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IWRG (SUN) 02/07 Arena Naucalpan [Al Filo del Ring]
1) Alan Extreme b Imperial
2) Eragon & Eros b Avisman & Hijo del Signo
3) Chico Che, el Ángel, Hijo del Pantera b Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Trauma I, Trauma II
4) Máscara Año 2000, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Veneno b Angelico, Pantera, Rayman
5) Black Terry L El Hijo del Diablo, Gringo Loco, Dr. Cerebro [cage, hair]

Everyone but Black Terry bled in the cage. Gringo Loco was first our, Dr. Cerebro was next, and Hijo del Diablo gave Black Terry a martinete before escaping. A fan was so angry about this, they attacked Gringo Loco on the outside before security got involved.

An article for an AAA show on 02/28 includes a surprise luchador from CMLL (Black Warrior), as well as Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. Maybe Wagner really did resign with AAA, in exchange for his son being picked up?

AAA says their next taping is 02/18 in Toluca. That show will air in Mexico the same weekend as these Black Warrior appearances, so it would make sense for him to be on TV by then. After Toluca, AAA needs two more TV tapings to make it to Rey de Reyes.

AAA catches up with Tiffany. It’s kind of like a “where are they now?” interview, except the answer is “still on the roster, just not on TV.”

Atlantis says his team won the tournament because of their positive mindset.

Fuego en el Ring talks to Guadalajara wrestlers Magnum & Samuray, who want to have a match against each other after their many failures as a team.

TabascoHoy has a two page foldout story on Perros del Mal (page 2) local show. Don’t seem a number, but it looks like they drew pretty well. Sure a lot of football gimmicks for a show going on against the Super Bowl.

Record reprints the article from their magazine about Lluvia’s internet cafe.

The Gladiatores has photos and video of the press conference for the new Santo book

DJ Spectro has a El Cobarde biography.

Kcidis illustrates the new Mistico.

Box Y Lucha has a Villano III column on being in charge of a show, and why you should not let Villano IV run the dessert stand.

On flickr, there’s a cool mask data visualization poster, matching up who lost their mask to whom, and who teamed with whom. There seems to more lucha visualizations concepts on his website.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update and Alfredo on 01/22 CMLL. I like the idea of adding more places if they run the national tournament agian next year. The more regions (and the less forced teams), the better.

Lineups

indy (TUE) 02/09 Arena Coliseo Monterrey
1) Principe Leo vs Diamante Negro
2) Ángel Espacial & Infinito vs Gian Carlo & Solovino
3) Pulpo & Zodiaco vs Bello Rubi & Koko Viper
4) Gato Fantasma & Hijo del Ninja vs Lover Boy & Simbolo
5) Orlando Santa Cruz, Rambo, Silver Star vs Furor, Hijo del Cien Caras, Pierko el Boricua

CMLL (SUN) 02/14 Arena Mexico
1) Camaleón & Trueno vs Camorra & Semental
2) Dalis la Caribeña, Estrella Mágica, Marcela vs Hiroka, Yezca, Zeuxis
3) Máscara Dorada, Metro, Sagrado vs Dragon Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
4) Blue Panther, Strong Man, Toscano vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) Hijo del Fantasma vs Negro Casas [CMLL MIDDLE]

New lineup because of the title match; they got rid of one match instead of going to six.

Perros (SAT) 02/20 Centro Civico de Ecatepec
1) ? vs ??
2) Cósmico & Konami vs Black Fire & Mr. Aguilita
3) ?, Celestial, Oriental vs Histeria II, Pesadilla, Ragde
4) X-Fly vs Charly Manson [MEX HEAVY]
5) Blue Demon Jr., LA Park, Super Crazy vs el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Halloween, Mr. Águila

Next TV taping for them. Since they probably won’t be turning this around in two days, this date means they’ll need to get three weeks out of the previous taping. Kind of a surprise they’re not running six matches here too, so every taping can last three weeks.

Note the DTU guys in the tercera.

CMLL (SUN) 02/07 Arena Coliseo [Ovaciones]
1) Cholo & Zayco b Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II
2) Delta, Metálico, Starman b Disturbio, Puma King, Tiger Kid
3) Ángel Azteca Jr., Fabián el Gitano, Guerrero Maya Jr. b Arkangel de la Muerte, Nitro, Skándalo
4) Rush, Stuka Jr., Valiente b Dragon Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Shigeo Okumura
5) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas b Hijo del Fantasma, La Sombra, Sagrado
6) Brazo de Plata, Héctor Garza, Místico b Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero

Mistico did not get along with his teammates. Hector replaced Strong Man, which surely did not help. Mistico didn’t really get along with the rudos either, fouling Atlantis for the win. Mistico seems less a rudo and more a lone wolf.

