AAA-US: Mixed tag rematch, Vipers make TV, and Wagner vs Maniacos. Listed as two hours at the moent.
52MX: Inquisitive Cats vs Astro/Metalico/Starman, plus will the greatness of Liger outweigh Toscano?
LATV: A minis match with Tzuki, plus a grab bag trios. I have no idea if I’ll get this; LATV went off the air again here on Sunday, and came back again today.
GDL: Delta/Valiente vs Okumura/Yoshihashi plus Lyger/Mistico in a trios main event.
LLUSA: finishing off the Las Vegas tapings. Mentallo vs Tornado Azteca, the last quarter final in the heavyweight tournament, and the Puerto Ricians vs the Old Mexicans
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CMLL: 90 minute show. CMLL usually doesn’t air the anniversary show the night after, if at all, so they may save a match from this week to show next. The Peste Negra/Invasors match makes a lot of sense to save for a week. (Also, maybe next week is when they show Dos Leyendas?)
AAA: also 90 minutes. They’ve only got 3 matches, so there’s no problem. Relevos AAA, 187/Jack vs Legion, and Perro/Park/Damian vs Ciber/Mesias/Parka.
FOX: Cancerberos vs Metro/Rush/Stuka + Mascara/Rayo/Mistico vs Atlantis/Niebla/Volador
C3: Demus vs Pierrothito
Puebla: listed for an hour on Sunday, not sure of Monday. Probably 2, including Dragon/Valiente’s titel match.
Monterrey: Zombie Sangre Chicana at work.
Perros: dunno
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CMLL-TFN: Loco Max vs Stuka (previously unaired), Poder Mexica vs Dorada, Maximo, Valiente, and Mistico vs Negro Casas
Dark Angel, Lluvia, Luna Mágica vs Amapola, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sujei: We don’t get to see enough, but Dark Angel is still cool. I hope her reappearance on the anniversary is the start of fun things, but I always hope this and then that doesn’t happen. At least she’s not paying for a ticket this year.
I’m just as sure it won’t be as a tecnico. Rush seems arrogant, reckless, and self-centered. He may not actually be those things, but that’s the vibe he gives off. Rush is clearly intended to be different than the energetic high flying masked tecnicos, but he’s so far different, he ought to be hanging out with Terrible & Texano. The booking is actually helping this along in some places; if the fans weren’t already going to cheer for Loco Max due to the typical “guy who earned it versus guy who’s been handed it” dynamic, Rush beating up a tall mini was going to get that crowd against him by itself.
Maybe he’ll someday be a popular tecnico, but I think it’ll only be after winning the crowd over as a rudo.
Goya Kong, Luna Mágica, Marcela vs La Comandante, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sujei: Princesa Blanca is growing one me. Which is great, since there was a blitzkrieg of women’s matches on these shows lately, starting with this one. Goya is about as good as you’d expect by this point, and this was fine enough considering who was involved.
Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto vs El Alebrije, Histeria, Psicosis: This was fun, especially for the parts Epehsto showed up for. Not his finest moments. Was actually excited to see more of this feud, so of course it’s off on a different show. Originally, this kind of segued into my pick for the anniversary show, working on the assumption that everyone skims these posts (at most) and I could give it away and then write about it like it’s a new idea later, but I feel like making you wait.
In possibly bad legal ideas, not only should CMLL take the idea of pretending Leyenda de Azul is actually about about Blue Panther, they should also bring back Leyenda de Plata and pretend it’s honoring the great career of Angel de Plata.
CMLL (MON) 08/23 Arena Puebla [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Lestat & Metatrón b Centauro de Fuego & Espiritu Maligno
2) Diamante, Molotov, Starman b Disturbio, Durango Kid, Semental
3) Dalys la Caribeña, Goya Kong, Marcela b La Seductora, Princesa Sujei, Yeska
4) Dragón Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca b Hijo del Fantasma, Stuka Jr., Valiente
5) La Máscara, La Sombra, Máscara Dorada b Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr.
Sombra pinned Volador, and challenged him to a title match for next week. Volador said NO. So, anyway, they’re doing the title match next week.
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Dragon Rojo and Valiente are still feuding here.
