Estrellita champion, Oro/Casas, Fuerza Guerrera vs Black Terry, CMLL bodybuilding

CMLL (TUE) 11/27/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Infierno & Thunder Boy b Black Metal & Virgo
2) Esfinge & Smaker b Espectrum & Ráfaga
3) Espanto Jr., Hijo del Signo, Hooligan b Ángel Azteca Jr., Magnus, Pegasso
Espanto Jr.’s GDL debut
4) Estrellita b Princesa Blanca [MEX WOMEN]
Princesa Blanca came in as champion. Pegasso and Hijo del Signo were seconds. Estrellita surprised Blanca and pinned her in the first fall, Blanca won the second, Estrellita won the third with the Star Cross to win the championship. Estrellita celebrated big.
5) Ángel de Oro, La Sombra, Titán DQ Dragón Rojo Jr., Negro Casas, Psicosis
Negro Casas fouled Angel de Oro.

Estrellita’s been wrestling regularly since at least 2000, and this is her first championship win of any kind. (She’s not been in CMLL a lot of that time.) This ended Blanca’s near four year change; her title matches were good, but not especially frequent. Blanca gave Estrellita credit for being better on this night but also blamed a knee injury. Estrellita mentioned her recent injury absence wasn’t just due to the cut on her hand, but also an ankle injury. She spent her time out watching Blanca footage to look for a way to defeat her. Both talked about doing a hair vs hair match.

photo by Black Terry Jr..

IWRG (THU) 11/29/2012 Arena Naucalpan [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), Estrellas del Ring]
1) Galaxie b Epidemia
Another spelling for Galaxy.
2) Dinamic Black & La Cobra b Alan Extreme & Eita
3) el Ángel b Eterno [IWRG IC MIDDLE]
Angel kept the title
4) Bestia 666, Damián 666, Fuerza Guerrera b Dr. Cerebro, Pantera, Veneno
666s were in their Xolo jerseys. Black Terry hit the ring post match to argue with Fuerza, probably about the last FILL show. Fresero Jr., in jeans and a jersey shirt, worked as a referee for this show and separated the two.
5) Black Terry, Negro Navarro, Pirata Morgan b Solar I, Super Astro, Ultraman [super libre]
remach from the previous week. Rudos took 2/3, Navarro pinning Solar. Fuerza hit the ring post match to challenge Terry to a singles match, and he accepted

Angel vs Eterno is up in three parts already.

Fresero Jr.’s father was a referee for AAA. IWRG only seems to have two referees, and it’s not clear if this a change of occupation or an emergency fill in situation. He should still make it rain as a referee.

CMLL held it’s annual bodybuilding contest yesterday.

Minis
1) Stukita – mini who has still yet to debut
2) Pequeno Olimpico
3) Pequeno Halcon – was very unhappy about finishing third and threw his trophy into an empty section of seats. Believed to be suspended for that, though he hasn’t been on cards for a couple weeks already.

Beginners (more of a weight distinction than a training one)
1) Flyer – Volador Jr’s nephew
2) Akuma
3) Super Halcon Jr.

Intermediate
1) Sensei
2) Guerrero Maya
3) Camorra

Advanced
1) La Sombra
2) Valiente
3) Tama Tonga

Women
1) Dark Angel – won for the seventh straight year, every year they’ve run this contest
2) Dalys la Caribena – second for the fourth straight year
3) Isis

The winners all came back for a final contest, and Sensei won that to become Mr. CMLL Absoluto. There was also an apparently unofficial Student group for those enrolled in CML classes. Aioria, who I’ve never heard of prior won. Second place went to Relampago, formerly of AAA and currently in IWRG, with IWRG opening match wrestler Epidemia finishing third.

Tonight’s the first half of Copa Junior. It’s a CMLL random tournament that doesn’t mean anything, but they like to spread out the wins as thinly as possible. Maybe someone who’s been near the top but hasn’t had a big win this year – Mephisto or Mascara Dorada? – will advance.

Rey Cometa either has a busy night or is missing a match tonight. He’s scheduled to main event a show in Queretaro, then wrestle in the tercera in Arena Mexico. I think it’s physically impossible to work both – there’s a 3 hour different start time, but more than 2 hours away from each other – so expect a sub tonight in CMLL.

