11/26: Puebla, Mexico, GDL, Spain

CMLL (MON) 11/24 Arena Puebla [hugo999 @ ByL]
1) Blue Center & SWAT b Mr. Rafaga & Sauron
2) Asturiano, Centella de Oro, Legionario b Karisma, Toro Bill, Toro Bill Jr.
3) Dragon Rojo Jr., Terrible, Texano Jr. b Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Mascara Dorada
4) Máximo, Mictlan, Pegasso Xtreme b Policeman, Shigeo Okumura, Virus
5) Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero b La Sombra, Místico, Shocker

Attendance was up here.

CMLL (TUE) 11/25 Arena Mexico [ESTO]
1) Angel de Oro & Sombra de Plata b Calígula & Méssala
2) Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito b Mascarita Dorada, Nino de Acero, Tzuki
3) Flash, Mictlán, Stuka Jr. DQ Hooligan, Loco Max, Skandalo
4) Hijo del Fantasma, La Sombra, Valiente b Dragon Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Vangelis
5) Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone, Volador Jr. b Black Warrior, Lizmark Jr., Último Guerrero

Tecnicos won the main and semimain clean. In the tercera, rudos got DQed in the first fall for illegally pressing Mictlan over the top rope onto the other tecnicos, then got DQed in the second fall when Loco fouled Mictlan.

CMLL (TUE) 11/25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [MT]
1) Idolo DCO Egipcio
2) Infierno b Palacio Negro
3) Mascara Magica & Rafaga b El Gallo & Metatron
4) Leon Blanco b Fraile de la Muerte
5) Olímpico & Satanico b Axel & Casanova
6) Mascara Dorada & Místico b Atlantis & Rey Bucanero

Mistico is insane. The story here was Mistico’s return (and Dorada’s debut/return with a new name) in the same building where he got hurt, against the guy who was blamed for failing to catch him on a dive (Rey, and how they explain that without pointing out it’s a work is beyond me, but go with it.) Crowd was behind the rudos, which is apparently normal for Tuesdays in Guadalajara.

Late in the first fall, tecnicos send the rudos to the floor and head for dives. Mistico goes after Rey with a tope, just like last time, but Rey moved again and Mistico crashed and burned again! Dorada got pinned with the Buca Storm, and Mistico got counted out. Luckily, he did not break his collarbone this time, but even if they found ‘a safe way to miss a dive’ (whatever), I can’t believe they’d try it.

Tecnicos rallied to win fall two, Mistico getting Rey with a ‘rana as Dorada did the same to Atlantis. Dorada got Rey win the third fall, and Mistico locked in la Mistica on Atlantis. Just as Atlantis was giving up, Rey came back in and ripped off Mistico’s mask. Mistico challenged for a mask/hair match, Rey refused and pointed out they have five billion titles between them, perhaps one of those instead. The article thinks that a title match will happen on the 12/14 show, but…

CMLL (SUN) 12/14 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Ángel Azteca Jr. & Hijo del Faraon vs Calígula & Méssala
2) Dark Angel, Lady Apache, Princesa Blanca vs Amapola, Hiroka, Princesa Sujei
3) Bam Bam, Tzuki, Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito
4) Hijo del Fantasma, La Sombra, Máximo vs Heavy Metal, Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
5) Héctor Garza, Místico, Shocker vs Atlantis, Mr. Niebla, Rey Bucanero

This is basically an Arena Mexico show in Guadalajara, and they’re advertising it as a celebration as a 75th Anniversary celebration. Nothing else to note about yesterdays show except they really did have an opener end in a double count out.

CMLL also announced they’re starting to do fan appreciation days for the Arena Coliseo Sunday shows, starting next Sunday. Perhaps that’s why they pushed the title match back, since the first show would be next Sunday. Speaking of, Ovaciones has an interview with Euforia & Nosfreatu, who want a title match already.

Santo in Spain articles
– interview in Publico
– usual what is lucha libre article
– usual who is el Santo article
– previews of a Santo movie double feature
– mention of his comic book convention appearance.

There are plenty more, but you get the idea. Whoever’s in charge of interacting with the press for Santo/Todos X El Todos is working hard for their money.

RFC has a video interview with Chessman.

SoloLuchas has an AULL show with a 12 man mask for 01/01/09, but I can’t bring myself to be entering 2009 lineups into the database before Thanksgiving.

They also talk to Chico Che, who was Super Ska before he lost his mask and is willing to fight the Pachuca Chico Che for the rights to the name, and the Junior Capos. Hijo de Cien Caras says he does NOT want to face Santo or Perro, unless they come to IWRG and fight him there.

SuperLuchas looks back at Negro Casas vs Jushin Lyger as part of their continuing their El Toreo series.

In the Laguna, they’re planning to run the usual everyone in CMLL’s home for the holidays and wrestling one show show on 12/21.

Ohtani’s Jacket writes about the Guerreros vs Infernales from 1991, and a really great Gran cochisse vs Satanico title match.