CMLL (FRI) 06/20/2014 Arena México [CMLL]
1) Kamaitachi & Shigeo Okumura b Hombre Bala Jr. & Tritón 
Rudos took 1/3 in a good match.
2) La Seductora, Princesa Blanca, Tiffany b Dark Angel, Goya Kong, Princesa Sugheit
Rudas took 1/3. Princesas continued to feud, with Blanca using the ropes to beat Sugheit.
3) Delta, Stuka Jr., Titán b Pólvora, Puma, Tiger
Delta replaced Rey Cometa. Tecnicos took 2/3 in a great match.
4) Cavernario b Hechicero [En Busca de un Idolo, final]
Top two finishes from En Busca de un Idolo (Dragon Lee finished 3rd, Cachorro finished 4th). Cavernario defeated Hechicero in a great match by escaping from a Hechicero lift into a sleeper and then into the cavernaria.
5) Atlantis b La Sombra, Rush, Mr. Niebla, Super Porky, La Máscara, Máximo, Valiente, Shocker, Terrible, Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, Dragón Rojo Jr., Euforia, Rey Escorpión, Vangellys[Leyenda de Azul]
Battle royal set teams. Eliminations: Vangellys, Rey Escorpion, La Sombra, Euforia, Super Porky, Mr. Niebla, Terrible, Dragon Rojo, Shocker, Maximo, Rey Bucanero, Valiente, La Mascara and Rush, leaving Ultimo Guerrero and Atlantis. They ripped each other’s mask and Atlantis grabbed the ropes for leverage on a pin to beat Ultimo Guerrero.
Crowd seemed up from last week (which also seemed up.) I’m not exactly sure why – it’d be neat if En Busca de un Idolo was the reason but I’m still doubtful a lot of people are seeing it. Crowd was into the matches during the Terra show, which was one of the best ones of those they’ve aired.
Cavernario got caught on the post trying his apron thru the corner tope a couple minutes into the match, falling short of Hechicero. Hechicero didn’t sell the (non-existent) contact, stomping Cavernario and establishing himself as the rudo in the match just by acknowledging the mistake. They got the crowd back soon after (Cavernario came back to get in his top rope splash to the floor) and had them the rest of the way. There were people rooting for Cavernario, but there was also a strong positive reaction for Hechicero winning. The spot at the end was Hechicero lifting up Cavernario for an off the shoulder flapjack – same thing he used to set up his win against Cachorro last week – but Cavernario escaping into a sleeper and craftily turning that into a cavernaria for the win. This was a great match to end a great tournament.
Everyone got trophies, but there’s no mention of where they go from here. Cavernario’s in line for a title shot based on recent years, but it’s not certain who it would be against – most likely Titan. The runner up the last few years has ended up one of the top factions – Euforia left the Cancerberos to join the Guerreros, Valiente became part of Estetas del Aire – and there are obvious groups Hechicero could join.
It’s tough to put anything by CMLL after last year, but they’re very much signaling Ultimo Guerrero versus Atlantis will happen and will happen soon. They’ll sell out and maybe repair some bridges if they actually do it, but there’s no telling with them.
Tercera is worth checking out too.
Segunda Caida calls the En Busca de un Idolo final Must See.
The Gladiatores posts their last interview with Tony Sugar.
More boxing tomorrow in Arena Mexico.
+LuchaTV has Tiger & Puma hyping up a mask match with the Traumas which will never happen.
CMLL put up their own cut of the Informa show.
Lineup
IWRG (WED) 06/25/2014 Arena Naucalpan
1) Sky Ángel vs Electro Boy
2) Alfa & Omega vs Hijo De La Bestia & Kaling Black
3) Ciclon Black & Dragón Celestial vs Anubis Black & Zurdog
4) Alan Extreme, Emperador Azteca, Metaleon vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
5) Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro, Relámpago vs Apolo Estrada Jr., Guerrero Mixtico, Tony Rivera
Apolo and Cerebro pick up their feud. Could the semimain be good? (I have no idea Metaleon.)
CMLL (FRI) 06/27/2014 Arena México
1) Robin & Starman vs Inquisidor & Súper Comando
2) Dark Angel, Marcela, Princesa Sugehit vs Dalys, La Seductora, Princesa Blanca
3) Cachorro, Cavernario, Dragon Lee, Negro Casas, Soberano Jr. vs Guerrero Negro Jr., Hechicero, Star Jr., Súper Halcón Jr., Virus [En Busca de un Idolo, cibernetico]
4) Titán, Valiente, Volador Jr. vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión
5) Atlantis, Mr. Niebla, Shocker vs La Sombra, Rush, Último Guerrero [Relevos Increíbles]
It’s a never ending sequence of Relevos Increibles (until they just officially turn some people.) Semimain could be fun, not sure if that airs on Terra or not. You really get a sense of how out gunned Team Virus is when you see the names together there. Princesas continue to feud – announcers are talking mask/hair but they’re not doing in ring promos to do that.
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