Month: February 2011

Maximo loses (and stays), Volador/Mascara, Mistico

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CMLL AULL (WED) 02/16/2011 Arena Lopez Mateos [Estrellas del Ring, The Gladiatores]
1) Eros, Freelance, Rey Krystal b Hombre sin Rostro, Juan el Caporal, Ronny Ventura
2) Love Angel, Mike Segura, Zumbi b Destroyer, Epitafio, Rey Krimen
3) Iron Love, Sadico, Yakuza b Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
Yakzua was injured, but his AULL all star team still beat the IWRG trios champs.
4) La Máscara & Latin Lover b Arkángel de la Muerte & Black Warrior [UWE TAG, eightfinal]
5) Héctor Garza & Olimpico b Máximo & Sagrado [UWE TAG, eightfinal]
6) Héctor Garza & Olímpico b La Máscara & Latin Lover [UWE TAG, quarterfinal]
Garza stole Mascara’s mask to pin him, Latin pinned Olimpico, and Garza snuck in a foul on Latin to advance.

Maximo worked the show and appears to be going nowhere.  Around midnight last night, the Maximo Alvarado facebook page was updated, with the user claiming Maximo had changed his mind and decided to stay in CMLL after all. Unless Maximo decided to address this in person – and that doesn’t seem like the current CMLL way of doing things – that’s probably the last word on it for now. If this was a fake, they accomplished their goal of getting a lot of attention for a day (and we’ll surely see more fakes like this in the future even if it was true.) If it really was Maximo, then I guess he sort of lived his gimmick, because this was quite the diva move.

Earlier, Dorian Roldan had unhelpfully tweeted that Maximo to AAA was only a rumor. He didn’t say it was a false rumor or a true rumor, only really noting that it was something that had been said. (I agree!)

The four final teams in the UWE Tag Team tournament appear to be Atlantis/Ultimo Guerrero, Mascara Ano 2000 Sr./Cien Caras Jr., Chucho el Roto/Iron Love and Garza/Olimpico.

CMLL (TUE) 02/15/2011 Arena Queretaro [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Low Rider b Alex Guajardo
2) Cachorro & Zumba b Tauro & Voraz
these four are mentioned as Ultimo Guerrero trainees
3) Dance Boy, Drabek I, Drabek II b Galaxy, King Azteca, Ursus
4) Diamante, Guerrero Maya Jr., Sangre Azteca DQ Pólvora, Terrible, Texano Jr.
Polvora yanked Sangre Azteca’s mask. The two are still talking mask match
5) La Máscara b Volador Jr. [MEX LH]
said to be a very good match.

On his biweekly appearance on Figure Four Daily, Steve Sims explained why CMLL has seemed to change tactics about Mistico (from writing him out and preparing to rip him to just ignoring the whole thing): many in CMLL’s offices believe Mistico will not do well in WWE and will end up leaving them, maybe even by the end of this year, and then CMLL might just be able to bring him back and move on.

AAA posted three March house show lineups yesterday, and I can’t decide which one is my favorite. Is it the one where barely mobile Konnan is forced to team with Alan Stone, the mystery Pierroth Jr. continues his mysterious feud with Joe Lider and no one can spell Ludark? Or is it the one with the tecnico (?) team of La Parka, Argenis, and Yuriko? I wonder which Gemelos are working this Mexico State show – the Fantasticos from past IWRG?

DTU announced Jennifer Blake would be on their 03/05 show @ Arena Lopez Mateos. That means she’s probably returning to AAA on the 03/04 taping in Puebla.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update and this week’s Ras de Lona.

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CMLL (TUE) 02/22/2011 Arena Mexico
1) Freesbe & Höruz vs Apocalipsis & Mortiz
2) La Comandante, Mima Shimoda, Tiffany vs Estrella Mágica, Goya Kong, Lluvia
3) Euforia, Raziel, Virus vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Demus 3:16, Hijo del Signo
4) Ephesto vs Rush [CMLL LH]
5) La Máscara, Super Porky, Toscano vs Averno, Mephisto, Último Guerrero

Rush seems like the heavy favorite in the title match, and also seems not quite ready for this meteoric push. This works a lot better if it feels like Rush is earning it, not being given it, and the best thing they could do for him right now is have him lose. The fans are less receptive to this sort of push then they were years ago.

