02/11 News: Arena Mexico Results, TV notes

CMLL (FRI) 02/10 Arena Mexico Results
1) Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metálico b Apocalipsis, Ramstein
2) Amapola, Hiroka, Princesa Sujei b Dark Angel, Marcela, Sahori
pushing Amapola vs Dark Angel
2) Blue Panther, LA Park, Mr. Niebla b Atlantis, Olímpico, Último Guerrero
4) Héctor Garza, Mr. Águila, Terrible b Dos Caras Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr., Lizmark Jr.
Dos was stretchered out, and his team couldn’t hold on 2 on 3. The story they’re going with is Dos hurt his own back giving the move to Mr. Aguila, and so he may need to change to a different finisher. CMLL says Terrible is a top prospect for the Perros, so maybe this is a long initiation.
5) Black Warrior, Mistico, Negro Casas b Averno, Mephisto, Tarzan Boy
Warrior and Mistico got clean wins in the third fall and a tag team title match was immediatly challenged and signed for next week. If Black Warrior’s ever going to turn rudo, this would be time to do it.

It looks like CMLL was cut down to only 50 minutes this week, so I don’t know how much will air. There’s also a “Ocult Secrets of Lucha Libre” special airing this weekend.

Dr. Wagner Jr. succesfully defended the UWA Heavyweight Title against Canek on Thursday.

Galavision aired the scheduled epsiode. On GdR:

02/03 Mexico: La Máscara, Pantera, Volador Jr. b Hombre Sin Nombre, Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
02/05 Coliseo: Heavy Metal, Lizmark Jr., Mistico, Mr. Niebla DQ Rey Bucanero, Tarzan Boy, Último Guerrero, Universo 2000

CMLL #198

01/07

Match 1 and 2 were mentioned as candidated and I thought they were good, but probably not award worthy. I think I need to figure out who and what I’m voting for first, though.

The Elektro/Bronco match was worth the price of the admission alone. What’s worse, being buried by being having 90% of your offense cut out like Bronco, or having 90% of your big spots look like crap like Elektro? (Elektro. By a fair distance!) I don’t know if I buy that story about GdI intentionally making him look bad – although if you were looking to for that story, you could find it – but Elektro’s worst enemy in the match sure seemed to Elektro.

And I guess maybe the director. If we’re assuming everyone’s playing fair, how bad must’ve Bronco’s spots to be cut out when Elektro’s stuff is left in?

Before voting, I want to watch for sure
– Averno vs Mistico in Guadalajara
– the two Dr. Wagner/Atlatnis matches

So recaps (or not) will be coming this week, and then I’ll go back and pick up any misc stuff I’ve forgetton about.

What I really would love is to have just one recap (well, two with GdR) to do a week, but only Mistico knows when I’ll get back there again.