Comando Negro & Joe Lider win, lots of lineups

indy (SAT) 12/25 Auditorio de Tijuana [DJ Spectro]
1) Junior & Zaeta b Scream & Tazmania
2) Cinico, Viento, Zarco b Jonathan, Kenoe, Spark
3) Angel Metalico, Extasis, Rubi Gardenia b Camaleon Negro, Maquiavelico, Tony Casanvoa
4) Arandú, Star Boy, TJ Boy b Camaleon de Oro, Kendo, Super Astro
5) Blue Demon Jr., El Hijo Del Santo, Latin Lover b Bestia 666, Damián 666, Halloween

Main event was advertised as a three way, but the Perros showed up before the match and turned it into a trios. (So they didn’t advertise them, I guess.) Latin Lover was booed and walked out of the match for a while, but came back and his team won. Demon and Santo teased they’d do the mask match right here right now if only security wouldn’t keep them apart.

I’m guessing the policy against working with Santo does not apply to Latin Lover.

IWRG (SUN) 12/26 Arena Naucalpan [Mi Lucha Libre, Mi Lucha Libre (2), Black Terry Jr. (flickr)]
1) Epidemia b Tonatiuh
2) Miss Gaviota & Sexy Lady b Ludark Shaitan & Sexy Primavera
3) Chico Che, Dinamic Black, El Hijo de Aníbal b Eterno, Magia Negra, Veneno
4) Joe Lider b Dr. Cerebro [DTU]
5) Comando Negro b El Pollo [mask]

Pollo looks too young to be Brillante (Jose Salas), so @billzero suggested he may be Kevin (Juan Salas) using Brillante’s name. Brillante was on the Ras de Lona prior to Dos Leyendas (at the public workouts to hype that match) and did not look like the unmasked man.

Lider beat Cerebro with a double stomp to a chair to a head. And just like that, the IWRG guy lost another feud in IWRG. He still has his hair, for now. Speaking of hair: Joe Lider supposedly lost that hair vs (a) Pierroth Jr.’s mask match on Christmas, but he seemed to have the same hair as usual here.

Veneno and Anibal still have issues.

Black Terry Jr. posted video of Joe Lider vs Dr. Cerebro (part 2.) Pollo vs Comando Negro is just going up.

Black Terry Jr. also has video of Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerbero vs Guerrero Negro, Mike Segura, Veneno from the Arena Neza Christmas show (part 2 and part 3). Segunda Caida has a review of that match.

Super Nova is still committed to Lucha Libre USA, and mentions trips to Turkey and India. I’m actually more concerned that Kru Demon has the same leather jacket as Super Fly. Maybe he’s the missing piece?

Cesar can’t figure out why Averno, survivor a thousand clean jobs, couldn’t (or wouldn’t) do one last Friday night.

MedioTiempo has their list of the top 15 lucha libre stories of the year (includes WWE).

Over on El Martiente, JAVIERxtreme has a nice list of current Mexico City lucha gyms.

A baseball game in Guanajuato ended in a 7-7 tie due to lack of lights. They had working lights, but they were damaged during AAA’s last show there.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Lineups

CMLL (MON) 12/27 Arena Puebla
1) Stigma & Tigre Rojo vs Fuerza Chicana & Karisma
2) Aereo, Bam Bam, Fantasy vs Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Universo 2000
3) Fuego, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro vs Nosferatu, Raziel, Virus
4) Máximo, Rush, Toscano vs Felino, Shigeo Okumura, Yoshihashi
5) Brazo de Plata, La Sombra, Místico vs Atlantis, Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero

Tercera looks great. The story on the show can’t figure out why CMLL split up Peste Negra on this show. I think it’s so there’s someone actually good in the semimain.

indy (SAT) 01/01 Arena Neza
1) Solar I, Último Dragón, Ultraman vs Black Terry, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Negro Navarro
2) El Hijo Del Santo & Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs Blue Demon Jr. & El Hijo del Solitario

There’s more, but Santo needs to post his posters in a big larger size. People banned from working with CMLL people? I don’t know if they’re still doing that. On the other hand, there was a day not long ago when this would surely out draw CMLL’s show here on Christmas, and now I’m not sure.

CMLL (SAT) 01/01 Arena Mexico
1) Bengala & Camaleón vs Apocalipsis & Inquisidor
2) Goya Kong, Lluvia, Marcela vs Princesa Sujei, Tiffany, Zeuxis
3) Delta vs Ángel de Oro, Diamante, Ángel de Plata, Fuego, Rey Cometa, Pegasso, Guerrero Maya Jr., Pólvora, Virus, Raziel, Cancerbero, Arkángel de la Muerte, Puma King, Escorpion, Tiger Kid [Reyes del Aire]
4) Hijo del Fantasma, Máximo, Rotoporky vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) La Sombra, Máscara Dorada, Místico vs Felino, Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero

Main event tecnicos are going to be so booed. Sombra & Dorada are likely off to to Japan after this show.

Dragon Rojo celebrates his win by not being on the show. The serious feud of Mephisto & Fantasma involved Porky and Son this week.

They remembered to run the Reyes del Aire this year! They also did on a week where it won’t air on TV, unless they save it 12 months for next year’s Best Of. Tecnicos vs rudos this year, so the King Of Flyers might be notable high spot artist Polvora. Should make it good for catchine people and such, but they could find eight other tecnicos to be in this match easy. I assume Angels or Double D are winning another thing. Cesar has a longer preview.

Tiffany’s first match here in a month. No Estrellita.

CMLL (SUN) 01/02 Arena Mexico
1) Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II vs Camorra & Cholo
2) Leono, Molotov, Starman vs Dr. X, Durango Kid, Nitro
3) Eléctrico, Mascarita Dorada, Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Warrior
4) Ángel de Oro, Diamante, Rush vs Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro, Sagrado [#1 Contenders, MEX TRIOS, final]
5) Místico, Rotoporky, Toscano vs El Alebrije, Olímpico, Psicosis

I don’t like the idea of Rush, Diamante or Angel de Oro being the base for the wacky GDL moves, but maybe it’ll surprise me. This was announced as an Arena Coliseo show originally.

CMLL (SUN) 01/02 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Javier Cruz Jr. vs Nube Roja
2) Hierro & Horus vs Evola & León Blanco
3) Ángel de Plata & Sensei vs Loco Max & Ráfaga
4) Ángel Azteca Jr., Gallo, Metro vs Euforia, Pólvora, Shigeo Okumura
5) Blue Panther, La Máscara, Valiente vs Atlantis, Averno, Ephesto

The poster is great. The show, I dunno.