Day: November 23, 2009

11/29 AAA Lucha Libre Premier (Six Flags Mexico)

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AAA LLP (SUN) 11/29 Six Flags Mexico [AAA]
1) Fabi Apache, Jennifer Blake, Mascarita Divina vs Mini Histeria, Rain, Sexy Star
2) Marco Corleone, Pimpinela Escarlata, Rocky Romero vs Decnnis, Kenzo Suzuki, Polvo de Esterllas
3) Dr. Wagner Jr., El Mesías, Extreme Tiger vs Chessman, Teddy Hart, Electroshock
4) Alex Koslov & Cibernético vs Crazy Boy & Jack Evans

projected air date
Mexico: 12/05 (rerun on 12/12), 12/19 (rerun on 12/26)
US: does not air in the US

Had to make sure to use the colors here. In fact, had to throw in a couple more colors to point out the WagnerManiacs and the completely unclear status of Cibernetico at the moment.  These teams are completely divorced from alliances – that has to be the point, right? Even though there’s nothing on the website to actually point that out? Either that, or the CMLL match selecting hat has jumped. There’s not one match with everyone on each side getting along.

Relevant point standings, as counted by AAA

15 Jack Evans
15 Dr. Wagner Jr.
12 Pimpinela 
11 Marco Corleone
09 Elegido
09 Mesias

A wrestler can theoretically pick up a maximum of 7 points per show (3 points for the win, 3 points for the direct pinfall/submission, 1 point for the arbitrary Move Of The Show), leaving just these 6 as possible winners coming into this final taping. Obviously, Elegido’s not on the taping, so cut it down to 5.

Even more so, cut it to 4 – Mesias has no chance of winning. Even if Mesias picks up all 7 points, goes to 16 and everything else goes in his favor, he’ll still get passed by his partner Dr. Wagner Jr., who will get to 18 with a Mesias win.

As for the other four

– Marco has to get the direct pinfall to have a chance to take the championship, and Jack & Wagner have to lose their matches for Marco to do better than tying.

– If Pimpi gets the direct fall and the bonus ponus point, Wagner & Jack can’t simple have their teams win, but need to either pick a direct pinfall or a bonus point of their own.

– Jack & Wagner are about equal, and the favorites.

Jack seems like the best bet. He’s not stuck with a partner who he’s feuding with and has a good shot of picking up a bonus point. (Until they change the whole system again to give Mesias the win.)

Among the women…

06 Faby Apache
06 Rain
03 Mary Apache - not on this show
03 Koa - not on this show
02 Sexy Star
00 Jennifer Blake

Which ever side wins the opener is the high women. Blake and Star can’t catch up, with pushing Fabi & Rain higher past them.

The only minis who have points aren’t on this show. Perfect.

France, Guadalajara, IWRG, Super J

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CMLL EFM (SAT) 11/21 Dock Oceane, La Havre [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Marcela b Hiroka
2) Dragon Rojo Jr. & Nitro b Hijo del Fantasma & Valiente
3) Sagrado & Stuka Jr. b Misterioso II & Sangre Azteca

There was also a match between French locals. Recap says Stuka is popular in France, which historically hilarious.

CMLL (SUN) 11/22 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Cuca b Halcon Furia
2) El Divino & Metatrón b Ebola & Exterminador
3) Astaroth & Magnum b Dragon & Egipcio
4) Horus & Neutrón b Ráfaga & René Guajardo Jr.
5) Fabián el Gitano, Gallo, Metro b Arkangel de la Muerte, Mr. Trueno, Skándalo
6) Terrible, Texano Jr., Vangelis b La Máscara, Shocker, Toscano

Texano got Shocker for the pin. Fuego has an interview with Rene Guajardo Jr., who hopes to one day win the NWA Middleweight Championship, since his grandfather held it 8 times. (Hmm, we’re missing two.)

IWRG (SUN) 11/22 Arena Naucalpan [Al Filo del Ring]
2) Exodia & Tortugillo b Alan Extreme & Hijo del Signo
3) Black Terry & Jack b Oficial 911 & Oficial Fierro
4) Bobby Lee Jr., Suicida, Ultramán Jr. b Dr. Cerebro, Fuerza Guerrera, Gringo Loco
5) Hijo del Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. DQ Angelico, El Alebrije, Hijo del Lizmark

Lizmark fouled Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., and the recap think he’s headed to the rudo side. First time the tag champs (Jr. Capos) have been around in months.

