AAA on Televisa: 2017-03-18 

Mascara de Bronce

Recapped: 03/21/2017

Matches:

All matches taped at Plaza de Toros Rodolfo Rodriguez el Pana, Apizaco, Tlaxcala on 03/05/2017 

Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota, Soul Rocker defeated Lanzeloth, Máscara de Bronce, Venum (9:02, Carta Brava hanging double stomp on Máscara de Bronce, good, video link)

Angélico & Australian Suicide defeated Dark Cuervo & Joe Lider and Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan to (possibly) earn an AAA tag team championship match (5:39, Angelico Fall of the Angels on Joe Lider, OK, video link)

Texano Jr. defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. and Psycho Clown to keep the AAA Heavyweight Championship (7:43, Texano backcracker on Wagner, OK, video link)

doom for Venum

What happened: Texano Jr. is still the AAA heavyweight champion, despite being forced into defending the championship in a three way match with Psycho Clown & Dr. Wagner. He got a little help. Mystery assailants kidnapped Psycho Clown prior to the match. Psycho made it back about six minutes into the match, just long enough to get a near pinfall on Texano via a destroyer (Wagner pulled out the ref) and then distract Dr. Wagner into a loss. Psycho claimed not to know who had attacked him.

Angelico & Australian Suicide may have won a tag team championship match. The announcers mentioned the three way match as for a title match, but it wasn’t mentioned in the graphics and may have been quietly dropped. Joe Lider took the loss after he and Cuervo had a miscommunication, and Cuervo & Scoria beat up Lider for his mistake after the match. Lider is now 0-2 since the Perros del Mal have left and has been humiliated by his partners after both matches.

Mary Apache revealed her injury is a skull fracture and talked about her history of head injuries. A previous injury kept her out for three years. It’s unclear when she’ll return.

Aerostar & Super Fly argued some. The show ended with the Lucha Underground trailer for Netflix.

There were 22 minutes and 24 seconds of action on this show

Thoughts: 

unclear if anyone has caught Angelico on a dive in the last six months

They broke the AAA formula. The matches came off not as regimented as usual, or at least with new ideas and didn’t feel as much like the different people being plugged into the same setup. The openers are usually a brief tecnico warmup, a sub two minute beatdown, tecnico dives and that’s it. This opener had a little of that, but it kept going back and forth between the two sides for the last few minutes, to the point where even the final sequence between Bronce & Carta Brave could’ve gone either way. The tag team title match was in the mold of the really fun matches from Angelico & Jack Evans tag title run, with a fast pace and lots of pinfall breaks ups. It didn’t have the time or the quality of the others ones, but the effort was there. The main event felt more like a CMLL lightning match, with Wagner & Texano rushing into get pinfall chances (and not just aimlessly brawling for eight minutes before they did the ‘real’ stuff.) There’s no one right way to have matches, but it gets numbing if you have them the same way all the time. Shaking those things up is an obvious positive of the creative change. I didn’t think the matches were great (and I’d still like to see one get time) but it feels like they’re trying to get there.

There was still a lot of Vampiro on this show, but it didn’t feel like the show was about Vampiro this week. It’s hard to know what the show was about; they spent some time on the Rey de Reyes show and it was impossible to miss how nothing on this show had anything to do with that lineup. But it still feels more like something is happening here much more than before.

a nice SSP

The other obviously immediate change is the return of vignettes. There were the Apaches discussing (and reinforcing) what had happened last week, Psycho & Wagner both taunting poor Texano about how they were going to take the title away from him, Psycho getting stuffed into a van. AAA’s felt like they were mostly just rolling out matches for the last year, and now it feels like there’s more effort in making them matter.

The changing matches thing is still something to wait and see about. It’s a normal US thing and not as much in Mexico. The crowd was very unhappy when they didn’t think Psycho Clown was going to wrestle in the main event as scheduled. He got a big reaction when he turned up, but only showing up for about 90 seconds might have left people disappointed.

That opener was really good. Soul Rocker struggled a bit, but everyone else was really good and Mascara de Bronce’s tornillo looked great. They’re still having trouble catching all the dives these guys do, but they looked spectacular when we saw them.

Psycho’s already hurting before this

Chairo9, Toryumon, Puebla preview

photo by Black Terry Jr.

