Tag: Congress Theatre

06/03 and 06/04 Chicago lucha shows

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Three? shows this weekend in the area

Saturday, there’s a regular show at Chi-Town. It looks like the usual lineup, with Gallo Tapado Jr. and AAA’s Cassandro the guys brought in this time.

Congress has Lizmark & Canek vs Emilio and Satanico on Sunday show. Tickets are free, but they haven’t posted any other info about it – no start time, no other matches, no nothing. I would assume the same 5PM bell time as last time, but I don’t know.

Congress’s website has a banner ad (at the bottom) for a match on Saturday featuring those same four. Address is listed as 14 N 963 Route 25, East Dundee, IL 60618. That address should’ve been proofread once more; Dundee’s zip code is 60118. The bigger problem is I can’t find a map which has 14 N 963 Route 25 on it. (East Dundee is not so big that you probably couldn’t drive around and find it, though.) Wherever the show is, it’s listed as starting at 11am – though I think may just be for the festival, and not specifically the wrestling show.

Anyone going to these? I’m surely going to the Congress show, and if the times worked and I’m free, I would consider doing the double shot on Saturday if I knew how to get to various places.

If you’re involved with running either show (or are booked on the show), I’d love to have more info to pass along. I really don’t want to actually have to call people, but I just might.

OMLL shows this weekend

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Anyone see the ELL-Mex show on Sunday? I was otherwise busy.

This is the poster for this weekend’s shows…

Notice no Demon and Ark for the Saturday show.

I’m pretty sure I’m going to Congress and may check out the Saturday show.

03/26 Congress prelim lineup

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I’ve neglected to mention this all week, but Torgaman has results from the 02/24 Congress [Chicago] show w/Mil Mascaras. He notes the next Congress show is scheduled for 03/26 (SUN) with Blue Demon Jr. & Lizmark Sr. vs Satanico and El Cobarde.

Updated 02/24 Congress Lineup

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Raul Cruz has an updated lineup. Yay Raul.

ELL-MEX (SUN) 02/24 Congress Chicago Lineup
1) Siulenta Azul vs ?
2) Lupillo & Mini Charlie Manson vs Guerrerito del Futuro & Tyme Page
3) SWAT Kat vs Coco Negro [no holds barred]
4) Pantera, Atomo, Principe Unlimted vs Mascara de Jade, Lucifer, ??
5) Mil Mascaras & Mascara Sagrada vs Villano III & Rey Misterio Sr.

Doors open at 6.

Felino is off, due to a Japan tour – that’s the same day as the scheduled NJPW Bangladesh shows and there was some talk about CMLL guys working on those shows, but those shows may be off now, so – I dunno. Could mean any number of things.

The SWAT Kat/Coco Negro follows up the same match from months ago, right? And sorta of the trios from the last run. I kinda would have to be really bored and/or in the city already to go to show. The semimain could be real fun with those tecnicos and other rudos, but I don’t know if it’s a good combo, and if you’re looking for a exciting match, you shouldn’t look at the main event.

Next Congress Show

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According to luchafan on CPW (worthwhile read just for the debate about Pantera – maybe it’s one of the Tigres we’re confused with here?), the next Congress show is scheduled for 02/24. I dare not guess what time the show might start – their website hasn’t updated with it yet.

Main is still Mil Mascaras, Mascara Sagrada, Felino vs Pantera, Villano III, Rey Mysterio Sr. (or other some combination). It’s a Friday night and I’m not completely ruling out going because of it, but this’ll be the Mil show (and be billed as “Mil’s last trip to Chicago!”), and last time I saw Mil (in Aurora), he was wrestling exactly how you’d expect a 60+ year old luchador who only needs to live off his name would wrestle. Felino can go and did go when I saw him in Aurora and I think there could be some fun sequences here, but it’s not enough to get me going.

I think the show will draw pretty good, because it’s Mil first show in Congress (I think – nagging suspicion I’m forgetting something) and he’s still a Name, but because I’m a fan of what I’m a fan of, I’d be much more hyped about any random combination of six CMLL undercarders than this.

(this is post 4 on the day, by the way. We may hit six or seven!)

01/29 Congress Theatre: Dr. Wagner, LA Park, Mistico, Rey Bucanero

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Results:
3) Coco Negro, Coco Verde, Guerrerito del Futuro b Lupillo, Rayo Lazer, SWAT Kat vs
4) Atomo, Piloto Suicida b Aguila de America, Shamu Jr.
(I think – can’t remember.)
5) LA Park, Mistico DQ Dr. Wagner Jr., Rey Bucanero
(same finish as last night)

Full house. More details later today if I have time; I’m sure they’ll be plenty of posts on the ChiPro Wrestling board.