09/02: Mexico results, thoughts on Shocker’s jump, TV notes

CMLL (FRI) 09/01 Arena Mexico Results [ova, Galeno del Mal, ocampo]
1) Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metalico b Artillero, Super Comando
2) Felino, Maximo, Metro II b Mephisto, Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
3) Kenzo Suzuki, Pierroth, Universo 2000 b Hijo de Lizmark, La Mascara, Lizmark
Lizmark replaced in for Blue Panther
4) Mistico b Negro Casas, Sagrado, Volador Jr., Atlantis, Mr. Aguila, Averno, Alex Koslov [ciber, LdP, sf]
According to Ernesto’s report, this was very much not a good night for Mistico. He was missing spots, including important ones near the end, and Volador Jr. outshined him. Negro was out third, pinned by Averno. Damian and Aguila ended up on opposite teams and fought, with Aguila eliminating Damian with a 450 to lead to the final versus Mistico.
5) Hector Garza, Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Terrible b Blue Panther, Dr. Wagner Jr., Heavy Metal
Shocker showed up as a Perro here. Panther replaced Rey Bucanero, who had a knee injury. This match went 20 minutes, with a long 12 minute final fall and captain Wagner dropping the fall.

You know, Shocker’s jump to AAA will go down as a horrible move for him, but I think it was eventually to CMLL’s benefit. Shocker would’ve been a compulsively main eventer, which means one less main event tecnico spot for the guys who they pushed harder in the interim, like Mistico (which worked out probably better than they thought), Dr. Wagner Jr. (which hasn’t been as big a success), and Atlantis (which did work, but not at all how they planned.) Maybe things would’ve gone good with Shocker around adding to them, but given the crowd size he’s returning to, they did pretty okay with him.

I don’t know about putting him in with the Perros. Like people have mentioned, this group’s getting a bit too big to mean anything (Perro, Hector, Shocker, Aguila, Halloween, Damian, Terrible, with possibly Latin to come and Misterioso hanging around on the edges). I think you want to avoid him teaming with the Guerreros, so he can be just a lone wolf rudo, but I guess someone didn’t want to see him tecnico.

I guess this means Terrible and Shocker have patched up their differences. What a great day for us all.

I would love to see an extended Rey Bucanero/Shocker feud; they’ve worked well together, and they both need something right away.

This is one of those times where a comment response to Robert masquerades as “content”

Shocker was in AAA, but he’s a CMLL guy and given the near complete failure of Shocker in AAA, I don’t think anyone wants to think of him as an AAA guy. To CMLL fans, I think it’s less a jump than a return from a long time “away” (where away was forgotten feuds with Sangre Chicana and all too remembered feud with rappers. OMG where does this leave JJ?)

In fact, even though a lot of the guys in Perros del Mal came from AAA, are they really considered AAA guys?

Terrible, Damian and Halloween – of course not
Hector – of course yes (though at some point, that does wear off; not sure we’re there yet)
Perro – I think the fans think of him as an Aguayo first and foremost, beyond being a member of any promotion. And given his initial huge push, the crowd turning on him, and Perro going to rudo, he’s distanced from his AAA stint.
Aguila – I don’t know that he ‘belongs’ to any promotion, because of the long WWE gap in his career, and having flipped back and forth between the groups

If Pena came on AAA TV announcing he sent Los Perros to take over CMLL, CMLL could just as easily have the Perros do a bit on CMLL TV denying that and mocking Pena/AAA. Which side would the fans take? (Please do not answer with a graphical sig.)

The other point is Latin and Shocker were not actually put on top. They didn’t beat anyone, the match was not arrange around them and they put on shirts indicating they were joining a group as a member, not the leader – Perro’s still bigger than them in Arena Mexico. It’s not as if the PdM all became Guapos (though I would like to see Damian try.)

TV notes

Guerreros del Ring aired
08/27 Hombre sin Nombre, Misterioso, Sangre Azteca b Sagrado, Texano Jr., Volador Jr.
08/27 Heavy Metal, La Mascara, Volador Jr. b Mascara Ano 2000, Pierroth, Universo 2000

So LL on FSE probably has
08/27 Dos Caras Jr., Hijo de Lizmark, Mistico DQ Damian 666, Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Mr. Aguila
08/27 Mascara Purpura, Stuka Jr., Virus b Hooligan, Loco Max, Nitro
though that Segunda is iffy.

Gala is airing the scheduled 07/30 Arena Coliseo Monterrey show. There’s no way you can get me to watch Electroshock/Zorro again.

Rey and Chavo are now listed on WWE.com’s lineups for the Mexico tour. (Thanks to Mike Informer)

Tonight’s the first RXLL taping. If I see results, I’ll post them tommorow.