Demus gets his rematch. Signo being in the match is interesting; Cesar mentioned months back that novatos were prohibited from appearing back to back weeks, so is Signo no longer considered a rookie?

Estrella Magica hasn’t been seen since October, which makes a trying match look a little more interesting.

CMLL on LATV (02/05/2011)

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Mascarita Dorada

taped at Arena Mexico, 01/14/2011

recap: here
file: http://www.multiupload.com/5O5EQA0XOM

Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II vs Escorpion & Hijo del Signo: Rayos are surely not going to win the CMLL bodybuilding contest any time soon, but they’re perfect for their role, and this is about where Signo belongs for the moment. Escorpion really should be doing something more, but CMLL’s being it’s slow self at pushing new people.

Bam Bam, Eléctrico, Mascarita Dorada vs Pequeño Universo 2000, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito: This was going fine until everyone started accidentally killing each other on the dives. Dorada’s impact was never clearly shown, but obviously very bad.

Maximo wins & jumps to AAA (?), Rush/Epehsto, Mascara/Sangre

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CMLL (TUE) 02/15/2011 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Titanio b Templario
2) Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II b Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno
I think this means the Rayos could take the Cats in a fight, but we need to see that match.
3) Mima Shimoda, Princesa Blanca, Tiffany b Lluvia, Luna Mágica, Marcela
Luna and Lluvia had a goofup, which allowed the rudos to take advantage and the win.
4) Hijo del Fantasma & Toscano b Mr. Águila & Olímpico
5) Rey Bucanero b Máximo
Before the match, the two agreed to a bet: Maximo would lose his hair if he lost, but Rey would be forced to go out on a date with Maximo if he lost. Perico distracted Maximo in the first fall to set up Bucanero taking it. Perico stayed involved, but Maximo pulled out the second fall. Bucanero tried faking a foul in the third fall, but it didn’t work. Perico snuck in to foul Maximo, which worked last week, but Maximo moved and Bucanero was fouled by his own parrot. Maximo got the big win. Bucanero was very sad.

A few hours later, Maximo went on his facebook page* and said he was leaving CMLL and joining AAA. That must’ve been a pretty poor date! Maximo had earlier mentioned he’d received an offer from a “strong” promotion and was undecided on what to do.

Maximo is presumably getting a better deal and/or a bigger push in AAA, though his current style doesn’t seem a good fit for AAA. Pimpinela, who Maximo will inevitably team or feud with, has been consistently placed in the early matches. Maximo’s father, Brazo de Plata, did well early in his most recent AAA stint but ended up having a bad falling out by the end, claiming the promotion was starving him out. Psycho Clown, Maximo’s brother, had the long winning streak and has been frequently used near the top of AAA shows, but appears less frequently than Maximo appeared in CMLL. This looks like a risky move from the outside, but there’s always more going on we don’t see.

No word when he might debut in AAA. There is a mystery spot in the main event of AAA’s TV taping, but my understanding was AAA already had planned out someone else to debut in that spot (a person who’d been teaming with the Perros on the indies.) Maximo as a Perro would be weird, but plans can change. Maximo is booked almost every day for the rest of this week in CMLL, including tonight.

* Assuming this is really Maximo’s facebook page. What is real, what is fake, and what is friends/family/fans/promotions doing it their name is confusing, and the promotions could probably help themselves out by separating the real from the fake. Though not so much in this case!

CMLL (TUE) 02/15/2011 Arena Mexico [CMLL]
1) Robin & Trueno b Cholo & Ramstein
2) Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito b Astral, Bam Bam, Eléctrico
Things are going right for the minis rudos: Olimpico won the title, they got another win here, and Astral and Electrico had issues with each other thru the match.
3) Euforia, Pólvora, Virus b Arkángel de la Muerte, Demus 3:16, Hijo del Signo
Straight falls for the Cancerberos, which Virus emphasized to Demus after the match. Demus demanded a rematch for next week.
4) Ángel de Oro, Delta, Metro b Shigeo Okumura, Vangelis, Yoshihashi
5) La Sombra, Máscara Dorada, Rush b Averno, Dragón Rojo Jr., Ephesto
Rush and Ephesto feuded thru the match. Rush beat Ephesto with a casita, then challenged for a shot at Ephesto’s CMLL Light Heavyweight Championship. Ephesto did not like that idea.

