Month: December 2012

CMLL (SUN) 12/30/2012 Arena Mexico [@therealfredo, CMLL]
1) Camaleón & Oro Jr. b Apocalipsis & Cholo
2) Nitro, Skándalo, Súper Comando b Leono, Metálico, Pegasso
Leono replaced Angel Azteca Jr. Nitro’s return to Mexico City.
3) Luna Mágica, Marcela, Silueta b Amapola, La Seductora, Tiffany
Tecnicos took 1/3. Amapola said she wants to win Estrellita’s hair and Marcela’s title in 2012.
4) Tritón b Virus [lightning]
Triton won with a powerbomb in 5:49.
5) Ángel de Oro, Diamante, Super Porky b Niebla Roja, Olímpico, Puma
Tecnicos took 1/3, Oro pinning Puma and Pokry sitting on Olimpico. First ended when Niebla Roja tried slamming Porky, failed, and was trapped by Porky’s weight.
6) Mr. Niebla, Terrible, Tiger b Atlantis, Diamante Azul, Shocker
Rudos took 2/3, Tiger pinning Shocker.

CMLL (SUN) 12/30/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [@acogdl]
1) Azteca de Oro & El Hippie b El Tapatío & Índigo
Rudos took 2/3.
2) Idolo & Javier Cruz Jr. b Demonio Maya & Infierno
Javier Cruz Jr. replaced Black Metal. Tecnicos took 1/3.
3) Sky Kid b In Memoriam [lightning]
4) Espectrum, Maléfico, Ráfaga b Gallo, León Blanco, Sagrado
Rudos took 2/3. Espectrum beat Leon Blanco (again)
5) La Máscara, Máscara Dorada, Valiente b Felino, Mr. Águila, Pólvora
Tecnicos took 1/3.

IWRG (SUN) 12/30/2012 Arena Naucalpan [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), Estrellas del Ring, IWRG]
1) Dragón Celestial b Power Bull
Power Bull replaced Impulso.
2) Galaxie & Saruman b Araña de Plata & Yack
3) Alan Extreme, Imposible, Tóxico b Chico Che, Freyser, Ranchero
Ranchero, who appeared on the last FILL show and appears to be from La Laguna, replaced Freelance. Chico Che’s return. Alan snuck in a foul on Freyser.
4) Bombero Infernal, Carta Brava Jr., Eita b Black Terry, Dinamic Black, el Ángel
Black Terry replaced Centvrion, but turned on his partners (which they should’ve seen as coming with Bombero on that team.)
5) Golden Magic, Trauma I, Trauma II b Eterno, Head Hunter, Súper Nova
Eterno thought it would be a good idea to pull Trauma I’s mask and pin him in the first. Trauma I came back with a new mask, so Eterno tore that one up but Head Hunter splashed one of his partners by mistake to lose them the second fall. Trauma I hit Eterno with a bottle in the third, causing Eterno to bleed a lot, and Head Hunter screwed up again to give the tecnicos the win. Eterno and Truamas challenged each other to matches.

A look back at the year in Morelos lucha libre

Ohtani’s Jacket looks back at Emilio Charles Jr. vs Atlantis from 1992.

Bill has highlights of 09/18/2012 CMLL Guadalajara.

Lineups

IWRG (TUE) 01/01/2013 Arena Naucalpan
***IWRG 17th Anniversary***
1) Seiya & Serpiente de Oro vs Araña de Plata & Fulgore
2) Mini Canis Lupus, Mini Cobra, Mini Multifacetico vs Oficialito 911, Oficialito AK47, Oficialito Fierro
3) Cerebro Negro, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro vs Dave The Clown, Niko, Rothen Clown
4) Alan Extreme, Black Terry, Carta Brava Jr., Centvrión, Dinamic Black, Eita, Imposible, Saruman vs Flehyzer, Fuerza Guerrera, Halcon Diabolico, Jhon Crazy, King Boy, Mr. Leo, Rey Espacial, Rey Tabu [Copa High Power]
IWRG vs Konkreto
5) el Ángel & Oficial 911 vs Factor & Hijo de Pirata Morgan [relevos suicida]
6) ? vs ?? [mask, IWRG JUNIOR, IWRG RdR]
losing team puts either mask or title on the line

Tuesday show – still no Thursday ones.

Actually, the poster doesn’t make it especially clear what exactly has it’s 17th Anniversary, but the promotion “IWRG” works out math wise. The family were promoting shows in this building, and then on the building that used to be in that spot, for many decades prior – the IWRG name came in with the pre-Toryumon Japanese guys. Also: note that when the chips are down and it’s a big tiebreaking Copa High Power match Black Terry goes for the rudo heavy team.

