CMLL
CMLL (MON) 02/20/2023 Arena Puebla [Arena Puebla, El Sol de Puebla, Porra Fresa]
1) King Jaguar & Rey Apocalipsis b Centella Roja & Meyer
2) Black Tiger, Perverso, Prayer b Arlequín (Jalisco), Furia Roja (Jalisco), Guerrero de la Muerte (Jalisco) 
Prayer and Perverso replaced Asturiano and Siki Osama. Said to be the best match of the night.
3) Princesa Sugehit b Amapola [CMLL WOMEN]
7th defense. El Sol del Puebla says some fans were unhappy with the quality of the match
4) Felino, Felino Jr., Rey Bucanero b Gemelo Diablo I, Gemelo Diablo II, Sagrado
Bucanero pinned Sagrado after an unmasking. Malditos attacked Bucanero after the match, which bled into the main event.
5) Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Stigma DQ Gran Guerrero, Panterita del Ring Jr., Valiente [Relevos Increíbles]
Panterita del Ring Jr. replaced his father, Rey Bucanero worked twice to replace Euforia (with the opposition beating him on the way out to explain why he was there.) Gran Guerrero unmasked Atlantis.
Porra Fresa said this was about a 94 minute show, which is quick even for CMLL. Not sure if Puebla is setting up a Bucanero/Sagrado title match or if they just needed a scenario to keep Bucanero out there for two matches. It seemed like a late change; even the Arena Puebla facebook video had the wrong people in the match.
CMLL (TUE) 02/21/2023 Arena México [CMLL, Kaiser Sports]
1) Apocalipsis & Cholo b Leono & Retro 
2) Acero, Fantasy, Último Dragóncito b Minos, Pequeño Polvora, Pierrothito
Acero replaced Shockercito
3) Flyer b Luciferno [lightning]
7:37.
4) Difunto, El Coyote, Pólvora b Pegasso, Robin, Stigma
Panterita del Ring Jr. was booked here and in Guadalajara, CMLL updated the poster to list Astral, Robin ended up in the spot.
5) Blue Panther & Virus b Black Tiger & Satánico [Torneo de ESCUELAS, seeding] 
Worked as a fourway, stopping with two people left. Outcome determined matches for 02/24 and 02/28
6) Atlantis, Panterita del Ring, Valiente b Gemelo Diablo I, Gemelo Diablo II, Sagrado
This was the weakest Tuesday show of the year; not a great lineup but not a great effort either. The maestros match was the only one really worth watching.
The results set up the Torneo de Escuelas. Remember, this means a match between the students and a separate match between the maestros
- 02/24: Comarca Lagunera vs Ciudad de Mexico
- 02/28: Guadalajara vs Puebla
- 03/03: the winners face off in the final
Laguneras versus Guadalajara looks the most likely for the final. CMLL keeps making a point of saying Ultimo Guerrero is the coach of the Laguneros, and Blue Panther is only filling in for him while he’s in Japan. The only way Ultimo Guerrero can participate in this tournament is if his team makes the final, so that seems very likely. Guadalajara always does well in these.
Virus, Black Tiger and Satanico did interviews after the match. There’s been a repetitive/intensive interest from the lucha libre media about a female version of Los Infernales the last few years. I’m not really sure why; there are no women’s trios titles, it’s an idea without a purpose, but it keeps getting brought up. It of course, got brought up with Satanico here again. This time he said the version he’d like to see is Dark Silueta, Zeuxis and Guadalajara’s Valkiria, so it would be all his students. CMLL’s shown no interest in bringing in Valkiria from Guadalajara, not even using here when they’ve brought in other Guadalajara women for tournaments.
CMLL (TUE) 02/21/2023 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Johnny Dinamo, Luminoso, Quka b Gran Kenut, Jabalí, Minotauro 
2) Náutica, Princesa Tiger, Sexy Sol b Atenea, Gema Andrade, Misteriosa
3) La Maligna, Stephanie Vaquer, Zeuxis b La Jarochita, Lluvia, Valkiria
Zeuxis & Vaquer used the ropes to pin Lluvia & Jarochita, challenges followed
4) Arlequín, Furia Roja, Guerrero de la Muerte b Asturiano, El Hijo Del Perverso, Siky Ozama
5) Barboza, Draego, Persa b Halcón Negro Jr., Optimus, Trono
6) Felino Jr., Guerrero Maya Jr., Panterita del Ring Jr. b Ángel Rebelde, Averno, Bestia Negra [Relevos Increíbles]
I only saw this when running through it for finishes (and I’m still not sure I got any changes correct.) Crowd seemed into the main event. The tag title match is indeed coming and should be pretty good.
