CMLL
CMLL (MON) 11/04/2024 Arena Puebla [CMLL, En Linea Deporitva, Mano A Mano, Porra Fresa]
1) Astro & Asturiano b Espíritu Maligno & King Jaguar 
Astro left the match early via injury.
2) Shockercito & Último Dragóncito b Mercurio & Pequeño Violencia
3) Disturbio, El Elemental, Infarto b Arkalis, Millenium, Pegasso
debut of El Elemental here; he beat Pegasso to win.
4) Flip Gordon, Rayo Metálico, Stigma DQ Guerrero Maya Jr., Hijo de Stuka Jr., Okumura
Guerrero Maya unmasked Rayo Metailco.
5) Averno, Euforia, Mephisto DQ Magnus, Rugido, Volador Jr.
Averno faked a foul from Volador
6) Místico b Ángel de Oro
Elemental getting wins is surprising, but it’s not like these results really matter
CMLL (TUE) 11/05/2024 Arena México [CMLL]
1) Full Metal, Pequeño Polvora, Rostro De Acero b Angelito, Kaligua, Pequeño Magía
9:11. Polvora won via mask pull on Angelito
2) El Coyote b Fuego [lightning]
9:04
3) Sanely & Tabata b Candela & India Sioux [Relevos Increíbles]
14:56
4) Blue Panther Jr., Dark Panther, Hijo de Blue Panther b Akuma, Gemelo Diablo I, Gemelo Diablo II
13:50. Hijo de Blue Panther replaced Blue Panther.
5) El Hijo de Octagón, Octagón, Star Jr. b Mephisto, Niebla Roja, Rey Bucanero
13:11.
6) Averno, Bárbaro Cavernario, Terrible b Templario, Titán, Volador Jr.
13:51.
It’s an all-around good show – matches like the Panthers/Diablos were going harder than most of the matches last week. It seemed like a bigger crowd than usual for Tuesday for no particular reason.
CMLL teased a Volador/Averno on back-to-back days, which might mean they have two singles matches next week. The minis who weren’t involved in Friday or Sunday’s angle are feuding here, which again points to a division-wide cage match coming on New Year’s Day.
CMLL (TUE) 11/05/2024 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [CMLL, Mas Lucha, Fuego en el Ring]
1) Astro Oriental, Avispón Negro Jr., Último Ángel b Infierno, Mortis, Ponzoña Jr.
2) Calavera Jr. I, Calavera Jr. II, Prince Drago b Obek, Rav, Temerario
3) Bestia Negra, Guerrero de la Muerte, Halcón Negro Jr. b Arlequín, Leo, Omar Brunetti
straight falls. Omar Brunetti left the match early and was injured.
4) Brillante Jr., Neón, Xelhua b Draego, Makará, Persa
5) Barboza & Zandokan Jr. b Hijo del Villano III & Villano III Jr.
6) Máscara Dorada b Soberano Jr.
Dorada won cleanly in the main event. No word on how match 5 went. Video shows Brunetti walking away from the match, so it’s an upper body injury and/or Guadalajara doesn’t strap everyone to a stretcher.
Kaiser Sports has their version of general media interviews with Akira and Bad Dude Tito. This was better than the ESTO version because Kaiser Sports wrote down what show they were building up (the MLW one this weekend.) It was unsuccessful in getting people to a YouTube stream to watch it. Mexican wrestling media does not care about watching shows on the internet, doesn’t even process they go to the show live, and doesn’t seem to process that there are people who may watch shows they’re not at. But if the goal is to get MLW mentioned in the Mexican press, this was successful. MLW had Atlantis Jr. and Atlantis Sr. talk with Fightful, and that’ll be released for free on Thursday and they’re more likely to get the YouTube stream over.
Capitan Suicida finished his NJPW run on Monday with a dark match appearance. He’s worn different outfits throughout the tournament, and the Monday outfit was inspired by Max Moon. WWF created the character, though Paul Diamond also wrestled in that mask in 1994 NJPW – maybe that was the inspiration. The Max Moon gimmick was initially designed for Konnan, who left WWF before he made TV. A CMLL wrestler seemingly paying homage to a Konnan character isn’t a brilliant idea. I’d bet it was unintentional that Capitan Suicida had no idea that mask had anything to do with Konnan. Most CMLL people aren’t paying attention to 2024 WWE; it seems a safe bet he doesn’t know the story of an obscure character from three decades prior in another promotion. Capitan Suicida may still be in hot water, nevertheless.
CMLL (SAT) 11/09/2024 Arena Coliseo
1) Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Violencia, Pierrothito vs Full Metal, Pequeño Polvora, Rostro De Acero
2) Astral & Eléctrico vs Calavera Jr. I & Calavera Jr. II
3) Futuro & Max Star vs Stigma & Xelhua
4) La Catalina & Tessa Blanchard vs Reyna Isis & Zeuxis
5) Explosivo, Fugaz, Star Black vs Barboza, Difunto, Zandokan Jr.
