AAA Mini Line - 06/21/08 (#838)

Recap: Hermandad's debut, Vampiro's appearance, Hart Foundation beating Cibernetico & Chessman

Vignette: Pegasso gets to join the weekly Air Force conversations since he's actually got a match this week. Pegasso is with Aero Star on this anti-Konnan kick. Super Fly? Still not sure. I like how they keep checking in the angle, just to let us know nothing's changed. There's slow build and there's walking in place.

Match 1: Barba Roja, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan (c), Pirata Morgan Jr. vs Aerostar (c), el Ángel, Gato Eveready, Pegasso
Plaza de Toros Palacio del Arte, Morelia, Michoacan, 05/25/08

Winner: Pirates
Match Time: 9:09
Notes: Pirates who have new white masks, do not get an entrance. No rapper for Gato Eveready. Angels' mask is very very Mistico like this week. Lots more empty seats on camera than usual and pars of the arena look very wet though thankfully not the ring. Pepe Casas is ref. 

Pirates jump the tecnicos before the bell. Both thin, masked, pirates wrestling makes this hard to call - the red beard isn't too big. It seems like it's just the floor that's apparently empty, because it looks plenty full when they pan up. Pirata Jr. tosses Gato over the barricade and sits him on the chair in the second row. Barba Roja gets a running start, and Hijo tosses him over the barricade into a huge silla on Gato. Pirates celebrate the long trip. Clipped to back inside the ring, where the Pirates show up finishing moves and group submissions which aren't going to get them to win because it's much too early. In fact, it leads to their downfall - the posing allows Pegasso and Angel to rush in and dropkick the Pirates, saving Aero Star from the hold. Comeback is really quick on TV, probably not as much live. Tecnicos clear the ring too quick and we watch them stand around, looking for someone to fight. Tecnico show cases go Gato, Aero Star (including the reverse tope death inviting dive), Angel (who seems least over), Gato again (who gets in his dive this time, tossed into a tornillo), Aero Star again (a double jump variant of his tope, even crazier), and then finally Pegasso gets in. Just long enough to setup a Asai corkscrew moonsault, actually. Angel does this weird thing when he covers a guy and has the referee count. And then he and Pirata mess up a sunset flip, so never mind. Pirata gets in the choke sleeper, but Gato dropkicks that before it can go bad. Gato and a Jr. try a bodyscissors into a small package, but it goes not so well. Jr. slams him, almost overshoots him on an Asia. Aero Star breaks up the pin. Jr. ends up on the ropes in an odd fashion so Aero Tar can hit an over the top rope 619. Springboard vertical splash, one two Hijo breaks it up. Double whip? No, double armbar on Aero Star. Angel and Pegasso break that up, whip the rudos into each other, and the rudos jut evade each other and knock down the tecnicos. Tecnicos are slammed and the rudos do springboard quebrada. Spins? No, Hijo puts on a top wristlock chinlock move, and Jr. has a side slam variation before going for his submission (which we're blocked from seeing, but eventually seems to be an armbar.) Aero Star and Barba Roja come in, just long enough for Barba Roja to get an armbar takedown and a cross arm breaker. Pirata Sr. gets his Nagata Lock III - check that, the announcers call it the Morgan Special - and all the tecnicos give. 

Promo: Wow, they're actually introducing the Oz Academy people. Or maybe just Carlos Amano here. They're doing Japanese promos translated to Spanish.

Match 2: Ayako Hamada vs Cinthia Moreno vs La Diabólica vs Estrellita vs Carlos Amano in a Reina de Reinas semifinal
Plaza de Toros Palacio del Arte, Morelia, Michoacan, 05/25/08

Winner: Ayako Hamada
Match Time: 10:31
Notes: Amano is in blue and gold. Everyone else we know. Winner moves onto the final. Piero is ref.

