Month: February 2019

 

CMLL announced the final two matches for Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on Informa. They only announced one, but it is a big one. Los Guerreros Laguneros will defend the CMLL Trios Championship against Volador Jr., King Phoenix, and Penta 0M on the 03/15 show. That’s the sort of ‘dream’ match CMLL really needed to balance out the disappointing apuesta match.

Penta & Fenix have been announced as challenging Rey Escorpion & Texano Jr. on 03/16 at Rey de Reyes. It is unlikely they’ll win either title, given their schedule makes it hard to be in either promotion long enough to defend titles. Still, Fenix would become the first person to hold a CMLL title and AAA title at the same time if his team wins the trios titles. Penta would be the second if he and Fenix win on Friday and Saturday.

CMLL revealed the final match on Facebook last night: the micros will have a match. That means the full card looks something like this:

CMLL (FRI) 03/15/2019 Arena México
1) Esfinge, Titán, Tritón vs Hijo del Villano III, Pólvora, Vangellys
2) Átomo, El Gallito, Microman vs Chamuel, Mije, Zacarias el Perico
3) Carístico, Dragón Lee, Soberano Jr. vs Ephesto, Mephisto, Templario
4) Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Último Guerrero © vs King Phoenix, Penta 0M, Volador Jr. [CMLL TRIOS]
2nd defense
5) Cuatrero, Forastero, Sansón vs Bárbaro Cavernario, Gilbert el Boricua, Negro Casas
6) Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja vs La Bestia Del Ring & Terrible [hair]

Notable that there’s no Villano V and Atlantis, given their current feud. This normally could be a place where an Anniversario match between them would be teased. Rush is off in Las Vegas for Ring of Honor.

CMLL also announced Homenaje a Dos Leyendas shows would be taking place in Puebla on March 18th (Estrella Blanca to be honored) and Guadalajara on March 19th (Americo Rocca honored).

CMLL also officially announced an alliance with The Crash, saying talent from both promotions would be exchanged. CMLL wrestlers have been working in the Tijuana promotion for the last several months. Garza & Mecha Wolf are working Arena San Juan on Saturday, so it is possible they could make an appearance. The Crash proclaimed this as an alliance between The Crash, CMLL, NJPW, and ROH entirely. Poor RevolutionPro, and also The Crash may be overstating it but at least this removed any obstacles from trying to bring in people from those other promotions.

El Planchitas has a new column today, noting they said CMLL wasn’t going on Televisa and then CMLL announced they were going on Televisa. Their explanation is there were no plans at the time, but the big rollout AAA got with Azteca upset the people at the top of Televisa and they ordered those below to convince CMLL to come back to their network as a response. CMLL gets to keep control of production and the transmission schedule – I think they mean the 8-day delay, not when it airs. Control of production also likely means pick of the announcers; CMLL said the usual main crew of Julio Cesar Rivera, Leobardo Magadan, and Miguel Linares would be hosting the CMLL show. In related news, Arturo Rivera says he will not be on the show.

This story keeps going back and forth on if AAA was getting or being paid; Planchitas says Televisa had told AAA it was doubling the price to air the show before they left, and that CMLL is now paying about half of was AAA had been paying. No numbers are ever mentioned.

On CMLL Informa, JCR said the live steams of shows will not be affected. Some with the other TV deals. I suspect whichever channel (Teleformula?) is now airing Friday nights might not get the same TV matches Televisa is airing. I remember the time when I had to care about that, and now it seems irrelevant with everything on the internet already.

El Siglo de Torreon has a nice interview with Stuka Junior. His family were wrestlers and lived next to the Andrades growing up, so he was always around wrestling and growing up. He did not plan on being Stuka Jr., but just stole/borrowed some of his brother’s old gear in preparation to debut under a different name. Stuka I caught him at the arena and told that if he was going to use Stuka’s gear, he had to use the Stuka Jr. name. Satanico was the one who told Stuka Jr. he should try his luck in CMLL and Ultimo Guerrero went to Stuka’s house to let him know CMLL wanted him.

