Month: March 2014

IWRG FILL (SUN) 03/30/2014 Arena Naucalpan [IWRG]
1) Amarok, Mercenario De La Muerte, Ultimo Caballero b Black Niko, Dragon Blanco, Rey Dragon
2) Galaxy, Seiya, Skull Metal b Cosmos Fugaz, Muerte Infernal, Zurdog
3) Anubis Black, Atomic Star, Fulgor II b Blue Monsther, Payaso De Plata, Payaso Extreme
Atomic Star replaced Matrix Jr.
4) Fresero Jr., Imposible, Picudo Jr. b Emperador Azteca, Metaleon, Mr. Leo
Match was building the Imposible/Azteca rivalry. Azteca was heading to the mat head first after a backdrop, put his arms down to protect himself, and severely injured an elbow. The doctor immediately ran in to check on him, and the rudos quickly beat the tecnicos to end the match.
5) Black Terry, Dragón Celestial, Fulgor I, Látigo, Power Bull, Sky Ángel DQ Andy Boy, Ciclon Black, Haziel, Hip Hop Man, Orión, Tony Rivera [Torneo Fill XXXIII]
Hip Hop Man joined Gym Rivera before the match (replacing Guerrero Mixtico), but acted as a neutral in the team versus team fights. Match came down to Black Terry versus Tony and Orion. Terry ave Orion front and backcrackers, but Rivera threw powder (said to be lime) in Terry’s eyes and Orion covered for the pin. The second referee saw the powder and overturned the finish, DQing Team Neza. This set up Tony Rivera versus Black Terry in a hair match next Sunday, which Tony was not happy about.

I was working on other videos while IWRG was airing – staying up to 2AM and still not getting the video and audio to stay synced on Terra’s HD show from yesterday is no way to go thru life – and so I only saw the Azteca injury and the doctor diving into the ring from the corner of my eye from a distance away. I thought he broke his neck, actually, and thought the only good sign was someone probably would’ve said something about it on Twitter if it was really bad news. (This might have not been the case, everyone might have just been at Arena Fusion.) It wasn’t actually a neck injury, it was an arm going a wrong, ugly way. IWRG doesn’t have any details on how he’s doing.

Crowd might have not noticed. FILL shows have historically drawn well and this show did as well (70-80% full?), but it was less families rooting for their kids and more locals rooting for their favorites. They were really into the Fresero Jr. team and were too busy cheering for the rudos wins to immediately pick up on what just happened. Crowd was way into the main event too.

Black Terry Jr. has photos of Arena Fusion show. I believe Pentagon Jr. won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, pretty cool.

Video of Mr. Leo winning the Perros del Mal Light Heavyweight championship.

Bengali & Difunto I won the CMLI tag team tournament in Arena Coliseo Monterrey. They beat Rico Rodriguez & Galactar.

Preview of tonight’s Arena Puebla show, with Invasors versus Guerreros/Avernos and Volador & Sombra forced to lose as a team again.

There’s a lucha libre convention in Nuevo Laredo next weekend. No names announced.

Cancha German Evers has a full CMLL show on 04/23, which appears to replace the previously announced Sin Cara show in the same building on the same day.

Sin Cara’s keeping busy though – he’s listed on this show with AAA luchadors on 04/27.

Nino de Ebano posted his accreditation cards from when he was training in CMLL.

Lineups

CMLL (SUN) 04/06/2014 Arena Coliseo
***71st Anniversary Show***
1) Fuego, Rey Cometa, Sagrado vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Cavernario, Tiger
2) Blue Panther, Máximo, Super Porky vs Rey Bucanero, Rey Escorpión, Terrible
3) La Sombra, Mistico, Valiente vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
4) Atlantis vs Mr. Niebla
5) Eléctrico vs Astral, Stukita, Acero, Pequeño Halcón, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Nitro, Pierrothito, Último Dragoncito, Fantasy [mask, cage]

Last year’s 70th Anniversary show had a women’s cibernetico, a maestros trios, other old people coming back, and a Dragon Rojo versus La Sombra title match. This year, they’re doing…this. It’s got names working lower than usual, but it’s not really in memorable matches. The world needs more round numbers, I guess.

