AAA Mini Line - 10/22/05 (#668)

Match 1: Pirata Morgan vs Cobarde vs Sangre Chicana in a three way chain match with hair on the line
Acapulco, 05/24/01

Loser: Pirata Morgan
Match Time: 8:30 shown
Notes: This is a match from TripleMania 9. Strangely, AAA has a caption which lists a different date and location than prowrestlinghistory.com. PWH.com is typically right on, but other people seem to have this date, so I'll take a leap of faith and believe AAA didn't screw up. 

We join after the match has started and people are bleeding decently. This is in the current six sided ring, oddly enough; I forget they experimented with it before adopting it (or they adopted it a lot longer ago than I realize.) Never having seen a three way chain match before, I was wondering how they'd set this up. They do a three way chain (or one long chain and one short chain tied to it). The chain lengths are long enough to allow lots of space; an early spot has Cobarde and Pirata fighting out on one side of the ring, but both get dropped when Sangre Chicana yanks the chain from outside the far side of the ring. There's no real alliances here, except the referee seems anti Sangre Chicana. Guess he's the tecnico. Despite the room, it's mostly brawling. People get temporary advantage, but, get pulled down by the other two before getting more than three, which makes me me wonder if you need 4 or 6 here. I'd think 6, but it is AAA. Chicana chokes out Pirata with the chain, and there's plenty of chain to do it. Cobarde ends up getting 4, so I guess it is 6. This match is 150% tougher! With three people and the long trip, even if you knock down one guy, the other guy has plenty of time to stop you. Cobarde nearly gets six after some referee shenanigans and a diving tag for the sixth (6:00 shown) so he's done. The referee doesn't even make a big deal of it - Cobarde just slips out of the ring and unties himself, and the extra length of chain just gets dragged along for the rest of the match. Chicana is close to getting six, so in runs - El Hijo del Pirata Morgan. He looks about 16 years old, or a he's a short adult. Cobarde makes the save and destroys Hijo on the outside, forcing Pirata Sr. to come out and help beat him down. You know dudes, there's a match here? Oh, commercial break anyway. (7:49)

We join just in time to see Hijo de Cobarde making the save for HIS father. He also looks 16. Meanwhile, Chicana has finally wised up and is making the rounds while Pirata is distracted. Pirata comes in just after the fifth one, but Chicana basically jukes him and makes it to the sixth corner. That's it. (:31, 8:30 shown) Why couldn't we wait 30 seconds to finish the match? Brawl goes on post match, with the fathers dominating the sons. Cobarde eventually dumps Hijo de Pirata and separates his son from Cobarde. This segment goes on without any particular point. They start brawling again, and we never actually see the head shaving. They shoot off fireworks while they're still fighting, because this fight is so compelling.  Ah, here's the head shaving. Only a little bit of it. 

Match 2: Latin Lover vs Hector Garza vs Hijo del Perro Aguayo vs Heavy Metal in a four way elimination match
Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico, 05/26/01

Winner: Latin Lover
Match Time: 9:59 shown
Notes: Three guys are in CMLL now. One guys is not.

Again, we come in mid match. We see a replay of a possible foul Hector Garza took, instead of actually just seeing the foul. All the CMLL guys look to have aged double time in the four years since this match. Perro is smaller. They're all pretty much wearing white outfits and long hair, which doesn't help when you're trying to figure out who is who and wondering if someone's already eliminated from this match. Heavy Metal spends 10 seconds setting up for a springboard something and completely bows the springboard. Garza, who was moving anyway, powerbombs him, has trouble climbing the ropes, and lands the corkscrew moonsault for three. (2:35) So Metal's done, and Garza is sitting out until till the next fall. Latin helps by dropkicking him out of the ring.  

They build the Latin Lover / Perro Aguayo matchup. Latin's definitely the rudo here, from his big slap to Perro's face. We miss the action to watch a replay, which I never ever like. The girls are cheering for Latin's  dance regardless of his status. I just like that he's actually wearing black. The guys are obviously thrown by the setup - there are times where they're expecting to be in the ropes, but a little bit short. Perro murders Latin with a clothesline, Latin getting knocked down by force. Perro gets a couple of near falls, including one on a northern lights suplex and one on a sunset flip (where the ref didn't notice Latin's shoulder being up at 1.) Latin slips in a bodyscissors cradle for the three (2:11 for this fall, 4:46) and there's a fair amount of the crowd behind him. Announcer, after it's a three count: "DOS DOS DOS DOS...TRES!" On the ball. 

So we're down to Latin and Hector. Hector wastes no time in going after Latin, but we waste time watching a replay of the finish. They reset it with a double clothesline. The AAA "they're both down, but we're going to count it as a pin instead of a countout" bit is odd still. Hector ends up knocked to the outside (after flipping for no particular reason), and Latin drops him with a tope con giro from the apron. Back inside, Latin misses a corner charge, and Hector gets a near fall with a clothesline. Standing moonsault gets two and ticks off Garza. Clothesline that's supposed to take them both out looks really bad, but they go with it anyway. Hector leaves to get something, and the referees argue with each other rather than count him out. Garza comes back with big pieces of wood for zaniness. He slides one onto the middle rope to use it as a platform. Latin turns it around before he gets there and tries to powerbomb Garza, but Garza of course lands on his feet. Garza kicks Latin, and powerbombs him thru the wood (obviously pre-cut, because Latin just slides off it and it breaks perfectly clean on it's own.) That's not the pin, because this is AAA. Hector ends up getting whip thrown into the wood (breaking harder this time) for another two count. No one's selling the moves after they've kicked out, which is really annoying me. Latin gets a modified abdominal stretch, and that'll do it. (4:13 for this fall, 9:59) I'm just as surprised they actually picked a match where the AAA guy beats all the CMLL guys as you are. 