AAA sent out an announcement for a TripleMania press conference next Wednesday. At the end of last year’s TripleMania, AAA had said the 2019 edition would take place on August 3rd in Arena Ciudad de Mexico. They also said LA Park versus Dr. Wagner. LA Park has not wrestled in AAA since September, complaining once again about how AAA treats their wrestlers. AAA has been building towards a Blue Demon versus Dr. Wagner replacement main event since that point but has yet to say it is actually happening at TripleMania. This press conference seems like where that would normally be announced – though it is LA Park so there is no ever ruling him out from showing up again as a surprise. The Rey de Reyes card has not been announced yet, so that and the AEW alliance seem like other possible topics.

AEW came up on this week’s Keepin’ It 100, with Disco Inferno interrogating Konnan about the relationship between AAA & AEW. Konnan said AEW will have permission to use whomever from AAA they’d like to use and AAA has no control of the finishes in AEW, though Konnan believes he’ll get a heads up. AAA’s deal with Impact is unaffected. Konnan said Cody, the Young Bucks, and Tony Khan are the creative team and was impressed by Khan in talking to him. Konnan believes they’re focused on not making the same mistakes that WCW & Impact have made.

I would suggest that while AEW could use anyone they want from AAA, they still have to clear it with the government of the US first. Despite AAA’s desire to promote in the US at some point, I don’t believe they’ve made a promotion wide push to get travel or work visas for everyone to be able to wrestle in the US; what ones exist are generally the wrestlers getting it done themselves, so not everyone has one. This can’t be undersold as an issue given the recent problems NJPW has had with visas. If you’ve seen an AAA luchador in the US, they’re probably good (or close enough to good.) If it is a AAA person with (strong) internet buzz who has not been on any US shows and has not been announced for any upcoming US shows, they probably do not have the ability to wrestle in the US at this time. Double or Nothing being 3 months away sounds like a lot of time, but it is maybe not enough time when it comes to getting Mexican wrestlers permission to wrestle in the US. Just a qualifier to keep in mind when reacting to who does and does not end up working in AEW, at least right away.

La Parkita, who seemed to suffer a head injury last Saturday, was back wrestling on Tuesday in Arena Aficion. Guess it could be someone else in the suit but it didn’t sound that way.

The Masked Republic Luchaverse comics can now be purchased digitally on ComiXology.

A show honoring Chamaco Valaguez took place in Morelos. The poster said it was a homage and a benefit show for him, though the reason for a benefit show is never mentioned. He does seem to have lost a lot of weight.

Lineups

CMLL (SUN) 02/24/2019 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Micro vs Jabalí
2) Linterna & Sangre Fría Jr. vs Demonio Rojo & Paymon
3) Avispón Negro Jr., Fugaz, Mr. Samurai vs Bobby Black, Demonio Maya, Thunder Boy
4) El Alteño, Joker, Skayde vs Exterminador, Príncipe Kisho, Ráfaga
5) Kempo Dragón, Magnum, Vaquero Jr. vs Difunto, Maléfico, X-Fly

You really never know where Skayde is going to turn up.

CMLL (TUE) 02/19/2019 Arena México [CMLL, Estrellas del Ring, Lucha Central, The Gladiatores]
1) Robin & Sonic b Inquisidor & Príncipe Odín Jr. 
10:46. Tecenicos took 1/3.
2) Cancerbero, Nitro, Raziel b Oro Jr., Principe Daniel, Star Jr. 
straight falls
3) Dalys b La Jarochita [lightning] 
Dalys won via powerbomb
4) Okumura, Pólvora, Universo 2000 Jr. b Black Panther, Blue Panther Jr., Guerrero Maya Jr. 
Rudos took 2/3.
5) Audaz, Flyer, Soberano Jr. b Kawato San, Rey Bucanero, Templario 
15:18. Tecnicos took 1/3
6) Atlantis, Místico, Valiente b Ephesto, Luciferno, Mephisto 
Tecnicos took 2/3.

Dalys talks about her win. The fifth match was good, worth checking out. Haven’t seen a lot of the rest of the show yet.

