04/04-06 Lucha Times

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FSE-US: Wagner/Ultimo trios is airing because that’s in the description. It’s really a guess as to what else might. Every other match from all three weekly shows has aired already, excluding the openers. I’m figuring a repeat of the minis match, since it wasn’t shown on a MVS show yet, but I wouldn’t wager money on it.

The 9pm EST replay directly follows a futbol game. If you’re just planning on watching later, you’re better of getting the midnight replay and having no editing issues.

AAA-US: Galavision has dropped the “Lucha de Vuelta” name, a couple years after it stopped meaning anything. Anyway, main event is triangle tag between Hell Brothers, Tijuana and Legion. This week’s Rey de Reyes is a lights out match, and there’s more Apache soap.

CAN52: Villanos vs Panther and company in the main event, and probably a women’s trios from Arena Mexico

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CMLL-MEX: If they are airing the PPV, it’s in the normal slot. I don’t see another listing for lucha libre in the TV Guide listings, just the usual 1:45 slot. Top 3 were all the matches that meant anything (Panther/V5, relevos incredible, Perro/Garza.)

AAA-MEX: Part 2 of TripleMania, which means the clowns, the ladder match, and the atomico. And probably some reruns.

FSE-MEX: Infenales vs Fabian/Leono/Tony – how am I ever going to pick a side in that one?

Cadena3: Perros vs Garza/Shocker/Volador in the main. Vangelis!

04/02: Santo, Coliseo anniversary, Belize, IWRG, Leon

Ovaciones confirms TripleMania will take place on June 13 (Friday) in Palacio de los Deportes. This is what Marco Rivera back on the 19th.

Arena Coliseo (DF) turns 65 years old today. I’m surprised they didn’t run a big show for the occasion. Maybe we’ll get one later this month. Ovaciones writes about the biggest match (Black Shadow vs El Santo on November 7, 1952) and the two deaths (Sangre India on December 25, 1979, and Oro on October 23, 1993.)

This comment got stuck in the comment filter, but it’s got a link to the original “Wagner’s going to WWE” article. I can believe he talked to Super Crazy who talked to Vince McMahon, I can’t quite believe anything can come off it, and the suggested idea that he’d work both US and Mexico is clear sign this isn’t far along if any of it happening at all. It’s a non story at this point.

In his weekday column, Arturo Rivera notes the many tecnicos and not so many rudos in AAA. Also, it sounds like the AAA wrestlers are going quizzed on their wrestling abilities by Gran Apache and Pepe Casas. They need to put that on PPV. Arturo seemingly honestly unable to comprehend why management might have issues with some of the wrestling is the best part.

SuperLuchas #257 has Park vs UG and Panther vs V5. Next week is their WM issue.

SuperLuchas’s also posted one two posts on the Chela Salazar show. Playing ‘which guy is taking pictures for the website’ was a fun game to play during intermissions. They got all the wrestlers names (instead of relying what they had written on the gear), so they’re much more professional than I.

Reading thru them, I’m reminded how pointless “Black Fish” really is. The guy I don’t have a problem with, but the name change is kinda pointless. Everyone announces him and puts him on his poster as “the guy who used to be Fishman Jr., Black Fish, the son of Fishman”. The only place he’s Black Fish is in the record books. I guess it works if Fishman is happy, but Black Fish really just got a new look and the old identity.

BTW, the blue tarp you see in the background is a wall divider. On the other side of it is an indoor soccer field, which had games going on for at least the first half of the show.

King of Kings (SAT) 03/22 San Pedro Sporta Arena, San Pedro, Belize [SERGIO_TAPIA]
1) Halconcito Dorado b Guerrero Galactico
2) Torinito b Angel del misterio
3) Astro Flash & Caballero Galactico b Angel Apocalispis & Tigre Pardo
4) Monje Loco & Neurosis b Gato Nocturno & Sombra Azul Jr.

King of Kings (SUN) 03/23 San Pedro Sporta Arena, San Pedro, Belize [SERGIO_TAPIA]
1) Halconcito Dorado b Angel del Misterio
2) Torinto b Guerrero Galacito
3) Astro Flash b Angel del Apocalispis
4) Caballero Galactico, Gato Nucturno, Sombra Azul Jr. b Monje Loco, Neurosis, Tigre Pardo [CENTRO AMERICA TRIOS]

Lots of pictures at the link. As was mentioned in the story last week, these were mostly fly ins.

