Guerra de Titanes 9 preview

If there’s another 2007 taping for AAA, they’ve kept it awful quiet. This could be it for the year; ESTO’s preview seems to indicate that. Mesias is expected to go back to Puerto Rico until March after this show. Kenzo went back to Japan for a few months after last December’s CMLL show; even though he’s just back from a Dragon Gate tour, he might disappear agian until they start running regular TV.

1) Aero Star, Rey Cometa, Super Fly vs Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz

This is the only non-stip match on the show. When this was announced, I wondered why they wouldn’t just add Espiritu and another Air Force guy and make this for the Atomicos title. Now that I’ve had a month to think about it, I belive it’s non-title because they’d want to the Air Force to win if these two teams faced for titles, they’d want Laredo Kid to be on that title winning team, and he’s unlikely to be 100% (though he will be make an appearance higher up in the card.) So this is just a match to set up for that match, and I’d guess that means the tecnicos win.

2) Billy Boy & Fabi Apache vs Cinthia Moreno & Oriental and Gran Apache & Mari Apache and Ayako Hamada & Mr. Niebla [AAA MIXED TAG]

La Diabolica has found a spot for herself in this feud for unclear reasons, but I guess she could turn out to replace Cinthia Moreno if Cinthia’s too injuried to compete. (Cinthia hasn’t be wrestling that I’ve seen since 10/20, due to her shoulder injury.) It wouldn’t really make sense for Diabolica to team with Oriental (Estrellita or Sexi Star have to be available), but there are weirder things going on, on this very card.

This match is just another marker in the Apache/Billy Boy fued. It seems like they’re aiming for three straight years of Gran Apache vs Billy Boy in a hair match for Rey de Reyes, so the finish here is probably just supposed to set them up for the next four months. If Mari’s going to keep wrestling until then (and sometimes seems like she’d rather not), she and Gran Apache should take the belts to set up family rematches the rest of the way. If she’s not, then Fabi and Billy win the titles and defending against Gran Apache and random ruda of the moment. That empty spot would fit La Diabloica, so I’ll go with Billy and Fabi win the titles.

3) Charly Manson & Chessman vs Crazy Boy & Joe Lider and Extreme Tiger & Halloween and Sabu & Teddy Hart [AAA TAG, ladder]

Unless someone has actually seen Sabu and Teddy Hart in Madero, I don’t think you can be totally sure this match is going down as listed. It might, but those two have had issues. I’m hoping they do – never has a promotion and a wrestler been a better match than AAA and Teddy Hart. AAA frequentantly devolves into uncontrolled insanity, and so does Teddy Hart. And so is this match, probably.

Seeing as they’ve already started the Familia de Tijuana/lesser Hellbrothers feud – to explain why Charly and Chessman are even in this match – I think that’s the direction AAA’s coming out of this match. Remember when Charly said he was retiring after this year? Not so much now (unless he has another horrifying ladder spot here.) Mexican Powers probably would be just as happy facing Random US(/Canada) Indy Stars, and while I’m not sure if AAA will actually end up doing it, I’m sure they THINK they’re going to do it right now. They don’t have to have the belts for that, so they end up with Hellbrothers to set up the scene at the end of the show.

4) La Parka Jr. & Octagón (w/Laredo Kid) vs Electro Shock & Kenzo Suzuki (w/Konnan) [MEX TAG]

If you recall, the last time AAA tried to have a Mexican National Title match with a Japanese person, it was a cibernetico for the (then vacant) Mexican Middlweight Title and Nosawa back in 2005. The commission had previously put their foot down to force that title to be vacant and disallowed AAA from running the planned title match with Nosawa. I have no feeling if the comission will step in here, because it’s only been us message board poster types who’ve even commented about this issue. (Super Luchas noted the problem as well, but had no more answers than the rest of us.) If the comission does put a halt to this being a title match as listed, they could surely grab Espiritu and stick him in here, with Kenzo freely interfering.

I’ve had tecnicos winning all the matches to the point, and I think that’s the only reason I have to belive the rudos win, but that’s what I’m going with. These are mostly useless belts, a championship which was bordering on defunct until they turned up here, but they need to be taken off Parka and Octagon if they’re ever going to use them again. Parka is getting worse and needs a long break after this match (who knows if he’ll get it), so maybe they do another injury angle with him here.

5) Alan Stone, Intocable, Super Calo vs Decnnis, Scorpio Jr., Zumbido [cage, hair]

Normal AAA cage rules apply: “last person left in the cage, be they an announced particpant, a mini manager or a referee, is the one whom loses their hair.” Guapito and Chris Stone are announced to be ringside, Piero is probably the referee and those three all have as good or better chances of being the eventual loser than the six in the match. This is supposed to be AAA’s first six side cage match, which will eventually give Chessman more places to fall to his death.

Alan’s not losing. Intocable’s not losing. AAA’s done a lot of things, but I don’t think they’re capable of giving Decnnis a new gimmick, pushing him hard for four months, and then having him be a big loser, so he’s safe for now. All the other people, Calo, Scorpio, Zumbido, Chris Stone, Guapito and Piero are all reasonable choices. I figure on Intocable or Alan being credited with the win, which means it’s a Guapo who goes down, and I’ll guess Zumbido in a slight surprise. I’ve got nothing to back that up.

6) Zorro vs Cibernetico vs Mesias [AAA HEAVY]

I’d say Every Man For Himself, but it’s more likely Every Man In The Locker Room Runs In. I’m not totally clear if it’s meant to be one pinfall or elimination.

This is the end of Mesias, though probably not quite as specatuclarlly as last year. (Either that, or it’s the Legion’s turn to burn him alive.) I’d been writing earlier about what they can do with Zorro so we don’t even up with a Konnan in-ring dominated 2008. The best way to get there is Zorro winning the title, on the surface.

I’ve been rethinking this the last couple days, and I think I’m flipping on this. Protect Zorro if you can, but if the belt is supposed to denote The Guy, then it must be on Cibernetico at this point. The AAA fans who go to shows and watch their TV in Mexico clearly see the Main Man at a level above all others; Mesias has gotten enough on Cibernetico and talked about being the best enough that people could accept him as a reasonable competition for the top spot, but Zorro’s not there yet. If Zorro gets the title here, it’s just another random shiny piece of gold and AAA wasted their time with the tournament for the title and the build for this match. Zorro would even be better of winning the title down the road then winning it here.

Best possible finish is Zorro caning Mesias from outside the ring, and Mesias stumbling into the chokeslam for Cibernetico’s win. It sets up Mesias’ revenge and it gives Cibernetico and Zorro something to work with inbetween.

2 thoughts to “Guerra de Titanes 9 preview”

  1. I think Zorro Ciber and Banderas will go to a no contest and a 5 stage round robin invitational reverse losers de-unification tournament will take place.

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