Three different feuds is a lot for one CMLL Tuesday show.

Even though Sangre Azteca is teaming with the tecnicos right now, that doesn’t mean the tecnicos all like him. La Mascara told Fuego en el Ring that he disliked Sangre Azteca from the first day Mascara joined the CMLL gym and is still angry about Sangre beating him for the national welterweight championship four years ago. La Mascara declared he will not form a team or trio with Sangre at all.

IWRG has announced stips for tomorrow’s three way nine man cage match (Perros vs Psychos vs Oficials.) The first team out wins, the last team left has to face Joe Lider & Nicho the next week in a cage match. That’s a harsh punishment.

Mi Lucha Libre continues visiting lucha libre trainers with El Gran Apache.

The Perros makeup card for this Sunday has changed, largely with indy guys out and AAA guys in.

NJPW announced a pair of “Road to the Super Jr. 2 Days Tournament” shows for April 7 and 8. That sounds like CMLL involvement.

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CMLL (MON) 02/21/2011 Arena Puebla
1) Blue Center & Silver vs Ares & Centauro de Fuego
2) Asturiano, Fabián el Gitano, Metálico vs Demus 3:16, Durango Kid, Espiritu Maligno
3) Hooligan, Loco Max, Nitro vs Escorpion, Puma King, Raziel
4) Ángel de Oro, Diamante, Rush vs Euforia, Pólvora, Virus
5) Blue Panther, La Máscara, Máscara Dorada vs Atlantis, Averno, Último Guerrero

Odd rudo vs rudo tercera. Kind of a mirror of the Tuesday shows, with 3 Tuareg vs 1 Cancerbero. They’re getting closer.

Probably one week away from a title match.

top six stories of the last two weeks

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  1. CMLL told the press there would be a press conference about Mistico. Later, CMLL disavowed all knowledge of any press conference. Meanwhile, he’s listed as working CMLL shows in northern Mexico next week. Mistico’s photo is no longer taken down from their websites and promotional info, but they’re going out of their way not to mention his name.
  2. Magnus debuted for CMLL. Most of the Generacion 2011 guys have looked unrefined, and Magnus would’ve probably been as good as any of them in a vacuum. This debut caught a more attention than the other debuts because Magnus was dressed in a Mistico like silver and white and a similar mask while doing similar moves. (The color switch seemed to be a last minute change – he had his own t-shirt, but with his white/red colors.) The “new Mistico”, who’s related to the original one, was the talk of the week. CMLL ignored that talk too.
  3. Extreme Tiger advanced in the Rey de Reyes tournament. The other 3 blocks were announced are Aerostar/Electroshock/Mesias/Super Fly, Wagner/Park/Nicho/Halloween, and Jack/Decnnis/Cuervo/Carlito (debuting)
  4. Pequeno Olimpico won the CMLL Minis title, ending Bam Bam’s 2 plus year reign.
  5. Heavy Metal and Electroshock challenged each other (and us) to a five match series. Electroshock used a distraction and a guitar to win the first match.
  6. Blue Panther & Dragon Rojo, representing La Laguna, advanced to the national tournament final

Other stuff

  • Mascara Dorada defeated Averno, and the two continue to talk about a mask match
  • Demus cheated Virus to beat him in a cibernetico, and talked up a hair match
  • Dorada/Sombra/Mascara retained theit trios titles
  • IWRG actually beat AAA in a match on an AAA show
  • Hijo del Pirata Morgan won IWRG’s Junior de Juniors tournament.
  • I made a line graph

AAA on Televisa #976 (02/05/2011)

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taped at Centro Civico de Ecatepec, EdM, 01/15/2011

recap: here
file: http://www.multiupload.com/O2A4GFBR2I

charly manson IS uma thurman

Mascarita Divina & Octagoncito vs Mini Histeria & Mini Psicosis – usual six minute minis match. Good, not enough time, not particularly going anywhere. There’s a spark missing without Abismo, but Histeria & Psicosis are perfectly competent and Octagoncito is really good right now.