Perro presents Latin Lover with a trophy for winning the match. No wackiness. 

Break - Vignette: Interview with Angel. He talks positively about Pegasso a lot. - Break.

Match 3: Diabolicos (Mr. Condor (c), Gallego, Angel Mortal) vs Pegasso, Chiva Rayada I, Chiva Rayada II
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, 05/04/05

Winner: Pegasso, Chiva Rayada I, Chiva Rayada II (DQ mask pull)
Match Time: 9:29
Other Match Notes: Diabolicos come out to We Will Rock You, presumably to remind me how much I rather be watching GdI. I'm sure there was a reason they had Angel do an interview about teaming with Pegasso when he's not going to be teaming with Pegasso. Surely. They leave in the introductions here because - I dunno. The graphics include the Mini Chiva, but he's not there.

Honestly could not interest myself much in this match, despite the Chivas acting wacky. Watched it on fast forward and didn't take notes. Chiva are in the second guys actually is wearing a big 2 on his uniform to distinguish himself. Rudos got control and did triple teams for the beatdown. They whipped guys into chair shots it until Chiva 1 had enough and randomly started the comeback. Eventually, the Diabolicos untie Pegasso's mask, then go celebrate. (Referees turn to watch them a beat too late.) One of the Chivas pulls the mask of Pegasso - his own partner - and even though the refs are looking at the rudos, they're convinced the rudos must've yanked the mask. Whatever. (DQ 9:29) If you can't do a clean finish in this match, you're physically in capable of doing a clean finish. Diabolicos beat up Chivas post match, and rip up their masks. Break.

Interview: Juvi, still listed as an LLL member. He created the X-Team, he's better than them. They choice an angle to try and make Juvi look big, but it also highlights his blading scares. Or his forehead just looks weird, one of the two. Break.

Match 4: Hator, Mr. Aguila, Juventud Guerrera (c) vs Angel, Zorro (c), Intocable 
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, 05/04/05

Winner: Angel, Zorro, Intocable (Zorro pin Hator)
Match Time: 11:29
Other Match Notes: We join after entrances, while Juvi is trying convince Aguila that Hator is the problem. Hator drops him with a powerbomb, and Aguila does the same. The rudos essential have it as a 2-4, and some how don't get punked out. Hator brings in a chair, which is a help. A doctor checks on Juvi, who didn't seem that hurt., but I guess they're playing it up for the turn's sake. It's all two rudos vs one tecnico, the others not regrouping at all. They attack Juvi when he's being helped off at one point. Hator has a three count on Intocable after a top rope splash, but pulls him up. They're just destroying the tecnicos. Angel's outfit has wings, which I didn't not notice previously. Zorro reveres a whip on the outside to send Hator to the crowd and finally make the comeback. It's only been five minutes, but it seems much longer. Especially because its still a 3 on 2 and a complete brawl. It's not like the ref was keeping the other guys from helping, they just weren't. It folds into a one one one tecnico spotlight bit. The rudos are in this match just as much as they ever are with a man short, so I guess it wasn't a completely ludicrous idea to kick Juvi out before the match. Or, the match structure is dumb. Your pick. Angel crashes and burns on a pescado. Didn't look fun. Intocable lands a plancha on Aguila, so they're both out. Juvi is out to make a run in on his own match. Water spit for Hator, and a big chair to the head. Zorro on top for the pin. (11:29) Juvi celebrates with the tecnicos. Hator and Aguila are ticked, but what did they think he was going to do? Leave for WWE directly? Everyone crotch chops because it's 1998.

Replays. Break. 

Vignette: Cibernetico and Konnan have a secret meeting with someone in a hotel. Break.

Long long in-ring skit: Konnan (w/Cibernetico) repeats his Konnan Invitational challenge - if any local can beat him or last three minutes, they get a spot in the LLL. He A local wrestler - Rocker Boy - tries (Konnan even acts where he's from to get the hometown pop, just so you know where they're stealing this from), and fails. They stomp on him post match, and the save is of course made by Pena. Making the save for Pena is Pena's shirt - a shirt you can see thru his white button shirt. Konnan: "Mil...Percent...Guapo? Who's that?" Well, duh, it's Shocker. You would think he's the guy they had the secret meeting with, but Konnan and Cibernetico are shocked to see him, so who knows. Maybe it's all a con. It'd be an elaborate one, as they trash talk a bit, and then Shocker leaves without having done much.  

Match 4: Konnan, Cibernetico (c), Charly Manson vs La Parka II (c), Electro Shock, Vampiro
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, 05/04/05

Winner: La Parka II, Electro Shock, Vampiro (DQ triple team)
Match Time: 4:08
Other Match Notes: Direct cut to the end of Parka's entrance after the end of the last segment.

Complete brawl to start, like almost every other match on this show. Cibernetico chokeslams Vampiro, which surprises me. It's a two. Parka accidentally topes into a chair, which takes him out. They end up with the big Konnan/Vampiro face off. Vampiro's in control until the help gets there. After all sorts of other mayhem, the resulting triple team is enough to call the match. (DQ 4:08) What a main event! Shocker runs out, gets in the ring, asks for the chair from Konnan (so they did meet), and hits Konnan with the chair. DDT on to a chair for Cibernetico. It takes about 10 minutes of standing, staring, and talking from other people for Vampiro and Shocker agree to be friends. The only other resolution we got out of this is Juvi officially joining the AAA fold.