CMLL preview, iPPV notes

CMLL’s big draw tonight was supposed to be the one time Arena Mexico team up of La Familia Real, the Parka/Volador trio of Volador, Super Parka and LA Park. Unfortuantly, LA Park got himself fired before that match was even announced (though it was still announced anyway) and so today’s show is a kind of pointless event.

The new main event is Atlantis, Euforia, Ultimo Guerrero versus La Sombra, Rey Escorpion and Thunder in a relevos incredibles that’s not totally incredible. Sombra’s a rudo teaming with rudos, and Atlantis is reuniting his old team with Ultimo Guerrero. This is Thunder’s first Arena Mexico match in a month, though he was advertised as wrestling for a couple weeks and didn’t with no particular explanation. He returned to the ring last Sunday in Guadalajara and it seems like the mask/hair match match with Ultimo Guerrero is still happening down the road (be it October, Decemeber, or Dos Leyendas.) No LA Park means Super Parka & Volador team with Valiente instead to take on Marco Corleone, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rush. CMLL’s slightly teased Wagner/Volador feuding in the past, and it might come back up with no LA Park & Rush to do their thing.

The undercard includes some interesting matches, and a lot of people who aren’t back on the card next week. Shockercito & Demus, who are feuding on and off, are back against each other in the minis match.

The show will stream on ClaroSports at www.clarosports.com/en-vivo/. You do not need a VPN or to use a Hola plugin to watch. The stream is supposed to start at 8:30pm CT, but it often doesn’t work at the start. Next week’s show is the iPPV (more on that in a sec), and it’s unclear if the Friday night shows will be streamed after that.

Atlantis is doing a lot of interviews saying generic things. That’s his move. Atlantis has said in previous years that he would retire if he lost his mask. He hasn’t said that this year, but no one’s asked him directly in anything I’ve read. Atlantis is wrestling on a random show in Tabasco with five people you’ve never heard of one day before the mask match. That would happen in no other major promotion in the world. (It probably wouldn’t need to happen in most other major promotion.)

CMLL sent out a press release advertising the iPPV. They say “vivo” 3 times, they mention on demand viewing zero times. They may actually be doing on demand viewing and not know to advertise it, because this is their first time and they don’t appear to be consumers of the service they’re selling. However, if you know you’re not going to be able to watch the show live, I’d strongly advise you to wait until after the show to buy it just to be sure VOD is an option at that point.

The press release does specifically say the show is available in Mexico. Some people inside CMLL were under the impression it would not be available in Mexico. Usual CMLL communication.

Rob has highlights of 04/17/2015 CMLL.

Segunda Caida reviews Fuerza Guerrero vs Misterioso.

Super Luchas looks back to Sombra versus Mistico in the Copa Bicentenario. I thought there was a chance Sombra could/shoulder win that, but it worked out much better than Mistico advanced to Volador.

Bleak Street/La Calle de la Amargura, a movie ‘inspired’ by the deaths of La Parkita and Espectrito, debuts at the Venice Film Festival. There’s more info on the film here.

El Paso/Juarez luchadors visited a children’s hospital.

Vice Mexico has a story on the Gallo Sureno family.