AAA on Televisa #1005 (08/14/2011)
Recapped: 08/17/11
Previously: TNA people. Perros people.
Match 1: Mascarita Divina, Mini Charly Manson, Octagoncito vs Mini Monster Clown, Mini Murder Clown, Mini Psycho Clown
Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progresso de Guadalajara, 07/31/2011
Winner: Mini Psycho Clown
Match Time: 8:59
Rating: good
Notes: Joined with the rudos (entering) first. An outdoor venue is actually a novelty around here. Leo Riano is announcing for no discernible reason. No Arturo Rivera. Pepe Casas is ref.
Octagoncito gets a showcase to start off, then the Clowns jump Charly when he gets going. You'd think having Mini Charly around might cause people to ask about where the other Charly went to, but I guess that's not a concern. Nice flapjack into a gutbuster bit by the rudos. Rudos have a lot of spots worked, even more for a new team. Clip in the middle of the beatdown sets up Octagoncito's comeback. Murder Clown clotheslines his partners by mistake and takes a casadora bulldog. Divina and Charly returns to hit moves, and everyone but Monster and Divina. Well, “Murder” to Leo, who's failed the Clown name test. Divina gets in a casadora armdrag, and a jumping heel kick to send the Monster out. Murder beheads him with a running elbow smash. Clothesline misses, and Divina lands a plancha. Divina manages to slap around the much bigger one, and then lands a flying headscissors off a corner whip reversal. Double spin headscissors into an armdrag on Psycho gets a good reaction. Break.
Octagoncito pulls off a fireman's carry escape headscissors, and a flipping armdrag into another. Springboard headscissors says Monster out. Murder is able to stop another mini with a clothesline, but a Octagoncito manages to flip him all the way over the top rope the floor, and barley land the diving headscissors there. He almost landed head first on the ground there, that was a close call. Charly is oddly the last. He's got much simpler offense compared to his partners, but planchas Monster on the outside after a missile dropkick. Divina gets Psycho with a headscissors, and follows with with a nice moonsault. Octagon and Murder left in, Octagoncito with his thru the ropes tope con giro there. All six minis fight on the outside, técnicos bring the rudos all in, but the rudos all turning the table and dropping the técnicos with big moves in front of different corners. Top rope splashes all around, really out crowd shot, and back for the rudos all powerbombing the técnicos. What could’ve gone wrong there? People forget to kickout? Anyway, it's the finish this time.
Quein Pinta para la Corona: Guadalajara (part 1)
Mickie James promo they didn't really show before. It is a good promo, for an English promo on a Spanish language show.
Match 2: Mari Apache vs Fabi Apache and Lolita and Jennifer Blake and Mickie James and Cinthia Moreno and Sexy Star and Pimpinela Escarlata in a AAA's Reina de Reinas Tournament match
Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progresso de Guadalajara, 07/31/2011
Winner: Pimpinela Escarlata
Match Time: 10:31
Rating: bleh. Not as good as the TripleMania one.
Notes: Jen has her mixed tag belt. And a hair flip that seems borrowed from some other blonde. Sexi Star has a flag that looks rainbow colored like a gay pride flag. That can not be the explanation. Apaches enter together. Mickie James music is barely audible; that's the way I like it! She's got her TNA belt, though she almost drops it posing in the corner. Pimpi, with flowers and a coat with tails, is the last entrant and the surprise one. The rudas can not believe it. Pimpi merrily hands out roses to people at ringside. KISS LEO. KISS LEO. Pimpi goes for a kiss on Tirantes instead, but stops when threatened with ejection.
Eight way brawl to start. Women are cleared out until Fabi throws Sexi by the hair. Lolita centers back into get her with a dropkick. Cinthia dropkicks Lolita out. Mickie gets in Cinthia's face, Cinthia shoves her, Mickie's clothesline misses, Cinthia with a running – sort of half kick. I dunno, neither do they. The two struggle over a whip until Mickie gets in a back elbow. Women are in various random corners. Eight women, two in, should leave one corner for everyone else, but the rudas are in the same corner, and so are the Apaches. Cinthia pulls off a rope flip armdrag to send Mickie out, and follows with a silla, which Mickie has no idea how to take but lives. Sexi Star stomps Lolita as she comes in. Muai Thai kneelift! World's most dangerous woman right there. Lolita fights back with a headstand (/skirt dropping) headscissors. Sexi Star tries a clothesline, Lolita runs around the other side (??) and back with a headscissors that everyone lives thru. This is slightly better than last week. Lolita does a fake dive pose as the announcers send it to break.