CMLL (TUE) 08/24 Arena Mexico [Cesar, ESTO, @cmllmagazine, SuperLuchas]
1) Apocalipsis & Apolo Estrada Jr. b Astro Boy & Freesbe
2) Fuego, Pegasso, Rey Cometa DQ Arkángel de la Muerte, Loco Max, Skándalo
3) Averno, Dragón Rojo Jr., Mephisto b Sagrado, Toscano, Valiente
4) Demus 3:16 b Pierrothito [bicentenario mini]
5) Felino, Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero b Blue Panther, Máscara Dorada, Shocker
Pierrothito took the first fall, and Demus – who seems to have been the tecnico here – came back for the second. Third fall went some time and included both men bleeding by the end, which hasn’t been done in Arena Mexico in a long time. Demus, with a nod to the past, pulled out the valagueza for the win.
Negro Casas snatched Dorada’s mask and covered him to take the main event.
Sagrado was hurt during the tercera but returned to action.
DQ was the press slam over the top rope bit. Maybe it’s just the matches I’m seeing, but it feels like there’s been a lot of two fall/DQ losses for the Tuareg of late.
CMLL (TUE) 08/24 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Nube Roja & Relampago b Cerveruz & Templario
2) Astaroth & Black Metal b Infierno & Titanio
3) Ebola b Palacio Negro
4) Sangre Azteca, Shigeo Okumura, Yoshihashi b Ángel de Oro, Ángel de Plata, Rush
5) Atlantis & Mr. Niebla b Máximo & Rotoporky
Atlantis snuck in a foul on Porky before he was squashed. Self defense, really.
Semimain rudos won clean over the tecnicos, including Yoshihashi defeating Rush. Unlikely!
Ebola “used his experience” to beat Palacio Negro. I suspect cheating.
PdM (SAT) 08/28 Cancun
1) Fabi Apache vs Mari Apache
2) el Ángel & Hijo de LA Park vs Bestia 666 & X-Fly
3) Extreme Tiger & Jack Evans vs Damián 666 & Halloween
4) Dr. Wagner Jr. & El Mesías vs el Hijo del Perro Aguayo & LA Park
CMLL (MON) 08/30 Arena Puebla
1) King Jaguar & Stigma vs Fuerza Chicana & Sauron
2) Asturiano, Black Tiger, Centella de Oro, Lestat vs Durango Kid, Puma King, Raziel, Scorpion [cibernetico]
3) Delta, Diamante, Rush vs Dr. X, Hooligan, Nitro
4) Blue Panther, Máscara Dorada, Místico vs Héctor Garza, Mr. Águila, Psicosis
5) Volador Jr. vs La Sombra [MEX LH]
I guess Volador has to retain it here if he’s defending the same title in Guadalajara the following Sunday? Interesting lineup with the cibernetico there.
CMLL (TUE) 08/31 Arena Mexico
1) Camaleón & Robin vs Camorra & Inquisidor
2) Pequeno Maximo, Shockercito, Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Universo 2000, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior
3) Fuego, Leono, Metro vs Cancerbero, Nosferatu, Virus
4) Ángel de Oro, Sagrado, Toscano vs Shigeo Okumura, Terrible, Texano
5) La Máscara, Máscara Dorada, Místico vs Felino, Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero
Pequeno Maximo and the Parrot on the same show? Hmmm.
They may be setting up something with Negro and Dorada here, but it’ll be thrown off by the cibernetico to come on 09/07.
CMLL (TUE) 08/31 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Javier Cruz Jr. vs Quca
2) Idolo & Samurai vs Acertijo & León Blanco
3) Leo vs Rey Trueno
4) Gallo, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro vs Ephesto, Euforia, Vangelis
5) Hijo del Fantasma, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Valiente vs Atlantis, Averno, Dragón Rojo Jr.
Palacio Negro semimain, hooray. Atlantis and Rayo are probably headed to a singles match here as well before long.
indy (SUN) 09/05 Auditorio Benito Juarez en Zapopan, Jalisco
1) Giovanni vs Enigma
3) Cometa & Lasser vs Mugrosos Vagos I & Mugrosos Vagos II
4) Antuan, Dakota, Quazar vs Azazel, Bobby Black, La Mole
5) Brillante, Pepe Aguayo, Xavier Cruz vs Anthrax, Depredador, Perro Callejero
6) Angel Blanco Jr., El Hijo del Solitario, Hijo de LA Park, Rayman vs Apolo Dantés, Cesar Dantes, Cien Caras Jr., Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.
7) Blue Demon Jr. & LA Park vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & El Hijo Del Santo
The mostly full lineup for a show going up against a loaded CMLL show the same day. There’s also a women’s match with no listed participants. I wonder if Tiffany got her spot on CMLL’s show in small part to keep her off this one?