Lucha Memes (SUN) 03/26/2017 Arena Naucalpan [+LuchaTV, Black Terry Jr. (Flickr)]
1) Baby Star Jr., Dragón Negro, Magnético b Demasiado, Pitufo, Vengador Radioactivo
money thrown in
2) Alas de Acero, Aramis, Iron Kid b Demus 3:16, Mercurio (CMLL), Pierrothito
Iron Kid surprised Demus to get the win (despite losing some blood.)
3) Trauma I & Trauma II b Totem I & Totem II
4) Puma (CMLL) & Tiger b Corsario Negro Jr. & Drako
good match
5) Black Terry & Negro Navarro © b Hechicero & Virus [Arena Coliseo TAG]
2nd defense. Money thrown in.
6) Dragón Lee & Soberano Jr. b Demonio Infernal & Sádico
Demonio Infernal replaced Sammy Guevera. Good match.
7) Atlantis b Último Vampiro

Sounds like a good show, with all the matches sounding like they went well.  Guevera missed his flight. There’s a video from the promoter explaining it on Facebook, but Facebook privacy settings are awful and confusing. It sounds like Demonio Infernal did well in his spot and that’s a match I hope we get to see. Lee & Soberano wore matching outfits and would be a good tag team if CMLL had a tag team division. Puma/Tiger & Corsario/Drako looks good in the photos

Attendance was down a bit, I could actually see the bleachers in the upper section.

Lucha Memes say Black Terry & Negro Navarro will be on CMLL shows in April.

Toryumon Mexico (SUN) 03/26/2017 Gimnasio Cuauhtemoc, Domo del Deportivo Plan Sexenal, Miguel Hidalgo, Distrito Federal [Estrellas del Ring]
1) Fire Man b Thonder Stromm
2) Sonic & Stukita b Icaro & Pequeño Olímpico
3) Hijo del Signo & Piel Roja b Platino & Skerman
4) Jorge Kebrada, OT Fernandez, Súper Ciudadando b Black Thunder, Douki, Patán
Black Thunder replaced Daisuke Hanaoka.
5) Rey Bucanero & Sam Adonis b Argos & Último Dragón
Adonis snuck in a foul on Dragon for the win.

I wonder if they’re doing Adonis/Dragon in May.

Do you want more Pierroth versus Diamante Azul? You’re getting it anwyay. Los Ingobernables face Azul, Terrible and Mr. Niebla in a rematch of last week, which is probably setting up a singles match next week. The semimain looks much better, with the Guerreros (UG, GG and Euforia) versus Marco Corleone, Matt Taven and Volador Jr.

The undercard includes Princesa Sugehit defending her championship against Zeuxis. I’m not going to again make the mistake of saying there’s no chance of a title change happening, but just that it doesn’t seem to make sense at this point in the story. It should be a good match. The early matches don’t look as promising. Fuego, Pegasso & Soberano must deal with Misterioso, Skandalo and Toro Bill, which should at least continue the Soberano/Misterioso issue. Black Tiger, Espiritu Maligno and Millenium face Apocalipsis, Inquisidor, Policeman in the never progressing Espiritu/Policeman issue. The show opens with the Centella Rojas versus Perverso & Sombra Diabolika in a tag match of all recent additions to these shows.

CultIcon also previews the show. The show starts at 9pm local, but still 1 hour later if you’re on Daylight Savings Time. This is the final week of the time difference issue; Mexico’s clocks will switch late Saturday night. (Which will mean it’ll be off an hour for people in Japan and others places who don’t do DST.) It’ll air on YouTube as normal.

At a show in Acapulco, Rush said his father was now going by La Bestia now (or maybe La Bestia del Ring, the nickname they’ve been trying to get over.) Los Ingobernables said the same thing on a show last Saturday. It hasn’t taken in CMLL yet, but it’s coming if the people involved get their way. They’d rather not owe Pierroth.

The Record story (via Vampiro’s Facebook) on AAA’s La Llave de la Gloria tryout this Saturday says there were 130 people there. I have no idea where they got that number from; there looked to be only about 30 from what we saw and I don’t think they missed 100 people. Maybe they had a 130 people send in applications. The winners of this round will be announced Thursday.

Zona Ruda AAA debuts tonight on UTDN in Mexico. It’s on hour long AAA talk show, on the same channel that repeats the AAA show during the week. Bernado Guzman from +Lucha will be one of the hosts.

Lucha Libre y Pasion put up Rey Horuz vs AR Fox and Penta Zero M vs Mr. 450 from the Mucha Lucha Atlanta show. And there’s video of Psycho Clown vs Pagano from New York here.

