CMLL (TUE) 06/22/2021 Arena México [CMLL, Kaiser Sports]
1) Fantasy & Shockercito b Pequeño Olímpico & Pequeño Violencia
Shockercito’s first match in CMLL since the pandemic
2) El Coyote & Grako b Arkalis & Retro
3) Magia Blanca, Pegasso, Stigma b Akuma, Nitro, Sagrado
Nitro replaced Akuma
4) El Audaz, Flyer, Stuka Jr. b Luciferno, Pólvora, Rey Bucanero
Tecnicos took 2/3
5) Hechicero b Valiente
Hechicero took 1/3
6) Blue Panther Jr., Dark Panther, Felino b Bárbaro Cavernario, Gran Guerrero, Último Guerrero [Relevos Increíbles]
Team Felino took 2/3. Felino challenged Cavernario to a MEX LH title match next week and Cavernario accepted.
Matches from this show should air July 2nd. It appears to be the first Tuesday show to still have tickets available on Ticketmaster at showtime. (I’m not sure if Sunday “sold out” or not.) Felino/Cavernario is the big match they’ve been waiting to do for 15 months and it’ll be worth watching if they can put in 500 people for a preview of it. Tuesday is not Friday, a weekly show is not Aniversario, but 500 is not a big number to clear if this is truly a big match. 500 people really should be doable for any CMLL show at Arena Mexico, though maybe people are still rightfully hesitant to go out at this stage of the pandemic.
CMLL (TUE) 06/22/2021 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring, R de Rudo]
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara 62nd Anniversary show
1) Adrenalina, Estrella Oriental, Minotauro b Destello, Destructor, Thunder Boy
2) Bestia Negra, Demonio Maya, Zandokan Jr. b El Divino, Mr. Samuray, Reycko
3) Lluvia, Sexy Sol, Silueta, Stephanie Vaquer b La Magnifica, Reyna Isis, Sexy Sol, Valkiria [OCCIDENTE WOMEN]
vacant title (last held by Lola Gonzalez 40 years ago). Reina Isis and Lluvia replaced Mystique & Soberbia. A four way tag match with individual elimination rules, effectively making it a cibernetico with the final four advancing to next week. Eliminations: Nautica, La Magnifica, Valkiria, Reina Isis, leaving Vaquero, Silueta, Sexy Sol and Lluvia to advance to next week.
4) Crixus, Flash, Gallo, Vaquero Jr. DRAW Black Warrior Jr., Furia Roja, Guerrero de la Muerte, Ráfaga
no word on the draw.
5) Explosivo, Fantástico, Star Black b Difunto, Espíritu Negro, Rey Cometa
6) Felino Jr., Hijo del Villano III, Mephisto, Satánico b Argos, Atlantis Jr., Carístico, Joker
Black Warrior scheduled but pulled off the show due to medical issues.
There’s usually a big apuesta match on Anniversary shows, that’s not happening with limited attendance, so I guess the idea was to give it a lot of names to make it up for it. Not sure it does, but maybe a reminder not to expect a big CMLL match in September either if there are still limited crowds. R de Rudo has the fourth match as ending with no finish, Fuego en el Ring says draw. The four-way tag match from last week was similar to the women’s elimination match here; it makes sense when you see it, though it’s unclear why it needs to be a four-way tag.
Satanico, who got the win in the main event, celebrated his 48th anniversary of starting in lucha libre this past week. He is 10 years older than the building.
The full lineup for Friday is up.
CMLL (FRI) 06/25/2021 Arena México
1) Átomo & Microman vs Chamuel & Perico Zakarías
2) Diamond & Robin vs Disturbio & Universo 2000 Jr.
3) La Jarochita, Mystique, Princesa Sugehit vs Dark Silueta, Metálica, Stephanie Vaquer
4) Atlantis Jr., Panterita del Ring, Panterita del Ring Jr. vs Cancerbero, Mephisto, Raziel
5) Atlantis, Místico, Star Jr. vs Cuatrero, Forastero, Sansón
6) Templario & Volador Jr. vs Carístico & Virus [TORNEO INCREÍBLE DE PAREJAS, final]
Nothing special outside the main event. There are newer names – Star Jr., Panterita del Ring Jr. – higher than usual. That may be more consequences than intent; there are fewer uppercard tecnicos available with Niebla Roja & Angel de Oro rudos (and also not around.) Cancerbero & Raziel also seem to get higher places than usual, though the women’s match being third may just be throwing things off a bit.
