Day: September 10, 2008

CMLL’s Hi5 site lists a ‘official’ card for next Friday. Which is different, of course.

CMLL (FRI) 09/19 Arena Mexico
1) Alex Koslov, La Sombra, Maximo vs Damián 666, Mr. Águila, Texano Jr.
2) Volador Jr., Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
3) Dos Caras Jr., Hector Garza, Marco Corelone vs Heavy Metal, Lizmark Jr., Mr. Niebla
4) LA Park vs Dr. Wagner Jr.
5) Atlantis, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero vs Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt [CMLL TRIOS]
6) Blue Panther vs Villano V [mask]
* Mistico and Perro Aguayo will be in their corners.

MOVED UP: Volador Jr., Hector Garza
IN: LA Park
OUT: Rey Bucanero, X-Pac

You know, Hi5 has a journal option that updates your friends when you post messages. OR, you could just put news in your Interest box, as was done here. I believe this is a legit lineup, but I’m waiting to update my records until they post it on their official site.

So why is X-Pac is gone? Did someone realize too late that he was from the US and they couldn’t find a way to say he was actually from Italy? Poor Rey Bucanero.

This is low on the issues here, but back when Mascara/Fantsama/Hector team won the trios titles, I didn’t like the idea because CMLL doesn’t see the younger guys on the same level as Hector and wouldn’t book them together. They proved me wrong for a while, but when push came to shove, it was more important to have Hector work a(n equally irrelevant) third match than keep them together. I’m sure I’m overthinking this – Ephesto’s still teaming with Avenro & Mephisto like they didn’t just kick him to the curb, so it’s pretty clear all the midcard stuff isn’t done with any plan of following thru.

Obviously, advance ticket sales haven’t been what they were hoping, or they wouldn’t be making sure Mistico and Perro would be there (and upstaging whatever mask loss goes down), nor would they be bringing Park back to play off the Dr. Wagner feud neither side really has any interest in resolving.

IWRG (SUN) 09/07 Arena Naucalpan [Alvin @ el Martiente]
1) Anubis b DVD
2) Miss Gaviota & Super Halcon Jr. b Epidemia & Heavy Boy
3) Capitán Muerte, Cyborg, Xibalva b Emilio Charles Jr., Septiembre el Terrorista, Veneno
4) Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., Toxico AAA, Zumbido DQ Aeroman, el Hijo Del Anibal, Ultraman
5) Black Terry b Fuerza Guerrera , Multifacético [IWRG IC WELTER]

CMLL (MON) 09/08 Arena Puebla [KrisZ, hugo999 @ box y lucha]
1) Legionario & Toro Bill Jr. b Fuerza Chicana & Mr. Rafaga
2) India Sioux, Lady Apache, Marclea b Amapola, Hiroka, Princesa Sujei
3) Euforia, Nosferatu, Policeman b Asturiano, Flash, Stuka Jr.
4) La Máscara, Sagrado, Volador Jr. b Averno, Dragon Rojo Jr., Mephisto
5) Atlantis, Mr. Niebla, Último Guerrero b Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr.

UG had his feet on the ropes to pin Panther.

CMLL (TUE) 09/09 Arena Mexico [CMLL, ESTO, Reforma]
1) Artillero & Súper Comando b Astro Boy & Sensei
2) Amapola, Princesa Sujei, Rosa Negra b Goddess, Marcela, Sahori
3) Pierrothito b Pequeño Olímpico, Shockercito, Mini Damian 666, Ultimo Dragoncito, Nino de Acero, Fire, Cosmico, Bracito de Oro, Mr. Aguilita, Mini Universo 2000, Pequeno Lizmark [cibernetico, MEX LIGHT, semifinal]
4) Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Sagrado b Damián 666, Terrible, Texano Jr.
5) La Sombra, Marco Corelone, Volador Jr. b Atlantis, Lizmark Jr., Rey Bucanero

ESTO says low attendance. Main event was Lizmark/Marco focused, Lizmark getting DQed int he first and losing the second. CMLL.com lists order of elimination in the cibernetico as

