the (end of) 2022 Tapatia Awards are still open until the end of this month. Maybe I’ll even remember to keep mentioning it?
CMLL
CMLL (MON) 01/09/2023 Arena Puebla [Arena Puebla, Porra Fesa]
1) Hijo del Perverso & Multy b Astro & Black Tiger 
2) Átomo, Chamuel, Micro Ángel b Micro Gemelo Diablo I, Micro Gemelo Diablo II, Micro Sagrado
Micro Angel replaced Zacarias
3) Disturbio, El Perverso, Prayer b Hombre Bala Jr., Rey Samuray, Robin
Rey Samurai was stretchered away with a knee injury but was said to be doing fine later.
4) Gemelo Diablo I, Gemelo Diablo II, Sagrado b Esfinge, Fugaz, Star Black
5) Atlantis Jr., Panterita del Ring Jr., Volador Jr. b Gran Guerrero, Stuka Jr., Último Guerrero
Turnout was good, though doesn’t look as strong as the holiday shows. The Guerreros lost the main event but the team continued to the next night.
CMLL (TUE) 01/10/2023 Arena México [CMLL, Kaiser Sports]
1) Angelito & Galaxy b Mercurio & Minos 
Galaxy debut
2) Leono, Oro Jr., Sangre Imperial b Cholo, Dr. Karonte I, Dr. Karonte II
Tecnicos took 2/3.
3) Arkalis, Pegasso, Stigma b Cancerbero, Luciferno, Pólvora
Tecnicos took 2/3. Black Warrior was remembered with a moment of applause after the match.
4) Blue Panther, Titán, Valiente b Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, Yota
Tecnicos too k1/3.
5) Atlantis Jr., Místico, Templario DQ Gran Guerrero, Stuka Jr., Último Guerrero [Relevos Increíbles]
Mistico replaced Atlantis on Monday. Stuka Jr. unmasked Atlantis Jr. for the DQ, then one again asked to be a rudo and join Los Guerreros. Ultimo Guerrero accepted.
Footage of the moment of applause for Black Warrior. Mistico had the Black Warrior design on the back of his mask.
CMLL was building towards Stuka being the newest Guerrero for a while and seemed like it was going to happen soon. It’s still a little bit of a surprise they did the team up angle on a Tuesday; Tuesday gets almost no angles. Though I guess none of those guys are on Fridays during this Best of stretch.
Show was fine. Galaxy looked good. Nothing you had to see.
CMLL (TUE) 01/10/2023 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Bello Antuan, Cosmos, Eclipse Jr. b Demonio Rojo, Relámpago Azul, Thunder Boy 
2) Atilius, Maximus, Rey Uranio b Black Boy, Carlo Roggi, Cris Skin
3) Diamante Jr., Misterio Blanco, Misterio Negro b Estrella de Jalisco I, Estrella de Jalisco II, Último Ángel
4) Halcón Suriano Jr. b Ángel Rebelde Jr.
5) Cachorro, Hijo De Stuka Jr., Rey Insólito (Laguna) b Barboza, Draego, Persa
6) Dalys, Maligna, Náutica, Valkiria b Gema Andrade, La Misteriosa, Lluvia, Sexy Sol
Sexy Sol replaced Stephanie Vaquer
7) Dark Panther, Panterita del Ring Jr., Soberano Jr. b Bestia Negra, Difunto, Zandokan Jr.
A big Guadalajara/Laguna (or Mexico City) theme on the show, which also worked out with them honoring Black Warrior before the main event. The Laguna team won most of the matches. The main event was a usual good B-show match. The women’s match felt very long.
Guadalajara seemed to tease Rocky Romero (“El Azucar Esta de Regresa“) would be on the 01/17 show, which suggests he’s around for more than Friday’s show. Romero and Okumura are booked in Costa Rica on Saturday.
CMLL (SAT) 01/14/2023 Arena Coliseo
1) Micro Gemelo Diablo I, Micro Gemelo Diablo II, Micro Sagrado vs Átomo, Chamuel, Mije
2) Astral, Diamond, Eléctrico vs Apocalipsis, Disturbio, Enfermero Jr.
