Day: August 24, 2009

CMLL (SUN) 08/23 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Flyer b Nocturno
2) Meteoro & Virgo b Saturno & Thunder Boy
3) Angel del Mal & Rafaga b Astaroth & Magnum
4) Hierro & Milenio b Acertijo & Novato [losers advance]
5) Hierro b Milenio [mask]
6) Black Warrior, Dragon Rojo Jr., Sangre Azteca b Máximo, Rouge, Valiente
7) Blue Panther, La Sombra, Volador Jr. b Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto

Panther got Averno clean with an armbar, and challenged him to a shot at the NWA Middleweight championship. That’ll happen next week (which means the card I had is changing.) Sangre pinned Valiente for the semimain win, and challenged him to a mask vs mask match. That won’t be happening next week.

In the mask match, Hierro beat Novato, but Acertijo saved his team by beating by Hierro and Milenio. Hierro beat Milenio in the final. Milenio is Alejandro Anguiano Vargas, from Guadalajara, 10 years a wrestler.

Sunday Coliseo DF update: CMLL now has the Mistico/Negro IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match as official for next Sunday. No one tell New Japan. Also, I didn’t pick this up until now, but the lineup no longer lists the Sunday shows as airing on Fox Sports, just the 52MX show. Looking back, there was no Fox Sports last week either, so this past weekend’s episode was probably the last.

Mistico/Negro will surely air on 52MX, if anyone gets it. (If ever was a time to start putting it in a podcast feed like Ras de Lona…) We’ll have to watch and see if this means 1/2 as many feuds/big matches on Sunday shows, since they have half as many hours to fill from them. Have to suspect that it’ll just be the top two matches from the show that airs from now on, instead of getting a segunda from this show or Friday.

CMLL (SUN) 08/23 Arena Coliseo [Ovaciones]
1) Molotov & Trueno b Camorra & Semental
2) Nitro, Pólvora, Skándalo b Delta, Starman, Tigre Blanco
3) Amapola, La Seductora, Princesa Blanca b Estrella Magica, Lluvia, Marcela
4) Hijo del Fantasma, Mascara Dorada, Sagrado b Naito, Shigeo Okumura, Yujiro
5) Atlantis, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero b Héctor Garza, La Máscara, Místico

Negro pinned Mistico clean again. This time, he wanted an IWGP Junior Heavyweight title shot. Ovaciones says it’ll happen next Sunday, assuming CMLL confirms it today. (CMLL did post the lineup for Sunday earlier this morning. It didn’t have the match, but there’s still time.) Meanwhile, Mistico tells Reforma that his goal for this title is to hold it longer (and successfully defend it more) than Juvi did. Low bar, but I guess you’ve got to start somewhere. Mistico’s interested in defending against Liger when he’s in town, though this interview seems to be from before this match was set up.

Starman replaced Astro Boy in the second match.

IWRG (SUN) 08/23 Arena Naucalpan [DJ Spectro]
1) Extrano b Dinamic Black
2) Blasfemia, Fantasma de la Ópera, Hijo del Signo b Imperial, Pendulo, Star Boy
3) Bushi, Chico Che, Jack DQ Arlequin Amarillo, Arlequin Rojo, Arlequin Verde
4) Oficial AK47 & Oficial Fierro DQ Trauma I & Trauma II
5) Dr. Cerebro, Sangre Chicana, Sangre Chicana Jr. b Mano Negra, Oficial 911, Ricky Cruz

Sangre Chicana snuck in a foul on Mano Negra. Traumas lost in straight falls, with Trauma I hurt on a dive and Trauma II accidentally dropkicking the referee. Jack was hurt the second fall of his match, but the Arlequins drew a DQ against Chico Che for that DQ.

AAA (SUN) 08/23 Arena San Juan Pantitlan [EdR]
1) Tony Cirio b Rey Neza, Rey Dragon, Rey Tribal, Espiral Negro, Golden Bull, Dr. Jeckills, Principe Zarack I, Fraile Maldito, El Pillo, Elementor, Esteta, Potro de Plata, Estrella del Futuro, Super Maquina, Principe Zarack II, Majestic, King Malta, El Duende, Maquina de la Muerte [cibernetico]
2) Cinthia Moreno & Esther Moreno b Fabi Apache & Mari Apache
3) Dizzy, Mini Oriental, Pimpinela Escarlata b Demente, Mini Cibernetico, Yuriko
4) Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown b Cuervo, Espíritu, Ozz
5) El Mesías, La Parka Jr., Octagón b Chessman, Electro Shock, Groon XXX

Gronda I and Esther Moreno are already on AAA spot shows, though Esther might have already been scheduled here.

The latest on the Clowns: AAA may not have gotten the trademark rights to “Zombie Clown” and “Killer Clown”. I had actually considered this as a possibility last week, but I thought it to be too absurd to be possible. Regardless of what the answer is, if they just addressed the situation when the card went up, there’d be a lot less time on this. (Perhaps the person who put the card didn’t know, but then maybe they could’ve held off on the new days until they knew what was going on.)

This should’ve posted last night. Sorry!

