Team Mexico 2006

Reading the lines and reading in between lines of the last couple of Observers, it sounds like TNA wants to bring in Mistico for their upcoming World X Cup series of matches/shows. It’s far from a certainty – TNA is supplying wrestlers to AAA and so CMLL isn’t going to be happy helping out a promotion who’s helping out their competition, and something will have to be done. Something’s going to have to get ironed out, and there’s a lot of time between now and May (when the World X Cup is supposed to be happening) for plans to change many times.

Let’s assume they work it out somehow and Mistico comes in. If they’re running it like they’ve run it in the past, it’ll be a team of 4, and they’ll be looking for flashy guys. Who’d you team him with?

I guess this depends on what the point of Team Mexico.

Getting The Band Back Together: For long time TNA recognition, fill out the rest of the spots with previous Team Mexico members: Heavy Metal, Mr. Aguila and Hector Garza, Juventud Guerrera. That last spot is iffy – Abismo is the only one who didn’t end up jumping from AAA but would be a better fit.

Top Workers: Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, Dr. Wagner. This is all quite fictional, but I can’t imagine Santo in TNA as hard as I try. While I think bringing in top guys would be cool to me, I don’t know how much name value they’d be worth to the TNA’s fanbase. Just like AAA bringing in Ron Killings and Samoa Joe this week, I’m sure there are internet/international savvy people who know who the outsiders are and may be impressed by them, but there doesn’t seem to be enough crossover fans to make it worth bringing them in for a one-shot. (It’s a whole different story if this was part of educating people on the lucha stars to make money down the road, which doesn’t seem likely unless they get more TV time.)

Spot-tastic: Volador Jr., Mr. Aguila, and Stuka Jr. (though you could argue with that last spot.) This would be quite the high flying move exhibition that they may be looking for. You could probably fit a Virus or Misterioso or a Tigre here too; there’s people to choose from if you’re going this route. This wouldn’t be a good option if you’re trying to just push Mistico rather than the whole team, because he could get overshadowed or at least not stand out as much. You could go the other way…

los Guerreros: Hooligan, Sangre Azteca, Loco Max. Focus on bump taking rudos to be the bump taking enforcers while Mistico does Gretsky work. Hooligan and Sangre are obvious must haves, but you could play around with the last spot. You may have to slightly over think this, though. I don’t know how well the TNA fans would accept a guy who’s named “Dr. X”, for instance.

Budget Plan: I have no idea what anyone makes, but if all you’re really concerned is getting Mistico over and just want three good guys to fill out the team, TNA really could just canvass the segundas and openers and pull three guys from there. Of the top of my head, Caligula, Mesala and Flecha would be fine.

There’s other ways you can go, but those are my ideas. My big idea, and if you happen to know anyone in TNA, please pass it along: Make sure the lucha guys actually have their visas. And then double check and triple check and check five more times.