taped 2012-06-08 @ Arena Mexico
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Month: July 2012
IWRG defeats AAA, Freelance, Rey Escorpion
IWRG (SUN) 07/15/2012 Arena Naucalpan [The Gladiatores]
1) Alan Extreme & The Mummy b Dragón Celestial & Serpiente de Oro
2) Dowki & Eita b Centvrión & Johnny Rivera
In the third, the tecnicos eliminated Eita, Dowki pinned Rivera, Centvrion tried to pin Dowki a few more times, Eita slipped in and hit Centvrion with his green drum, and Dowki covered for the pin.
3) Oficial Factor, Oficial Rayan, Oficial Spartan b Multifacético, Niko, Suicida
Rudos took 1/3. Factor snuck in a foul on Niko in the last.
4) Chicano, Golden Magic, Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Oficial 911, Relampago b Decnnis, Espíritu, Extreme Tiger, Súper Fly, Tito Santana II [Copa High Power]
Match came down to 911, Hijo de Mascara and Espiritu. Espiritu beat 911, then the AAA team distractd the referee so he could cheat. Espiritu went up top to finish Hijo de Mascara, 911 crotched Espiritu, Hijo de Mascara superplexed him for the win. IWRG actually won!
5) Dr. Cerebro, El Mesías, Veneno DRAW Dark Dragon, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan
Rudos jumped the tecnicos and took fall 1, tecnicos came back in fall 2, Pirata & Mesias fouled each other in the third, and Veneno and Hijo de Pirata Morgan pinned them at the same time for the draw.
The IWRG column in SuperLuchas mentioned Freelance was recently hurt at a street show, cracking his head on the pavement on a dive. It looked very serious at the time, turned out to be less so, but he shouldn’t be expected to be around for a while.
Rey Escorpion says the usual bit about his feud with La Mascara, but more interestingly ends the interview by saying he came from Sonora by himself and he doens’t need any one – Ultimo Guerrero or otherwise – to help him get his glory. It’s really impressive that this breakup is happening on the pages of Kaiser Sports, a website that might actually be seen by less people than this one. (Though not any positive sense of the word ‘impressive’.) I assume this is being repeated in Luchas 2000, but that’s not saying a lot.
Pequeno Nitro is calling his Aereo defeating hold “nitroglicerina”.
Rob has highlights of 7/3/12 CMLL C3.
LuchaMania Monterrey has an interview with Big Mama.
Lucha Libre in Japan
07/16 NJPW: Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV [O], Kushida, Bushi & Maximo b Low Ki, Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Jado & Gedo [X]
Lineups
CMLL (SUN) 07/22/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Azteca de Oro & Meteoro vs Acertijo & El Tapatio
2) Halcon de Plata & Javier Cruz Jr. vs Infierno & Ráfaga
3) Esfinge & Leo vs Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno
4) Ángel de Oro, Gallo, Titán vs Espectrum, Malefico, Niebla Roja
5) Diamante Azul vs Averno
A lot of singles main events over here.
CMLL Guerreros del Ring on 52MX: 2012-06-16
taped 2012-06-10 @ Arena Coliseo
Dragon Lee, Sagrado, Triton vs Disturbio, Vangelis, Virus: first fall was long mat work where at least half the guys aren’t really capable of being that interesting, and Sagrado doing something that reminds you why he’s Sagrado. The following falls rescued the match from that pit, but it still didn’t add up a lot. Disturbio was kept limited to taking moves and did a infe job with Triton’s tricky stuff.
Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Tiger vs Namajague, Shigeo Okumura, Yujiro: kind of a boring brawl until the third fall, where both teams played of each other as if this was match twenty in the series. Fiebre Amarillo looked like a team but didn’t act much like as a team. Maybe Tigre should’ve waited to start wearing his new scary mask until he was a rudo in a feud. Not as excited for Yujiro vs Terrible as I was for Yujiro vs Rush
Diamante Azul, Rush, Shocker vs Felino, Mr. Águila, Negro Casas: an okay match with a completely unsatisfying finish. Everyone acted like that was not meant to be the finish, so it might not have been, but it was still a less than adequate finish.
Pequeno Nitro unmasks Aereo, Niebla outsmarts Volador, TripleMania not on TV?
