Hi, remember me?
My lucha connection lost Galavision, so no more (free) CMLL for me. Oh well, it wa a good run.
RIP Free CMLL, October ’01-August ’03
Anyway, here’s the lucharepresentation in this year’s PWI 500
14. El Hijo Del Santo
27. Shocker
36. Hector Garza
41. Mr. Niebla
52. La Parka
55. Dr. Wagner Jr.
84. Rey Bucanero
90. Juventud Guerrera
94. Latin Lover
96. Black Tiger
109. Heavy Metal
112. Felino
134. Nicho El Millionario
141. Ultimo Guerrero
145. Damien 666
176. Alebrije
185. Octagon
193. Mascara Sagrada
197. Negro Casas
200. Electro Shock
209. Rey Myterio Sr.
278. Super Crazy
I’m sure I missed some names, so work that comment button.
Other news: Villano IV, Villano V, and La Fiera (remember him?) have all gone independent and are booked for some AAA shows. The Villanos could possibly work for CMLL again down the line, but it looks like Fiera is done with the company.
For those that can’t get enough lucha, IWRG started up a 2 hour block each Saturday night from 10-12. The one IWRG show I’ve seen had some great wrestling, but was presented like an actual sports show (official stats before each match, ringside reporters) and had this strange sterile quality about it. The crowd was small and very quiet. It was weird. If I have to resort to buying tapes, I may pick up a few of these.