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11/26, 11/29 IWRG Results (Pantera, Rayo anniversary shows)

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IWRG (THU) 11/26 Arena Naucalpan [@gladiatores, Al Filo del Ring]
1) Comando Negro b Dinamita Kid
2) Eragon & Miss Gaviota b Carta Brava Jr. & Vampiro Metálico
3) Exodia, Pendulo, Ultramán Jr. b Dr. Cerebro, Gringo Loco, Oficial Fierro
4) Bushi b Avisman [IWRG LIGHT]
5) Angelico, Pantera, Super Porky b Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Oficial 911

Pantera was honored. Bushi is the new champion, and I guess this means he’s sticking around for quite a while longer. (On the other hand, it is an IWR title.) The tercera sets up a title match, improbably.

IWRG (SUN) 11/29 Arena Naucalpan [EdR, al filo del ring (video)]
1) Carta Brava b Bestia Magnifica
2) Epidemia & Fantasma de la Ópera b Eragon & Tortugillo
3) Ultramán Jr. b Bobby Lee Jr. [#1 Contenders, IWRG IC WELTER]
4) Jack & Oficial 911 b Freelance & Oficial Fierro [relevos suicidas]
5) Oficial Fierro b Freelance [hair]
6) Angelico, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Scorpio Jr. b Oficial 911, Tóxico, Tóxico DF

No Jr. Capos, no Hijo dell Lizmark (Scorpio may be an upgrade, but I Can Not Believe Hijo del Lizmark Did Not Show Up For This Show.) Rayo’s team lost the first fall in his anniversary match, but rallied back to win two and three.

Oficial Fierro hurt an arm in the end of the relevos match, so Freelance went to work on it during their heads up match (oddly 3 falls.) Freelance took the first, got DQed for excessive violence towards the arm in the second, and got rolled up for a pin to lose, though his shoulders weren’t actually done. Freelance takes the hair cut he seemed headed to before he got hurt in early October.

Ultraman gets a shot at Fuerza Guerrera, though apparently not this upcoming week.

IWRG (THU) 12/03 Arena Naucalpan
2) Cometa De Fuego vs Dinamita Kid
3) Chico Che, Gemelo Fantastico I, Gemelo Fantastico II vs Hijo del Signo, Maldito Jr., Samoth
4) Freelance, Pantera, Zatura vs El Hijo del Diablo, Gringo Loco, Xibalba
5) Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro vs Exodia, Pendulo, Ultramán Jr. [EdM Trios]

Seems like the bar was low to earn that title shot. Pantera appears to be sticking around.

IWRG (SUN) 12/06 Arena Naucalpan
3) Bushi, Freelance, Suicida vs Cerebro Negro, Fantasma de la Ópera, Gringo Loco
4) Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro vs Histeria, Psicosis, Tóxico
5) El Alebrije, Hijo del Lizmark, Super Porky vs Hijo del Cien Caras, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Pirata Morgan

No idea if the Jr. Capos are still on, but that’s the schedule. Fourth match sure seems like a telegraphed title match. TV deal must be going well if they’re paying to bring these guys in.

05/30: Coliseo, Mistico’s doctor concerned, AAA in Japan, Villanos

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CMLL (TUE) 05/29 Arena Coliseo [cmll]
1) Mini Olimpico & Ultimo Dragoncito b Mini Damian 666 & Mini Halloween
2) Sensei, Stuka Jr., Tony Rivera b Caligula, Hooligan, Messala
3) Felino, Mascara Purpura, Mictlan b Euforia, Loco Max, Nosferatu
4) Heavy Metal, Maximo, Rey Bucanero DQ Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) Ultimo Guerrero b Volador Jr.

That’s Euforia and Nosferatu’s first loss as a CMLL team, assuming I’m reading the results right. I’m doubting myself, because they just kinda loss, though it was more about Loco Max here. Ultimo beat Voldor clean, Averno fouled Maximo for being Maximo.

Radio Formula has an interview with Mistico’s doctor. The doctor, Mario Garcia Orozco, is concerned, because Mistico was to rest another week, and skipped a checkup because he had to make a booking. Orozco says Mistico’s left shoulder is 75%.

AAA NOAH (MON) 09/03 Tokyo Differ Ariake [Mario Rivero @ box y lucha]
1) Mascarita Sagrada, Octagoncito vs Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Histeria
2) Fabi Apache, El Apache, Pimpinela Escarlata vs Cassandro, ? (NOAH), ? (OZ ACADEMY)
3) Super Fly, Laredo Kid, Pegasso vs ?, ?, ? (3 NOAH Juniors)
4) Abismo Negro, Mr. Niebla, Histeria, Antifaz vs Juventued Guerrera, Joe Lider, Crazy Boy, Ricky Marvin
5) Cibernetico, Chessman, Charly Manson vs KENTA, Taiji Ishimori, Marafuji

Lineup subject to change! This would just be one event as part of a tour, I think. Mini Histeria is Rocky Marvin according to this thread.

