Lucha Libre Expo results from Day 1 & notes from Day 2, Garza/Invasors split?,

Lucha Libre Expo

Juniors (SAT) 07/23/2011 Centro Banamex [Estrellas del Ring, R de Rudo (3-4), R de Rudo (5), R de Rudo (6), The Gladiatores]
1) Guerrero Mistico Jr. & Tartu el Brujo Jr. vs Calaca Rumbera Jr. & Rolling Boy
unclear if this match took place
2) Tortuguilla Karateka I, Tortuguilla Karateka II, Zodiacal Jr. b Hermano Muerte Jr., Sepulcro Jr., Ultratumba Jr.
3) Estrella Blanca Jr. I, Estrella Blanca Jr. II, Hijo de Clímax b Arlequin Jr., Masakre Jr., Talisman Jr.
bloody match
4) Andy Barrow Jr. L Babe Torres and Arturo Ganoa Jr. [hair]
Andy Barrow lost his hair to Babe Torres.
5) Falcon Jr., Huracan Ramirez Jr., Kung Fu Jr. DQ Espanto II Jr., Fishman Jr., Killer Jr.
Fishman fouled Kung Fu
6) Gallo Tapado Jr., Halcon 78 Jr., Hijo de Mascara Sagrada b Cuchillo Jr., Hijo de Rambo, Principe Odin [Juniors TRIOS]
New champs. Rudos came into the match with the belts, Gallo pinned Odin.

CMLL (SAT) 07/23/2011 Centro Banamex [Estrellas del Ring, R de Rudo]
1) Goya Kong, Lluvia, Silueta b Amapola, Estrellita, Tiffany
Estrellita turned on her partners.
2) Eléctrico, Mascarita Dorada, Shockercito b Demus 3:16, Pequeño Nitro, Pierrothito
Tecnico minis actually get a win!
3) Ángel de Plata, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro b Cancerbero, Euforia, Raziel
Angel de Plata replaced Delta.
4) Averno, Felino, Mephisto b El Alebrije, Olímpico, Psicosis
Averno snuck in a foul on Psicosis for the win.
5) Atlantis, Delta, Shocker DQ Ángel de Oro, Dragón Rojo Jr., Último Guerrero [Relevos Increíbles]
Delta replaced Guerrero Maya. Straight falls for Team Atlantis. He won the first clean, then Ultimo Guerrero got him with the toss and behind the back foul. UG and Atlantis feuded throughout and quite nearly did the breakup right here.

Based on the time they’ve got left, we’re more likely to see the final break up between Atlantis and UG and/or the first official normal match together on opposite sides in September than a big apuesta match. That may be the 2012 plan, though.

IWRG (SAT) 07/23/2011 Centro Banamex [Estrellas del Ring, Mi Lucha Libre (1), MT (1), R de Rudo (1), The Gladiatores]
1) Beta, Bizzaro, Black Lancer, Kortiz, Maquina Infernal, Negro Casasola, Taurus, Templario b Alan Extreme, Centurión, Dragon Fly, Fresero Jr., Rolling Boy, Saruman, Tonatiuh, Tritón [Copa High Power]
Final two in were Fresero Jr. and Maquina Infernal. Infernal had both Villano IV and V interfering for him and got the win. Crazy Boy intruded after the match, challenging the IWRG kids to a Copa High Power vs the AAAcadmey students. That’ll happen at some later date.
2) Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo, Kid USA b Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Spartans [lumberjack strap]
The debuting Kid USA looks suspiciously like an IWRG trainee in a mask. Oficial Spartans, also debuting, replaced AK47, who had an arm in a sling last Sunday.
3) Carta Brava Jr., Comando Negro, Eterno b Centurión, Dinamic Black, Golden Magic
Centurion replaced Bobby Lee Jr., and took the loss to Comando Negro.
4) Black Terry & Pantera b Negro Navarro & Pirata Morgan
Pantera replaced Solar, which is probably the reason they actually had a finish. He did not wear his mask for this match.
5) Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Trauma I, Ultramán Jr. DQ Hijo de LA Park, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Máscara Año 2000 Jr.
Team Morgan won the first, and Trauma I beat Morgan to tie it up. Wagner fouled Park and faked his own foul in the third, and the refs gave it to him.
6) Silver Kain b Electroshock [IWRG HEAVY]
Electroshock won the first, the cutter actually working for a three count for once. Silver tied it up with some help from his second (Chessman). Chessman kept getting involved in the third fall. Electroshock got a ‘rana, Chessman snuck in and turned it over, and Silver hung on top for the three count. Electro and Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. (his second) complained post match.

Show was preceded by a exhibition by Bombero Infernal’s students. Black Terry, Negro Navarro and Grillo were honored. If IWRG announced the winner of their create a luchador contest, it was not mentioned anywhere.

In other single-match showcases for promotions, Corasrio won a tournament sponsored by Promotion Black Terror, and Hija de Karonte defeated Lady Puma to keep the LLF Juvenil championship (7th defense?).

AAA, Perros del Mal and DTU shows happened tonight; I’ve got partial results for some, but I’d prefer to wait until tomorrow morning to get all the details for this. The Perros del Mal show was mainly a case of determining champions for a promotion that barely exists (if XMW can do it…) Mr. Aguilita was crowned minis champion, and Bestia 666 was the very unsurprising winner of the Perros del Mal Light Heavyweight championship. Turbo and X-Fly kept their championships.

