08/02 AAA TV Results (DF)

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AAA TV (FRI) 08/02/2013 Gimnasio Juan De La Barrera [AAABlack Terry Jr. (flickr)]
1) Carta Brava Jr., Eterno, Steve Pain b Flamita, Lucky Boy, Niño de Ébano
Moved to the opener. Pain & Carta got the pins.
2) Faby Apache, Octagoncito, Pimpinela Escarlata b Mamba, Mini Abismo Negro, Taya Valkyrie
Moved to the segunda. Faby submitted Mamba. Cuervo (who had been watching the mach) ran in post match and stole a kiss from Faby, who was not happy about it.
3) Alan Stone, El Elegido, Toscano DQ Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz
Scoria fouled Toscano for the DQ. Secta beat up Mirreyes after the match.
4) Crazy Boy & Joe Lider b Daga & Psicosis [AAA TAG]
Lider did a double stomp off the first barricade to put Psicosis in a table. Psicosis wrestled unmasked. Mexican Powers kept the titles in the first defense.
5) Electroshock, Heavy Metal, Jack Evans b Chessman, Parka Negra, Texano Jr.
Heavy Metal replaced Fenix, who appeared on the show to explain he was hurt.
6) Cibernético b el Hijo del Perro Aguayo
Seconds were Daga and Cuervo. La Secta and Perros del Mal (including Eita) all got involved and Cibernetico got the win this time. La Secta declared they no longer wanted to be followers, attacking Cibernetico. Perro Jr. tried to make the save, but the Secta took out him and his men. Joe Lider ran in, but was thrown thru a table. Faby Apache ran out and was attacked. Jack Evans, Heavy Metal and (maybe?) Mesias were finally able to run off La Secta.

Air Date: 08/10 and 08/17

La Secta have turned on Cibernetico before. Way back in 2006, they and Mesias and betrayed an injured Cibernetico in what led to Cibernetico’s first tecnico run as leader of the Hell Brothers. La Secta also later turned on Mesias, also declaring then they no longer wanted to be followers – but then soundly were trounced by Mesias for a few months. The real goal there was to set up Mesias’ own big tecnico run and Cuervo, Ozz, Escoria and Espiritu were used as  fodder. Those four have often been used as midcard guys to lose to main event guys, so it’s tough believe they’ll be taken seriously this time. They do seem to be off to a good start this time, laying waste to a lot of people and being the centerpiece of the card. It looks like the Ozz/Daga feud might have been part of a larger plan to give at least Ozz some notable wins leading up to this. La Secta are not on the next taping, so it’ll be some time before we see how this goes.

One thing we can see now: those new La Secta t-shirts look great.

Perro was dripping blood in the main event. That seems unpleasant.

Billy el Malo used similar “I don’t want any more leaders” language in his promo; I’m not sure if we’re supposed to be making a connection. There was no sign of him on this show, maybe because there was no Fenix in action. Fenix posted on Twitter that he missed the show due to a foot injury (believed to be suffered on Thursday’s Naucalpan show catching a Bugamabilia dive) and he had the foot bandaged while on crutches (which of course everyone wanted to use.) Fenix also said he had to be 1000% for something that’s happening in September; my understanding is it’s something that’s not directly AAA related, but if you remember things Fenix has been very excited about before, you can probably figure this one out.

Tag title match sounds like the crazy brawl it always is. They used mouse traps, as part of the increasingly dumb violence.

It looks like the upper most level/ring of seats were empty (not sold), but the other areas of the building were very full. Much better attendance than other promotions running shows here. Maybe AAA should come ‘home’ more than once every three years, people clearly miss them.

It appears Eterno wrestled the match with a skull cap.

Joaquin Roldan got a surprise birthday cake after the semimain. No angle.

Next taping is 08/16 in Queretaro.