Peste Negra swept the semimain, and Negro demanded a shot at Fantasma’s middleweight title. Not sure if it’ll be this week or next.

Fourth match was said to be best match on the show.

CMLL (SUN) 02/07 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Templario b Nocturno
2) In Memoria b El Divino
3) Drago & Ebola b Magnum & Samurai
4) Gallo & Metal Blanco b Neutrón & Palacio Negro
5) Ángel de Oro & Ángel de Plata b Euforia & Pólvora
6) La Máscara, Máscara Dorada, Toscano DQ Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto

Mephisto yanked Dorada’s mask for the DQ.

Undercard was a bit changed, but made sense – the fourth match was a rematch from the previous week. Gallo & Metal Blanco had unified masks; if only there were tag team champs for them to challenge. Magnum & Samurai did not get along/lost again.

Ovaciones also had an interview with Atlantis, who said he’s not close to retiring; he’ll think about it in twenty more years.

IWRG (THU) 02/04 Arena Naucalpan [SL #350]
1) Máscara Magnífica & Volaris b Epidemia & Flama Infernal
2) Comando Negro & Keshin Black b Brazo de Platino & Brazo Metalico
3) Dr. Cerebro, Hijo del Pantera, Trauma II b Hijo del Signo, Eros, Gringo Loco, Black Terry, Samoth, Trauma I, Dinamic Black, Maldito Jr., Imperial, Bombero Infernal, Guizmo, Avisman, Alan Extreme [Copa High Power]
4) Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro b Angelico, Pantera, Solar I

You who have watched the youtube channel know these results much better than I. Reading the results, it looks like Hijo del Pantera won it for the veterans team by pinning the last rookie (Hijo del Signo.) Pantera gets credited for winning the whole thing, even though Trauma and Cerebro were also alive. Signo, Trauma, and Cerebro all stomped down Hijo del Pantera after the match. The only noted angle was Terry & Gringo not getting along on the same time, and being pinned at the same time as a result.

SuperLuchas says Friday’s Arena Mexico show drew over 10K, the biggest draw since the anniversary show. I think next week will top it.

Estrella del Ring has an interview with indy wrestler Halcon del Averno

Des De Ringside talks to Johnny Villalobos. I do not recall him being in ECW.

Milenio writes about a man who is undertaker by day, luchador by night.. No, not that one.

Cesar takes a look at this week’s lineups.

DJ Spectro looks back at Boxers vs Wrestlers and notes Rubi Gardenia was the loser in Tijuana’s cage/hair match on Friday (with Park, Mascara Sagrada, Demon and winner Starboy.)

Cronicas Y Leyendas has pieces on Blue Demon defeating Cavernario Galindo in 1954 when the wild man got himself DQed in the third fall, Dos Caras defeating Canek in 1992, and on El Solitario

SuperLuchas has #350 Mistico rudo

Box Y Lucha #2960 has Wagner wanting Mesias’ hair (which clearly isn’t going to happen, but then Wagner can say Mesias is scared.) There’s a tease of Wagner saying he’s staying at AAA, though I’m not sure I believe that more the headline (except, where else can he go at this point?)

Segunda Caida is speeding thru the 2010 IWRG: 01/10 (Cerebro/Bushi), 01/14 (Traumas vs Zatura/Suicida), and 01/21 (Angelico/Navarro).

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Lineups

CMLL (TUE) 02/09 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Meteoro vs Relampago
2) Thunder Boy & Virgo vs Acertijo & Infierno
3) Astaroth & Gallo vs Exterminador & Malefico
4) Ángel Azteca, Ángel de Oro, Ángel de Plata vs Cancerbero, Euforia, Pólvora
5) Strong Man & Toscano vs Mr. Niebla & Rey Bucanero

Long night for Bucanero.

IWRG (THU) 02/11 Arena Naucalpan
1) Volaris vs Comando Negro
2) Brazo Metalico & Eros vs Alan Extreme & Avisman
3) Maldito Jr. & Samoth vs Trauma I & Trauma II
4) Hijo del Pantera, Pantera, Zatura vs Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro, Hijo del Signo
5) Angelico, Super Porky, Ultramán Jr. vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro

I guess they’re going somewhere with Angelico vs the Oficials?