AAA had a press conference for the 2012 Quien Pinta Por La Corona contest final. They hyped major surprises, then just tweeted out photos of people there. Maybe the major surprise is cameraphones.

LLF’s Perla Negra hurt her wrist, so tonight’s planned mask vs mask match with Lady Puma is off. LLF’s last show of the year is next week and Negra won’t be ready by then either, so the match is postponed indefinitely. The replacement match is Lady Puma versus a mystery woman.

Rob has the top 5 spots of the week.

stuff going on Sunday

(all times Central)
4pm CHIKARA iPPV (I ordered weeks ago without realizing I had other things to watch, oops – I can watch it later, it’ll work out)
4pm CMLL on EstrellaTV (which I usually just half pay attention to)
5pm CMLL on Terra with Terribile vs Sombra for the Heavyweight title.
(5pm Noche de Coliseo, though it seems in repeats)
6pm AAA Guerra de Titanes (time on the poster, maybe not so much)
6:3pm IWRG Prison Fatal

So. The plan is for a chat/live results this week, starting at 5pm and running until I have to stop. We’ll be talking the CMLL show, the AAA show and even the IWRG one if they continue sending out live results. Only the CMLL on Terra show will be available on the internet, so you may be very bored after 7:30pm. It’ll be a fun time until then!

By the way, tickets seem to be selling decently well for Guerra de Titanes. The closest ticket I could get on Ticketmaster was for the fourth ring around the building.

Links

Lineup

CMLL (MON) 12/03/2012 Arena Puebla
1) Asturiano & Black Tiger vs Espiritu Maligno & King Jaguar
2) Astral vs Demus 3:16 [lightning]
3) Camaleón, Soberano Jr., Starman vs Bobby Zavala, Disturbio, Ramstein
4) Fuego, Pegasso, Stigma vs Bronco, Hijo del Signo, Nitro
5) Ángel de Oro, Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Euforia, Niebla Roja, Tiger
6) Atlantis, Marco Corleone, Máximo vs Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero

Bronco! Giant goofy horse might actually be back. The best part is one more guy who can prevent the Cancerberos and Tuareg from accidentally being put on the same team.

Astral and Demus could set up a title rematch.

12/01-03 lucha times

box.

== AAA ==

AAA-Televisa: The first part of the Naucalpan taping. Maybe Oficials/Clowns?

AAA-Fusion: First part of the Perros del Mal Hector Garza tribute, which should help explain if it’s two parts.

== CMLL ==

Galavision/Televisa: more Tuareg/Cancebero problems? Marco, Maximo, Porky vs Avernos also likely.

FOX: Oro, Fantasma, Cometa vs Misterioso, Namajague, Okumura and Atlantis, Sombra, Shocker vs Tama Tonga, Terrible, Tiger. Maybe.

52MX: build to Sombra vs Terrible

C3: Terrible, Tama Tonga, Ultimo Guerrero vs Marco, Shocker, Maximo. Maybe the lightning match airs because it’s part of an ongoing story.

GDL: Estrellita vs Princesa Blanca, plus the build to a mystery match.

EstrellaTV (Puebla): build to Sombra vs Terrible, also.

El Luchador: “An anti-violence message could unite the luchadors on one last machine, while Dragon Lee’s pride puts him in danger of losing his coaching before facing Puma King in En Busca de un Idolo. Shocker and Mr. Niebla revive their rivalary and Felino has to make a decision to deal with his seperation from Princesa Blanca.”

En Busca de un Idolo: Puma King vs Titan, Diamante vs Polvora.

Terra: Terrible vs Sombra for the CMLL Heavyweight Championship of the World!

== Other ==

IWRG-TVC Deportes: Angel vs Eterno, Solar/Astro/Ultraman vs Terry/Navarro/Pirata

IWRG-AYM Sports: PRISON FATAL

ACM: probably reruns

Bodybuilding contest, Pantera I, QPPLC

Today is CMLL’s seventh annual bodybuilding contest. Anyone who trains with CMLL can enter, so it’ll be a collection of CMLL and a few outsiders. There’s usually a minis, woman (won every year by Dark Angel), and three levels of men’s categories. They added a ‘student’ class last year. No one seems clear about how people get separated into different classes – Astral & Electrico has appeared in the regular men’s groups, Puebla’s Asturiano was a mini last year – and no one really seems to understand the judging criteria. By the end of the afternoon, CMLL will have five winners and two or three people loudly complaining about the whole thing being fixed. There also will probably be one or two people who’s bodies are their main distinctions who won’t participate and giving a lame reason why.