CMLL (TUE) 02/19/2019 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [CMLL]
1) Gemelo Pantera I, Gemelo Pantera II, Paymon b El Alteño, Linterna, Yaqui
Rudos took 1/3.
2) Retro, Sangre Imperial, Tigre Blanco b Akuma, Difunto, Espíritu Negro
tecnicos took 1/3
3) Amapola, Reyna Isis, Tiffany b Kaho Kobayashi, Lluvia, Sanely
rudas took 2/3
4) Dragón Lee, Stuka Jr., Volador Jr. b Cavernario, Forastero, Sansón
Tecnicos took 1/3
5) Último Guerrero DQ Rush
UG took 1/3, the last when Rush fouled him.

Negro Casas will give an update on his rehabilitation from surgery today on Informa. CMLL also said they’ll announce the final two matches for Homenaje a Dos Leyendas and talk about the TV situation. Los Guerreros are said to be announcing a surprise on that show, which might be their match for the H2L.

No additional details came out of the CMLL press conference. CMLL wrestlers, Julio Cesar Rivera, and Sofia Alonso were on Televisa Deportes shows yesterday to promote the return to the network. I haven’t seen any mentions of any details about the show yet. There is a rumor that Televisa may assign Arturo Rivera to the CMLL show, which he would hate and CMLL wouldn’t be fond of either. That would seem like Televisa trying to get out of whatever deal they have Rivera if it happened, but these TV networks don’t think too much about who would fit as announcers.

AAA put up the first week of the Mexico City taping on YouTube, the first taping of 2019 to make it on their YouTube channel. The episodes will start popping up on Sundays evening after the Multimedios show airs going forward.

Arena Coliseo Acapulco will host a wrestling show for the first time in 4 years tomorrow. A show headlined by Blue Demon & Flamita versus Rey Fenix & Penta 0M scheduled for a different venue was moved back to the old traditional venue. The Arena Coliseo in Acapulco was built in 1953. The Lutteroth family owned the building, just like they the four buildings they still run every week. Acapulco was the Wednesday night stop on that weekly calendar, with a couple matches worth of people sent. Attendance fell in the late 90s and early 2000s, and the building was sold in 2006. There have been infrequent shows there since, as well as a failed attempt to use it as a basketball venue. It would be surprising if they made it work this time but the lucha libre scene in that city seems stronger than it has been in the recent past.

El Universal has a very short article on actor Daniel Martinez joining AAA. Martinez, as Eclipse Vengador, is the lead star of the Por La Mascara series which has been airing next to AAA on Space. Way back when the show started airing in October, there was hype of the character eventually crossing over to the ring, to the point that I thought this might be an old article just resurfacing. There’s not been much mention of the show since it started airing. I guess he could be the mystery person in Monterrey but I’m skeptical of this story.

02/28 in Pittsburgh has Penta & Fenix versus Sam Adonis & DJZ.

Segunda Caida watches Ultimo Guerrero vs Corsario Negro Jr.

LuchaWorld has the latest Lucha Report

+LuchaTV has a sit-down interview with Hijo del Fantasma. That seems like it might be worth listening to later.

Tinieblas Sr. says he has sold all the trophies he won in his career because he does not like keeping memories. A documentary of his life is supposed to come out in June.

A report on La Gran Lucha, a show in Argentina featuring wrestlers Titanes en el Ring & 100% Lucha.

A story on a lucha libre school in Oaxaca.

CMLL promised big news at their press conference today. They delivered big news.

CMLL will return to Televisa’s Canal 9 on March 2nd, next Saturday, at 2 pm. They are essentially taking over AAA’s spot on the network. The first show will include two matches from this Friday’s CMLL show, so it appears the matches may be airing on an eight-day delay. That was the policy when CMLL was last on Televisa, back in August of 2013. CMLL’s show will re-air on Televisa Deportes Network, which AAA’s show used to do as well. It also looks like the Zona Ruda AAA show may be relaunched as a CMLL show based on their new header. Sofia Alonso introduced the deal, as CMLL continues to put her out in front when they have good or big news to share. (She was gone before the main event was announced.)

