CMLL FSE #102 (07/27)

taped 07/13, aired 07/27

The tope seems like the simplest dive, so it’s kinda amazing how many go wrong. Anything you’re rushing thru the ropes, you’re taking a big risk. There have been worse looking impacts than Mini Halloween’s here, but he looked as out of it as any. Match was usually tons of fun from minis otherwise.

When Wagner/Perro did finally hook up, they treated it as big, but I thought they would’ve centered the whole show around it when them (at that time) scheduled to face off in a singles match the following Friday.

Don’t think I haven’t noticed all the bumper Outside The Ring bits are gone. I’m so happy CMLL is running Ras de Lona on CAN52, since all of those features are surely turning up there instead. If only I can get an occasional skit…

08/01: AAA/indy, Mexico

AAA FULL (FRI) 07/18 Auditorio del Siglo 21 Puebla [the gladiatores]
1) La Parkita, Mascarita Divina, Octagoncito b Jerrito Estrada, Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Histeria
2) Estrellita & Fabi Apache b Demoledora & Mari Apache
3) Gran Apache, Intocable, Psycho Clown b Cibernetico, May Flowers, Polvo de Esterllas
4) El Elegido, Fuerza Guerrera, Mil Mascaras b Killer Clown, Mesias, Teddy Hart
5) Chessman, el Hijo Del Anibal, Octagón b Black Panther, Kenzo Suzuki, Konnan
6) Espíritu, Tinieblas Jr., Tinieblas Sr. b Decnnis, Latin Lover, Pimpinela Escarlata

This was the AAA/indy combined show promoted by Tirantes, with random draws determining all teams. Many of the teams are quite random. Sadly, I don’t think this meeting between Mil Mascaras and Teddy Hart was taped.

Latin Lover and Decnnis had issues, and then Decnnis just turned on his team in the main event.

Mil’s side completely dominated the match and didn’t let their opponents do much.

Cibernetico refused to get along with his teammates. Apache/Cibernetico is another match I need to see, and they were said to be good here.

Gladiatores redesign seems to have changed their RSS feeds, BTW. And AAA’s still don’t work right.

Tonight’s show:

CMLL (FRI) 08/01 Arena Mexico
1) Puma King & Tiger Kid vs Sombra de Plata & Tigre Blanco
2) Dark Angel, Lady Apache, Luna Mágica vs Amapola, La Nazi, Princesa Sujei
3) Alex Koslov, Mictlán, Valiente vs Dragon Rojo, Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
4) Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone vs Terrible, Texano Jr., Villano V
5) Místico, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas vs Dr. Wagner Jr., el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Héctor Garza [Relevos Increíbles]

As you’d expect, no one’s happy with the main event. Perro Jr. hoping Hector and Wagner are professionals is funny. Hector outright suggests he may turn on his teammates and just hang out with Mistico. Notimex calls it a battle of insanity. The middle matches all have feuds or pseudo feuds going on: Panther/V5, Dragon Rojo vs Mictlan, Lady Apache vs Ampaola. It’d be nice if there was an obvious direction to Annivesary after this how.

CMLL never announced the Marco/Lizmark match for Sunday that seemed set up. Right now, it’s Dos, Hector, Marco vs Atlantis, Lizmark, Ultimo, which means you’ve got a lot of possible replacement CMLL Heavyweight champions in the building if they want to do a change.

Ultimo & Rey talked about their TNA appearances with the press. They don’t know who exactly they’re facing, but they (and everyone else) hopes it’s the Motor City Machine Guns so revenge can be had, but I just read those two are in ROH for Friday and Saturday so who knows. Oddly, Ultimo and Rey say these apperances are not part of the generally TNA/CMLL alliance, but TNA specifically wanting these two on those two shows because they were so awesome in the World X Cup. (I think that’s partly spin.) Elsewhere in the article, Perro Jr. still has no interest in TNA but Hector Garza really would like to work there again.

ESTO has a simple obit for Alfonso Dantes.

Gladiator.com.mx seems to be promoting another sponsored show for August 16th @ Arena Mexico. (It’s an energy drink tie in.) Teased main event is Mistico, Marco & Hector vs UG, Averno & Perro Jr., but Mistico should be in China.

BBC Mundo posted photos of luchadoras. Don’t blame me that they start with a photo of Dulce Poly and follow with a photo of Sexi Star. Also, Amapola has huge arms.

Following yesterday’s article that Giant Gonzalez is very sick, today’s article says he’s in “very good health”. So it’s one or the other.

Ex-WWE wrestlers Rikishi, Chris Masters, Rob Conway, Joey Mercury and Trevor Murdoch are working a show in Nuevo Laredo on August 18th. Article thinks they’re still all in the WWE and it’ll be WWE vs Mexico.

Noticias Voz profiles Oaxaca wrestler who made it national, el Monarca.

Ohtanti’s Jacket writes about Satanico vs. Pirata Morgan’s hair match in ’93

A couple lineups

LLF (FRI) 08/01 Arena Femenil de Monterrey
1) Reyna Vampira vs Lady Puma
2) Dama de Hierro & La Bandida vs Bombom & Rayito de Luz
3) Angelica & Perla Negra vs ? & ??
4) Danna, Goya, Reina Azteca vs La Chacala, Polly Star, Tsunami

Interestingly, RFC says Danna and Goya are daughters of Brazo de Plata. Maximo is a half brother, Brazo de Plata Jr. is a (full) brother.

CMLL (MON) 08/04 Arena Puebla
1) Black Tiger & King Jaguar vs Espiritu Maligno & Sauron
2) Dark Angel, India Sioux, Luna Mágica vs La Nazi, Medussa, Rosa Negra
3) Máscara Púrpura, Máximo, Metalik vs Euforia, Nosferatu, Policeman
4) Alex Koslov, La Sombra, Volador Jr. vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone vs Atlantis, Lizmark Jr., Último Guerrero

Ovaciones: Dos Jr. & Sicodelico Jr. have signed with WWE

Arturo Rosa Plata writes about it, in a side note to the tonight’s Arena Mexico preview. It sounds like both signed Wednesday to a standard three year deal (which more means the wrestlers can’t redo the deal for that time, but the WWE still can cut them far before the contract ends.) No start date is known, and there’s no mention if they’ll be starting out in WWE’s developmental territories.