CMLL
CMLL (MON) 10/30/2023 Arena Puebla [El Sol de Puebla, Mano A Mano]
1) Mayahuel & Shitara b Astoreth & Diablita Roja 
2) Enigmática, La Pantera (Jalisco), Lady Amazona b Hella, La Maligna, La Vaquerita
3) Centinela (Jalisco), Hera, Olympia b Adira (Jalisco), Lady Metal, Persephone
the Mexican army appeared to celebrate (army member) Centinela before her match.
4) Makoto, Skadi, Tessa Blanchard b Amapola, Andrómeda, La Metálica
Skadi replaced Mei Suruga (illness)
5) Dark Silueta, La Jarochita, Reyna Isis b La Catalina, Stephanie Vaquer, Zeuxis [Relevos Increíbles]
The attendance looks pretty solid for this show (and it got more meida
Mei Suruga missed this show, Sunday’s show, and the Tuesday show. She’s said to be out of action due to mild food poisoning. She’s scheduled for another match on Saturday and is still on the lineup at this point.
CMLL (TUE) 10/31/2023 Arena México [CMLL, thecubsfan]
***Dia del Muertos, 2023***
1) Inquisidor & Sangre Imperial b Astral & Robin 
2) La Vaquerita & Skadi b Metálica & Tiffany
3) Panterita del Ring, Star Black, Valiente b Felino, Hechicero, Misterioso Jr.
4) Gran Guerrero b Disturbio, Zandokan, Esfinge, El Coyote, Guerrero Maya Jr., Magnus, Akuma, Averno, Bárbaro Cavernario, Virus [Rey del Inframundo, semifinal]
order of elimination: Disturbio (by Akuma), Coyote (Magnus), Zandokan (Averno), Sagrado (Guerrero Maya), Mangus (Virus), Akuma (Cavernario), Maya (Esfinge), Esfinge (Gran Guerrero), Virus (Averno), Averno (Gran Guerrero), and Gran Guerrero (Barabro Cavernario)
5) Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, Templario b Blue Panther, Máscara Dorada, Octagón
straight falls, the last when Angel de Oro unmasked Dorada and rolled him up, setting up a singles match next week.
Both Angel de Oro/Mascara Dorada and Cavernario/Stuka Jr. sound good. The cibernetico was generally good but finished with two messed up spots, Gran Guerrero not really being where Cavernario expected him. Gran Guerrero was taken away on a stretcher with no other obvious injury, so maybe they were taking precautions for a concussion.
CMLL (TUE) 10/31/2023 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Arena Coliseo Guadaljara, Mas Lucha]
1) Atenea, Estrella Maldad, Yemaya b Frida, Luna, Xenna
2) Diabilita Roja, Estrellita Mágica, Lady Metal b Gema Andrade, Miss Guerrera, Misteriosa
Puebla vs Laguna
3) Adira, Dulce Kitty, Náutica b La Pantera, Nexy, Universys
4) Alondra, Andrómeda, Lady Shadow b Centinela, Lady Amazona, Magia Azul
GDL vs Laguna
5) Hera, Olympia, Sexy Sol vs La Maligna, Quimera, Valkiria
6) La Catalina, Persephone, Tessa Blanchard, Zeuxis b Dark Silueta, La Jarochita, Makoto, Reyna Isis
Attendance seemed solid for the two women’s shows. It was also up noticeably for the first Dia del Muertos show in Arena Mexico.
CMLL Informa has
- Rey del Inframundo: Stuka Jr., Barbaro Cavernario
- Saturday Coliseo Dia del Muertos: Águila Solitaria, Pantera, Solar, Felino, Negro Satánico, Mini Tigre Blanco
- vs Mascara Dorada next Tuesday: Angel de Oro
- I’m not really sure: Virus & Niebla Roja
Titan & Bushi are among a mass of teams at 5-3 in NJPW’s Super Junior Tag League, going into their final day match against the already eliminated YOH & Musashi. They need a couple of matches to go their way to finish top two, but so does pretty much everyone.
CMLL posted highlights of Robbie X versus Titan and Mascara Dorada versus Wild Boar. That’s the first time they’ve posted RevPro clips; I’m not even sure they’ve opted NJPW ones before. Michael Oku versus Hechicero was the best CMLL match match in RevPro but that’s also the one a CMLL wrestler lost, so maybe that’s why it’s not included.
