Fabián el Gitano, Guerrero Maya Jr., Starman vs Dr. X, Inquisidor, Nitro: Fabian and Dr. X seems to be done as a feud; they were just two guys in this match. I haven’t seen Inquisidor in a while, and I understand why. He’s young, he’ll get better.
Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Toscano vs Felino, Negro Casas, Ray Mendoza Jr.: I think Toscano needs a comedy schtik. He’s halfway there, and it’d allow him to keep up his current level of effort uninterrupted.
CMLL (TUE) 08/10 Arena Mexico [SuperLuchas, @cmllmagazine, Cesar]
1) Metálico & Trueno b Mortiz & Semental
2) Dr. X, Nitro, Skándalo b Ángel Azteca, Ángel de Plata, Diamante
3) Demus 3:16 b Eléctrico, Pequeño Nitro, Saturno, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Olímpico, Fantasy, Cisne [cibernetico]
4) Terrible, Texano, Último Guerrero b Máximo, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Rotoporky
5) Charlie Manson b Hijo del Fantasma
Charlie took the first and the third, reversing a rana on Fantasma and grabbing the ropes to stay on top.
Demus dropped Electrico on his head to win this part of Torneo Bicentenario. Order listed is reverse order of elimination.
Pitlane.mx, reposting an article from ANN (?), says CMLL will announced the main event of it’s 77th Anniversary show this Thursday at a press conference. The article is built around an interview with Psicosis, who wanted a one on one with Mistico but is told it’ll be a multi man match with them both included. The format and participants are unknown. Since they’ve just run a cage match and the other big show of the year was a losers advance mask match, CMLL would normally try to repeating either of them. CMLL just doesn’t have many other options at the moment.
I’ll pass along the main event…just as soon as other people have reported it. That press conference should also feature Mr. Niebla’s latest return interview and hype for Sombra/Lyger.
Dr. X replaced Arkangel.
CMLL (TUE) 08/10 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Metalik b Thunder Boy
2) Black Metal & Magnum b Ebola & Rey Trueno
3) Gallo & Leo b Mr. Trueno & Ráfaga
4) Delta, Metro, Rush b Euforia, Loco Max, Nosferatu
5) Averno & Jushin Lyger b Máscara Dorada & Místico
Rudos took the first fall of the main event, tecnicos took the second. In the third, Lyger beat Dorada, Mistico pinned Averno, and Lyger sneakily pulled off Mistico’s mask before pinning him. Mistico and Lyger set up a singles match here for next week.
Nosfreatu replaced Polvora. Rush beat Loco Max in a preview of Sunday’s match.
Dr. Wagner Jr. is sure he can get revenge on Vampiro at Verano de Escandalo, “because the greatness of Wagner is unmatched.” He’s a bit concerned Vampiro & Silver King might conspire to take away his championship, so his plan is to beat one or the other really quickly.
AAA writes about a 04/10/96 AAA TV taping in Arena Naucalpan, which we don’t actually have in the results or TV index. Huh.
Kcidis draws Rayo vs Atlantis.
Ratings
Mexico (via LLL)
CMLL: 2.5 (down 1.0)
AAA: 4.1 (down 0.6)
US (via PW Insider)
Lucha Libre USA: 0.12 (up .04)
Rubber Guard Radio has KrisZ on tonight.
Lineups
CMLL (MON) 08/16 Arena Puebla
1) Asturiano, Blue Center, Milenium vs Espiritu Maligno, Karisma, Mr. Rafaga
2) Ángel Azteca Jr., Pegasso, Sensei vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Dr. X, Hooligan
3) Delta, Rush, Sagrado vs Euforia, Misterioso II, Pólvora
4) Valiente vs Dragón Rojo Jr. [MEX WELTER]
5) La Sombra, Máximo, Rotoporky vs Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr.
Main event is Sombra vs Volador.
Dragon Rojo is getting a title shot again, which means it’s time to break out the list:
2009-10-30 Arena Mexico Valiente b Dragón Rojo Jr. [MEX WELTER]
2009-11-08 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Máscara Dorada b Dragón Rojo Jr. [CMLL SL]
2010-01-06 Arena Coliseo Máscara Dorada, Metro, Stuka Jr. b Dragón Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca [MEX TRIOS]
2010-04-06 Arena Mexico Máscara Dorada, Metro, Stuka Jr. b Dragón Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca [MEX TRIOS]
2010-04-12 Arena Puebla Máscara Dorada b Dragón Rojo Jr. [CMLL SL]
2010-05-02 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Máscara Dorada b Dragón Rojo Jr. [CMLL SL]
2010-06-18 Arena Mexico Máscara Dorada, Metro, Stuka Jr. b Dragón Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca [MEX TRIOS]
The fascinating part is not Dragon Rojo’s run of failures, but how he keeps getting title shots when very few else do. On the surface, Dragon Rojo isn’t higher up than any of the rudos in the tercera, but he’s the go to guy for these matches and those three aren’t.
AAA TV (THU) 08/19 Arena Naucalpan
1) Aerostar, Gato Eveready, Laredo Kid vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
2) Argenis, Crazy Boy, Relampago vs Billy Boy, Decnnis, El Brazo
3) El Elegido & Heavy Metal vs Alan Stone & Chris Stone
4) Silver King & Último Gladiador vs Cien Caras Jr. & Máscara Año 2000 Jr. [AAA TAG]
5) El Mesías, Jack Evans, La Parka Jr. vs Konnan, LA Park, Zorro
2010 AAA TV Chart
Projected Air Date (#953)
Mexico: 09/05
United States: 09/18
First show after Verano de Escandalo, and no Wagner. Hmmm. No Perros either. It is a small building, maybe they didn’t want to pay for all those guys.
That main event does not look pretty. Jack is going to fly all over the place for Konnan’s punches.
Title match is from the angle back at TripleMania and run in IWRG ever since. It is one match where a million run-ins might work not because of the match quality but for the story.
Don’t like Heavy Metal’s chances of winning at Verano if he’s now found himself in the Stones/Elegido feud.
AAA’s been cutting out the first match listed of late, which would mean the Oficials/Air Force trios gets left off normally. Just doesn’t seem to make any sense to leave it off and air the segunda. That’d be Argenis’ first televised match since December, and I guess we’d find out if Brazo is meant to be in the Militia.
taped Hippodrome, Springfield, MA, 06/19/2010
I love this show for bringing back the back the wacky lucha vignette. CMLL no longer gives you Shocker & Mascara Magica evaluating wacky candidates for the Guapos, but real life info on the people. (Except for Peste Negra, which is part of why that works.) AAA feels like it’s been in a life or death struggle for control of the promotion for multiple lifetimes. The only time you get funny backstage skits is on accident. Lucha Libre USA gives me minis playing poker and Tinieblas meetings of evil, and it’s great. Please keep it up!
Trios was a fun crazy go nuts match, the match you really get on US TV elsewhere. notAeroForm looked great, Dorada was good, Halloween was good, Neutronic held up his end, but Saber Claw was the surprise. Flashmagic figured out he’s a friend of Magno’s (and better than Incognito, based on this match) and I hope he gets to stick around. But, yea, PR Flyer & San Juan Kid stole this one, and this show.
Other matches didn’t do a lot much for me. They told the story they wanted to in the main event, but it wasn’t much of a match. Not really interested in RJ Brewer, and his gimmick is already not to be interesting, so it’s all up to Magno to carry it…and I’m not sure that’s the spot for Magno.