There was no word about announcers or if this will affect the current streaming deal on Fridays. CMLL said they’d have more information tomorrow on Informa. The weird part of this story is Leo Riano reported this in the talks about two weeks ago, then backed off it last week after other sources had said there was nothing to it.

I joked about this on Twitter, but Televisa and CMLL probably are not motivated to work together if Azteca & AAA didn’t make a deal. Both the television networks and the wrestling promotions are strong rivals.

CMLL also revealed most of the information about Homenaje a Dos Leyendas. It will take place on March 15th, with the expected La Bestia del Ring & Terrible versus Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja double hair match set up last Friday. CMLL feinted as just doing the Terrible/Niebla Roja match until a post-contract signing match led Bestia and Oro to be added. The losing team will all lose their hair. Terrible/Niebla Roja would be a bit of a toss-up. Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja as a team are heavy favorites over Terrible & La Bestia del Ring.

Three other matches were announced

• Titan, Triton, Esfinge vs Vangellys, Polvora, Hijo de Villano III
• Caristico, Dragon Lee, Soberano vs Mephisto, Epehsto, Templario
• Sanson, Cuatrero, Forastero vs Negro Casas, Barbaro Cavernario, Gilbert el Boricua

CMLL said the remaining matches would be announced on Informa tomorrow. I’d expect one more big name match since the Guerreros and Atlantis are noticeably missing. March 15th is the same day as ROH’s PPV in Las Vegas, so Rush will not be part of this show.

Blue Demon will be the honored luchador at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas. It seems a great oversight not to have honored one of the most famous people in the history of Mexican wrestling, but CMLL has tended to honored living wrestlers in recent years, likely as a way to draw a few more fans. Blue Demon passed away in 2000, so CMLL brought in his son to talk about him. This was not Blue Demon Jr. the luchador. Instead, non-wrestling son Alejandro Munoz spoke about his father.

Tickets go on for the show tomorrow. Ticket prices are listed as running from 336 to 1476 MXP, exactly the same as last year’s Angel de Oro & Cuatrero mask match. I suspect the show will also be an iPPV though it is not currently being advertised as one.

CMLL also announced Naito would return to CMLL on March 29th. That’s the week prior to NJPW’s show in MSG, so he’s getting to North America a little early. Tae Homna, the women Marcela recently defended the women’s championship against in REINA, will come to CMLL on April 22nd.

CMLL (MON) 02/18/2019 Arena Puebla [CMLL, Lucha Central]
1) Gemelo Pantera I, Gemelo Pantera II, Tyson La Bestia b King Jaguar, Rey Samuray, Tigre Rojo Jr. 
Rudos took 1/3
2) Dalys, La Comandante, La Seductora b Marcela, Mystique, Princesa Sugehit 
Rudas took 2/3
3) Stigma, Titán, Tritón b Felino, Hechicero, Tiger 
Tecnicos took 2/3.
4) Hijo del Villano III, Último Guerrero, Villano IV b Atlantis, Dragón Lee, Vangellys 
Straight falls. UG cheated to beat Vangellys, setting up a singles match next week
5) Ángel de Oro, Kráneo, Niebla Roja DQ Euforia, La Bestia Del Ring, Terrible 
Tecnicos took 2/3. Terrible & Niebla Roja feuded, Terrible fouled Niebla Roja for the DQ.

This show did not sound good. Vangellys/UG did not have strong build.

Arena Mexico tonight has Atlantis, Mistico and Valiente against Ephesto, Luciferno and Mephisto tonight. Audaz, Flyer, and Soberano face Rey Bucanero, Templario and Kawato in the semi-main.

La Jarochita & Dalys follow up with last week’s issue with a lightning match. That’s moderately interesting with two matches still to be announced for Homenaje a Dos Leyendas and the lack of a second stip match for that show.

Guadalajara has Rush versus Ultimo Guerrero.

Ciber the Main Man told +Lucha the KL4N would be back in March a couple weeks ago. I am not confident about this statement.