Fabi Apache & Pimpinela Escarlata vs Sexy Star & Yuriko – this two felt like it could’ve aired any time in the last two years. And may have? Crowd was really into it and Pimpi and Yuriko appear to have a match every other day on a spot show, so this went well.

Extreme Tiger, Jack Evans, La Parka vs Charly Manson, Cibernético, Escoria – Cibernetico broke Parka’s kid’s leg, and he’s still wildly cheered. Cibernetico is so popular with the AAA crowd, it may be impossible for him to be an actually booed rudo. Same problem Ric Flair has now whenever he tries to be a heel. I just compared Cibernetico to Ric Flair, that just happened. Anyway, I’m not actually sure the Bizarros want to be booed so it probably doesn’t matter. This was a standard AAA trios, and Parka didn’t seem nearly as much a chump when they showed the foul that set up the finish. Rudos seemed to work as a team, and as a funny dance squad.

Park vs Pirata (juniors), Averno/Dorada

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IWRG (SUN) 02/13/2011 Arena Naucalpan [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), The Gladiatores, Al Filo del Ring]
1) Imposible & Tonatiuh b Fulgore I & Fulgore II
quick falls
2) El Pollo & Eragon DQ Hammer & Magnifico
Pollo turned on Eragon after Eragon accidentally hit him a few times. Ref waved it off as a DQ. Pollo appeared to join the rudo side after the match.
3) Carta Brava Jr., Comando Negro, Eterno b Alan Extreme, Dinamic Black, Golden Magic
Comando Negro reversed a roll up and grabbed the bottom rope to beat Alan Extreme. Alan shoved the ref for blowing the call. Eterno suffered a wrist injury catching a dive at the end. Golden Magic, replacing the billed Goleador, appears to be a new name.
4) el Ángel, Multifacético, Veneno b Avisman, Destroyer, El Hijo del Diablo
Destoyer’s girl Sherry got involved as usual. She teased kissing Veneno in the third fall, Veneno knocked her away, but Diablo still pinned him.
5) Bobby Lee Jr., Hijo de LA Park, Trauma I b Bestia 666, Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Hijo de Pirata Morgan
Bobby Lee Jr. replaced Hijo del Pantera. Rudos took the first, tecnicos the second, and Park beat Pirata for the win.

Al Filo del Ring has an interview with Los Gringos.

CMLL (MON) 02/14/2011 Arena Puebla [SporTimes]
1) Black Tiger & Tigre Rojo b Sauron & Siki Ozama Jr.
2) Camorra, Fuerza Chicana, Robin b Camaleón, Freesbe, Lestat
Robin filled in for Zayco. Despite being on the wrong side, he still won. This was Camaleón’s debut in Arena Puebla, and he seems to be showing up much more frequently this year.
3) Sangre Azteca DQ Misterioso II, Loco Max, Ares, Vangelis, Stuka Jr., Sagrado, Metro, Fuego, Delta [cibernetico]
Ares replaced Nosferatu. No order of elimination. Much like Tuesday’s cibernetico, it came down to two guys on the same team. This time, it was feuding Sangre Azteca and Misterioso. Misterioso yanked Sangre’s mask for the rare DQ finish to a cibernetico.
4) Euforia, Pólvora, Virus b Ángel de Oro, Diamante, Rush
Virus snuck in a foul on Rush for the pin. Rush demanded a rematch for next week, and Virus accepted.
5) La Sombra, Máscara Dorada, Super Porky DQ Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr.
Rudos took the firs, tecnicos took the second, Averno yanked Dorada’s mask in the third fall.

R de Rudo has a really good interview with Heavy Metal about his life long love of music. Metal believes Arena Naucalpan, in the late 80s, was the first lucha libre arena to use entrance music. The building also doubled as an  skating rink (!!) so they had the music and lights already set up.

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