3) Flyer, Fuego, Volcano vs El Coyote, Felino Jr., Raider
4) Blue Panther, Dulce Gardenia, Panterita del Ring vs Felino, Hijo del Villano III, Rey Bucanero
5) Místico, Panterita del Ring Jr., Soberano Jr. vs Bárbaro Cavernario, Mephisto, Templario
Panterita del Ring Jr. getting another main event. Maybe he’s not going to Fantastica Mania because CMLL needs him to hold the promotion together while everyone is gone.
CMLL Informa has Atlantis Jr., Fugaz, Rey Bucanero, Hechicero, Euforia, Magia Blanca and Rugido. Most of those are Friday previews but I’m not immediately sure why Bucanero and Atlantis Jr. are on the show.
A note on Black Warrior’s funereal mentioned Black Warrior fractured his cervical spine last year, along with a previously acknowledged leg injury.
AAA
Not much new here. AAA did post the two Best of episodes I didn’t stream as one large YouTube file. Again, nothing there you need to see if you’ve watched AAA all year long.
AAA posted on social media about the new Marvel Lucha Libre start date (next Wednesday) about the same time as all the press releases came out; it sort of came off like they found out the same time as everyone else. There’s no indication this show will be available outside of Latin American, though I’m told Disney+ is easy to fool locations based on VPN.
IWRG
IWRG (SUN) 01/15/2023 Arena Naucalpan
1) Baby Star & Kenji vs Rey Eclipse & Rey Minos
2) Diosa Quetzal & Lolita vs Black Fury & Satania
3) John Tito, Noisy Boy, Spider Fly vs Dick Angelo 3G, Legendario, Rey Halcón
4) Alan Extreme, Imposible, Mr. Leo vs Gran Pandemónium, Hijo de Pandemónium, Pandemónium Jr.
5) Hijo De Canis Lupus, Puma de Oro, Tonalli vs Hip Hop Man, Karaoui, Shocko
6) Hell Boy © vs Hijo del Pirata Morgan [IWRG Rey del Ring]
4th defense
The main event was set up last week. Alan Extreme and Mr. Leo are back around.
You may recall IWRG trios championships are in possession of people outside of IWRG (and that’s why the Mexico State trios titles are being used as the top belts.) Dinastia Navarro were the trios champs and eventually, the whole family stopped working with IWRG. What normally happens is the people who left just keep the belts forever, or at least until they return. The Navarros, after four years of doing nothing with the trios, instead lost them in Saltillo to local wrestlers Espartaco, Latino and Tempestad. They defended them often in 2022, more than most IWRG titles actually get defended in IWRG. The champions had a defense on Sunday, Espartaco and Latino betrayed each other during the match, and the challengers took the belts and left at the end. The commission got involved today, saying the referee had called a DQ for partners attacking each other and the champions (Espartaco, Latino and Tempestad) are still the champions even if they’re not getting along.
Other Notes
LuchaWorld has the latest Lucha Report and this week’s Poster-Mania.
The debut show for “New Exotic” is the first Juan de la Barrera show since Nacion Lucha Libre drew badly there back in November.
AAA , New Exotic (SAT) 02/18/2023 Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
1) Último Soldado & Último Soldado Jr. vs Brazo de Platino Jr. & Kauris
2) Bugambilia & Máximo vs Alas de Oro & Alas De Plata
3) La Parkita & Octagoncito vs Mini Psycho Clown & Parkita Negra
4) Demonio Infernal, Fresero Jr., Trauma I, Trauma II vs Pig Decapitador, Pig Desenterrador, Pig Destroyer, Pig Destructor
5) Mr. Iguana, Niño Hamburguesa, Sexy Star vs Carta Brava, La Hiedra, Parka Negra
6) Pagano & Psycho Clown vs Abismo Negro Jr. & Chessman
Maximo’s story is he was going to be too busy getting his New Exotic promotion of the ground to wrestle. This is the debut of that promotion and Maximo is still wrestling (in the second match on the card). I didn’t think his retirement was real but now I wonder if it’s really his promotion or if he’s just the front person for something. It’s a generic AAA Mexico City spot show, which should draw fine. There’s roughly a 0.0000% chance anyone will get pinned cleanly in the fourth match.
Rey Mysterio Jr. and Super Astro held a surprise party for Rey Mysterio Sr.