AULL, Guadalajara, Puebla, Sting

AULL (SUN) 08/28/2011 Arena Lopez Mateos
***Scorpio Jr. 27th Anniversary Show***
1) Traficante Jr. b Figura
2) Leopardo Negro, Maligno Negro, Principe Zarath b Ghost Rider, Rayito Mendoza, Shar Boy
3) Kilvan, Ronny Ventura, Tormento b Danny Boy, Rey Kristal, Ronny el Italiano
4) Chucho el Roto b Terry 2000 [AULL LH]
Chucho (challenger) took the first, Terry 2000 evened it with an armbar in the second. Iron Love interfered, but it backfired.
5) Fuerza Guerrera, Rocky Santana, Scorpio Jr. b Coco Amarillo, Coco Azul, Coco Rojo
Oddly switched to the semimain. Scorpio’s team won 2/3, Scorpio sneaking in a foul on Coco Rojo.
6) Mr. Potro b Iron Love [AULL HEAVY]
Iron Love won a quick first fall, Mr. Potro tied it up in the second, then held onto his title when Chucho el Roto distracted Iron Love.

CMLL (SUN) 08/28/2011 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring, Tokineros]
1) El Divino b Relampago
2) Rey Trueno & Súper Comando b Leo & Robin
Leo replaced Black Metal
3) Goya Kong, Lluvia, Marcela b Amapola, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit
4) Leono b Exterminador [hair]
Leono took 1/3.
5) La Sombra, Máximo, Shocker DQ Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas
Tecnicos took 2/3. Shocker faked a foul from Mr. Niebla

There are clips of the hair match here and here.

CMLL (MON) 08/29/2011 Arena Puebla [Cinco Radio]
4) Histeria, Olímpico, Psicosis b Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Hijo del Fantasma
Bit of an upset.
5) Averno, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Último Guerrero b Atlantis, Héctor Garza, La Sombra
Ultimo Guerrero snuck in a foul on Atlantis. There were challenges for a singles match next week.

Puebla lineups have been showing up rather quick of late, but nothing here for next week yet.

Other News

Dorian Roldan announced Sting as the mystery star from the US that hadn’t been in the promotion before. He’ll work as a big name. We’ll probably have a better idea of where he fits in after the TV taping, but right now, it seems like Mesias is with Jarrett for the title, Zorro is with LA Park, Wagner seems with Perro, and Parka is still busy with the Bizarros. I don’t think Sting would be here to work with anyone below that level, so something’s being turned into a tag/trios/whatever match (which might help out by giving Sting someone he’d be more comfortable working with. I don’t know if Sting is a big deal to the Mexican audience, but there’s a better chance of it than Samoa Joe and Mr. Anderson, combined.

Felino is very upset at Rey Bucanero for turning his son Tiger against him. It’s not Bucanero’s fault, guys with “T” names just like to hang out with him lately. Felino and Bucanero have a singles match tonight.

At today’s NJPW, Jushin Liger did a post match promo saying his trip to Mexico might last five years, thirty years, or he may never return to Japan. I’m okay with all of this, even though he was clearly goofing around about the “indefinite” length of his trip.

Upon arriving in Mexico, Tanahashi was caught off guard by the recent CMLL changes; he expected to be facing Ultimo Guerrero to prove he’s the best heavyweight champion in Mexico, but now Garza has it. And Atlantis is tecnico, strange! Tanahashi also plans on winning the trios titles again while he’s here, noting he’s seen Sombra and Mascara Dorada in Japan (La Mascara’s trip has been forgotten – or hopefully rebooted out of existence.) After not really doing much with Naito or Nakamura, and with a lot of other things to take care, I wouldn’t expect much but random trios for Tanahashi on this trip.

Alberto del Rio, apparently stuck in Mexico clearing up visa issues, is killing time doing interviews. He says Mil Mascaras was in the front for his title win at SummerSlam, and it seems like you’re not allowed to bring up “Dos Caras Jr.” by name when talking about him interviews now. I wonder – actually more, I expect – if Hunico turns up as Sin Cara in October, the press people who’ve been writing about the situation so far will either stop doing bringing it up or stop being accredited to WWE events.

Links

Lineups

CMLL (SUN) 09/04/2011 Arena Coliseo
1) Bengala & Enrique Vera Jr. vs Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II
2) Demus 3:16, Mascarita Dorada, Shockercito vs Astral, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior [Relevos Increíbles]
3) Amapola vs Dark Angel, La Seductora, Lady Apache, Marcela, Dalys la Caribeña, Goya Kong, Lluvia, Princesa Blanca, Silueta [PWR WOMEN, #1 Contenders]
4) Black Warrior, Hijo del Fantasma, Toscano vs El Alebrije, Olímpico, Volador Jr.
5) La Sombra, Máximo, Shocker vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, Mr. Niebla, Texano

Princesa Sugeith is the current PWR champion, having won in from Lady Apache just before she went on maternity leave. She’s the obvious favorite to win it back in what looks like it might be a pretty good match.

