Arturo Rivera says La Parka Jr. will NOT be wrestling at Rey de Reyes. He’s suffered a set back, which would explain why he’s been off the spot shows again. Arturo also connects Perro Aguayo Jr. opening a shop at Arena Mexico to the beginning of the end for Brazo de Oro (doesn’t make sense to me either) and talks about the lunch where Pena came up with the Payasos gimmick.
Ovaciones lists a new IWRG main event for tonight: an eight man tournament including Mascara Ano 2000, Tarzan Boy, Hijo de Anibal, Negro Navarro, Septiembre Negro II, Hijo del Solitario, Pantera, and Ultraman Jr., with the final match in a cage.
I’m sure it’ll change again, not just because it’s IWRG, but because Pantera would have to be on some heck of a flight to make it back from Philly in time for the show. He, Incognito and Lince Dorado won CHIKARA’s 28 team King of Trios tournament this afternoon. Pantera pinned Mike Quackenbush in a semifinal tournament match and asked for a shot at Quackenbush’s NWA Junior Heavyweight title, which will apparently happen at some point in the near future. If I may pointless segue for a sec: it’s an NWA title, Pantera’s the perfect fit for Blue Demon’s NWA Mexico (not with the major groups but a moderate important name), I wonder if that match is coming to Mexico. Not the first time thru, because no NWA show has actually been announced, but it’s the type of match I expect eventually if the NWA Mexico promotion actually runs shows at some point.
indy (SUN) 02/24 Coliseo Coacalco [superluchas #253]
1) Estigma & Eterno b Daga & Lobo Metalico
2) Storm & Terrorista b Espartano I & Espartano III
3) Dark Angel & Goddess b Amapola & La Nazi
4) Panterita, Suicida, Último Vampiro DRAW Felino, Kid Tiger, Puma King
5) Ave Nocturna, Wizard, Yakuza DRAW Hanaoka, Satoshi, Suzuki
Back to back draws probably aren’t fun to watch. Felino and kids worked as rudos in their match.
IWRG (THU) 02/28 Arena Naucalpan [superluchas #253]
1) Bacteria b Semental
2) Chico Che & Soberano b Trauma I & Trauma II
3) el Hijo del Pierroth, Mr. Matanza, Veneno b Fantasma de la Ópera, Freelance, Miss Gaviota
4) Hijo del Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Septiembre Negro II b El Fantasma, el Hijo Del Anibal, Ultraman Jr.
5) Black Terry b Multifacético [IWRG IC WELTER]
Black Terry retained, clean! This Pierroth is a new one, and fatter looking than the other ones. The best guess is it’s the original (and maybe actual) son of Pierroth, who blew out his ankle long ago and never returned.
ULTIMO DRAGON GYM (SUN) 03/02 Arena Coliseo
1) Arkangel de la Muerte, Daisuke Hanaoka, Negro Navarro b Amigo Suzuki, Bryan Lee, Kajiwara
2) Pequeño Damian 666 DCO Toshiya Matsuzaki [CMLL MINI]
3) Brazo de Platino & Último Dragón DQ Atlantis & Último Guerrero [COPA YAMAHA, sf]
4) Olimpico & Texano Jr. b Alex Koslov & Marco Corelone [COPA YAMAHA, sf]
5) La Máscara, Máximo, Súper Nova b Hiromi Horiguchi, Ohara, Shigeo Okumura
6) Último Dragón & Yutaka Yoshie b Olímpico & Texano Jr. [COPA YAMAHA, final]
Olimpico and Texano cheated to beat Alex and Marco. Guerreros ripped Dragon’s mask off and Platino was strechered out. I guess it’s just lucky Yutaka Yoshie happened to fly from Japan and be backstage for this show. (Ultimo Dragon is odd.)
Damian and Matsuzaki were outside for 20, but champion retains it. Mascara pinned Ohara, so that feud won’t die. Winners of that trio match got soup from a sponsor.
AULL (WED) 03/05 Arena Lopez Mateos
1) Rey Krystal & Sombra Escarlata vs Hombre de Guerra & Sol de Oriente
2) Mini Tortuguillo Ninja I, Mini Tortuguillo Ninja II, Mini Tortuguillo Ninja III vs Mini Nacho Libre, Pequeno Angel, Pequeno Demonio
3) Blasfemia, Chavo Extreme, Judas el Traidor vs Cerebro Maligno, Epitafio, Herejia [possesion of Trolly]
4) Chucho el Roto, Terry 2000, Yakuza vs Rey Krimen, Sadico, Sepulturero I
5) Alex Koslov, La Máscara, Volador Jr. vs Olímpico, Onita Santana, Sangre Azteca
A battle for possession of the rudo mascot. I can’t believe this hasn’t happened with Monito yet.
CMLL (SUN) 03/09 Arena Coliseo
1) Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II vs Pólvora & Vaquero
2) Bracito de Oro, Pequeño Olímpico, Tzuki vs Fire, Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Halloween
3) Alex Koslov, La Sombra, Máximo vs Damián 666, Ephesto, Texano Jr.
4) Dark Angel, Princesa Blanca, Sahori vs Amapola, La Nazi, Medussa
5) LA Park, Negro Casas, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Sangre Azteca, Último Guerrero
They may be setting up Dark Angel vs Amapola. Or I may just have the 3rd/4th match flipped. Ovaciones preview for tonight’s show still teases Ultimo vs Corelone, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see this card get changed midweek. because it’s tonight, and I forgot.
(Shining Road) Silver King won the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title on their 03/01 show.
Accion higlights
CMLL: all of the main event. Perro pulled Mistico’s mask right when he had Averno in La Mistica. Maybe next time he should just break it up. Mistico got smushed by Corelone’s Superman plancha into the ring, and Corelone got cracked in the head on Mephisto’s tope con giro.
AAA: Mexican Powers Familia de Tijuana vs Alebrije, Laredo Kid, Mascara Divina. Absolutely hilarious to see Alebrije toss Cuije into a splash, and then they clip to him doing the same exact spot with Extreme Tiger. That buried him more than even “Mini Extreme Tiger” did. Seeing Mascara Divina get a clean win here (no sign of Chessman in this photo) makes it seem like Nicho had a point about how strong this group was going to be booked.