Carlos is apparently a ruda (here, anyway), because she helps Diabolica and Ayako jump the tecnicas. Ls of stomping. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be one on one or what, Piero just insists they fight when it gets down to three rudos still left in the room fighting each other. I hope it's single pinfall to a finish, based on Carlos dropping Ayako with a clothesline, covering, and Diabolica breaking it up. Diabolica whips Carlos, but Carlos comes back with a flying clothesline. She's the only one standing a the moment. Cinthia's kicked from getting in, and Carlos tries to splash Diabolica, but she gets her boots up in plenty of time. Corner clothesline, back up, charge, and a corner silla. Diabolica smashes her legs into Carlos' face a few times to be sure. Double underhook release slam. Diabolica celebrates instead of covers. Somehow, despite Ayako laying there for a while now, Carlos is the first up and clotheslining Diabolica. You'd think the other three people might get involved before the person who just took a big move. Suplex, one two Estrellita breaks it up. Estrellita punches Carlos, and probably should stop. Whip, armdrags. Estrellita off the ropes, headscissors is awful. Dropkick ends Carlos out, but Cinthia gets Estrellita with a dropkick in turn. Ayako finally up, but Cinthia trips her up. This time, Ayako gets up a bit quicker. Cinthia off the ropes, over, back to grab a headlocks, shot off, shoulderblock, neither go down, Cinthia fixes this with a hair pull. Ayako up and kicking. Ayako charges one more time, and gets backdropped all the way to the floor. Cinthia to the apron - running silla. Diabolica in, waiting for someone else - guess it'll be Cinthia. Cinthia charges, Diabolica tosses her behind, turns, and clothesline her. Diabolica celebrates before following up again. Cinthia lifted up, airplane spin! One two did Diabolica pull her up? What a moron! That makes you look much worse than Cinthia kicking out of the move. Face first powerbomb, and Diabolica's going up. Bet this doesn't hit. Senton con giro does not hit, what a shock. Cinthia stomps her a few times. Whip, reversed, Diabolica's clothesline misses, Cinthia up and over sunset flip, and into the farmer's roll. One two three! 

You can tell the fans don't know the rules any more than I do, because they cheer big thinking it's over. Carlos running in and dropkicking Cinthia is a good indication it's not. Carlos gets in another running dropkick and starts for the pin, but sees Ayako coming in and stops. Carlos convinces Ayako to hold Cinthia for her, and Estrellita comes in to help as well. I guess maybe now they figured it's elimination and they all want to help. Carlos doing all those dropkicks in bare feet shoes can't be fun. She climbs to the top, but the missile dropkicks get the helpers and not Cinthia. Cinthia grabs her, corner whip, rebound bulldog. Casita put on very carefully, one two NO. Cinthia questions the count, but it seems fair. Cinthia misses a clothesline, Carlos does not miss another flying clothesline. Carlos yells something to the crowd, and heads up again. She tries to get the crowd to clap, but they're not really going to for her. Missile dropkick misses. AAA shoots in such a way that to illustrate Carlos has no intention of doing anything but taking a giant back bump on that. Not sure why they'd want to illustrate that, but there you go. Cinthia heading up. Top rope double stomp doesn't hit that great, one two NO. Cinthia complains to Piero about the count again. Piero's not slow counting, but he did take long to get into position. Cinthia continues to argue, and gets inside cradled from behind, one two three. That might've been a fast  count - everyone treats it like one, anyway.

Carlos celebrates, and is about to get cut off by Estrellita when the camera turn to Cinthia pouting on the outside. On the inside, the Japanese fail at double teaming, but Carlos is able to hit yet another flying clothesline for a two count. Clothesline is countered into a backslide, one two Estrellita loses the hold, Piero pounds the mat one more time anyway and takes it back, confusing us all. Estrellita protests only getting two, Carlos protests Piero counting three. It's two, which Piero eventually makes clear. Piero high kicks Estrellita, charges for another clothesline, and takes a German suplex instead. One two three.

Ayako's been waiting for her spot for a while here. Missile dropkick just as Estrellita gets up. Ayako says that's it. Powerbomb, no, Estrellita slips out on a sunset flip one two NO. Estrellita misses a clothesline, Ayako takes her down with a thrust kick. Ayako tells Estrellita to get in position as she starts to head out. AAA zooms in on Estrellita scooting over - well, to be fair, I think they're actually zooming in on Estrellita's chest, it's not the business they're looking to expose. Estrellita theoretically blocks Ayako's moonsaults by getting her feet up. In reality, Ayako flies well past Estrellita (who must've not scooted in the right place after all.) Germans suplex? No, Ayako lands on her feet. Estrellita doesn't even turn around before running to the ropes and dropkicking Ayako out. Loud Estrellita chant. Asai Moonsault? Yes, though the girl is very lucky she didn't rack her legs on the barricade on the way down. It was very close. Fans start counting out both, and rather quick, so they waste little time before getting in the ring. Estrellita gets in a missile dropkick. Forearm, whip, reverses, Estrellita bodyscissors into a - uh uh - the world's worst reverses figure four? Estrellita just ends up tying the legs together and we go with it. Ayako crawls, crawls, and gets the ropes. Ayako also sells the leg when getting up, possibly the only person in this promotion who actually does that. Estrellita backslide, Ayako slips free and dropkicks her. Ayako is still limping. Kick catch enziguri is ducked by Estrellita. They lost the crowd, but the Estrellita chant is coming back here. Corner whip, Ayako climbs up, Estrellita slaps her, climbs up after, middle rope 'rana, but Ayako rolls right o her feet. Estrellita charges, Ayako ducks the clothesline, Estrellita gets her with a boot on the next pass. Estrellita with a delayed cover, one two no. This probably longer than this needs to be at this point. Estrellita grabs Ayako by the head Ayako breaks free, grabs her, sit down powerbomb. One two NO. Ayako says this is it. Scoop, blocked, scooped for real this time, head crushing Michinoku Driver. One two three. No reaction at first, and then booing.