Silueta makes her Mexico City ruda debut and is the second person to get “Dark” as a new first name in about a month and a half. Mystique missed Tuesday’s Guadalajara show and seemed to fall badly a couple of times on Sunday; it wouldn’t be a surprise if she picked up an injury and gets replaced here. Universo, of the perennially taped shoulder, had been missing this year until the last few weeks.
There’s no card for Sunday yet but Negro Casas & Titan promos seem to confirm their title match is happening. CMLL is much slower about posting lineups since this restart.
PUBG Mobile sent out a press release to announce their deal with CMLL. The videos we’ve seen so far – the one to announce the in-game car and the one where they were shrunk even smaller – are the first two in a series of videos. Gala Lutteroth, as the Director of Cultural Relations, is quoted from the CMLL side, talking about the promotion of having a goal of reaching new viewers and generations. The YouTube videos with the CMLL wrestlers have done far better than anything else on the PUBG LATAM channel, though I presume most of the gameplay watching actually happens over on Twitch.
AAA will hold another TripleMania press conference on Monday. The previous press conference did not stream, not sure if this will be different. There probably will be a few more matches announced for the August show, as well as some information about how people will be able to see it. There’s been no talk about Verano de Escandalo next Saturday, and perhaps that’ll be held off until the press conference.
There was no update on the AAA/FMV lawsuit at last check. Lucha Libre FMV has a week more to serve AAA with the lawsuit or file a reason why they have not done so. I think I might know where AAA officials could be found next Monday if they’re trying to serve them. I still expect one or the other will happen in the next week, though it wouldn’t be a surprise if it took until the last day; there’s no extra credit for filling early. The most optimistic outcome here is there have been no filings in the lawsuit because both sides are working on an imminent settlement. If it’s just the time expiring, that might leave AAA open for the suit to be filled again.
IWRG (THU) 06/24/2021 Arena Naucalpan
1) Caballero de Plata & Epidemia vs Kenji & Tirano
2) Princesa Azul & Therius vs Miss Delicious & Satania
3) Legendario, Puma de Oro, Shocko vs Guerrero Astral, Hijo Del Pandemónium, Pandemónium Jr.
4) Baby Extreme, Mexica, Rey León vs Dick Angelo 3G, Tonally, VIP
5) Veneno, Karaoui, Dr. Cerebro, ?, Black Terry, Avisman, Eragón, Solar I
The main event is “All Supremacy Master.” That mystery spot seems like one that used to go to Negro Navarro, who hasn’t wrestled for IWRG since 2018. There are many others they could choose from instead, it just still feels like he should be there. Lots of random folks who aren’t regulars in the undercard.
IWRG announced Lucha Time’s Cristian Martinez is officially PALL Associate Promoter. I still have no idea what the PALL stuff means at this stuff. Similarly, IWRG announced they’ve signed Jessy Ventura and Tonalli to contracts with no additional details. Tonalli was the runner-up in the Try Out competition earlier this year and had gotten booked regularly since.
I’m not familiar with Atlanta (?) area wrestler Tyson Maddux, but he says he’s working in IWRG on 07/29 and 08/01 with Lucha Time and MexaWrestling shows in between. The talent sharing part of the PALL alliance is the part I do understand
Lucha Memes July 4th show has Black Terry & Cerebro Negro versus Corsario Negro & Drako as a tribute to Black Terry. He’s going to celebrate by hitting people hard. There’s a rare Okumura match on an indie show without another CMLL wrestler being booked; maybe that pays off later.
El Hijo del Santo headlines a show in Charlotte on July 18th. He’s continuing to wrestle far more often this year.
RIOT officially announced its La Rina tournament for August 20 & 21st.
Someone with Robles Promotions figured out SummerSlam is August 21st and moved their Las Vegas show to Friday, August 20th. They may do pretty well with that show if people can find their way to the venue. I would’ve guessed more indie promotions trying to run around SummerSlam weekend, but perhaps being in Las Vegas on a big boxing weekend makes lodging and venues way too expensive to make it worth it.
DigitalMex talks to La Hiedra, who says she was born in a ring and hopes to die there as well. Slightly dramatic but the enthusiasm is nice.
Puebla luchador Torbellino Rojo (Silvestre Cruz Rivera, 88) passed away on Monday. He’s a 60s/70s Arena Puebla luchador; not a lot of info but he wrestled with the stars of that era when they came through.
Mas Lucha has the latest edition of En+carados.