Month: March 2010

Gutierrez (MON) 03/22 Cancha de Fut-Rap [El Manana]
4) C. Manson, Groon XXX, Hijo del Lizmark, Zumbido b Histeria II, Mr. Águila, Oriental, X-Fly
5) El Hijo Del Santo, Hijo de LA Park, LA Park DQ Blue Demon Jr., Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Rayo de Jalisco Jr.

Tecnicos won by foul on Santo. Article says this show drew 7,000.

CMLL (TUE) 03/23 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Cerveruz b El Divino
2) Acertijo & Quca b Nube Roja & Virgo
3) Hierro & Palacio Negro b Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno
4) Diamante & Metal Blanco b Cancerbero & Raziel
5) Brazo de Oro, Máximo, Shocker b Asesino Negro, Ephesto, Mr. Niebla

Oro got the clean pin on Negro to set up next week’s hair match.

AAA (SUN) 03/21 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [RFC]
1) Mascarita Sagrada 2007 & Octagoncito b Mini Histeria & Mini Sobredosis
2) Black Mamba, Pit Bull, Sobredosis b Angel Dorado Jr., El Brazo, Sky
3) Rey Sagitario b Pimpinela Escarlata [super libre]
4) Hombre Sin Miedo, Laredo Kid, Máscara Púrpura b Escoria, Jesse, Rey Infernal
5) Cibernético, Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown b Alex Koslov, Espíritu, Konnan, Zorro

Jesse and Escoria tried to help the rudos in the main event, failed. The upside is Konnan might actually know Jesse exists now.

CMLL (TUE) 03/23 Arena Mexico [ESTO]
1) Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II b Cholo & Disturbio
2) Bronco, Durango Kid, Súper Comando b Fabián el Gitano, Leono, Starman
3) Loco Max, Skándalo, Virus b Ángel Azteca, Delta, Fuego
4) Averno, Mephisto, Shigeo Okumura b Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Rush
5) Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Vangelis b Blue Panther, Máscara Dorada, Místico

Mistico wrestled as a tecnico in the first fall, so his team won but the rudos were ticked at him. Mistico refused to help his partners in fall two, so the rudos won and the tecnicos were ticked at him. Misitco tried to help Panther in the third fall, but one hit the other and Atlantis picked up the winning pin.

Today’s Ovaciones pushes the idea that now that Dos Leyendas is over, CMLL needs to push new stars. (Wasn’t that why Sombra’s won? Not that it worked out that way, as kcidis notes.) Their picks for new stars: IWRG’s La Rocca & La Seductora. You could not be more random.

Dorian Roldan says LA Park vs La Parka Jr. will happen at TripleMania, but they’re not sure of what will be on the line. He mentions name vs name and no DQ, but not mask vs mask.

After taking Felino’s mask, Sombra‘s goals are to take Mistico & Dragon Rojo Jr.’s masks. That would be a fun team, Mistico should totally hang out with Poder Mexica.

At Monday’s Arena Puebla show, fans were prohibited from bringing food or drink into the building, or yelling vulgar language. That seems a harsh penalty for lucha libre fans. Over on Box Y Lucha, there’s a reposted newspaper column with the rudo fans complaining about being prohibited from throwing anything.

AAA wonders who will challenge Electroshock at TripleMania, which means we’re not supposed to think of Chessman/Electro as locked in.

Estrellas del Ring interviews Chilean luchadora Alison Evans.

Black Terry Jr. has photos from the Monterrey Lucha Libre Fesival.

LuchaVaVoom has shows in LA, New York and San Fransisco in May, and is back in Chicago on June 16th. That article says there are 7pm and 10pm shows, and I’m thinking you want to go to the late show.

Segunda Caida watched 09/10/09 IWRG.

Alfredo has a recap of this week’s IWRG. Find out how the main event turned out!

indy (FRI) 03/19 Arena Queretaro [Estrellas del Ring, Black Terry Jr. (flickr)]
1) Black Sain & Rey Aztlan b Dragon de Oriente & Galaxi
2) Anubis, Cuchillo Jr., Hijo del Cuchillo b Mascara de Fuego, Mascara Oriental, Mercurio
3) Canek b Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Hijo del Medico Asesino, Axxel, Scorpio Jr., Fishman Jr., Tinieblas Sr., Black Terry, Rambo, Tinieblas Jr., Rene Guajardo III, Guerrero Maya Jr., Canek Jr., Dark Zombie, Cerebro Negro, Signo Jr., Sicopata, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro, Oficial 911, Alex Guajardo, Terry 2000, Dr. Cerebro, Sepulturero I, Jack, Epitafio, Siki Ozama Jr. [royal rumble, copa de Amigo por Siempre]

That main event is by no means complete or accurate. It was a 38 man royal rumble style match (though eliminations by over the top, submission, and pinfall) and I’ve only found 27 names from the poster and the pictures. There were wrestlers from AULL, IWRG, Queretaro, Puebla and even a couple from CMLL; just missing a couple DTU guy sfrom making this the most indy match ever. Canek beat MA2K Jr. to win it after 1 hour and 25 minutes. Fishman, Carlos Maynes, Javier Llanes, Huracan Ramirez  and Carlos Hernández Valdéz were all honored at the show.

