10 man cage match @ CMLL Anniversary Show, other notes

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some additional info was added around 6p CDT

The 10 in the cage for 09/03

  • Mistico
  • Sombra
  • Volador
  • Averno
  • Mephisto
  • Ephesto
  • Alebrije
  • Olimpico
  • Histeria
  • Psicosis

Psicosis, Histeria, and Olimpico are obvious suspects. Alebrije is probably not giving up his mask unless he’s done, because he needs to be masked for his character to work, much more than the other three. Of the CMLL regulars, Ephesto is the only one I’d guess at losing.

After the Anniversary show, CMLL will be running (and rushing) another tournament in honor of Mexico’s Bicentennial. It’ll be stretched over three shows, but they’ll be running both blocks during the same week to finish in time for the 09/17 show. There will be a tournament of rudos on 09/07 (Tuesday) and a tournament of tecnicos on 09/10 (Friday), with the one on one final the following Friday, a holiday.

This seems an attempt for CMLL to get two anniversary level cards. 09/03 is the official anniversary with someone losing the mask. 09/17 will be a big singles match with Mistico vs a rudo TBD (Volador?), which is kind of what everyone would’ve figured back in March.

Since the tournament doesn’t start until 09/10, there will be a bigger break the Universal Tournament and this new one than it feels at the moment. Still, with the minis own bicentennial tournament also on going, and the utterly random trios tournament this Friday, CMLL is doing a silly amount of tournaments over a short period of time.

Other news, all taken from CMLL Twitter.

  • Ayumi Kurihara will be coming in September. She was in Mexico this past May/June, working XLAW, Toryumon, IWRG and other indy shows. She’ll be working the 09/14 and 09/17 shows.
  • Texano, Averno and Mephisto will be getting new NWA title belts, as the old ones will be going in CMLL’s (moveable/drivable) museum. The belts were actually referred to as NWA belts, for the first time since Blue Demon Jr. made the claim on them for NWA Mexico. Peace in our time? I’ll edit this if the long form news update adds an explanation.
  • Peste Negra is now four and a half strong – Mr. Niebla returns, but Rey Bucanero stays. The email addressto suggest names for the Parrot is now danielcmll@hotmail.com Rey Bucanero says he’s out of the Guerreros because they were more interested in teaming with Olimpico then him. Mr. Niebla says his body rejected an implant in his knee, requiring additional surgery.
  • CMLL’s newest charity initiative: eyeglasses for school children

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8 thoughts to “10 man cage match @ CMLL Anniversary Show, other notes”

  4. Well, Olimpico makes the most sense, but as pointed out when this idea was originally floated around, this mask loss is *supposedly* the biggest payday anyone gets all year. If that is the case, you think CMLL would give that to a guy that just left the company and came back?
    With another big match coming up that surely will involve Mistico and perhaps Volador, I think this could be outta left field.

    Have we seen Cuije and the Parrot in the same place at the same time?

  6. Look at the parrot’s legs. Look at Mini Maximo’s legs. Find me a picture of any other person in the world with those legs.

  7. Sorry guys – haven’t really watched anything yet w/ Parrot, so I didn’t realize it was so obvious…

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