Why were Mercurio and Pequeno Warrior building up a cage main event when it was going to just be masked guys? Did they only totally figure out the idea here in the last 12 hours? Electrico, Astral, Pequeno Olimpico, Pierrothito, and Ultimo Dragoncito aren’t losing their masks in a match like this. Everyone would be floored if Stukita lost. He’s new enough to not be totally invincible, but it’d be a waste. Fantasy and Pequeno Nitro are second tier minis who managed somewhat surprising mask wins in the recent past but could lose here. Acero and Pequeno Halcon are sparsely used. It’s a nice idea to give the minis a chance, but throwing together a random cage match so the best case result of the main event of your anniversary show is Fantasy losing his mask isn’t giving any one a chance.

The last Arena Coliseo cage match was 2006, when Okumura lost his hair to Rey Bucanero in a match where it fairly obvious Okumura was going to be the loser.

CMLL (THU) 05/08/2014 Plaza de Toros El Relicario, Puebla, Puebla
1) Hombre Bala & Super Halcon vs Artillero & Súper Comando
2) Estrellita & Marcela vs Princesa Blanca & Princesa Sugheit
3) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Stuka Jr. vs Boby Zavala, Puma, Tiger
4) Atlantis, Mistico, Valiente vs Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas [MEX TRIOS]
Peste Negra are champions. First defense when announced.

The last of four weeks of Thursday shows at the Puebla bullring, part of the annual Puebla Fair. This is the biggest show; the others are all a trios main event and three tag matches with the DF roster. Free admission.

CMLL (SUN) 03/30/2014 Arena Coliseo [CMLL, Yahoo! Deportes Mexico]
1) Mercurio, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Warrior DQ Acero, Pequeño Halcón, Stukita
Acero replaced Aereo. Olimpico pulled Halcon’s mask in the first and cradled him to take the fall. Tecincos took fall 2 clean. Halcon fouled Olimpico in the third.
2) Amapola, Tiffany, Zeuxis b Goya Kong, Lluvia, Skadi
Skadi’s debut, and Lluvia’s first match in DF since July. Skadi looked new and tired out before the end of the match. Rudas took 2/3.
3) Rey Cometa, Stuka Jr., Tritón b Cancerbero, Raziel, Virus
Tecnicos took 2/3, Stuka beating Virus after they feuded slightly during the match.
4) Ephesto b Fuego [lightning]
Ephesto Roll in 8:33.
5) Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Vangellys b Diamante Azul, La Máscara, Titán
Rudos took 1/3.
6) Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Rey Escorpión b Atlantis, Marco Corleone, Máximo
Rudos took 2/3. Niebla snuck in a foul on Atlantis for the win. Atlantis challenged Niebla to a singles match, and the announcers were quick to confirm it would be happening next week.

Last year’s Arena Coliseo Anniversary was a very fun show. That was last year. CMLL ran Atlantis versus Mr. Niebla here back in January and it wasn’t very good, but they seem committed to teasing a mask match between those two this year. Multiman minis cage apuesta matches are rarely worth the time to put up the cage, and the CMLL minis division is stocked with possible cynical losers.

I was disappointed Zacarias did not use the ball as a weapon during the match, but he and Negro kicked it back and forth during their entrance. Zacarias was allowed to stand in Peste Negra’s corner during the main event, unlike in Arena Mexico.

CMLL (SUN) 03/30/2014 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [@acogdl]
1) Raycko b El Piraña
Winner spelled as Reycko – changed the spelling in his six weeks between matches? He won with a plancha.
2) El Tapatío & Explosivo b Furia Nazi & Satara
Tecnicos took 2/3.
3) Exterminador & Infierno b El Brillante & Javier Cruz
Rudos took 1/3, Infierno sneaking in a foul on Cruz.
4) Ráfaga b León Blanco
Rafaga tried to sneak in a foul, but referee saw it and called the DQ.
5) Camorra & Maléfico b Gallo & Leo
Rudos took 1/3, Camorra getting in the win as a prelude to the hair match with Leo on Tuesday.
6) La Sombra, Sagrado, Super Porky b Mephisto, Misterioso Jr., Pólvora
Tecnicos took 2/3.

