top six stories in the last two weeks

1. X-Fly lost his hair in the Psycho vs Perros main event cage match of Verano de Escandalo.
2. Other matches saw Jeff Jarrett retain a title, Pimpi win the women’s title, and Chessman win the Monster’s Ball after Nicho returned again to attack Joe Lider. Show drew 9,000.
3. The role of Sin Cara is now being played by Incognito. I believe this counts as “dramatic irony”. Maybe Mistico will be back, maybe he will not.
4. Fresh of winning the trios title, Averno defeated La Mascara again to keep the NWA Middleweight championship, though this one involved a little cheating.
5. Rush defeated Yoshihashi for his hair. This was less surprising than the X-Fly loss.
6. Hector Garza turned on everyone, is generally a jerk.

Other News

• Mr. Niebla won the Leyenda de Azul, which involved the son of Blue Demon but not Blue Demon Jr.
• Lady Apache returned to CMLL
• Dr. X left CMLL. Most lucha media treated this like this was about the #4 story.
• CMLL announced a minis apuesta tournament for 08/21
• Atlantis & Ultimo Guerrero continue to talk to the media as if they’re about to turn on each other, and then not really do anything in the ring.
• Other people keeping their titles: Amapola, Morgan
• IWL held their second iPPV, with a good Daga/Suicida match and lots of complicated finishes.
• IWRG debuted New Temerarios
• Elsewhere in IWRG, Dr. Cerbero turned on Black Terry
• Sombra has fared well in the G1, at least compared to poor Strong Man.
• Lucha Libre USA continues to exist.
• Jack & Aero did not win the NOAH Juniors Tournament, but did win the “Technique Prize”
• Atlantis & Rey Bucanero made a random cameo in CHIKARA