Ovaciones has an interview with the Villanos. They’re teasing a Villano III/Atlantis rematch or Atlantis taking on one of the other Villanos in a mask match, but I presume it’s just a tease to give them an instant issue while they’re in. It’s better off it’s just a tease, you don’t want to go back seven years later.

Ovaciones notes Lizmark Jr. is the third masked member of Perros del Mal, joining Blue Demon and Canek. When was Canek in the group? I don’t recall this at all.

indy (THU) 06/14 Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez Moreno Casas Geo [El Sol De Tijuana]
1) Hijo del Santo, Latin Lover, Tinieblas vs Fuerza Guerrera, Sangre Chicana, Tornado Negro

Atlas News has a video interview with Lourdes Grobet about her lucha libre photography exhibition in Madrid.

El Hijo de Santo talks to La Jornada de Oriente about the Santo biography.

Some of the Toryumon Mexico guys, who otherwise have seemed to drop off our radar lately, worked in Canada over the weekend (as previously posted in the comments, but I might as well put it here too.)

UWA Canada (SAT) 05/26 St. John’s Hall, Missauga, Ontario
1) Dan Paysa b Oscar Hanaoka
2) Passion Hasegawa b Larry Sweeny
3) Hiromi Horiguchi b Arik Cannnon
4) Chris Sabin b Sonjay Dutt and Brian Lee (Not That One)
5) Claudio Castiagnoli b Toshiya Matsuzaki
6) Lionel Knight b Amigo Suzuki [UWA CANADA LH]
8) Jushin Liger & Puma b Kazuchida Okara & Ultimo Dragon

UWA Canada (SAT) 05/26 St. John’s Hall, Missauga, Ontario
1) Sonjay Dutt b Rascal Matsuzaki
2) Dan Paysan b Passion Hasegawa
3) M-Dogg 20 b Brian Lee
4) Amigo Suzuki b Arik Cannon
5) Derek Wylde b Oscar Hanaoka and Puma
6) Hiromi Horiguchi b Lionel Knight [UWA CANADA LH]
7) Josh Prohibition b Kazuchida Okara
8) Jushin Liger & Ultimo Dragon b Chris Sabin & Alex Shelly

Yea, I had to write “UWA CANADA” just so no one was reading quick and thought these were odd shows for Canek to be headlining. Is it just me, or was there supposed to be a Ohara/Sabin NWA Welterweight match on one of these cards? Ohara’s didn’t appear, so I guess it’s him – hurt or missing?

CHIKARA () 05/26 Hellertown, PA
6) Pantera, Lince Dorado b Larry Sweeney, Claudio Castagnoli

CHIKARA () 05/27 ECW Arena
4) Lince Dorado, Pantera, Player Uno b Ice Cream Jr., Hijo de Ice Cream, Mitch Ryder

Arkangel was supposed to work both these shows, and missed his flight.

Easiest guess on Cibernetico’s surprise tonight at the AAA taping is La Parka Jr., now out of a sling.

CMLL on FSE #9 (10/08/06)

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(taped 10/01/06)

A full hour! Imagine that.

As I note in the recap, this was Warrior’s first (TV) match without the mask, and this is the first time I’ve seen Pantera wrestle without the mask. You could not give more opposite impressions – Warrior has an aura, Pantera is just a guy in cat pants.

Pantera seemed like as good worker as always, but it loses something when he just looks like a guy off the street. He didn’t communicate with his facial expressions; he seemed the same as he would if he was doing this in an empty arena as a training exercise.

Warrior did a great job of adapting to his new set up right away – he had the hair style planned, and he’s been working hard on tinkering and adjusting his look. As I write this, we’re about 9 months out from when he lost his mask, and he’s stopped fighting Mistico every show (though there’s still a lot of that), yet he still seems at that same star level (or the segunda on Dos Leyendas wouldn’t have been a big surprise). I think figuring out a unique star look has played a big part in his success. He deserves credit for seizing on his opportunity.

Opener was fun – Sangre, Virus, and pants ripping can do that. Main event would’ve been remembered fonder if it was seen before the three straight months of matches with similar finishes, instead of after. We’ve had enough of a break from it, I’m no longer immediately tuning out when Warrior and Mistico are in the same ring, so that’s progress.

There will be no recap for #10 – it’s not on my DVDs.

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!)