Month: January 2008

Ovaciones’ headline today is “Hector Garza to retire!” Article says Hector plans to retire…in four years. Maybe.

CMLL (TUE) 01/29 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [CMLL]
1) Azazel b Quazar
2) El Idolo b El Egipcio
3) Casanova & Metatron b Rey Trueno & Super Maquina
4) Exterminador b Carlo Roggi
5) Tony Rivera DQ Malefico
6) Atlantis & Último Guerrero b La Sombra & Volador Jr.
7) Black Warrior b Dr. Wagner Jr.

In the 5th match, Malefico faked a low blow in the first fall. Mascara Magica was Malefico’s second, and both rudos beat up Tony to get DQed in the second and third fall. Black Warrior snuck in a foul in the main event.

CMLL (TUE) 02/05 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Virgo vs Guero Loco
2) Estrella de Jalisco vs El Egipcio
3) Casanova & Idolo vs Rey Trueno & Super Maquina
4) Metal Blanco & Metatron vs Infierno & Mr. Trueno
5) Leon Blanco, Leono, Tony Rivera vs Malefico, Máscara Mágica, Texano Jr.
6) Místico & Negro Casas vs Misterioso II & Último Guerrero

CMLL (MON) 02/04 Arena Puebla
1) Asturiano, Forajido, Legionario vs Karisma, Toro Bill Jr., Zigma
2) Centella de Oro, Lestat, Starman vs Fuerza Chicana, Negro Navarro, Siki Osama Jr.
3) La Máscara, Mascara Purpura, Valiente vs Ohara, Shigeo Okumura, Skandalo
4) La Sombra, Negro Casas, Volador Jr. vs Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Último Guerrero, Universo 2000
5) Atlantis vs Blue Panther [NWA LH]

RFC says AAA’s Rey de Reyes will be on 03/16, in either Guadalajara or Monterrey.

indy (TUE) 01/29 Cortijo de la Feria, Leono [am.com.mx]
1) Chico Rebelde, La Momia, Skud b Ebola, Espíritu, Fuerza K9

A group (led by Espiritu?) is apparently running Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday shows at the fair. Espiritu hurt his shoulder in this match.

Sombrepuesto podcast has an interview with the original Mascarita Sagrada.

Lucha Va Voom runs in LA from 02/12 to 02/14 with Ultimo Guerrero, Incognito, and Cassandro. Some PWG types are among the regulars. Los Crazy Chickens may be my new favorite gimmick.

Superluchas has started their own wikiproject, to cover the entire world of wrestling.

I missed this like a week ago: Alfredo topped all of us and posted a 2007 LuchaWorld Top 100. I’d have 79 higher.

CMLL (MON) 01/28 Arena Puebla [hugo999]
1) Mr. Rafaga, Toro Bill, Toro Bill Jr. b Forajido, King Jaguar, SWAT
2) Centella de Oro, the Tiger, Tigre Rojo b Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Policeman
3) Loco Max, Nitro, Skandalo b Ángel Azteca Jr., Flash, Stuka Jr.
4) Blue Panther, Heavy Metal, Negro Casas b Atlantis, Sangre Azteca, Último Guerrero
5) Averno b Místico [NWA MIDDLE]

CLEAN WIN FOR AVERNO OVER MISTICO. That’s crazy. Averno’s winning this far too often (read: at all) for something not to be set for the future. Should we assume this the probable 75th Anniversary Show main event?

Tecnicos won the semimain in straight falls, and Blue Panther challenges Atlantis to a title match next week.

Building might have not been completely full, but there were ticket scalpers doing good business.

CMLL (TUE) 01/29 Arena Mexico [cmll, Reforma via Jazzo]
1) Artillero & Súper Comando b Super Camaleon & Super Tri
2) Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max, Nitro b Molotov, Starman, Trueno
3) Diamante Negro, Ohara, Shigeo Okumura b Fabián el Gitano, Leono, Super Nova
4) Alex Koslov, Sagrado, Valiente b Misterioso II, Olímpico, Sangre Azteca
5) Marco Corelone, Negro Casas, Último Dragón b Damián 666, Mr. Águila, Texano Jr.

REBELDES WIN! They’ve adjusted it to Rebeldes Tuareg, which explains the headdress. They’re nomadic people, in search of oasis of wins and big matches in the far reaching CMLL midcard desert.

