Day: March 5, 2008

03/08-10 Lucha Times

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box. This weekend is daylight savings time in the US.

AAA US: Abismo vs Niebla, take 1. Legion vs Alan, Charly, and Alebrije in the main event.

FSE US: Women’s Trios. Valiente in action.

CAN52: ULTIMO GUERRERO VS MARCO CORELONE.

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CMLL MEX: Top 3, or maybe top 2 if the torneo goes long.

AAA MEX: Orizaba taping, with four more qualifying for Rey de Reyes. It’s only a 1:45 show, so I’m guessing the Pirata/Barrios and Revelos AAA matches get bumped at least.

FSE MEX: Either the tercera or semimain will be skipped, because it makes more sense to include the women’s trio to set up the title match. I’m guessing the tecnicos vs Guerreros match sticks.

CadenaTres: Minis to start, title match to finish. If someone’s recording this show this week, upload it some place the Mentallo fans can get it.

IWRG on Azteca: Uh, the minis match and the main event? Tough to call when they haven’t announced more than 3 matches.

03/04: Mexico, Mesias to return tonight

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CMLL (TUE) 03/04 Arena Mexico
1) Calígula & Zayco DQ Sombra de Plata & Trueno
2) Bam Bam, Mascarita Dorada, Último Dragoncito DQ Mr. Aguilita, Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Halloween
3) Fabian el Gitano, Felino, Máximo b Mentallo, Ohara, Shigeo Okumura
4) Averno, el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Mephisto b Negro Casas, Sagrado, Volador Jr.
5) Rey Bucanero b Mr. Águila [CMLL LH]

Ovaciones has TIMES for the title match
1st fall: 3 minutes
2nd fall: 2 minutes
3rd fall: 4:19 minutes
(total 9:26)

The report didn’t think too highly of the match. Reforma echos the complaints, saying neither guy showcased much. Mr. Aguila suffered a hip injury in the third fall, which may have cut it short.

Ovaciones (still green) and Reforma (good level) are split on Mentallo. Fabian replaced Stuka Jr. in the match, which never helps.

Mini Damian yanked Dorada’s mask in the minis match. Novato rudos lost via excessive violence, beating Sombra de Plata up too much after Trueno had left the match injured.

ESTO confirms what the Observer had reported a while back: Eddie Guerrero will be inducted into the AAA Hall of Fame at Rey de Reyes. Arturo Rivera has random thoughts from the Orizaba taping. AAA tapings again tonight in SLP, and their website promotes Mesias’ third coming. Theortically, this is to promote his Rey de Reyes appearance, but this taping won’t air till the day after the major show.

(Reforma via Jazzo) Canek returns to action tonight at the first IWRG/Azteca taping. He’s missed most of a year with surgery on each knee, and tells the people he really shouldn’t be back for two months more. If he doesn’t feel right after this match, he’ll take those two months off.

Noticias Oaxaca has a bio of local wrestler Birdman. Not, not the lawyer.

The latest edition of Tercera Cuerda podcast has the Mini Perros del Mal. Dr. Wagner will be on CUC (university radio) Thursday at 11AM.

Ford is running with a Hispanic campaign, matching it’s cars with (fictional) luchadors. Champeons del Camino include El Galan, Senor Piedra, Dragon Techno, Galan and Super Viba and the commercials will air on Univision, Telemundo and other spanish language media.

Sergio Ossio has been posting some interesting history pieces on daily or more on Superluchas, like this one on the Brazos vs the Villanos.

03/21 Arena Mexico (Dos Leyenda PPV) complete lineup

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CMLL (FRI) 03/21 Arena Mexico [ESTO]
1) Dark Angel, Marcela, Sahori vs Hiroka, Mima Shimoda, Princesa Sujei
2) Bam Bam, Mascarita Dorada, Tzuki vs Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Violencia, Pierrothito
3) Grey Shadow, La Sombra, Sagrado vs Olímpico, Rey Bucanero, Sangre Azteca
4) Blue Panther, Negro Casas, Volador Jr. vs Mr. Águila, Terrible, Villano V
5) Atlantis, Místico, Último Guerrero vs Averno, LA Park, Mephisto [relevos incredible]
6) Héctor Garza vs el Hijo del Perro Aguayo [hair]

Tickets are on sale now on ticketmaster, prices going from $65 to $490 ($6 to $46US)

Not much news from what we didn’t already know. Nice to see the minis get on there, and I hope the feuding mini rudo factions have put aside their differences. (Did we ever find out what went down in Neza? I don’t think so.) There’s other matches in the undercard which could be good if things break right, but no sure bets.

I’m already reading way too much into Dark Angel being on the card and Amapola not, as far as what it means to Sunday’s title match.