Noti AAA
- Triple A is invading Mexico City
- TripleMania thee way trios participants
- Mesias and Vampiro fighting from IWA video package. Vamp was looking more like Billy Idol, while Mesias was much more into his blood spitting up thing. Mesias was doing all the same catch phrases in Puerto Rico, of course.

Promo: Chikayo Nagashima remembers she was in a Reina de Reinas before. Good for her.

Match 3: Martha Villalobos vs Sexy Star vs Mari Apache vs Chikayo Nagashima vs Sonoko Kato in a Reina de Reinas semifinal
Plaza de Toros Palacio del Arte, Morelia, Michoacan, 05/25/08

Winner: Mari Apache
Match Time: 11:44
Other Match Notes: This is Martha's last match here. I'll be okay with not seeing her trying to be sexy ever again. Chikayo has a Oz Academy shirt. Sexy Star is still coming out to Dude Looks Like a Lady. No promo for Sonoko Kato. Hijo de Tirantes is ref. Break before this gets started.

Everyone takes a look at everyone else. The Oz girls do the math, and decide to rush Sexy Star. Smart women! Forearms and punches and such. Double whip, double clothesline is ducked, and Martha and Mari runs them. Sexy tries dropkicking Mari but misses. The other two whip her into the ropes, and they actually connect on their clothesline. Sexy stars kips up, magically gets the rudas in wristlocks, fights to climbs the ropes, and flips of for two improbable armdrags. Headscissors sends Mari to the ropes, but Mari takes care of her with a boot. Kato in and forearming Mari, not that she reacts all that much. Whip, and they both just kinda run past each other. Mari freaks out. Kato gets the hint, off the ropes, horrible Shoulderblocks, cover and Mari immediately kicks out. Looks like there's a chat as things get going again, but not a good. one. Whip, quick reverse, Kato has no idea what's going on and Mari forearms her right in the face. Kicks to the face, though Kato won't go down from one knee. An axe kick finally does the trick. One two no. Mari off the ropes, Nagashima gets in a knee, Mari sells the act of the cheap shot if not any actual physical pain, Kato stops her with a mid kick. Double whip by the Japanese, Kato with another side kick and Nagashima with a bulldog. Camel clutch, soft kick tot he chest combo. That was not much, but the posing after is fun. Kato gives Mari a rolling forward fireman's carry slam, and heads to the middle rope. Clapping, jumping, legdropping. One two Nagashima breaks it up! No one knows the rules, ever. Kato's all confused, so perhaps she has a clue. Whip, Kato back with another shoulderblock of the something went wrong variety. Crowd shot. Kato's climbing the ropes as they return, Nagashima running up and joining her, taking her out with a middle rope headscissors. One two Martha breaks that up with a running kick for no reason. Martha stomps Nagashima out of the ring. Kato is actually the same height. Martha knocks her down with her bulk, and squashes her with her big sit. And then dances. Crowd does go wild for the spot, and they show many replays. Kato is gone when they turn back, and Martha is holding down Mari with one boot. Headlock, Martha shot off, Mari runs into an elbow. Martha avoids Mari's wheel kick, and gets the running sit on her. Before Martha can do any more, Kato and Nagashima are both on her. Whip, double clothesline misses, and Martha knocks Mari out of the ring with her size. Same thing for Nagashima. Kato tries kicks to the leg, but Martha is not budged. Punch to the face, heel kick tot eh chest, and leg kicks for her own. Corner whip, Martha charges in, Kato moves, and Martha throws herself down in the corner. Kato backs up, charges, corner koppo kick is the idea, though Martha totally bails on taking it. Kato stands Martha up and goes to the top rope. Martha just walks out of the way of the top rope top con giro. One more sit. She going to pin? Nah. Crowd asks for one more, so Kato is snap marred and Martha goes up. Crowd isn't sure this is the one more they wanted. Martha screams, and falls with a giant splash. One two three.

