Day: March 15, 2016

RIOT (SAT) 03/12/2016 Arena Femenil, Monterrey, Nuevo León [LuchaMania Monterrey]
1) Alberto Dos Rios b Psycko Kid
Alberto won with a destroyer, demanded a bigger challenge in the future.
2) Kratoz b Kamikaze
Kratoz won with a frog splash
3) Sammy Guevara b Erick Ortiz, Último Ninja
Ultimo Ninja beat Erick to eliminate him. Sammy faked an injury and tried to get in a foul, but ultimately was beat by a Ninja armbar.
4) Aero Boy & Violento Jack b Hooligan Byron & Kaientai
Tombstone/missile dropkick combo on Aeroboy for the win. The two teams shook hands after the match.
5) Tony Rodríguez b Rico Rodríguez
Tony won with a Spanish Fly
6) Caifan b Arez, Dralion
one fall to a finish: Caifan beat Arez with Destroza Caras (cutter) to win. Dralion wanted another match with Caifan, noting he didn’t get pinned. Caifan said he’d do it if the crowd wanted it, and they did.

I haven’t watched the highlights yet but it sounds like a good show.

CMLL (SUN) 03/13/2016 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Guerrero de la Muerte & Javier Cruz Jr. b Capitán Cobra & Johnny Dinamo
Jaiver Cruz Jr. replaced Diplomatico, did not get along with Guerrero. Tecnicos took 2/3.
2) Explosivo & Star Black b Gran Kenut & Mr. Apolo
Gran Kenut replaced Carlos Rogi. Tecnicos took 1/3.
3) Espectrúm b Vaquero Jr.
Espectrum used a weapon to take fall 1, got DQed in the second, and used the ropes to win the third. Vaquero Jr. wants a hair match still.
4) Gallo, Súper Porky, Titán b Furia Roja, Maléfico, Último Guerrero
Tecnicos took 2/3, Porky sit on UG.
5) Puma © b Omar Brunetti [OCCIDENTE LH]
Puma took fall 2/3, the last with a super powerbomb. Puma’s first defense after winning title last June

A bit of a surprise for Puma to win, given CMLL luchadors won’t be coming here on Sundays (at least for the time being) and so it’s less likely he’ll be around to defend the championship again any time soon. Maybe that’s not a big problem for CMLL titles.

Also Sunday in Guadalajara, Cien Caras Jr. defeated Rayman by DQ when Makabre ran into help. (The match was super libre, so a DQ for a run in doesn’t make any sense, but let’s move on.) It was a bloody match, and part of a rudo/rudo feud in Arena Jalisco for the last year between Rayman & Makabre versus a bunch of local rudos, including Cien Caras Jr., with both sides brawling after the DQ. Interestingly, Cien Caras Jr. and Rayman made mask mask challenges after the match. Sanson and Cuatrero have noted in CMLL interviews that their father gave away the rights to the Hijo/Jr. names long ago and they’re happy with the names they had, but Cachorro & Black Panther were also happy with the names they had until they were just no longer their names. Cien Caras Jr. losing his mask might open the way for that name change to occur. There’s a small chance of any mask match challenge coming thru, and Arena Jalisco just ran their big match of the year last month – they might hold this feud out until next February if they ever resolve it – but it’s something that jumped out to me.

IWRG (SUN) 03/13/2016 Arena Naucalpan [+LuchaTV, The Gladiatores]
1) Dragón Fly & Kanon b Matrix Jr. & Picudo Jr.
2) Diva Salvaje, Miss Gaviota, Pasion Kristal b Artillero, Dr. Cerebro, Metralla
Gavitoa’s first match here since October.
3) Cerebro Negro b El Hijo del Diablo
Hair match challenges followed.
4) Danny Casas b Matrix Jr., Máscara Sagrada Jr., Hijo del Solar, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Diablo Jr. I, Picudo Jr., Hijo De Dos Caras, Apolo Estrada Jr., Hijo del Alebrije [Rebelion de los Juniors]
Solar’s first match here since August. Matrix Jr. & Picudo Jr. worked twice, replacing Super Nova & Trauma II. Danny Casas faces Golden Magic earned the title shot.
5) Golden Magic, Máscara Sagrada, Solar I b Canis Lupus, Eterno, Trauma I
Sagrada’s first match here since September, Golden Magic’s first since November. Danny Casas showed up after the match to challenge Golden Magic next (though not next week as originally promoted, since it’s an Elite show instead.) +Lucha has this as the main event, IWRG has this as the semimain.

