sooner than they were supposed to? I dunno. Back to one on ones, with everyone breaking up everyone else's near falls. Fabi plants with a Michinoku Driver in the middle of this. Cinthia Moreno does a Mistica into a Farmer's Roll on Diabolica, and is probably thankful for Rossy to finally break it up, because rolling was taking it out of her. Cinthia and Sexi land planchas, and get their opponents (Rossy and Diabolica this time) to leave the ring just by leapfrogging over their charges. Double cartwheels for no reason, then they calmly walks to the apron for dives. Nice of the rudas not to move. Captains left in. Estrellita gets a near fall on a backslide, but Fabi escapes and drops her with a Dragon Suplex. that's it, for sure. 

Fabi and Sexi pull each other's hair, but that's not going anywhere. Estrellita is down and not moving, and has to be helped out. 

Interview: El Apache, who has no problem beating up those kids. In fact, as Laredo Kid wanders into picture range, Gran Apache immediately slaps him in the head and starts beating him. This (and the others?) must've been done at the last taping, because Laredo changes outfits before the match starts.  

Match 3: Gran Apache, Super Calo vs Laredo Kid, Super Fly 
Centro de Convenciones, Minatitlan, Veracruz, 05/26/07

Winner: Tecnicos by DQ
Match Time: 14:51
Other Match Notes: Tecnicos enter first, and won't let Calo into the ring when he enters alone. Rudos regroup in the aisle and try rushing the ring, but they're cut off by Super Fly faking a dive. He ends dropping to all fours on the apron, clearing the path for a Laredo Kid springboard dive - but he slips on the top rope rope and just falls to the floor, managing to turn over just before impact. Apache ducks under the dive (as he's supposed to, to set up Super Fly) and Calo catches as best he can, but that was scary looking. Hijo de Tirantes was trailing all of this as referee for this match, and he bolts down the aisle to check on Laredo Kid. Super Fly hits his Asai Moonsault fine, and we get the pre-bell break.

