Sombra vs Volador & Ultimo Guerrero & Atlantis continue, missing TV

CMLL (FRI) 08/02/2013 Arena Mexico [CMLL, Terra, Yahoo! Deportes]
1) Molotov & Oro Jr. b Akuma & Inquisidor
2) Dark Angel, Estrellita, Goya Kong b Amapola, La Comandante, La Seductora
Tecnicas took 1/3.
3) Máscara Dorada, Super Porky, Titán b Namajague, Shigeo Okumura, Taichi
Escorpion was announced, but Okumura replaced him on Monday. Tecnicos took 1/3. Titan submitted Taichi.
4) Ephesto b Rey Cometa [lightning]
Less than five minutes. Ephesto put him in a hold and the referee ruled Cometa submitted, though Cometa argued he did not.
5) Gran Guerrero, Terrible, Último Guerrero b Atlantis, Diamante Azul, Shocker
Thunder was originally announced, then replaced by Diamante Azul late Monday in the second card shift. Rudos took 1/3. Ultimo Guerrero was eliminated in the third, but snuck back in while Atlantis had GG in the Atlantida and pulled a switch for the win.
6) La Sombra, Marco Corleone, Rush DQ Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr.
Marco (back from injury) and Rush replaced La Sombra (injury) and La Mascara Monday afternoon, then Sombra was put back in for Azul (and Azul moved down to the semimain) on Monday night. Straight falls, rudos DQed for excessive violence in the first. Volador fouled Sombra, Sombra pulled Volador’s mask, referee DQed Volador.

I caught the second half of the show on RadioCMLL – or at least tried to, because it was pretty much non-listenable. Hope they have something, video or audio or whatever, working for 09/13. Guerrero/Atlantis was taped for that show.

Volador used a baseball bat on Sombra, which does seem worthy of an excessive violence DQ.

Televisa did one of their patented last minute shifts of their schedule. Their Twitter says CMLL and AAA won’t air this week. The cable/satellite guide still shows AAA for an edited 50 minutes. We’ll find out what’s happening in a little bit. AAA’s show at least will turn up on their regional affiliates and UTDN – this is why they made those deals – but the CMLL on Televisa show the week they made their big Anniversary announcement will not air anywhere. (Even if they were still airing in the US, it would not air since they were just recording the Mexico feed.) CMLL has plenty of other hours of TV so they’ll live, but it’s still got to be annoying.

Sombra and Volador also meet in Queretaro a week from Tuesday for a Sombra title defense.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Cronicas y Leyendas looks back at Mocho Cota keeping a title, David Morgan winning a title, and the debut of Ojo de Tigre.

Porra Fresa previews Monday’s CMLL card and visits Pegasso’s school in Puebla.

The Diamondbacks Luchador in action.

Lineups

IWRG (THU) 08/08/2013 Arena Naucalpan
1) Johnny Rivera vs Dragón Celestial
2) Centvrión, Freelance, Seiya vs Alan Extreme, Fulgor I, Saruman
3) Chico Che, Golden Magic, Höruz vs Canis Lupus, Cerebro Negro, Imposible
4) Dinamic Black, Dr. Cerebro, Veneno vs Apolo Estrada Jr., El Hijo del Diablo, Heddi Karaoui
5) Negro Navarro, Trauma I, Trauma II vs Eterno, Súper Nova, X-Fly [super libre]

Navarros vs FdT feud continues here.

CMLL (FRI) 08/09/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Oro Jr. & Stigma vs Disturbio & Guerrero Negro Jr.
2) Delta, Fuego, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Misterioso Jr., Puma, Tiger
3) Titán vs La Máscara [lightning]
4) Blue Panther, Rush, Super Porky vs Felino, Negro Casas, Taichi
5) Atlantis, Marco Corleone, Shocker vs Kráneo, Psicosis, Último Guerrero
6) La Sombra, Mistico, Valiente vs Mephisto, Mr. Niebla, Volador Jr.

Volador versus Sombra and Atlantis versus Ultimo Guerrero continue. This will be the last ‘normal’ show until after the Anniversary show. Next week is the Blue Panther Anniversary show, and the Universal tournament starts the week after.

Titan and La Mascara is a very unusual lightning match – they’re trios champions together right now. First two matches could be really good.

IWRG (SUN) 08/11/2013 Arena Naucalpan
***Festival de las Mascaras, 2013***
1) Centvrión, Freelance, Golden Magic vs Alan Extreme, Imposible, Saruman
2) Chico Che, Höruz, Pantera vs Apolo Estrada Jr., Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo
3) Bobby Lee Jr., Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Trauma II vs Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Súper Nova
4) Negro Navarro & Trauma I vs Eterno & X-Fly [IWRG IC TAG]
Navarros are champs. Eighth defense.
5) Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Solar I, Veneno vs Pirata Morgan, Universo 2000, Villano IV
Universo 2000 and Veneno will wear their masks

Less people coming back to wear their old masks than usual for these shows; it’s more a normal show with a special main event (and Pierroth being honored.) Segunda are Los Gringos VIP back together for the first time.