Back when I came up when I started the luchadb in 2005, I thought the important matches I was tracking would be “taped matches airing on television networks.” Those still exist – that’s still what AAA is – but most of the available lucha libre that’s worth paying attention is either “live show airing on a streaming website” or “taped event airing on a streaming website.” I needed to change how these works behind the scene to accommodate that change, and I think I’m a little closer to doing it. You won’t see anything different, but maybe it’ll make it easier for me to share information.
This week’s matches:
| Rating | match | aired | taped |
| excellent | Volador Jr. © vs Rocky Romero for the NWA World Welterweight Championship    |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-20 | 2023-01-20 |
| great | Bandido (Indie), Galeno del Mal, Rey Horus vs Action Jackson, Emperador Azteca, Flamita and Axel Rico, Chuko, J. Manny [Copa Beginning] | Big Lucha , GALLI : 2023-01-22 | 2023-01-22 |
| great | Místico vs Stuka Jr. |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-24 |
| good | Blue Panther, Panterita del Ring, Valiente vs Euforia, Hechicero, Mephisto |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-20 | 2023-01-20 |
| good | Ángel de Oro, Bárbaro Cavernario, Niebla Roja vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Oráculo, Templario |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-20 | 2023-01-20 |
| good | Bendito (Big Lucha) & Elemental vs Gravity (Indie) & Komander (Indie) and Joey Marx & Mason Conrad | Big Lucha , GALLI : 2023-01-22 | 2023-01-22 |
| good | Esfinge, Fugaz, Star Black vs Euforia, Hechicero, Mephisto |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-24 |
| ok | Leono, Neón, Valiente Jr. vs Apocalipsis, Enfermero Jr., Nitro |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-20 | 2023-01-20 |
| ok | La Jarochita, Lluvia, Princesa Sugehit vs Metálica, Reyna Isis, Tiffany |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-20 | 2023-01-20 |
| ok | Leslie La Muñeca vs Lee Metalik, ???, ???? | Big Lucha , GALLI : 2023-01-22 | 2023-01-22 |
| ok | Fúnebre, Golden Star, Slayer vs ?, ??, ??? | Big Lucha , GALLI : 2023-01-22 | 2023-01-22 |
| ok | Dreamerbreaker vs El Bandolero, Skayde [GALLI DISCOVERY] | Big Lucha , GALLI : 2023-01-22 | 2023-01-22 |
| ok | Torero & Viajero (Indie) vs El Potro de Oro & Sobrino Azteca | Big Lucha , GALLI : 2023-01-22 | 2023-01-22 |
| ok | Missa Kate vs Sussy Love [GALLI WOMEN] | Big Lucha , GALLI : 2023-01-22 | 2023-01-22 |
| ok | Acero, Aéreo, Último Dragóncito vs Pequeño Polvora, Pequeño Violencia, Pierrothito |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-24 |
| ok | La Guerrera, La Magnifica, La Vaquerita vs Amapola, La Seductora, Tiffany |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-24 |
| ok | Fuego vs Felino Jr. in a lightning match |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-24 |
| ok | Astral, Hombre Bala Jr., Volcano vs El Coyote, Kráneo, Okumura |
CMLL YouTube : 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-24 |
You don’t really need to hear from me when something reaches the level of Volador/Romero, plenty of other (more important) people are going to tell you about it. I suspect it wouldn’t have gotten noticed if it was treated like a normal CMLL Friday show and not available until two weeks later. Stuka/Mistico was a classic Mistico match with a good rudo opponent. The Big Lucha/GALLI trios were a lot of fun live; you can still watch it on PPV here.
AAA aired the unseen Marvel Lucha Libre from 12/28. I had it was OK; it was good in parts, but the strange finish (where someone’s not eliminated in an elimination match) takes away from it. That’s the last 2022 match unless/if RIOT turns up. It says something about the regard I hold RIOT in that I’m still considering going back and watching it at this point. The 2022 page has been updated at any rate.