No word if IWRG removed Trauma II or if he backed out himself. He’s been quiet since the story broke.

CMLL (MON) 03/14/2016 Arena Puebla [thecubsfan]
1) Arkalis & París b El Malayo & Guerrero Espacial
11:57. Tecnicos took 2/3.
2) Acero, Astral, Último Dragóncito b Mercurio, Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Violencia
12:53. Tecnicos took 2/3.
3) Fujin, Okumura, Raijin b Blue Panther Jr., Stigma, The Panther
11:55. Rudos took 1/3. Fujin pulled Blue Panther’s mask and pinned him to win. Panther Jr. wanted a rematch, ended up unmasked again.
4) Ángel de Oro, Stuka Jr., Súper Porky b Kráneo, Rey Escorpión, Ripper
11:04. Tecnicos took 2/3. Rey Escorpion replaced Hechicero (who hasn’t been around for a month.)
5) Carístico, Máscara Dorada, Máximo Sexy DQ Gran Guerrero, Niebla Roja, Último Guerrero
9:30. Tecnicos took 2/3, the last when UG fouled Caristico. Caristico demanded a singles match next week and UG accepted.

First match was fun, but this was generally another forgettable show. It was a quick show too; they were even shaving time in between falls early on.

CMLL’s show is relocated to Arena Coliseo tonight due to work being done on Arena Mexico. The show tonight has Marco Corleone versus Kraneo today, and I’m not sure there’s any bigger match (literally.) This is a rematch; Marco got his hand raised back on November 1st on the second Dia Los Muertos show. Somehow, this is not the main event – that’s Volador, Valiente and Super Porky versus Gran Guerrero, Euforia, and Niebla Roja in crowd pleasing but very predictable match. The show also has a Boricuas match in the fourth match and isn’t much of an interesting card outside the singles match.

The show will start at 7:30pm local, but it’s an hour later in the US due to daylight savings time. It should be streamed on CMLL’s website and YouTube, but the announcers were strangely pushing the return to Arena Mexico next Tuesday instead of this show last night. I don’t know if that was their subtle way of saying they wouldn’t be streaming from Arena Coliseo or just normal randomness. (They did start pushing the iPPV.)

Guadalajara has Atlantis, Dragon Lee, Mistico versus Cavernario, Felino, Mr. Niebla.

Today’s also the Lucha Underground at SXSW festivities. The panel discussion will be at 2pm, and the show will be at 8pm central. The panel requires a ticket to the festival itself, which will also get you into the show. They will be offering a limited out of tickets to the show itself for $10; I’d get there as early as possible if you’re looking to get one. No matches have been announced for the show, but a bunch of usual LU luchadors are known to be around.

Businesses go to SXSW to create buzz for their products, so it’d make sense as a place for that sort of announcement – like, if they’re close to a Netflix deal, maybe that gets talked about here. There’s been no mention of official LU coverage of their events, but the crowd attending this convention is far more into social media than most and you may want to keep an eye on Twitter for Periscope streams.

One topic that probably won’t be talked about at SXSW – though feel free to ask – are all those Konnan Twitter posts against AAA. He’s been at it more often the last couple of days, perhaps because he’s been flying back from Africa and had nothing better to do while waiting for flights. You can see a collection of the recent ones here; the most recent complaint has been about Rey Misterio, Johnny Mundo, Brian Cage, and Chris Masters months behind in being paid what they were owed. The Masters complaint likely has to do with AAA not helping him out after his knee surgery, since Masters himself has been very loud about that. Misterio, Mundo and Dorian Roldan are all on the SXSW panel today, hope that’s not awkward The WON had recently said AAA was all caught up with pay with Misterio, but Konnan would know better.