Rudos could’ve won the semimain in straight falls, but got DQed for beating up Valiente too much in the second fall and then choked it way in the third. I hope we’re setting up someone getting a shot at Sangre’s title. Sangre Azteca should just defend his title every fourth Tuesday, as long as they have TV.

Remember back in December, when Villano III worked the IWRG El Hijo del Santo show as a fill-in? CMLL’s policy had been to ban those who worked show that Santo worked, as part of their freeze out on him, and this almost meant the end of Loco Max back when the policy started. At the time of this show, I figured V3 would get a pass – he’s a vet, it was a fill-in, it was partly a tribute to IWRG’s recently passed away founder. However, Villano 3 hasn’t appeared in CMLL since, and he told Reforma (via Jazzo) that he believe’s he’s not being booked because he worked that show with Santo. V3 claims he asked for and received permission to work the show, but CMLL’s stopped talking with him. CMLL doensn’t seem to like to tell people they’re in trouble, they just cut those people out of the loop.

In other departures, Box Y Lucha #2855 notes Emilio Charles Jr. has left CMLL. He hasn’t been used in DF since losing his hair to Mascara Purpura. He was working Guadalajara late last year, but this is no big surprise.

AAA (TUE) 01/29 Arena Juba de Reynosa [Mario Loera @ Lo Mejor de Lucha]
1) Guerrero del Camino b Comando
2) Bufalo & Luminoso b Rocker Boy & Sangre Leon
3) Corazón de Barrio, Rey Patriota, Vaquero (Juba) b Dakota, Imagen I, Imagen II
4) Mascarita Sagrada & Octagoncito b Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Histeria
5) Antifaz del Norte b El Elegido

CMLL (SUN) 02/03 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Quazar vs Milenio
2) Golden & Lider vs Asesino Negro & Destroyer
3) Idolo & Nube Roja vs Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno
4) La Máscara & Máximo vs Angel Blanco Jr. & Sangre Azteca
5) Ebola vs Exterminador [hair]
6) Grey Shadow, Marco Corelone, Sagrado vs Averno, Olímpico, Último Guerrero

They’re putting him on the road immediately. Hope he has a good show.

MedioTiempo has not much new about the last AAA TV Taping, except they’re building an Juvi/X-Pac feud. That’s not quite as cool as I hoped, but the picture of the Legion celebrating over Halloween’s corpse is fantastic.

(El Dentista) There’s a new lucha commission in Tampico.

According to Luchas 2000, the Grey Shadow is an Inoki LA Dojo graduate, 170 cm/5′ 7″ tall and welter/middleweight. A lot of people have passed thru that school, so it doesn’t narrow it down enough.

It’s possible it could be one of the Havana Brothers guys. Rocky Romero and Puma seem to be getting regular enough weekend bookings in the US that they wouldn’t give it to go to Mexico. I presume Bobby Quance is still with the Navy, but I haven’t seen an update. Ricky Reyes didn’t impress enough for them to bring him back any time before now, so that’d be a surprise.

I’d guess it’d be someone who was at the school around the same time Alex Koslov was, because that’d be an obvious in. We could just e-mail Alex and see if he’ll spill, but I kinda want to figure out the puzzle myself. I suspect ESTO and others will talk about him this Friday.

I totally forget there was a Grey Shadow from the 40s. Thanks for the reminder. Maybe Box Y Lucha will write a history piece on him this week?

Everyone, Ovaciones includes, has very generic previews of Friday’s show. Atlantis respects the challengers.

Galeria Loteria Nacional hosts an exhibition of lucha libre art by Ismael Olivares from Feburary 7 to March 7.

AAA’s results from the last taping have few new details. Estrellita’s hosting a children’s show. They also preview the NOAH guys showing up on Friday.

AAA’s added Abismo Negro vs Mr. Niebla for leadership of the Vipers to the 02/10 taping. I don’t get why the three other guys haven’t turned on them yet, but whatever.

Guerrerito Zulu, an active minis wrestler in Chipas, passed away Sunday. (Box Y Lucha)

IWRG (THU) 01/24 Arena Naucalpan [superluchas #248]
1) Puma King b Halcón Salvaje
2) Judas el Traidor & Nemesis IWRG b Avisman & Star Boy
3) Fantasma de la Ópera, Filoso IWRG, Freelance b Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
4) Bogeman, el Hijo Del Anibal, Multifacético DQ Cyborg, Pierroth, Veneno
5) Cien Caras Jr., Hijo del Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. b Villano III, Villano IV, Villano V

Dinamitas won in straight falls. V4 got caught fouling Cien Caras Jr. in the first fall, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. did not get caught in the second foul. Veneno, Cyborg, Pierroth, Cerebro Negro have formed a new rudo faction called Los Creyentes (The Believers.) Veneno fouled Hijo del Anibal for the loss. One day, a new rudo faction will start off with a win.