Nagashima in, and dropkicking Martha. Martha just walks over to the corner and sits down. Sexy Star in as well, and Chikayo kicks her down as she comes in. Whip, dropkick, Nagashima was her up and dropkicks her down again. Nagashima taunts her into getting up again, and dropkicks her down again. Crowd finally gets to chanting for Sexy Star, but Nagashima chokes Sexi with a boot. Whip, Sexi back with a bodyscissors cradle one two NO. Nagashima up first, kicking Sexi Star and tossing her around the ring by her hair. Nagashima picks her up again, Sexi Star breaks free, double underhook faceslam, one two NO. Sexi off the ropes, right into a kick. Northern lights suplex, one two no. Sexi was trying to kick out the whole way there. Wasn't sure if an Oz woman would actually get a pinfall here.

Martha immediately runs over Nagashima with a cross body. One two Martha pulls her up. Yea, we know you're not winning, thanks. Martha punches Nagashima and pulls her around by her hair. Nagashima is dropped in front of the corner, and Martha goes up again. Nagashima catches up to her, but Martha knocks her down. Big splash - no one's home. Nagashima immediately gets a seated armbar for the submission. Crowd's not happy.

Mari beheads Nagashima him with a clothesline. One two NO. Mari says this is it - powerbomb, no, Nagashima reveres to a 'rana, one two no. I think the announcers are selling Nagashima as a tecnica here, but the fans have no idea. Nagashima with a high kick, Mari back with a higher and hard one. Nagashima hits a kick to the head, Mari hits a kick to the had. Nagashima fires herself up, kicks Mari in the had, and this time ducks Mari's kick. Spinning DDT, and the crowd is quiet. Mari makes a finishing signal and head up - top rope slipping double stomp. One two th-NO. No reaction. Nagashima is sure that should've been three. Nagashima grabs Mari, Northern Lights - no, Mari breaks free. Nagashima off the ropes, into a spinning backbreaker. Mari's sayings he's going to wrap it up - la tapatia! I switched into a chinlock - but Nagashima still wont' give. Mari starts a Mexico chant. Corner clothesline for Nagashima. Mari charges for one more, and Nagashima take sit, standing on the to bottom rope at the same time. Sit down powerbomb, one two thre-no, that as quite last second. Now Mari's calling for her more. Michi-no, Nagashima slips out, exploder suplex one two th-NO! This is actually good, but there's a lot of silence. Crowd gets to chanting Mexico as I say that. Nagashima works over knees. Mari with knees, off the ropes, right into the Michinoku Driver. One two three. I'm detecting a pattern.

Replays of the finishes.

recap of Billy and Fabi. Well, the 20 second version, anyway, on the recent stuff.

Match 4: Vicky Carranza vs Fabi Apache vs Mayumi Ozaki vs Akino vs Dianmite Kansai in a Reina de Reinas semifinal
Plaza de Toros Palacio del Arte, Morelia, Michoacan, 05/25/08

Winner: Fabi Apache
Match Time: 7:30
Other Match Notes: Vicki's here as our token older women wrestler. Or they just needed to fill out the numbers. Ozaki is bald. I guess it's technically a buzz cut, but it's very odd looking. There's a Police Man here that they barely show. Dianmite Kansai has neon green and zebra stuff going on her full bodysuit. Such an odd combo. I don't know why Akino's outfit is supposed to be either. I just don't have good joshi fashion sensibilities, I guess. It didn't occur to me until Fabi came out - last, of course - but who picked these people to be in this match? It's hard to have much belief in a competitive match when you've got four people who haven't been on TV and won't be on TV in another ten minutes, and the biggest female star on the roster. Maybe they should've gotten Diabolica in over here somehow, just to give someone on the roster involved. Big noticeable clip before this one gets started. Pepe Casas is ref, and this one starts without a break.