Other News

I watched AAA wrestlers on an Azteca TV game show, Mi Pareja Puede. It was three hours long, which is too long for me but they kept it entertaining the whole way. (Also, not many commercials breaks helps.) This was some cross over promotion for the Lucha Azteca AAA show, though it wasn’t directly mentioned a lot. La Hiedra & Dave the Clown defeated Big Mami & Nino Hamburguesa, Lady Shani & Bengala and Carta Brava Jr. & Goya Kong. Everyone came across well. I went in thinking it was odd to have people who are not really even on AAA TV all that much representing the show on a game show, but I came out thinking you just want people who will be entertaining and have fun with the concept and they did that.

I was trying to track down a date for a match – still looking! – and I found the lineup for the second ever AAA show in Queretaro on 05/22/1992. The micros match aired so that one was in database but not the others, which moved up the AAA start date for a few people. That’s Heavy Metal’s debut as Heavy Metal for one.

Dulce Garcia – Sexy Star – will be participating in MMA fights for Combate Americas. The Wrap says she’s signed a multi-fight deal, with her first fight on 04/12 in her hometown of Monterrey. No opponent was mentioned. Sexy Star went undefeated in boxing in 5 matches, fighting people who had boxed professionally just once prior or had lost many matches. Talk of Garcia switching to MMA has been around since about her second boxing match. I guess she is technically on a 2.5-year undefeated streak in all combat sports. She was directly defeated in Lucha Underground to Joey Ryan in June of 2016 and has sworn off taking any direct losses in Mexico.

Garcia last boxed in August, never really reaching any notoriety in that sport after her first fight. She’s been wrestling more of late, mostly for Monterrey’s Kaoz promotion. She’s scheduled to wrestle on MexaWrestling’s show outside of Mexico City on Saturday. Garcia is still well known in Monterrey and has been a TV personality for the last couple of years. Most people there accept her explanation that she couldn’t have actually injured Rosemary back at TripleMania because the Canadian woman refused medical attention. (She repeated that explanation yesterday.) Her first fight will get some interest locally, probably will be against someone of similar experience level.

Lucha Underground lead wrestler Chris DeJoseph was answering questions on Twitter, and saying he’d be willing to do one last podcast with an unbiased source. (I don’t think I qualify. These people would be better.) DeJoseph responded to someone asking the inevitable question about season 5 by saying he doesn’t believe it is coming back but hopes not.

Lucha Memes on 03/31 in Coliseo Coacalco (Chairo Kingdom)

• Murcielago Plateado Jr., Hijo de Dr. Polux vs Iron Kid, Alas de Acero vs Prayer, Multifacetico
• Dragon Bane vs Hijo de Canis Lupus
• Super Crazy vs Aeroboy
• Arez vs Ricky Marvin
• Flamita vs Virus – new

LuchaWorld has the latest Poster-Mania.

+LuchaTV has this week’s EN+carados.

Lineups

CMLL (FRI) 02/22/2019 Arena México
1) Arkalis & Magnus vs Hijo del Signo & Metálico
2) Drone, Fuego, Pegasso vs Misterioso Jr., Sagrado, Virus
3) Kráneo, Stuka Jr., Volcano vs Felino, Hechicero, Shocker
4) Titán vs Cavernario [lightning]
5) Ángel de Oro, Diamante Azul, Niebla Roja vs Gilbert el Boricua, La Bestia Del Ring, Terrible
6) Carístico, Místico, Volador Jr. vs Cuatrero, Forastero, Sansón

Never got this posted. Titan/Cavernario is always really good. Main event has a chance as well, though it suggests last week’s pseudo-Sky Team trios challenge isn’t going anywhere. Magnus wanted 2019 to be his year but has to wrestle Metalico & Signo. I’m not liking his odds.

CMLL seemed to indicate they’d only air two matches on Televisa, which suggests the top two airing. Still, Titan/Cavernario is exactly the first match I’d run on a new TV show.