Luchadors have been getting into bodybuilding shape for months, but it really stood out to me how slimmed down some of them are watching last week’s TV. Valiente looked tiny on this week’s CadenaTres for one. We’ve often talked about how winning the bodybuilding contest is a stepping stone for a strong push from the programming department. That’s not a hard rule – Polvora’s rise from random opening match guy to world champion started right after he won one year, but Valiente has mostly drifted after winning this past year. More generally, just entering shows a dedication that CMLL wants out of it’s wrestlers. Most people in the contest surely know they’re not going win, but are trying to show they’re making an effort in hopes someone makes an effort to use them.

Last year’s winners were Picudo Jr. in the student division, Pequeno Olimpico in the minis, Dark Angel of course the women’s winner, Soberano Jr. in the beginner class, Electrico in the intermediate class and Valiente the advanced winner. Electrico is not expected to participate this year, as he’s still coming back from his broken leg.

the long bit about Pantera I and being a liar

A week ago, I wrote about a couple videos featuring Pantera I. I thought they were odd because

a) no one’s heard from Pantera in a couple decades until the last few months
b) Pantera I was supposed to be dead

I was hoping someone would chime in with more info. Humberto did pointing out Pantera I’s Facebook page, which is actually worth checking out even if you don’t care about any of this for the neat pictures of 80s and early 90s lucha. Rob helped by tracking down a mention in the Observer from 1998, when AAA briefly included their own Pantera, upsetting family of the original one ‘who has been dead for 11 years’. (I believe there’s another reference to Pantera’s death in a Lucha Libre Weekly, which would’ve been pulled from the magazines from the early 90s, but I haven’t been able to track it down.) The pictures on Pantera I’s page are convincing enough that I’m leaning towards this being a translation issue – there are reasons why a person might not be seen in the ring in many years, after all. I’m still not sure of any answer, but I’ve learned more than I knew a week ago.

The one place I was not expecting to get feedback from was the weekly Kin Taniya column in this week’s SuperLuchas! (It’s a good magazine, and I like it no matter what you’re going to read the rest of the way.) There’s two things that bugged me right away: he took what I said out of context, and he responded in a magazine article instead of the 20 different ways people have to actually contact me directlly. I can’t do any better on the second, because his column doesn’t include any way to respond to him but like this, but I can at least make sure you get his context by quoting him:

Leí en la red una polémica relativa a Pantera I, que si estaba muerto, que si andaba de juerga; la única verdad que Kin Taniya sabe al respecto es que Pantera I hacía pareja con Pantera II. Se retira el I y el II se queda con el nombre, mismo que paseó por Japón, WWF, AAA, CMLL, etc., etc. El Pantera I recién regresa a la actividad, pero en su ausencia algunos marks lo dieron por muerto y propagaron en la red esa versión sin fundamentos. Y no sólo eso: resulta que sujeto, al que aseguran muerto, salió en internet dando una entrevista aludiendo a que por fin está de regreso, y hasta mostró documento del Indautor que lo avala como Pantera I. Pero ya lo hacían muerto y ahora hasta especulan que su hermano está poniendo a otro tras la máscara. Es decir, es más fácil inventar más y más mentiras, llenar a los fanáticos la cabeza con especulaciones, que poner en tela de juicio mi propia verdad, mi versión. Marks es lo que son.
Moraleja: no creas nunca, nunca, en los marks de internet, hasta que alguien que sí conozca el medio de la lucha libre, incluyendo en este rubro a los medios serios y especializados como SUPER LUCHAS, lo confirme. El mismo relajo se traen en su famosa Wiki, con el tema los Máscaras Sagradas y otros personajes; creen tener un seguimiento de quien los ha encarnado, pero la verdad es que sólo se enteran por chismes y suposiciones de terceros. Escriben como si tuvieran la verdad absoluta, pero en la lucha libre, que como toda expresión creativa está llena de subjetividad, no hay tal verdad. La verdad no se posee, se construye día a día.

