Mascara keeps his title, Zeuxis & Comandante do not keep theirs, Shocker

CMLL (TUE) 12/06/2011 Arena Mexico [CMLL, Record]
***Fan Apperciation Day, December (TUE)***
1) Bengala & Camaleón b Artillero & Súper Comando
2) Misterioso Jr., Shigeo Okumura, Yoshihashi b Diamante, Fuego, Sangre Azteca
Rudos took 1/3.
3) Lluvia & Luna Mágica b La Comandante & Zeuxis [REINA TAG]
Tecnicas took 1/3 to win the championships. Looks like the rudas had the third fall won, but got careless and beat.
4) Ángel de Oro, Jushin Lyger, Valiente b Dragón Rojo Jr., Rey Escorpion, Terrible
Tecnicos took 2/3, Lyger pinning Terrible in the third.
5) La Máscara b Mephisto [NWA MIDDLE]
Seconds were Brazo de Oro & Kahoz (who had issues during the match) and the commissioner was Rambo. Mascara took 2nd and 3rd to keep the title, surviving a valagueza to get the campana on once again.

Disappointing title change. This is the second REINA title to change hands in it’s first CMLL defense, both champions going to less entertaining luchadoras. The drop off here is a bit more than Ray to Silueta. It’s also seems a bit dispiriting – go to Japan for six months for us, and we’ll reward you by having you lose your first match back – though Zeuxis didn’t seem too upset about it. Their match this past week was not as problematic as the first, but this was not a situation where obvious improvement was rewarded with a title belt. This was more a situation where everyone in CMLL gets to a participation badge. It is possible the title change happened because Lluvia and Luna are going to Japan and both Zeuxis and Comandante weren’t. (Comandante did not seem very eager to go back in interviews.) Even then, I’m not sure these are the right two people. It is only the REINA tag team titles, maybe it doesn’t need this much examination.

The main event is better, if only because it looks like CMLL is actually getting behind someone. (Three months from now, when Mascara has been in random trios for the duration, you can look back at this sentence at laugh.) Even they’re not actually going to do something, it helps to look like they might.

Shocker returned to Twitter this morning, confirming he out due to personal problems. I hope things improve for him. It may be a little while before he turns up in CMLL.

Sangre Azteca says he’s not jumping to Perros del Mal. I am still not actually convinced Perros del Mal actually had someone particular in mind when they announced it, and were just expecting something to work out in their favor. That seems the more Perros del Mal way.

Blue Panther believes WWE popularity in Mexico is a fad. I think that’s what you have to say right now, if you believe it or not, but there is some evidence for it.

Links

• Ray Mendoza thinks the ref fast counted him in his mask loss to Ultimo Guerrero.
• After she lost her mask, Baby Puma announced she was retiring.
• Capos Jr. say Arena Naucalpan is now their house, since they have the trios titles.
• Diana la Cazadora is interested in coming back to Mexico City to work for more independent promoters.
• Rayo de Jalisco Jr. says he still has a lot to give and Cien Caras Jr. should be careful.
• Gallo Tapadio Jr. and Hermano Muerte I Jr. talk about their mask match.
• Los Gorillas Asesinos talk about their title win, do not speak in grunts.
• Drastic Boy & Aeroboy hype up their loser must retire from Ultraviolent matches.
• There’s a free show this weekend in Puebla.
• A restaurant in Oaxaca has a new luchador mask/photo exhibit.
• Kcidis draws the Parka partners.
• MediaTiempo looks at lucha libre improving on 2011.

Lineups

CMLL (TUE) 12/13/2011 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Esfinge vs Ángel del Mal
2) León Blanco & Metatrón vs Exterminador & Infierno
3) Pegasso & Rey Cometa vs Arkángel de la Muerte & Skándalo
4) Estrellita, Goya Kong, Marcela vs Amapola, La Comandante, Princesa Blanca
5) Máscara Dorada, Máximo, Toscano vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto

No evident carry over from last week, but that’s the current trios champs teaming up against a motley crew of tecnicos.

I think Leon Blanco is a tecnico now?