Laredo must be fine enough, because Hijo de Tirantes leads him to go in the ring and start counting people out. We watch Super Calo and Super Fly battle on the floor while the rest disappear. Calo gets a temporary advantage, finds Laredo on the other side of the ring, and grabs him, knocking him around into the ring. Laredo turns it around with a (top rope) springboard armdrag, so at least he's got a good experience as the most recent one. He grabs his head immediate after taking a spinning side slam, so I'm thinking he's still not all the way there (though he does a springboard flip for no reason a moment later.) Apache ends Laredo's run by yanking him out and setting him up for a Calo sliding dropkick. Replays of Laredo's dive gone wrong. Laredo got his head over at the absolute last moment. That was nearly a suicide dive. Apache/Super Fly turns into a beatdown on Super Fly, with Calo getting a long boot choke before some double teams. Fly's set up for Apache's finish, but Laredo grabs Apache too stop him for diving. Super Fly is dumped, and Laredo fights a suplex in, though eventually he takes a Michinoku Driver and Gran Apache lands the top con giro on him. No pin - they completely rip off his mask instead. Cue Hijo de Tirantes teasing a DQ and not delivering. Super Fly is back in, and bleeding a lot from the nose, though I don't know when that happens. Taking a flapjack can't help that. Giant swing/dropkick. Double whip, double kick, Gory stretch into a flapjack, Calo springboard splash one two three - was that three? Referee isn't really clear about signaling. Laredo back in with a different mask, and gets a run on Calo before Apache slaps him down. Apache picks up Laredo by the mask - oh, no, he doesn't, Laredo really didn't have that mask on to tight. Apache didn't even mean to do it that time. Hijo de Tirantes must've got passed a mask, because he pulls it out of his back pocket it and hands it to Laredo before warning Apache not to do it again, or he still wont' do a DQ. Calo goes right to work tearing up the new mask, ripping it up good. Calo works on it more while Tirantes and Apache argue. Apache then just stands and watches as Calo bites Laredo Kid's head forever - couldn't get his head cut, I guess. Laredo seems to bleeding very slightly, but we watch replays of the mask being pulled off instead. Back Live, Calo accidentally dropkicks Apache out, and Super Fly comes into rip Calo's mask as Laredo goes out of the ring. After Apache? No, after a chair. It's amazing how Calo's mask rips clean off to reveal his blond hair. (That has to be gimmicked.) Calo is whipped into a chair shot, gets up punch drunk, and takes the sane from Super Fly. Calo gets up one more time, so both tecnicos hit him with the chair like a battering tram. Double armbar by the tecnicos, Apache back into break that up. Apache cornered and his bandana yanked off. Corner whip, handspring back elbow just gets there if at all, and Laredo ads a running enziguri kick. Hijo de Tirantes is selling it like a possible knockout. Apache has glassy eyes but won't give. Laredo takes off the opposite top turnbuckle. Super Fly bites Apache's head for a bit, and whips Apache in that direction, but Laredo stops and shoves down Apache. Ah, slingshot into the exposed buckle. Apache's bleeding. Drop toe hold, 619, leg  choke around the ropes, with Super Fly adding punches. Apache's bleeding quickly. Whip, double - well, they settle on spinebuster, but I'm not sure they were sure at first. Super Calo bum rushes Laredo Kid out, and it turns onto a one on one with Super Fly. Springboard back elbow, top rope reverse tope, one two NO. Calo corner whip, reversed, Fly charges in but no one's home. Calo sets him up on the top rope, climbs up with him - top rope headscissors, and Super Fly goes cross ring. One two NO. Calo says this is it, and sets up a double underhook something, but Laredo Kid breaks that up with a springboard clothesline. Lots of blood spots on Laredo's white outfit. Suplex by Laredo, back out to eh apron, Springboard elbow drop, one two NO. Calo is bleeding. Laredo goes for a leg hold, but Apache breaks that up before it can get started with a hard slap. Apache's face is read. Laredo ducks a clothesline, 'rana blocked by Apache, huge powerbomb, one two NO! Gran Apache argues the count, not going to help now. Gory faceslam, one two Tirantes holds up because Super Fly is late breaking it up, that's never good. Tirantes totally held up early and it didn't appear Laredo got his shoulder up first. Whip, spinebuster, Super Fly off the ropes, senton. One two NO. Super Fly is looking hurt now. A bit of a limp, and probably exhausted. The next spot is Super Fly ducking a clothesline - he doesn't really duck, but Apache's clothesline just brushes his head anyway. Arm scissors, Super Fly grabs the other arm, and Calo breaks it up. That hold didn't look so good. Slam, Calo off the ropes, over, quebrada, no one's home. Super Fly misses a third clothesline, Calo dropkicks him out. Calo tries a swinging thru the ropes dropkick, Fly moves out of the way and yanks him to the floor. Fly back in - cartwheel moonsault plancha to the floor! I can't believe he could pull that off at this point in the match. Laredo and Apache back in. Laredo dropkicks Apache into the corner, and then climbs up an adjacent corner - what is he thinking? Doesn't matter, Apache crotches him and climbs up behind him. Laredo fights him off with back elbows, knock him to the floor, and getting to the top rope - twisting 450 splash but Apache moves! Move looked great, too bad it didn't work. Apache pushes Laredo on this back, covers, one, and now he's picking him up anyway. Double underhook face slam one two - Apache picks him up again? Tirantes and Apache get into a shoving match on this, but Apache will not be determined. Crucifix powerbomb, one two NO HE PICKED HIM UP AGAIN. Enough already! Hijo de Tirantes shoves Apache hard, Apache shoves Hijo de Tirantes hard and down, Tirantes gets up, shoves Apache one more time, and raises Laredo Kid's arm for the win. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH - I think that's as close to that finish is going to work, but boy did I not want to see it there. Anyway, the story point is Apache clearly was the better man, Laredo Kid got a fluke win over him, but can he get it for real? 

