03/17: Tijuana, links

I’ve been waiting for Coliseo DF results to turn up. I’m sure they will about five seconds after I post this.

Anyone watch a lot of Puerto Rician wrestling? There’s a theory that Killer Clown, the tallest one of Psycho Circus, might have been someone who would’ve been brought over by Moody Jack Melendez, but I don’t know who’d fit.

indy (FRI) 03/14 Auditorio de Tijuana [d3v1lb0y @ box y lucha]
4) Angel Blanco Jr., El Hijo del Solitario, Hijo de Rey Misterio DDQ Arandu, Inferno, TJ Boy
5) Dr. Wagner Jr. & Último Dragón b LA Park & Toscano

Recall how Wagner’s crowd brawling was a problem in Laguna? Wagner and Park went brawling in the crowd here during the second fall, and the commission ordered the show shut down! Lights and sounds were turned off, referee left, and crowd was not happy. Fifteen minutes later, Wagner and Park came back to the ring and did a foul finish to end it and send people home. This is starting to become a trend.

The semimain was thrown out for too much extreme wrestling too, so someone decided to lay the law down.

Pierroth told Periodico Record (via wagnerdesdel92) he wil lretired on 08/15 (Friday) at Arena Mexico in a relevos increibles match: Pierroth & LA Park vs Atlantis & Satanico. It’s a long time between now and August. Pierroth explains this is pushed back from July because “there was a significant event in CMLL.”

El Sol del Hidaglo writes about Fray Tormenta’s life. I didn’t realize he was abusing drugs at the age of 13. He sounds upset Mistico and Sagrado don’t remember his orphanage enough.

Olimpico & Justiciero were scheduled for a singles match this Sunday in Coliseo Coalaco; dime_vakerochris @ box y lucha says it’s now a mask vs hair match.

An article in Hoy Tamaulipas accused AAA of using a fake Mesias on the show Saturday. The fake Mesias was “obese, and slow in the ring.”

Milenio-DF writes about a new lucha libre book, “Y detrás de las máscara…El pueblo” by German researcher Janina Möbius (who’s name is mispelled). It’s an examination of the links between lucha libre and Mexican society, and I think it came out a couple years ago. There’s an old thread on DVDVR about it, but can’t find a link for the book (and would presume its in German.)

Jvän_ßrvj() @ box y lucha posted an interesting factoid about the origin of the original Grey Shadow. It’s a right place, right time thing.

Televisa & Telemundo have reached a content sharing deal, but it’s going from the US to Mexico, not the other way (which we’d in the US would hope for lucha.) Telemundo will produce telenovelas in Mexico, Televisa will add a network to their servce to air them, and Telemundo will also air them in the US. (thanks to mikeinformer)

indy (MON) 05/05 Expo Fresas 2008, Irapuato, Guanajuato [el sol de irapuato]
1) Máscara Sagrada & Mil Mascaras vs Blue Demon Jr. & el Hijo Del Anibal

CMLL (MON) 05/12 Expo Fresas 2008, Irapuato, Guanajuato [el sol de irapuato]
1) Místico & Volador Jr. vs Damián 666 & el Hijo del Perro Aguayo

These are main events for an annual Strawberry Fair. I don’t put much stock into two months out lineups, but why not. Fairs are picking up as weather warms up; lucha libre is on the schedule in Mexico City’s fair, starting on the 03/30.

Black Terry Jr. posted photos of the AULL show and from one of the ANL daily fair show in the box y lucha forum.

Lourdes Groubet’s lucha libre photos are now in the Queretaro City Musuem.

I’m not sure why google is just picking it up now, but Pagina 12 Argentina writes about the 2006 revival of Gladiadores del Ring in Uruguay.

Slam! Canada’s review of Wrestlemaniac

Wrestlemaniac may not get great reviews, if any, but for a horror movie fan and wrestling fan, this movie fills both needs and keeps you from getting distracted.

Like a ball of string?