Recapped: 05/10/2016
What happened: Nada. Hombre Bala, replacing Super Porkly, landed badly on a dive. The rudos weirdly won the second match in straight falls. Truly, though, nothing of importance took place and this was just a show with no purpose.
What was good: I liked the lightning match and the two trios which followed it. Enjoyable if not must see.
Where can I watch it: It’s on CMLL’s channel.
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Recapped: 05/08/16
What happened: Volador Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero picked up 3 more points in the tournament. LA Park and Rush continue to hate each other.
What was good: Everything was watchable. The opener was a Volador special and the main event had some good moments. The trios match was not as dire as it looked on paper.
Where can I watch it: It’s on my YouTube channel and the Azteca 7 Elite show page. Read More
CMLL (SUN) 05/08/2016 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Avispón Negro & Black Sugar b Destructor & Guerrero de la Muerte
2) Diplomático & Gitano b El Alteño & Javier Cruz Jr.
Gitano won the final fall 1 v 2
3) Cosmos DQ Relámpago
Linterna, Gitano, Reycko and Avispon Negro all ran in.
4) Frezzer, Mágico, Neutrón b Demonio Rojo, El Chakal, Rey Trueno
5) El Divino, Gallo, Vaquero Jr. DQ Kempo Dragón, Príncipe Kisho, Ráfaga
Kempo & Kisho fouled and unmasked Vaquero & Gallo.
Run-ins on a Guadalajara show usually mean a cage match is coming.
CMLL (MON) 05/09/2016 Arena Puebla [thecubsfan]
1) París & Robin b Fuerza Chicana & King Jaguar
Black Tiger appears to have replaced Robin (traffic delay). Match did not air on the stream. Tecnicos apepared to have won in a match that was stalled out to allow everyone else to arrive.
2) Espíritu Maligno & Nitro b Millenium & Rey Samuray 
11:38. Espiritu Maligno replaced Arkangel. Rudos took 1/3.
3) Hombre Bala Jr., Magnus, Súper Halcón Jr. b Virus, Warrior Steel, Yago
12:24. Rudos took 2/3.
4) Dalys © b Estrellita [CMLL WOMEN]
10:09. Dalys took falls 2/3 to retain, her second defense.
5) Ángel de Oro, Stigma, Stuka Jr. b Ephesto, Luciferno, Mephisto
10:39. Tecnicos took 2/3. Stigma challenged for a trios title match next week. Mephisto accepted, but the rudos still unmasked the tecnicos.
6) La Máscara, Rush, Shocker DQ Marco Corleone, Máximo Sexy, Negro Casas [Relevos Increíbles]
There was an odd delay before the match. Arkangel started as a replacement for Shocker, only for Shocker to take his place in the first minutes. Shocker’s team took 1/3, the last when Rush flagrantly fouled Marco. Marco demanded a singles match next week and Rush accepted.
This was a strange show. The announcers, when their microphones were finally working, explained there was an accident blocking traffic on the highway leading from Mexico City to Puebla. The caravan usually leaves Arena Mexico during the afternoon and is at the arena hours ahead of time, so they must’ve been stuck for quite some time. The announcers said they had to get out one of vehicle, grab their equipment, carry it a ways to get past the stoppage, and get in another vehicle to get to the show. The stream didn’t start until about half hour past normal, with the guys from the opener still lingering in the ring. (It must’ve gone a lot longer than usual, and the show itself went longer than usual.) The production crew was putting the equipment together, and got it working pretty quick all considering, though they didn’t explain what was going on until it was all working.
The Shocker bit in the main event was just as weird. They were stalling before that match got going. Arkangel got in the ring and started staring back, as if he was still unsure if Shocker was coming. I’d guess Arkangel was pulled from the second match because they didn’t know if Shocker was going to make his match. (They’d normally do it from the semimain, but those guys were all needed for the title match.) Maybe Shocker was traveling his own way up to Puebla and they weren’t sure if he was going to get thru the traffic in time? Shocker said there was a lot of stress last night but thanked God for letting him wrestler.
The matches itself weren’t as interesting. Rush/Marco next week should be fun. The Trios title match could be good too.
Today’s CMLL show has Marco Corleone, Maximo and Stuka taking on Ultimo Guerrero, Euforia and Vangellys. It was supposed to be Niebla Roja instead of Euforia, and Niebla Roja’s recent Facebook posts have him back in Arena Mexico, but he’s off all cards this week. The fourth match continues the Panthers/Kamikazes feud. There are no ongoing feuds and there aren’t any sure fire great matches. It seems like a good night to skip, but the joy/hassle of following CMLL is sometimes that’s randomly when good trios matches occur.
