Accion highlights
CMLL: Wagner vs Park. Parks’ read outfit looks werid on TV. THey showcase the dives and the high impact Wagner moves, adn the ref bump. Wagner wins with a low blow and a middle rope splash.
AAA: La Parka vs Muerte Cibernetica, from Pachuquilla, Hidalgo. Chessman’s in the ring and intefereing when the clips pick up, Parka takes care of both for a few higlights, then gets a chairshot from someone. The Mexipowers run out for the save, adn one (not-IDed; I’d guess Crazy Boy) does an Asai Moonsault off a balcony, listed as 4.5m (14.8 feet) high, and that looks to be accurate. Crowd goes nuts for all of this. Muerte wins, with a low blow, and takes La Parka’s mask.
Today in Mexico is Triplemania, and a bunch of CMLL and IWRG shows run directly in opposition to TripleMania. What’s going on right as I type this
– Triplemania in Naucalpan, Mexico State. That’s just north of Mexico City.
– IWRG is running it’s normal show, in Arena Naucalpan, with Rayo de Jalisco vs Gran Markus as part of the trio main
– and they’re also running their new Arena Neza shows, with a 8 way cage of death match with some masks of note and no certain loser (though a few people who’d lose only their hair and it wouldn’t matter)
– CMLL has it’s normal Arena Coliseo show, but with a very abnormal double main: a Reyes del Air cibernetico (highspots madness), and an eight way cage match (which Okumura is surely losing.)
– CMLL also has a (usual) Chimalhuacan, Mexico State – with Ultimo Guerrero vs Rey Bucanero.
This isn’t like the Kids Day weekend deal, where every was running shows because they knew the demand was going to be off the chart. It’s instead seeming like a battle; AAA decided to run it’s biggest show in IWRG’s backyard and CMLL’s neighborhood, so they’re both counterstriking with bigger shows of their own. I don’t think this is going to hurt AAA’s attendence, based on a possibly incorrect guess that people just don’t watch AAA’s shows, they actually care about them and are more interested in seeing them resolve (on The Biggest Show Of the Year) then the stuff with 7 days of build that IWRG and CMLL are doing. CMLL and IWRG’s attendence will be intersting to watch, as will where (and when) AAA announces it’s other major shows of the year.
FWIW, in the 6/19 dated Observer, Dave Melzter mentions that AAA’s hoping for a ‘major’ jump tonight, but Dave’s skeptical. We’ve been down this road too many times to spend time speculating on names, and we’ll know in a few hours anyway.
Triplemania predictions:
1) La Parkita, Mascarita Sagrada, Octagoncito vs Jerrito Estrada, Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Chessman
Rudo minis win. Okay opener.
2) Alebrije & Estrellita vs Abismo Negro & Diabolica vs Billy Boy & Fabi Apache vs Gran Apache & Tiffany [#1, MEX MIX TAG]
Since the winners get a shot at Oriental and Cinthia Moreno, and the Billy Boy/Apache thing shall never end, I’ll guess Abismo and Diabolica
3) Chessman, Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz vs Laredo Kid, Nemesis, Rey Cometa Jr., Super Fly [MEX ATOMICO]
They seem to be going strong with the new kids, so title change here. If any match is going to be spectacular tonight, it’d be this one.
4) La Fiera, Mocho Cota, Pimpinela Escarlata, Sangre Chicana vs Casandro, El Brazo, Espectro Jr., Pirata Morgan
I guess Casandro over Pimpi. You must be this old to get on this ride.
5) Angel, Intocable, Octagon, Vampiro vs Alan Stone, Scorpio Jr., Shocker, Zumbido
Guapos, but there really are too many matches here with nothing going on, jus tto get everyone on teh card. Vampiro wisely takes zero bumps.
6) Zorro vs Charly Manson [cage]
This may be for hair, this may be for a title – we’ll see. It’s for sure last man standing rules, which will be used to explain everyone running in. Manson wins this one.
7) La Parka Jr. vs Muerte Cibernetica [mask]
It’d be a major shock if Muerte were to win.
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AAA predictions in a CMLL blog?!?!?!?:) Predictions wouldn’t be fun unless you had some competition and since I’m the only AAA fan out there…
1) Mini tecnicos by DQ via Cibernetico & La Secta running in.