Lineups

CMLL (SAT) 04/01/2017 Arena Coliseo
1) Astral, Flyer, Príncipe Diamante vs Artillero, Espanto Jr., Hijo del Signo
2) Pegasso, Robin, Tritón vs Cancerbero, Nitro, Sangre Azteca
3) Fuego, Guerrero Maya Jr., Titán vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Forastero, Metálico
4) La Máscara, Pierroth, Rush vs Ángel de Oro, Diamante Azul, Johnny Idol
5) Carístico vs Euforia

There’s no title on the line, he’s going in with a loss, it’s Euforia – if Caristico can’t get a singles win here, it’s jut not happening and he should just give up and take Flyer’s place in the opener with Astral & Principe Diamante.

Pierroth still listed as Pierroth. Metalico in a tercera is weird.

CMLL (SUN) 04/02/2017 Arena México
1) Acero & Aéreo vs Pequeño Olímpico & Pequeño Violencia
2) Oro Jr., Star Jr., Starman vs Forastero, Misterioso Jr., Virus
3) Fuego, Johnny Idol, Rey Cometa vs Bobby Villa, Luciferno, Vangellys
4) Guerrero Maya Jr., Titán, Valiente vs Gran Guerrero, Niebla Roja, Ripper
5) Carístico, Dragón Lee, Mistico vs Cavernario, Felino, Mephisto

Dragon Lee isn’t sticking around much past the ROH show, at least if he’s going to make this booking. (They have to get him out of Orlando before WWE grabs him.)

CMLL (SUN) 04/02/2017 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Micro vs Destructor
2) El Yaqui & Javier Cruz Jr. vs Demonio Rojo & Thunder Boy
3) Fantástico & Tigre Blanco vs Linterna & Mr. Brisa
4) Flash II, Mágico, Neutrón vs Évola, León Blanco, Pitbull I
5) Metatrón, Smaker, Vaquero Jr. vs Joker, Ráfaga, Sádico

Third match is a rematch from this past week. Evola & Magico were a rematch.

DTU (SUN) 04/16/2017 Arena Actopan, Actopan, Hidalgo
1) Hardy Boy, Masizito, Toto vs Drolux, Luigi, Químico Torres
2) Lokillo vs Niño De Cobre, Moria
3) Deluto III, Deluto IV, Deluto Jr., Deluto V vs Monje Solitario Jr., Poético, Príncipe Gladiador, Rey Tormenta Jr.
4) Jimmy & Kevin vs Ángel o Demonio & Camuflaje
5) Marcela & Zuzu Divine vs La Magnifica & Lady Maravilla
6) Cíclope & Miedo Extremo vs Halloween & Ovett
7) Crazy Boy, Hormiga, Mistico II vs Paranoiko, Pesadilla, Psicosis II

There’s nothing to this show but I just needed an opening to point out Mistico is working quite a lot of DTU shows.

great match roundup, week of 2017-03-11

Cavernario collapses Cometa

I forgot to put this up! I don’t really think about how these shows stack up until I put this list together, but I absolutely did like Cometa/Cavenario better than anything on that iPPV, so good cal me. The iPPV was well worth $3, but an iPPV should have a match you have to see and there really wasn’t one of those.

