AAA TV (SUN) 10/05 Plaza de Toros el Relicario, Puebla, Puebla [morgan_alebrije]
1) La Parkita, Mini Charly Manson, Mini Chessman vs Jerrito Estrada, Mascarita de la Muerte, Mini Kenzo Suzuki
2) Billy Boy, Gato Eveready, Pimpinela Escarlata vs Decnnis, El Brazo, Escorpion Negro Jr.
3) El Alebrije & El Elegido vs Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan
4) Alan Stone & Chris Stone vs Joe Lider & Nicho el Millionario
5) ?, Aerostar, Silver King, Vampiro vs Cuervo, Escoria, Espíritu, Ozz
6) Cibernetico, La Parka Jr., Súper Fly vs Jack Evans, Teddy Hart, Zorro
Super Fly is sticking in the main event, even when there’s not an Electro to kill him. Good to see. They’ve been nice enough not to declare the next major show main event the week after this one, so there’s a chance Zorro could still get involved.
Mystery man is a Great Surprise. I don’t know that it definitely means anything, but X-Pac is supposed to appear on this show. And, hey, look, the Atomicos champs teaming up for the first time in 2008. I swear am not making that up, it’s been since last November in Leon.
The first time in I looked at the fourth match, I was so happy to see Chris Stone not only on TV, but reunited with Alan against the tag champs – could they be getting a title program? Now I’m thinking it’s more a team for the new champs to beat, so they actually get a win over someone.
I hope they have a date planned to do the Elegido/Pirata mask vs hair match. So I know when to cover my eyes.
So they do the Abismo/Charly angle, and then Abismo isn’t even on this show? Huh.
CMLL (FRI) 09/26 Arena Mexico
1) Angel de Oro & Metálico vs Semental & Soberano
2) Hijo del Faraon, Metalik, Stuka Jr. vs Bronco III, Skandalo, Vangelis
3) Alex Koslov, Máximo, Valiente vs Dragon Rojo Jr., Heavy Metal, Rey Bucanero
4) Dos Caras Jr., La Máscara, Marco Corelone vs Lizmark Jr., Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas
5) Blue Panther, Dr. Wagner Jr., Héctor Garza vs Terrible, Texano Jr., Villano V
previews: notimex, ESTO, Ovaciones. It’s all about Panther vs V5 hype wise. If you need other subplots, Hector is talking about revenge against the Perros for his knee injury. In the semimain, Marco and Lizmark continue to have issues. Worth watching to see if there’s any movement on Dragon Rojo changing camps, as has been hinted.
Villano V (probably)
Mistico did some press this week to announce he’ll be gone till November (gone till November) He hopes to return the first week of November in Arena Mexico, which would mean 11/07, though that’s only a possibility in the version of the quote though SoloLucha’s posts. There’s also the usual booing discussion if you’re interested in reading it yet again; Mistico is slightly less antagonistic than usual, though does sort of accuse everyone who boos him of being troublemakers. “I am not a fighter who loves to replicate, or copy”, he’s quoted in SoloLuchas. Write that one down.
Going back to the difference in quotes, I’ve read all three articles and I have no idea if Mistico believes or doesn’t believe there was a Villanos switch in the mask match. He seems no switch in the ESTO article, uncertain in Milenio and strongly leaning towards a switch in SoloLuchas. Mistico does want to see the tape in every version.
In case Mistico happens to be reading this, LuchandoLibre breaks down the tape for you (and everyone else.) Looks like no switch, but they accurately note that this going to be one of those urban legends that never go away regardless of proof.
At this point, it doesn’t matter if the Villanos pulled a switch. For historical accuracy, it’s intersting and if it did happen it’ll eventually be confirmed (especially if the video comes out.) But it really doesn’t matter – there’s enough people who believe something went down that CMLL really needs to run with it as angle. Have the Villanos deny, have the tecnicos be unconvinced, have the Villanos get caught doing it again, (maybe have them suspended for it to give V5 some time to get surgery) and have tecnicos swear to avenge Blue Panther for the Villano’s cheating. CMLL has enough trouble getting people to buy into their angles that if people are buying into an angle they might not have even run, they ought to be going all the way with it.
Mistico was probably attended the press conference for Mexico City Museum’s opening of a lucha libre art exhibit. It’ll run from September 30 until Janurary 11, featuring photographs and other objects. There will be on bit dedicated to CMLL, and another to Santo. Naturally, they can’t be united. The curators talk about it in another article – it’s the same exhbit that was in Rochester last year. EXOnline notes the irony of a lucha libre exhibit in a museum opened by Ernesto Uruchurtu, the same man who banned lucha libre from TV in 1963.
AAA’s inviting the public to a mass for Antonio Pena on October 7th in mexico City.
Story I keep forgetting to post: RAW is indeed airing live on TVC Deportes, though it doesn’t sound like they got a press conference/belt. Live on TVC Deportes, repeated on Televisa Galavision on Sundays is exactly what SuperLuchas had reported back before the press conferences and it looks like they got it all right.
Ovaciones writes about the demolition of El Toreo and gets quotes from Villano V, of course.
The crowd boo’s Mistico EVERY TIME HE TRIES THE 6-1-9! It’s associated with Rey Jr. and everyone knows Mistico is CMLL’s version of Rey Jr. but they don’t want him copying the guy move for move. Unfortunately Mistico knows no better and after he hit the move the crowd got on him BIG TIME. It was hard to watch.