Noti AAA
- Triplemania XV is coming up. Feuds may be resovled! Or not! Quite likely "or not!"
- AAA is Invading the US. This is the Warped Tour stuff, because we get Angel, Decnnis, Mini Chessman, Psicosis (in his Mexican Power gear), Mini Charly Manson, "and others", huh. If you believ this graphic, they're going to "California" (looks to be LA), Denver (which they locate in NEW MEXICO!), Houston, Dallas (one of these appears located in NEW ORLEANS.)
- Rey de Reyes, La Parka Jr. is good to dance, though not to use his left arm at all. He'll be back in the ring way too soon.
- Psicosis turned. This gets like 5 seconds. Maybe they'll get to it more later. 

Match 4: Antifaz del Norte, Fuerza Guerrera (c), Histeria, Psicosis II vs Alebrije, Charly Manson, Elegido, Juvnetud Guerrera  (c)
Centro de Convenciones, Minatitlan, Veracruz, 05/26/07

Winner: Tecnicos
Match Time: 13:07
Other Match Notes: Mesias appears fourth, where we'd get Abismo, yelling at the fans and introducing the newest member of the Vipers - Psicosis II. I think Psicosis is still wearing his Mexican Powers colored gear, but a black shirt on top of it. He's got the same Vipers music as does Histeria. He gets a hug from Antifaz, but just a handshake from Histeria. I wonder if that's supposed to mean anything. Cuije is with Alebrije, of course. Juvi's gear is all pink today. The girls are very much into Elegido. Juvy does the bit again where he takes off his shirt for a reaction, and then puts it back on so he can do it again later. Charly is wearing his mask, I guess to hide the (non-existent) burn marks.

Rudos jump tecnicos. Tecnicos turn it around at under 2:00 when they break up a quadruple submission hold. Manson and Alebrije hit stereo ropes in the flurry. Juvi's left in with Fuerza, but Piero won't count pins, and I'm done with the match at this point. Tecnico showcases for Charly, Juvi then comes in just to leech off Charly's reaction and then leave, Alebrije, Juvi in again but angry he won't get Fuerza, so he tags out to Elegido for his run. They nearly blow the mooning spot, which is away from the camera. Match has broken into an eight way at that point, and we get dives - Histeria Asai Moonsault on Alebrije, Psicosis and Charly doing topes onto Elegido and Antifaz, leaving the Guerreras in. Piero opts to wave to the crowd rather than count a pin after a Juvi Driver, and then trips  Juvi when he goes to the top rope. Fuerza goes up, gets a top rope armdrags, and now Piero is counting, albeit really slow. Fuerza kicks out at two. Fuerza low blow, Piero allows it, cover one two Fuerza pulls him up. This match may never end. Fuerza tries a powerbomb, Juvi reveres it into a 'rana, though it takes some work, very slow three count but Piero does hit the third. Why did Piero count three that time? Why is Alebrije fighting him now? HE should be thrilled they actually won. Fuerza's mask is pretty ripped up here. He appears to be a Mexican.

Match 5: Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz vs Crazy Boy, Extreme Tiger, Joe Lider
Centro de Convenciones, Minatitlan, Veracruz, 05/26/07

Winner: Rudos (Escoria beats Crazy Boy)
Match Time: 8:03
Other Match Notes: Crazy Boy & Joe Lider come out alone, in Mexican Powers red gear. Did Juvi's gear fade in the wash? Who can say. Mesias leads out Escoria, lots of valets, and eventually Ozz and Cuervo. Ozz looks huge lately. They've got their belts. Mesias notes there's just two Mexican Powers facing the best wrestlers in the world. What kind of morons are the Mexican Powers? Sect de Mesias is #1, whether you like it or not. Juvy appears on the stage, apparently having put on his mask just to take it off before he says anything. Juvi says the Mexican Powers - actually, he appears to just say "Mexican Powers" a lot, though there are words in between. Anyway, he introduces Extreme Tiger as the new member. I think for a second Psicosis must've pawned off an old Mexican Powers vest on him, but as Extreme Tiger runs to the ring (with a chair), you can see it says Crazy Boy on the back. Juvi keeps shouting Mexican on the microphone. I like to think they cut him off.

