CMLL (FRI) 11/18 Arena Mexico [CMLL, La Catedral]
1) Astral & Eléctrico b Pequeño Nitro & Pierrothito
Tecncios win a slight upset.
2) Tiger b Pegasso [lightning]
Rey Bucanero was in Tiger’s corner for this match. Tiger won in 6:32 via pin with his feet on the ropes.
3) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Metro b Shigeo Okumura, Vangelis, Yoshihashi
Tecnicos took 2/3. Metro celebrated apart from his new rivals.
4) Blue Panther, Shocker, Valiente DCOR Felino, Negro Casas, Rey Escorpion
RadioCMLL.com clips make this look like a lot of Panther/Shocker vs Felino/Negro. Those four ended up fighting outside the ring for the countout
5) Dragón Rojo Jr. b Jushin Lyger [CMLL MIDDLE]
Atlantis & Ultimo Guerrero were the seconds. Dragon won with the cavernaria in the first, Lyger took the second. Usual long third fall. UG snuck in a low blow on Lyger, and Dragon Rojo took advantage for the win. Dragon Rojo is the 17th champion. This is his first singles title win, after 6 previous losses.
6) Mr. Niebla, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr. b Atlantis, La Sombra, Máscara Dorada
UG snuck out the back of the Atlantida to cradle Atlantis for the win.
Kcidis celebrates the new champ, though not as much how he did it.
Other news
Ras de Lona has footage of the press conference. Just to clear this up:
purple/gold/green mask = Titan = Palacio Negro?
white/blue/green = Triton = Metal Blanco? – he also did a Metal Blanco-ese pose.
Looking back, neither guy has been in Mexico City for most of the month, standard bit for a gimmick change. (May be the same reason Puma & Tiger aren’t around much; they’re waiting for that angle to take place on El Luchador before really getting into to it.) That also means CMLL probably had the new names/faction idea in mind since late October.
Ras de Lona also had Averno wearing sunglasses and a backwards titled baseball cap. He ALMOST pulled it off. Hype for Sunday’s Cibernetico and the bodybuilding contest. They showed Nosferatu’s injury, and it was the clumsiest thing you’ve ever seen – he was simply standing on the top rope and slipped off. You may see this on the website. Zayco’s injury was a lot less comedic – he got spiked right on his head taking the ‘rana and was completely out. Very scary looking, good to hear he got out of the hospital. Angel de Plata also appeared, and he should be back soon.
Hector Garza was mentioned, but only in passing about those who went to the Tokyo Dome for CMLL last year. If you only follow lucha libre from TV, you have no idea anything is up.
If I’m reading this right, Sahori is skipping CMLL and headed to REINA for three months. (Ras de Lona says the same.) It’s just mentioned in passing. REINA is quickly catching up to IWL as the most peculiar promotion. Also, Valiente is going to make sure he has two sets of gear packed separate, just in case his luggage gets lost again.
El Santo & Demon’s show in El Paso did not draw especially well. El Cobarde tried to announce his retirement after the semimain, but may do one more tag match with Cobarde Jr.
Links
- Porra Fresa is pretty sure they’re setting up a Dragon Lee/Virus match in Puebla. They were hinting in that direction on Ras de Lona as well.
- Segunda Caida has a review of some lackluster Monterrey Pirata Morgan and last week’s LATV episode.
- Cronicas y Leyendas looks back at Mogur vs As Charro
- Eterno and Bugambilia del Norte bloodily challenge each other
Lineups
CMLL (FRI) 11/25/2011 Arena Mexico
1) Shockercito & Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Olímpico & Pequeño Warrior
2) Estrellita vs Tiffany [lightning]
3) Dragon Lee, Fuego, Metro vs Euforia, Pólvora, Virus
4) Ángel de Oro, Máscara Dorada, Valiente vs Mr. Águila, Olímpico, Psicosis
5) Atlantis, Delta, Jushin Lyger vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Rey Escorpion, Último Guerrero
6) Blue Panther, La Sombra, Shocker vs Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas
Hmmm, Shocker/Panther vs Felino/Negro again.
Mascara Dorada in the fourth match is a bit low, but I think someone went mad scientist and wanted to see tricks that trio of flying tecnicos could pull off together.