Sombra vs Volador & Ultimo Guerrero & Atlantis continue, missing TV

photo by CMLL

CMLL (FRI) 08/02/2013 Arena Mexico [CMLLTerraYahoo! Deportes]
1) Molotov & Oro Jr. b Akuma & Inquisidor
2) Dark Angel, Estrellita, Goya Kong b Amapola, La Comandante, La Seductora
Tecnicas took 1/3.
3) Máscara Dorada, Super Porky, Titán b Namajague, Shigeo Okumura, Taichi
Escorpion was announced, but Okumura replaced him on Monday. Tecnicos took 1/3. Titan submitted Taichi.
4) Ephesto b Rey Cometa [lightning]
Less than five minutes. Ephesto put him in a hold and the referee ruled Cometa submitted, though Cometa argued he did not.
5) Gran Guerrero, Terrible, Último Guerrero b Atlantis, Diamante Azul, Shocker
Thunder was originally announced, then replaced by Diamante Azul late Monday in the second card shift. Rudos took 1/3. Ultimo Guerrero was eliminated in the third, but snuck back in while Atlantis had GG in the Atlantida and pulled a switch for the win.
6) La Sombra, Marco Corleone, Rush DQ Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr.
Marco (back from injury) and Rush replaced La Sombra (injury) and La Mascara Monday afternoon, then Sombra was put back in for Azul (and Azul moved down to the semimain) on Monday night. Straight falls, rudos DQed for excessive violence in the first. Volador fouled Sombra, Sombra pulled Volador’s mask, referee DQed Volador.

I caught the second half of the show on RadioCMLL – or at least tried to, because it was pretty much non-listenable. Hope they have something, video or audio or whatever, working for 09/13. Guerrero/Atlantis was taped for that show.

Volador used a baseball bat on Sombra, which does seem worthy of an excessive violence DQ.

Televisa did one of their patented last minute shifts of their schedule. Their Twitter says CMLL and AAA won’t air this week. The cable/satellite guide still shows AAA for an edited 50 minutes. We’ll find out what’s happening in a little bit. AAA’s show at least will turn up on their regional affiliates and UTDN – this is why they made those deals – but the CMLL on Televisa show the week they made their big Anniversary announcement will not air anywhere. (Even if they were still airing in the US, it would not air since they were just recording the Mexico feed.) CMLL has plenty of other hours of TV so they’ll live, but it’s still got to be annoying.

Sombra and Volador also meet in Queretaro a week from Tuesday for a Sombra title defense.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Cronicas y Leyendas looks back at Mocho Cota keeping a title, David Morgan winning a title, and the debut of Ojo de Tigre.

Porra Fresa previews Monday’s CMLL card and visits Pegasso’s school in Puebla.

The Diamondbacks Luchador in action.

Lineups

IWRG (THU) 08/08/2013 Arena Naucalpan
1) Johnny Rivera vs Dragón Celestial
2) Centvrión, Freelance, Seiya vs Alan Extreme, Fulgor I, Saruman
3) Chico Che, Golden Magic, Höruz vs Canis Lupus, Cerebro Negro, Imposible
4) Dinamic Black, Dr. Cerebro, Veneno vs Apolo Estrada Jr., El Hijo del Diablo, Heddi Karaoui
5) Negro Navarro, Trauma I, Trauma II vs Eterno, Súper Nova, X-Fly [super libre]

Navarros vs FdT feud continues here.

CMLL (FRI) 08/09/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Oro Jr. & Stigma vs Disturbio & Guerrero Negro Jr.
2) Delta, Fuego, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Misterioso Jr., Puma, Tiger
3) Titán vs La Máscara [lightning]
4) Blue Panther, Rush, Super Porky vs Felino, Negro Casas, Taichi
5) Atlantis, Marco Corleone, Shocker vs Kráneo, Psicosis, Último Guerrero
6) La Sombra, Mistico, Valiente vs Mephisto, Mr. Niebla, Volador Jr.

Volador versus Sombra and Atlantis versus Ultimo Guerrero continue. This will be the last ‘normal’ show until after the Anniversary show. Next week is the Blue Panther Anniversary show, and the Universal tournament starts the week after.

Titan and La Mascara is a very unusual lightning match – they’re trios champions together right now. First two matches could be really good.

IWRG (SUN) 08/11/2013 Arena Naucalpan
***Festival de las Mascaras, 2013***
1) Centvrión, Freelance, Golden Magic vs Alan Extreme, Imposible, Saruman
2) Chico Che, Höruz, Pantera vs Apolo Estrada Jr., Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo
3) Bobby Lee Jr., Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Trauma II vs Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Súper Nova
4) Negro Navarro & Trauma I vs Eterno & X-Fly [IWRG IC TAG]
Navarros are champs. Eighth defense.
5) Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Solar I, Veneno vs Pirata Morgan, Universo 2000, Villano IV
Universo 2000 and Veneno will wear their masks

Less people coming back to wear their old masks than usual for these shows; it’s more a normal show with a special main event (and Pierroth being honored.) Segunda are Los Gringos VIP back together for the first time.