The preview says the show starts at 8:30pm, but I assume it starts at 7:30pm like every other Tuesday. It’ll air on CMLL.com and YouTube.
CMLL also lists Cavernario out of the fun looking lightning match with Stuka on Friday, with Misterioso taking his place.
Flamita defeated Dinamic Black on Muchas Luchas (Guadalajara)’s one year anniversary. Semimain saw the Neza Kings cheat La Legion (Rayman, Makabre and Omega) , with a tease of a mask/hair match to follow.
The AAA Japan account says a press conference for the Lucha World Cup will take place tomorrow. Wednesday’s the AAA announcement day so that makes sense. I’d expect we’ll get the full teams or something close to it.
Black Terry Jr. has slow motion highlights of Sunday’s IWRG show.
Box Y Lucha 3232 has Mephisto & Electroshock on the cover of this week’s issue.
LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update, including a recap of Konnan’s new podcast and this week’s Poster-Mania.
Segunda Caida reviews the No Mas episode.
Chessman & Averno hype their tag title rematch on Saturday.
Notimex has a video feature on the mother/daughter team Los Irmas. SuperLuchas has an interview with Lola Gonzalez along the same Mother’s Day lines.
Hola Ciudad has a story on Lucha Va Voom.
San Luis Potosi luchadors can sign up for government health insurance on Friday.
Lineups
FULL (SAT) 05/14/2016 Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
1) Charly Madrid & Saru vs Pequeño Guerrero & Tupac Amaru
2) Lady Apache & Reyna Dorada vs Ludark Shaitan & Stephane Vaquer
3) Ángel Del Amor, Decnnis, Zumbido vs Fishman Jr., Sucesor, Veneno
4) Alan Stone, Hijo De Dos Caras, Hijo de Máscara Sagrada, Huracán Ramírez vs Cien Caras Jr., Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Scorpió Jr., Silver Kain
5) Grond XXX, LA Park, Súper Parka, Tinieblas Jr. vs El Hijo del Solitario, Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Pirata Morgan, Rey Bucanero
Reconfigured lineup, with some people who were scheduled for the (quietly canceled) Sunday show added to this one. Of note, Marabunta Jr. – who’s currently playing the role of Octagon Jr. – disappeared off this card.
LI (SUN) 05/15/2016 Arena Aficion
1) Avispón & Dr. Boris vs Colmillo Blanco & El Novato
2) Dragón Latino & El Exótico vs Krónico & La Plaga
3) Hijo De Villano III & Villano III Jr. vs Águila Del America Jr. & Fujin
4) Canek Jr., El Fantasma, Solar I vs Máscara Año 2000, Okumura, Raijin
5) Canek vs Mr. Jack [IWL HEAVY]
listed as vacant title?
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I’ve got some older HD version of the Azteca shows below. There’s more that will be added this afternoon; they’re taking a while to upload and there’s no sense in waiting for the new stuff.
Tuesday Afternoon Edit: I’ve filled in the missing matches. There’s more to do, but I’ll put them in next week’s batches. Read More
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Recapped: 05/09/2016
What happened: An accident on the highway connecting Mexico City to Puebla severely delayed the luchadors and the production crew on the way to show, forcing parts of the crew to actually get out of their transportation and walk past the stoppage to get in other vehicles to make it to the show. They didn’t arrive until during the first match, so the stream didn’t start until the show was in progress, with them setting up things as the second match was taking place. The announcers were apologetic about the situation.
The show seemed off, understandably, as a result, and the feeling of chaos was more memorable than the matches. The best example was the main event, where Arkangel (originally scheduled for the segunda) appeared to replace Shocker in the main event, only for Shocker to walk out about a minute into the match and take Arkangel’s place. That bit stuck out more than most of the match, which served to set up a Rush/Marco singles match next week.
The semimain also set up a trios title match for next week. And, as also expected, Dalys kept the CMLL’s Women’s championship over Estrellita.
What was good: None of the matches was a particular standout. The women’s match and the semimain had the most effort but also some flaws, and are both about the borderline for good. The main event wasn’t too great or bad either. I just didn’t feel strongly about anything on this show.
Where can I watch it: The live version is on CMLL’s YouTube channel. Note the first 10 or so minutes have production issues; it takes a while for sound, and then announcers to come in. Read More