CMLL GdR on CAN52 #83

taped 06/17, aired 06/23

The HAIR MATCH. I kinda wish I could’ve lived in a world without spoilers for a week. Knowing what was going down, the match was just okay, but I think I would’ve had a lot of marking out if I saw Amapola win.

This was about the same Diana we’ve seen, and what we learned is Amapola may be great, but she’s not great enough to make this great. It was okay, it had flaws, and it occasionally had the tecnica getting booed, but it was perfectly fine for the conclusion of an Arena Coliseo midcard feud. I think I’d put it ahead of Mogur/Leono, when I think about in those terms. It’s a bit problematic that it was instead held in Arena Mexico, but what are you going to do?

By the fan reaction, it seemed the fans liked Diana they didn’t believe in her as a wrestler.

Main event was Kids Day-like with much less kids.

LA Lucha show this weekend

I put the link up to the news article about the show, but forget to put the show up itself.

FCW (SAT) 07/14 LA Sports Arena
1) Scott Snott, Shane Ballard, Shannon Ballard vs Angel (LA), AWC, Black Metal
2) Luke Hawk vs Lil Cholo
3) Vampiro vs Aaron Aguilera
4) Phoenix Star & Zokre vs Young Buck I & Young Buck II and Pogo & Supreme and Enigma de Oro & Kayam [FCW TAG]
5) Dos Caras, Mil Mascaras, Perro Aguayo, Psicodelico Jr. vs Cien Caras, Hijo de Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000, Universo 2000
6) Santo vs Rey Misterio Sr., Hijo de Rey Misterio, LA Park, Nicho, Cassandro, Pentagon Black, Gran Hamada [hair, cage, mask]

This is a classic job of paying for 10 Name Wrestlers, when 3-8 won’t mean much. What do I know, maybe there’s intense logic in flying in Vampiro from Guadalajara to work 4th from the top and I just don’t have the experience to know better. Yay for everyone getting paid.

I presume Rey Misterio or Nicho is losing their hair. If Cassandro wasn’t supposed to be at TripleMania the next day

Somehow, I bet Universo 2000 and Mascara Ano 2000 do not get banned for working a Santo show. Just a guess.

Aguayo’s technically listed as just appearing, and that spot is listed as a ?, but the interview with Mascara Ano 2000 kinda gave it away.

07/12: Lucha on TV, Aficion, lineup changes, Intocable

Any SOLID word on a new TV show I’m not aware of?

Well, apparently, yes.

AULL on US TV.

If you have access to one of these stations, you get AULL’s Lucha Libre show on Saturday
KTNC-TV in San Francisco / Sacramento, California – 4 PM
KAZH in Houston, Texas – 3 PM
KAZR-CA in Reno, Nevada – 4 PM
KAZO-LP in Omaha, Nebraska – SUNDAY 3 AM

Show is listed as two hours long.

These are all small, low power, former Azteca America stations, so you may need to hunt around to find the right channel number on your system. It looks like they started showing AULL last Saturday, when they dropped the Azteca affiliation.

(No, I can not believe Omaha is getting lucha libre and you’re not.)

Those are former Azteca America channels. If you check out the sports section of the Azteca America site (and have WMP installed), you can see video of last Tuesday’s Coliseos how. What does this mean? I have no idea, but they caption it as being on DeporTV America, which is available on Azteca America stations. May just be a 3 minute clip piece talking about lucha libre, but I’m going to check the show on this week just to see. It’s on Sunday afternoon.

CMLL (TUE) 07/10 Arena Aficion [ETARRA88 @ Satanico’s Mansion]
1) Dragon Chino & Furia Xtreme b Sacristan Del Diablo & Tigerman
2) Carta Brava & Super Astro 2000 b Jorge el Elegante & La Chona
3) Astro Boy, Enfermero, Payaso Arenita b Blade, Cerebro Negro, Titan
4) Averno & Misterioso II b Dr. Wagner Jr. & Místico [pi]

Mistico & Wagner had issues in the final fall. Building was 80% full.

