taped 03/07 and 03/09; aired 03/15/08
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Come to think of it, I’m amazed Purpura didn’t take a shooting star press bump off the Doomsday Device. It was for a 9 minute match.
MUZAK WE WILL ROCK YOU! Never been so happy to hear a cover. A good match too, though I still want to see Negro/Sangre more than Ultimo/Volador if Ultimo’s going to look at the fans every 4 seconds.
Various websites are reporting Bestia Salvaje, real name Juan Manual Rodriguez, passed away this morning at 7:30 AM. The family has not released the cause of the death, though superluchas believes it was liver disease.
Bestia passed away in Guadalajara, where his career started. He ultimately found most of his success in CMLL, where he worked as a regular from the late 80s until April 2005. Bestia was a rising rudo with big hair wins in the early 90s before becoming changing to the veteran lose most of those matches. Bestia beating El Hijo del Santo was the main event of the 55th Anniversary Show and main evented the spring pre-cursors to the current Dos Leyenda shows, including a tag hair loss teaming with frequent partner Scorpio Jr. but falling to Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo.
Bestia won the National Tag Team titles with Pierroth Jr., the CMLL Tag Titles with Scorpio Jr. and the CMLL Trios Titles with Sangre Chicana and Emilio Charles Jr. Bestia’s last big runs were as part of the Guapos (with Shocker, Scorpio Jr. and Emilio Charles Jr. in different variations) and as part of the Tailban with Scorpio and Emilio. After that last group drifted apart, Bestia disappeared from CMLL, but still wrestled regularly for IWRG and Guadalajara. Bestia’s had only wrestled a few times since last August. The last known match I have is one this past January at Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara.
Bestia Salvaje was 46.
I would expect there will be tributes to him tonight at the IWRG show, tomorrow at the CMLL show and probably on AAA TV (by Scorpio) if they haven’t finished editing this week.
CMLL (TUE) 03/18 Arena Mexico [CMLL]
1) Pólvora & Zayco b Súper Camaleón & Súper Tri
2) Arkangel de la Muerte, Dr. X, Loco Max b Mictlán, Neutrón, Tony Rivera
3) Euforia, Nosferatu, Virus b Fabián el Gitano, Leono, Máscara Púrpura
4) Damián 666, Ephesto, Misterioso II b La Sombra, Sagrado, Volador Jr.
5) Alex Koslov, Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone b Terrible, Texano Jr., Villano V
If you like two fall matches, this show was for you. 2nd, 4th, and (maybe) 5th all were straight fall wins. Marco pinned Terrible to win the main event. Damain led his team to a straight fall victory over the trios champs. Both of these results set up matches already announced for next week.
CMLL (TUE) 03/25 Arena Mexico [CMLL]
4) Damián 666, Ephesto, Misterioso II vs La Sombra, Sagrado, Volador Jr. [MEX TRIOS]
5) Marco Corelone vs Terrible
I’m hoping for no title change, because those rudos will never team together. From Friday to Sunday to Tuesday, CMLL’s running three straight singles main events (at least.)
CMLL (TUE) 03/18 Arena Xalapa [luis_bunbury @ box y lucha]
1) Gabriel o Gabriela, Jaguar, Samuary, Tigre Cosmico b Crazy Man, GMC, Perro Mocho Jr., Perro Mocho Sr.
2) Amapola, Hiroka, Medussa, Mima Shimoda, Rosa Negra b Dark Angel, Goddess, Luna Mágica, Marcela, Sahori
3) Astro Boy, Brazo de Platino, Super Brazo b Escandalo, Hooligan, Nitro
4) Máscara Año 2000, Toscano, Universo 2000 b Blue Panther, Felino, Grey Shadow
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Héctor Garza, Místico b Atlantis, el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Mephisto
Toscano returned to replace Lizmark Jr. I assume it’s one time thing. I don’t know why they had a ten woman match, but it sounds amusing.
Ovaciones runs it’s annual bio of Salvador Lutteroth Gonzalez. Tommorow is 111th years since his birth.
(Jazzo/Reforma) Volador wants a mask match with Ultimo. Probably not a good idea for him.
Marco Corelone chats on esmas on Monday.
NotiMex has a bio of Mil Mascaras.
Box Y Lucha #2862 previews tomorrow’s card. I should do that!
