CMLL (TUE) 04/20/2021 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Adrenalina, Estrella Oriental Jr., Minotauro b Destello, Destructor, Relámpago Azul [OCCIDENTE TRIOS, torneo]
2) El Divino, Mágico, Reycko b Fúnebre, Paymon, Persa [OCCIDENTE TRIOS, torneo]
Persa replaced Ultimo Angel
3) Furia Roja, Guerrero de la Muerte, Ráfaga b Javier Cruz Jr., Leo, Omar Brunetti [OCCIDENTE TRIOS, torneo]
4) Fugaz, Mr. Samurai, Principe Daniel b Gran Kenut, Infierno, Jabalí [OCCIDENTE TRIOS, torneo]
5) La Comandante & Valkiria b Mystique & Silueta
Silueta betrayed Mystique again, setting up a singles match next week. Valkiria replaced Soberbia.
6) Satánico © b Blue Panther [FLLM MASTER]
Satanico won via nudo.
This show will air Saturday night and then goes up on Arena Coliseo Guadalajara’s Facebook on Sunday nights. Whoever’s in charge of booking Guadalajara is booking feuds better week to week than Mexico City does, even when they were running regularly. It may just be that two shows a week have been combined to one, but it feels like more than usual is happening.
AAA announced Rey de Reyes officially for May 1st at 8:30 pm. The show will air live on Space (not Azteca.) That’s about when the usual AAA TV episode ends; not sure if that’s getting replaced for the night or if it’ll be one long block for the night. There’s a lot we’re not sure of: there’s no location announced, there are no matches announced.
A pirate TV website has been streaming Space on Twitch for the last couple of weekends, which has made it exceedingly easy to watch in 360p. The same site had been using other sites to stream in the past and it changes every few weeks for obvious piracy reasons. (There are also a few people streaming other countries’ versions of Space, which can make it confusing to track down.) Piracy isn’t as reliable as AAA just streaming the show themselves. There’s no indication AAA will be doing that, at least as of yet. I presume no location announced means this will be another no fan show.
AAA started towards a few feuds earlier in the year but got away from them since; there’s no telling what card they’ll throw out. The video trailer does push the idea of a Rey de Reyes tournament and AAA announcers have indicated the Reina de Reinas championship (last held by Taya) will be decided on this show. My impression is there’s an idea of resolving the Cruiserweight Title situation with Lio Rush and Laredo Kid, but that’s also no guarantee until it happens.
This week’s AAA TV show on Space looks like it’s airing at 3;30 pm CT Saturday, about three hours earlier than usual. Space is covering a boxing event later that night and moving around programs as a result. I think that means I’ll (and everyone else) will be able to watch AAA before the CMLL PPV, though I’m uncertain if I’ll be able to get it uploaded right away.
CMLL Informa is fully building Saturday’s PPV with their guests: Atlantis & Ultimo Guerrero (in the main event, Los Cancerberos (trios titles), Dalys and La Jarochita (partners in the women’s match), and KeMonito (Kid’s Day.) CMLL announced this PPV on the last Informa before the previous show; I think that was more about Atlantis turning up than a new policy, but perhaps we’ll get a May announcement on this show. The Informa interviews probably won’t mean much; Atlantis is doing a lot of mainstream media appearances to promote the show and those will probably have a much bigger effect on how this show does. If there are enough people who are nostalgic for Atlantis after a long time away, it’ll do well. And I think it’ll do well.
A group calling themselves Federacion Wrestling announced a “June 2021” PPV with Dragon Lee, Rush, and Bestia del Ring. There are three silhouettes on the poster, who appear to be La Mascara, Andrade, and Kenny King. This is presumably the Ingobernable surprise Rush had been teasing. No location or any other information is mentioned. There’d be obvious interest in this show as a one-off PPV but there’s nothing here to suggest a sustainable new promotion is being launched. All these guys will have other things taking their focus, except perhaps La Mascara.
MLW announced they’ll be airing on Vice TV starting “Spring 2021.” It snowed where I live yesterday, but the calendar tells me it’s already Spring 2021 and it’s a bit typically wrestling strange there’s no more specific date. There’s no idea of when or where it’ll air, though the obvious best place is before or after the Dark Side of the Ring documentary series. (Voices of Wrestling’s Flagship Podcast says they heard the current plan is for it to be a lead-in.) MLW may announce more details on their weekly show later tonight. MLW is already on beIN Sports and DASN, though I suspect the highest viewership they get currently is on YouTube. Vice is bigger than those two stations; MLW may now reach around the same amount of viewers as Impact. It’s unclear if/what MLW is getting paid. It may give more exposure to AAA wrestlers if that relationship with MLW continues and if AAA’s legally allowed to participate in the US.
Psycho Clown says he suffered an eye injury on Sunday in Arena Neza, though he’s expecting to make all his scheduled dates. He also hosted a talk show with his father.
05/08 Krimnal Lucha Libre (likely at Gimnasio Micktlan) “Senso”
Pagano says he’s teaching lucha libre classes for young adults in Ciudad Juarez to divert them from drugs. I’m skeptical that Pagano’s own experiences in lucha libre are separate from drugs, but maybe he can help others.
SuperLuchas has an interview with Veracruz wrestler Exorcista II.
Mas Lucha’s podcast mentioned (early on that) Lio Rush will face Arez on the next Martinez Entertainment show. No date announced for that show yet.
LuchaWorld has the Lucha Report
Lineups
IWRG (SUN) 04/25/2021 Arena Naucalpan
1) Blue Monster Jr. & Hellboy vs Cyber & Especie Maligna
2) Gravity & Mexica vs Ra-Zhata & Shil-Ka
3) Diva Salvaje, Jessy Ventura, Pasion Kristal vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro [EdM Trios]
4) Hijo de Canis Lupus, Hijo del Espectro, King Charro vs Canek Jr., Hijo del Fishman, Máscara Sagrada Jr.
5) Dragón Bane vs Toxin vs Baby Xtreme
6) Fresero Jr. vs Eterno [hair]
This appears to be a free show on Mas Lucha, surprisingly so for a show with a built up hair match. The unconfirmed rumor is AAA wrestlers will be back to working AAA full time (and no longer be able to pick up on indie dates) starting with Rey de Reyes, which suggests Eterno is finishing up here no matter the outcome. Not that the outcome has been a big mystery.
Semi-main looks like something that’ll have a lot of great GIFs for Twitter but no idea how it’ll hang together as a match.
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Pagano wants to make sure nobody does drugs so that way there’s more left for him.
It’s hard to argue with that logic.