I look thru the luchadb every year and try to create some statistics from the past year, to fabricate a real purpose to all the lineups I enter. This is the post where I put those totals.
Shows entered for each year (how many events of that year I put in, not how many I typed in all), for the last 10 years:
Year: Shows
2010: 2573 (-16 events)
2011: 2715 (-7)
2012: 2888 (-21)
2013: 2827 (-25)
2014: 5578 (+20)
2015: 6416 (-20)
2016: 7103 (-52)
2017: 6098 (+1)
2018: 6333 (+30)
2019: 6880
6,880 is the most events I’ve had in three years when KrisZ was still actively searching for them too and passing them on. My guess is promotions posting more consistently to Facebook, better checking for missing posters, and increased amount of videos helped contribute to finding some rarer shows. My real reaction was a yelp in terror when I realized exactly how many shows I’d entered in. I did some more digging and it turns out not to be as bad:
events entered (actually entered that year, not necessarily from that year)
2015: 11573
2016: 9791
2017: 8654
2018: 9689
2019: 7712
That’s a lot better! I was typing in Guadalajara and later Torreon lineups in previous years, but those projects are complete. I’m still doing going through magazines for old lineups, but it’s a low priority and takes a lot more time for me to find them compared to websites. That time is being spent looking at Facebook pages instead, so the modern stuff is up while the overall number is down. I also decided that, when I do find a new Facebook page of a promotion with lots of old posters, that I won’t go back past the current year without a strong reason to do it.
(I do check for other Mexico newspaper archives which might have old lineups, but haven’t had much luck. I’d quit everything else if I could ever find one for Mexico City and just spend all my time on that.)
Going back to the first chart, most of the previous year counts are down. I did some weeding out of duplicate lineups this fall, taking a look at any time I had two shows happening in the same building at the same day. I could probably go deeper, double-checking all shows listed as happening in the same city and on the same day, but I’m not sure I’m going to invest that time.
Most Matches
2008: Ultimo Guerrero (228)
2009: La Parka Jr. (211)
2010: Mistico (204)
2011: Último Guerrero & La Mascara (188)
2012: Último Guerrero (189)
2013: Último Guerrero (205)
2014: Atlantis (215)
2015: Atlantis (207)
2016: Atlantis (217)
2017: Último Guerrero & Psycho Clown (204)
2018: Último Guerrero (205)
2019: Caristico (223)
This is the first time Caristico has had the most matches since 2010. A heavier CMLL scheduled and a lot of indie work will do it.
Psycho Clown again broke 200 known matches, reaching 208. (AAA numbers are a little fuzzier; most of them are spot shows where there are rarely any results, so substitutions and cancelations can be missed. There’s also more AAA spots shows which seem to be unpublicized.) Hijo del Vikingo was closest at 170, which probably includes weeks of matches he was advertised for but didn’t appear due to injury. La Parka reached 111 matches before he passed away.
Caristico, Psycho Clown, Valiente, Ultimo Guerrero, Volador Jr., Soebrano Jr., Mistico, Hijo del Vikingo, Cuatrero, Angel de Oro, Pagano, Niebla Roja, Gran Guerrero, Forastero, Mephisto, La Hiedra and Sanson also wrestled at least 150 matches. Atlantis & Titan were one away (and Titan’s over if you add in his NJPW work.)
Most Wins
2008: Blue Panther (97)
2009: Mistico (110)
2010: Mistico (128)
2011: Último Guerrero (90)
2012: Atlantis (93)
2013: La Mascara (102)
2014: Atlantis (99)
2015: Volador Jr. (113)
2016: Volador Jr. (120)
2017: Volador Jr. (120)
2018: Caristico (115)
2019: Caristico (126)
Volador is again second this year, though it wasn’t as close. He got 109 wins. Psycho Clown has 61 known wins.
Most Losses
2008: Averno (84)
2009: Negro Casas (86)
2010: Negro Casas (75)
2011: La Mascara (72)
2012: Último Guerrero (79)
2013: Último Guerrero (84)
2014: Último Guerrero (82)
2015: Último Guerrero (80)
2016: Último Guerrero (91)
2017: Último Guerrero (92)
2018: Último Guerrero (99)
2019: Mephisto (91)
Ultimo Guerrero’s streak comes to an end, only losing a 82 times. Guerrero had more wins than losses, which is the real key. Eterno (Abismo Negro Jr.) & Aramis had losses in the 50s, though I’d count Pagano at 45 as the AAA ‘winner’.
Best Win % (with at least 10 known results)
2008: Psycho Clown & Zombie Clown (100%)
2009: Psycho Circus (100%)
2010: Tondar (GDL) (100%)
2011: Mini Monster Clown (90%)
2012: Rayo de Oro (Guatemala) (97%)
2013: Tinieblas Jr. (90%)
2014: William Rock/Pequeno Violencia (92%)
2015: Súper Muñeco (93%)
2016: Huracán Ramírez (85%)
2017: Huracán Ramírez (90%)
2018: Tinieblas Jr. (91%)
2019: Microman (87%)
Microman did it with 41 decisions. Gallito and Atomo are unsurprisingly close behind. Deposed Arena Coliseo Guadalajara booker Magnum booked himself to a 23-5 win record. I’m sure he was completely deserving of each and every win. El Divino, who has a YouTube channel and worked early matches on Lucha Libre Boom shows, went 9-2 with 23 unknown results.