R de Rudo, who’ve been writing a ton about the expo (probably 20 posts by the time they’re done), talks about the Fabian el Gitano tribute strip show, CMLL honorees (no sign of the Best of 2010 awards), chats with Lolita about the gringas, and strolls around the expo.

MedioTiempo catches up with El Matematico.

Black Terry has photo from all the action on Day 1, as well as video of the 4th match from the IWRG show.

DJ Spectro has photos from his visit.

Other News

CMLL (SUN) 07/24/2011 Arena Coliseo [CMLL]
1) Ramstein & Zayco b Bengala & Freesbe
Rudos take 1/3.
2) Apocalipsis, Bronco, Loco Max b Camaleón, Leono, Molotov
Leono was hurt in the last fall. Rudos take 1/3, Loco Max submitting Molotov.
3) La Comandante, Mima Shimoda, Princesa Blanca b Dalys la Caribeña, Estrella Mágica, Lluvia
Estrella filled in for her sister, who’s still MIA. This Magica had new gear, was still brutalized by the rudas. They took it, 2/3.
4) Shigeo Okumura, Terrible, Texano b Black Warrior, Metro, Sagrado
Rudos took this one 1/3, all getting finished on the tecnicos in the third.
5) Blue Panther, Shocker, Super Porky b Héctor Garza, Mr. Águila, Psicosis
Shocker’s return to CMLL rings. Garza had problems with his partners; not sure how serious to take it, because rudo Garza always has problems with his partners. This time, Shocker was finished, but Hector told Garza and Aguila to go up top to add more, and then covered Shocker himself for the first fall win. Tecnicos rallied back to win the last two, and Garza walked out on his partners after the match.

La Catedral is thinking this is a Garza tecnico turn. Given how the Invasors have been booked here, I’d wonder if there’s a better chance they might be all eliminated in the near future.

No big news on Sin Cara this weekend. He has been removed from the SummerSlam poster. It’s clear WWE people have been instructed to remove his image from promotional material now in the event that he’s not coming back, which means that’s the most likely outcome.

The @officalkonnan twitter is a fake. A really annoying one too. Konnan’s not the type of guy I’d figure to want to be on Twitter, but I could’ve believed that someone was handling it for him.

La Catedral says Skandalo is out with a (reoccurring) leg injury. Also, he’s not high on Estrellita getting the title in exchange for losing her hair (neither am I!) or Palacio Negro’s finishing move from Friday, and talks about how CMLL’s current system makes it tougher for their wrestlers to make a connection to fans compared small promotions.

Rob has video highlights of 12/20/10 Puebla, AAA 05/31 and 06/05/98, and 01/27/10 AAA

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Links

• A short article on the AAA/short film contest.
• A Bobby Lee short film documentary will be shown this week.
• Cronicas Y Leyendas looks back at a meeting of Mr. Wrestling II and Mil Mascaras.
• DJ Spectro has video of Atlantis vs Jerry Estrada, from 1984
• Porra Fresa notes the run of rudo championships wins in CMLL
• SuperLuchas #423 has Sin Cara, Multifacetico and Verano de Escandalo – this edition matches the final issue number of the first version of SuperLuchas, so they’ll surpass it next week.

Lineups

IWRG (THU) 07/28/2011 Arena Naucalpan
1) Dragon Fly & Rolling Boy vs Alan Extreme & Dark Devil
2) Bugambilia del Norte, Hijo de Black Man, Miss Gaviota vs Comando Negro, Imposible, Keshin Black
3) Angelico, Argos, Bobby Lee Jr. vs Dr. Cerebro, Mortiz, Semental
4) Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan vs Bestia 666 & Damián 666 [IWRG IC TAG]

Mortiz & Semental’s debuts here post-CMLL.

IWRG (SUN) 07/31/2011 Arena Naucalpan
1) Black Sky & Rolling Boy vs Dark Devil & Muerte Infernal
2) Dragon Fly & Tritón vs Alan Extreme & Keshin Black
3) Argos, Bugambilia del Norte, Saruman vs Carta Brava Jr., Comando Negro, Imposible
4) Black Terry, Bobby Lee Jr., Pantera vs Barba Roja, Bombero Infernal, Polifacético 
5) Angelico, Argos, Centurión, Dinamic Black, Golden Magic, Hammer, Multifacético, Veneno vs Apolo Estrada Jr., Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo, Kid USA, Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro [High Power]

Main event is listed as Revolutionaries vs El Grupo del 8 (which seems to have 7 people listed.) I bet that match doesn’t actually happen that way. Interesting/irrelevant that Hammer is here and not the IWL show. Apolo Estrada not only exists here, but he’s in a four way relevos suicidas match in Coliseo Coalaco the same day (Freelance is also in that one, with a bunch of Coalaco guys.)

AULL (SUN) 07/31/2011 Arena Lopez Mateos
1) Sepulturero I vs Mr. Potro [AULL FULL]
2) Gallo Tapado Jr., Huracan Ramirez Jr., Máscara Sagrada Jr. vs Espanto Jr., Fishman Jr., Killer Jr.
3) Robin Maravilla, Rocky Santana, Yakuza vs Eterno, Juventud Guerrera, Zumbi and El Hijo de LA Park, Trauma I, Trauma II and Chucho el Roto, Iron Love, Sadico [AULL TRIOS]

This show too. And Verano. And…I just realized I agreed to be somewhere else on Sunday, so probably no live results. That’s mostly on me, but Verano de Escandalo really doesn’t feel like a big show.