2) I wanted to pick Abismo/Diabolica but you took them so I’ll take Apache and Tiffany who then dethrone on Oriental/Cynthia on the 6/30 TV taping before he leaves for Japan.
3) Fuerza Aerea should become the new champs here as Chessman is being positioned as the top heel without Cibernetico around and Espiritu will form the new group who may just end up winning the belts back quite soon.
4) I’ll take Pimpi’s team over Cassandro and challenges for an upcoming hair match. I don’t know when the next Monterrey taping is but I’d bet on the match happening there where all the Exoticos hair matches seem to take place.
5) As you said, Vampiro could stand around and do NOTHING so I expect him to work. If not, who cares… maybe Triple A replaces him? Doesn’t really matter for a nothing match. Alan low blows Intocable to win. They’re feuding again.:)
6) I’m going with Zorro over Manson via Electro returning and interfereing somehow. I can’t see Zorro going bald and Manson did just win the National Heavyweight Title so maybe it was a trade-off for the upcoming loss.
7) Parka Jr. will obviously win and the match will be full of spots designed to make the two guys work as little as possible to avoid it being an awful match. La Secta will run-in -> La Fuerza Aerea will scare them off with dives. Mini rudos will interfere -> mini tecnicos will dive onto them. Cibernetico will get involved, whoever Parka Jr.’s surprise second is will get rid of him. Konnan will refuse to count to three, maybe Vampiro will come out and KO Konnan, then count the three using the KO’ed Konnan. I can see the fans eating that up and Konnan does have the tendency to make sure whatever he does is the thing most remembered when the night is done.
Should be an awesome card as usual. It’s what a big show should be -> 7 matches which all matter in some way. Unlike the usual CMLL major shows like the upcoming Juicio Final show which will probably have one big match, Mistico’s return to Arena Mexico and the usual filler undercard. No way they will rush Lizmarks vs Averno/Mephisto or… would they?:/
Blackman II lost his mask earlier today against Dos Caras in that Ruleta De La Muerte where everyone thought Pierroth II was losing.
Rob
SO is banderas sticking around after he loses his mask tonight? I expect Latin Lover to accompany La parka jr. to the ring tonight.
And a correction from yesterday, Nacho libre is the number 2 movie in america.
La Mascara is your new Rey del Aire (shocking)
Okumura lost his hair (double shocking)
Rob, you’re not the only AAA fan here cuz I am too although my dvd recorder missed both shows on Saturday (believe me I’m pissed). I just got back from the TNA Slammiversary ppv (which sucked) and I came here expecting Triplemania results and the very first thing I saw was “Muerte wins, with a low blow, and takes La Parka’s mask.” My reaction was, “What?” I swear to god I almost freaked out cuz there’s no way that Muerte should win that match. I know it’s my fault and I should learn how to read, but don’t scare me like that again cubsfan.
I’m having trouble finding Triplemania results aside from Porky made an appearence, Charly appeared to blow off La Secta before he took Zorro’s hair and obviously – Ricky Banderas is now unmasked as Muerte Cibernetica. Or the other way around.;)
More AAA fans though, eh? We’re a dying breed!:D
Rob
BTW, double fuck you to Henrik as not only did Mascara WIN the Reyes Del Aire… he pinned JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY Neutron to do so! When will the funeral be held, Henrik?
Rob
PORKY? WTF? Zorro went bald? Awesome. No Electro i guess?
Yeah, Porky was on the show as the surprise which I guess is a big jump if you know your Lucha history well enough. He’s definitely gonna be a GREAT draw for AAA’s smaller shows. Smart pick-up.
BlackTerryJr put up a video of the show and even though his seats were pretty far away, you get the idea that… this was the show of the year in Mexico so far. I think I called the main event right except it was the Mexican Power that ran in to chase off La Secta and nail them with insane dives. The moves in the Fuerza Aerea/Secta match looked unbelievably dangerous! I think I saw Laredo Kid with a fucking top rope triple corkscrew… jesus christ. The Zorro/Manson match looked violent as hell and I’m guessing Chessman jumped off the cage again but Terry’s video didn’t have that. All you saw was Chessman climbing to the top.
Rob