Day: February 6, 2008

02/08 – 11 Lucha Times

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I had a hard time grasping what FSE was doing this week, but I think I’ve got it figured out.

FSE-US: someone’s figured out they’re lagged behind episodes and has decided to make it up by airing two new episodes a week. I want these people running Galavision immediately. Just to make sure it’s clear to those who get FSE and glaze over the non-Sunday lucha airings – FRIDAY episodes are ALSO new for the time being.

FSE-US FRIDAY: Listed as “Rey Bucanero vs H. Perro Aguayo”, includes the start of Volador/Perro feud and pre-Rebeldes vs Azteca/Fabian/Metalico. Reruns on Monday and Saturday.

FSE-US SUNDAY: “Dos Caras Jr. vs H. Perro Aguayo”, second trios match between Volador/Perro + Triad of Terror vs Felino/Sombra/Maximo. Tentaively reruns late next Sunday.

Should I start listing the titles on the FSE Indexes? I think it’d help identifying what’s on the reruns.

CAN52: New Infernales vs CMLL High Flyers and Mistico/Negro/Park vs Guerreros – this ought to be a fun show if I turn out correct.

AAA-US: New tapings resume with the only show from December. Psycho Circus (kinda sorta) debut, Taiji Ishimori makes a cameo, and Mesias’ Last Stand. Ever notice that Mesias is the doing a worked injury angle, and the two guys actually seriously hurt are going to be back before him? Wrestling is weird.

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AAA-MEX: If you totally wanted to see a NOAH guy fight a NOAH guy, but didn’t actually want to watch NOAH, this may be the show for you. Feuds move towards Rey de Reyes at a snails pace.

CMLL: 1:45 show, so top 3. Grey Shadow gets a second chance to make any impression, and we all find out a little bit more about the Averno/Mephisto/Perros alliance.

FSE-MEX: Amapola and Marcela try to hold a trios together, and three tecnicos going nowhere meet three rudos going nowhere.

Cadena3: Whatever I said in the morning. Figure out Mascara Purpura’s injury before the rest of us.

CMLL FSE #74

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CMLL FSE #74, taped 12/30/07, aired 02/03/08

I don’t think Heavy Metal is jumping to AAA. I think he’s just going to keep shrinking until he vanishes completely.

The secret big story of 2007 is Universo going from main eventing back to back major shows to being a non-factor. Mascara and Pierroth had similar declines, and I’m so not nostalgic for them after this match.

02/06: Puebla, Coliseo, Guadalajara

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CMLL (MON) 02/04 Arena Puebla [hugo999]
1) Karisma, Toro Bill Jr., Zigma b Asturiano, Forajido, Legionario
2) Fuerza Chicana, Negro Navarro, Siki Osama Jr. b Centella de Oro, Lestat, Starman
3) La Máscara, Mascara Purpura, Valiente b Ohara, Shigeo Okumura, Skandalo
4) La Sombra, Negro Casas, Volador Jr. b Mascara Ano 2000, Último Guerrero, Universo 2000
5) Atlantis b Blue Panther [NWA LH]

Atlantis took the main event clean with Atlantida.

CMLL (TUE) 02/05 Arena Mexico [ovaciones, cmll, reforma via Jazzo]
1) Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II b Pólvora & Zayco
2) Fire, Pequeño Violencia, Pierrothito b Celestial, Electrico, Pequeño Olímpico
3) Euforia, Nosferatu, Virus b Flash, Máscara Púrpura, Stuka Jr.
4) Alex Koslov, Heavy Metal, Último Dragón b Sangre Azteca, Skandalo, Universo 2000
5) Dos Caras Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr., Valiente b Atlantis, Lizmark Jr., Rey Bucanero

MIA: Olimpico (replaced by Skandalo)
WOUNDED: Atlantis (hurt in the second fall, left the dressing room on his own feet), Mascara Purpura (no details)

Wagner beat Atlantis with the Atlantida in the first fall of the main event. Rudos took the second, tecnicos used the numbers to take the third.

Tecnicos took the semimain in straight falls, including Sangre getting caught fouling Heavy Metal in the second.

In other Reforma articles, Alex Koslov desperately wants a title rematch with Averno this year, while Misterioso is less particular about who he fights, as long as he fights for a title.

CMLL (SUN) 02/10 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Quazar vs Milenio
2) Virgo vs Guero Loco
3) Carlo Roggi vs Valentin Mayo
4) Metatron & Oro II vs El Egipcio & Super Maquina
5) Sagrado vs La Sombra, El Gallo, Stuka Jr., Casanova, Damián 666, Ephesto, Mr. Trueno, Toxico [OCCIDENTE LH, ciber]
6) Marco Corelone vs Último Guerrero

Who you got? Maybe Sagrado wins another title.

CMLL (TUE) 02/12 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Thunder Boy vs Milenio
2) Idolo vs Danger (Guadalajara)
3) Lider vs Destroyer (Guadalajara)
4) Metalik vs Rey Trueno
5) Leon Blanco & Leono vs Infierno & Máscara Mágica
6) Alex Koslov & Tony Rivera vs Malefico & Texano
7) Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Black Warrior [UWA HEAVY]

CMLL actually lists this as “IWA”, but I hope that’s a typo.

AAA’s preview for this weekend’s taping promises there will be blood between Abismo Negro and Mr. Niebla. Ovaciones is having a contest for tickets to this show – mail farosas@ova.com.mx with the names Antonio Pena used before becoming a promoter. You’ve got to be able to pick up the tickets on Friday from the Ovaciones office.

El Hijo del Santo going to Santo’s statue got covered in a few places, including Ovaciones, ESTO (in a photo gallery),

Arturo Rivera‘s column mentions Nicho is now the local AAA promoter in Tijuana. (I think I read an article that said he was one half of the local promoter, but close enough.)

AAA (THU) 02/21 Gimnasio del Estadio Carlos Serdan Arechavaleta
1) Apolo, Matematico Jr., Sangre y Fuego vs Black Baby, El Hijo del Buitre, Matrix (Veracruz)
2) Celestial (Veracruz), El Alebrije, El Elegido vs Electro Shock, Monsther, Violencia (Veracruz)
3) Charly Manson, Chessman, La Parka Jr. vs Abismo Negro, Psicosis II, Zorro

I believe that’s a local Violencia and not the ex-CMLL guy.

DeporTV actually didn’t self delete this week, so I can tell you that no lucha aired. This is a couple weeks in a row, so I wonder if they might be done on that show.

Guerreros del Ring #125 has Xtreme Tiger on the cover.

As part of it’s Solar month, el Martiente is interviewing Solar I himself and taking questions from their board.