Are they going somewhere with the minis? Is it odd to start a minis feud the week after you’ve done the big mini match for the year?

I guess Black Warrior is okay.

my thoughts on the 2011 WON HOF ballot

(been working on this post off and on for a couple weeks. Hope it holds together.)

The ballots for this year’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame are out. It’s the closest thing to a legit hall of fame. I am not so interested in hall of fames for a lot of the same reason I decided I wasn’t much interested in awards this year. It’s often junk food history, which isn’t even a problem itself until people start treating it like a real meal. I’d like to have some history with some real meat. (Also, the whole Ron Santo/Baseball Hall of Fame thing.) Wisely, the rest of the world goes on without my weird thoughts about things, so this hall of fame still exists and is generally respected.

Yet: I have a vote this year, for the first time ever. Since I find this situation weird, I thought I’d make it weirder by soliciting opinions from readers about where my vote should go. There are a lot of people smarter than me reading this (smart enough not to be the one writing this), and I could stand to learn a bit more from you. I’m restricting my votes to the luchadors on the ballot; I have followed US wrestling, but I don’t know/care enough about the older guys to have a balanced and well thought out ballot.

This is how the ballot is explained:

The basic criteria for the Hall of Fame is a combination of drawing power, being a great in-ring performer as well as having historical significance in a positive manner. A candidate should have something to offer in all three categories, or be someone so strong in one or two of those categories that they deserve inclusion.

The names listed below are those under considerable for this year. To be eligible, a performer must have reached their 35th birthday and completed ten years since their debut as a full-time performer, or someone who has been a full-time pro wrestler for at least 15 years.

Longevity should be a prime consideration rather than a hot two or three year run, unless someone is so significant as a trend-setter in the business, or valuable to the industry, that they should be included. However, just longevity, without being either a long-term main eventer, a top draw and/or top caliber worker should be seen as relatively meaningless.

There are ten lucha candidates. As I’ve gone thru them, there seems to be three groups: those who’s careers ended before lucha libre TV in Mexico was a factor, those who became TV stars but who’s best matches are likely to have gone untaped, and those who’s careers have mostly be on TV.

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08/27-28 lucha videos

A long list!

WWC 08/27 and 08/28

La Luchas: 2011-08-23
taped 2011-07-26 @ Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Black Metal vs Thunder Boy
2) Magnum & Metatrón vs Evola & Infierno
3) Goya Kong & Lluvia vs Mima Shimoda & Zeuxis
4) Dragon Lee, Hombre Bala Jr., Stuka Jr. vs Ephesto, Hijo del Signo, Rey Escorpion

CMLL on CadenaTres: 2011-08-27
taped 2011-08-23 @ Arena Mexico
1) Dalys la Caribeña, Estrellita, Marcela vs Amapola, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit 
2) Dragon Lee & Magnus vs Puma King & Tiger in a lightning match 
3) Diamante, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro vs Cancerbero, Raziel, Yoshihashi 
4) Ángel de Oro, Máximo, Super Porky vs Averno, Mephisto, Pólvora 
5) Rush vs Mr. Águila for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship

CMLL on Fox Sports (Mexico): 2011-08-27
taped 2011-08-19 @ Arena Mexico
1) Cancerbero, Raziel, Virus vs Dragon Lee, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro 
2) Atlantis, Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Rey Escorpion, Último Guerrero

CMLL Guerreros del Ring on 52MX: 2011-08-27 
taped 2011-08-21 @ Arena Mexico
(Minis Mask/Hair Tournament)

CMLL on Televisa: 2011-08-27 
taped 2011-08-19 @ Arena Mexico
1) Blue Panther vs Felino in a lightning match
2) Ángel de Oro, Héctor Garza, Shocker vs Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Texano

AAA on Televisa: 2011-08-28
taped 2011-08-19 @ Auditorio Jose Maria Arteaga, Queretaro, Queretaro
1) Argenis, Atomic Boy, Fenix vs Mortiz, Semental, Tito Santana 
2) Extreme Tiger & Jack Evans vs Billy el Malo & Escoria 
3) Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown vs Alan Stone, Decnnis, Súper Fly in a lumberjack rules match

CMLL on Teleformula: 2011-08-28 
taped 2011-08-02 @ Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro, Sangre Azteca vs Cancerbero, Loco Max, Virus
2) Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Sagrado vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Felino, Último Guerrero

Arena Coliseo Monterrey: 2011-08-28 (link)
taped 2011-08-21 @ Arena Coliseo Monterrey
1) Antifaz del Norte & Hator vs Humberto Garza Jr. & Máscara Púrpura – missing the finish

CMLL on LATV: 2011-08-27 
taped 2011-08-09 @ Arena Mexico
1) Hombre Bala Jr., Molotov, Sensei vs Bronco, Nitro, Nosferatu
2) Ángel de Plata, Metro, Sagrado vs Hijo del Signo, Raziel, Virus
3) Ángel de Oro, La Máscara, Shocker vs Atlantis, Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora
4) Máscara Dorada, Rush, Super Porky vs Mr. Águila, Psicosis, Volador Jr.

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