I’ve been this blog for nine years now. If you think I’m a lying liar who just makes up things, because I didn’t automatically take what a luchador said about his past at fake value, or because I said Averno had signed with WWE and he’s still never been there, or because of some typo I make in this or other post, or some fact I haven’t cleaned up on the luchawiki, that’s your right. I’d like to point the body of work you can find over in the archives in my defense. I think I could do a better job, but I try not to be malicious and I know I’m not making stuff up. I spend way too much time on this to be screwing it up like that.

I do not like being called a liar, but that’s actually not the part that bugs me. It’s the section where Kin states the only people you should trust are people like him who are on the ‘inside’ like himself, Superluchas and other people like them. This is absurd! You should never trust a group of people just based on some self conferred badge of authority, people who write for lucha libre magazines definitely included. There are some fantastic people who write well researched pieces in lucha libre magazines – Ernesto’s recent series about the pre-EMLL history of lucha libre in Mexico was definitely that – and there people at the other end of the spectrum who really are making up stuff and would probably have no problem admitting it if you asked them politely enough. (As far as I know, they don’t work for SuperLuchas.) In the middle of that, there are people who are carefully telling the truth in parts and leaving off what they’d prefer not known in other parts, and there are people coming up with cover blurbs which deceive about the contents inside. You can’t throw a blanket over all these people and call them one thing, because they’re all not doing the same thing. The one thing they share in common is they’re all writing for lucha libre magazines, and the goal of a lucha libre magazine is to be able to put out next week’s issue. Truth is part of that, but there are non-truth elements that make for a better magazine when you’re writing about fictional battles for mass consumption.

The idea that fans can’t be trust among themselves with precious info about lucha libre is just as crazy. The majority of wrestling fans I’ve interacted with are smart people who just want to go to a show or watch in on TV and have a good time, but are stuck with a fandom that’s built around deception and can’t quite figure out where to stop with that. There are some nice luchadors and kind promoters, but fans relying on any kind of wrestling promotion to care about their fans as much as they care about themselves are fools. Fans have to take care of each other.

I try to write as an educated fan and for educated fans. I don’t claim to know everything (I claim ‘I dunno’ an awful lot), but I hope you can trust I have no other agenda other than trying to figure stuff out. That’s not what the magazines are really there for. You make your own judgements about who to trust, don’t let someone else decide for you.

Things I did like in the column:

– The luchawiki is referred to as famous! Having seen the Google stats, I definitely would not have thought that. (Same thing applies for this site.) The daily views here would make for a poor Arena Mexico show.

– a lucha libre column actually took a strong viewpoint on something! I’m pretty sure 99% of them are ‘this is a thing that is happening, it might be good, it might be bad, we’ll have to wait and see’ and ‘this is someone I think is great, isn’t he great, we should all appreciate how great he is’. I mean, I would definitely prefer if the opinionated columns didn’t trash projects I’ve been working on for a decade, but I’m thrilled someone took a side on something.

other news

AAA will have a QPPLC press conference tomorrow, talking about the final in Mexico City next week. A busy week for AAA press conferences!

Rob has highlights of 11/06 CMLL and Insectos invade!

PorraFresa Puebla celebrates four years.

Photos from Fenix’s trip to Japan.

Lineups

CMLL (TUE) 12/04/2012 Arena Mexico
1) Bengala & Höruz vs Camorra & Inquisidor
2) Leono, Molotov, Tigre Blanco vs Bobby Zavala, Disturbio, Hijo del Signo
3) Dark Angel, Estrellita, Luna Mágica vs Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit, Tiffany
4) Diamante vs Vangelis [lightning]
5) La Máscara, Marco Corleone, Valiente vs Tama Tonga, Terrible, Tiger
6) Niebla Roja & Último Guerrero vs Pólvora & Rey Escorpión

Maybe CMLL is doing the big year end show on a Tuesday! (They are probably not. Polvora vs Niebla Roja for the title is not of the question though.)

Estrellita’s first appearance as champ.