CMLL (SUN) 07/15/2012 Arena Mexico [CMLL, La Catedral, La Catedral (mask), Tercera Caida]
1) Bengala, Freesbe, Leono b Apocalipsis, Sensei, Zayco
Sensei replaced Ramstein, did not have problems with his teammates. Tecnicos took 1/3, Leono beating Apocalipsis.
2) Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior b Eléctrico, Niño de Acero, Último Dragoncito
Rudos took 1/3.
3) Delta, Diamante, Hijo del Fantasma b Felino, Namajague, Shigeo Okumura
Tecnicos did not perform well, but took falls 2/3.
4) Pequeño Nitro b Aereo [mask]
Arkangel & Astral were seconds, though Skandalo appeared to be at ringside as well. Two quick falls to start. Nitro took 2/3 to win the mask. Aereo is Víctor Gonzalo Barragán Hernández, 22 years old.
5) Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Tiger b Blue Panther, Guerrero Maya Jr., Valiente
Guerrero Maya replaced Super Porky. Rudos took 2/3.
6) Mr. Niebla b Volador Jr.
Zac was with Niebla, and Mije was with Volador, in his old Yoda outfit. They battled. Volador won the first with a backcracker, Niebla took the second with a Nieblina, and the third with a foul.
This is not the most flattering picture of unmasked Aereo. I believe the plan is for Aereo to take Bam Bam’s spot as young unmasked tecnico mini who may appeal to a certain segment of the fans. You can see Cesar setting that up (among other things) in his recap.
AAA TV announced a new taping of 08/10 in Ciudad Madero. That seems to indicate TripleMania won’t only not be on PPV, but may be held off TV for the immediate future. By taping on 08/10, they can skip over TripleMania on TV and not miss a week (and once the Olympics start, they may be missing weeks anyway.) It’s possible, even likely TripleMania would air at the end of the year instead, but if it’s not going to air on TV right away, they need to push it on TV. I know I assumed the no PPV announcement meant it’d air on TV, so there’s probably potential ticket buying people who believe the same and should be advised otherwise.
Rob has highlights of April ’99 AAA and 12/02/11 CMLL.
LuchaWorld has a KrisZ’s news update.
Lucha Libre In Japan
07/15 NJPW: 2) Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi & Maximo [O] b Low Ki, Jado & Gedo [X]
Links
- SuperLuchas #471 has a bloody LA Park. Inside, Joe Lider talks about his new lucha class, noting how great it is that he doesn’t have to be licensed to teach. If you go to a Joe Lider lucha class, you know what you’re getting into (maybe a quicker route to DTU)
- Cronicas Y Leyendas has video of Espanto Jr. & Negro Casas in 1992, Canek & Dos Caras vs Jason the Terrible and Leatherface in 2002, and a photo of Dr. Wagner winning the light heavyweight champion.
- El Sol de San Luis has a detailed bio of Conde Bartok.
Lineups
IWRG (SUN) 07/22/2012 Arena Naucalpan
1) ? vs ??
2) Centvrión & Johnny Rivera vs Alemán & Eita
3) Chicano, Dr. Cerebro, Niko vs Oficial Factor, Oficial Rayan, Oficial Spartan
4) Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Relampago, Trauma II, Veneno vs Bestia 666, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pete Powers, Scorpio Jr.
5) Cien Caras Jr. vs Pirata Morgan [IWRG IC HEAVY]
Cien Caras Jr. is the champ
Cien is going to rack up the defenses. I see Wagner has switched sides here again.
Atlantis & Titan outsmart Euforia & Ultimo Guerrero, Titan’s title match on again, Diamante vs Misterioso
CMLL (FRI) 07/13/2012 Arena Mexico [CMLL]
1) Höruz & Robin b Artillero & Súper Comando
2) Hombre Bala Jr., Stuka Jr., Super Halcon Jr. b Disturbio, Hijo del Signo, Nosferatu
Hijo del Signo replaced Bobby Zavala, Stuka replaced Metalico. Tecnicos took 1/3, Stuka pinning the returning the Nosferatu.
