This block didn’t have as good matches as the previous week, but they told a more steady story: Rush & Terrible are an unbeatable team as long as they’re a team. They rolled thru all three rounds easily, setting them up nicely for the next week, and we got some more of purposeful rudo Rush.
Rey Escorpion & Black Warrior worked surprisingly well as a tag team. They also got to work as rudos, and Black Warrior looked much better that way. I have no idea why Warrior is not a rudo; it doesn’t get noticed as much as Sangre Azteca because Warrior is near invisible here, but it makes even less sense. Marco & Ultimo Guerrero were also involved in some good stuff here, and we nearly had the battle of the people who run and leap in the ring.
Felino & Bucanero (& Zacarias) fighting is no surprise, but I think Stuka & Polvora are getting paired up as long term opponents. They’ve had the title match since this, and they should be on opposite sides regularly once Dragon Rojo returns and Polvora is demoted back to the midcard (Sagrado-land!).
IWRG (SUN) 03/18/2012Arena Naucalpan [The Gladiatores]
1) Andy Boy, Arkano, Cataclismo, Chacalo, Lucian, Mumra, Star Boy Jr. DQ Astro de Plata, Astro Rey Jr., Charly Madrid, Chicano, Matrix Jr., Saruman, Tritón [Copa High Power] Tony Rivera’s students vs FILL. Final two were Star Boy Jr. and Saruman, and Star Boy tossed his mask to Saruman to draw the DQ.
2) Suicida, Tony Rivera, Zumbi DQ Alan Extreme, Bombero Infernal, Canis Lupus Zumbi replaced Angelico. Canis Lupus is back. Tony Rivera and Bombero Infernal are feuding. Tecnicos won in straight falls, when Bombero thought he was sneaking in a foul on Tony but was caught.
3) Apolo Estrada Jr., Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo b Oficial Factor, Oficial Rayan, Oficial Spartan [EdM Trios] Gringos defending the titles (finally.) They took falls 1/3.
4) Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan b Negro Navarro & Trauma I [IWRG IC TAG] Pirates took first, Navarros to the second, and Negro & Trauma beat Pirata & Hijo de Pirata cleanly in the third to win the titles.
5) Angelico, Drago, Trauma II b Carta Brava Jr., Eterno, X-Fly Teams swapped around a bit, plus Angelico & Drago replaced AK47 & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. Rudos took 1/3, X-Fly sneaking a foul on Angelico. Trauma II attacked X-Fly, rudos attacked him and the Navarros made the save.
Today’s Arena Mexico show has two singles match. In the main event, Psicosis and La Mascara square off in a non-title match, following Psicosis cheating to a few wins. The two are teasing a mask match in those interviews (though they say ‘for the anniversary show’, six months from now), with Psicosis saying he won’t fail like Averno. He’ll probably fail in a different way. As they note, this is a repeat from last year, where Mascara beat Psicosis before finding better things to do.
The other singles match is the end of the barely promoted Sangre Nueva tournament, with Raziel trying to keep Dragon Lee from breaking himself in many pieces (though that’s really the only way Raziel is going to win this match.) This tournament has weirdly gone unacknowledged outside of this show; whoever’s putting together Tuesday shows is clearly a fan of Dragon Lee but maybe not everyone else agrees.
(via @rey_shiina & purolove)
03/20: Ozz & Cuervo lost the AJPW tag team titles to Takao Omori & Manabu Soya, Omori pinning Cuervo.
Sugi beat Ronin in a five minute match.
IWRG (SUN) 03/18/2012Arena Naucalpan
1) Andy Boy, Arkano, Cataclismo, Chacalo, Lucian, Mumra, Star Boy Jr. DQ Astro de Plata, Astro Rey Jr., Charly Madrid, Chicano, Matrix Jr., Saruman, Tritón [Copa High Power] Tony Rivera’s students vs FILL. Final two were Star Boy Jr. and Saruman, and Star Boy tossed his mask to Saruman to draw the DQ.
2) Suicida, Tony Rivera, Zumbi DQ Alan Extreme, Bombero Infernal, Canis Lupus Zumbi replaced Angelico. Canis Lupus is back. Tony Rivera and Bombero Infernal are feuding. Tecnicos won in straight falls, when Bombero thought he was sneaking in a foul on Tony but was caught.
3) Apolo Estrada Jr., Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo b Oficial Factor, Oficial Rayan, Oficial Spartan [EdM Trios] Gringos defending the titles (finally.) They took falls 1/3.
4) Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan b Negro Navarro & Trauma I [IWRG IC TAG] Pirates took first, Navarros to the second, and Negro & Trauma beat Pirata & Hijo de Pirata cleanly in the third to win the titles.
5) Angelico, Drago, Trauma II b Carta Brava Jr., Eterno, X-Fly Teams swapped around a bit, plus Angelico & Drago replaced AK47 & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. Rudos took 1/3, X-Fly sneaking a foul on Angelico. Trauma II attacked X-Fly, rudos attacked him and the Navarros made the save.