LLB NOBA (WED) 07/12/2017 Arena Naucalpan [+LuchaTV, Black Terry Jr. (Flickr), SuperLuchas]
1) Toxin Boy b Fly Star, Tromba
2) Fandango, Kronoz, Shadow, Yoruba b Atomic Star, Chico Che, Hijo del Alebrije, Ojo De Halcón
Kronos & Ojo de Halcon were added to the match. Chico Che was hurt during the match but left on his own power.
3) Fantasma de la Ópera b Fresero Jr., Ángel o Demonio, Cerebro Negro, Ovett, Herodes, Carta Brava Jr. (IWRG)
Fantasma fouled Fresero for the win.
4) Arez, Belial, Freelance, Mr. Águila, Suicida b Aspirantito, Emperador Azteca, Eterno, Golden Magic, Imposible
LLB vs IWRG. Mr. Aguila replaced Aspirantito, who moved to the other team to replace Baxter.
5) Pirata Morgan & Sharlie Rockstar b Garza Jr. & Zorro
Garza & Zorro didn’t get along.
6) La Máscara & Máximo DQ Daga & Penta 0M and Hijo de LA Park & LA Park 
Hijo de LA Park was LA Park’s mystery partner. Lots of fouls, with Penta being DQed for one on Maximo. They challenged for a cage match with those six with hair and mask on the line (which is not happening)
Good crowd, bad main event finish. The usual!
This week’s Keepin it 100 with Konnan includes a discussion about how it came to be that Octagoncito was in Impact. Konnan says Impact originally wanted to do Torito/Hornswaggle, but Konnna pushed them in the direction of Torito/Demus as a much better match. Demus was up for it, but Torito (Mascarita Dorada) had knee surgery two months ago and it was taking longer to recover than expected. Torito told Konnna a few days ahead of time that he was out and Konnan isn’t using many minis, so he suggested Impact ask AAA for one, suggesting Mascarita Sagrada or Octagoncito. (Konnan says now he should’ve thought about Dinastia.) Konnan figures AAA picked Octagoncito as a way to try and get him back to working with them, and believes AAA may bring in Torito in the future. Konnan also talked a little bit about The Crash, saying they’ve made money on every show except the Mexico City one (which is blamed on being a Wednesday.)
Also on that podcast, it’s explained that the AAA storyline is Johnny Mundo brought in Kevin Kross to watch his back, but then also brought in Hernandez because he was concerned Kross might turn on him. None of that has been explained on TV, as noted on the podcast – they instead asked Kevin Kross, who explained it. Maybe I need to get Kevin Kross to write the AAA recaps.
CMLL’s sending out pieces about how important women’s wrestling has been to them, which feels a little hollow when they gloss over how they didn’t fight the ban of women wrestling for 30 years and all. The women disappearing again in the last 90s and early 00s is treated as an unnamed promoter (AAA) lying to the women about how much better they were going to have it with them but not actually supporting them. CMLL didn’t have women’s matches because CMLL wasn’t interested in having women’s matches until the popularity of Dark Angel caused them to give it another try. Sarah Stock gets a throwaway mention, as if Dian La Cazadora was a bigger deal.
Negro Casas says he tries to pass on everything he was taught to younger generations. He has no thought of retiring.
CaraLucha & Kamicazes del Ring are copromoting a show in Arena San Juan on 07/21, a benefit show for Danger King. Bandido (Elite) versus Flyer (KDR) versus Templario (Caralucha) will be the three way, three champions main event
Tortas Super Astro is running LA Park & Hijo de LA Park vs Dragon Lee & Rush on 07/29 in Arena Lopes Mateos.
AAA’s new TripleMania 25 album will be out July 19th.
Jeff Jarrett says GFW is working on which AAA wrestlers will be on their August 4-6 shows. AAA has spot shows on those days already, but they pulled Fantasma off of them when they needed him for GFW shows so I’d expect the same.
AAA’s show on Front Runner TV is already showing repeats. The success of the NJPW English show on AXS show has been based on having a hot product with buzz, but also because there’s a new hour (and now two) just about every single Friday. Both the CMLL and AAA English language shows have failed at the simple task of airing a new episode each week, and it can’t be simply The Fight Network’s fault if it’s happening elsewhere too.
The Alberto story did finally get mentioned on Record after the suspension was announced.
Lucha Memes/MDA in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara on 08/06:
1) Dr. Cerebro vs Virus in a match where no one is allowed to use the ropes
CultIcon and TKD review this week’s Lucha Underground.
An interview with Morelos luchador Sombra Azteca.