01/18: Mexico preview, IWRG, Box y Luchas

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CMLL (FRI) 01/18 Arena Mexico
1) Bam Bam & Mascarita Dorada vs Pequeño Black Warrior & Pierrothito
2) Fabián el Gitano, Mictlán, Starman vs Euforia, Nosferatu, Virus
3) Super Nova & Valiente vs Alex Koslov & Marco Corelone and Flash & Último Dragón and Felino & Heavy Metal and Black Warrior & Olímpico and Averno & Mephisto and Damián 666 & Mr. Águila and Misterioso II & Sangre Azteca
4) Dr. Wagner Jr. & Mistico vs Rey Bucanero & Último Guerrero [pi]

Notes from Ovaciones, ESTO, notimex

This isn’t the first time Rey & Ultimo have been back together since Rey got turned on June ’06. They’ve been forced to team in matches for Gimnasio Nuevo Laredo, AULL and in Hidalgo this past August. Still, this is the high profile reunion.

Rey’s quoted in some of the press coverage as not wanting to go rudo long term, because Ultimo’s still challenging him for the CMLL Light Heavyweight title. So all we have to do is convince Ultimo to challenge for one of Wagner or Mistico’s titles, and I think we can make this work. Bucanero’s also not into parajes incredible matches after losing the hair match with Black Warrior at his side. Ultimo is saying he doesn’t care who he teams with, as long as he’s fighting Mistico and Wagner, but I don’t believe him. He does note Ultimo/Rey were unbeatable as a team, and Rey says they could fight as team with their eyes closed. For their part, Dr. Wagner says he and Mistico had a chat, and he hopes Mistico knows his role. Mistico and Dr. Wagner having a chat must air on TV. Mistico says he’ll team without whomever the fans want him to team with.

(Reforma (via Jazzo on el Martiente) writes the same Bucanero/Guerrero conversations with a flipped slant, seeing this as a possible start to Bucanero returning to the rudos.)

I think Averno & Mephisto have the best shot at winning the tag team tournament, followed by Damian/Aguila, Olimpico/Warrior, and Misterioso/Sangre. Tecnicos aren’t going to win because a tecnico won last week, but Felino/Metal seem like a good shot at the semifinalsts, followed by Marco/Alex, Dragon/Felino, and Nova/Valiente is least likely.

All the lineups have La Mascara still as Ultimo Dragon’s partner, but I think they’re just working off the old lineup.

Mistico tells ESTO there’s nothing to rumors of him going to AAA or WWE. He says he will fight in the US (and Spain), but only with CMLL. It’d be a dream come true for Mistico to fight or team with Rey Mysterio, but he can’t leave the Mexican fans behind and has made no deal with WWE. Mistico’s is sure he must win a hair or a mask in 2008. He’s going to try different looks, like his black gear, as long as the people like it.

Main event superstar Valiente talks about his career with ESTO. Valiente wants a shot at Dos Jr. and the Heavyweight title, and now I totally want to see that match. He’d also like to work rudo some day.

ESTO’s last article is going over the line up of AAA’s taping this Saturday, their first one in 36 days.

IWRG (SUN) 01/13 Arena Naucalpan [the gladiatores]
1) Halcón Salvaje b Comando Gama
2) Tortuguillo Ninja I & Tortuguillo Ninja II b Macho II & Rockero del Diablo
3) Ofical Fierro, Oficial 911, Oficial AK47 b Filoso, Gemelo Fantastico I, Gemelo Fantastico II
4) Black Terry, Capitán Muerte, Cyborg b Fantasma de la Ópera, Freelance, Ultramán Jr.
5) Kai, Kalimari, Yamato DQ Bogeman, Multifacético, Pantera [super libre]

Pantera and Multifacetico dropped Kai and Yamato with martientes, getting DQed evne in a super libre match. This could be the end of Kai and Yamato in Mexico; Shining Road mentions they’re back in Japan already.

Box Y Lucha posted a few articles on their site from the magazine, as well as some video interviews
– interview with Veneno, talking about his path to CMLL, or at least how he’d like to tell it.
– La Sirenta hopes to get back into a major company this year. Her theory is “they’ve got huge rosters, so…why not?”
– people praciticing La Mistica at the gym.
– interview with the Evil AAA Clowns, who claim to be new. No one’s easily identifiable. That last group under the clown gear was Los Porros, not sure if these are the same.
– “Mr. Niebla, leader of the Vipers is more about Niebla’s path to AAA rather than anything about him leading with the Vipers. He’d like to fight for Elegido’s mask this year. For their part, AAA’s preview of tommorow’s taping heavily hints that Abismo’s split with the Vipers will be better explained on the show.

Mr. Reyes has photos from last night’s IWRG show.

Yearly licensing has begun in Torreon. It’s 200 pesos ($18.28) for new wrestlers and 100 ($9.19) for those already licensed who take care of it in the first two months of the year. All will be required to take a free HIV test.