IWRG going wild for minis is not something I would guessed.

I know I’ve pointed out how Flehyzer – spelled differently this time – is a horrible name, but really how good of a trainer is Fuerza Guerrera if did not tell that kid he might want to get a name that anyone could spell.

Always bet on title changes in IWRG relevos suicidas.

IWRG (SUN) 01/06/2013 Arena Naucalpan
1) Galaxie & Seiya vs Epidemia & Fulgore
2) Dinamic Black & Saruman vs Alan Extreme & Dragón Celestial
3) Muerte Bucanera, Piratita Morgan, Piratita Morgan Jr. vs Oficialito 911, Oficialito AK47, Oficialito Fierro
4) Centvrión, Dr. Cerebro, Pantera vs Canis Lupus, Carta Brava Jr., Eita
5) ?, el Ángel, Golden Magic vs Oficial 911, Súper Nova, X-Fly

Another minis match, though it’ll be interesting to see if it lasts past this holiday period.

CMLL (SUN) 01/06/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Molotov & Sensei vs Camorra & Zayco
2) Luna Mágica, Marcela, Silueta vs Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit, Tiffany
3) Shockercito vs Pequeño Nitro, Fantasy, Pequeño Olímpico, Acero, Pequeño Violencia, Bam Bam, Mercurio, Aereo, Pequeño Warrior, Pequeño Halcón, Pequeño Universo 2000 [Pequeno Reyes del Aire]
4) Blue Panther, La Máscara, Valiente vs Terrible, Tiger, Último Guerrero
5) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas vs Marco Corleone, Máximo, Super Porky

It’s been two and half months since the last Pequeno Reyes del Aire. Cage match next week?

Today, it’s exactly 7 weeks since Mistico was injured in Puebla (though he’d been hurting for quite a while.) CMLL proclaimed Mistico would be back in 3 weeks. Maybe there was some set up back they just haven’t felt to share but it looks like they were just creating fiction so they wouldn’t have to cancel sold shows. Satanico went on a Guadalajara lucha libre show and said it’d be close to two months – those are lineups we’d start to see this week (though if he was going to be back next Monday or Tuesday, they’d rush him back a day early to work this show – and it doesn’t even look like they’ve been planning to have Mistico back with that all comedy main event.) We’ll find out more about what exactly is going on here when NJPW announces the FantasticaMania matches (probably 01/05). I still think Mistico is working that shows, but it seems like it might be the first serious in ring match he has in months.

Emilio Charles Jr. was buried with, among other items, a photo of Los Talibanes and an Club America flag. Atlantis, Satanico, Solar, Rafael el Maya, Gusano Llanes, Fantasma and Emilio’s lucha libre trainees are mentioned as being present.

Rafaga is very proud to be champion, dedicating the win to his mother who was sick for a while. Rafaga says he’s been training at Arena Coliseo Guadalajara since he was 7 (he’s 27 now, so 20 years) and he’s finally won a title. He’d like to defend it often, and he believes he’s getting a chance in Arena Mexico in February.

Estrellita, who compares herself to a fine wine, says winning the Mexican National Women’s championship is the best possible Christmas present. Her goal for 2012 is hairs – Amapola’s and Blanca’s.

Silueta was happy to beat the thorn in her side, Zeuxis, and hopes for more in 2012.

In a piece about how lucha libre legends stay on top (synopsis: they work harder), Atlantis says the two keys to his longevity are learning how to wrestle and learning how to eat.

A lucha libre art exhibit opening in Oaxaca included a series of interviews with local luchadors. I know there’s a lucha libre scene in Oaxaca, not big but a couple promotions, but I rarely see results or even non-AAA lineups from the area, just pieces about the luchadors there.

Porra Fresa has it’s yearly looks at the most frequent appearances in Arena Puebla. Poses for women, foreigners, and Invasors are up now with more to come.

Violento Jack & Aeroboy say they enjoyed their trip to Japan, and have been invited back next summer.

Hijo de Rey Misterio (II) defeated Bestia 666 at the Extreme Rising show on Saturday.

A visit to the Lucha Libre Guatemala library reveals so many old magazines.

Puerto Rico wrestling awards.

A piece about the WAR promotion of Ecuador.

A Bolivian author talks about meeting Huracan Ramirez and other luchadors while living in Mexico City, and how being a tecnico or rudo affects the luchador.

Fenix hypes the Super X show next week.

