01/13: IWRG, lineups, highlights

IWRG (THU) 01/10 Arena Naucalpan [superluchas]
1) Comando Gama b Akuma
2) Halcón Salvaje & Tortuguillo Ninja II b Judas el Tradior & Rockero del Diablo
3) Cyborg, El Hijo del Diablo, Nemesis IWRG b Freelance, Gemelo Fantastico I, Gemelo Fantastico II
4) el Hijo Del Anibal, Pantera, Veneno b Kai, Kalimari, Yamato
5) Oficial Fierro L Multifacético, Capitán Muerte, Bogeman, Puma King, Coco Verde [cage, loser advances]
6) Tortuguillo Ninja I L Oficial AK-47, Xibalba, Fantasma de la Opera, Cocolores, Septiembre Negro II [cage, loser advances]
7) Oficial Fierro b Tortuguillo Ninja I [cage, mask]

Tortuguillo Ninja I is Daniel Torres Ramirez, who’s wrestled as Chamaco Torres. He’s from Mexico City and has wrestled for 9 years. In the first match, they teased Multifacetico losing before he left Ofical behind for the win. In the second cage match, they teased Oficial on Oficial violence.

Ovaciones has an interview with Pirata Morgan about Los Piratas. They’re pretending to be debuting at the 01/19 AAA TV Taping, not that they really did much in 2007. They’re also going with the Hijo de Pirata Morgan and Pirata Morgan Jr. as sons and Barba Roja as a cousin.

Super Luchas #234 has the TNA/NJPW Tokyo Dome show on the cover, and a good interview with Valiente on the inside.

Accion highlights seemed to be cut on the midnight version eastern of the show I watched; GALA was running a few minutes behind so it could have been edited out. If I think to check the overnight rerun, I’ll let you know, but I’m sure it was Mistico’s return to Arena Mexico and whatever the main event of the Best of show was. In the usual place they stick them, right after the top 10, there was figure skating. Kinda different, but I did find out whatever happened to Suray Bonaly.

DeporTV Highlights

IWRG (THU) 01/17 Arena Naucalpan [superluchas #246]
1) Tortuguillo Ninja II vs Rey Estruendo
2) Gemelo Fantastico I & Gemelo Fantastico II vs Comando Gama & Puma King
3) Freelance, Multifacético, Star Boy vs Black Terry, Kalimari, Nemesis IWRG
4) Bogeman, el Hijo Del Anibal, Pantera vs Masada, Nosawa, Takemura
5) Villano III & Villano IV vs Hijo del Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr.

This is the week for Japanese cameos. I think they’re setting up a tag title match in the main event.

AULL (SAT) 01/19 Arena Lopez Mateos [superluchas #246]
1) Cerebro Diabolico, Cybder Black, Ice Man vs New Boy, Rey Marical, Super Tri
2) Hijo del Signo vs Maythor
3) Solar I vs Negro Navarro [CENTROAMERICANO]
4) Fantasma Jr., Kung Fu Jr., Robin Maravilla vs Rey Krimen, Shu el Guerrero, X-Fly
5) Dos Caras Sr., El Fantasma, Villano III vs Black Terry, Onita Santana, Rambo

This is Hijo del Singo’s debut match (spoiling WO teasers!), on a benefit show for El Signo. Not sure if he’s an authentic son or not. If there’s ever a time to sell your gimmick to a fake son, it’s when you’re in a bad enough finicial situation that people are running benefit shows for you. Pierroth Jr. is listed in X-Fly’s spot, but I don’t think they mean the CMLL guy.

Superlucha’s lineup for 01/19 lists the Hellbrothers/Familia de Tijuana as a Chessman/Halloween singles matches with other as seconds. Probably won’t make much difference in the end.

IWRG (SUN) 01/20 Arena Naucalpan
1) Cat Man vs Rey Estruendo
2) Tortuguillo Ninja II & Tortuguillo Ninja III vs Trauma I & Trauma II
3) Filoso, Golem, Star Boy vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
4) Fantasma de la Ópera, Freelance, Multifacético vs Black Terry, Cyborg, Kalimari
5) el Hijo Del Anibal, Pantera, Ultraman, Ultramán Jr. vs Kushida, Masada, Nosawa, Takemura

I’m thinking this is Yurijo Kushida.

LJLL (WED) 12/19 Coliseo Tulancingo
1) Masterson Boy b Mr. Apocalipsis
2) Artikus b Iron Man
3) Slayer b Lanzelot
4) Angelito Azul b Rocky Lobo
5) Dinastia b King Power, Electric Rain
6) Black Fire & Konami b Angel Suicida & Concord

This is the Super Crazy led group with teenagers creating their own gimmicks, with a Spanish Fly finish for the main event.