Rey Mysterio arm injury, Pura Raza debut show, IWRG

Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio suffered an arm injury Saturday night on a show in Connecticut. No one seem sure when it happens, only that Mysterio felt it happen during the match and still was able to finish it.

PW Insider says Rey will undergo surgery to see extent of the injury today. If he needs surgery to repair a bicep, normal recovery is 4-6 months. If it can heal on it’s own, it’s more like 4-6 weeks and it’s possible he’ll wrestle thru it. The Crash and other promotions are probably waiting to find out how bad it is before they announce a replacement. They’re going to be in a tough spot, as Rey defending their heavyweight championship versus Bestia 666 was intended to be the main event of the 03/17 show. There’s no simple way to replace him.

Pura Raza

Pura Raza (SAT) 03/03/2018 Arena Lopez Mateos [+LuchaTV, Black Terry Jr. (Flickr), MedioTiempo, R de Rudo]
1) Cometa & Súper Terry b Ángel De La Tormenta & Chico del Barrio
AULL trainees
2) Hijo del Villano III & Onix b Fireman & Troyano
CMLL trainees
3) Jean Montañez & Pierre Montañez b Hijo del Solar & Trauma I
Solar Jr. replaced Trauma II, who could not participate for medical reasons. Montanez brothers are said to be MMA practitioners.
4) Princesa Sugehit b Zeuxis
Sugehit pulled Zeuxis’ mask and cradled her for the win.
5) Audaz & Titán b Sádico & Yoruba
money thrown in.
6) Blue Panther b Hechicero
Panther & Hechicero went to a double pin draw, but the commission said they could have another fall. Panther beat Hechicero in that extra fall.
7) Cuatrero, Forastero, Sansón DQ Dragón Lee, Mistico, Rush  
DQ for a Rush foul on Forastero.

Pura Raza posted results live and asked for feedback on their show, so they’re already in my good graces. Attendance seemed ok – not a sell out, not a bad turnout. Matches sound like they generally went well. The show was being taped with the idea of releasing it later – Miguel Reducino was there and might have been announcing it – but there’s no guarantee of any lucha footage being released. There are handhelds of matches already up on YouTube.

There was a fight between some fans before the MMA vs Trauma/Solar match.

2018 is lucha libre reviews the Audaz & Titan vs Yoruba & Sadico.

IWRG (SUN) 03/04/2018 Arena Naucalpan [+LuchaTV, Black Terry Jr. (Flickr), The Gladaitores]
1) Celestial Boy & Seiya b Full Contact & Power Bull
straight falls
2) Lilith Dark & Luna Mágica b Cristal & Dulce Luna
straight falls
3) Demonio Infernal & Eterno b Relámpago & Súper Brazo Jr.
4) Rokambole Jr. & Villano V Jr. b Black Warrior & Warrior Jr.
non-title preview of next week’s title match.
5) Ricky Marvin b Dr. Cerebro
Dr. Cerbero had his hand on the ropes on the pinfall but the referee missed it. Very good match.
6) Capo Del Norte, Capo Del Sur, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. b Liderk, Spartan, Spector [super libre]
Mascara 2000 gave Spartan a Martinete.
7) Aramis, Hijo del Pantera, Internacional Pantera b Ovett, Trauma I, Trauma II [seconds hair]
Hair bet was referees Baby Richard (Panteras) and Capu (Traumas), who were both referees in this match and ended up fouling each other. Trauma I went to get a new referee and found Chabelo. Trauma II had Pantera pinned in the mean time, but Pantera reversed the pin when Chabelo arrived and Trauma II was pinned. Capu lost his hair.

And now the referees will just revert back to normal, I guess.

03/18 in Arena Azteca Budokan has Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Hijo del Wagner vs Rey Escorpion. The Wagners using AAA TV to get their own feud over for indie shows (where AAA is likely not getting a cut) is pretty strong work on their end.

LuchaWorld has the latest news update.

Lineups

IWRG (SUN) 03/11/2018 Arena Naucalpan
1) Haziel vs Soma
2) Dragón Yuki vs Súper Brazo Jr.
3) Hijo del Pantera & Internacional Pantera vs Eterno & Gallo Frances and Aramis & Máscara Magica Jr.
4) Ricky Marvin vs Dr. Cerebro [super libre]
5) Hijo De Dos Caras, Hijo del Alebrije, Veneno vs El Hijo del Medico Asesino, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Ovett
6) Black Warrior & Black Warrior Jr. © vs Rokambole Jr. & Villano V Jr. [IWRG IC TAG]
3rd defense

Neither team is here much beyond this title program so it doesn’t seem to matter who is champion. I guess it matter to them some.