As has been form, a five way brawl breaks out. The Mexicans try a double whip on Kansai, but she clotheslines them both. Ozaki takes care of Akino, so it's only those two left standing (and in, everyone else rolls out.) There's a sound jump here, though they've done a good enough job of the clipping for once that you'd have to watch it a couple to be sure. Ozaki misses a clothesline, takes an exploder from Kansai. Repeat! One two no. Kansai lifts Ozaki up, but she slips down behind and - we look at the Police Man, instead of what ever she did there. Kansai ends up clothesline Ozaki, and they both roll out. Akino and Fabi in, and counting off the ropes. Fabi ends up with armdrags, and then a running high kick. Crowd cares about Fabi approximately 200 times more than anyone else here, and why wouldn't they. Corner whip, reversed, Akino dropkicks her down, and the scrapes her face with her boot a few times. Akino stands on Fabi's collarbone and celebrates for a bit. Corner whip, Fabi with a quick reverse to a punch. Fabi backs up, charges, and gets tossed all the way to the floor. Akino runs to the ropes, then carefully climbs up - top rope plancha. Arturo has just noticed the Police Man, I think. Vicki Carranza in, and looking no so good. Jumping badly into a clothesline, falling down too soon a missile dropkick (which may be Akino's fault). Ozaki gets her with a spinning back fist - wide zoom on that, so who knows - and covers one two three. Hope Vicky didn't get paid by the hour here.

Fabi's left in with all three Oz Academy women, and they're all working together. I guess I can see what they're doing, trying to stack the the odds against Fabi by having everyone be against her. Group chokes - policeman joining in from the apron, which seems vastly illegal. Pepe Casas actually and literally kicks him of the apron to get him to stop. Fabi's pulled around the ropes, with Police Man getting in a boot choke. Is he biting Fabi on the ear now? Kansai runs interference to prevent Pepe Casas from getting invoked this time. Corner whip, corner dropkick, corner elbow, corner clothesline. Corner whip, no, Fabi starts short. Clothesline to Akino, Ozaki's clothesline is too high, and Fabi dropkicks her out. Kansai comes back to life, only to take a few hard kicks upside the head and slowly crumbles to the mat. Fabi has a moment to celebrate and size up her challenge - oops, she forget Ozaki was behind her. Another one of Ozaki's bulldog clotheslines takes her down, and Ozaki rolls her out. Police Man gets in stomps on the outside as Akino and Kansai randomly decided to fight on the inside. Announcers seem to just be making fun of the women. Kansai holds up Akino for a crucifix powerbomb, but takes too long and Akino reverses to a 'rana one two three.

Ozaki kicks Akino out of the ring, only to be dropkicked from behind by Fabi. Off the ropes, spinning backbreaker. Fabi decides to celebrate directly in front of Pepe Casas, Ozaki charges, Fabi moves, Ozaki runs into Pepe Casas and they both go down. Policeman's in and he's got a chair. Ozaki tries to grab Fabi but never does. Policeman swings the chair, Fabi ducks to avoid, Policeman hits her in the back, Fabi just ignores it. Everyone goes quiet. They repeat the spot, this time with Ozaki holding and accidentally taking the chair shot. Fabi dropkicks out Policeman, gives Ozaki the Shining Wizard one two three.

Everyone celebrates, and then eventually they remember Akino's left. Akino kicks Fabi in the legs as she tries to get back up. Whip, Fabi back with a bodyscissors cradle one - no, they lost it. Fabi kicks Akino in the face as she gets up. Whip, Akino with a bodyscissors, into a small package, one two NO. If they go five minutes of Akino near falls, I will lose my mind. Apache wheel kicks Akino, then Northern Lights suplex her, one two no. Fabi picks up Akino, full nelson, no, Akino reverses to a casita one two NO. Pepe was slow getting into position, but he's an old man, what are you going to do. Akino 'rana, Fabi rolls thru one two no, but the whole crowd thought it was that time. Akino waves off the two count, and Fabi gets behind her - Dragon suplex! Pepe Casas spends a second and a half checking the shoulders, then stars counting one two three. I think the announcers say Fabi beat all three Oz woman. That would've been the thing to do, too bad Akino got a random win here.

Vignette: Konnan fires up Kenzo with a speech. He's got to do it for Japan! Why are those two and Zorro standing in a room with no lights on? The speech doesn't seem to do much, but slapping Kenzo works. Konnan: "That samurai spirit!" I like how Zorro and Konnan are firing him up in Spanish and very occasional English, instead of, you know, Japanese.

Match 5: Mari Apache vs Ayako Hamada vs Fabi Apache in the final of the Reina de Reinas tournament
Plaza de Toros Palacio del Arte, Morelia, Michoacan, 05/25/08

Winner: Fabi Apache
Match Time: 6:23
Other Match Notes: This wasn't directly after the last match on the taping, but I guess it will be here. Mari seems to have a slight limp walking out. Fabi's not so sure about getting in the ring with these two before she has to. Piero is ref.

