Day: September 10, 2011

CMLL (FRI) 09/16/2011 Arena Mexico
1) Höruz & Trueno vs Apocalipsis & Hooligan
2) Delta, Metro, Stuka Jr. vs Cancerbero, Misterioso Jr., Virus
3) Shocker vs Máximo, Rey Bucanero, Rush, Toscano, Blue Panther, Negro Casas, Terrible,Texano, Felino [cibernetico]
4) Atlantis, Héctor Garza, Jushin Lyger vs Mr. Águila, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr.
5) La Sombra vs Averno [CMLL Universal, final]

5PM start!

The Summer of Punk Verano de Averno has been stupendous. He lost his mask to La Mascara but still seems to have won the feud. Averno beat Ultimo Guerrero last Friday to take the unofficial title as top rudo in the promotion, and it would be no huge surprise if he won this match too. This is the best final CMLL could do at this time, and I’m very happy they’re doing it.

Tanahashi is gone by this show. They hadn’t announced when he was leaving, but he must be working the end of the NJPW before his title match. That may explain why he didn’t advance to the final.

As promised, Lyger is back and back as a tecnico. Though it’s an odd start. Figure on Atlantis vs Guerrero and Garza vs Volador (again on Friday night!), which means Lyger is facing off against Mr. Aguila?

Or maybe it’ll become Garza/Aguila. They’re the only two who’ve challenged for a hair match who aren’t in the cibernetico, which seems to exist for no reason except to build the yet to be announced match for next week. Toscano hasn’t made a hair match challenge yet…but then he hasn’t been on a Friday show since June 10th.

Garza/Aguila would also mean Lyger vs Volador, which is a frighteningly good justification for Lyger as a tecnico.

5PM start!

CMLL (FRI) 09/09/2011 Arena Mexico [CMLL, Record]
1) Cholo & Inquisidor b Metálico & Sensei
2) Metro, Sagrado, Valiente b Euforia, Raziel, Vangelis
tecnicos took 1/3. Sagrado got Euforia with a moonsault in the third, though Euforia’s outside shoulder was totally off the mat.
3) Mr. Águila b Máximo [lightning]
Mr. Aguila fouled Maximo at 8:45. Maximo challenged him to a hair match.
4) Último Guerrero b Rush [CMLL Universal, eightfinal]
quick match. Rush missed a double stomp and was pinned.
5) Hiroshi Tanahashi b Máscara Dorada [CMLL Universal, eightfinal]
6) Averno b Virus [CMLL Universal, eightfinal]
7) La Máscara b Dragón Rojo Jr. [CMLL Universal, eightfinal]
8) Último Guerrero b Hiroshi Tanahashi [CMLL Universal, quarterfinal]
UG snuck in a foul.
9) Averno b La Máscara [CMLL Universal, quarterfinal]
Averno wins again! He escaped a casadora and locked in an STF for the win.
10) Averno b Último Guerrero [CMLL Universal, semifinal]
Averno won with a Super Devil’s Wings.
11) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas DQ Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Texano
straight falls. Bucanero blatantly fouled Felino for the DQ.

Blue Panther was honored before the lightning match, with many of his fellow Laguna luchadors praising him in a video.

CMLL in Japan

The first CMLL-REINA International Junior Champion is Japan’s Ray. She beat CMLL’s Zeuxis in the final earlier today. Match was held under CMLL 3 falls rules, and Ray took 1 and 3 for the win. There are surely rematches to come.

Other News

Ras de Lona did not air! 52MX aired a U17 football game this morning, replacing it and other shows. Ras de Lona hasn’t been on LATV for many months (which oddly doesn’t stop the announcers from talking about it as if it still airs.) It does also air on VivaSports, a channel only available on Mexico’s Dish Network. And it eventually turns up on the internet (though that’s 52MX putting it up, and maybe they won’t if it doesn’t air.)

Black Terry Jr. posted Trauma II vs Golden Magic from Thursday’s IWRG welterweight tournament.

Rob posted highlights of the AAA show from December 8, 2000.

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

Links

• Kcidis reveals the truth about lucha libre.
• A short news bit on Aerostar & Mini Histeria going to Peru.
• Dr. Wagner Jr. met with a football star.

Lineups

MXW (SAT) 09/24/2011 Arena Aragaon
1) Drastik Boy vs Low Rider, Durango Kid, Wotan, Terremoto, Tribal
2) Peligro & Pesadilla vs Máscara Oriental & Sairus [MXW TAG]
3) Demente Xtreme & Sexy Lady vs Shitara & Sick Boy [MXW MIXED TAG]
4) Ángel o Demonio vs El Dollar
5) Dance Boy vs Big Memo
6) Black Soul vs Fantasma de la Ópera

This is the promoter who advertised foreigners who were never actually contacted for the show (Necro Butcher, Matt Cross), didn’t actually pay what was promised to those who did work the show and disappeared the next day…except he found time to update all the luchawiki pages for his title belts that day. I’m sure this show will go equally smooth!

Top matches are part of a death match tournament. Poor Durango Kid.