CMLL has a recap of Volador appearing on NJPW’s US show last Saturday. It’s only notable in that they list Voladors’s partners (Kushida, Kevin Knight, and the DKC) and not Rocky Romero’s partners (which included Mascara Dorada and upcoming World Cup participant Josh Alexander.) Dorada at least makes the photos.
CMLL (SAT) 02/25/2023 Arena Coliseo
1) Acero & Aéreo vs Full Metal & Mercurio
2) La Guerrera, La Magnifica, Skadi vs Hera, Metálica, Olympia
3) Rugido vs Espíritu Negro [lightning]
4) El Audaz, Hombre Bala Jr., Robin vs Arlequín, Furia Roja (Jalisco), Guerrero de la Muerte
5) Guerrero Maya Jr., Hijo de Octagón, Panterita del Ring Jr. vs Cancerbero, Luciferno, Virus
6) Blue Panther, Octagón, Valiente vs Ángel de Oro, Dragón Rojo Jr., Stuka Jr.
This is Octagon’s first appearance in Arena Coliseo since March 23, 1992. (And there’s video of that.) He’s appeared in the other CMLL arenas but not this one since his occasional returns started. CMLL is making a bigger effort to dress up these Fantastica Mania opposite cards than in years past.
Arkalis is out of action after tearing an ACL in a match on 02/10. He says he’ll be undergoing surgery this week. That’s a long recovery.
Mexico City team member El Principe (ex-Emperador Brillante) did press earlier this week, revealing he’s the nephew of cult favorite Popitekus. He’s trained under Mr. Condor, Ultimo Guerrero and most recently Volador Jr.
Rocky Romero is scheduled to defend the (NWA) World Historic Welterweight Championship against Lince Dorado and Jake Crist on 03/04 for Wrestling Revolver in Clive, Iowa.
Lady Frost is wrestling in Pennsylvania on the day of Homenaje a Dos Leyendas, so she’s not one of the two Copa Irma Gonzalez surprises. There’s also no word when those names are coming.
No preview for CMLL Informa. I believe Alexis Salazar is the one who posts those, and he’s in Japan for those shows (as you can tell by all the videos getting posted on CMLL’s YouTube channel.) It”ll probably be on at 4 pm as usuaul.
Fantastica Mania
CMLL , NJPW (WED) 02/22/2023 Takamatsu City General Gymnasium 2, Kagawa, Japan [CMLL, NJPW World] Attendance: 768
1) Gedo & Taiji Ishimori b Capitán Suicida & Yuto Nakashima
4:43.
2) Douki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru b Magia Blanca & Ryohei Oiwa
7:03.
3) Bárbaro Cavernario, Hijo del Villano III, Okumura b Dulce Gardenia, Tiger Mask, YOH
7:57. Okumura pinned Dulce, said he wouldn’t lose to him in Tokyo
4) Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Titán b Kosei Fujita, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, Soberano Jr.
12:15. Titan won with a Mutalock on Fujitia.
5) Hechicero, SHO, Templario b El Desperado, Rey Cometa, Volador Jr.
10:36. Hechicero beat Cometa
6) Atlantis Jr. & Último Guerrero b Hiroshi Tanahashi & Místico [Relevos Increíbles]
11:01. Atlantida on Mistico.
What I learned today is NJPW World shows aren’t up immediately on VOD, at least on my phone, and if I get up and 6 AM to watch a show that started 4 AM, all I’m going to see is the announcers winding down without an option to rewind. The VOD takes a while to show up later. I’ve seen since the first half of the card so far, just standard warm up tag stuff. Atlantis Jr. thanked the crowd for coming out after the main event in English, which I can’t recall hearing him use before. Mistico wore a mask that had the Black Warrior design on the back as a tribute. Ring announcer Omar apparently confused YOH and SHO.
This next show is Thursday morning.
CMLL , NJPW (THU) 02/23/2023 KBS Hall, Kyoto, japan
1) Rey Cometa & Yuto Nakashima vs Douki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
2) Capitán Suicida & Ryohei Oiwa vs Gedo & Taiji Ishimori
3) Dulce Gardenia, Master Wato, Tiger Mask vs Bárbaro Cavernario, Hijo del Villano III, Okumura
4) Kosei Fujita, Ryusuke Taguchi, Soberano Jr., YOH vs Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Titán
5) El Desperado, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Último Guerrero vs Hechicero, Magia Blanca, SHO
6) Místico & Volador Jr. vs Atlantis Jr. & Templario [Relevos Increíbles]
KBS Hall might ring a bell; it’s the stained-glass wrestling arena. The show should look great.