Hopefully there’ll be a full recap from the Arena Fusion recap tomorrow, but Tercera Caida has already mentioned Fenix kept his Fusion championship over Belial, and Pentagon Jr. defeated Arez for his Strong Style Championship and took Arez’ hair while he was at it.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Rob has highlights of 01/17/14 CMLL.

Dorada has highlights of 03/18/14 CMLL.

This week’s Super Libre had taped interviews with Skayde, Rocky Santana, Volador Jr. and Hijo de Lizmark.

LuchaMania Monterrey interviews Rey Hechicero about his year and being last year’s Monterrey luchador of the year. He’s asked about the Charles Lucero match (and it’s international praise) around 7:30.

Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero defeated Maximo & Valiente in a barely occupied Arena Aficion on Thursday.

Vampiro Metalico and Saurman set up a hair versus mask match on 04/05 in Salon Los Angeles.

Kid Jaguar won the HUMO lightweight title in Arena Cuautepec.

Zumbido says Hijo de Zumbido and Zumbdo Jr. are authorized to use his name, but Mini Zumbido is definitely not.

Maldito Jr. criticized extreme wrestling, specifically calling out the deathmatch main event of the ChilangaMask show as “autentica payasada.”

 

CMLL (FRI) 03/28/2014 Arena México [CMLL, LuchaWorld, Terra]
1) Akuma & Guerrero Negro Jr. b Magnus & Robin
Rudos took 2/3, Guerrero Negro Jr. getting the deciding pin.
2) Delta, Fuego, Guerrero Maya Jr. b Boby Zavala, Misterioso Jr., Puma
Tecnicos took 2/3. Good match.
3) Dalys, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit DQ Dark Angel, Estrellita, Marcela
Straight falls. Marcela was beat by Dalys, but came back in to attack her for the DQ. Not a good match, Marcela and Dalys especially looking poor against each other.
4) La Máscara, Marco Corleone, Rush b Negro Casas, Ripper, Shocker
Straight falls (again). Rudos were DQed for excessive violence in the first, tecnicos took the second.
5) Volador Jr. b La Sombra
Volador took falls 1/3. CMLL recap notes Sombra worked as a rudo. After the win, Sombra declared he never wanted to team with Sombra but instead needed to avenge his mask loss. If mask versus hair won’t get it done, Volador offered to put his career on the line.
6) Euforia, Niebla Roja, Último Guerrero b Máscara Dorada, Mistico, Valiente [CMLL TRIOS]
Estetas came in as champions. Gran Guerrero was originally listed, but replaced by Euforia on Monday. Rudos took the first (Pulpo Guerrero on Dorada, unspecified rudo with a frontcracker on Mistico.) Valiente defeated Ultimo Guerrero in the second. Euforia surprised Mistico with the Euforica Special and Niebla Roja beat Valiente in the third to win the titles. Estetas del Aire fall on their 6th defense, Guerreros Laguneros become the 26th champions, with Ultimo Guerrero winning this championship for a third time.

Second straight tecnico trios champions who looked like they were going to break the record for most defenses (8) only to get tripped up short. Bufete del Amor missed the record when Marco was hurt, and Estetas lose in a little bit of an upset. Quite an eight days for Euforia, winning both a tournament he originally wasn’t supposed in and a trios title match he wasn’t supposed to be in. (And his son got into the big tournament in between, so the whole family is on a roll.)

I keep thinking CMLL’s going to do something to get the crowd behind Rush (who ended up bleeding from the chops he took in his match), and that keeps happening. A lot more people keep thinking CMLL’s going to do something to turn Volador back rudo, but they’re staying their course there, giving him a big clean win in hopes to help things. I don’t they’re actually doing the Sombra/Volador mask vs career match, but no one thought they were doing the mask match either.

CMLL promo for next Friday’s show and Cien Caras being honored last week.