Back live, action seems to have jumped ahead. Cinthia get a two count on a 'rana on Mari Apache, Mari tries the Atlantida and Cinthia slips out for a cradle for two. Cinthia with a sunset flip, a pause to get the legs in the right position, and then the farmer's roll. One time and a half before Cinthia runs out of stream. One – and Tirantes pulls Cinthia's hair to break it up. WHY? Why would he care? Women ignore it and keep going. Mari quickly gets the Atlantida, and that's the end of Cinthia.
Sexi Star beating up Jennifer Blade for no particular reason. Chokes and slaps and such. Cinthia gets Sexi with an armdrag, Blake back with a headscissors, and Sexi goes spinning out of the ring. Lolita tries to come in with Año armdrag, but misses and is forearmed a bit. Whip reversal spots leads to a nice Blake pumphandle powerbomb. One two three.
Jennifer celebrates, and is dropkicked by Fabi. Replay of the last finish, and back for a Fabi reverse rollup with back bridge. Tirantes counts the one two three slowly, but doesn't break up that pin.
Sexi and Mickie kick Fabi out. Replay of the last finish, then the rudas are working over Pimpi with kicks and knees. He's stomped out of the ring. Mari in, and Sexi hits her with a pump kick. Hugh. Sexi sets Mari up top and climbs up to join here. This seems like a bad idea. Sexi 'rana does not look so great, but it's better for her than a powerbomb. Mickie adds a flying silla (requiring Mari to stand right back up) and both rudas cover for the pin.
Fabi attacks both of the rudas. They grab a hold there, but Mickie accidentally kicks Sexi. Replay of the finish while action is going. Back live to see Sexi giving Fabi the spinning fisherman's suplex, and she's done too.
Pimpi in, knocking Sexi down, but slapped down by both women. Mickie James reverse DDT, Sexi bad moonsault, one two NO. Fabi is still on the apron arguing something, and Tirantes talks to her. That allows Mari to slip back in and clothesline both rudas, who take interesting bumps. Mari drops Sexi with a sit down powerbomb, and Pimpi climbs on top. Crowd approves of this one and Pimpi gets the pin.
Pimpi drops Mickie immediately with a side slam, and heads up. Missile dropkick gets Tirantes by mistake, huh. For no reason, again, Mari rushes back in and drops on Tirantes with a top rope senton con giro. He's done, anyway. Mickie slaps Pimpi around, Pimpi rallies from the crowd. Konnan is out because this finish isn't quite overbooked enough. Mickie and Pimpi continue to stall until Konnan hits Pimpi with a bat. Mickie covers, and Konnan yells for a ref. It takes quite a while, but Piero runs down and slides in. Of course, his first order of business is to tell Konnan to leave the ring, but the guy with the bat convinces Piero that he should count. And count he does – one two NO. Konnan and Mickie can't believe it. Konnan leaves the ring. Mickie argues the count, Pimpi inside cradle one two Konnan yanks Piero out of the ring and punches him in the head. Konnan and Sexi check on Tirantes. Meanwhile, Pimpi kisses Mickie, Mickie is horrified, Pimpi cradles her, and Piero slides back into make the count. Camera miss most of Piero's count, but he does get to three.
Cinthia Moreno & Lolita return to the ring to celebrate with the técnicas. Pimpi gets the belt.
Reina del Ring video
Electroshock/Metal vs Maniacos video package.
Match 3: Drago, Electroshock, Heavy Metal vs Samoa Joe, Silver Kain, Último Gladiador
Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progresso de Guadalajara, 07/31/2011
Winner: técnicos
Match Time: 9:08
Rating: eh
Notes: Ref is Piero. Jennifer is out with Samoa Joe, who pops his Impact Wrestling shirt. Drago has a scary dragon mask. Heavy Metal has his goofballs.
Drago takes care of both Maniacos by himself, crowd clip included, until a running plancha intended to knock all three over the top rope doesn’t really work. Perhaps because it's sort of impossible, by that doesn't stop them from trying. Silver dumps Drago and leaves, but Drago comes back in and faces Joe. Drago can't budge the Samoan, but is helped by Joe randomly deciding to run past Drago (maybe a missed clothesline there?) and into a stunner from Electroshock on the apron. Drago adds a missile dropkick, and Joe rolls one way and then another until he's out of the ring. That was a start. Jesus, busy wikipedia-ing as usual, tells us Samoa Joe is originally from Orange County, California. I'm sure that's factually true but, if you hadn't noticed, his name is Samoa Joe. Anyway, it's Metal's turn to get the better of Gladiador and Silver, including Metal not really selling chops until Silver slaps him in the face. Samoa kicks Metal around and poses. Crowd does not react much. Metal slide under a clothesline, Joe kicks him into the ropes anyway, and Metal ducks down as Drago throws himself out. Metal lands his through the ropes dropkick, which does not seem like what Joe was ready for there. So it goes. Break.
