Recapping the CMLL TV situation, if you haven’t been in the comments this weekend
situation A:
– the latest Wrestling Observer had a note about Dr. Morales leaving CMLL’s broadcast crew over CMLL wanting Box Y Lucha (Morales’ other job) to pull Arturo Rivera’s column. The WON has it as Morales refusing to do so, but what I’m reading now is CMLL went over his head and got Rivera’s column turfed, so Morales resigned in protest.
situation B
– CMLL’s show had been listed for a one hour on Televisa/Galavision’s programming listings (and still is on the on-line listings)…
– …but never aired, replaced by a classic futbol game (something they wasn’t time senstitive – there was no neccesity to pre-empet the show, like in times past when it was bumped for the Olympics.)
– The change was known to CMLL in advance, because Cadena3’s production crew took over the work on the show on Friday, and spliced together Tuesday and Friday matches for their weekly 2 hours.
– Accion, Televisa’s weekend sports roundup show, only aired highlights of AAA’s show (Vamp/Mesais, and twice as long to make up for no CMLL)
It’s not clear that A has anything to do with B, except for the timing. Superluchas has a note on the pre-emption, and says it’s only a one week deal. It’s possible CMLL could’ve known in advance they were going to be off this week – they’re rematching the main event, and the novatos cibernetico is not a big deal to CMLL. Per usual, CMLL has said nothing at all.
It’s interesting CMLL choose to go after Rivera’s Box Y Lucha column and not the Ovaciones column that actually ticked them off. Perhaps they did and didn’t have enough leverage there.
Besides that, we’re waitng for results from tonight’s Arena Coliseo show for the two title matches (though Rob just commented Flash/Stuka won their match), and tonight’s AAA taping to see who actually showed up. You can scratch Tinieblas Jr. off that list. He was telling people at the AAA/indy/Tirantes press conference that he was going to be wrestling the show as an indy guy, because he and AAA never came to an agreement. Surely AAA must’ve felt differently if they started advertising him for shows…
I didn’t really write anything about the NWA Mexico press conference earlier, because there didn’t seem to be any actual news, but this post reminded me I should note the non-progress. Once again, Demon announced the exciting roster of exactly everyone who’s working the Todos x el Todos/UMLL shows already, and the first show as “not as far away as it’ll never happen, but not as close as we can actually name a date.” You know, at least LXLL or whatever it was had the decency to run a show.
Negro Casas says the people were much more into the match with he and Heavy as rudos, so that’s the right move for them.
Next Week’s Coliseo card
CMLL (SUN) 07/06 Arena Coliseo [SuperLuchas #270]
1) Angel de Oro & Sombra de Plata vs Carrona & Cholo
2) Goddess, Princesa Blanca, Sahori vs Amapola, La Seductora, Rosa Negra
3) Hijo del Faraon, Metalik, Stuka Jr. vs Arkangel de la Muerte, Bronco, Vangelis
4) Grey Shadow, La Sombra, Valiente vs Black Warrior, Olímpico, Sangre Azteca
5) Dos Caras Jr., Místico, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Mr. Niebla, Último Guerrero
That’s a big leap for Hijo del Faraon. HIS father’s not also a commissioner, is he?
In an article previewing WWE’s visit next week, Peru’s La Pr1mera mentions the glory years of Peruvian wrestling: first during the 30s (featuring El Oso Griego, Aquaman, El Yanqui and El Indio Aragaon) and the 70s (the Coloso del Catch promotion – this group reads like the usual “wrestling takes off when TVs become commenplace” deal.) They also mention the group that’s running now, which seems CMLL influnced.