Lineup

IWRG (WED) 04/02/2014 Arena Naucalpan
1) Seiya vs Fulgor II
2) Hip Hop Man & Látigo vs Atomic Star & Electro Boy
3) Centvrión, Emperador Azteca, Metaleon vs Hijo De La Bestia, Rayan, Spartan
4) Chico Che, Máscara Púrpura, Niño Hamburguesa vs Freyser, Oficial 911, Oficial AK47
5) Damián 666, Eterno, Tony Casanova vs Canis Lupus, Trauma I, Trauma II

I should’ve believed Eterno, Damian 666 really is back. Tony Casanova, another Tijuana regular, makes his debut here.

The trios title match set up last week doesn’t seem to be happening quite yet.
CMLL (FRI) 04/04/2014 Arena México
1) Magnus, Sensei, Starman vs Kamaitachi, Sangre Azteca, Shigeo Okumura
2) Goya Kong, Lluvia, Silueta vs Dalys, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit
3) Dragon Lee vs Soberano Jr. [En Busca de un Idolo]
4) Cachorro vs Star Jr. [En Busca de un Idolo]
5) Máscara Dorada, Mistico, Volador Jr. vs Kráneo, Morphosis, Ripper
6) Atlantis, La Máscara, Rush vs Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Shocker

And the 2014 tournament is underway! (Which probably means I should finish the 2013 wikipedia page this week.) This is a one match shorter card than they ran last year during the tournament, which means the trios matches may be a bit longer than usual. These matches are intra-group and group versus group, so they are doing everyone versus everyone as JCR had said. That’s going to mean this is a seven week first round. Will there be a second round? (If not, that means also there will be a lot of matches which don’t matter by the end.)

CMLL seems to lose interest in tecnico trios after they’ve lost the trios titles – either they split up on their own or CMLL just forgets to book them together.  I can’t see anyone in the Estetas turning, but I wonder if the semimain might give one of them a new direction.

Tonight’s CMLL follows up on Dos Leyendas strongly. The Estetas/Guerreros trios title match takes place after being teased off and on the last month or so. The Estetas are the favorites to keep the titles, but a Guerreros title change is not of the question. Volador and Sombra meet in a special singles match, where the outcome is probably not as important as where it leaves both men going forward. The portion airing on Terra.mx (assuming it airs as scheduled!) includes the two hair matches from last Friday back as part of trios matches tonight.

Mask maker Arturo Bucio passed away. I don’t know a lot about the different mask makers, but I do know he was highly regarded for his work.

The Wrestling Observer says WWE’s announcement of Sin Cara’s dismissal was actually his no-compete ending. That means he’s now completely free to go anywhere he wants, including AAA’s TV taping in Ciudad Victoria on Saturday. I don’t think he’ll be there that soon, they probably would prefer to have him debut in a bigger moment. However, if Blue Demon Jr. misses AAA’s show again, then it’s not impossible AAA calls Sin Cara in as a last minute sub – as long as they can figure out what to call him.

Metalico suffered a separated shoulder in the En Busca de un Idolo tournament. Metalico says he could not give up, but really couldn’t do much and was easy picking for Cachorro. Metalico says the doctor’s do not yet know when he’ll be cleared to return. (CMLL Facebook posted a photo of Metalico in a sling before a TV appearance.) He notes his feud with Hijo del Signo (and how that just went away), and says he’s interested in feuding with someone else now – Hechicero! That sounds much better. CMLL should really take advantage of the story they’ve been handed and spend a year building to Metalico getting another shot in the tournament he nearly made.

Sexy Star, Pentagon Jr., Faby Apache do interviews to build up the mixed tag team title match that isn’t anywhere on the schedule. You know, if this was Cibernetico versus Perro Aguayo Jr. in a hair match, I’d totally understand holding it back for the right occasion. This is a mixed tag tema title match, you can do it any time and it’ll be fine. (Also, while I’m thinking about, this Saturday’s TV really should be pushing a DF taping for next week if one actually exists and has this title match.)

LuchaWorld has a recap of this week’s Tercera Caida.

El Hijo del Santo writes about his rudo stint.

Control Creativa has a short documentary on El Gallo.

Training with Lucha Libre Volcanica.

Captain H20 will soon debut in Coliseo Chihuahua.