Electroshock's turn, highlighted by a double spear on the usual turn. Again, Joe comes in last, though is offense lasts shorter her. UG wanders into be mistakenly hit by an enziguri, Electroshock dropkick Joe out, and the rudos argue on the outside. It's not going well for them. Silver and Jennifer keep UG and Joe away from each other. Meanwhile, Lokillo comes in the ring and challenges – Gladiador? Gladiador could actually win this fight. Metal walks in to observe. UG smacks Lokillo on the head. Joe comes in, and Lokillo takes off his shirt. All three rudos stare at him until Silver just kicks the small person in the head. UG grabs Lokillo by his pants, tosses him in the rudo corner, and all four rudos (Jen included) stomp the midge. Drago, Metal, and Electroshock all seem completely unconcerned. Naynzh Rock storms in herself and pulls Jennifer off by the hair. UG grabs Rock and punches her, so Metal finally comes in and punches Gladiador. Jennifer tries a clothesline to Metal, Metal ducks it and gives her a big kiss. Drago headscissors Gladiador off the apron (random!) and follows with a nice Asai tornillo. Jennifer and Rock grab each other's hair and get out of the way as the other two rudos take care of Metal with a corner clothesline and a corner enzguiri. Electroshock watches from the apron as Silver missile dropkicks Metal off Joe’s shoulders. Electroshock watches some more as Jennifer wipes Rock's face on the mat. Electroshock finally comes in just to have a stare down with Joe. Face slap fight, Joe winning with spinning forearm. Joe forearms Electroshock as he gets up. Electroshock shaking to draw form the crowd, who is not getting into this all. Electroshock rallies with clotheslines, getting Silver as he runs back in. Jennifer comes in, is scared by Electroshock's roar, and gets kicked in the backside. Joe back up, chokeslam reversed into a (in theory) Electroshock cutter. Electro's arms weren't close to being in the right spot and it took me three tries to figure out what happened there, but whatever. Joe out, Drago on him with a tope con giro. UG planchas Electro, and Silver rushes in with a chair, but Electroshock immediately recover to dropkick his knee. Electroshock cutter on the chair, Silver King taking an inappropriate rolling bump, one two three.
Title match video package.
Match 4: Jeff Jarrett vs Dr. Wagner Jr., LA Park for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship
Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progresso de Guadalajara, 07/31/2011
Winner: Jeff Jarrett
Match Time: 16:09
Rating: okay in a few parts, but largely nothing much
Notes: Wagner has his title. Karen is with Jeff. Tirantes is ref. “The King of the Mount-Time”. I really shouldn't be making fun of how anyone pronounces anything. It is much darker than the last match.
Both rudos jump Wagner to start. Jarrett backs off quick, and gets a kiss from Karen as Park and Wagner start their usual trip around ringside. Jarrett likes having fans to taunt, spending as much time yelling at them as hitting Wagner. Karen gives Wagner a back rack, though it looks more like a back rub. Wagner chases her around into more hitting from the other two. Crowd is really not sounded strong, even for this match. They're out there, somewhere in the darkness. A rudo song makes thru louder then the chants. Rudo brings it in for more punch and choking, Karen coming in to get in her shots. Out to brawl in front of the announce desk. And in front of Marisela. Park gets his chair. Wagner brought back in for a chair shot to the back. Hey, Leo has an iPad. I would not bring an iPad to the announce desk, not during a Park/Wagner match. Karen gets another try at a back rake, and it's much more of a rake. She's improving rapidly! Park jabs Wagner a few times, Karen gives Jeff another kiss. Four minuet sin, nothing but low speed brawling. Wagner set into a light standard. Karen is handed the chair, and lightly hits Wagner twice. This seems to be clipped up. Now Karen gets to sit in the chair and taunt and slap Wagner while Park holds him. Park is getting along well with the Jarrett for not liking them last time. Loud Wagner chant doesn't last long. 5 minutes in, and Wagner makes his comeback, kicking Park way on a charge, backdropping him with accidental help From Jeff, and clothesline Jeff down. Dragon screw for Parka, screwed up missed clothesline spots with Jeff, and Wagner just rolls out and chases Karen around. Karen slips, so Wagner just stands near her until she gets back up and runs some more. Monster hands! Jarrett finally clotheslines him from behind. Break.
