Day: August 18, 2014

thoughts on the TripleMania show presentation from Sunday night, plus some news.

straight TripleMania results, for posterity

Results from Arena Mexico and Arena Coliseo Guadalajara.

IWRG results and other notes from shows over the weekend.

Links about Del Rio’s firing, TripleMania interviews, and lucha in Japan.

New lineups for this upcoming week: IWRG, DTU, Coliseo, Guadalajara.

I’ve got a recap post up around 8. I’ll be back tomorrow morning with the video update. We’ve got the full Juicio Final, but we’re missing other shows (and it may just have to be that way for a while.)

Puebla’s big match tonight is Electrico defending his title against Espiritu Maligno. It’d be a big upset for a title change, but would mean more than usual if the Puebla non-mini got the win.

IWRG (WED) 08/20/2014 Arena Naucalpan
1) Matrix Jr. vs Látigo
2) Seiya & Sky Ángel vs Atomic Star & Electro Boy
3) Dragón Celestial vs Hip Hop Man
non-title, but building to a title match
4) Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro, Veneno vs Apolo Estrada Jr., Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo
5) Golden Magic & Relámpago vs Ironía & Yakuza and Ciclon Black & Tony Rivera and Alan Extreme & Metaleon
Team IWRG vs Team AULL vs Neza Boy vs Team FILL

Glad to see Team Neza back. Gringos are still Mexico State trios champs and aren’t seen a lot together outside of the defense.

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DTU (FRI) 08/22/2014 Estacionamiento C. Belisario Dominguez, Mazatlan, Sinaloa
1) ? vs ??
trainees
2) Jimmy, Kevin, Tony vs ?, ??, ???
3) Ángel del Misterio vs Jhonky, Vengador, Pajaro, Kalibus, Castigador, Billy Tronik, Flash Boy (mazatlan)
4) Over & Sikma vs Sangre Maligna & Shiryu Dragon
5) Cíclope, Crazy King, Miedo Extremo vs Argus, Eclipse, Gremlin and Artikus, Chica Ye-Ye, Lanzeloth
6) Drastik Boy, Hacker, Septimo Dragon vs Black Fire, Príncipe Halcón, Slayer Pack
7) Kempo Dragon & Willie Mack vs Crazy Boy & Joe Lider and Aeroboy & Violento Jack

Added DTU show – no title match yet, but the main event may end being for the new tag team titles.

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CMLL (SUN) 08/24/2014 Arena Coliseo
1) Magnus & Soberano Jr. vs Artillero & Súper Comando
2) Astral, Fantasy, Shockercito vs Mercurio, Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico
3) Guerrero Maya Jr., Pegasso, Starman vs Kamaitachi, Okumura, Skándalo
4) Delta vs Vangellys [lightning]
5) Ángel de Oro, Dragón Rojo Jr., Stuka Jr. vs El Hombre Sin Nombre, Ephesto, Hechicero
6) Diamante Azul, Marco Corleone, Valiente vs Euforia, Mr. Niebla, Terrible

No sign of Rush and Ultimo Guerrero here after all. Figure the next big Sunday show is 09/14 or 09/21, so this week may just be a killing time week before the next title (or apuesta?) program starts.

Soberano is lower than usual in the opener, but that could be a very fun match if they’re given time and opportunity. Hechicero (semimain!) and Caveranrio have definitely been elevated by finishing in the finals of the En Busca de un Idolo tournament, but everyone else has kind of sunk back to the spots they’d be expected to be in if there wasn’t a tournament.

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CMLL (SUN) 08/24/2014 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Índigo vs Furia Nazi
2) El Brillante & Javier Cruz vs Évola & Thunder Boy
3) Omar Brunetti & Tritón vs Infierno & Ráfaga
4) Maléfico © vs Exterminador [OCCIDENTE LH]
Malefico is champion. First defense; last three champions have fallen on their first defense.
5) La Máscara & Super Porky vs Universo 2000 & Universo 2000 Jr. and Felino & Puma and Esfinge & Magnum
father/son tag team tournament

Main event doesn’t quite make sense unless Brazo de Oro put up La Mascara for adoption. (Which would be totally understandable.)  We did have Esfinge/Mangum as son/father in the luchawiki, and I forget Universo was here back in March/April to team with his nephews. It’s amazing I could ‘remember’ anything without my website.

