04/30: Mexico recap, magazines

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CMLL (SUN) 04/29 Arena Mexico [ovaciones, La Presna, cmll, Dr. Frink @ box y lucha]
1) Apocalipsis & Ramstein b Sombra de Plata & Super Nova
2) Mini Olimpico, Shockercito, Tsuki b Mini Damian 666, Mini Halloween, Mini Mr. Aguila
3) Averno, Dos Caras Jr., Mascara Sagrada b Mascara 2000, Sangre Azteca, Universo 2000
4) Damian 666, Halloween, Mr. Aguila b Maximo, Sagrado, Texano Jr. [MEX TRIOS]
5) Alex Koslov, Dr. Wagner Jr., Marco Corelone b Atlantis, Olimpico, Ultimo Guerrero
6) Mistico b Black Warrior [NWA MIDDLE]

The La Presna has the Perros winning the National NWA Trios Titles, which – no. They won their match easily, as Texano was never on the same page as his teammates. They won in straight falls, with Maximo getting hurt in the first (and so Texano attacked Sagrado instead in the second.)

Averno filled in for Heavy Metal and worked as a tecnico, and then later showed up as Black Warrior’s corner. I don’t know if Averno is the guy you want in your corner advising you how to beat Mistico. Maybe it was some sort of group therapy thing. Anyway, everyone’s making sure to note that Averno was a perfectly fine tecnico and may have enjoyed being one. HMMMMMMMM.

Shockercito was stretchered out.

Ovaciones says Mistico joins Huracan Ramirez as the only people to ever hold four titles. We’ve only got Huracan winning three different belts in his career,

NWA Welter: 08/05/65 – 09/24/65
MEX Welter: 04/13/64 – 10/??/65
Northern Middleweight ?

I’m not sure what we’re missing, but I think we’re safe in saying that he was quad chap for the 50 days of his NWA title reign.

FWIW, here’s Mistico
CMLL Tag: 04/14/06 – ?
IWRG Super Welter: 11/19/06 – ?
CMLL Welter: 04/11/07 – ?
NWA Middle: 04/29/07 – ?

Mistico would need to hold till June 18, 2007 to beat that record.

Ovaciones notes Sangre Azteca retained his Mexican Welterweight title over Magnifico in Coacalco. It’s a week of title matches, with Rey defending his in Puebla versus Hector, and Atlantis defending his in Coliseo vs Alex.

Magazines
Super Luchas #210 has the Vipers, Sect and Legion together.
Luchas 2000 #366 hypes up it’s show for this weekend, with people staring at their old masks.

While previewing yesterday’s show, El Occidental reports about ticket scalping and people charging for free parking around Arena Coliseo Guadalajara. I know it’s 30 pesos people shouldn’t be charged and it’s all relative, but if I could park somewhere in Chicago near a sporting event for $2.75, it would be the greatest day ever.

the Lake County Sun has a followup article about La Parkita and Espectrito at the library, showing off lucha. They agreed to a truce for the afternoon, for the kids.

In El Imparcial, Mistico says he’s going to do TV (soap opera) work, but he’s not leaving the ring to become a movie star, and he’s not taking off his mask for roles. They’re rewriting the soap to work in his mask.

Las Vegas Sun has an interview with Mike Tenay, which I love just for the fact sheet section.

Announcing traits:

Stares inquiringly at “heels” (bad guy wrestlers) when he believes their characters are not being totally up front with him.

Hmmm. Yes.

IWRG’s site is still down.

04/27 AAA TV Taping Results

previous: 04/01, 04/15, 04/20

AAA TV (FRI) 04/27 Polideportivo de la Universidad Autonoma del Edo, Hidalgo
1) Espantapájaros I, Ghefar, Pesadilla, Toxico b Aero Star, Némesis AAA, Paranoia, Path Finder
2) Jerrito Estrada & Mini Histeria b Mini Crazy Boy & Mini Joe Lider
3) Laredo Kid & Super Fly b Antifaz & Histeria and Alan Stone & Zumbido and Gran Apache & Super Calo
4) Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud Guerrera, Pirata Morgan, Super Porky DRAW Alebrije, Mr. Niebla, Octagón, Scorpio Jr. [relevos incredible]
5) Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz b Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, Psicosis II
6) Cibernetico b Zorro, El Elegido, Chessman, Mesias, Abismo Negro [cage]

Air Date
Mex: 05/05
US: 05/26

Zorro took Parka’s spot (and Porky took Zorro’s spot down on the card), and he was fighting the HB to start – though kinda by default, since Mesias and Cibernetico are feuding and Abismo Negro and Elegido are feuding, so Chessman and Zorro had to either fight or sip tea for a while.

Elegido was the first one out. Zorro followed. Chessman was the third to leave the cage, but he didn’t exactly escape it – he tried and missed a top rope dive again, probably due to some interference. They carted him out. This left Cibernetico with Abismo Negro & Mesias, and it was not going for Cibernetico. And then everyone ran in. I mean, everyone – Konnan, Vipers, Sect, Parka, Octagon, Alebrije, Mexican Powers. The recap calls it “a tremendous mess.” Somewhere in here, Zorro threw his cane in the cage to Cibernetico, who used it to win the match.

After the match, Cibernetico asked another favor of Zorro – to help them unite the Hell Brothers and the AAA. Zorro responded by taking off his mask, which is apparently a yes.

The mixed teams in the fourth match refused to get along, so the referee ended up throwing the match out.

Gran Apache & Super Calo were added to the triangle tag match, but it didn’t matter. Laredo Kid & Super Fly beat Histeria & Antifaz, then they beat Alan Stone & Zumbido and then they beat Gran Apache & Super Calo, and then they had no one left to beat.

Upcoming Tapings
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