CMLL LATV #137, March 21: kinda a worthless episode
– Couldn’t Sahori just have worked ruda for one match? The reluctant partner story overshadows most matches it’s done, yet this got all sorts of time to keep hitting the same point. Waste of time.
– Main eventers obviously were expecting Marco to be there and to do a Marco-centric match, and decided just to fool around with him. Angel Azteca didn’t get to do much, but there wasn’t a lot done here.
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CMLL (SUN) 04/26 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [MT]
5) Dragon Rojo Jr., Rey Bucanero, Ultimo Guerrero b La Sombra, Mascara Dorada, Mistico
Rudos won the first, tecnicos took the second, Sombra and Mistico did dives, and Dragon powerbombed Sombra for the clean pin. After the match, they set up Sombra defending his NWA welterweight title against Dragon Rojo Jr. next week.
New Japan’s Yurijo & Naito (team No Limit) are currently scheduled to work CMLL. These are apparently the two Ovaciones mentioned yesterday, because they were actually listed by name on this past week’s Ras de Lona. SuperLuchas says they’re headed in May 11, which is safely after the swine flu shutdown at the moment, but this is a fluid situation. No Limit’s currently hanging around TNA, with a NJPW storyline of trying to win back the IWGP Junior Tag Team titles from the Motor City Machine Guns, and a TNA storyline of being stereotypical anti-American foreigners. If they do make it to CMLL, No Limit vs Volador & Sombra for CMLL’s tag match is the obvious big match.
Unfortuantly, it appears CMLL guys won’t be headed to Japan. Strong Style Spirit mentions Mistico, Misterioso II, and Okumura have been restricted from traveling to Japan due to the swine flu, so they’re off the shows next week. They’ll surely reschedule this down the line, but it’s a tough break.
Going around the country:
– Canceled: all lucha in Nuevo Laredo, up to and including the shows next Monday
– Canceled: all lucha in Puebla, up to and including the shows next Monday
– Canceled: all lucha in Durango, as part of a prohibition of all public gatherings for the duration.
– Canceled: lucha in Mazatlan, thru May 7th.
– Canceled: all lucha in Tamaulipas, thru May 6th
– Canacled: Tuesday’s show in Arena Coliseo Monterrey, though Sunday’s AAA show is still on at the moment.
– AAA says 90% of it’s shows have been canceled, 60 shows, but doesn’t specifically mention anything but the TV tapings. I presume a lot of those shows hadn’t/wouldn’t make it to their event listings, because there’s not sixty shows there even if you go back to the start of the week.
– CMLL’s also canceled it’s shows in SLP and Cuernavaca this week. IWRG and AULL are also off.
– Still On: Torreon, where the Wagner show on Friday is still on, though the promoters are waiting to hear otherwise. Not sure about the nearby Thursday AOL show.
– Still On: a lucha show on Saturday in Guanajuato, for student graduation, where they’re also watching the situation
I’m horrible with Mexican (and Canadian) geography, but I do know some of those places are not near Mexico City. Everyone’s being super cautious, understandably so. It surprised me that Guadalajara is not added to this list. ESPN Deportes’s lucha blog has an entry on the flu. I think I’m going to make a post of canceled lineups later on.
In addition to all of that, yesterday’s 5.7 earthquake was felt in both CMLL’s arenas, and Ovaciones says they’ll need to be inspected to make sure there’s no damage.
Luchando Libre points out TripleMania tickets are already on TicketMaster. Prices appear to be from 1200 to 10 pesos ($85 to $7, although they list some VIP tickets for under a dollar but I have no idea where the seats are.)
Cesar’s blog mentions a bar fight with Chessman, Cibernetico, and Fabian el Gitano, including Cibernetico trying to bribe the police after the match. I knew this blog was going to be fantastic. There’s also one two posts pointing out the ridiculousness of the independents (“authentic wrestling” = metric ton of bs, fraud and shenanigans), and a post noting Dr. Wagner would still prefer to be in CMLL.
AAA wants you to know they have no idea what they’re doing with the Cruiserweight tournament. Now you know.
Kcidis has Cibernetico vs Perro.
If you need something to cheer you up, watch this week’s Ras de Lona. Most of the show is various wrestlers goofing around at a circus, Circo Hermanos Vazquez, which is the closest to the old wacky vignettes in a long time. See Sombra on the trapeze, Dragon Rojo on a runaway horse, Stuka on a very tiny tricycle and Felino and Tiger Kidd actually in a tiger cage.
DJ Spectro looks at Audaz and Flama Azul.
Guerreros del Ring #188 has Pierroth on the cover, with friends and rivals talking about him. Luchas 2000 #468 seems to be promoting the return of their annual legends show, though no date is mentioned on the cover.
LuchaWorld has Robert on GDL 12/16 & 12/23/07, MVS shows from 02/09 & 02/10 CMLL and AULL 01/12/08, plus KrisZ‘s news update.