Some lineups for this week and beyond.

AAA (TUE) 01/29 Arena Juba de Reynosa [RFC]
1) Cimarron vs Guerrero del Camino
2) Bufalo & Luminoso vs Rocker Boy & Sangre Leon
3) Dakota, Imagen I, Imagen II vs Corazón de Barrio, Rey Patriota, Vaquero (Juba)
4) Mascarita Sagrada & Octagoncito vs Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Histeria
5) Antifaz del Norte vs El Elegido

WWA (THU) 01/31 Auditorio de Tijuana
1) Black Spider, Extassis, Star Boy vs Animal, Silver Star, Tucan
2) El Dandy, Super Astro, Tarzan Boy vs Damián 666, Ramses, Rey Misterio Sr.
3) Dr. Wagner Jr. & Shocker vs el Hijo del Perro Aguayo & Héctor Garza [WWA TAG]

Another match for the vacant WWA Tag Team titles. I don’t think anyone actual defends these.

IWRG (THU) 01/31 Arena Naucalpan
1) Bacteria vs Comando Gama
2) Avisman & Star Boy vs Puma King & Rockero del Diablo
3) Kalimari, Kushida, Masada vs Fantasma de la Ópera, Filoso (IWRG), Freelance
4) Cerebro Negro, Cyborg, Veneno vs Bogeman, Multifacético, Rayman
5) Hijo del Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. vs Villano III & Villano IV [super libre]

CMLL (SAT) 02/02 Polideportivo Universitario Pachuca, Hidalgo
1) Destroyer, Emperador, Flecha vs Bengala, Damian el Inmortal, Estruendo
2) Amapola vs Marcela [CMLL WOMEN]
3) Alex Koslov, Rey Bucanero, Sagrado vs Mephisto, Misterioso II, Texano Jr.
4) el Hijo del Perro Aguayo & Místico vs LA Park & Último Guerrero [pi]

AULL (SUN) 02/03 Arena Lopez Mateos
1) Enrique Ricon & Soldado del Futuro vs Demonio Rojo & Miserable
2) Hermano Shadow I & Hermano Shadow II vs Drako & Hombre de Guerra
3) King Star Tiger, Robin Maravilla, Tortuguillo Ninja III vs Cerebro Diabolico, Epitafio, Herejia
4) Psicopata, Terry 2000, Yakuza vs Rey Krimen, Sadico, Sepulturero I
5) LA Park & Villano III vs Damián 666 & Mano Negro Sr.

IWRG (SUN) 02/03 Arena Naucalpan
1) Halcón Salvaje vs Anubis
2) Chicoche & Soldado del Futuro vs Trauma I & Trauma II
3) Fantasma de la Ópera, Filoso (IWRG), Star Boy vs Capitán Muerte, Kalimari, Kushida
4) Freelance, Multifacético, Pantera vs Black Terry, Masada, Veneno
5) Centuaro, Negro Navarro, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs Hijo del Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Septiembre Negro II

AAA (SUN) 02/03 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [RFC]
1) Baby Fox & Rey Imagen vs Criminal & Iron Extreme
2) Kainetai & Lord Byron vs Androide & Yako
3) Virtual X vs Euforia (Monterrey)
4) Iron & Principe Diamante vs Rio Bravo & Tito Santana II [AAA NORTH TAG]
5) 5X, Aero Star, La Momia vs Antifaz del Norte, Extreme Tiger, Histeria

AAA AGUILAS (SUN) 02/17 Auditorio Municipal de Tequisquiac [triplea.com.mx]
1) Killer Clown, Psycho Clown, Zombie Clown vs Alan, Javi, Riciky
2) Casandro, May Flowers, Pimpinela Escarlata vs Estrellita, Fabi Apache, Sexy Star
3) Cibernetico & Gronda II vs Espíritu & Kenzo Suzuki

AAA lists Alan’s team as the Barrio Boys. Decnnis and Billy Boy get new gimmicks and Alan gets two new goofs (though at least one recycled Kumbia King.) LOSER: ALAN.