Some rejiggered cards today. First, IWRG…

IWRG (SUN) 07/15 Arena Naucalpan
1) Samba & Tortugilo Ninjo vs Comando Gama & Golem
2) Ave Fenix & Halcon Salvaje vs Asesino Negro & Macho II
3) Kid Tiger, Marco Rivera, Misterio Verde vs Cyborg, Guardia, Xibalba
4) Cerebro Negro, Tony Rivera, Ultraman Jr., Veneno vs Black Terry, Dr. Morvus, El Hijo del Diablo, Enfermero Jr.
5) Hijo de Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. vs Electroshock & Hijo de Anibal [IWRG IC TAG]

and in Guadalajara

CMLL (SUN) 07/15 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Neon & Virgo vs Imposter & Valentin Mayo
2) Estrella de Jalisco & Nube Roja vs Danger (Gudalajara) & Guero Loco
3) Astro Boy, Oro II, Plata vs Dr. X, Infierno, Mr. Trueno
4) Marco Corelone, Máscara Sagrada, Rayman vs Cien Caras Jr., Eclipse, Lizmark Jr.
5) Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Terrible [UWA HEAVY]

That’s Wagner’s first known defense in 11 months. That semifinal is frightening.

And this is the early released card for Tuesday @ Coliseo

CMLL (TUE) 07/17 Arena Coliseo
1) Molotov & Sombra de Plata vs Caligula & Messala
2) Stuka Jr., Super Nova, Tony Rivera vs Arkangel, Loco Max, Nitro
3) Felino, Mictlan, Valiente vs Goto, Ohara, Okumura
4) Mini Damian 666 vs Bam Bam, Mini Halloween [hair]
5) Dos Caras Jr., Heavy Metal, Sagrado vs Olimpico, Ultimo Guerrero, Universo 2000

VIP (SAT) 07/14 Auditorio de Tijuana [El Sol de Tijuana]
1) Kimura & Transformer vs Mazambula & Mozambique
2) Ninja & Pandillero I vs Diamantina & Super Rino
3) Palaca, Pandillero II, Tornado Negro vs Enfermero Jr., King Azteca, Venum Black
4) Hijo de Kendo & Super Muneco vs Nicho & Perro Russo

Same VIP promotion as the DF one. These people believe in Super Muneco as a draw, I guess.

There’s a ByL forum post saying Intocable has resigned with AAA.

Over on PWInsider (hope you’ve got ad block working), Adam Gerstein writes about his experience going to Mexico City for the two weekend CMLL shows and WWE’s Saturday show. It’s pretty good.

This Hoy Internet article talking about the lucha show in LA this weekend is great. This is Cien Caras’ last match ever! He’s getting close to triple digits Last Match Evers.

07/16 AAA TV Taping Lineup (Leon)

Previous: 07/01 (lineup only), 07/06, 07/15 (TripleMania)

AAA TV (MON) 07/16 Domo de la Feria de Leon [Am.com.mx]
1) Mascarita Sagrada 2000 vs Mini Histeria [MEX MINI]
2) Crazy Boy, Extreme Tiger, Joe Lider vs Alan Stone, Scorpio Jr., Zumbido
3) Juventud Guerrera, Laredo Kid, Octagon vs Fuerza Guerrera, Sangre Chicana, Sangre Chicana Jr.
4) Alebrije, Charly Manson, La Parka Jr. vs Abismo Negro, Kenzo Suzuki, Mesias
5) Chessman, Cibernetico, Zorro vs Ron Killings, Sabu, X-Pac

Air Date (assuming TripleMania airs as one episode)
Mex: 07/29
US: 08/18

Is Mascarita dropping the title on the way out of the group? (Will it be the same guy?)

Possible TripleMania Spoilers: Laredo Kid’s scheduled, Calo, Apache and Super Fly are not. Mexican Powers are now opposite Guapos. Hair match guys are split between the top two matches. If there’s a regular starting as a mystery guy on Sunday, they’re smart enough not to list them.

Future Tapings
– 07/28 Tlaxaca