AAA #847 (08/23)

aired in the US 08/23, taped 07/25

This was the worst AAA TV. I watched it about 18 days ago, and it still resonates as being awful

– the minis tournament is worthless
– they really needed to actually have an Moreno turn (and a Mari turn) rather than just announce this is the way things are. And La Hechicera really should’ve gone with Martha for all our sakes.
– Lider/Nicho vs Jack/Teddy was predictable awful. My tolerance for AAA has increased over the years, but the last four or five minutes of this was horrible
– not doing chain matches every month doesn’t mean they still won’t be boring when they do the same match every time. Two whole attempts at winning the match
– The Chessman/Cibernetico stuff is horrible done and making both guys look like goofballs. I had to put up with a tag team tournament that went for months, never made any sense, never planned to make any sense, and now these belts are completely pointless.
– A time limit draw at 18:33. Uh huh.

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09/11: notes

Rey Bucanero says he found out he was off the Anniversary show by the media calling him up and asking him why he’s off the show. Yay, CMLL ineptitude. (Luchando Libre goes on this point.) Rey’s only briefly quoted but sounds completely confused by this.

Ovaciones has an interview/bio of Villano V, Arturo Rivera’s column (Charly Manson will be a Verano) and the updated anniversary card.

CMLL (SUN) 09/07 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [cmll]
1) Azazel & Frayle de la Muerte b Impostor & Thunder Boy
2) Güero Loco & Rafaga b Idolo & Oro II
3) Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto b Casanova, Máximo, Rayman [torneo, sf]
4) Gallo, Hijo del Fantasma, Stuka Jr. b Angel Blanco Jr., Infierno, Toscano [torneo, sf]
5) Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto b Gallo, Hijo del Fantasma, Stuka Jr. [torneo, final]
6) Dr. Wagner Jr. b Mr. Niebla

Ref bump, Niebla fouled Wagner, tried to get the ref to count, and get cradled by Wagner for the pin.

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SoloLuchas has interviews with Super Muneco and IWRG’s Jack. Jack is apparently doing a Jack Skellington gimmick.

Cesar @ box y lucha says May Flowers has left AAA again, which begs the question “May Flowers was back in AAA?” Apparently he was working AAA spot shows, but now is going to work Villalobos spot shows.

El Universal talks about the lucha libre art exhibits officially opening today around Arena Mexico, as part of the 75th Anniversary celebration.

This article says there’s a AAA taping in SLP coming up but seems to switch between October 15 and October 5 between paragraphs.

In Spain, El Hijo del Santo accepted an award on behalf of his father at an international Sci-Fi/Horror movie festival.

LuchaWorld has one two episodes of CMLL Guadalajara, IWRG ’06, and KrisZ’s news update

CMLL (TUE) 09/16 Arena Puebla [hugo999]
1) Lestat & SWAT vs Ares & Karisma
2) Centella de Oro, the Tiger, Tigre Rojo vs Espiritu Maligno, Policeman, Zigma
3) Axxel, Metalik, Valiente vs Arkangel de la Muerte, Nitro, Skandalo
4) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Rey Bucanero vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) Blue Panther, Dr. Wagner Jr., Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Heavy Metal, Negro Casas

Tuesday is apparently not a typo.

CMLL (TUE) 09/16 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Thunder Boy vs Ebola
2) Carlo Roggi vs Rafaga
3) Metal Blanco & Palacio Negro vs Depredador & Exterminador
4) Casanova & Rayman vs Cien Caras Jr. & Euforia
5) Gallo & Máximo vs Damián 666 & Mr. Águila
6) Marco Corelone vs Texano Jr.

Not going to leave a lot for Arena Mexico.