CMLL (SAT) 02/23/2019 Arena Coliseo
1) Bengala & Leono vs Apocalipsis & Camorra
2) Átomo, El Gallito, Microman vs Chamuel, El Guapito, Perico Zacarías
3) Avispa Dorada, Marcela, Sanely vs Amapola, Reyna Isis, Tiffany
4) Rey Cometa, Soberano Jr., Tritón vs Rey Bucanero, Shocker, Vangellys
5) Flyer, Valiente, Volador Jr. vs Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Último Guerrero
6) Diamante Azul vs Sansón

Microman W-L record by building
Arena Mexico: 13-0
Arena Coliseo: 9-6

There’s a correction ending to the main event and there’s one where Diamante Azul wins. Avispa Dorada appears to be headed back from Seattle and the snow judging from social media.

CMLL (SUN) 02/24/2019 Arena México
1) Astral & Eléctrico vs Espanto Jr. & Grako
2) La Guerrera, Lluvia, Skadi vs Kaho Kobayashi, La Maligna, La Vaquerita
3) Halcón Suriano Jr. vs El Coyote [lightning]
4) Blue Panther, Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa vs Kawato San, Tiger, Universo 2000 Jr.
5) Atlantis, Atlantis Jr., Flyer vs Ephesto, Luciferno, Mephisto
6) Diamante Azul, Dragón Lee, Valiente vs Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Último Guerrero

Dragon Lee doing the normal San Jose to Arena Mexico weekend. There are too many tecnicas so a tecnicas versus tecnicas match makes sense, but also turning one or more would make sense.

CMLL seems to send out the full week’s cards to various media outlets. I’m not sure if they’re meant to be printed. Publicmetro does occasionally. This week, it reveals Principe Diamante was originally in the lightning match instead of Halcon Suriano.

I put a lot of indie results in the database that don’t ever get put on this blog. Maybe it is worth putting them on the blog today.

WWCI , XMW (SAT) 02/16/2019 Arena San Juan Pantitlan, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Estado de México
1) Lilith Dark ?? Lady Monster, India Mazahua, Sadik Maiden, Zafiro (Chihuahua), Reyna Dorada, Skadi, Lady Pink [WWCI WOMEN] 
2) Marcela DRAW Mary Apache, Cinthia Moreno, Dalys 
Marcela & Mary Apache went to a double pin
3) Demus COR Bam Bam 
Demus beat up Bam Bam on the outside and Bam Bam couldn’t return. Hair match challenge followed.
4) Fly Star & Toscano b Drako & Impulso 
Fly Star asked for a shot at Impulso’s Cruiserweight belt
5) Último Guerrero DQ Caifan [super libre] 
Caifan fouled UG, and challenged for a hair match.

The main event set up a hair match, as Planchitas reported days in advance. And there were a bunch of people missing from the opener (which didn’t have a result mentioned that I could find yet.) On the other hand, the women in the other match all showed up as scheduled for a draw where no one had to lose. The WWCI promoter was very upset about that article on Facebook, telling people to call the newspaper and demand a retraction. Show didn’t draw well, which I’m guessing he’s probably also blaming on that article but suggests he could’ve used his energy in different ways.

MANIACOMANÍA (SAT) 02/16/2019 Centro de Alto Rendimento The Crash, Ecatepec, Estado de México [Estrellas del Ring]
1) Candy Swing b Guerrera Negra 
2) Espia Maya & Princesa Legna b Dulce Luna & Skarlet 
3) La Heroína b Ludark Shaitan, Hija De Gatubela, Quimera 
4) Sanely © b Lluvia, Reina Oscura [RO WOMEN] 
5) Marcela b Dalys, Cinthia Moreno 
Marcela submitted Dalys. Money thrown in.

This group got a finish out of that same group.

DTU , PROES (SAT) 02/16/2019 Arena Victoria, Ecatepec, Estado de México [DTU]
1) Corak & Fly Danger b Corazon Latino & Perro De Guerra Jr.
2) Fight Panther, Kunai, Mandala b Aero Panther, Steel Increible Dragón, Vengador Radioactivo
3) Cazador Salvaje I, Cazador Salvaje II, Último Cazador b Maldad, Shaggy, Tormenta Roja
4) Kevin b Jitsu, Kalibus
5) Jimmy b Moria
6) El Junior b Crazy Boy, Halloween, Dement Extreme
Junior pinned Crazy Boy, who offered him a title shot for winning.