Pequeno Lizmark (by Mr. Aguilita)
Mini Universo 2000 (by Bracito de Oro
Mr. Aguilita (by Nino de Acero – biggest upset)
Bracito de Oro (by Fire)
Cosmico (by Ultimo Dragoncito)
Fire (by Shockercito)
Nino de Acero (by Pierrothito)
Ultimo Dragoncito (by Pequeño Olímpico)
Mini Damian 666 (by Pequeño Olímpico)
Shockercito (by Pierrothito)
Pequeño Olímpico (by Pierrothito)
Pierrothito

There’s some people missing from the original lineup (Tzuki!) so perhaps things got shuffled around. There’s definitely another match next week, with the winners meeting on the 23rd. In the prematch photos, Cosmico is standing with the rudos. Could’ve just been to keep it six and six.

Lots of coverage on the WWE moving RAW to Galavision. They’ll be on Channel 9 in Mexico City, which is the channel which broadcasts CMLL and AAA, and they’ll be on at Sunday at 3pm, which is when AAA usually starts. The show will start on October 5th, which means the rest of this month will be normal before a new schedule kicks in. It doesn’t appear anyone mentioned what that new schedule will be, and Televisa said they haven’t decided who will announce the show. (Will they get to choose?) I’ve read elsewhere that it’ll be 1 hour, but it doesn’t seem to be in the press release. It does sound like Shane McMahon told the press that they’ll have a RAW in Mexico at some point, and the carrot on a stick of a PPV was brought out as usual.

For WWE, this is moving RAW from a network said to have under a million viewers (52MX) to one with 21 million viewers, though the difference wasn’t nearly as before Televisa’s associated cable/satellite systems dropped 52MX. For Televisa, they got a, uh, World Heavyweight Title with “Televisa” on the name plate. (Also, theortically higher ratings.)

Batista is quoted as saying the fans of Mexico will like WWE, because the US style has better athletes and they have the best Mexican wrestler. I guess Batista is going to be a rudo in Mexico?

Rey Misterio was asked if he thinks the guys in Mexico (specifically Mistico) who do his moves are ripping him off. He disagreed, saying it’s a homage and a sign of respect.

– press release
– Variety article
– Notimex story
– Ovaciones
– El Semnario on RAW moving to Televisa as part of the greater Televisa/MVS conflict
– ESTO
– Superluchas
– Mr. Reyes @ el Martiente

Rey Bucanero says he was just as surprised to find out he was defending his title vs X-Pac on the anniversary show as everyone else was. Bucanero says he and X-Pac wrestled in Japan – when? Is this something I should know am blanking out, or old Lightning Kid matches? Anyway, Rey’s looking forward to the opportunity to prove himself at an international level.

Okumura says he was taking pain pills to deal with his shoulder injury, but he felt something strange in his shoulder and got it looked it again. The screws in his shoulder moved (ow!), which is why they had to redo the surgery. In this interview, CMLL doctor says it’ll be 2 to 3 weeks before they can check to see how it’s healing this time and decide the next step. Okumura plans on getting revenge on Fabian for all of this.

Rayo de Jalisco says he’s going to Japan from 09/11 to 10/05, including defending his championship on 09/22. Who’s he wrestling for?

Wagnermania posted video of this week’s Stellar Moments and Ras de Lona’s match results of the week.

MT looks back at the last 17 years of Anniversary shows. Things I didn’t know
– the final fall of Atlantis/Emilio NWA LH title match in ’90 went 5 seconds
– the ’97 anniversary featured Lola Gonzalez’s retirement

They have slightly different dates than what we have in the wiki for a couple anniversary – it’s not the wrong date, it’s MT saying the week before or the week after (or two weeks) were the anniversary show. I think I was often just guessing based on what looked like the anniversary show for the modern results, so they may be more accurate.

Blue Demon Jr. hypes the second NWA Mexico show on YouTube. Of course.

Latin Lover’s wife is interviewed on Univision. Mostly so she can do a lot of “no, he’s still with me” responses.

Mr. Reyes posted photos of the DTU show. Taking bumps onto cactus is at least amsuing in it’s sillyness.

Box Y Lucha #2887 has Scorpio’s recovery on the cover. If they’re taking requests about articles to put on the website, I sure would like the Atomic Boy one.

The Gladiatores are broadcasting Thursday and Sunday’s IWRG shows on their website.