IWRG (THU) 03/27 Arena Naucalpan [Super Luchas #257]
1) Nemesis IWRG & Rockero del Diablo b Avisman & Chico Che
2) Mascarita Sagrada (original) & Voladorcito b Payasito Negro & Pentagoncito
3) Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro b Coco Verde, Cocolores, Miss Gaviota
4) Aeroman, Multifacético, Negro Navarro b El Hijo del Diablo, Veneno, Ventarron Negro
5) Dos Caras, el Hijo Del Anibal, El Hijo del Solitario b Hijo del Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Septiembre Negro II

Dos replaced Toscano. Anibal and Solitario want another title shot.

AAA (MON) 03/31 Domo de la Feria de Leon [am.com.mx]
3) Killer Clown, Psycho Clown, Zombie Clown b Alan Stone, Chris Stone, Super Calo
4) Charly Manson, Chessman, Cibernetico b Espíritu, Kenzo Suzuki, Mesias

Kenzo replaced Zorro.

AAA (TUE) 04/01 Arena Juba [RFC]
1) Puno de Serpiente & Rey Patriota vs El Bufalo & Guerrero Estrellas
2) Dark Angel (Male) & Sangre de Leon vs Hijo del Zara & La Bestia
3) Al Cruaz, Beny Ruiz Jr., Bronco (Monterrey) vs Intachable I, Intachable II, Intachable III
4) Estrella Dorado Jr. & Magnifico vs Imagen I & Imagen II
5) El Elegido & Mascarita Sagrada vs Juventud Guerrera & Mini Abismo Negro

IWRG (THU) 04/03 Arena Naucalpan [Super Luchas #257]
1) Armbar vs Comando Gama
2) Gemelo Fantastico I, Gemelo Fantastico II, Miss Gaviots vs Payaso Carrona, Payaso Miedo, Payaso Terror
3) Aeroman, Multifacético, Zatura vs Black Terry, Capian Muerte, El Hijo del Diablo
4) el Hijo Del Anibal, El Hijo del Solitario, Pantera vs Mr. Matanaza, Septiembre Negro II, Veneno
5) Dos Caras Sr., Groon XXX, Negro Navarraoo vs Hijo del Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, Ventarron Negro

CMLL (THU) 04/03 Arena Neza [Dr_landru]
1) Kid Tiger & Sensei vs Pólvora & Vaquero
2) Artillero & Súper Comando vs Calígula & Méssala
3) La Máscara, Máximo, Stuka Jr. vs Arkangel de la Muerte, Guerrero Infernal, Skandalo
4) Dr. Wagner Jr., Shocker, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Olímpico, Último Guerrero

IWRG (SUN) 04/06 Arena Naucalpan [Super Luchas #257]
1) Avisman & Star Boy vs Nemesis IWRG & Rockero del Diablo
2) Chico Che, Fantasma de la Ópera, Freelance vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
3) Masada, Veneno, Ventarron Negro vs Aeroman, Multifacético, Zatura
4) el Hijo Del Anibal, El Hijo del Solitario, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs ?, Hijo del Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr.

Ovaciones says the mystery person will be LA Park, working as a rudo here (while still a tecnico in CMLL.)

AULL (WED) 04/09 Arena Lopez Mateos [Super Luchas #257]
1) Mascarita Oriental & Nino de Fuego vs Black Star & Zayruz
2) Caramelo, Piscopata, Super Nino vs Cerebro Maligno, Epitafio, Herejia
3) Chucho el Roro, Epidermia, Robin Maravilla vs Dr. Cerebro, ESepulturero, Rey Krimen
4) Sadico vs Terry 2000 [AULL LIGHT]
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Groon XXX, Solar I vs Canek, Negro Navarro, Universo 2000

AAA (FRI) 04/25 Arena Azteca Budokan
1) Alan Stone, Chris Stone, Super Calo vs Decnnis, Scorpio Jr., Zumbido
2) Rossy Moreno vs Estrellita [hair, cage]
3) Zorro vs Cibernetico, Mesias [electric cage]

They’re promoting this as the first hair match between women in the history of this building.

El Santo and El Hijo del Santo are getting postage stamps. The Mexican Post Office is making six stamps (3 for each). They do not say when they’ll be released, but they’ll also be releasing a colectors edition with the stamps, envelopes, a brief bio and a mask.