Month: July 2013

NGX (SAT) 07/20/2013 Factores Mutuos, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon [LuchaMania Monterrey]
***Summer In Hell***
1) Xtreme Dragon b Psicotico, Vertigo [NGX FREE STYLE, semifinal]
Dragon Spanish fly on Vertigo. Best match of this tournament, which will finish with a three way on an upcoming NGX show.
2) Erick Snake b Aztek, Epidemius [NGX FREE STYLE, semifinal]
Aztek replaced Skam 13. Snake beat Epydemius. Bad match.
3) Neurosis b Disturbio (Monterrey), Byron Hooligan [NGX FREE STYLE, semifinal]
Byron Hooligan is the former Lord Byron, now meaner. Neurosis beat Disturbio.
4) Negro Navarro, Trauma I, Trauma II b Chachorro Zapata, Dralion, Optumuz
Total technical match. Optumuz was not thought of on the same level as the other guys in this match but did well for himself (with still a few moments of nerves.) He was beat by Trauma I, Dralion beat Trauma II quickly after and dove onto Trauma I, and Navarro submitted Zapata. Money thrown in. Luchadors suggested a Zapata/Traumas vs Navarro/Dralion/Optumuz rematch. Dralion is specifically mentioned as a student of Zapata, but not related to Zapata or Optumuz (Zapata’s son.)
5) Aeroboy, Dance Boy, Kaientai b Joe Lider, Pagano, Sick Boy
Aeroboy and Kaientai did not get along, Aero eventually causing Kaientai to take the loss from Lider. Aero and Kaientai hyped their match on the ChilangaMask show while Pagano & Sick Boy asked for a NGX tag title shot.

CMLL announced yesterday that Mexican National Lightweight title is now vacant. That championship is traditionally for main division main luchadors, but has recently been used as a secondary minis championship. Or, more accurately, it has been a vanity championship for Pierrothito, who won in 2008 and has defended it about once a year since.

It will stay a minis championship, as CMLL has already announced a weird tournament to determine a new champion. It’s the standard two weeks of blocks for one final, but the blocks are six man ciberneticos, a much smaller field than usual. CMLL usually will just run one twelve man cibernetico for a field this size and I’m unsure why they’re stretching it out.  Electrico, Bam Bam, Shockercito, Pequeno Halcon, Pequeno Violencia, and Mercurio, an unbalanced field are announced for next Tuesday’s cibernetico. That leaves nine pequeno estrella luchadors – Aereo, Astral, Acero, Fantasy, Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Universo 2000, Pequeño Warrior and Ultimo Dragoncito  – for six more spots. (Demus is hurt, and world champion Pequeno Olimpico may not be involved.) My hunch is Stukita really is gone (the recent article about La Laguna lucha libre mentioned he was assistant trainer at his dad’s gym), Pequeno Valiente is never going to debut, and at least one of the other names is hurt to cause the small size for the tournament. My guess would be Electrico or Astral as the winner.

The other side of this is CMLL never actually mentions why the championship is vacant. In fact, the CMLL note never actually mentions Pierrothito by name. Pierrothito has been battling a shoulder injury, but has still been wrestling semi-regularly (which is about all the minis are getting of late) and actually appeared on both the Fox Sports and Televisa shows this past week. It could be that his shoulder went out in the match, the doctors have ruled it will be a long time before he’ll be able to return, and CMLL had other plans, but it’s not like CMLL has any plans for their minis championship in a long time and this title could’ve been on ice for a while. Pierrothito was not with the rest of the Boricuas on Tuesday and does not appear to be with the group last Friday (though I’m not completely sure about this.) It could be Pierrothito is just off getting better (recovering from surgery?) somewhere but, with AAA in Mexico City next week, there’s at least a minor chance Pierrothito’s left CMLL. (Also note that Thursday is the day I time to overthink things.)