Both rudas kick Fabi down in the corner. Dragged over the the far ropes and yanked for a moment. Fabi's whipped into the ropes, Ayako flapjacks her and Mari adds - well, nothing, she was too far away for whatever she wanted to do. Ayako pounds Fabi's head to the mat, and then backs off to allow Mari to ground her boot in her head. They take turns kicking Fabi in the head, culminating with a double ax kick to the head. Double whip, tossed up, and dropkicking Mari on the way down. Ayako immediately puts a stop to that with an enziguri. Ayako going up - moonsault to the floor on Mari! That makes no sense, but that's the way it goes. Replays. Ayako back in, and missile dropkicking Fabi. Ayako tries to start a A YA KO chant, but sadly it doesn't work. Ayako ties a powerbomb, Fabi slips free, off the ropes, 'rana one two no. Fabi kicks Ayako in the head and heads up. Ayako up to cut her off, and puts Fabi on the outside of the ropes. Off the middle rope diamond cutter, one two NO. Fisherman's - no, Fabi breaks free, Tiger Suplex one two THREE. That was quick.

Replay of the elimination, as Mari comes in after Fabi. Fabi knocks her down as they're still looking showing the replay and is about to follow up but - Gran Apache's music plays. This won't end happily. Fabi wants him out of here. Why is Gran Apache wearing a "STAFF" shirt? Is he working the lights? Fabi's distracted and knocked down from behind. Mari kicks her in the head one more time. Whip, Fabi sunset flip, one two NO. Fabi casita one two NO. Fabi off the ropes - no, tripped up by Gran Apache, and Mari ax kicks her again. Oddly timed crowd shot here. Mari grabs Fabi on the mat, but doesn't do anything before Billy Boy's music plays. He storms to the ring and has a slow walking chase with Gran Apache while Mari chokes Fabi on the ropes. Mari lets go at 4.5 and puts it right back on. Billy doesn't ever attack Gran Apache, but stays at ringside. Mari powerbomb, reversed into a 'rana, one - no, Mari kicks out, but Mari was letting to knock Gran Apache off the apron. Piero pulls Fabi away from those ropes to warn her about attacking people outside the match, which clears a lot of space for Billy to run thru, nailing Gran Apache with a tope. Billy seems to be quite the angry man today. Back in the ring, Mari land the wheel kick, and calls for the move of the death. Michinoku driver, reverse into a bodyscissors cradle one two NO. Wasn't the cleanest cradle ever, maybe that was the difference. Fabi picks up Mari, but Mari breaks free and clothesline her. Mari picks her up, Michinoku Driver. Mari leans on top to cover, one two NO. No reaction from the crowd, that's kinda sad. Mari yell at Piero -t hat had to be three. Piero insists it was not. Mari knees Fabi in the head to work out her anger. Fabi chant, but she's still hurting. Mari off the ropes, running directly in an exploder suplex. Fabi fired up, but Mari worries. Mari charges, clothesline caught and spun into a dragon suplex - one two three.

Billy Boy in to celebrate, but Fabi's too tied to even get up at first. Prez. Roldan must've hustled to get to the ring this quick. He puts the title belt (same as usual) around Fabi's waist, as Gran Apache checks on his other daughter. Piero helps him get it tightened. Tiffany's name is dropped her, the first time all tournament, and just in passing as a past champion. Gran Apache gets a microphone, and says he doesn't care about the title, he wants Fabi's hair. A father/daughter hair match would be a new one, but eventually Gran explains he means Mari's hair. I bet Mari would have definite opinion on this if she was more than semiconscious. Roldan says it's Fabi's choice - and Fabi says she'll do it, at TripleMania. Gran Apache says they'll see her there. They take off, and fans chant for Billy and Fabi to kiss - which they do, very quickly.

Hard sell for TripleMania tickets!

In Ring Promo: Konnan has an awesome Cookie Monster t-shirt. I don't even care what he's saying, I just want to check out the shirt. I presume he called out Prez. Roldan, because here he is again. I guess the one security guy who got hit with a chair not being here is a story point. They talk about being seconds and Konnan making the point Rodlan isn't a luchador, which Roldan doesn't think Konnan's much of one with his backup (oddly not here.)

