lucha TV preview for weekend of February 10th

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AAA has the first of the two weeks in the new venue in Toluca. I’m kind interested in how it looks and sounds on TV. It’s also going to be interesting to see if they air Zorro’s match, after cutting out as many La Rebelion wrestlers as they could.

Puebla has Diamante Azul vs Rush, be warned. It’s not a great week for CMLL, with the dreaded tournament starting on Friday and nothing much on Tuesday.

The US TV listings site I use actually lists Llaves y Candados as being back on early Monday morning. I doubt it, but we’re getting to the point where I need something new to be airing or I’m going to drop those channels.

great match roundup, week of 2017-01-28

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It’s a short week, thankfully. I may actually catch up next week, or just keep fooling around with year end stuff. Not a lot of standout stuff this week, though some of the CMLL stuff (Panthers/Casas, Cavernario/Titan) was higher regarded by others.

Good or better matches

rating matches TV Show taped
good Meyer, París, Tigre Rojo Jr. vs Ares, El Malayo, Sombra Diabólika LA MEJOR LUCHA LIBRE EN VIVO DESDE LA ARENA PUEBLA 30 DE ENERO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-01-30 2017-01-30
good Tritón vs Raziel in a lightning match LUCHA LIBRE MARTES DE NUEVOS VALORES EN LA ARENA MEXICO 31 DE ENERO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-01-31 2017-01-31
good Blue Panther, Blue Panther Jr., The Panther vs Negro Casas, Puma, Tiger LUCHA LIBRE MARTES DE NUEVOS VALORES EN LA ARENA MEXICO 31 DE ENERO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-01-31 2017-01-31
good Drone, Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa vs Bobby Z, Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora Drone, Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa vs Bobby Z, Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora (posted by thecubsfan) CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2017-02-03 2017-02-03
good Titán vs Cavernario in a lightning match Titán vs Cavernario in a lightning match (posted by thecubsfan) CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2017-02-03 2017-02-03

Everything else watched

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LU on Netflix (Mexico) in March?, IWRG results

IWRG (WED) 02/08/2017 Arena Naucalpan [+LuchaTV, The Gladiatores]
1) Kanon b Acero
2) Omega b Adrenalina
3) Diablo Jr. b Aramis, Araña de Plata, Alfa, Shadow Boy
said to be a good match
4) Black Dragón, Chicano, Pantera I b Hip Hop Man, Violencia Jr., Vortice
Violencia’s first match since November. Vortize’s first match here in a year.
5) Demonio Infernal b Dragón Fly
Demonio Infernal wants a shot at Dragon Fly’s Argentina title, but Hip Hop Man interrupted to declare himself the number 1 match.
6) Demasiado, Diva Salvaje, Miss Gaviota, Nigma b Leo, Mike, Rafy, Teelo
Exoticos all back for the first time in a while (a long while for some of them.) Nigma hit Rafy with a chair to give Diva the win. Tortugas want a rematch.

Krudemmon of R de Rudo says he talked to Netflix Latin America and they say Lucha Underground will debut in Mexico on March 15th. Netflix’s Latin America twitter account just says March. Meanwhile, Netflix US says they have no info on whether Lucha Underground will be added. I do not believe that’s a response they would make if it was going to be added next week and still there’s nothing official more than odd Twitter replies (no formal announcements.) I do not think LU will be on Netflix anywhere on the 15th. March seems more reasonable.

The Hardys vs Psicosis & Super Crazy match from the Crash will air on next week’s Impact Wrestling show.

Templario demonstrates holds, in a Univision video special on their site. This random video does more to get over Templario’s holds than any of his CMLL appearances.

RobViper has highlights of 03/30/16 ELITE, the start of Liga Elite.

LuchaWorld has the latest Lucha Clasica podcast.

Ohtani’s Jacket reviews selected matches from January 2000, the Tarzan Boy/Satanico match from that time, and the Atlantis/Villano III feud from that time.

Azteca 3 has interviews with Amapola and La Comandante.

Segunda Caida checks out the most recent five match fighters.

Dragon Rojo Jr. cooks!

Lineups

IWRG (SUN) 02/12/2017 Arena Naucalpan
1) Aramis vs Alfa
2) Kanon & Mr. Magia vs Acero & Araña de Plata
3) Eterno vs Súper Mega
4) Chicano, Imposible, Pantera I vs Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro, Relámpago
5) Veneno vs Danny Casas
6) Negro Navarro, Pirata Morgan, Villano IV vs Herodes Jr., Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Mr. Electro
7) Golden Magic vs Pirata Morgan Jr. [mask, hair]

It’d be a big surprise if Golden Magic lost his mask in the main event. His father, Mr. Magia, gets a rare booking on the show. Super Mega is here for Lucha Memes shows, but hasn’t been on a regular IWRG show since a one shot in June.

CMLL Martes de Nuevo Valores: 2017-01-31

Triton Special

Recapped: 02/02/2017

What happened:  Rey Bucanero unmasked Stuka to set up a singles match next week (even if Bucanero doesn’t want it.) Casas family maintained a hegemony over the Panther family with another win. I remembered the world hegemony and used it correctly in a sentence.

What was good: The Casas/Panther trios match is as good as it every time, but though I liked the 01/06 bout better. On this show, I actually thought the Raziel/Triton was the best (or at least fresher) match up, but the crowd did not care at all about that one and got into the family trios much more.

Where can I watch it: It’s on YouTube. Read More