02/07: Babe Sharon, Guadalajara

Babe Sharon passed away yesterday: lo mejor de lucha, Box Y Lucha Foro, El Martiente, AAA’s website, luchawiki. Babe Sharon (Armando Aro) was an exotico wrestle, one part of a trio with Sergio el Hermoso and Bello Greco (father of the Stones), and AAA credits hiim as a forerunner of the current crop of exoticos. Sharon wrestled in AAA from 1994 to 1999. He was 55, and passed away in Juarez due to heart problems.

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

Mistico won the main event clean. Leon Blanco showed up a match early, in the fourth, to distract Infierno into losing his match. Infierno reappeared in the third fall of the main event, brawling with Leon Blanco to take him away from the fight. The rudos actually in the match enjoyed the 3 on 2 advanage too much and got DQed for excessive violence. This sets up a cage of death in a couple of weeks.

Atlantis talked to Reforma about the injury he suffered on Tuesday. In the moment, he thought he might have torn tendons and fractured his right ankle, because it hurt that much when he tried to walk on it. The doctor checked him out, injected something into his leg, rubbed some ointment, and Atlantis was able to walk out of the arena. His ankle is bruised and taped and he’s feeling about 70%, but he plans on working all of his dates this week.

Reforma (via Jazzo) also previews tonight’s Neza Mini Cibernetico, and Dr. Wagner talks about his relationship with Mistico.

Lead CMLL rudo referee and occasional wrestler Baby Richard will be interviewed by Metro (Mexico) tomorrow.

More Santo remembrances: ESTO (bio), El Sol de Tulancingo (ceremony at their statute), Dosier (somewhat confusing first person narrative)

El Sol de Tampico has a bio of Mil Mascaras. I liked the paragraph detailing how Mil Mascaras is still alive in the 1997 Royal Rumble. Which is kinda true, he purposefully went thru the ropes before coming off the top rope just so he could claim that later, but you’d think it’d be way down the list of Mil Mascaras accomplishments.

Mistico chats after his match on Celeya on Tuesday.

Maze Middle School in Hollister, CA has a lucha libre fundraiser on Saturday. Hijo de Rey Misterio is mentioned as working the show.

GALLI (SUN) 02/10 Addison Community Center
1) Bazooka & El Funebre vs El Chilango & Mr. Zeus
2) Resistencia vs Blade
3) Golden Star vs Gringo Loco, Amenza del Siglo, Aguila del America, Slayer, Guerrillero, El Infernal, Discovery, Charly Manson Jr., El Tigre, Quinto Sol, Guerrerito del Futuro, Pentagon del Infierno, Angel de la Muerte [torneo, GALLI CHAMP]
4) Huracan Ramirez Jr. vs Yakuza [IWC ?]
5) Jerry Lynn & Samuray vs Isaias Velazques & Steve Boz

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I believe I’m going to this, and maybe printing out this poster so I can ID half the guys. Anyone else going? Jerry Lynn should work this show as Mr. JL.