IWRG (SUN) 03/21 Arena Naucalpan [DJ Spectro]
1) Comando Negro & Eterno b Daga & Héros
2) Gringo Loco & Maldito Jr. b Trauma I & Trauma II
3) Chico Che, Freelance, Leopardo b Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
4) Máscara Año 2000, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Oficial 911 b Bobby Lee Jr., La Roca, Suicida
5) Dr. Cerebro b El Hijo del Diablo [IWRG IC Light, WWF WELTER]

The boyhood dream has come true for Dr. Cerebro, he’s won the WWF (welterweight) championship. Surely a historic moment in all our lives.

911 worked twice because no one knew Veneno was actually in Panama? OK. Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. beat La Roca and they’re already teasing that mask match. Mike Segura replaced Ultraman Jr., who’s missed two straight shows.

Gringo Loco replaced Samot, and after Maldito Jr. pinned Trauma II, he asked for a title shot. I have no idea what title that could be – Trauma I was the one who one the Americas title, right?

FLLR PdM (SUN) 03/21 Gimnasio Nuevo Leon [Estrellas del Ring, Al Filo del Ring]
1) Dama de Hierro & Poly Star b Angelica & Justiciera
2) Coco Azul, Coco Rojo, Coco Verde b Difunto I, Difunto II, Espanto Jr.
3) Kaentai & Lord Byron b Insane & Sick Boy
4) Villano III, Villano IV, Villano V b Centurion Negro, Karonte, Mongol Chino Sr.
5) Solar I, Super Astro, Ultraman b Black Terry, el Signo, Negro Navarro
6) Damián 666 & Halloween b Groon XXX & Hijo del Lizmark
7) X-Fly b Charly Manson
8) Rey Hechicero b Caifan Rockero I [hair]
9) el Hijo del Perro Aguayo b Konnan Big

In both 7&9, the non Perro had the win, but Halloween & Damian ran in and cost them the match.

Estrellas del Ring also has a report on the actual Monterrey lucha libre festival part of the show.

CMLL (MON) 03/22 Arena Puebla [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Asturiano, Milenium, SWAT b Alarido, Ares, Barbaro I
2) Hiroka, La Seductora, Princesa Blanca b Goya Kong, Lady Apache, Marcela
3) Dragon Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca b Metro, Stuka Jr., Valiente
4) Brazo de Plata, La Sombra, Toscano DQ Felino, Negro Casas, Taichi
5) Místico DQ Volador Jr.

Mistico won fall one, Volador pinned him using the ropes in fall two, and Mistico tossed his mask to Volador to draw the DQ in fall three. Mistico demanded a title shot for winning, but Volador refused.

The feud doesn’t stop in the semimain either. Tecnicos took the first, and Felino fouled Sombra for the stright fall loss. Felino’s face was completely black with face paint..

ESTO says everyone is confused about which way Mistico is going. I’m not sure that’s correct: most everyone (Hector Garza included) realizes Mistico is a rudo jerk, but the CMLL programmers (and Mistico) are in a denial. Ovaciones sees tonight’s main event as Vangelis’ big change for revenge on Misitco, though they seem to have forgotten about Volador winning the LH title.

Lucha Libre on MTV2 update: it starts in May, and it’s apparently reused AAA footage – I bet this the Lucha Libre USA that was talked about a while back. Next thing to figure it is how old it is .

AAA and SuperLuchas have video tributes to Abismo Negro

Arena San Juan Pantitlan is still running, this past weekend with a tribute to Dinamico I, who died there after a match a year ago. The night before, the coffin of  Genaro Contreras was brought to the building for one final visit for the long time wrestler there.

A new season of 100% Lucha starts in May.

NJPW is holding the first Super J Tag Tournament on 05/08. It’s a one night eight team tournament and they say they’ll have wrestlers from Mexico.

IWRG will be off on 04/01.

Another story on the DF commission clarifying X-Fly is the heavyweight champion of Mexico reminds me that absolutely no one cared about who was the actual heavyweight champion when that whole thing went down, and everyone just wanted Charly Manson to be sanctioned. They’ve done a very clever job of side stepping the actual issue.

Amapola says she prefers tough challengers, but Lady Apache might beat her this time. Naaaaah.

The Gladiatores has an interview with Supremo Jr., back in wrestling after complications with appendicitis.

Black Terry Jr. has photos of a MTY show from 03/20.

Boxing and lucha libre will return to Auditorio Municipal Torreon, though everyone else is upset about the damage they’ll do to the building (particularly the floor.)