Exterminador has a good chance of winning to keep the streak of title changes going. It accomplishes nothing, but nothing on Sunday Guadalajara shows seem to be accomplishing much.

On a Friday Televisa appearance, Alberto del Rio/El Patron recounted the incident which led to his firing, stating he was ashamed of his actions but also “WWE can take my job, but not my dignity.” It’s been reported that the employee who Del Rio slapped smiled at him when Del Rio asked for an apology. Only the employee knows what he meant, but Del Rio read that smile as a smirk saying no apology was coming and Del Rio would have to swallow that insult. After Del Rio slapped the man, El Patron met with Vince McMahon. McMahon said he understood Del Rio’s anger, his actions were inappropriate, but Del Rio was to work the show that night and everything would be well. Del Rio was suspended, then HHH called Del Rio a few days later to say they had to let him go.

At the post TripleMania press conference, Perro Aguayo Jr. said he’d face Alberto el Patron in a hair match whenever Alberto wanted. Psycho Clown is still going for the MegaChampionship.

Taya says her next goal is Faby or Jennifer’s hair. Fantasma says it was a day of mixed emotions: his buddy Texano lost his hair and Fantasma’s father threatened to suspend him, but all his hard work paid off with the title win.

+LuchaTV has clips from TripleMania, including a better shot of the Rey Misterio Jr. promo, the Alberto/Perro fight to close the show, and Texano talking about his defeat.

El Hijo del Santo’s first column in Grafico recounts the time he helped out a charity and one of the people who benefited from his gift a mask called him to tell him how great he was for donating.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news fro this weekend, KrisZ’s early Monday update, and a recap of this week’s Lucha Azteca.

Rob has his TripleMania predictions.

SuperLibre had Pablo Romero as a cranky in studio guest.

LuchaLibreDeMexico has decided to quit posting videos to his YouTube channel. I believe this is at least the second time he’s made this decision this year. He’ll be missed.

Segunda Caida reviews Uprising: Lucha Libre 08/09/14 and Hijo del Santo versus the Head Shrinkers.

LV reviews AAA TV 05/17/14 and CMLL Terra 05/18/14.

Random Cholita article.

Neat picture of Arena Olimpico Laguna, the small Laguna arena all the wrestlers from the area have passed thru at one point or another. I’ve only seen closer shots before, but it’s an open air (no roof!) building, as many of the lucha places are.

Electroshock talks about his career (to preview TripleMania)

Indy luchador Crixus talks about wanting to join AAA (though the article thinks that’s the promotion with Volador and Sombra.)

There was a fundraising show for Nuevo Laredo’s Aventurero, who’s wife is ill.

Lucha Libre In Japan

08/17 Dragon Gate: Flamita (c) b Mr. Quu Quu Tanizaki Naoki Toyonaka Dolphin [DG Brave Gate] – 4th (official) defense. Said to be a great Flamita performance. Flamita’s listed working in Mexico City in mid September; we’ll see if he’s actually back this time.

Maximo is on NJPW’s next tour, running from September 5th to the 23rd. He’s working early matches and squaring off with Taichi (who’s just returned from suspension but I guess everyone is still being punished.)

IWRG (SUN) 08/17/2014 Arena Naucalpan [IWRG Facebook]
1) Black Niko & Sky Ángel b Capitán Muerte & Matrix Jr.
2) Dragón Celestial, Golden Magic, Látigo b Anubis Black, Hip Hop Man, Zurdog
3) Kenshi Kabuki, Pantera, Veneno b Apolo Estrada Jr., Canis Lupus, Eterno
4) Trauma I & Trauma I b Oficial 911 & Oficial AK47 [hair, mask]
Apolo replaced Oficial 911, who was injured. A rain storm him Naucalpan at the start of the match, and the rain came thru the roof and all around the ring. Both Apolo and Eterno came out at the start of the match and it was not clear who would be in the match until Apolo & Ak47 attacked the Traumas. Apolo/AK47 took fall 1, breaking the Trauma’s mask and causing them to bleed. Trauma II was beat in the second fall, but Trauma I snuck in a foul on AK47 and submitted Apolo. Rudos eliminated Trauma I in fall 3, but it was II’s turn to save the mask – submission on both guys each to win.
5) Cien Caras Jr., Demon Clown, LA Park b Hijo De Dos Caras, Máscara Sagrada, Pirata Morgan
Rudos took 2/3. Cien Caras hit Pirata with a chair in the third, then tossed it to Dos. Pirata saw Dos with the chair, blamed him, and the rudo took advantage for the win. Sets up a Pirata/Dos title match to come.