10 wins was the standard when a lot less events were counted. What would the top 10 look like if the criteria was 50 matches instead?
75% Pentagon Jr.
75% La Comandante
72% Atlantis Jr.
72% Dalys la Caribena
68% Psycho Clown
68% Atlantis
68% Tiffany
67% Mistico
67% Dragon Lee
67% Diamante Azul
Historically, CMLL tecnicos wins about two-thirds of their matches. That’s not been the case for the CMLL women this past year. I’d guess Dalys would’ve been higher. (Hijo del Signo has a winning percentage of 63%, which also seems odd.)
Worst loss % (with at least 10 known results)
2008: Carrona (0%)
2009: Espectrito (0%)
2010: Metailk II (GDL) (11%)
2011: Akron (13%)
2012: Mini Talisman (8%)
2013: Estrella De Fuego (5%)
2014: Psicosis I/Nicho el Millionario (0%)
2015: Lady Shani (5%)
2016: Nahual (Morelos) (10.53%)
2017: Pitbull I (Jalisco) & Flayer Boy (9%)
2018: Rey Muerte (Guerrero) (0%)
2019: Mije (0%)
Poor Mije lost all 11 matches of which I have results. (He had 8 other matches.) Mije’s already picked up a win in 2020 so he shouldn’t repeat.
Star Fire went 1-20 in known matches, though she has 37 unknown matches. Pequeño Universo 2000 went 1-19, and there’s only two matches with results unaccounted for. La Vaquerita (1-11) and Mascara de Bronce (1-9 with a draw) are the only other 1 win people.
Again, if we up the criteria to at least 50 matches with results
29% Sanely
30% Okumura
31% Dark Magic
31% Kawato
31% Luciferno
31% Hijo del Villano III
31% Flamita
32% La Hiedra
33% Texano Jr.
34% Misterioso II
I’d expect more CMLL tecnicas, but they lack 50 matches with decisions. The amount of tecnicas and the injuries that took some of them spread the losses around.
66% Estrellita (12)
64% Marcela (51)
40% Lluvia (45)
44% Silueta (18)
38% Princesa Sugehit (34)
29% Skadi (27)
25% La Jarochita (48)
23% Mystique (17)
18% La Magnifica (22)
17% Avispon Dorada (28)
08% La Vaqueirta (12)
People with 100 matches announced but no results
127: Odin (Laguna) – 0 results
119: Psycho Clown – 89 results
115: Baby Fantasy (Laguna) – 0 results
110: Masivo (Laguna) – 0 results
107: Angel Negro (Veracruz) – 1 result (he lost)
105: Bala de Plata (Laguna) – 2 results (he won both)
103: La Hiedra – 50 results
102: Golden Boy – 10 results
101: Hijo del Vikingo – 68 results
101: Fishman Jr. – 18 results
Laguna posters go up on consistently, some people work two or three times per weekend, there’s frequently video of the matches, but I rarely actually watch the video to figure out who won (or who anyone is.)
Most matches on AAA TV tapings
33: Rey Escorpion & Psycho Clown
31: Hijo del Vikingo
30: Niño Hamburguesa
29: Chessman
CMLL Appearances By Days Of The Week
Most Friday Arena Mexico (events, not matches)
42 Último Guerrero
40 Valiente
40 Volador Jr.
39 Caristico
37 Cuatrero
Most Tuesday Arena Mexico
29 Guerrero Maya Jr.
26 Stuka Jr.
25 Audaz
25 Kraneo
24 Flyer/Atlantis
Most Arena Puebla
37 Stigma
32 Perverso
31 Caristico
30 King Jaguar
38 Volador Jr.
Most Tusday Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
30 Barbaro Cavernario
26 Valiente
26 Difunto
24 Esfinge
23 Niebla Roja
Cavernario worked a lot of Tuesday Guadalajara, a lot of Friday Arnea Mexico, and not really a lot elsewhere.
Valiente had both the most Arena Coliseo & Sunday Arena Mexico appearances.
More Friday than Tuesday Mexico
34 Último Guerrero
31 Valiente
30 Volador Jr.
24 El Cuatrero
24 Gran Guerrero
More Tuesday than Friday Mexico
20 Kraneo
20 Universo 2000 Jr.
18 Blue Panther
18 Guerrero Maya Jr.
16 Nitro
This is short hand to “who does CMLL see as real stars” and “who are the second level of stars who can work the show we don’t care about as much.”
Events by State (at least 100 events)
821 Estado de México
689 Jalisco
672 Coahuila
659 Veracruz
504 Distrito Federal
406 Tamaulipas
349 Puebla
322 Hidalgo
322 Nuevo León
201 Chihuahua
188 Durango
183 Guerrero
159 Baja California
148 San Luis Potosí
124 Guanajuato
119 Guatemala
100 Oaxaca
Estado de Mexico remains top despite 68 less events than last year. (It’s also about twice as many events as the commission said they sanctioned.) The increases came in Jalisco (+207), Coahuila (+145), and Veracruz (+101).