rating matches TV Show taped
great Rey Cometa © vs Cavernario for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship LUCHA LIBRE MARTES DE NUEVOS VALORES EN LA ARENA MEXICO 14 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-14 2017-03-14
good Bengala vs Súper Fly AAA Worldwide desde Apizaco Parte 1 - Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide - Marzo 2017 (posted by Lucha Libre AAA) Bengala vs Súper Fly [no dq] (posted by thecubsfan) AAA on Televisa: 2017-03-11 2017-03-05
good Faby Apache vs Ricky Marvin © for the AAA World Trios Championship AAA Worldwide desde Apizaco Parte 1 - Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide - Marzo 2017 (posted by Lucha Libre AAA) Faby Apache vs Ricky Marvin © for the AAA World Trios Championship (posted by thecubsfan) AAA on Televisa: 2017-03-11 2017-03-05
good Eléctrico & Fantasy vs Pequeño Nitro & Pequeño Olímpico LUCHA LIBRE MARTES DE NUEVOS VALORES EN LA ARENA MEXICO 14 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-14 2017-03-14
good Dragón Lee, Stuka Jr., Titán vs Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Niebla Roja HOMENAJE A DOS LEYENDAS 2017 SALVADOR LUTTEROTH Y VILLANO III (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL iPPV: 2017-03-17 2017-03-17
good Matt Taven vs Último Guerrero © for the NWA World Middleweight Championship Campeonato Mundial NWA Matt Taven Vs Ultimo Guerrero en Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) HOMENAJE A DOS LEYENDAS 2017 SALVADOR LUTTEROTH Y VILLANO III (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) Último Guerrero vs Matt Taven. HomenajeaDosLeyendas (posted by R de Rudo) CMLL iPPV: 2017-03-17 2017-03-17
good Mistico, Valiente, Volador Jr. © vs Hechicero, Luciferno, Mephisto for the CMLL World Trios Championship Campeonato Mundial de Trios CMLL en Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) HOMENAJE A DOS LEYENDAS 2017 SALVADOR LUTTEROTH Y VILLANO III (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL)Sky Team vs Hijos del Averno. Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (posted by R de Rudo) CMLL iPPV: 2017-03-17 2017-03-17
ok Argenis, Big Mami, Dinastía, El Elegido vs Dave The Clown, La Hiedra, Mini Abismo Negro, Parka Negra AAA Worldwide desde Apizaco Parte 1 - Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide - Marzo 2017 (posted by Lucha Libre AAA) Argenis, Big Mami, Dinastía, El Elegido vs Dave The Clown, La Hiedra, Mini Abismo Negro, Parka Negra (posted by thecubsfan) AAA on Televisa: 2017-03-11 2017-03-05
ok Arkalis, Espíritu Maligno, Tigre Rojo Jr. vs Cancerbero, Policeman, Raziel LA MEJOR LUCHA LIBRE EN VIVO DESDE LA ARENA PUEBLA 13 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-13 2017-03-13
ok Estrellita, Princesa Sugehit, Sanely vs La Seductora, Tiffany, Zeuxis LA MEJOR LUCHA LIBRE EN VIVO DESDE LA ARENA PUEBLA 13 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-13 2017-03-13
ok Drone, Esfinge, Lestat vs Puma, Skándalo, Tiger LA MEJOR LUCHA LIBRE EN VIVO DESDE LA ARENA PUEBLA 13 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-13 2017-03-13
ok Diamante Azul, Máximo Sexy, Titán vs La Máscara, Pierroth, Ripper LA MEJOR LUCHA LIBRE EN VIVO DESDE LA ARENA PUEBLA 13 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-13 2017-03-13
ok Atlantis, Carístico, Dragón Lee vs Ephesto, Luciferno, MephistoLA MEJOR LUCHA LIBRE EN VIVO DESDE LA ARENA PUEBLA 13 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-13 2017-03-13
ok Drone, Metatrón, Starman vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Canelo Casas, Nitro LUCHA LIBRE MARTES DE NUEVOS VALORES EN LA ARENA MEXICO 14 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-14 2017-03-14
ok Esfinge, Fuego, Tritón vs Misterioso Jr., Sagrado, Virus LUCHA LIBRE MARTES DE NUEVOS VALORES EN LA ARENA MEXICO 14 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-14 2017-03-14
ok Ángel de Oro, Guerrero Maya Jr., Johnny Idol vs Olímpico, Sam Adonis, Vangellys LUCHA LIBRE MARTES DE NUEVOS VALORES EN LA ARENA MEXICO 14 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-14 2017-03-14
ok Marco Corleone, Máximo Sexy, Volador Jr. vs Mr. Niebla, Rey Bucanero, Terrible LUCHA LIBRE MARTES DE NUEVOS VALORES EN LA ARENA MEXICO 14 DE MARZO DEL 2017 (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL YouTube: 2017-03-14 2017-03-14
ok Estrellita, Marcela, Princesa Sugehit vs Amapola, Tiffany, Zeuxis HOMENAJE A DOS LEYENDAS 2017 SALVADOR LUTTEROTH Y VILLANO III (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL iPPV: 2017-03-17 2017-03-17
ok Atlantis, Carístico, Marco Corleone vs Kráneo, La Máscara, RushHOMENAJE A DOS LEYENDAS 2017 SALVADOR LUTTEROTH Y VILLANO III (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) CMLL iPPV: 2017-03-17 2017-03-17
below average Pierroth vs Diamante Azul for the mask HOMENAJE A DOS LEYENDAS 2017 SALVADOR LUTTEROTH Y VILLANO III (posted by VideosOficialesCMLL) Pierroth pierde la máscara ante Diamante Azul (posted by R de Rudo) CMLL iPPV: 2017-03-17 2017-03-17
watch later Black Terry & Diablo Jr. © vs Black Dragón & Internacional Pantera for the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship Black Terry & Diablo Jr. © vs Black Dragón & Internacional Pantera [IWRG IC TAG] (posted by thecubsfan) Black Terry & Diablo Jr. © vs Black Dragón & Internacional Pantera [IWRG IC TAG] (posted by thecubsfan) Black Terry y Diablo Jr. vs Pantera y Black Dragon, Campeonato de Parejas IWRG (Lucha Completa) (posted by +LuchaTV) IWRG Zona XXI: 2017-03-13 2017-03-12