Back to a beatdown, though now Park actually does a Move!, spinebustering Wagner and going for the pin. Park covers, and Jarrett shoves him off. Oh, not this. Jarrett covers himself, and Park stops the count. I think they've decided they just want to hurt Wagner some more, and are not breaking up pins in an elimination match. Because that would be really stupid. Jarrett and Park find agreement – STRUT! And STRUT again! I'm happy now, and not just because I have a gif. Jarrett drapes Wagner off the apron, and Park adds a slingshot stomp to the back. Park takes a seat, and Karen gets in kicks to the midsection while Jeff keeps Wagner hanging. Park claps and gives that two thumbs up! LA Park is a great man. Park gets a US flag from the crowd (?!?!?), they bring Wagner in, and Park lays the flag over Wagner. AND THEN HE SHOVELS IMAGINARY DIRT ON TOP! Crowd does not dig this. They are wrong. Park hears a Wagner chant, and reacts to try and make it bigger. It takes a little bit. Jarrett moves the flag and covers, one two NO. One two NO. One two No. Neither Jarrett nor Park can believe this isn't it. Park kicks Wagner for not giving up. Wagner shakes to draw from the ground, but Park kicks him on the ground again. Whip, double clothesline, Wagner ducks, and Wagner is boosted into a dropkick on Jeff. Park is slow to react, but begs off from Wagner as he gets up. Wagner offs a handshake, but Wagner refuses. Camera people are framing the shot so Jeff can run in and hit Wagner from behind, but he's nowhere to be seen. Wagner off the ropes, La Park gives him a stop sign and starts slapping Wagner in the chest. Wagner tells him to hit Park hard, Park does. Wagner bends over, and Park slaps him hard in the back. STRUT. Headlock, shot off, off the ropes evasion, Wagner gives Park the stop sign, and they both spin around to look at the crowd. Wagner chest slaps and back slap. Shoulderblock and quick pinfalls. Jeff Jarrett has ceased to exist. Wagner lands the step off enziguri, covers, and there's finally Jeff to break it up. Punch to the face of the ropes, kick is caught, Jarrett begs off, and lands an enziguri. Jarrett Boston crab. Wagner won't give, isn't really moving. No one seem to think this is going to end here. Park gets up, walks over, and kicks Jarrett in the shoulder. Why? Park looks around, angry about something. Jarrett and Park argue, Park makes the belt motions. Slap fight, Park wins with a kick. Lots of crowd shots, though not really clipping. Park leaves Jarrett, grabs Wagner, whip, clothesline misses, back elbow misses, spinning kick misses, Wagner lays him out with a jumping clothesline. Wagner poses, Jarrett jumps off the middle rope at him, Wagner catches him in a choke and chokeslams him. Park covers one two – Wagner break sit up, Wagner covers one two NO, Park covers one two, Wagner pulls him off. Ah, we're into the moron portion of our match. Karen is in with a chair, yelling at Park to use it on Wagner. Well, this won't end well, and the crowd knows it. Park takes the chair but considers this for a while. Park throws down the chair – odd time for a crowd shot there – and yells at Karen. Karen backs off, right into Wagner. Wagner gabs Karen by the hair. Karen yells for Jeff, low blow kicks Wagner, and Jeff adds the stroke. Park is content to watch this one, and Jeff gets the one two three.
Crowd boos, but then goes right into rooting for LA park. Park grabs Jeff, reverse facelock elbow driver. Karen shoves Park from behind, Park turns and confronts her, Karen pushes him and shoves him again. Masked Zorro is out – Charly? Probably not Charly – with a guitar. Just as Park pulls Karen in for a powerbomb, the Masked Zorro (who is moving VERY fast, much faster than actual Zorro's been moving of late) smacks Park form behind with the guitar. Tirantes distracts himself with Wagner for no particular reason. Jeff covers LA Park, one two three.
Jarrett and a relieved/still partially terrified Karen celebrate. Dorian, Konnan, Silver King, Ultimo Gladiador, Samoa Joe walk out to celebrate. Konnan gets smacked in the face by some flying garbage (a thunderstix) and does not skip a step. That's more impressive than most of this match. Karen hangs the American flag on the ropes. Dorian gives Jeff a hug. LA Park lays in the ring recovering. Dorian welcomes everyone to his house and congratulates the champ. TNA is taking over. Samoa Joe is challenging fans to jump in the ring. They will, dude. And then you'll probably beat them up. Wagner stars to stir, so Dorian says “Guys, finish him”, and they stomp Wagner a bunch. Mesias's music starts to play – now you’re going to make the save? His hair is already half grown back, the first time we've seen him since the hair loss. Gladiador, Silver, and Joe take turns running into chair shots. Jarrett begs off, and then offers a handshake. Tirantes tries to sneak the chair away, but Mesías kicks and chairs him, then gets Jeff. LA Park is still sitting in the ring. Konnan and Dorian fled, of course. Marisela sends up and gives him a thumbs up. Mesías helps up Wagner and hugs him. They confront Park, who exchanges threatening points with them before walking off. Announcers wrap up as Konnan and Park argue on the stage (and announcers totally ignore that.)