Month: September 2011

Villanos vs Dinamitas, Universal tournament, Felino

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IWRG (THU) 09/01/2011 Arena Naucalpan [Mi Lucha Libre (2), Record, The Gladiatores]
1) Astro de Plata Jr. & Astro Rey Jr. DRAW Alan Extreme & Polifacético
Alan Extreme & Astro de Plata pinned each other on a tapatia.
2) Bugambilia del Norte, Diva Salvaje, Golden Magic b Carta Brava, Imposible, Picudo Jr.
Imposible replaced Comando Negro. Diva pinned Picudo and Golden Magica landed a 450 on Impossible for the win. Impossible and Golden Magica fought after the match.
3) Angelico, Dinamic Black, Hijo del Pantera, Pantera b Apolo Estrada Jr., Avisman, Dr. Cerebro, El Hijo del Diablo
Tecnicos took 1/3, Pantera beating Diablo in the third.
4) Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Ray Mendoza Jr., Trauma I b El Hijo del Medico Asesino, Hijo de LA Park, Máscara Año 2000 Jr.
This appears to be Medico Asesino’s debut here, though one never knows with that gimmick. Mendoza’s psuedo-tecnico team took 1/3, with Ray ducking a chain punch from Mascara and using it himself to set up the win. Ray then took off Mascara’s mask post match.

Other News

Tonight is the first of what CMLL is calling a month of Anniversary shows. They did this same thing last year, and still had the cage match, and I presume that is what is coming again. It’d probably feel a bigger deal if they hadn’t been doing double title match shows or title match + a tournament shows frequently this summer, but that’s what happens without some big feuds (or at least big feuds timed better; they’d be doing OK if this was June.)

Tonight is the first part of the Universal Tournament. It’s the third year for the champions tournament, with Ultimo Guerrero winning the first year (over Texano Jr.) and Jushin Liger taking last year’s crown (over Sombra.) Liger is expected back for next week’s block, which may or may not include Hiroshi Tanahashi. This week’s eight can be divided up like so:

Not A Chance
– Diamante
– Mephisto
– Pólvora
– Rey Bucanero
– Ephesto

Dark Horse
– Ángel de Oro

Favorites
– La Sombra
– Héctor Garza

You could probably quibble with those rudo placements, but with Averno, Liger, and possibly Ultimo Guerrero and Tanahashi in the other half, a tecnico seems much more likely. If CMLL’s decided to go strong with Angel de Oro, and CMLL seems to think about doing that, this is a big spotlight opportunity for him. Sombra still makes the most sense to me.

Porra Fresa is also picking La Sombra.

The other major match is Ultimo Guerrero & Dragon Rojo vs Atlantis & Guerrero Maya for the tag team titles. They’ve only been champs since last November, but have talked pushed beating UG & Bucanero’s record for most defenses. UG & Dragon are barely a third of the way there, on our numbers, so this would be much too soon for them to lose if that’s all that matters. Not sure it does; Atlantis winning would give more steam to his tecnico turn and make the promotion feel a bit more unpredictable (since most figure UG & Dragon can’t lose because they’re in tournament next week.) I believe Guerrero will cheat the tecnicos to keep one belt and set up whatever they’re doing on the 23rd, but I’m only about 60% certain of it.

There’s a great promo from Felino on Kaiser-Sports. Felino explains that he’s still better than Rey Bucanero despite the DQ loss, because Bucanero was the one who said he’d defeat Felino and that obviously didn’t happen. Felino also warns Texano & Terrible that Bucanero brings trouble to every group he’s in, noting the disappearance of Los Malditos (?) and  Rey being fired from Los Guerreros for poor performance (is that what happened?) Bucanero begged Felino to let him in Peste Negra, Felino was a nice guy and let Rey in so Rey could afford to feed his family, and then Bucanero turned his back on them despicably. Felino thinks Bucanero had long ago picked the wrong job, and belongs in acting/modeling, not lucha libre.

Sexi Star announced the first match for the October Lucha POP show: Keira & Lolita vs Mari & Fabi Apache. She’s putting all her enemies together in hopes they destroy each other, a great strategy. Probably should make it an exploding ring match just to cover all bases.

Rob has highlights from late November ’94 AAA and the last part of his cruiserweight spot fest.

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Lineups

IWRG (THU) 09/08/2011 Arena Naucalpan
1) ? vs ??
2) ? & ?? vs ??? & ????
3) Bugambilia del Norte, Diva Salvaje, Miss Gaviota vs King Drako, Picudo Jr., Polifacético
4) Apolo Estrada Jr. vs Saruman, Dr. Cerebro, Dragon Fly, Carta Brava, Astro de Plata Jr., Dinamic Black, Astro Rey Jr., Multifacético, Bestia 666, Centurión, Avisman, Imposible, Tritón, Alan Extreme, Golden Magic [IWRG IC WELTER]
5) Kortiz, Ray Mendoza Jr., Villano IV vs Cien Caras Jr., Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Máscara Año 2000 Jr.

Lineup this far in advance is subject to change. Seimain is listed as an eliminator, so probably the final two move on to next week for a title match. That’s how they’ve done it recently.