CMLL, via a graphic on their website, also says Fox Sports 2 will begin airing En Busca de un Idolo season 2 this Saturday. It airs at 8:30 pm, which means it runs against the end of Cadena3’s show every week and makes it pretty tough to watch (or record.) It’s also on Fox Sports 2, which means no one is watching it, just like last year, and it’s likely to move around with little warning once US college football starts airing on the channel in a month or so. This week’s episode is not listed on the channel right now, listing boxing instead.

La Sombra has no regrets about losing the IWGP IC title because he knows it was a fluke (that he lost). Sombra’s now turning his attention back to Volador.

Rossy Moreno says she would prefer to fight Esther Moreno because “sisters have never fought in a hair match.” Uhh… Rossy Moreno also explains she decided to not return to CMLL and left AAA because they don’t treat women good enough. (Also, because they probably didn’t ask for her to come back.) Rossy also explains that at least half the people at Saturday’s TxT show will be there to see the women’s triangle match.

Lady Apache also talks positively about women being given a chance in TxT, and no one being given a better spot based on being related to someone. This is the promotion headlined by Hijo del Santo, in case you’re unclear.

This week’s Tercera Caida included Lady Apache as a guest. AAA Fusion was a repeat.

Bill has highlights of this year’s DragonMania.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Lucha Libre in Japan

07/24 NOAH: Ricky Marvin b Pesadilla [XNL WORLD] – first defense. Ricky holds on to the title, must continue to fight. (He’s tried to be more upbeat on Twitter the last few days.) Match is said to be very good. I don’t really have a good sense of it, but my hunch is Pesdailla has done well for himself on this extended tour.

Links

• CMLL posted one of the Chica Vuelta, Vuelta dance segments from Infierno en el Ring.
• Video of the fight from the IWL press conference. The most concerning thing to me is More Panteras.
• Canek says he will retire at some point, but doesn’t have a plan when.
• The Villanos are upset with the Piratas.
• Hijo del Santo talks about El Santo’s debut.
• Short profiles of Satillo luchadors.
• In Acapulco, a seconds hair vs hair match, where the leaders of local tecnico and rudo support clubs were on the line, went to a double DQ. Both heads were shaved.

Lineups

CMLL (TUE) 07/30/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Sensei & Soberano Jr. vs Herodes Jr. & Zayco
2) Hombre Bala Jr., Pegasso, Súper Halcón Jr. vs Disturbio, Hijo del Signo, Nosferatu
3) Marcela vs Princesa Blanca [lightning]
4) Eléctrico vs Bam Bam, Shockercito, Pequeño Halcón, Pequeño Violencia, Mercurio [cibernetico, semifinal, MEX LIGHT]
5) Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión vs Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Niebla Roja
6) Ángel de Oro, Máscara Dorada, Mistico vs Mr. Niebla, Vangellys, Volador Jr.

Main event Vangelis! En Busca de un Idolo paying off (or they just had no where else to put him on this show.) Guerreros vs Revolucionarios feud is back. I’m not sure that Tuesday has had the best lightning matches but it feels that way since they never air.

DTU (SUN) 08/04/2013 Arena Union, Veracruz, Veracruz
1) Kalibus vs Aero King, Estrellita De Fortin
2) ? & Crazy King vs Baby & Sepultura
3) Ángel Del Futuro & Artikus vs Ferrari Nueva Era & Ferrari Nueva Generacion
4) Lanzeloth & Rocky Lobo vs Kaleth & Pequeno Cobra
5) Hormiga vs Hacker, Príncipe Halcón, Niño Hamburguesa, Gran Prix, Black Power, Ferrari Jr.
6) Ángel del Misterio & Flamita vs Lucky Boy & Niño de Ébano
7) Crazy Boy & Joe Lider vs Cíclope & Miedo Extremo and Drastik Boy & Jhonky

Not listed as TV, though DTU TV was supposed to start in July and the clock is running out on that one.