IWRG (SUN) 02/14 Arena Naucalpan
1) Eros & Imperial vs Avisman & King Drako
2) Eragon, Hijo del Pantera, Pendulo vs El Hijo del Diablo, Gringo Loco, Hijo del Signo
3) Angelico, Bobby Lee Jr., Rayman vs Histeria II, Psicosis II, Veneno
4) Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan vs Máscara Año 2000 & Máscara Año 2000 Jr.

At least now, the finish of the Piratas/Morgan tag team block makes some sense.

CMLL (SUN) 02/14 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Diamante & Starman vs Hooligan & Nitro
2) Eléctrico, Mascarita Dorada, Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito
3) La Máscara, Rouge, Valiente vs Atlantis, Shigeo Okumura, Último Guerrero
4) Brazo de Plata, La Sombra, Máximo vs Felino, Mr. Niebla, Rey Bucanero
5) Místico vs Volador Jr.

Who are they running against here? This is clearly a special lineup. First appearance of Mistico as a rudo outside Arena Mexico.

CMLL (FRI) 02/05 Arena Mexico [SuperLuchas]
1) Leono & Tony Rivera b Durango Kid & Inquisidor
2) Hiroka, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sujei b Estrella Mágica, Lluvia, Marcela
3) Hijo del Fantasma DQ Rey Bucanero [lightning]
4) Blue Panther, Héctor Garza, Shocker b Averno, Mephisto, Terrible
5) Atlantis & Máscara Dorada b La Máscara & Negro Casas [natl pi, final]
6) Volador Jr. b Místico

Mistico was more aggressive in this match than Sunday. Mistico jumped Volador before the match, and ripped up that mask, getting DQed in the first fall. A fan (?) threw Volador a new mask, and Mistico ripped that one up. Someone sent a third Volador masks out from the back, and Mistico tore that one up too. Mistico ended up tossing his own mask to Volador, behind the ref’s back, to draw a DQ win in the second fall, tying it up. Crowd actually seemed to get behind Mistico in the third fall; Cesar notes that there were a lot more Volador items being bought before the show, but Mistico still came off as the better luchador when it counted. Mistico tried La Mistica, Volador escaped, Volador tried La Mistica, Mistico did NOT escape. Volador beat Mistico with his own hold, and will get a title match (MEX LH) next week in a rematch. And whatever angle they might have wanted to run this week, maybe they’ll run it next week.

If you count Sunday’s finish, Mistico and Voaldor now tied 1-1.

The Guadalajara duo of Atlantis & Mascara Dorada defeated the crowd favorites from DF, Negro Casas & La Mascara. It was a technical match, to set it up the main event as a strong contrast. DF took the first, GDL took the last two (Atlantida on Negro, La Mascara counted after a Dorada dive.) The top matches were over 20 minutes long. This tournament seems to have been a pretty strong success (especially for an ultimately meaningless mid-winter tournament), and it should be back next year for DF to get their win.

Bucanero was DQed for pulling Fantasma’s mask.

Rudas won their match in straight falls.

More Santo: ESTO (where we oddly learn Pompin’s real name and luchador name), Record (where Santo teases a new movie), ESTO again (where Santo explains it’ll actually be a series of 3 films – one on El Santo, one on el Hijo del Santo, and one on his son.)

DJ Spectro has video of El Snato vs Espanto I from 1963

Hijo del Perro Aguayo says he wants to face Park, Demon and Santo in a mask match, because his hair will grow back if he loses, but masks do not. Smart man.

Segunda Caida checks on IWRG 01/03/10

Lineups

CMLL (TUE) 02/09 Arena Mexico
1) Bengala & Principe vs Cholo & Zayco
2) Astro Boy, Metálico, Sensei vs Dr. X, Puma King, Tiger Kid
3) Pegasso, Rey Cometa, Rush vs Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max, Skándalo
4) Blue Panther, Fuego, Metro vs Raciel, Shigeo Okumura, Virus
5) Máscara Dorada, Sagrado, Shocker vs Terrible, Texano Jr., Vangelis

Nothing ongoing here with Felino/Sombra done.

CMLL (FRI) 02/12 Arena Mexico
1) Delta & Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Disturbio & Inquisidor
2) Bam Bam, Bracito de Oro, Fantasy vs Pequeño Universo 2000, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior
3) Stuka Jr. vs Virus [lightning]
4) Hijo del Fantasma, Máximo, Valiente vs Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero
5) Brazo de Plata, La Sombra, Strong Man vs Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas
6) Místico vs Volador Jr. [MEX LH]

Looks like a comedy semimain to set up a serious main event. Bucanero/Fantasma may be ongoing.