On one hand, IWRG’s getting behind a young luchador consistently! On the other hand, maybe not the best pick. Hijo de Dos is professional to work this, when he probably could’ve been part of the angles with his brother last night, so I’m going to cut him slack.

(More sad for Eterno – at least Aerostar still got to work TripleMania when he was booted out of the cruiserweight match.)

Semimain needs to air. The recap makes it sound like it was a good amount of liquid that was leaking thru the ceiling.

Kenshi Kabuki appears to have a a third rate Namajague knockoff mask. I don’t think that mask is long for this world.

Familia de Tijuana (Nicho, Halloween, Damian, Extreme Tiger) lost the main event of the new Zeus promotion in Tijuana to Chavo Guerrero Jr., Hernandez, Homicide and Luke Hawx when CZW’s Blk Jeez and Joker interfered. Pequeno Hallowen, Bestia 666 and Rey Horuz made the save so they could all pose together at the end.

Violento Jack kept his DTU title over Slayer Pack.

 

CMLL (SUN) 08/17/2014 Arena México [CMLL]

1) Cholo & Inquisidor b Flyer & Metatrón
Rudos took 2/3 – a Cholo win!
2) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Starman b Kamaitachi, Metálico, Okumura
Starman replaced Oro, who was on commentary to say he was injured. Tecnicos took 2/3. First fall had the rudos accidentally when captain Delta kicked out of a pin too late for Tirantes to notice. Tecnicos won a short second fall to fix things, then Okumura fouled Maya for the DQ.
3) Blue Panther, Diamante Azul, Máximo b Misterioso Jr., Pierroth, Sagrado
Tecnicos took 1/3.
4) Dragón Rojo Jr. b Pólvora [lightning]
Dragon Bomb for the win.
5) Máscara Dorada, Stuka Jr., Valiente b Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas © [MEX TRIOS]
Peste Negra are champions and kept the title by taking falls 2/3. Second defense.
6) Gran Guerrero, Rey Escorpión, Último Guerrero b La Máscara, La Sombra, Rush
Rudos took 2/3, the last when Rush fouled Ultimo Guerrero.

Sombra took a Twitter selfie during his backstage interview.

Ingobernables!!! Jajajja pic.twitter.com/7139uUdjhU

— la sombra cmll (@lasombra_cmll) August 17, 2014

I really only closely paid attention to the first two matches, but the Ingobernables appeared to have a great entrance and maybe the best match on the show. They’re setting up a UG/Rush match there (and probably a UG/Sombra match on Friday.) Trios title match was said to be average.

CMLL (SUN) 08/17/2014 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Dr. Frezeer b Relampago Azul
2) El Ídolo b El Acertijo
3) Sky Kid & Smaker b Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno
Tecnico brothers took 1/3 to beat rudo brothers.
4) Esfinge & Exterminador b El Yaqui & Maléfico
Yaqui replaced Espectrum. Tecnicos took 1, rudos took face 2, Esfinge beat Yaqui, Malefico beat Esfinge, Exterminador beat Malefico.
5) Zeuxis b Lluvia
Zeuxis won with the “pale driver”, which is probably meant to be the La Roca.
6) Cavernario, Hechicero, Terrible b Cachorro, Dragon Lee, Volador Jr.
Rudos took 1/3, the last by a DQ when Cavernario faked a foul.

Great of Cavernario for finding a way to get Terrible a win. Fourth match is setting up a title match you probably don’t care about. Or maybe you do? I don’t want to assume.

Cien Caras, El Faraon, Tony Salazar, Mascara Ano 2000, Atlantis and more were at the Ringo Mendoza tribute show at Arena Coliseo.