Psycho Clown says Dr. Wagner tries to intimidate his rivals, but he can’t be intimidating. Psycho feels he’s done better against Wagner every time they’ve been in the ring and, while it will be on of the toughest challenges of his career, he’ll definitely win at Rey de Reyes.

Octagon, in doing another interview about Octagon Jr., says everything will be resolved in two months. I’m holding him to that. Octagon also says he informed all the locals commissions to not allow Octagon Jr. to use that name. It doesn’t seem like Naucalpan stopped him.

Konnan Big wants Rush in a cage with hair on the line. That would probably make a lot of money.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Segunda Caida reviews last week’s Lucha Underground.

SuperLuchas has an obit for Cinta de Oro.

Monterrey luchadora La Bandida put her career on the line for a title match against Princesa Maya and lost; she’s retiring after a ten year career.

Estrellita wants to be CMLL World Champion. She’s got as shot with Dalys as champ.

Lineups

AULL (SUN) 03/20/2016 Arena Lopez Mateos
1) Palacio Maya & Slash vs Pakal & Prehispanic
2) Alas de Oro, Spider Boy, Súper Terry vs Alastor, Ironía, Vengador
3) Shibata vs Holkan © [AULL Light]
Holkan second defense (last defense last April)
4) Ángel Del Amor & Yakuza vs Samael & Tormento © [AULL TAG]
first defense (won titles last April)
5) Argos, Chucho el Roto, Emperador Azteca vs Epitafio, Leviatham, Súper Colt

It’s time for the annual title defenses! Argos & Azteca are Elite reps, I guess.

CMLL (MON) 03/21/2016 Arena Puebla
1) Astro & Asturiano vs Espanto Jr. & Fuerza Chicana
2) Astral & Eléctrico vs Mini Joker & Saurón
3) Black Tiger, Hombre Bala Jr., Súper Halcón Jr. vs Espíritu Maligno, King Jaguar, Metálico
4) Blue Panther Jr., Stigma, The Panther vs Fujin, Okumura, Raijin
5) Dragón Lee, Máscara Dorada, Volador Jr. vs Cavernario, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas
6) Carístico vs Último Guerrero

Doing Caristico/UG sure seems like it’s running counter to Elite’s own show on Thursday in Puebla – or maybe that got canceled, since Elite’s Facebook doesn’t seem to be mentioning it?

Fifth match could be really good depending on who actually shows up.

FULL (SAT) 05/14/2016 Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
1) Ángel Del Amor & Saru vs Pequeño Black Warrior & Tupac Amaru
2) Lady Apache & Reyna Dorada vs Ludark Shaitan & Quimera
3) Decnnis, Marabunta Jr., Zumbido vs Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Sucesor, Veneno
4) Hijo De Dos Caras, Hijo de Máscara Sagrada, Huracán Ramírez vs Cien Caras Jr., Scorpió Jr., Silver Kain
5) Grond XXX, LA Park, Tinieblas Jr. vs El Hijo del Solitario, Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Pirata Morgan

FULL (SUN) 05/15/2016 Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
1) Charly Madrid, Saru, Shadow Boy vs Luzbel Jr., Pequeño Black Warrior, Rider
2) Alushe & Quemonito vs Guapito & Trolli
3) Alan Stone & Relámpago vs Fishman Jr. & Toscano
4) Marco Corleone, Octagón, Súper Porky vs El Hijo del Medico Asesino, Rey Bucanero, Sagrado
5) Atlantis vs Tinieblas Jr., Pirata Morgan, Shocker [FULL Campeon de Campeones]

Back to back shows in Juan de la Barrera is optimistic. They have reasonable ticket prices and a cross over promotion with clown/singer/actor Cepillín, who runs a circus in Mexico City at last check. He got into a near fight with Pirata Morgan, because of course.