Quiet day. Not much going in Mexico.
No, actually, I’m taping the game, so I’ll be ignoring parts of the internet after 3. Ovaciones has bumped it’s usual Tuesday Mexico coverage in place of tons of World Cup Qualifying coverage (pretty sure they don’t have two page fold outs on the game not involving the US where I live), but that doesn’t mean no lucha. I urge you to check out Dr. Wagner vs Marco Corleone in Estadio Azteca, a 3 page comic.
CMLL (TUE) 08/11 Arena Mexico [ESTO]
1) Delta & Sensei b Calígula & Méssala
2) Dark Angel, Estrella Magica, Marcela b Amapola, Hiroka, Yezca
3) Euforia, Nosferatu, Vangelis b Fabián el Gitano, Flash, Metro
4) Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Mascara Dorada b Averno, Mephisto, Texano Jr.
5) Felino, Heavy Metal, Negro Casas b Blue Panther, La Sombra, Volador Jr.
Negro stole Volador’s mask and pinned him without being caught. ESTO doesn’t actually list the third match, but that seems to be the finish based on context.
CMLL (TUE) 08/11 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Hierro & Meteoro b Katana & Relampago Azul
2) Drago & Infierno b Magnum & Metatron
3) Gallo DQ Leon Blanco
4) Mictlán & Stuka Jr. b Ephesto & Misterioso II
5) Hijo de Lizmark & Terrible b Sagrado & Shocker
Lizmark got the pin on Sagrado. Micltan pinned Misterioso, so he’ll get a title shot next week. Gallo got away with a foul on Leon, Leon did not get on Gallo.
(Via SuperLuchas) The second woman in the Parkita/Espectrio murder case has been arrested in Hidalgo. She’s saying the whole thing was that other woman’s idea. Which is why she ran to Hidalgo, I guess.
(Via LMDLL) Nuevo Laredo wrestler Principe Diamante traveled to Mexico City to try out for AAA. He’s worked dark matches on their TV tapings before. Once he got to DF, he ran into some wrestlers, and they told him he should try out to make CMLL instead. Diamante was convinced, tried out, impressed Satanico and other trainers, and was offered a spot. (This must’ve happened months ago, because he hasn’t been seen since April in his usual places.) Principe Diamante – who will now go as ‘Diamante’ – says he’ll debut in Puebla next Monday.
Perro and LA Park headline a show in Tijuana next Friday. Where did they hold the press conference? Applebees. Press tried to talk Park (only one there) into making it hair/mask. Park said he’d need more money, but perhaps it could happen in Tijuana. It seems like they’re multiple promotions are starting to run shows in TJ, which I hope is a sign of some progress there.
Estrellas has an interview with Hijo del Santo, Celestial and Canelo Casas (Jr.) Casas says Heavy Metal is his uncle. That family sure has a lot of nephews wrestling, and yet no sons. Also, an interview with Diluvio Negro I, about his past mask wins and his upcoming cage match in Arena Solidardad.
LuchandoLibre didn’t like how Plata lost his mask in such an undignified way. This is another reason that Ras de Lona segment bugged me; it was pretty explicitly “hey, remember how Oro died? Well, now his brother is going to lose his mask – BUY TICKETS NOW.” Doesn’t reflect well on anyone involved.