An article about this week’s show says Laguna’s Piloto Negro lost his hair last week in Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio, though it doesn’t mention who beat him for it. It was a four way match with Sexy Piscis, Difunto III and Difunto II (who had been wearing the mask he lost to Ultimo Guerrero until the newspaper complaining about it daily finally got him to stop it.)

Someone’s posted HD clips of Amapola vs Marcela over on Vimeo.

Rob has thoughts on recent CMLL LATV & IWRG’s rookie show.

Box Y Lucha 2965 has Felino unmasked and AAA in DF.

Luchas 2000 513 has Felino unmasked. Inside, Joaquin Roldan says Black Warrior and Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. were brought in to shows by local promoters and are not signed with AAA, though he’d be willing to talk to either about a contract.

This Month’s Dos de Tres has an Abismo Negro feature.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Lineups

CMLL (TUE) 03/23 Arena Aficion [Hidalgo Sport]
1) Kristal Jackson vs Sacristan del Diablo
2) Arenita & La Plaga vs Anubis & Rey Galactico
3) Guerrero Maya Jr. & Neutrón vs Ángel de Plata & Horus
4) Felino, Puma King, Tiger Kid vs Fai Constantino, Herlen, Sangre Azteca

Rudo/rudo and tecnico/tecnico matches. The men teaming with Sangre Azteca are wrestlers from France – must be from the promotion they partnered with there (though I’m blanking on the name.)

AULL (SAT) 03/27 Arena Lopez Mateos
1) Love Angel & Rey Kristal vs Jose Caporal & Yoruba
2) Mr. Potro, Super Panda, Tortuguillo Ninja vs Hombre sin Nombre, Kilvan, Tormento
3) Chucho el Roto, Robin Maravilla, Sadico vs ?, Rey Krymen, Terry 2000
4) Epitafio, Iron Love, Rocky Santana vs Angel o Demonio, Leon Rojo, Ovett
5) La Sombra, Olímpico, Volador Jr. vs Felino, Mr. Niebla, Psicosis II

First time AULL has brought in CMLL wrestlers since late ’08. It’s kind of hyped as a team up with Perros del Mal, though we know Olimpico’s out of that group.

DTU (SUN) 04/18 Coliseo Coacalco
1) Wotan vs Daga, Flamita, Impulso, Masivo, Eterno, Anthony, Muerte Bucanera
2) Dolar vs Mr. Chef, Juan El Ranchero [fans bring the weapons]
3) Lasser Boy vs Low Rider, Drastik Boy
4) Hormiga, Iron Love, Magnifico vs Blasfemia, Epitafio, Judas el Traidor
5) Psicosis III vs Paranoiko
6) Aeroboy vs Trauma I, Violento Jack, Trauma II
7) Gran Apache vs Skayde
8) El Generico vs Último Gladiador, Crazy Boy [Ladder]

I think this is TVC Deportes, but I’m not sure. I’m thrown off by someone besides PROLLM running here. Also, that semimain, which seems to belong on a different show (but DTU always does a token straight match and it’s a fine token.) I guess ladder matches aren’t hardcore matches. Lasser Boy being here seems to indicate he was also here before he was Lasser Boy.

So says AAA’s site and Dos de Tres’ facebook.

Marco debuted last 03/15, so a standard (?) AAA one year contract would’ve run out three days after this year’s Rey de Reyes. If you look back at last week’s dueling press conferences closely, it’s pretty clear the decision was made during that week. Yurem’s challenge was originally to Marco at the AAA press conference (which he didn’t attend), but they switched it to Alex by the Friday Konnan/Dorian event.

When Marco jumped, the big idea was for Marco to cross over into other media. I don’t pay attention to stuff on Mexican TV that’s not lucha to tell you if that’s worked, but I don’t have the impression it’s really worked. As a wrestler, Marco has pretty much as underutilized in AAA as he was in CMLL; he’s been just a guy a lot.

That wasn’t the plan, even as late as a few weeks ago. I think I can talk about this, now that it’s clearly not going to happen (and I figure it’ll be in the WON either this or next week), but AAA had some major plans for Marco this year not too long ago. When this year’s Rey de Reyes was first planned, Marco was picked to win, take the title shot at TripleMania this year, and win the title. Electro as champ was originally supposed to be a transitional champion to get the belt from Mesias to Marco. (Who knows where that’s going now, but maybe breaking up Wagner/Electro might be a hint – if Wagner ever signed his contract.) Plans change all the time, but AAA’s talk of doing something with Marco wasn’t as empty as it seems now, at least at one point.

I’m not too worried about Marco; I think he’d be sticking with AAA if that was the best option, and he’s leaving because he’s got a better plan. I doubt it’s going back to CMLL given how he left (though you never know) and figure he’s headed back to the US somewhere. Marco was far more enjoyable than we would’ve figured and it was nice having him around as long as he was.

for the record

people AAA are building around in 2010, via Konnan
Marco Corleone: gone
Jack Evans: has done nothing
Laredo Kid: has done nothing
Zorro: has done nothing
(Dorian’s big on TV, so they are creating one new star!)