Match 6: Jack Evans, Konnan, Teddy Hart vs Chessman, La Parka Jr., Super Fly
Plaza de Toros Palacio del Arte, Morelia, Michoacan, 05/25/08

Winner: Tecnicos, via DQ
Match Time: 19:42
Other Match Notes: Jack Evans sure become patriotic upon moving to Mexico. For no particular reason, Teddy decides to climb 12 feet up a light standard and taunt people from there. Arturo begs Jacks Evans to dance before the match, and Jack is nice enough to do so. Konnan is wearing his Parka mask form last week, which is great, and his nWo shirt form last week, which is not quite as neat. I hope he washed it sometime over the last couple days. HEY, this would be a fine time for Super Fly's angle to go somewhere. I'm not holding out hope. He's the Charly Manson replacement here, I believe. If Parka and Jack don't have a dance contest in this match, I want my money back. Parka has more fireworks than everyone else so far on the show combined. Chessman waving for the people to cheer for Parka is still odd. Parka tries to get to Konnan, but Hijo de Tirantes keeps cutting him off.

Rudos jump the tecnicos at the bell. Konnan and Parka square off, which means Konnan stands over Parka and occasionally chokes him. Teddy must really liked giving Chessman the double knee backbreaker, because he wastes no time in getting in here. Jack drags him in position, asks Konnan to get out of the way, and Teddy lands his SSP. No cover. Lucha works perfectly of him. Jack sets up Super Fly for Teddy's double underhook Canadian Destroyer, except the camera totally cuts it of the shot. Gran Apache can't be the director, he's better than his. Jack drags Super Fly in position, stands on the top rope, and this his top rope somersault senton. Meanwhile, Konnan is ripping up another Parka mask. Jack Evans gives Super Fly a chair shot, and then totally lies to Hijo de Tirantes about. He does it again to Chessman, and even has the chair in his hand while he's lying about it. Another chair shot to Super Fly. Ah, he had the chair because Konnan wants to give Parka a STO on it. We all learn "wants to" and "physically able to" are different things. It's not a pleasant lesson to watch, though it's partially Parka bailing on the move. Konnan lays on top of Parka for entertainment, while the other four are bawling outside the ring. Long crowd shot. Sure seems like Parka's mask is off - we can see quite a bit of the back of his head, but Hijo de Tirantes will let it go. Chair shot, and Hijo de Tirantes is appalled. Meanwhile, Teddy Hart randomly does a moonsault off the desk while holding a chair, landing on Super Fly. Teddy dropkicks Chessman to stop him from getting in. I guess Park's mask is covering his mouth, but that's about it. Teddy chokes Super Fly on on the top rope. Konnan's busted Parka open somewhere along the lines. Fly out, Chessman into take another chair shot. I didn't want Teddy and Jack to come here to do chair shots, but whatever. Teddy picks Super Fly up, drapes him across his knee, and and Jack Evans adds the moonsault legdrop for a veg-a-matic variation. Jack sets up a chair, and Konnan gives Super Fly a bad side slam. Why did he even bother? Konnan has to know he's not very good right now, right? He has to expend a lot of energy just getting back up from that. Jack gets Super Fly with a standing moonsault. Parka is down and covering his face because his mask is totally off, and Hijo de Tirantes will only tease the notDQ. Announcers are confused. I guess they can't say "That must just not beat the finish." More lame time killing brawling. Guess they cant' leave too much time for Kenzo/Ciber. Something happens with Teddy and Parka that the announcer react to, but AAA shows us a crowd shot instead. Chessman helpfully runs into Konnan's arm. Parka's left free to the outside, where he puts his mask together. Back inside, Chessman is corner whipped, but lands on his feet from Teddy's monkey flip and double clotheslines Jack and Konnan. Well, Konnan just ignores it so he can run over and get punched by Parka instead, but that was the idea. Super Fly dropkicks Teddy hard into the ropes. Fireman's carry middle rope tornillo splash. meanwhile, Chessman lifts Parka into a dropkick on Jack (who flies out of the ring) and whips him into clothesline Konnan. Super Fly suplexes Teddy, and then holds out for no reason. Parka chucks a chair at Konan, and Tirantes teases DQ, but Chessman ignores him to kick Konnan. Chessman yells at Hijo de Tirantes and picks up a chair, waiting to use it on Konnan. Konan gets out of there, and Chessman spikes the chair on the mat.