Scary lucha figurine parts.

KrisZ has a great bio of Emilio Charles Jr.

CMLL (FRI) 12/28/2012 Arena Mexico [CMLL, Yahoo! Deportes]
1) Molotov & Stigma b Akuma & Inquisidor
2) Dalis la Caribeña, Estrellita, Luna Mágica b Amapola, La Comandante, Princesa Sugheit
Amapola surprised Estrellita with a cruz nipona in the first, Estrallita surprised Amapola with a roll up in the second, and they were both out of the ring (after an Estrellita silla) when Luna & Dalis beat Comandnate and Sugheit.
3) Fuego, Rey Cometa, Tritón DQ Namajague, Shigeo Okumura, Vangelis
Rey Cometa brought to the ring a photo of his grandfather, who passed away recently. Tencicos took 1/3, Namajague fouling Cometa in the last. Cometa challenged the Japanese demon to a match.
4) Mr. Águila b Valiente [lightning]
Mr. Aguila snuck in a foul to beat Valiente.
5) Averno, Felino, Mephisto b Atlantis, Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr.
Wrestlers, staff, and programming officials all came to the ring before the match for a moment of applause and a chant for Emilio Charles Jr. Those in the this match just stayed there for this match. Rudos took 2/3, Mephisto & Felino beating Delta & Maya in a match that had a lot of Averno and Atlantis interaction.
6) Kráneo, Psicosis, Volador Jr. b La Máscara, Marco Corleone, Máximo
Rudos won cleanly. Volador demanded an Invasors shot at the CMLL World trios titles.I’m off at least one week on my Amapola/Estrellita guess.

Rey Cometa has new music, which is good because his old music didn’t really fit him and was already being used by El Elegido. Rey Cometa’s new music is “Come With Me”, which is not good because it’s been all over AAA TV for the last year as El Consejo’s music and makes CMLL look second rate. (It’s also a rudo song.) There are plenty of other songs in the world, they should go with one of them.

CMLL (FRI) 12/28/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [@acogdl]
1) Acertijo & Thunder Boy b Brillante & Índigo
Rudos gain 1/3.
2) El Divino, Esfinge, Sky Kid b Évola, In Memoriam, Sádico
Tecnicos took 1/3.
3) Silueta b Zeuxis [REINA IJ]
Silueta kept her championship.
4) Javier Cruz, Javier Cruz Jr., Smaker b Espectrum, Magnum, Maléfico
Tecnicos took 1/3.
5) Ráfaga b Sagrado [OCCIDENTE LH]
Sagrado came in as the champion looking for first defense, but Rafaga took falls 1/3 to win the title.
6) Blue Panther & Máscara Dorada b Mr. Niebla & Negro Casas

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Rafaga beating Sagrado is a surprise. The Occidente championships make more sense being on guys who would be here regularly but that only matters if they have plans to do things with them. They have used the middleweight title a bit this year.

AAA announced they’ll be airing the traditional 3 weeks of Best of Material starting this afternoon. The Acapulco taping will air on 01/19 and probably 01/26, then the Toluca taping starts on 02/02. NFL season winds down during that period, so they’ll probably be moving back to Sunday (and 2 hours?) somewhere in that stretch, but the bigger point is not much new material for a while and probably only the 1 main TV taping next month.

Informador talks to Barbaro Cavernario, Mistico, and Rush about where they are in lucha libre right now. Mistico says he must do more difficult moves than the original to get him over, and the fans are starting to call him El Kamikaze de Lucha Libre. You know, it didn’t end well for the kamikazes. Also, which fans are saying that?

Rob has highlights of 12/04/12 CMLL.

Eita is listed as possibly appearing on the 01/27 Dragon Gate show.

Lineups

CMLL (FRI) 01/04/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Camaleón & Oro Jr. vs Herodes Jr. & Inquisidor
2) Dalis la Caribeña, Estrellita, Goya Kong vs Amapola, La Comandante, La Seductora
3) Ángel de Oro, Diamante, Stuka Jr. vs Shigeo Okumura, Vangelis, Virus
4) Rey Cometa vs Namajague [lightning]
5) Diamante Azul, La Sombra, Titán vs Euforia, Niebla Roja, Último Guerrero
6) Marco Corleone, Máximo, Rush vs Mr. Águila, Psicosis, Volador Jr.

Guerreros and Rush are back. Main event is not  a title match, yet.

Rey Cometa vs Namajague follows up on their interaction in a midcard match. Followup is just plani weird.

Amapola and Estrellita keep facing off in the segunda.