CMLL (TUE) 12/04/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) El Divino & Sky Kid vs Èvola & Thunder Boy
2) Leo & Metatrón vs Exterminador & Magnum
3) Cancerbero, Raziel, Virus vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Hooligan, Skándalo
4) Rey Cometa, Sagrado, Triton vs Namajague, Puma, Shigeo Okumura
5) Ángel de Oro, La Sombra, Titán vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Negro Casas, Psicosis

Main event is a rematch, though not sure what feud they’re doing. More Puma/Cometa, more Cancerberos vs Tuareg.

indy (SUN) 12/09/2012 Arena GALLI, Villa Park
1) Matt Creed & Tom Heisman vs Calvin Beckham & Funebre
2) Bandolero, Golden Dragon, Rey Fuego vs Gpa, Mike Anthony, Mojo Mcqueen
3) Atomico & Furia Roja vs Dark Scorpion & El Traidor
4) Ripper vs Dante Dvs [strap match]
5) Acid Jazz, Marshe Rockett, Negrotistico, Willie Richardson vs Jake Shining, Jon Morales, Mason Conrad, Matt Knicks
6) Emperador Azteca vs Discovery [NWA MEXICO LLIGHT]
Discovery is champion

Discovery!

Sombra defeats Terrible, Guerreros vs Guerreros, Estrellita wins women’s title, DTU

CMLL (MON) 11/26/2012 Arena Puebla [Porra Fresa]
1) Dinámikoo & Lestat b Centauro de Fuego & King Jaguar
King Jaguar replaced Blue Center. Tecnicos took 1/3.
2) Bobby Zavala, Disturbio, Hooligan b Black Tiger, Pegasso, Stigma
Black Tiger replaced Hombre Bala Jr., making it Puebla vs CMLL. Rudos took 1/3.
3) Demus 3:16, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito b Astral, Fantasy, Último Dragoncito
Rudos took 2/3, Pierrothito snuck in a foul on Dragoncito.
4) Rey Cometa b Puma King [lightning]
Rey Cometa wore face paint and won in 5:57 with a top rope ‘rana.
5) Euforia, Mr. Águila, Mr. Niebla b Blue Panther, Máscara Dorada, Shocker
Rudos had Mije & Zacarias and took 2/3 for the win. Niebla beat Panther and Euforia beat Shocker.
6) La Sombra b Terrible
Comandate was with Terrible. Terrible took the first with a cavernaria. Sombra caught him with a small package in the second. Comandante interfered in the third fall, but Sombra still won with a double moonsault. Sombra told Terrible he just proved he was better, and he’d be winning the Heavyweight title on Sunday. Best match on the show.

photo by CMLL

CMLL (TUE) 11/27/2012 Arena Mexico [CMLL]
1) Höruz & Oro Jr. b Ramstein & Zayco
2) Dark Angel, Goya Kong, Silueta b Amapola, Princesa Sugheit, Zeuxis
tecnicas took 1/3, Silueta pinning Zeuxis and Goya splashing Amapola.
3) Namajague, Shigeo Okumura, Virus b Fuego, Starman, Triton
Starman replaced Hijo del Fantasma. Rudos took 1/3, Namajague powerbombing Triton and Virus submitting Starman.
4) Blue Panther, Guerrero Maya Jr., Valiente b Black Warrior, Ephesto, Felino
Tecnicos took 1/3.
5) Niebla Roja DQ Pólvora [lightning]
Polvora pulled Niebla Roja’s mask in 7:25. Ultimo Guerrero ran out for the save, but Rey Escorpion ran in thru the crowd to help Polvora. Guerrero fouled Escorpion.
6) Tama Tonga, Terrible, Último Guerrero b Marco Corleone, Máximo, Super Porky

Estrellita won the Mexican National Women’s championship from Princesa Blanca in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara last night. It’s not a big surprise, Estrellita has been doing well in CMLL for the last year and they might have done this weeks ago if Estrellita didn’t cut her hand in a match and had to sit out for a few weeks. Marcela is the world champion, but CMLL presents Estrellita as the biggest female star. If you’re going to go with Estrellita, you might as well go strongly and having Estrellita with a belt is step in that direction.

It’s actually more surprising it didn’t take place on a big show. Blanca and Estrellita have been slightly feuding on the El Luchador show: an early episode included a pull apart when Blanca found out Estrellita was dating Puma King and tonight’s episode appears to center around the cage match they were both involved in. I’m still not sure if the A&E reality show makes a tangible difference to CMLL business – the worst period of CMLL last year was when season 1 aired – but it seems like worth trying to capitalize on it somehow. Right now, the only way they might be doing it is making sure Mistico is back in the ring just in time for the El Luchador episode where he becomes Mistico airs.

