well what was the point of that?

WWE.com says they’ve released the entire Juniors division
– Mascarita Sagrada
– Tsuki
– Mini Violencia
– Octagoncito
– Piratita Morgan (who I don’t even remember making TV!) (though that’s just my memory)
– Super Porky (who never got a match!)

I hope the minis and Porky got the most (money, catering, everything) they could get out of this and that they weren’t planning on it lasting too long to begin with.

All these guys were still wrestling in Mexico of late, so I’m sure they had a feeling how it was going to go down.

03/09 news: Guadalajara results, Box Y Lucha

No Aficion recap in Ovaciones today. There’s a short article about the FBI’s domination on their weekend visit (they’re totally coming back) and a longer article where Mistico wonders how he’s made so many rudo rivals. He’s got no problem going mask for mask with Black Warrior.

CMLL (SUN) 03/05 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Results [KrisZ]
1) Furia Nazi b Virgo
2) Metro (G) b Destroyer
3) Egipico b Danger
4) Cesar Dantes, Malefico b Neutrón, Tony Rivera
5) Dark Angel, Luna Magica, Sahori b Hiroka, La Nazi, Medusa
6) Dos Caras Jr., Mr. Niebla b Atlantis, Último Guerrero

indy (THU) 03/09 Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio Lineup [Siglo]
1) Black Rock & Camorra Iran vs Oso Negro Jr., & Flashman
2) La Amenaza & Super Prunk vs Baby Olmos & Diamante Negro
3) Muerte Siniestra, Mister Guerrero, Cavernario Galindo Jr. vs Stuka I, Piloto Negro, el Ranchero
4) LA Park, Virus, Brillante Jr. vs Black Tiger, Dr. X, Espanto V

Box Y Lucha #2756 is up
Cover has Warrior ripping Mistico’s mask, though you get Santo at the computer too.
Poster has a great bloody picture of Villano III and Brazo de Platino.
– A brief mention of famous deaths in March, including Anibal.
– Santo’s Rivals: Tarzan Lopez. The author retells the story of the first Arena Coliseo DF show, with a main event of Lopez (NWA World Middleweight Champion at the time) versus Santo (both National Welterweight and National Middleweight Champion). Tarzan Lopez smoked Santo in two straight falls, which made Santo realize he still need to improve lots if he was going to be a top guy.
– Brazo de Oro talks about hitting 30 years of ewrestling last October. He figures his best year was in 1979 when he was named wrestler of the year based on his light heavyweight title matches with Anibal and good matches with Solitario, Villano III, Gran Hamada and Perro Aguayo Jr. Brazo de Oro says his big pride nowadays is his family, and specifically his son La Mascara. (So there you go.) He hints at retiring soon.
– Black Warrior sets the record straight: Mistico turned on him by being a horrible tag partner and costing them the titles. It’s all Mistico’s fault.
– LA Park celebrates beating Black Tiger more. He says it was the hardest fight he’s had, and he finished in “happy blood” because he won the mask.
– Miss Janeth is pleased but not surprised she won Reina de Reinas.
– Rambo tells another story from his early days in lucha libre
– promo for a 03/18 OLX show.

(brief) Interview with CMLL ring announcer Armando Gaytan

In Monterrey, US-style football clubs are running lucha shows to pay for their teams. First show is tommorow, with a main event of Super Konnan vs Konnan Big. Tickets are 100 pesos ($9.33 US), and the teams get half of each ticket they sell.

LUCHAS 2000 has a special edition out this week, featuring many women wearing very little. That’s one way to go.

GdR #15

03/05 (and NOT 03/04)

Two fine matches, but nothing really special about them. Atlantis and Mistico are entertaining together and there were four other men in the match who were used just as four other men for the most part. Dr. X, Nitro and Sangre have gelled as a team. Rey Tigre showed a few too many bad Mr. Niebla tendencies, but there wasn’t enough there to make a call on him or Trueno.