CMLL (SUN) 02/14 Arena Mexico
1) Camaleón & Trueno vs Camorra & Semental
2) Dalis la Caribeña, Estrella Mágica, Marcela vs Hiroka, Yezca, Zeuxis
3) Máscara Dorada, Metro, Sagrado vs Dragon Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
4) Blue Panther, Strong Man, Toscano vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) Hijo del Fantasma, Sagrado, Shocker vs Negro Casas, Texano Jr., Último Guerrero

And Negro Casas/Fantasma still aren’t at a title match. This is the scheduled Fan Appreciation show.

indy (TUE) 02/02 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [RFC]
1) Ángel Espacial b Black Poison
2) Gian Carlo & Solovino b Gemelo Muerte I & Gemelo Muerte II
3) Coliseo 2000 & Pulpo b Koko Viper & Pulpo Negro
4) Angel Dorado Jr. & Sky b Lover Boy & Simbolo [AAA NORTH TAG]
5) Furor b Hijo del Ninja [FILL LH]

Furor won the vacant title, while Dorado and Sky held on theirs.

Arena Mexico previews:

• El Sol del Cuernavaca
• Ovaciones
• Notimex
• ESTO

Tonight’s Lineup

CMLL (FRI) 02/05 Arena Mexico
1) Leono & Tony Rivera vs Durango Kid & Inquisidor
2) Estrella Mágica, Lluvia, Marcela vs Hiroka, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sujei
3) Hijo del Fantasma vs Rey Bucanero [lightning]
4) Blue Panther, Héctor Garza, Shocker vs Averno, Mephisto, Terrible
5) Atlantis & Máscara Dorada vs La Máscara & Negro Casas [natl pi, final]
6) Místico vs Volador Jr.

The luchablog research department put together a list of all known previous Mistico vs Volador matches

8/20/2004   Arena Mexico               El Hijo Del Santo & Místico b Atlantis & Volador Jr. [Gran Alternativa, semifinal]
7/10/2005   Gimnasio Nuevo Leon	       Super Parka & Volador Jr. vs el Hijo del Perro Aguayo & Místico [Relevos Increíbles]
6/4/2008    Auditorio Miguel Barragan  Místico & Último Guerrero b Dr. Wagner Jr. & Volador Jr. [Relevos Increíbles]
12/18/2008  Arena Monterrey            Averno, Misterioso II, Volador Jr. b Místico, Rey Hechicero, Sangre Azteca [semifinal]
1/22/2010   Arena Mexico               Averno & Místico b Terrible & Volador Jr. [natl pi, quarterfinal]
1/31/2010   Arena Mexico               Atlantis, Místico, Último Guerrero b Máximo, Mr. Niebla, Volador Jr. [Relevos Increíbles]

It’s been 5 years, 6 months and 17 days since Mistico (& Santo) beat Volador & Atlantis to win the 2004 Gran Alternativa, the event that set up Mistico as the future star of the company. Depending on how you look at it, either that date, or Mistico’s debut, or the 1/1/2005 match where he beat Averno for his first title (and moved from “future star” to “star”) is the start of the Era Of Mistico in CMLL. Mistico will still be on top of CMLL at the end of the night, but it may also be a totally different era.

I’ve heard people guess that tonight’s main event will end with Mistico officially joining the rudos, or with Volador swerving everyone and ending up wiht Hijos del Averno. I could see them both being friends again after the match (Mistico has said the Super Sky Team is done, but Mistico says a lot of things.) I could also see a third party – Avernos, Peste, who knows – getting involved to unite the pair again. If you ever wanted to make up a rumor about a finish, this would be the one to do, because people are willing to believe just about anything about this one. CMLL’s hinting strongest towards Mistico turning rudo, not that really means much.

It’s my guess that no one really knows for sure at the moment. Whatever decision they’ve made isn’t final until it actually happens, and there’s surely more people trying to be heard on this decision than any other. Especially at the highest level. Even the most distant boss off all time will be personally involved in this decision. Tecnico Mistico has carried the company in many ways, but being a draw is most important to those who work at the company. There’s no other tecnico on hand who would fill that spot on Day 1, but Tecnico Mistico is starting to see some diminishing returns, and Rudo Mistico might be a better draw in the short term.