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara will hold a free show on 11/13. It’s being done to support the local CRIT children’s rehabilitation hospital. Admission if free, but they’ll have giant “piggy banks” at the arena and around Guadalajara to raise money.
El Sol de Leon highlights an upcoming (11/27) spot show in town around Gallero and Rayo Metalico returning home. Gallero mostly wrestles in Guadalajara, and Metalico mostly is a Puebla wrestler.
AAA
Pagano left Saturday’s Arena Neza show with a shoulder injury. There is a story going this is a serious injury, one which might keep Pagano out for a while. Neither Pagano nor AAA has said anything more. Pagano’s schedule to team with Psycho Clown against Sam Adonis & Texano in the main event of Guerra de Titanes in Juarez.
AAA’s running social media promos building up matches to the 11/03 Luchatitlan show. It’s notable because there’s rarely promos building up AAA TV matches. This show seems very important to 11/03.
IWRG
IWRG (THU) 11/02/2023 Arena Naucalpan
***Castillo del Terror, 2023***
1) ? vs ??
2) Keyra vs Mary Caporal, Lady Maravilla, Diosa Quetzal, Lolita
3) Cerebro Negro & Cerebro Negro Jr. © vs León Dorado & Mr. Leo [IWRG IC TAG]
fourth defense
4) Hell Boy © vs Toxin, Aramis, Noisy Boy, Bobby Lee Jr., Hijo de Canis Lupus [IWRG MEXICO]
fourth defense
5) Diva Salvaje, Estrella Divina, Jessy Ventura, Mamba vs Gizelle, Hijo De Bobby Lee, Hijo del Fishman, Rey Espectro
6) Galeno del Mal © vs Ivan Rokov, DMT Azul, Hijo del Pirata Morgan [IWRG IC HEAVY]
2nd defense
7) Sádika vs Bengalee, Hijo de Pandemónium, Pandemónium Jr., Gran Pandemónium, Satania, Relámpago, Spider Fly, Pig Destroyer, Pig Decapitador, Pig Pool, Pig Destructor, Águila Roja, Sagitarius, Amazonika, Tonalli [cage, mask]
I almost forgot IWRG already released this lineup. This is a Mas Lucha premium show. There are so many muli person matches for no real reason, but this show always draws well and will probably do so again. Commentary seemed to indicate match four is now a ladder match. Diosa Quetzal is the IWRG Women’s championship and this is her first match here since February, said to be due to injuries.
Shocko is said to be out a few days after a injury bit on Sunday. This seemed like a worked injury but I can’t say I was paying too much attention.
Big Lucha
I’ve caught up with the two parts of “Face 2 Face” and last Friday’s Big Lucha World. I thought the Big Lucha World episode was actually the best of the three. Big Taotao is a nice new addition, and looked impressive against Ryu Orochi. Atomico Jr. continues to look the best of the guys who don’t have a set role on the show, match up well with Radioactivo. The Tirano & Potro de Oro versus Action Jackson & Black Andromeda match was better than the Andromeda/Potro de Oro singles match, I thought.
Face 2 Face was fine, just nothing stood out positively and there were a couple things that were good. Potro de Oro and Black Andromeda worked hard to make something of their title match and the crowd that was there was into it, but it just was a little off at times for me. (This was also noticeably the smallest crowd for a Big Lucha show in some time.) Texano & Super Nova versus Radioactivo & Cometa Maya was a good professional match that fell a little short of something I’d recommend you’d go out of your way to see. Hell Flyers versus random Juniors was better than I thought it’d be; the Juniors were more giving than might be expected.
The third part is due this week. There’s also another Big Lucha World
Big Lucha World (FRI) 11/03/2023 Arena Big Lucha, Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal
1) Morfosis vs Ryu Orochi
2) Helios vs ?
3) Elipse, Orbita, Vengador vs Payaso I, Payaso II, Payaso III
I thought those logos on the poster where were there show was being filmed, but they appear to be sponsors; these are all in airing from the gym. Not sure which Payasos these are.
Other News
AEW announced Hijo del Vikingo vs Komander vs Penta for this Friday’s Rampage. No titles on the line.
Box y Lucha #3573 has a lot of CMLL headlines.
Octagon helped open a new gym in Lerna, Coahuila.
RIOT says they’ve sold out their 12/09 show already.
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