Full TripleMania lineup (Lucha Brothers vs Laredo/Vikingo vs Taurus/? added), capacity/streaming plans

AAA announced the full lineup to August’s TripleMania XXIX at a press conference today.

1. a Marvel Lucha Libre exhibition.
   • no names announced (but new names to debut)
2. Copa Bardahl (Copa TripleMania with a sponsor)
   • Drago, Mr. Iguana, and Mamba announced
3. Lucha Brothers (Penta & Fenix) vs Hijo del Vikingo & Laredo Kid vs Taurus & ? for the AAA Tag Team championship
   • Taurus’ partner was hinted as ex-CMLL, ex-tag team champ, has worked in ROH
4. Pagano, Chessman, Murder Clown vs Puma King, and two TBA
5. Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs Faby Apache (c) for both the AAA Reina de Reinas and the Impact Knockouts Championship
6. Andrade vs Kenny Omega for the AAA Mega Championship
7. Psycho Clown versus Rey Escorpion, mask versus hair

They’re hoping to have 25% capacity in Arena Ciudad de Mexico for this show, which would put attendance around 5,000. Right now, Mexico City allows 25% capacity indoors up to 1,500. It’s reasonable that they’ll be allowed at 25% by August 14 if the regulations trend as they have this past year.

Pagano & Chessman have not forgotten their feud; the tension there is if they’ll be able to get along to defend AAA. Puma King and two masked men attacked Team AAA. The masked men appeared just to be stand-ins for the angle and not the actual people who will be in the match. There must be some deal that hasn’t been agreed upon for Puma’s partners to be listed as TBA and not DMT Azul and Sam Adonis, though Adonis seemed to expect to be on the team on Twitter.

There are certain people who would fit those clues about Taurus’ partner, but I’m not sure how seriously we should take those clues. That match should be great with just about anyone.

Copa Bardahl will probably not be great and probably will be way too long. As always.

There’s a bunch of Marvel Lucha Libre characters who’ve been merchandised and not yet appeared in the ring. Putting new names in there might save some people from working twice. I presume Texano is part of this as Terror Purprua because he’d normally be in something else.

This show will air on Facebook, Space, Azteca, Multimedios, and in Cineapolis theatre. Non-Mexican fans still associate AAA with Twitch so they’re disappointed in not seeing it there. (I wonder if Twitch has geoblocking?) I’m more surprised at YouTube being left off that list. I”ll likely be streaming either Space or Facebook via Twitch that day.

There was no mention of Verano de Escandalo on Saturday – not just not a card, but no mention of the show at all. Everything was focused on TripleMania. It makes a bit of sense because that’s the one they can sell tickets for and Verano de Escandalo is a glorified TV special, but it’s also a TV special with no card. They’ll get to it later.

Other Notes

NOSAWA has started a Perros del Mal de Japon group in NOAH, including former (short-term) member EITA, NOSAWA he says is approved by Perro Aguayo Jr.’s family. That sounds like a Kahn-del-Mal call, and it’s believable he’d say yes. No one in Mexico has picked up on it.

Bandido’s run a few one-off shows at his Gym since opening it. He’s now reorganizing them as a promotion called BIG LUCHA. The first official show under the new brand is 07/17; they’ve got various videos teasing matches up on Facebook. Rush posted an invitation for himself and Faccion Ingbeornable. I would not want Rush on the debut show of my promotion after the last debut show of a promotion he was involved in went so poorly.

Box y Lucha 3478 has Volador & Templario on the cover.