3) Estrellita, Goya Kong, Marcela DQ Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit, Tiffany
Goya’s first match back here since losing her mask. Straight falls for the tecnicas, Tiffany getting DQed while attacking Marcela in the second. Marcela challenged Tiffany to a hair vs hair match, but Tiffany declined.
4) Diamante Azul, Sagrado, Shocker b Black Warrior, Dragón Rojo Jr., Ephesto
Looks like Warrior attacked Shocker after the match.
5) Atlantis & Titán b Euforia & Último Guerrero
Replaced Dragon Rojo vs Titan title match. Tecnicos yanked rudos masks and rolled them up for the win.
6) La Sombra, Marco Corleone, Rush b Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr.
Sombra beat Volador, when Volador was overconfident and took a ‘rana.
Nosferatu is actually back, and probably taking Loco Max’s spot.
Rob has highlights of 06/26/12 CMLL
Herejia talks about his title win.
Lucha Libre in Japan
07/13 NJPW: Yoshi-Hashi [O] & Jado b Captain New Japan & Maximo [X]
07/14 NJPW: Low Ki, Rocky Romero [O], Alex Koslov b Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask, Maximo [X]
Lineups
CMLL (FRI) 07/20/2012 Arena Mexico
1) Camaleón & Höruz vs Apocalipsis & Cholo
2) Metálico, Pegasso, Starman vs Hooligan, Nitro, Skándalo
3) Goya Kong, Luna Mágica, Marcela vs La Comandante, Lady Apache, Tiffany
4) Ángel de Oro, Máscara Dorada, Valiente vs Kráneo, Morphosis, Psicosis
5) Dragón Rojo Jr. vs Titán [CMLL MIDDLE]
Dragon Rojo is the champion.
6) Atlantis, Diamante Azul, Rush vs Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero
(unless plans change again)
Marcela vs Tiffany appears to be a real feud, but probably for Marcela’s title and not a hair match.
CMLL (FRI) 07/20/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Sky Kid & Virgo vs El Hippie & Pirana
2) León Blanco & Metatrón vs Èvola & Exterminador
3) El Adalid De Mexico, Leo, Máscara Mágica vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Demonio Maya, Virus
4) Dalis la Caribeña, Estrellita, Lluvia vs Amapola, Mima Shimoda, Princesa Blanca
5) Diamante vs Misterioso Jr. [OCCIDENTE HEAVY]
vacant championship
I never put a guess down for the cibernetico. I would’ve guessed Misterioso, but not Diamante. I’m thinking Misterioso, because Diamante as heavyweight champion is such an odd idea. Diamante is looking more Santo than ever on the poster.
Pirana is such a great name for a smaller rudo.
07/13 AAA TV Results (Toluca)
AAA TV (FRI) 07/13/2012 Gimnasio Agustín Millán [Lucha Libre AAA]
1) Fabi Apache & Lolita b Sexy Lady & Sexy Star
Fabi pinned Lady.
2) Aerostar, Atomic Boy, Fenix vs Dark Dragon, Gran Apache, Semental
Aerostar replaced Sugi. Fenix beat Semental. Gran Apache may have broken his nose.
3) Chessman & Daga b El Elegido & Juventud Guerrera
Vampiro showed up to wrestle, but was arrested by police. Dorian had called the cops to complain about Vampiro attacking Chessman. Elegido happened to be around, took his place, lost. Mesias showed up after the match, and took out Garza, Daga, and Teddy Hart, telling Perro he’d get him at TripleMania.
4) Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Texano, Toscano b Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown
Mascara beat Monster via foul.
5) Cibernético & Jack Evans b Héctor Garza & Teddy Hart
Tecnicos won, but Perros attack Cibernetico after. Mesias ran in for the save, but Perros beat him up and went after his arm.
6) LA Park b Abyss [AAA LA]
LA Park kept the title, despite both Jarretts and both Roldans getting involved, two referees getting knocked down, and Park’s mask being ripped up. Pepe Casas counted the three. Perros ran out after the match, and Jeff left Park laying with a sarape, a sombrero and a bottle of tequila.
Air Date: 07/22, 07/29
No mention of the mystery TNA wrestler for TripleMania.
I’d expect Sugi to be off the Queretaro lineup, either when it gets official announced (Monday?) or just when it happens.