Day: March 9, 2007

03/09: Demon, Santo, Guerrero, Queretaro, Yucatan, Mexico preview

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Hispanic PR Wire

Yea, today feels like a good day to lead with a Blue Demon Jr. story. He’s going to be in Miami on Sunday, “where he will have three exhibition matches” to promote the energy drink. Maybe this is just a one off promotion, but that sorta sounds like the thing you’d do to film a commercial.

Meanwhile, El Hijo del Santo appeared at a press conference to raise awareness about the destruction of Pacific Ocean coastline. You’d think this would be Atlantis’ gig. (planetsave)

“I began to worry, to become interested, and I was affected very much by the statistics on what is happening,” Hijo del Santo told a news conference that included the presentation of a mock movie trailer announcing “Santo vs. the Enemies of the Sea.”

YouTube? Please please please.

Hector Guerrero debuted in TNA last night, as a Spanish language announcer (and some unspecified backstage duties.) According to the Observer, there’s an agreement within TNA to specificly NOT do angles with Hector revolving around Eddie.

CMLL (TUE) 03/06 Arena Queretaro [El Knotty # El Martinete]
1) Dark Boy b Galaxy
2) Neurosis & Startron b Furia Dorada & Ozuno
3) Toro & Ursus b ? & Perro del Ring
4) Felino & Mictlan b Ephesto & Misterioso II
5) Alex Koslov & Marco Corelone b Atlantis & Ultimo Guerrero

Lots of great photos at that link.

CMLL (SUN) 03/04 Poliforum Zamna de Merida [pipe9909]
1) Angelito Vengador & Fantastic b Haragan & Imperio Dorado
2) Sombra & Yago b Halcon Rojo Jr. & Lobo Salvaje
3) Super Muneco b Halcon Rojo [hair]
4) Amenaza Roja, Felino, Heavy Metal DQ Halloween, Mr. Águila, Terrible
5) Damián 666, el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Héctor Garza b Dos Caras Jr., LA Park, Rey Bucanero

Good pictures there too, though they seem to be down at the moment.

El Manana has an interview with Super Muneco, talking his career and his upcoming mask match.

Mexico previews: Ovaciones, La Presna, Notimex, ESTO.

CMLL (FRI) 03/09 Arena Mexico
1) Molotov & Valiente vs Apocalipsis & Ramstein
2) Leono, Mictlan, Virus vs Dr. X, Ohara, Shigeo Okumura
3) Blue Panther, La Máscara, Máximo vs Ephesto, Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
4) Dos Caras Jr., Lizmark Jr., Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Olímpico, Último Guerrero
5) Alex Koslov, Místico, Rey Bucanero vs Averno, Black Warrior, Mephisto
6) Marco Corelone vs Universo 2000

– Marco wants a title shot, while Universo has been calling him an exotico all week
– Mistico’s gotta face two of his rivals, Averno and Black Warrior

I suspect Marco will win, and perhaps the ex-WWE superstar will compete for the title the same week WWE hits town (assuming they’re moving Mistico/Perro.) What a coincidence.

Domba @ El Martiente has compiled a list of luchadors on mySpace, trying to figure which ones are authentic.

Black Shadow (1921-2007)

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luchawiki

Alejandro Cruz Ortiz, who was a star in in the early days of lucha libre, teaming with Blue Demon Jr. and having a legendary mask vs mask battle with Santo, died Thursday of pneumonia. He was 81.

Source: Ovaciones.

Lucha Wiki bio.

Box Y Lucha has a thread of condolences and rememberances. There’s also a threads on El Martiente.

(Miarroba, the hosting service of Satanico’s Mansion and El Halcon’s board and other places are moving their servers today, so they’re down for the moment.)

Six things to know about Black Shadow
– His mask match with Santo (November 7th, 1952) is probably the most important match in lucha libre. It wasn’t the first mask/mask match, but it made them them a huge deal, and so much of lucha libre in the fifty years since have been built around battles for masks.
– Black Shadow was probably in top 5, maybe top 3, most important Mexican wrestlers of his day, and maybe top 15 overall.
– It’d be higher if, like Demon and Santo, he had a son who followed him and had success. Shadow did have sons, none of which followed their father’s career. Shadow gave permission to one man to carry his name, and other indy wrestlers have used it without permission. None have made a big mark.
– Blue Demon and Black Shadow were long time partners and claimed to be brothers.
– Black Shadow was an early highflyer. He help popularize versions of the tope.
– Despite his fame, Shadow worked other jobs to make ends meet. When he was injured during his career, he worked as a shoemaker. After it was over, he sold purses at the market.

One thing I wish I knew: why did Black Shadow lose his mask, and not Blue Demon? Was Shadow considered the lesser member of the pair, or was it just happenstance?