Besides the main event, the national parajes increidble tournament, the thing that actually started all this, is wrapping up tonight. It’s kind of a mirror match up of beloved rudo & young up and coming tecnico vs beloved rudo & young and up coming tecnico. Except, La Mascara’s not really a young guy (more of a factor of many even younger guys coming in than aging.) Also, Mascara moved up faster than a lot of his contemporaries, but they’ve mostly caught and passed him. Dorada, a two belt champion in the middle of a hot stretch, is one of those guys. Still, La Mascara & Negro Casas are the home team and should be easy crowd favorites.

As fate would have it, today is also the anniversary of El Santo’s death. Articles:

• Diaro Yucatan
• ESTO.
• Also, Al Filo del Ring has audio interviews with El Hijo del Santo and others about El Santo.
• DJ Spectro has the evolution of El Santo’s mask.
• Cronicas y Leyendas has an interview with a young Negro Navarro about Santo

And AAA is taping tonight in Puebla, with #1 Contender Latin Lover teaming with Champion Mesias. We’ll be talking about this show (assuming live results are up as usual) and the CMLL show (for how ever long radio goes with the show – they may not be able to stick around for the mian event!) tonight in the chat.

Misterioso, thru Fuego en el Ring, demands a shot at Ultimo Guerrero and the heavyweight championship. He’s clearly been reading himself for that weight division. Misterioso wants to face everyone for hair, mask and titles, but figures knocking off Ultimo Guerrero will springboard him into a position where he actually gets those matches.

Fuego en el Ring also talks to Diamante, and mentions him being the New Sombra. Because the old Sombra is quite old at 20. The actual point is Sombra started with CMLL at 17, Diamante did the same, and they’re both good.

El Pancracio has an interview with Villano IV (says he’s not back with CMLL, just filling in for the one appearance), and the four guys in last Sunday’s Perro main event.

The La Sombra del Asno blog has some neat illustrations of lucha libre, though it’s more greco-roman wrestling.

Kcidis has the Wagner family.

Segunda Caida checks out 01/03/10 IWRG.

LuchaWorld has the newest Segunda Caida.

Lineup

IWRG (SUN) 02/07 Arena Naucalpan
1) Imperial vs Alan Extreme
2) Eragon & Eros vs Avisman & Hijo del Signo
3) Chico Che, Hijo del Pantera, Pendulo vs Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Trauma I, Trauma II
4) Angelico, Pantera, Rayman vs Máscara Año 2000, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Veneno
5) El Hijo del Diablo vs Gringo Loco, Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro [cage, hair]

Updated lineup. Besides the four way, this is Rayman’s first appearance here in a year and a half.

Clean up from Tuesday’s show: part of the finish of the Sombra/Felino match was a second person in a Felino gear showing up on the ramp. That was the distraction for both Sombra and the ref to set up the low blow. The mystery person has not been identified – CMLL just refers to him as “a representative of Peste Negra” – and I haven’t spotted any clear photo of him. The only hint is the photo from >the ESTO article, but it’s still not a clear shot. If it was simply Tiger Kid or Puma King, I would think someone would’ve identified them.

Mistico talked to Fuego en el Ring, mostly about tomorrow’s match, and mostly what he’s been saying everywhere the last couple weeks, especially on not being a tecnico or rudo. (Still, “Volador think he’s the original King of Air, but I’m the King of Air!”) Near the end, Mistico digresses, complaining about New Japan Pro Wrestling. Mistico feels disrespected that Ultimo Guerrero & Averno, two of the top wrestlers in his company, were placed in the second match of the NJPW show, while every guy from NJPW is put in top positions in Mexico. Mistico’s only satisfaction in this matter is that he did beat Tiger Mask. (FWIW, Terrible/Texano are 6th on a 9 match card in 10 days.)

Ovaciones and ESTO both have interviews with Atlantis and Mascara Dorada, who have respect for their DF opponents and their school, but vow to make sure Guadalajara wins the tournament. Atlantis says Diablo Velasco’s training was key to his career.

AAA has Lasser Boy talking about his debut tomorrow.

The anniversary of Santo’s death is tomorrow, and there’s a new book coming out, promising unseen personal photos.

While talking about his situation once more, Super Nova says he’ll only go to the WWE if he gets to keep his mask. (So he won’t be gone, then.)

Cronicas Y Leyendas has the career of Hector Guerrero and a picture of the Shadow “brothers”

Segunda Caida has 2009 IWRG awards and starts in on 2010 with KrisZ’s news update, and a new Slammin’ Stan later tonight.

Ras de Lona #83 has lots and lots of Mistico vs Volador.