MP beatdown, full of wacky double teams. Extreme Tiger is wearing black gear, matching the other team better. Sect just randomly decides it's their turn for moves, and rush the tecnicos before 3:00. Tiger is small even for this crew. There's a big clip in here after they (randomly) settle back down to one on ones. Joe Lider appears to be wearing his mask longer and longer into matches. Extreme Tiger hits the top rope guillotine legdrop, hoping it'll make YouTube. Lots of co-operation sets up a Crazy top rope moonsault side slam but that's broken up before a pin. Psicosis runs into give Joe Lider a chair shot to the head, Lider takes a behind the back piledriver onto a chair to end it - Arturo figures that's a DQ, then cheers for the rudos winning. 

Hijo de Tirantes sees Psicosis celebrating with the Sect de Mesias after the match and thinks about overturning the finish, but of course not. Juvy rushes the ring and clears the rudos from it, while a doctor checks on Lider. Lider never did take the mask off his match. 

Interview: Cibernetico promises to vows to Mesias.

Match 6: Cuervo, Mesias, Escoria, Kenzo Suzuki vs Chessman, Cibernetico (c), Zorro
Centro de Convenciones, Minatitlan, Veracruz, 05/26/07

Winner: Rudos (Mesias foul Cibernetico)
Match Time: 7:49
Other Match Notes: All of the Sect is back out with Mesias, which makes sense with them being the replacements here. Tecnicos get individual entrances and don't wait for each other at the stage, which seems like a bad idea. Two kids get to the stage to pose with Zorro before they're dragged off. Break before Cibernetico's entrance, which sees at least three people jump the barricade to salaam him before being dragged off. Cibernetico is vastly entertained. At this point, some clues in that they might want to have security on either side of Cibernetico. Pepe Casas and Hijo de Tirantes are the refs. They don't really explain why the sides are, and it looks more like Ozz is in a trios match, but Scoria and Cuervo help turn a 50/50 brawl to start into a rudos edge. Referees seem lost as to who's supposed to be in as well. 

Total control to the five, who beat up Cibernetico most of all. You'd think, if they were just going to allow whatever, Charly would run down and help out, but that's not the way these things go. Cibernetico gets held in the middle for everyone else to stomp, and they most try and keep Chessman and Zorro out. Kenzo hits the wacky knee drop on Cibernetico, but Hijo de Tirantes refuses to count, because there are too many people in this match? That doesn't quite make sense. Mesias kills Zorro with a release German suplex. Chessman tries bring a chair in to hit people with, but it just gets taken from him and he gets hit with a few times. So does Zorro, so does Cibernetico. Good plan, Chessman. Mesias and Kenzo leave Cibernetico to the Sect, and we see way too much of a Scoria spinning heel kick which doesn't come close to actually hitting. Scoria backs up for a dropkick, but Cibernetico moves and pulls the rest of the Sect in the way. Zorro and Chessman yank Scoria, and come in for a tope con giro and a slingshot tornillo. Cibernetico dumps Mesias, and Kenzo tries to run, but Chessman forces him back in. Cibernetico tries a flapjacked Diamond cutter, Kenzo sells it with a standing stagger, setting up Chessman's spear. Cibernetico and Chessman hold open Kenzo's legs, so Zorro can can him in a sensitive spot. Clip here? Chessman pulled out, Mesias get the cane and hits Zorro, Cibernetico gets the goozle on Mesias, but Cuervo breaks that up with a kick. Cibernetico sells it, then ignores it. He tries a chokeslam, but Ricky's not near on the same page, so they're off on the timing on the first one, and then the second attempt looks horrible, with Cibernetico collapsing in mid move. Mesias doesn't sell it, picks Ciber up, and kicks him low. One two three. WHAT A FINISH! I have no idea what was supposed to happen there.

Rudos beat down the tecnicos. Finally, here's Charly, and the rudos nicely feed themselves one at a time into chair shots. Talking, but that's it.