6) Máscara Dorada, Neón, Volador Jr. vs Ángel de Oro, Euforia, Niebla Roja
Main event looks good. Match 3 might be interesting.
CMLL (SUN) 11/10/2024 Arena México
1) Leono & Retro vs Apocalipsis & Cholo
2) Dragón de Fuego & Legendario vs Calavera Jr. I & Calavera Jr. II
3) Capitán Suicida, Hijo del Pantera, Volcano vs El Elemental, Kráneo, Okumura
4) Reyna Isis vs Persephone [lightning]
5) Esfinge, Flip Gordon, Titán vs Hijo del Villano III, Magia Blanca, Valiente
6) Atlantis Jr., Star Jr., Templario vs Gran Guerrero, Hechicero, Stuka Jr.
A regular Friday show. Elemental and Pantera get a Sunday spot.
AAA
Sunday’s Guerra de Titanes’s new main event will be Pagano challenging Alberto for the AAA Mega Championship. Pagano announced he was in the spot Tuesday on a Facebook video. AAA officially announced the change about an hour later. Pagano was scheduled to team with Mecha Wolf and Vampiro in a trios match; no replacement was announced.
Guerra de Titanes is in Pagano’s hometown of Ciudad Juarez, and that crowd should be very excited to see him in a big match. Vikingo going for the title he never lost is a bigger story in the melodrama of AAA, but Pagano’s challenge for the title will be a much bigger deal for the people in the building.
The Alberto/mega title story seems to be planned out in more detail and in a longer term than AAA stories in the recent past. It feels as though AAA had plotted out the Alberto/Vikingo match for Guerra de Titanes and Alberto/Octagon (off winning a title shot in the Mexico City Copa) for Rey de Reyes so they could clear out all the old business before going to their perceived money match in Latin Lover versus Alberto. Vikingo not being available for this show throws a bit of a monkey wrench in that, but AAA can do big matches outside of names shows. AAA could just reschedule it for that 12/07 show that doesn’t have a lineup if both men are available.
Pagano is the much better selection for selection for that show, even though he’s probably going to struggle to have a long singles matches; he’s spent a lot of the last two years out with injuries or looking like a man who will soon be out with injuries. Pagano hasn’t challenged for this title in 2017. AAA’s goal shifted to get high WON star ratings with the title, and Pagano didn’t fit that mold. Alberto as champion means that goal has changed, and Pagano’s a better fit for a title reign that’s simply about building heat for Alberto. Vikingo was in the spot because AAA wanted to close the book on that chapter of the title, and Alberto cheating a smaller guy seemed like a good way to get heat but Pagano’s disappearing act from AAA also meant he wasn’t in consideration until they needed someone. He’s been as scarce on AAA TV as Psycho Clown: Pagano worked the first two tapings of the year, then two of the Triplemanias (Monterrey/Mexico City) and hasn’t appeared since. (He was listed on the canceled Torreon show.) Pagano is still working AAA spot shows, but Guerra de Titanes being in Juarez is probably the main reason Pagano took this TV taping.
Local promoters RCG Media held a press conference on Monday to promote the 11/17 show. They said the previous Saltillo show, back in March with Vampiro, sold out to around 4,500 people and hope for the same here. They’re also hoping they can bring a TripleMania or a Verano de Escandalo to Saltillo at some point—they’re eyeing the local baseball stadium for a bigger-scale event. That baseball stadium sits around 11,000, so probably not a TripleMania but another named event seems plausible.
Other News
Flamita and Kzy won the Open the Twin Gate championship in Dragon Gate.
Shocker told Record he’s going to start wrestling again in December, with six dates already booked – the first is 11/01 in Veracruz. He’s working the Christms Day Neza show among hem. He was asked if AAA’s offered him a job, seeing as Latin Lover was one of the people responsible for Shocker going to rehab – Shocker credits AAA for paying for the plane tickets to get him there. Shocker says AAA has not, but he wants to get in better shape before he even tries to go back on TV with anyone. Shocker heading back on the road to wrestle following rehab seems like a risky idea, but it’s the easiest way for him to make money quick.
The Facebook page for Arena Queretaro posted a strange note from the owners on Tuesday, seemingly saying they no longer owned or managed the building. Two promotions – TAO and “Indy Wrestling” have been running the building, and the post says they’ll need to find a new location. TAO already had a press conference scheduled later today for their show on the 15th in that building, so maybe there will be more info on what is happening then.
AVE says they’ll have a 4 person mask match in February 2025. They were the same group that did the Wotan/Trauma match this past year, and it seems like that’s where Imposible is putting up his mask.
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