Day: August 20, 2010

IWL, Rayo, Mistico

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IWL (THU) 08/19 Arena Lopez Mateos [R de Rudo, Estrellas del Ring]
1) Ronny Ventura b Ángel de la Noche
2) Panda II & Super Panda b Tortuguillos Ninja I & Tortuguillos Ninja II
3) Heddi Karaoui & Naruto b Carta Brava & Fantasma de la Ópera [tournament, IWL TAG]
4) Medussa b La Fugitiva [IWL WOMEN, quarterfinal]
5) Tiffany b Vaneli [IWL WOMEN, quarterfinal]
6) X-Fly b Chucho el Roto and Leon Rojo and Sepulturero I and Epitafio and Bestia 666 [IWL CONTINENTAL]
7) Scott Sommers b Halloween [eightfinal, IWL HEAVY]
8) Damián 666 b Val Venis [eightfinal, IWL HEAVY]

R de Rudo: “failed to attract the expected audience” – I am shocked. I’m guessing 50 people based on the pictures.

Halloween, Bestia, X-Fly and Mysterious Large Man all ran in to help Damian foul Val Venis for the win. Scott Sommers won his tournament match, presumably via energy blast from his eyes. So he gets to come back at some point.

The sixth match (they had eight matches on this show!) was listed for an IWL Continental Championship, but I don’t see a belt in the picture. Last thing X-Fly needs is another belt.

Angel de la Noche lost his mask some time recently.

Ovaciones says Rayo de Jalisco is off of tonight’s card, replaced by Super Porky. (SuperLuchas has a preview of the show, focusing on Rayo vs Atlantis. Awww.) 2 weeks out from the anniversary show, we’re watching tonight to see if more people get added to the cage match, and if they’ll set up a Sombra/Lyger rematch for next week.

Fuego en el Ring has an interview with Mistico. It doesn’t reach the peak level of uncontrolled Mistico interviews where he’s completely burying whatever the company is doing (“I am a person who sometimes talks too much, says the painful truth…I do not care if I get punished for speaking the truth”), but he does says he plans on getting out of that cage match ASAP because he has zero interest in winning a mask that way. The people want to see direct duels for mask and so does he. Mistico says there are 14 stars in the cage match and CMLL wants to surprise the fans, but the fans are bothered by not getting a direct rivalry. Mistico calls Volador a knock off version of him who dresses the same, and tells him to get ready with the Hijos de Avernos because he’s going to form a new Super Sky Team (Mascara Dorada, La Mascara and Sombra are suggested.)

Other recent Fuego interviews: Angel de Oro was not happy winning the DF/GDL cibernetico via Angel del Mal’s interference and Felino explains Mr. Niebla was never hurt but was instead traveling the world on vacation (and isn’t sold on Bucanero joining Peste Negra.)

A set of TV notes I forgot to mention on Wednesday

  • If you’re DVRing, keep an eye on what the Teleformula show is called. They changed it from Lucha Mania to CMLL Luchas last week, and have flipped it back to the old name this week. Only reason I was able to record it was because I’ve got something to record everything with CMLL in the name.
  • AAA in the US is the first 90 minute episode in a while.  (Also, Did FdT vs 187 air this week after all?)
  • This past week’s Lucha Libre USA episode is up.

AAA points to a Diario Basta interview with the Psycho Circus, who say they’re up to 709 wins, and wants Octagon & Parka’s masks and Mesias’ hair.

Tropicasas will be inducted into the Mexico City Plaza de la Estrellas.

Luchas 2000 posts the trailer of the second Viva La Lucha PPV; I forgot it’s already airing next Friday.

Kcidis draws Despicable Tirantes.

08/19 AAA TV Results (Naucalpan)

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AAA TV (THU) 08/19 Arena Naucalpan [AAA, Black Terry Jr. (flickr), DJ Spectro]
1) Aerostar, Gato Eveready, Laredo Kid b Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
2) Argenis, Crazy Boy, Relampago b Billy Boy, Decnnis, El Brazo
3) Alan Stone & Chris Stone b El Elegido & Heavy Metal
4) Silver King & Último Gladiador b Cien Caras Jr. & Máscara Año 2000 Jr. [AAA TAG]
5) El Mesías, Jack Evans, La Parka Jr. b Billy Boy, Decnnis, LA Park, Zorro

2010 AAA TV Chart
Projected Air Date (#953)
Mexico: 09/05
US: 09/18

Sell out. Maybe more than that.

understandable impluse/Black Terry Jr.

Opener was the only match with no storyline on this night, so it’s probably getting cut. Best match of the night, of course.

Konnan, walking around with a crutch now, opened the show proper with the Legion in the ring. He told the Maniacos to decide if they were with the Legion soon, and pointed out Perro Jr. beating Mesias at Verano de Escandalo. Parka & Roldan appeared to retort, but Konnan wasn’t done. He was still hurt from being put thru the table at Verano (an actual follow up to an injury angle!), so both Decnnis & Billy Boy would be taking his place. Not sure how Konnan has the power to do that at this point.

After Crazy Boy pinned El Brazo in the opener, Decnnis again offered El Brazo a spot in the Militia. Brazo again declined. This time, the Militia attacked him. Hilario freaked out, tried to make the save, and was knocked out. The tecnicos eventually returned to clear the rudos out.

Heavy Metal brought a guitar with him to ringside for his match. Bad move. Electroshock showed up, clonked Elegido with the guitar, and Chris splashed him for the pin. Electro destroyed Metal for good measure and then went screaming out into the night.

Tag title match end game started with Ultimo Gladiador trying a tope on Cien Caras Jr., only for Caras just to walk away and allow Gladiador to dive to his doom. (That is sort of how it all started.) The Militia – who were all over this show – attacked Cien Caras Jr. This allowed Hijo de Tirantes to be distracted, and Silver King piledrived Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. to set up the pin. After the match, Veneno (!) and an Oficial ran the rudos off.

Despite not being in the match, Konnan still got involved in the main event. To the surprise of few, Billy Boy took the pinfall in the main event, after a top rope splash from his old friend Mesias. The Militia wrestled in three matches on this show, took losses in two, and only one the other when Electroshock saved them. This is a group going places!

Next taping is 09/05 Pachuca. They’ve also announced 09/19 in Ecatpec, but there’s either another one in between or they’re taking a week off, because they won’t have enough to last that long.

CMLL Guadalajara on Teleformula #8 (08/14/2010)

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Polvora's finish

taped Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, 07/20/2010

This one didn’t do much for me, but it may just be me. The crowd has been in to the Exterminador/Mascara Magica vs Metal Blanco/Stuka feud (and there’s been a bigger crowd the last couple of weeks) and I still have hope for the apuesta match, but the lead up matches haven’t been that interesting to me. And the main event was the usual going thru the motions bit.