Toryumon Mexico (SAT) 08/22 Arena Mexico [EdR, PY]
1) Hiroka & Mima Shimoda b Ayumi Kurihara & Marcela
2) Mascarita Dorada b Pequeno Boricua, Pequeno Nitro, Pequeño Damian 666
3) Angelico b Brazo de Oro and Máximo and Skándalo and Azteca and Durango Kid and Azteca and Trueno
4) Solar I b Negro Navarro [SALVADOR AMERICAS]
5) Místico, Shocker, Tiger Mask IV b Arkangel de la Muerte, Atlantis, Último Guerrero
6) Último Dragón b Ohara [mask, hair]

Third match surely does not have the correct lineup. That’s Solar winning the title back. Arkangel replaced Bucanero; kinda surprising Arkangel wasn’t on the card to start with, becuase he always makes these DragonMania shows. Ohara ripped up Dragon’s mask but wasn’t able to take it.

Corrections from the Verano de Escandalo recap: Luchando Libre says Esther Moreno saved Fabi Apache from the evil foreign women, instead of joining in like I had. Also, his read of the pictures is the clowns are the same. Zombie/Monster Clown’s outfit looks the same for sure.

AAA does a good history piece explaining the Gronda vs Gronda angle. I like when they do this explaining thing, though I would like to never agian read an article which starts with a dictionary defintion or a wikipedia article. Anyway, I hope they explain this angle this clearly on TV, because those who just watch AAA casually may not even be aware there are two Grondas. Meanwhile, Cesar points out Gronda I has absolutely no business in the ring, seeing as he was told to stay out of it for a year after his health issues. Gronda I’s whole career appears to have been about not caring about his health, but AAA just sees him as a way to make some money and Gronda I sees the ame.

Cesar also previews Tuesday’s show and Friday’s Arena Mexico show (high on Maya/Caligula)

LuchaWorld has Robert on AAA 07/13/08 and KrisZ’s news report.

SuperLuchas #328 has a special section on Mistico winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.

Box Y Lucha #2936 has Dr. Wagner and results from Verano de Escandalo.

El Hijo del Santo wrestled at a retirement community. They drew over 600 people, the article proclaims.

CMLL (SUN) 08/23 Cancha de Fut-Rap [El Manana]
1) Casandro, Intocable, Sangre Chicana Jr. vs Emo, Punker, Rock Steel
2) Histeria, Maniaco, Psicosis II vs Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Hijo del Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. [cage]
3) Flash, Máximo, Mictlán vs Misterioso II, Shigeo Okumura, Virus
4) Naito, Último Guerrero, Yujiro vs Blue Panther, Shocker, Toscano

The only thing quicker than Usain Bolt is time the Bizarros spent in AAA. Wrestling on the undercard of a CMLL show with other Pena refugees surely means they were one and done in AAA.

IWRG (THU) 08/27 Arena Naucalpan
1) Fly Star vs Talisman Jr.
2) Carta Brava Jr. & Vampiro Metálico vs Miss Gaviota & Star Boy
3) Bushi, Chico Che, Freelance vs Avisman, Fantasma de la Ópera, Gringo Loco
4) Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro vs Barba Roja, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan Jr. [EdM Trios]
5) Scorpio Jr. & Villano III vs Head Hunter I & Sangre Chicana

Mascara Magica was the first Talisman Jr., over a decade ago. This is surely not him. There appears to have been an indy Talisman Jr. on the indies in ’05-’06, no idea if this is him. Talisman Sr. is better known as Hijo del Gladiator. If this is his son, it’d be odd for him not to be wrestling in CMLL, though plenty have used IWRG as a prelude to CMLL.

Champions have to be the strong favorites because they’re regulars and the Jr. Pirates seem to just have a couple month long runs here a year, but IWRG’s shown it has little problem giving titles to people who aren’t going to be back any time soon.

Main event is listed as a 25th anniversray celebration for Scorpio Jr. Luchawiki has his debut as August 30, 1985. Maybe they mean the start of the 25th year?

IWRG (SUN) 08/30 Arena Naucalpan
1) Espada de Plata vs Keshin Black
2) Gemelo Fantastico I & Gemelo Fantastico II vs Carta Brava Jr. & Vampiro Metálico
3) Freelance, Jack, Pendulo vs Avisman, Gringo Loco, Xibalba
4) Bushi, Chico Che, Suicida vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
5) Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Sangre Chicana, Sangre Chicana Jr. vs Bobby Lee Jr., Mano Negra, Pantera

This is Espada de Plata’s first appearance, outside the all trainee show. Surely they’re running some program on top, but I have no idea of what it is at the moment. Meanwhile, there’s no sign of the Super X/IWRG feud. Such is the way of IWRG.

CMLL (SUN) 08/30 Arena Coliseo
1) Bengala & Principe vs Artillero & Súper Comando
2) Metálico, Tony Rivera, Venom vs Bronco, Durango Kid, Méssala
3) Fabián el Gitano, Leono, Rey Cometa vs Arkangel de la Muerte, Nosferatu, Skándalo
4) La Máscara, Metro, Sagrado vs Dragon Rojo Jr., Hijo de Lizmark, Sangre Azteca
5) La Sombra, Shocker, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Black Warrior, Mr. Niebla

Venom debuts on the second match. No info on him yet. There was a Venom wrestling the opening match on IWRG last year, so perhaps it’s him. Good to see Rey Cometa making the tercera. Doesn’t seem like there are any big fueds going on here.

CMLL (SUN) 08/30 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Astaroth & Nube Roja vs Fraile de la Muerte & Titanio
2) Casanova & Hierro vs Asesino Negro & Leon Blanco
3) Flash & Stuka Jr. vs Misterioso II & Vangelis
4) Blue Panther, Héctor Garza, Toscano vs Averno, Terrible, Texano Jr.

Titanio appears to be another debut. One match to be added.