I have not seen a live report yet, but judging from the photos on Facebook, the matches appear to have been:
MW (SAT) 08/28 Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
1) ?a replacement Tigresa Cailente? & Chi Chi vs Azteko & Mini Park
2) Medianoche, Novillerito, Pequeño Halloween vs Mascarita Dorada, Octagoncito, Petey Williams
3) Súper Nova vs Rellik
4) Lizmark Jr. vs Charly Manson [MW HEAVY, semifinal]
5) PR Flyer, Reid Flair, San Juan Kid b Neutronic, Oriental, Tinieblas Jr.
6) Marco Corleone vs RJ Brewer [MW HEAVY, semifinal]
The 5th match is the only one with a clear picture of who won. I’m presuming those singles matches were actually the tournament matches, since that’s the brackets, but they could not be or they could just be redone during Season 2. It looks likes the Mini Park/Azteko (Rocky Romero, previously listed as Tornado Azteca) team are dancing victorious after a win.
PWInsider says they drew about 1,000 people. The building seats 9,605.
This event has so far gone from being a normal taping to a house to a show being taped for the website. The promotion is told the luchadors that show was on hiatus and not canceled. The show was still taped, with the idea that the show will air on the website. Based on the matches, it seems like they initially planned for two tapings worth of shows, though probably not in the order that they were taped. Tickets are still on sale for the 09/09 taping in Corpus Christi.
Despite their statements, I’d guess this was the last for the show. TV shows which are suddenly pulled of the air usually don’t make it back on the air. Without the TV show, this promotion does not exist. Coming back in 2011 is a great carrot, but seems unlikely This group appeared caught off guard by this week’s show being bumped to Saturday, were caught off guard by the show going on hiatus, and
If they do come back in 2011, they’ve done themselves a disservice by not getting out ahead of the story. If you’re one of the (few) people watching the TV show, all you know is the season is suddenly over, and maybe you know the website they sent you to has nothing about a next season. Those viewers aren’t going to remember this show in four months; they may not remember in two weeks. (This is where Twitter & Facebook helps, because they could start pushing out messages again if they come back, and aren’t reliant on people seeking them out. But they may no longer care at that point.) If this promotion comes back in 2011 after vanishing for months, they’re starting from scratch.
For those scoring at home, WSX aired 9 episodes, with 1 being a DVD exclusive. Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors aired 7 in season 1.
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They’ll use the tapes from Charlotte and Corpus Christi to “shop around” for a future television deal. Perhaps they’ll go back to Mexico TV again, or try another station.
Hopefully Pequeno Halloween can get on a different MTV show/get his own spin-off
Hell stick him on a Real World cast in full gimmick
PEQUENO HALLOWEEN DOING CONFESSIONALS ON THE REAL WORLD= BIG RATINGS!!!!
It would be tragic if Pequeno Halloween had to return to CMLL and never be able to team with Pequeno Damian again.:(
I love lucha libre but I could never get into this show. It never had an identity and tried to please everyone. It’s not lucha in any real form. No loss I say.
Sad, oh well just another victim of MTV. They botch Sunday Night Heat, WSX and now LLUSA.
Bad timeslots
I hope this show doesn’t know. Since I’m not fluent in Spanish, it is fun to have a lucha libre show I can completely follow, and besides, it always helps the business to have somewhere talent can work and get exposure.
@John G.: Doesn’t know = doesn’t go
They should have gone with my idea of a lucha libre promotion with only minis.
Anyone know what the results were from this show?