Princesa Blanca was champion for nearly 4 years. Amapola was world champion for most of that time, so they’ve gone in a couple months from the rudas dominating the championships to the tecnicas. (It also means the bodybuilding contest tomorrow is the only title Dark Angel is probably getting a shot at in the near future.)

Links

Lucha Libre in Japan

11/28 NJPW: MVP & Shelton Benjamin [O] b Rush & Diamante Azul [X]
Rush & Diamante Azul finish 2-4, in last place. Good job, good effort. They’re off until Saturday where they’re in non-tournament action.

Lineups

DTU (FRI) 12/07/2012 Arena Queretaro
1) Jhonky vs Jorge Quebrada, Artrus, Eragon Kid, Extreme Boy, Slayer Pac, Radical, Gremelin, Astro Latino [DTU AAACDEMIA]
2) Lucky Boy & Niño de Ébano vs Avaricia & Talaxys and Ángel Del Misterio & Konami and Lanzeloth & Rocky Lobo
Lucky Boy & Nino de Ebano are Maxima Velocidad, Talaxys and Avaricia are MAX Rapidos, Rocky Lobo & Lanzeloth are part of Dinastia Crazy
3) Keira vs Reyna Azteca, ?
mystery woman is a finalist from this year’s QPPLC
4) Lily Fighter, Niño Hamburguesa, Paloma Rouse vs ?, La Magnifica, Sherry Diva
mystery person is a SLP exotico
5) Eita vs Flamita, Tribal, Principe Halcón, Hacker, Daga
6) Aero Boy & Black Fire vs Draztick Boy & Rey Latino and Demente Extreme & Séptimo Dragón and Draego & Tony Rodríguez
Dreago & Tony Rodriguez represent GDL’s NWG promotion.
7) Araña De Plata Jr, Ciclope, Loco Max, Pequeno Cobra vs ?, Drabek, Mr. Rebelde, Ursus [cage, hair, mask]
Los Mazisos vs Queretaro locals, last one in loses hair or mask
8) Paranoiko & Pesadilla vs Halloween & Psicosis and Makabre & Super Mega

DTU tour. I think it’s neat how it’s not just Tulancingo & Mexico City wrestlers on the show, but luchadors from places they go to regularly (Guadalajara, SLP) are involved. Also nice is how they’ve getting tag teams together for an extended period prior to having titles (which I assume are coming sometime soon); it’s much better than the other way.

Whenever’s last week’s Fusion recap gets posted (2014), I’ll go over this again, but you really want to book Nicho el Millionario and not Psicosis I right now. Nicho is alright. Psicosis I has been back for months and hasn’t gotten a mask he can actually see and work out of it.

A long long time ago (earlier this year), Daga vowed he was done with DTU. He’s back because of the Perros del Mal deal.

I would guess a local is losing their hair in the cage match. But that must mean Loco Max has hair again.

DTU (SAT) 12/08/2012 Arena Margarita, San Luis Potosi
1) Artikus & Sherry Diva vs ? & Lily Fighter and Radical & Ramieth
mystery person is a SLP exotico
2) Crazy Power I, Crazy Power II, Eragon Kid vs Niño de Ébano, Pequeno Cobra, Talaxys and Extreme Boy, Jorge Quebrada, Slayer Pack
3) Hormiga vs Black Fire, Septimo Dragon, Galaxy, Aranita, Rey Angel, Araña de Plata Jr.
4) Super Mega vs Paranoiko, Dement Extremee, Chica Yeye, Centella Inca, Rey Latino, Alex Guajardo
5) Eita vs Flamita, Principe Halcon, Angel Del Misterio, Hacker [DTU ALTO]
Eita is the champion
6) Ciclope vs Aero Boy, Drastik Boy [mask]
7) ?, Astro Latino, Jhonky vs Joe Lider
Mystery wrestler is a DTU trainee, as Lider takes on new wrestlers.
8) Pesadilla vs Cerebro Negro [DTU]
Pesadilla is the champion

Pesadilla is the DTU champion though Joe Lider still seems to defend this title from time to time.

Semifinal appears to be 1 vs 3 and not a four way, but I could be reading the poster wrong. The idea is Lider is going to destroy some rookies.

The three way mask match has been teased for a while. It’s a long term feud with an actual payoff. Those of us who just follow AAA and CMLL may be unfamiliar with the concept.