Thirteen minutes in, and they're just now regrouping for one ones. Did Parka just get another mask? The one he's wearing now is far too good shape for this far into the match. Arturo holds up one of the two destroyed masks. Jack and Super Fly in. Fly looks gasses and gets clotheslined by Teddy, but kips up right after. wristlock and springboard armdrags on Jack,. Twisting headscissors for Jack, and a dive fake. Tag to Chessman, who stands around getting people to chant on the apron at first because there's no ready to face him. Teddy and Jack are still dealing with fans on the floor, and Konnan's not going to help. Chessman flips in and waves someone to come in. Teddy comes in, as the crowd chants for Chessman. Teasing a lockup? Any time now. Teddy tries a dropkick instead, and Chessman moves. Kick, front facelock, Jack runs in but Chessman backdrops him and Superkicks him. DDT for Teddy, Chessman poses, but Jack get shim with a leg lariat. Jack charges him again, and Chessman chucks him to the floor. Thrust kick for Teddy, and he's lifted up on Teddy's shoulders - Atlántida backbreaker. One two Konnan breaks it up. Whip, Chessman ducks under and slides over to tag Parka. Konnan runs, and Jack knocks Parka down with a wheel kick. Jack with forearms, whip, Jack puts h s head down and Parka kicks him. Right and for Teddy, right for Konnan, right hand for Jack, right hand for Teddy, right for Konnan, right for Jack, right for Teddy, right for Hijo-no, he stopped before hitting the referee. DANCE. Konnan comes back in to deal with him.. Punch battle. Konnan puts on a hammerlock, but Super Fly breaks that up with a dropkick. Long crowd shot - dive gone wrong? Teddy and Chessman are in next, Chessman taking off Teddy's head with a Superkick. Chessman poses, charge Teddy and gets thrown to the apron. Teddy tries to punch him, Chessman blocks it and hurks him to the apron. Teddy fights him, and pulls of a moonsault side slam off the apron, onto the bodies of Super Fly and Jack Evans. This leaves Parka and Konnan in the ring. Parka misses a dropkick, Konnan scoops him up to slam, Parka small package one two no. Parka sunset flip - and Hijo de Tirantes is distracted by Kenzo Suzuki's music. Why don't you just count? No, he's just going tell Kenzo not to do it, as Kenzo rips off Parka's mask. That's a DQ. No Jack and Super Fly dives and that finish makes it a long 19 minutes.

Kenzo pounds Parka with many punches, and his teammates come to help Chessman and Super Fly try to cover him up, but they're beaten away. Everyone's stomped down. Replay of Teddy and Chessman's move from a couple of angles. Rudos leave, a doctor helps Parka up. He's holding his bad shoulder again.

Video Package: Mesias/Vampiro

Promo: Cibernetico and Chessman send out well wishes to Charly Manson and vow to take care of the Legion in his absence.

Match 7: Kenzo Suzuki vs Cibernetico
Plaza de Toros Palacio del Arte, Morelia, Michoacan, 05/25/08

Winner: Cibernetico
Match Time: 5:37
Other Match Notes: Kenzo enters, then Zorro gets his own entrance (as Kenzo's second) before Cibernetico turns up. Break before the match

Pepe Casas is ref. I can't put myself thru PBP for Cibernetico vs Kenzo. Cibernetico's hair is very deadlocking tonight for whatever reason. Why doesn't Cibernetico have a second? They do chain wrestling early on, so someone doesn't realize they're bad at it. Cibernetico spears Kenzo at 3:30, then turns to look at Zorro getting up on the apron. Kenzo pops to his feet, perfectly fine, and dos something - which we miss, because they had the wrong shot., What a horrible produced shot. Whatever it was, Kenzo gets the control from there. Dancing kneelift is only two. Kenzo goes all the way up, and decides to actually do it this time - flying nothing gets boots. Maybe he should've had a plan. Chessman's music plays, as Kenzo gets Cibernetico with the lamest clothesline ever. What took Chessman so long? Chessman tries to get in the ring, which takes Pepe Casas' attention. Zorro rushes into cane Cibernetico, but ends up getting Kenzo instead. Seconds are bad for you! Cibernetico Zorro puts Cibernetico in a waistlock, and then both men are lost for the next ten seconds. Embarrassingly bad. Cibernetico eventually gets Zorro with a Stunner, Kenzo with a chokeslam (quite a leap) and that's enough for the pin.

Cibernetico looks at Chessman, who was already in the ring before the finish, but is limping again and having problems walking. Chessman and Cibernetico have a big hug, so I guess they're all good. Nothing like a fractured femur to bring people together. Cibernetico and Chessman avoid kids who want to hug them and pose on the stage.

Video package and that's all.