CMLL (TUE) 04/05/2016 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2016 (Lutteroth & Asesino Negro)
1) Gallo, Magnum, Príncipe Daniel b Artillero, Maléfico, Ráfaga
Tecnicos took 1/3.
2) Fuego, Stigma, Tritón b Sangre Azteca, Skándalo, Virus
Sangre Azteca left the match with a leg ankle injury.
3) Vaquero Jr. b Espectrúm [hair]
Vaquero took 2/3 to win Espectrum’s hair.
4) Atlantis, Titán, Valiente b Kráneo, Olímpico, Ripper
Tecnicos took 1/3.
5) Carístico & Mistico b Cibernético & Último Guerrero
Tecnicos took 2/3, the last when Cibernetico and UG had issues. That sets up a singles match next week.
Attendance here looked the biggest in years. It’s hard to see Vaquero/Espectrum being a big deal, so it seems like the combination of billing the show as Homenaje a Dos Leyendas and the names in the main event make a difference.
CMLL ELITE (WED) 04/06/2016 Arena México [+LuchaTV, CMLL, Kronosport, SuperLuchas, Yahoo! Deportes]
1) El Cuatrero & Sansón b Delta & Pegasso
2) Fuego, Tritón, Zumbi b Imposible, Karonte Jr., Magnus
Tecnicos took 1/3.
3) Argos & Magno (Chihuahua) DQ Dragón Lee & Valiente
Magno’s debut; he was stretchered after taking Dragon Lee’s headscissors off the apron. Argos fouled and unmasked Dragon Lee for the DQ.
4) Atlantis b La Máscara [Liga Elite]
Atlantis is 1-0 (3), La Mascara is 0-1 (0)
5) Marco Corleone, Máximo Sexy, Toscano b Cibernético, Mephisto, Sharlie Rockstar
Toscano’s return. Rockster replaced Casas. Tecnicos took 1/3. Mystery people watched the show from the first row, which turned out to be LA Park & his son. They got into argument, then a fight with Cibernetico, causing the Hell Brothers to lose. LA Park came in the ring and cut a promo on Cibernetico after the match. Later, he insisted he wasn’t signed to Elite and had just bought a ticket.
6) Carístico b Volador Jr. [Liga Elite]
Caristico won with La Mistica in a high spot match. Caristico is 1-0 (3), Volador is 0-1 (0). Money thrown in.
It’s amazing that Caristico & Volador Jr. had their first singles match since Caristico returned to Mexico and that’s not the big story. LA Park made a move again, and had a fun fight with Cibernetico. They even gave Park a live mic in the ring again. Park also said a lot of things in a post show interview, claiming he and his son were bored and decided to fly to Mexico City to watch some lucha libre, had not signed with Elite and was still able to work anywhere. It appears he does have some agreement with Elite, will be the mystery 12th man in the Liga Elite tournament, and will face Cibernetico next week in his first match (and their first singles match ever.)
LA Park was expected to return to AAA tomorrow night. I’m not sure what his role would’ve been (he could’ve gotten involved with Wagner/Psycho, or with the Perros feud) but he would’ve served the same purpose as Wagner and Cage, adding more ‘stars’ to fill the void after the departures. This move is Elite getting the another ex-AAA star, which they’ve wanted for this tournament, and Elite firing back at AAA after AAA stopped Cage from appearing on their shows. The deal to bring back LA Park – who had bad breakups with both CMLL and Elite individually last year – seems to have gotten done last last week. Juventued Guerrera was announced as the 12 man in the tournament last Wednesday, and was out of the tournament by the time the TV show aired on Friday. (It’s also possible Guerrera was also a place filler until/unless they got someone else.)
This war may just be starting between Elite & AAA. LA Park and Dr. Wagner are forever connected, and LA Park repeatedly mentioned Dr. Wagner in his post match promo. Park said his last two goals in lucha libre are to unmask Wagner and shave Rush. Wagner is currently scheduled to challenge for Psycho Clown’s Latin American championship on Friday night. It’d be very difficult to trust Wagner with an AAA title given he’s got a clear path to jump to Elite, but he’s also a hard guy to beat.
It’s also hard to figure out how LA Park manages to stay in Elite for the length of tournament. He got kicked out of CMLL in three weeks. He’s show a willingness to walk out promotions when he doesn’t like how he’s being used, and he seems to be in a tournament where he’d be asked to lose a few times. The Rush/Lashley finish showed Elite’s willingness to have some silly endings to protect people, but I’m not sure if that’s enough. Park repeatedly said he didn’t sign a contract, and – the way things are going – that’s believable.
Attendance or the big matches didn’t seem to be helped at all by the first week of TV. It was more or less the same it has been. It’d be hard for Elite to move back to Sundays, since that would cost them the away from Mexico City shows they’ve been working, but I suspect the Wednesday day is going to be first thing blamed.
Magno seemed to be relatively OK after the show. Earlier, Magno said he learned from his WWE experience, but agreed with the decision to cut him and was happy to go back to Juarez. He only wrestled six matches in eleven months there.
Filming has started on the Blue Demon TV series. Tenoch Huerta is playing Blue Demon (Sr.), and the article head says he’s training with Canek. That doesn’t seem like the best pick. Notable, Huerta says he and the director hasn’t talked to Blue Demon Jr. – Demon was teasing he was going to file a lawsuit over this show (which will be a fictional take on Blue Demon) but hasn’t said much about it lately. They’ve casted Demon’s wife, Demon’s teacher, as well as Black Shadow & his wife. No mention of Santo, who kind of needs to be in a Demon story but would also prevent legal issues. No mention of when this will start airing, but they do say it’ll air on Sony’s Blim platform.
On the Bauer & Pollock podcast, Court Bauer says the AAA in English in Canada show is currently a ‘soft launch’ and they’re hoping to be closer to real time in May. That’s the explanation of why it hasn’t been promoted at all, although the underlining problems (announcers have no idea what’s going on, actual AAA shows haven’t been so hot) aren’t going to be helped by it being more current. Real time probably doesn’t matter for AAA unless they’re going to start doing iPPVs again.
LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.
Felina Metalica & Reina Dorada talk up their match in Gimnasio Hercules on Saturday. Metalica is unconcerned, saying she always beats Dorada.
Demus looks back at his feud with Yoruba, notes that he actually was Yoruba’s trainer, and hypes their tag match on the same 04/09 Gimnasio Hercules show.
Joe Lider talks about his match on Friday.
Eric Mutter writes about Dr. Wagner Jr. and previews tomorrow’s CMLL show.
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IWRG (SUN) 04/10/2016 Arena Naucalpan
1) Kanon & Zatura vs Picudo Jr. & Violencia Jr.
2) Aramis & Fireman vs Fly Star & Toxin Boy
3) Leo, Mike, Rafy vs Bombero Infernal, Demonio Infernal, Muerte Infernal
4) Diva Salvaje, Miss Gaviota, Pasion Kristal vs Factor, Rayan, Spector
5) Danny Casas, Súper Nova, Veneno vs Golden Magic, Mr. Águila, Negro Navarro
6) Diablo Jr., El Hijo del Diablo, Imposible © vs Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro [EdM Trios]
First defense, rematch against ex-champions.
Golden Magic appears to be a rudo in IWRG now for whatever reason. I’m sure Demonio & Muerte have had other identities in IWRG but haven’t figured out which one yet. Second match is billed as school vs school, but the rudos the Kriminal Boys so you kind of wish they got Alas de Acero or Iron Boy to team with Aramis.
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