CMLL (FRI) 05/08 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Angel de Oro & Angel de Plata vs Dr. X & Hooligan
2) Bam Bam, Mascarita Dorada, Saturno vs Pequeno Black Warrior, Pequeño Damian 666, Pierrothito
3) Dark Angel, Lady Apache, Marcela vs Amapola, Hiroka, Princesa Blanca
4) Mascara Dorada vs Virus [CMLL SL]
5) La Sombra & Volador Jr. vs Atlantis & Ultimo Guerrero [CMLL TAG]
Amazing how CMLL’s Arena Coliseo Guadalajara anniversary shows just keep happening to occur on the same day of big indy shows.
LLL’s idea of taping this is good, but I think the hope right now is CMLL would be running Arena Mexico by the 8th. (Dorada vs Virus = TAPE IT ANYWAY.) Dark Angel’s CMLL status is ongoing matter of debate; Cesar says she’ll be working as Dark Angel in CMLL while TNA gives her a new name, but SuperLuchas says not so sure about Dark Angel working this show. SuperLuchas tends to have the best Dark Angel info, but I hope they’re wrong – Sarah has been really awesome this year in every CMLL match I’ve seen her.
There’s nothing yet up on their site, but AAA says it’s off for next week. The tenative new dates are July 24-26.
No word yet on CMLL officially being off.
Edit: Tonight’s Arena Puebla show is off, according to SuperLuchas.
AAA has canceled it’s TV Taping this Friday. With no TV from the Lucha Libre Expo either, there will be no new taping until 05/18 in Leon.
Edit 2: Notimex story on CMLL shows being canceled. Only Tuesday and Friday are offically off at this point. GDL is still on, but it would not be a surprise if they got canceled as well. I’ll catch up with the links tommorrow, but the regular shows in Nuevo Laredo and Torreon are off as well.
AAA (SUN) 04/26 Poliforum Zamna [Tarzan lopez @ el Martinete]
1) Aztlan, Jaguar Sagrado, Lobo Salvaje Jr. DCO Amenaza Rojo Jr., Eterno, Zar
2) Angel Infernal, Fuego Infernal, Imperio Dorado b Enemigo, Super Piloto Jr. I, Super Piloto Jr. II
3) Coberman, Lobo Salvaje, Super Piloto b Amenaza Roja, Anubis, Suicida Jr.
4) Argenis & Dizzy vs Angel Mortal & el Halcon
5) Pimpinela Escarlata & Sexy Star b Tiffany & Yuriko
6) Gronda II, Mexicano, Octagon b Cuervo, Kenzo Suzuki, Ozz
indy (SUN) 04/26 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [rfc]
1) Lover Boy b Pee Wee and Pedro Navajas
2) Mini Hombre Sin Miedo & Mini Laredo Kid b Mini Black Mamba & Mini Rio Bravo
3) Black Mamba, Oscuridad, Violento b Golden Boy, Rey Demonio Jr., Simbolo
4) Hijo del Espanto II, Sergio Romo Jr., Silver Star b Hombre sin Miedo, Sangre Chicana Jr., Street Boy
5) Angel Dorado Jr. b Rey Sagitario [hair]
The business effects of shutting down Mexico City are starting to turn up. In Record, Dos Caras Jr. speaks out for his fellow wrestlers, complaining that the wrestlers will apparently go unpaid for the duration. Himself, Panther, Niebla, Volador, Stuka, Valiente, Felino and Sensei are mentioned as guys who’ve gone unpaid, because the shows they were to work aren’t happening anymore. Dos is unhappy with the company and with the union, which just accepts whatever the company has to say and doesn’t fight for them. The wrestlers are supposed to find out their schedule, or lack of, today.
CMLL isn’t gettign paid for attendance right now, but shouldn’t they still be getting TV money? Do the luchadors not get a cut off that? There should be merchandise money too, which is probably coming in on a enough of lag that it’s not yet affected by the shut down.
Ovaciones main lucha story is an interview with Aerostar, hyping up the Lucha Libre Expo. (Still waiting to hear about that.) In the sidebar, there’s a mention that two (unnamed) Japaneses wrestlers will be coming to CMLL in May. I first thought that’d mean NJPW (who are off from 05/07 to 05/30), but it actually more sense as Ultimo Dragon related bit since May is the DragonMania show.
(Jornada) According to the local promoter in Culiacan Mistico missed their April 19 show because the CMLL recieved death threats aimed at him, on the day after Abismo Negro died. I have doubts about this story, starting with it coming out so late after the shows and the incident happened. It does sound like an easy cover for a no-show, except the lineup I had for the show never had Mistico on it. Main event was supposed to be Sagrado/Volador vs Niebla/Bucanero.
Al Filo del Ring has an interview with Alebrije & Cuije, who have nothing bad to say about AAA and would not rule going back if there was an idea for then but hope to finally get that mask match with Monsther & Chucky now that they’re all independents. There’s also an interview with Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., who feels business won’t pick up until next year and they need to work harder to make it worthwhile for the people who do come in the meantime.
Proyeccion Luchistica has interviews with X-Fly and Damian 666.
Fuego en el Ring doesn’t appear to have Sunday results, but does interview Mascarita Dorada about coming home to GDL and his career in CMLL so far.
Sign on San Diego profiles locals going to Tijuana to learn how to wrestle.
