(no Tuesday Mexico or GDL results up yet)
El Siglo de Torreon has the most complete list of CMLL talent going to Spain next month I’ve seen so far. (CMLL now has the same list up on their website)
Tecnicos: Dos Caras Jr., La Mascara, Felino, Stuka Jr., Valiente, Metalik, Hijo del Fantasma, Metalico, Fabian el Gitano, Flash, Astro Boy, Molotov, Maximo (13)
Rudos: Atlantis, Olimpico, Heavy Metal, Hijo de Lizmark, Damian 666, Mr. Aguila, Virus, Nosfertu, Euforia, Nitro, Hooligan, Arkangel, Super Comando, Artillero, Loco Max (15)
I suspect we’re missing two tecnicos or one of the rudos is working as a tecnico on this tour. (28 wrestlers is 4 trios and Comando/Artillero vs Molotov/Astro Boy opener.) Atlantis IS right there. Regardless of who ends up working with whom, it’s intersting they’re taking lower level wrestlers with this – this ought to be a nice pay day for them. Interstingly, Pierroth is not mentioned, but I figure he’s going along in a non-wrestling capacity.
The article says this is a co promotion with Lider Mundial en Eventos, which doesn’t turn up much on Google. The tour schedule is
08/14: Plaza de Toros de Valencia (18,000)
08/18: Palacio de los Deportes Santander (12,000)
08/19: Alicante (10,000)
08/21: Marbella (8,500)
08/22: San Sebastián de los Reyes (10,000)
In Reforma, Panico says they’re looking at running events in France, England, Germany, Turkey, Austria, Romania, Hungary and Israel. (Romania?) I can’t find a link to it at the moment, but I believe they he also said they’re trying to get TV in Spain (hopefully before the next tour) and would like to do the same in other countries.
With Averno & Mistico gone for at least part of the same stretch, this leaves
top tecnicos: Wagner, Marco, Garza, Shocker, Panther, Park, Volador
top rudos: Perro, Negro, Niebla, UG, Rey, Warrior, Mephisto
They can get by in Mexico and Coliseo for a week with what’s left. It mostly means more bookings for the middle and low guys. And definitely some work for the minis and the women.
ESTO posted a recap of the AAA Salamanca taping, which means someone for AAA is writing this and not putting it on their own website. Lame. I got the results right anyway, and AAA did add profiles for Killer Clown, Psycho Clown, and Zombie Clown. Ricky still remians an enigma (but not Nygma.) The links on the RSS feeds are still broke, but they appear to be working on it.
Did CMLL really say Chris Daniels was coming to CMLL in two weeks on TV last Saturday? Because they’re still telling the press Johnny Devine is the sixth guy on the TNA crew (even if no one can spell his name), and Chris Daniels is “fired from TNA”. Giving away that he’s Curry Man seems more kayfabe exposing then rudos and tecnicos teaming together.
(El Siglo de Torreon, and like three days after KrisZ had it) Mistico is sick of Dr. Wagner’s attitude problems. Mistico says no one wanted Wagner when he left CMLL and he’s sick of hearing about Wagner complaining about teaming with him since he came back. Mistico sees Wagner as a rival, and one that’ll always be one step below. Moving on to other subjects, Mistico welcomes Negro Casas’ challenge and would face him in a mask/hair match at any time, because he would be proud to face a legend. Mistico says he’s hoping Perro Jr. wins the Leyenda de Plata, because he’s been waiting to take his hair for two years.
Meanwhile, Dr. Wagner Jr. follows up on the notion of Wagner joining the Perros. (I’m sure he brought it up, but he says Perro brought it up here.) Wagner says if Perro beats him, then he’s the better man and maybe Wagner should be following him. But if Wagner wins, maybe they should have a hair vs mask match. Wagner is going to wait until after the singles match to figure things out.
Lizmark Jr. is interested in joing Pesta Negra. He says he’s back from a lower back/hip injury.
Why did Mr. Aguila have Wagner’s WWA Junior Heavyweight Title? I presume he just stole it from Dr. Wagner before the match, but one never knows.
Ohtani’s Jacket is down on the ’04 Santo vs Averno and ’92 Satanico vs El Dandy.
Deporte1.com says CMLL is talking to IWRG’s Junior Capos, El Dandy, and Septiembre el Terrorista about coming in. I can’t recall ever seeing a story from Deporte1 before, and Mascara Ano 2000 Jr.’s being quoted as saying “we’re only coming in if we’re immediately used as top stars! We won’t even work semifinals!” tends to suggest this is mostly rumor and little reality.
Hablando de Catch has photos from a Blue Demon gallery.
Ras De Lona, the new CMLL show on 52MX, is solicating feedback on the show.
A Sweedish langague IKEA site with the gimmick of full rooms as closets has a luchador room.