Day: September 12, 2008

09/14 AAA TV Lineup (Verano de Escandlo)

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Yea, about 50 hours before the show, we have an official card.

AAA TV (SUN) 09/14 Auditorio Benito Juarez [sololuchas, AAA]
1) Gran Apache & Mari Apache vs Cinthia Moreno & Oriental [AAA MIXED TAG]
2) El Alebrije, El Elegido, Pimpinela Escarlata, Super Porky vs Decnnis, El Brazo, Escorpion Negro, Pirata Morgan
3) Octagoncito vs Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Charly Manson [AAA MINI]
4) Gronda II, La Parka Jr., Súper Fly vs Electro Shock, Kenzo Suzuki, Zorro
5) Jack Evans & Teddy Hart vs Crazy Boy & Ultimo Gladiador and Extreme Tiger & Halloween and Joe Lider & Nicho el Millionario [AAA TAG]
6) Vampiro vs Mesias [cage]
7) Cibernetico vs Chessman [AAA HEAVY]

2008 AAA TV Taping Lineup
Projected Air Date (#854, #855)
Mexico: 09/21, 09/28
US: 10/11, 10/18

This is generally what has been assumed and exactly what was on the poster, but it’s nice to get confirmation. I doubt they’ll ever post results from last Sunday.

Both Solo Luchas and AAA’s site have the card, except they have slightly different cards. AAA’s website has the Vampiro/Mesias match last (which makes sense, so they don’t have to kill time putting up and taking down the cage.) SoloLucha list Super Fly’s spot as a mystery wrestler spot in AAA’s lineup, which makes sense based on the Electroshock/Super Fly feuding. AAA’s lineup leaves off Pirata Morgan from the Guapos team, but that again makes sense given the stuff with Elegido.

Mascarita Sagrada, Mini Histeria and Mini Chessman are seconds for the minis match, Fabi Apache & La Diabolica are the seconds for the mixed tag.

TV wise, we’re again headed to a show with only 2 matches and 2 hours of time killing. JOY. Couldn’t they have at least paid whever to bring back Rossy for one show and have her lose to Fabi here to add one more match? Doesn’t appear this one will be on PPV (but CMLL’s Anniversary apparently will…)

09/12: CMLL press conference notes

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CMLL had a press conference yesterday. Highlights:

– Lots of talk about the mask match next week, of course. Blue Panther is quoted as saying Mistico’s brought in to help the box office, which means Blue Panther is no dummy. Villano V would’ve preferred to have, say, Villano III or Villano IV in his corner rather than Perro Jr.

Panther and V5 actually would prefer their match to be a single fall, but CMLL said no. Atlantis can’t pick a winner.

– The story they’re going with on the changed singles match is X-Pac didn’t have a proper work visa and they weren’t sure it would be resolved before the anniversary show, so they decided to play it safe and pull the match. Which doesn’t actually explain why Rey Bucanero got pulled too, or why X-Pac was put on the show without checking out the paperwork (or when CMLL became sticklers for work visa.)

They didn’t have Park or Wagner there to hype their match.

– Heavy Metal announced Felino as officially a member of Pesta Negra. Negro Casas and Mr. Niebla has no idea Metal was going to do this, but were okay with it. Niebla told Felino to be “heinous and smelly.”

Negro Casas challenged Hector Garza to defend the tag belts against Pesta Negra or for the two to vacate the titles if Mistico’s not going to be back soon and allow CMLL to run a tournament.

SuperLuchas has a great picture. skap_fett @ el Martinete has more photos.

There’s a show tonight. No one’s paying attention much to it.

Probably not mentioned at the press conference: according to La Oreja, quoting the Metro paper says Mistico’s 14 year old brother in law was arrested for being part of a kidnapping/ransom. The kid is Mistico’s sister’s husband’s brother, which doesn’t sound like a close relative.

Wagnermania says Abismo Negro is back out of AAA again, and Black Abyss is now working as (the new) Abismo Negro. I think everyone saw that one coming.

Toscano, even before teaming up with Juvi and Intocable as the Sexicools, is talking about how much he’d rather be back in CMLL.

LuchandoLibre writes about an indy show in Spain this week that includes LA Park.

indy (SUN) 09/14 La Cancion, Tultitlan [reforma via Jazzo]
1) Lizzy Valentine & Medussa vs Marcela & Sahori
2) Ogun & Super Pinocho vs Black Terry & Rambo
3) Solar I, Super Calo, Súper Nova vs el Signo, Negro Navarro, Zumbido
4) Dr. Wagner Jr., el Hijo Del Anibal, Juventud Guerrera vs Head Hunter I, Hijo del Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr.

The promoter of this show is talking about running Palacio del Deportes in December.

The Gladiatores has interviews with Blue Demon Jr. and Panchito Villalobos.

Dragon Rojo Jr. appeared on TV Azteca’s La Academia.

Ohtani’s Jacket writes about 1992 CMLL.

LuchaWorld has one two IWRG TV shows, and one GDL show from ’06, as well as KrisZ‘s lucha news update.