Wagner returns, Mephisto/Mascara, Guerrero Maya & Delta vs Namajague, Fire vs Caveman

photo by Alexis Salazar

CMLL (SUN) 10/20/2013 Arena Coliseo [CMLL, Yahoo! Deportes]
1) Astral & Stukita b Pequeño Nitro & Pequeño Universo 2000
Stukita brought his Norte Lightweight Championship to the ring.
2) Camorra, Espanto Jr., Guerrero Negro Jr. b Metatrón, Soberano Jr., Stigma
Camorra submitted Stigma, then told him the luchadors in Mexico City aren’t as easy to beat as those in Puebla. (Poor Espiritu Maligno.)
3) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa b Boby Zavala, Hooligan, Namajague
Namajague took multiple top rope splashes for the loss. Delta & Maya again challenged for the Arena Coliseo tag team titles, and Namajague (who wasn’t actually clear on what was said since it was in Spanish) accepted on behalf of himself and Okumura.
4) Atlantis, Blue Panther, Thunder b Misterioso Jr., Mr. Niebla, Pierroth
Blue Panther replaced Marco Corleone.
5) Último Guerrero b Valiente
UG took 2/3. He took the third with an Ultimo Guerrero Special (in a match which was an Ultimo Guerrero Special.) UG grabbed the microphone to praise Valiente after the match.
6) Atlantis, La Máscara, La Sombra DQ Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
Atlantis worked twice, replacing Shocker here. Tecnicos took 2/3, the last with Mephisto fouling Mascara. Match appeared to build towards a Mephisto/Mascara match, though the announcers did not seem in on it.

They announced next week’s show would be in Arena Mexico. The Arena Coliseo crowd did not seem as harsh on La Sombra, though there were still boos. Terra’s HD & Alta feeds had lots of trouble with buffering. This was edecan Gaby’s final show with CMLL.

CMLL (SUN) 10/20/2013 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [@acogdl]
1) Explosivo & Índigo b El Tapatío & Relampago Azul
tecnicos took 1/3.
2) Ángel del Mal & Demonio Rojo b Martin Escobedo & Tony Escobedo
Rudos took 2/3.
3) Acertijo, Infierno, Magnum b Javier Cruz Jr., León Blanco, Virgo
Rudos took 1/3.
4) Fuego, Gallo, Tritón b Bárbaro Cavernario, Exterminador, Maléfico
tecnicos took 2/3. Fuego submitted Barbaro, then challenged him to put up his Occidente Middleweight Championship. Barbaro accepted
5) Tama Tonga & Terrible b Rush & Titán
Rudos took 2/3, Tama beating Titan.

Fuego versus Barbaro sounds like a fun match.

Dr. Wagner Jr. returned weeks ahead of schedule in Tijuana Friday night. How odd for Dr. Wagner Jr. to say something which later doesn’t appear to be true. He lost the main event trios, teaming with Solitario & Super Parka against Santo, LA Park & Mascara Sagrada (filling in for Tinieblas Jr.) A post match attack seemed to build to a Tornado Negro vs Hijo del Santo match. Damian 666, reunited with Halloween and still teaming with Bestia 666, beat Los Kiss in the semimain, then was honored for 31 years in lucha libre.

Black Terry Jr. has photos of Saturday’s Arena Lopez Mateos show.

CMLL’s changed Monday’s card with Dragon Rojo Jr. back in the team challenging the Estetas del Aire, and Ultimo Dragoncito replacing the wandering Bam Bam. Porra Fresa previews the old card and says Psycho Clown vs Texano Jr. was the best match of Heroes Inmortales.

Cien Caras did not retire on his retirement show in Pachuca, claiming a knee injury. Villano III Jr. debuted in the semimain, though Hijo del Villano III did not.

Fenix’s debut NOAH match with Kaiser has made it to the internet. Haven’t watched it yet, but it sounds like he struggled a bit.

Rob has highlights of 07/09/93 AAA.

AAA will interview Fenix on Monday at 8pm.

Eric @ Segunda Caida reviews the 10/06/13 Uprising Lucha Libre show.

Talking Alushe!

Lineup

CMLL (SUN) 10/27/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Pequeño Halcón & Stukita vs Pequeño Universo 2000 & Pequeño Warrior
2) Metálico, Oro Jr., Stigma vs Camorra, Hooligan, Nitro
3) Diamante, Rey Cometa, Sagrado vs Boby Zavala, Misterioso Jr., Sangre Azteca
4) Tritón vs Ephesto [lightning]
5) Atlantis, Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Namajague, Puma, Tiger
6) Mistico, Rush, Titán vs Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr.

This doesn’t seem at all like the card they set up today – no title match, no sign of Mascara & Mephisto. Maybe card subject to change.

11/03 AAA TV Lineup (Tonala)

AAA TV (SUN) 11/03/2013 Domo de Parque Solidaridad, Tonala, Jalisco
1) Faby Apache, Jennifer Blake, Mascarita Sagrada vs Mary Apache, Mini Psycho Clown, Taya Valkyrie
2) Aerostar, Ludxor, Venum vs Carta Brava Jr., El Apache, Pentagón Jr.
3) Angélico, Australian Suicide, Jack Evans vs Eterno, Juventud Guerrera, Steve Pain
4) Monsther Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown vs Dark Cuervo, Dark Scoria, Dark Spíritu
5) Cibernético, el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Fénix vs ?, Chessman, Texano

Air Date: 11/09. Oddly, this doesn’t look like a two week taping but they don’t tape again until 11/15 in Queretaro. Pre-emption? Heroes Inmortales a three week show? A match added here at the last minute? A taping added? Dunno, but something doesn’t add up.

Every match on this show has a chance to be good, and some could be a lot beter than that.

Perro is cheered a lot of places. Tonala is the place he started, so he’ll be even more cheered there. Mystery person figures to be Hijo del Fantasma, with his name kept off the lineup in case it leaked early.

Semimain follows up on the Secta/Psycho Circus bit from the TV taping prior to Heroes Inmortales. AAA’s hinted at Cuervo/Mary mixed tag challenges, Ozz versus Daga for the Cruiserweight title, and La Secta versus Psycho Circus for the trios titles, all of which can’t be happening at the same time. Maybe one’s happening early than Guerra de Titanes. (I’ve changed the way La Secta are listed in results, to match what AAA is doing on their posters at the moment, retroactive to the start of the year.)

Juvi’s been telling people on social media his new group is Anarquia with Steve Pain and Eterno – and there they are! Only Juvi can go from being on the outs with the promotion to getting a new trio with two of the most promising rudos. I believe Eterno was supposed to be Billy el Malo’s mystery protege at one point, but that’s gone nowhere.

Ludxor and Venom would seem to be the new Nino de Ebano & Lucky Boy characters, though no idea which is which right now. Ludxor and Venom were part of the Space Cadets tecnico unit in mid 90s to the early 2000’s (with Venom played by two different luchadors.) They are indeed Antonio Pena creations – the luchadors involved originally were doing a Power Rangers character until lawyers got involved, and Pena came up with new ideas. They’re interesting characters to be brought back; a lot of AAA’s celebrations of the past focus on the first couple of years of the promotion, so it’s different and cool to see something back from a little later in the company’s history.

First Mini Psycho Clown TV appearance in 13 months.