indy (TUE) 01/18 Arena Aficion [Estrellas del Ring]
2) Anubis & El Extrano b Crazy Clown & Drastik Boy
3) Maldito Jr. b Samot [XNL CHAMP, #1]
4) Bugambilia & Diva Salvaje b Kevin & Magia Jr.
5) Bestia 666, Damián 666, X-Fly b Arenita, Big Boy, Gran Markus
This show was notable because
- Maldito Jr. earned a shot at the title Super Crazy won in South America.
- Brazo Metalico was renamed Magia Jr. before the match, including a new mask, still lost.
- X-Fly recovered from the illness that caused him to miss the AAA taping! (WON says X-Fly no-showed without giving a reason and may be done in AAA.)
indy (WED) 01/19 Arena Lopez Mateos [Estrellas del Ring]
1) Eros & Freelance b Pequeno Demonio & Space Warrior
2) Lolita & Vaneli b Chica Tormenta & Vakerita
3) Robin Maravilla, Rocky Santana, Sadico b Black Terry, Trauma I, Trauma II
4) Histeria II & Psicosis II b Negro Navarro & Solar I [quarterfinal, UWE TAG]
5) Atlantis & Último Guerrero b Felino & Rey Bucanero [quarterfinal, UWE TAG]
6) Atlantis & Último Guerrero b Histeria II & Psicosis II [semifinal, UWE TAG]
These are new tag team titles. Looks like clean finals all around here.
In the match between Rocky Santana & Black Terry, it was Robin Maravilla & Sadico who surprised and submitted the Traumas.
Video:
Solar/Negro Navarro vs Histeria/Psicosis: part 1, part 2
main event: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4
AAA announced their next taping (after the one this week) will be back in Arena Naucalpan on 02/04. That date is a Friday, probably replacing the usual Thursday IWRG show. No lineup has been announced, but tickets go on sale 01/30.
La Parka explains he thought his issues with Cibernetico were just between them, so he still allowed Cibernetico to see his god child, and the child could not explain to him that he was hurt when he was with Cibernetico. Sure! This week’s WON explains how this storyline came to be: Parka’s kid really did fracture his tibia on his own, and Parka happened to have the x-ray at a meeting where AAA was planning things for the future. Cibernetico came up with the angle then and Parka was fine with it. When they did the angle at the last TV taping, Parka forgot to bring the x-ray, so they just got the biggest manilla envelope they could find and pretended the x-ray was inside.
ESTO hypes up the NJPW tour by talking to, uh, the ring announcer. Ivan Salguero is the young ring announcer who’s been one of the voices of Arena Mexico the last few years, and he’s being sent to Japan to announce the two shows. Salguero has been planning special outfits to wear to bring the Mexican taste to Japan, and he’s also learning some Japanese (and not just the swears.) He actually started out on security, and Tony Salazar was the one who spoke up for him to get the announce gig.
Estadio Deportes talks to Atlantis, who says he and Okumura have been working together in the gym for three weeks to prepare for their tag title opportunity. Atlantis says they both know Mexican wrestling, and Okumura wrestled many Japanese and Americans in Japan, so they should be a good team. They’ll win by any means!
The CMLL guys are leaving today, and will be back on Monday.
Black Terry explains his training plan for young luchadors, and gives tips for being a good luchador. With bonus Dinamic Black endorsement.
LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.
Links
- Heavy Metal is cleared to return from his ankle injury. Don’t fall off any more cages, please.
- Psycho Circus will be dancing on the Sabadazo TV show. Dancing?
- R de Rudo has an Octagoncito promo.
- Porra Fresa rates the NJPW luchadors who wrestled in Arena Puebla in 2010.
- Tartu el Brujo Jr. talks about his first year of lucha libre.
- AAA wants you to send your photos of the Toluca taping to them.
- Amo de Lucha Libre interviews the technical director of the FMLL shows.
Lineup
CMLL (MON) 01/24 Arena Puebla
1) Black Tiger Jr. & Centella de Oro vs Fuerza Chicana & Sauron
2) Aereo, Mini Maximo, Pequeño Halcón vs Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior
3) Dark Angel, Luna Mágica, Marcela vs Amapola, Mima Shimoda, Princesa Blanca
4) Hijo del Fantasma, Rush, Valiente vs Felino, Misterioso II, Vangelis
5) Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr. vs El Alebrije, Histeria, Psicosis
CMLL has one main event match while all their tecnicos are gone, and they’re going to do it everywhere.
According to the WON El Hijo de Medico Asesino signed a WWE developmental deal. Who the heck is that?
@Phil: As best I can figure, it’s a guy who was wrestling on the Toryumon and 2010 IWL shows under that name and Medico Asesino Jr. But it’s possible someone else was using the same name.
News came from SuperLuchas, we should really ask them.
Maybe Johnny Ace signed the wrong “white masked Mexican wrestler”.
American Gigolo no longer watches Lucha Libre. “It’s not on around here” he says. It’s on every cable system and satellite carrier in America. His statement is so typical of people in the business. Most actually don’t watch much wrestling on television, and that’s what I think is at play here.
He’s going talk about a so-called “Lucha expert” in an upcoming interview.
His Spanish pronunciation is horrible.
He seems honest and does not really run people down.
I think he said he roomed with an “up and coming midcarder” Garza in 1996. Actually, Garza was already a top star by then.
This is the second child abuse angle pushed by AAA.
@LLL: billy boy-apache-marvin was the first?
@CM93: That’s the only one I can think of, If the Apache saga continues I think Marvin is old enough for a possible rudo turn.
@Calabcd44: that wasnt child abuse
they threw parties for him
@LLL: Hope KZ really does that taped interview with him.
@LLL: I disagree. I was tweeting from work while listening so I won’t repeat everything I said but to reply to what you said…
I thought his Spanish was great. Speaking as someone who wishes he could communicate better I was actually jealous. I also thought it was respectful to learn the language and try to communicate in it. Same reason when I post on the ByL forum I try to do it in Spanish no matter how bad it comes out. It’s disrespectful to not even try.
He came off as really honest and I have no trouble buying anything he said. One major tell when it comes to wrestlers especially is when their timelines don’t match up and/or they can’t provide dates/locations. Random example: Some wrestler was once trying to convince me he almost got arrested for being such a great heel and starting a brawl at an indy show but the cops realized who he was and let him off the hook. So I asked when and where was this? His reply: “Oh a few years back in some tiny town.” Sorry but you have to live quite the wild life to have an incident like that just be an afterthought. Anyways… Gigolo’s timeline matched up perfectly and his stories had details to them. Two clear signs he was being honest about things.
Was Garza really a top star in 96? He was a ‘name’ but he was never really a headliner anywhere. Either way I don’t see why this matters.
I thought it was a really good interview and just wished he would have covered more subjects including the 2010 King of Trios nonsense which I thought for sure was the next step in the Quack bashing but he stopped.
What did you specfically disagree with in terms of what he said about current Lucha?
You should sign up for an interview, Keith.:) Talk about the pros and cons of promoting indy lucha.
@CM93: Yes. Child-tossing on television.
@Rob: I remember going to the March 1995 Three-Way stip at Arena Mexico and Garza was pretty much the top babyface in the company unitl Santo returned a few months later. He won a big hair match vs. Satanico a little while later.
I hope Gigolo’s show in LA does well.