Another slow day. Canada’s goal should’ve counted.
Quick reminder of today’s Arena Mexico card….
CMLL (FRI) 06/22 Arena Mexico
1) Super Nova & Valiente vs Polvora & Vaquero
2) Dark Angel, Lady Apache, Marcela vs Hiroka, Mima Shimoda, Princesa Sujei
3) La Mascara, Sagrado, Volador Jr. vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
4) Atlantis, Tozcano, Ultimo Guerrero vs Damian 666, Villano III, Villano V
5) Blue Panther, Marco Corleone, Shocker vs Hector Garza, Lizmark Jr., Mr. Aguila
Preview: ESTO. Ovaciones still has yesterday’s edition on their site.
I’m not really sure what the issue in the main event is supposed to be. Maybe Lizmark Jr.’s return to action? (He’s only been gone a couple of weeks.) High Society/Perros is a feud, but not one they’ve worked on lately. Not that the Villanos have wowed, but at least that match is a bit hotter.
ESTO has an interview with Bucanero, hyping up his show. They go with July 20th here – it’s still 22nd in Ovaciones. ESTO does the vote plug as well, and it occurs to me now that CMLL surely is not going to be counting up the votes from a bunch of different newspapers and articles. They’re just going to tell Ultimo to be ready to work, and Atlantis and Toscano to be ready to look like you were going to work. ESTO also has a notes roundup (they’re pretending to put tickets on Ticketmaster again, starting this Tuesday) and a phone interview with Diana (who would’ve won if only not for her kidney stones and twisted ankle.) Diana’s looking for a rematch in Monterrey in August, which doesn’t leave her a lot of time to grow her hair.
AAA (WED) 06/20 Auditorio Miguel Barragan de San Luis Potosi [El Sol]
1) ?, Astro Latino, Dragon Chino ?? Principe Leon, Turbo X, X Turbo
2) Apolo Star, Centella Inca, Super AAA ?? Americo, Black Maravilla, Cosaco Loco
3) Fabi Apache, Rossy Moreno, Tiffany b Cinthia Moreno, Estrellita, Sexy Star
4) Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, Mascara Divina DQ Antifaz del Norte, Brazo de Plata Jr., Chris Stone
5) Fuerza Guerrera, Hator, Zumbido b Latin Lover, Super Astro, Tinieblas Jr.
Tineiblas subbed for Juvi. Latin Lover beat Hator for the win. In the semimain, Antifaz fouled Crazy Boy for the DQ. I think Brazo Jr. with the rudos was just a random thing – like Zumbido interfering in the women’s match. Gran Hamada made an appearance on the show.
Attendance is listed as slightly above average – disappointing, but someone credited to the previous Mistico riot.
Hold on a second. Lover does not draw a big crowd, and it’s blamed on a Mistico show from weeks ago? Whatever! I guess the newspaper has to find an excuse.
He drew a slightly above average crowd is what I read. Take him away and what would the attendance be? Let’s make a note to check next time AAA is in S.L.P. w/ the Mexican Powers on top.
Oh, and Canada’s goal doesn’t matter. The Leafs made a trade. That’s the only new Canada cares about today.
Riots might be a factor in making families not to attend lucha libre shows, but a storm with hail and a 5 foot flood in most of the city have a much stronger effect than “that Mistico show”.
FSE has Infernales and main event from Arena Mexico.
Why? Didn’t the main event air on the regular show?
OH. I get it now. FSE’s show seems AWESOME!
Well, yeah, both matches from Arena Mexico’s Father’s Day un-Spectacular.
Rob got Toronto confused with Canada again. You would think he’s a yankee or something. :)
Nice to see Dark Angel on tonight’s card, but the return of the Villanos makes this must miss TV….
I like the way the SLP newspaper features a photo aimed so that you can’t see the empty bleachers.
AAA just drew a packed house in SLP for TV, so the disturbance at the CMLL show means nothing. Lover was good for “a slightly above average” house, yet he wants to be paid a “significantly above average” salary. And he’s not worth it.
Talking about who can draw, I just got back from the newsstand. I saw a photo from LdP and was amazed at the empty seats evident on the ByL cover. Gradas must’ve closed off or something, but it was empty. And Arena Aficion is drawing about 150 a week. Those photos are terrible. Then I saw photos from Tampico with Mistico in the main, and the Auditorio was packed.
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AAA just drew a packed house in SLP for TV, so the disturbance at the CMLL show means nothing. Lover was good for “a slightly above average” house, yet he wants to be paid a “significantly above average” salary. And he’s not worth it.
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http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldesanluis/notas/n320980.htm
AAA’s show had not to worry about the attendance worrying about something like that. Even big soccer games have drawn 20% for slight raining, let alone a hailstorm.
20 post thread AGAIN? Oh c’mon!
I’m gonna try to bust out a 50 post thread next week when Super Nova win the Gran Alternativa over Sombra, Valiente and Super Comando.
We would be at over 100 post if Nick was still around, he almost replied to everything!!
Hope he’s doing fine, I hope he did not travel to Mexico and got lost or something…
This makes post 14. Seriously, Pachuca should run “every 15 days” like Queretaro.
For all you Lover lover’s, you can rest easy now, because he’s working TV in MTY, and will surely be given some credit for the show that would otherwise sellout anyway. I know it’s costly to bring the guys to MTY, but geez, they’re basically charging US prices.
I’m getting free tickets to see Warped in NYC so that should be fun.
Rey Misterio Jr. will be live on La Papaya on Canal 52 on Tuesday the 26th of June.
Here are the full SLP results from WWW
Promociones Munoz 6/20 – Auditorio Miguel Barragan de San Luis Potosi
1. Astro Latino/Chico Malo/Dragon beat Principe Leon/Turbo-X/X-Turbo
2. Los Rockeros (Americo/Black Maravilla/Cosaco Loco) defeated Apolo Star/Centella Inca/Super AAA
3. Cinthia Moreno/Estrellita/Sexy Star beat Fabi Apache/Rossy Moreno/Tiffany by DQ when Zumbido interfered.
4. Crazy Boy/Gran Hamada (subbing for Mascara Divina)/Joe Lider defeated Antifaz del Norte/Brazo de Plata Jr./Chris Stone by DQ.
5. Latin Lover/Super Astro/Tinieblas Jr. (subbing for Juventud Guerrera) beat Fuerza Guerrera/Hator/Zumbido when Lover fouled Hator behind the ref’s back.