Month: January 2011

One more reminder: I’ll be Unregular Radio’s Riley Matthews show this Friday at 8pm EST, talking AAA and the Royal Rumble. You can catch the show thru the website, plus send in questions for me to answer thru the instant feedback link. The best question gets a lucha mask!

IWRG (THU) 01/27/2011 Arena Naucalpan [Fuego en el Ring, Estrellas del Ring]
1) Epidemia b Centurión
2) Dinamic Black & Hijo del Pantera b Carta Brava Jr. & Imposible
3) Alan Extreme, Chico Che, Saruman b Maldito Jr., Masada, Samot
Alan Extreme’s first match on the tecnico side after Maldito & Samot turned on him last week. Straight fall win for the tecnicos, rudos DQed for excessive violence on Alan in the first fall, he submitted Masada in the second fall
4) Avisman, Destroyer, El Hijo del Diablo b el Ángel, Tony Rivera, Trauma I
new masked Destoryer (and masked valet Sherry) were introduced as new Gringos VIP members. The other two had the trios belts. (Gringo Loco was said to be ‘not in Naucalpan’ on the broadcast last night’; seems he’s gone.) The new lineup won in their debut.
5) Electroshock, Multifacético, Pantera DQ Bestia 666, Pirata Morgan, Último Gladiador
Pimpi was originally listed in this match, but ended in Toluca instead. Electro took the spot and was about to win the match for his team when X-Fly and Damian rushed into attack him for the DQ.

Black Terry Jr. was over in Toluca so no video of this show from him, though I think this still is the TVC Deportes taping.

Today’s Arena Mexico show features the first match up of Mephisto and Hijo del Fantasma since Mephisto knocked him out with a brass knuckles punch two weeks ago. Rush and Texano may continue feuding in the semimain/ Sangre Azteca will again not get along with his teammates and lose in the fourth match.

Terrible says he and Texano haven’t defended their Occidente tag team belts because there’s no one their size in Guadalajara, just “smurfs” who aren’t on their level. Also, Terrible thinks Volador joined Hijo del Averno. He may have, and they just never got around to telling us.

LA Park, who was all over the promotional pictures and video of Lucha Libre USA Season 1 but never did appear (AAA conflict?), will appear for the group on their next group of shows: 02/19 Albuquerque (taping) and 02/20 West Valley, Utah (spot show.) You can buy tickets for that event here, prices are $15, $25 and $50 (plus a bunch of fees.)

LuchaWorld Monthly has a recap of 2010 and fantastic predictions for 2011. This week’s Slammin’ Stan is up too.

Links

• This week’s Ras de Lona.
• There’s a Torneo de Maestros tomorrow in Neza.
• Oriental talks about winning the Lucha Libre USA Tag Team Championship
• Gallo says it’ll be difficult to beat Felino Sunday, but not impossible.
• Mask Mania has photos of Bad Intentions vs Atlantis & Okumura.
• Chica Tormenta has a new mask.
• Pez Tigre talks about his career in all caps.

I’ll be Unregular Radio’s Riley Matthews show this Friday at 8pm EST, talking AAA and the Royal Rumble. You can catch the show thru the website, plus send in questions for me to answer, and then listen to me repeatedly stammer thru answers. It should be a fun time!

CMLL (TUE) 01/25/2011 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Nube Roja b In Memoriam
2) Astro Boy & Magnum b Ángel del Mal & Semental
3) Dark Angel, Goya Kong, Silueta b La Seductora, Princesa Sujei, Zeuxis
4) Mr. Trueno b Puma King [OCCIDENTE MIDDLE]
title retained! Trueno even pinned Puma with a casita. Puma demanded a rematch for next week, Trueno declined.
5) Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Máximo b Terrible, Texano, Volador Jr.
Maximo KOed Texano with a kiss for the win.

Boxer Saul Canelo Alvarez was in the crowd. The boxing card here on Saturday is being run by “Canelo Promotions”, so he’s surely got some tie in.

Mr. Trueno credits Satanico’s rudo teachings for the win (though he insists he did it cleanly) and notes that Puma shouldn’t get any more shots since he’s Mr. Trueno has now beat him three straight weeks.

Pegasso has been found! CMLL.com reports he underwent surgery Wednesday night on his right knee. He originally suffered his knee injury on October 29th, rested it a month, and immediately hurt it again in his first week back (11/29 Arena Puebla) on a dive. They’ve been getting medical opinions since. (This doesn’t begin to explain why he was on all those lineups – maybe they were hoping more rest would be enough.) Pegasso is expected back in around 20 days, which means this a relatively mild rehab for something that’s taken him out of action for so long.

Talking to Mi Lucha Libre, the Perros del Mal point out that if they can end the undefeated the streak of the Psycho Circus, they stand a pretty good shot against the Oficials (who clearly didn’t not beat the Clowns.) That actually makes a lot of sense.

El Hijo del Santo was no less than 10 minutes from my house, and I didn’t know about the show. Of course, it was directly against the Bears game and I probably wouldn’t have gone. Also around here, GALLI is running a title tournament on 02/12, and I vow to make a lucha show for the first time in months (unless I have to go to a birthday party, and it looks like I might, uh oh.)

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Links

• Super Fly says Octagon is an old, old man who’s clinging to the past and needs to get out of his way or else.
• Amapola talks about another win. She says sees some people who are on the road to beat her, but doesn’t want to name names.
• Fabi Apache talks about her match vs the Traumas.
• Hijo del Anibal talks about his father and his own’s career.
• El Balam wants to face Murder Clown. They’re in a trios on this weekend’s Arena Aficion show.
• Mask Mania talks about Sombra vs Lyger.
• CMLL will air on the SONY MAX channel, launching in 40 African challenges on 02/01.
• The Globe and Mail does the What Is Lucha Libre article.
• DJ Spectro looks back at Villano III vs Huracan Ramirez.
• UWE plans on running shows every two weeks thru April.
• ESTO interviews DTU’s Keira. Basta has one with Oscar Garica, who’s credited with creating the looks for the Bizarros and the DTU women. DTU does an outstanding job of getting publicity for itself, it’s their biggest strength.
• El Hijo del Santo says El Santo’s favorite football team was the Dallas Cowboys.

Lineup

CMLL (MON) 01/31/2011 Arena Puebla
1) Asturiano & Stigma vs Ares & Espiritu Maligno
2) Metatrón, Sensei, Starman vs Demus 3:16, Dr. X, Durango Kid
3) Fuego, Metro, Sagrado vs Loco Max, Shigeo Okumura, Skándalo
4) La Máscara, La Sombra, Máximo vs Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr.
5) Atlantis, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero vs Héctor Garza, Mr. Águila, Psicosis

Metatron’s around a lot this week. Think they’re doing a UG/Psicosis feud here, and next week is probably the fan appreciation show.

CMLL (TUE) 02/01/2011 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Robin vs Nube Roja
2) Metálico & Molotov vs Exterminador & Malefico
3) Rey Cometa & Stuka Jr. vs Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno
4) Black Metal & Palacio Negro vs Arkángel de la Muerte & Euforia
5) Máximo, Rush, Toscano vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero

Metal & Palacio have been shuffled back into the GDL mix, but they’re treated as bigger stars than they were before – they’re not just facing the locals.