This has nothing to do with this show (because he’s not there), but has anyone seen the end of the opener from last week’s IWRG TV? Crazy stuff. Hijo del Pantera’s dive misses, and he goes into the crowd uncaught. Bugambilia jumps too soon for a Comando Negro foul for the finish, but I guess Comando Negro wasn’t really thrilled about it because he beat up Bugambilia some more (headbutts with the side of the head, even), got his hands raised, and then went back to beat up Bugambilila some more. That was a thing right there.

09/01 AAA TV Results (Toluca)

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AAA TV (THU) 09/01/2011 Gimnasio Agustin Millan, Toluca, EdM [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Argenis, Atomic Boy, Fenix b Dark Dragon, Mortiz, Semental
Argenis pinned Mortiz.
2) Aerostar, Argos, Relampago b Decnnis, Súper Fly, Tito Santana
Aerostar pinned Super Fly, which called all sorts of intra-Milicia strife. Tito and Decnnis were both angry with Super Fly for his subpar leadership.
3) Extreme Tiger & Jack Evans b Billy Boy & Escoria [AAA TAG]
Jack pinned Billy for the title defense.
4) Dr. Wagner Jr. DQ el Hijo del Perro Aguayo
Nicho, Perro’s second, attacked Piero after a second Wagner driver to draw the DQ. Nicho & Perro beat up Wagner and Argos (Wagner’s second.) Lider made the save, and this bled right into the main event.
5) Joe Lider, Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown DQ Damián 666, Halloween, Nicho el Millionario, X-Fly
After Murder landed on Nicho with a plancha, Perro Jr. for the DQ. Mini Clown was taken out by X-Fly’s senton along the way. Dr. Wagner made the save, challenged for a mask vs hair match vs the Perros.

2011 AAA TV Chart
Mexico: 09/11

Next taping is also September 11, in Silao.

Puebla, AAA, Jeff Hardy, CMLL schedule change

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CMLL (MON) 08/29/2011 Arena Puebla [Cinco Radio, Porra Fresa]
1) Blue Center & Centella de Oro b Ares & Centauro de Fuego
Tecnicos took 1/3.
2) Starman, Stigma, Super Halcon Jr. b Hooligan, King Jaguar, Tiger
Tecnicos took 1/3.
3) Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro, Sangre Azteca b Euforia, Loco Max, Nosferatu
Recap says the worst match of the night and among the worst of the year here, and blames it on Loco and Sangre.
4) Histeria, Olímpico, Psicosis b Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Hijo del Fantasma
Bit of an upset. Rudos take 2/3.
5) Averno, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Último Guerrero b Atlantis, Héctor Garza, La Sombra
UG attacked Atlantis as he was entering. Rudos took 1/3. Ultimo Guerrero snuck in a foul on Atlantis, which Tirantes somehow missed. Atlantis challenged UG to a singles match next week, UG accepted and hit Atlantis with the microphone.

Other news

Tonight is AAA’s first taping in couple of weeks, taking place in the usually loud Gimnasio Agustin Milan in Toluca. It’s only their second taping since Verano de Escandalo, having spent a lot of August working on the QPPC talent search contest and other events.

While not the actual main event, the match that will likely get the most attention coming out of the show is Perro Aguayo Jr. vs Dr. Wagner. Perro could probably slip right back into a normal top spot if he has a good night; AAA clearly wants to give him one if he’ll meet them halfway. The other news grabbing match is likely to be the tag title defense; I have sneaking suspicion Billy & Escoria will win the titles from Jack & Extreme Tiger tonight. There’s some good matches on the undercard, and the actual main event combines the new Lider/Nicho feud with the very much not new Psychos/Perros one.

This week’s Wrestling Observer says the other person AAA is trying to bring in from TNA, in addition to Sting, is Jeff Hardy. They’ve been trying for a while, but Jeff was officially suspended until the most recent taping.

CMLL’s moving the September 16 Arena Mexico Friday show to 5pm due to the holiday. That’s means the show is going to end before it usually starts. That show will have the final of the Universal Tournament. CMLL’s trying to push this as a month full of Anniversary show instead of one, but they’re going be a month full of under 10K attendances unless they have a meaningful main event. (Tomorrow should do OK.)

Zeuxis talks about her return to Japan, explaining she just came home to recharge her batteries. It sounds like she’s enjoying her experience in Japan, though it’s tough: in a normal day, she’s training at 11, taking a break, and training again at 4 in the afternoon. Her biggest problem was enjoying the food too much, and she’s going to work harder to stay in shape next time. She plans on winning the International Junior title, and also win a hair or mask, preferably Ray’s.

Foro Cultural Mujam, the toy museum that holds a weekend of lucha libre flea market/matches every month, is celebrating it’s fifth anniversary of doing that in October. Their anniversary shows include the next generation Villanos (Kaving and Kortiz) putting up their masks as part of a relevos suicidas, and the Lucha POP Women’s title being defended. Look, CMLL, it’s not too hard to figure out your anniversary main event and announce it ahead of time.

Scorpio Jr. talked about his anniversary show, and says his career highlights are wining in each promotion are winning Black Scorpio’s  mask, winning the Leyenda de Plata, and winning Super Porky’s hair.

CMLL is airing again in France, on MCS Extreme. This appears to be repeats of the international one hour episodes, the tapes that keep circling the globe. To celebrate, let’s link back to french message board thread that was surprised to be linked back here (and spotted this on Facebook.)

Guerrero Maya Jr. says his opponents Friday may have more experience, but he’s going to match them with courage and a desire to win. Such a tecnico.

LuchaWorld has a new podcast.

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