SuperLuchas #312 has Dark Angel in TNA, and Super Porky calling El Brazo stupid. Looks like SuperLuchas may be starting up an English language version, though the actual sign up for it looks to be missing.
Box Y Lucha #2920 has Wagner getting the title shot at TripleMania, and Konnan talking about real lucha libre fading away. I can only imagine Konnan is happy about such things, because nothing else makes sense – don’t even worry about his actual ideas, just remember that he didn’t watch lucha libre or wrestling really until he got in it and readily admits people sometimes bring up old angles he doesn’t know of. There’s also a new edition of Box Y Lucha TV.
LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update and Robert on C3 01/12/08.
Death Valley Driver #169 has reviews of AULL from 03/15/09 as well as the 03/28/09 Negro/Mistico match.
indy (TUE) 04/28 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [RFC]
1) Lover Boy vs Darling Boy
2) Pedro Navajas vs Pee Wee
3) Aguila Extrema, Dralion, Streeth Boy vs Black Mamba, Kaientai, Lord Byron
4) Mongol Chino Jr. & Pancho Tequila vs el Ninja & Hijo del Ninja
5) Hombre Sin Miedo & Mascara Purpura vs Caifan Rockero I & Golden Boy
Purpura is out of CMLL and back here. Meanwhile, Caifan will break his 79 day retirement. A long 79 days.
AAA (SUN) 05/03 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [mely @ LMDLL]
1) Gallo de Oro vs Aguila Azteca
2) Mercurio & TDN vs Ares & Invasor
3) La Parkita & Mascarita Divina vs Mascarita de la Muerte & Mini Chessman
4) Angel Mortal, Diabolico, Gallego vs Cuervo, Escoria, Espiritu
5) Killer Clown, Psycho Clown, Zombie Clown vs El Elegido, Mascara Divina, Pimpinela Escarlata
I throw my hands up on Mascara Divina.
Box Y Lucha points out that Friday’s cancellation is Arena Mexico’s third. The one we forgot was after the Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs Cien Caras mask match, where the building had to undergo repairs after that overflow crowd. I presume they just moved it for the duration, as opposed to just not having shows.
There hasn’t been official word from the promotions of cancellations for next week, but since the government is heavily against large groups gathering, they’re not going to happen. I guess we’re more waiting for what, if nay, alternate plans are going to be announced.
CMLL updated it’s GDL’s Sunday lineup, replacing Black Warrior with Dragon Rojo Jr.
Soberano I, the father of Euforia and Hijo del Soberano, passed away Saturday morning in Torreon. He was 60 years and was a long time Laguna area wrestler who also worked in Texas for a stretch.
There’s talk of creating a museum of lucha libre in Mexico City. Lots of pieces have been collected, but they’re still looking for the money to do it.
Dr. Wagner Jr. talks up his feud with Cibernetico & Perro for the record show. He’d like a hair vs mask match with Perro. It’s good to want things.
Cesar reviews: Arkangel, Angel Azteca Jr., Apocalpsis.
Veneno’s blog has photos of Veneno in Merida.
In Leon, the local wrestlers who’ve worked AAA shows there are complaining about not getting paid.
MIA: Anyone seen Hijo de Faraon? Hasn’t been on a card since the Feb 18 show in SLP.
This is for historical purposes only, I think.
AAA (MON) 05/04 Centro Banamex [AAA]
1) Aerostar, Laredo Kid, Super Fly vs Rio Bravo, Tigre Cota, Tito Santana II
2) Joe Lider & Nicho el Millionario vs Jack Evans & Teddy Hart
3) ? & Vampiro vs Chessman & Extreme Tiger
4) Alex Koslov, Rocky Romero, X-Pac vs Kenzo Suzuki, Silver King, Zorro
5) ?, Charly Manson, Mesias vs Electro Shock, Konnan, Ozz
We’ve actually had this lineup since the first of this month. It’s only been confirmed as a TV taping – but then they said last year’s show here was a TV taping and it never turned up (at least on the usual broadcast), so I had my doubts until I read the article linked a couple paragraphs below.
Doesn’t really matter. The Expo is expected to either be announced as postponed or canceled sometime today. This taping won’t be happening, at least not on this date. Which is too bad, because Konnan (and Jack) wrestling in a high profile DF show would’ve pushed some issues to resolution.
In Record, Joaquin Roldan hypes up a AAA vs Legion cage match for TripleMania. That match hasn’t been announced yet on TV, so it’s amusing they’d be giving interviews about it, but that’s normal here. Roldan also mentions all the TV tapings leading up to TripleMania:
– Aguacalientes (04/30)
– Centro Banamex (05/02)
– Leon
– Tlaxcala
– Guerrero
– Hidalgo
Working thru the weeks, that means TripleMania is (or was) scheduled to start airing on 06/28 in Mexico, and 07/18 in the US, 2 and 5 weeks after it’s taped. That may be changed with this taping being removed. They could do this week as a filler one, they could still air this if the Expo is just pushed back a week, or they could just move on to the Leon taping if it’s on May 4th or May 11th (assuming the usual Monday show there.)