They’ll also be in Osaka before the next news post
CMLL , NJPW (FRI) 02/24/2023 Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
1) Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask vs Gedo, Hijo del Villano III, Taiji Ishimori
2) Capitán Suicida & YOH vs Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
3) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kosei Fujita, Okumura vs Bárbaro Cavernario, SHO, Templario
4) El Desperado, Místico, Soberano Jr. vs Douki, Hechicero, Yoshinobu Kanemaru
5) Dulce Gardenia & Rey Cometa vs Bushi & Titán [semifinal]
6) Magia Blanca & Volador Jr. vs Atlantis Jr. & Último Guerrero [semifinal]
The factions tournament starts here. LIJ is the NJPW team and such are easy favorites to win. The other semifinal looks like Guerreros over Depreadores, but it’s always possible Atlantis Jr. and Ultimo Guerrero have some falling out.
FantasticaMania will be in Spanish after all. NJPW announced they’d broadcast the last three nights in Spanish. CMLL’s Roberto Lopez Olivera said he’d be part of the broadcast. Not sure if there’s more; it was just one Spanish announcer last time they did this for Fantastica Mania.
AAA
AAA announced Pagano had surgery on Monday, and was reported to be recovering Tuesday. Pagano posted a video from his hospital bed, where his neck has no brace. He definitely had surgery, but it probably was to one of his legs and the martinete was an angle just to write him out. (Why they didn’t do an injury angle to the thing he was getting operated is as mysterious as Pagano’s attackers.) AAA and Pagano haven’t given a timeline for his return; we don’t yet if this will affect his participation in the TripleMania tournament.
IWRG
IWRG (SUN) 02/26/2023 Arena Naucalpan
1) Águila Oriental & Ajolotl vs Legado & Rey Eclipse
2) Baby Star & Hades (Indie) vs Kenji & Satania
3) Jhon Tito, Noisy Boy, Spider Fly vs Dick Angelo 3G, Legendario, Rey Halcón
4) La Momia, Luka, Super Mario AK47 vs Corsario Negro, Drako, Enfermero Del Mal
5) Eli Isom, Hell Boy, Hijo del Alebrije, Puma de Oro vs Hip Hop Man, Karaoui, Shocko, Wesley Pipes
6) Diva Salvaje, Jessy Ventura, Paymon vs Imposible, Maniacop 360, Rey Espectro
Usual bit of Sunday shows. Maniacop returned in El Protector and is back. Ex-ROH Eli Isom, who was around Big Lucha last June, is back in Mexico for a while, starting with this show. (That also means Isom isn’t on the relaunched ROH project at this point, a bit of a disappointment.) Wesley Pipes is so obscure that IWRG used a photo of ex-NXT wrestler Wesley Blake. I’m told there are worst ways a photo of the wrong Wesley Pipes could’ve gone.
Other
LuchaWorld has this week’s Poster-Mania.
A Diosa Quetzal Go Fund Me page has been opened up to pay for her ACL surgery. The page says she he has no insurance, will not be able to wrestle until the knee is repaired, and is looking for $10,000 USD as a goal. Hugo Savinovich is listed as the person who is organizing the funding (and has the biggest donation); I was unaware of any connection between them. Quetzal often posts Instagram photos of herself on vacations, and there’s some fans questioning how she can afford those but ask others to pay for her surgery. So far, she’s gotten few donations – “Go Fund Me” style drives generally haven’t taken off in Mexico as in the US.
In an already-gone Instagram story, Action Jackson announced he’s left Big Lucha and anyone booking him should contact him directly. There was no indication on the show this past weekend that he was finishing up, and he’s still scheduled with the rest of Black Generation for GLEAT in a couple of months.
La Jornada has a series on lucha libre: the growth of the mask, a night at Arena Mexico, a profile of someone who started making masks during the pandemic, and a mask collector.
03/04 GCW (Atlantic City) has Hijo del Vikingo vs Alex Zayne.
03/09 NOAH has Alejandro, Yoshioka, and Yo-Hey vs Xtreme Tiger, Super Crazy and the debuting (ex-AAA) Lanzelot, who’s probably in on the Super Crazy recommendation. Lanzelot, then wrestling as “Eclipse” as part of a cross-promotion with TV Network Space, finished up with AAA at the end of 2019 and hasn’t wrestled much in the last few years.
Box y Lucha 3539 has the Copa Irma Gonzalez, Zeuxis, and the incredible pairs finals.
Dralistico appears booked for the ROH tapings this weekend.
SuperLuchas has a bio of Veracruz luchador El Exorcista.
Plan de Juego has a review of Lucha Memes Universal II show from last October.