new champs/CMLL
Cesar @ box y lucha says Scorpio and Zumbido may have left AAA. They’d be going indy (and to IWRG.) The new Guapos would be Decnnis, El Brazo, and possibly Alan called up from the Barrio Boys. The same posts says Tinieblas is coming in to join the Vipers.
CMLL’s blog has a post wondering who will lead the Vipers now? Good question, not sure why they would care.
Meanwhile, the latest Super Luchas (#268) has a big interview with Mr. Niebla. Niebla says, though in different words that he left AAA and went back to CMLL because he wants a big mask match. He blames the Abismo Negro match not happening on Abismo’s last of professionalism and repeats his mentions of Mistico and Dr. Wagner.
It’s pretty clear Niebla’s been promised a mask match against one of those two (and, more important, the payoff from one of those matches.) CMLL’s probably thrilled with this turn of events – besides sticking it to AAA, they sidestep the usual major show problem of finding someone willing to actually lose something of significance. I think it’d actually better for CMLL if someone a step below Wagner or Mistico won – maybe Dos getting a big win, maybe Shocker getting his win back after all this time – because Mistico getting the win won’t really mean much and it’s way too soon to start counting on Wagner being around for long stretches. But those are the two guys who clearly are being thought about for whenever they do it.
Links!
– Dr. Wagner Jr. told NotiMex he was happy to be back and ready to face Niebla one on one if he wants it. Noroeste also has an interview with Wagner, taken from the recent show where he defended the UWA Heavyweight Title against Fuerza Guerrera (and alreadly a little dated.)
– Texano Jr. says this win was the biggest of his career.
– El Norte recaps both shows
– Father’s Day special: El Hijo del Santo talks about his father, and his son talks about Hijo del Santo.
– Monthly retelling of the Cyclon McKey story. Or it just seems like someone writes that story every month.
– Incognito is interviewed to promoted the Lucha Libre London show.
AAA hasn’t updated their website yet. Galavision’s running boxing in Accion’s timeslot. Ovaciones didn’t put up today’s edition.
Some lineups…
CMLL (MON) 06/16 Arena Puebla [hugo999]
1) Sensei & Trueno vs Calígula & Méssala
2) Apocalipsis, Hooligan, Loco Max vs Los Payasos
3) Centella de Oro, La Máscara, Máscara Púrpura vs Policeman, Shigeo Okumura, Skandalo
4) Atlantis, Mr. Niebla, Olímpico vs Alex Koslov, Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone
5) Héctor Garza, Místico, Shocker vs Averno, el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Mephisto
CMLL (WED) 06/18 Arena Xalapa [diario xalapa]
1) La Morgue, Loco Max, Skandalo vs Brazo Cibernetico Jr., Brazo de Platino, Super Brazo
2) Ephesto, Misterioso II, Nitro b La Sombra, Máscara Púrpura, Máximo
3) Dr. Wagner Jr. & Místico vs Averno & el Hijo del Perro Aguayo
Brazo Cibernetico Junior?
IWRG (THU) 06/19 Arena Naucalpan
1) Eragon vs Judas el Traidor
2) Bugambilia & Miss Gavitoa vs Trauma I & Trauma II
3) Chico Che, Freelance, Zatura vs Capitán Muerte, Karloff Lagarde Jr., Xibalva
4) Centauro, el Hijo Del Anibal, Rayman vs Máscara Año 2000, Ricky Cruzz, Universo 2000
5) Pantera vs El Dandy [hair]
That’s a quick race to the apuesta match.
CMLL PROLLM (SUN) 06/22 Coliseo Coacalco
1) Aleph & Fantasma Blanco vs Espejismo & Joe Black
2) Daga, Eterno, Lobo Metalico vs As de Oros, Forastero, Stigma
3) Ave Nocturna, Osiris, Storm vs Espartanos I, Espartanos II, Greco Stone
4) Aguila Negra, Huizar, Yakuza vs Dino Curits, Epidemia, Heavy Boy
5) Leono, Mano Negra Jr., Stuka Jr. vs Loco Max, Magnifico, Monsther
HUH. The Monsther surfacing here is intersting – he must be out of AAA. Greco Stone can’t be Calo if he’s working that low, but it’s gotta be someone in the family.
CMLL (SUN) 06/22 Arena Coliseo
1) Dark Angel, Goddess, Luna Mágica vs Amapola, La Nazi, Medussa
2) Dos Caras Jr., Negro Casas, Shocker vs Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero
Only a partial card so far.
IWRG (SUN) 06/22 Arena Naucalpan
1) Eragon vs Judas el Traidor
2) Bugambila & Miss Gaviota vs Black Thunder & Comando Gama
3) Centauro, Multifacético, Pantera vs Arlequin, Shu el Guerrero, Veneno
4) Fuerza Guerrera vs Black Terry
5) LA Park, Máscara Sagrada, Ricky Cruzz vs Dr. Wagner Jr., El Dandy, el Hijo Del Anibal