Ultraman stole Bobby Lee’s pin on Fuerza Guerrera in the semimain, which sets up a match between the two tecnicos where the winner will get a shot at Fuerza and his IWRG Welterweight championship.

Black Terry was an injury fill in for Freelance, which is kinda odd because of the match they’ve got set up next week:

IWRG (SUN) 11/29 Arena Naucalpan [Luchas 2000]
3) Jack & Oficial 911 vs Freelance & Oficial Fierro [relevos suicidas]
4) Ultramán Jr. vs Bobby Lee Jr. [#1 Contenders, IWRG IC WELTER]
5) Hijo del Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Tóxico vs Angelico, Hijo del Lizmark, Rayo de Jalisco Jr.

Main event is a 35th anniversary to Rayo Jr. He started in 11/1975, so my math says 34, but whatever.

I’d suspect Freelance was going to lose, but if he’s hurt?

Maybe they’re setting up a big title match show to end the year? This title match, the trios champs are feuding, they can always do something with the lightweight title, the tag team champs are back in town.

Box Y Lucha 2949 has Mesias vs Dr. Wagner. Even though that’s the 4th big match between those two in 6 months, the magazines still think it’s bigger deal than the Texano/Terrible vs No Limit hair match (and they’re probably right.) Box Y Lucha also has a story on a company planning to promote lucha libre (AAA and indies) in China. Their first show would be in May of 2010.

NJPW announced 14 of the 16 wrestlers for the Super J Cup and Sombra isn’t on the list. He’s still rumored to be one of the last spots. I’d feel better about that rumor if I thought it was coming from someone besides me, and it kinda is: NJPW’s article about the meetings in Mexico specifically mention Sombra (and Texano) as guys they’d like to bring over, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’d be in the tournament. I know SuperLuchas said this past weekend that Sombra was confirmed for the tournament, but I believe they were sourcing a purolove post (scroll down to Osaka Pro, 21.11.2009), which just had Sombra on a list of 4 names that had been rumored for the show.

Sombra still could be in the tournament, I just feel less certain about it. He’s surely going over to NJPW some point soon.

If I’ve accomplished nothing else, I managed a paragraph linking to articles in four different languages. So there’s something. And, I dunno why I’m worried about looking dumb about this, since no one else who’s mentioned this has credited me with bringing it up. I’m off the hook!

Speaking of NJPW and stuff I’m just making up, Jushin Liger is headed back to this continent on 01/30 for PWG’s Kurt Russellmania (and Wrestlereunion 4); perhaps that’ll be about the time he’s expected back in CMLL.

I’m still not yet buying the rumors of Los Romanos as Raciel & Cancerbero of the Cancerberos – it seems like too much wishful thinking, I’d need to see it myself to believe it regardless – but it is nice to know Raciel is a misspelling of Raziel, a Jewish Angel of Mysteries. Hey, maybe it’s Jeque.

Over on Box y Lucha, Black Terry Jr. posts Dr. Wagner on the cover of Dog Planet, with the random dog Electroshock had on TV that one time. Perhaps that whole bit was just get in ring photos for a magazine shoot.

Luchas 2000 #497 has the hair match and Konnan/Cibernetico. Nothing on Wagner/Mesias on that one.

AAA #909 (10/24)

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taped 09/26/09

Argenis, Atomic Boy, Laredo Kid vs Rió Bravo, Tigre Cota, Tito Santana II – such a dumb stip for an OK match. I want a gold star for being able to tell apart Cota and Santana in the dark. I can not tell the new Rio Bravo from the old one and totally would not believe it if there weren’t newspaper stories.

Sexy Star vs Fabi Apache in a bull terrier match for the Reina de Reinas – I’m voting Sexi Star as most improved and I’m voting this as feud of the year. Until I change again. The rudas attacking the winning ruda is pretty clear proof no one here thinks past the major show they’re doing at the moment – Sexi wasn’t going to tecnica side, so they were inevitably going to have team up despite this big logic hole. And that’s what they did.

Electroshock vs Chessman in a hair vs hair match (and part 2) – actually had no problem with this before the match stopped so the stuntmen could set up their stunts, and if I just wanted a stunt show I’d go watch a movie. I hear they’re good! Anyway, at least we found out when Hijo de Tirantes turned rudo, and you can even make up a storyline to explain it (unlike Electro, he was staying loyal.)

Copa Pena (and part 2) – boring battle royal. If Konnan Big was supposed to be a joke, and everyone treated him like a joke when he came out for the hair match, why did they have him last until the end? Have to keep Konnan Big happy? Have to justify your own surprise?