El Junior was one of Los Malkaradios, the evil opposites of Los Nerds. They were a trio, then a tag team, then they were gone, now one is back and is getting a title match. I’m still interested in finding out of Kunai has one really good match or is actually really good.

MDA , Super X (SUN) 02/17/2019 Centro Deportivo Y Cultural, Electricistas, Azcapotzalco, Distrito Federal [+LuchaTV, Estrellas del Ring]
1) Lolita b Ludark Shaitan
Ludark had a foot on the ropes but the ref missed it
2) Superxtar b Látigo, Alas De Plata
No Sombra de Plata so this became a three-way. The guy named after the promotion won.
3) Eterno & Tromba b Freelance & Imposible
Tromba replaced Hijo del Fishman. Tromba and Ludark were added to MAD (and Eterno & Hijo del Pirata had been added back at the press conference.)
4) Sinn Bodhi b Demasiado
5) Aero Boy b Aramis
good match
6) Laredo Kid b Dragón Bane
good match. Dragon Bane attacked Laredo Kid after.
7) Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Juventud Guerrera DQ Fuerza Guerrera & Rush
Pirata faked a foul. MAD (which now included Sinn Bodhi) attacked Fuerza Guerrera post-match. Mask/hair match challenges followed, along with Fuerza saying he’d bring in his own group to feud with MAD.

Turnout seemed decent. Konnan and Juvy may not be friends at the moment but Guerrera is borrowing the key booking points (start a group, put every heel in it). This should turn up in some form. Estrellas del Ring seemed to put up the show last night, then took it down, then put up highlights.

RLL (SAT) 02/16/2019 Arena Lopez Mateos [+LuchaTV]
1) Astrolux & Sombra Azteca ?? Black Metal & Drolux
2) Rossy Moreno & Tiffany b Baronessa & Diosa Quetzal
3) Epitafio, Leviatham, Tormento b Dr. Cerebro, Ricky Marvin, Último Gladiador
Leviatham upset Ricky Marvin
4) Virus b Demus [super libre]
5) Emperador Azteca, Silver Tiger, The Tiger b Drako, Fresero Jr., Imposible
Fresero & Drako betrayed each other, giving the other team the win. Garza Jr. ran in post match as part of Kaoz getting involved all night.
6) Místico II & Rush b Bestia 666 & Garza Jr.

Seemed medium full, which is a little bit disappointing. They did a Kaoz Lucha Libre invasion angle on this show; I have trouble believing people care about these things but I’m writing it down here never the less.

IWRG (SUN) 02/17/2019 Arena Naucalpan [+LuchaTV, The Gladiatores]
1) Ángel Estrella Jr. b Chicanito
2) Apolo Estrada Jr., Hip Hop Man, La Mosca b Auzter, Eragón, Yakuza
3) Sinn Bodhi b Pasion Kristal
4) Diablo Jr. & Puma de Oro b Ángel Tormenta, Brazo De Oro Jr., Death Metal, Dranzer, Latino, Neza Kid [El Protector]
5) Ángel Tormenta & Villano V Jr. b Dranzer & Rokambole Jr. [El Protector, quarterfinal]
6) Death Metal & Heddi Karaoui b Latino & Pitbull [El Protector, quarterfinal]
7) Cerebro Negro & Neza Kid b Brazo De Oro Jr. & Hijo de Canis Lupus [El Protector, quarterfinal]
8) Black Terry & Puma de Oro b Diablo Jr. & Zumbi [El Protector, quarterfinal]
9) Death Metal & Heddi Karaoui b Ángel Tormenta & Villano V Jr. [El Protector, semifinal]
10) Cerebro Negro & Neza Kid b Black Terry & Puma de Oro [El Protector, semifinal]
11) Death Metal & Heddi Karaoui b Cerebro Negro & Neza Kid [El Protector, final]

Death Metal & Heddi Karaoui were no one’s picks to wins. It’d be a surprise if they beat the Oficials. Los Villanos attacked Metal & Karaoui for whatever reason after the the win.

There is no consensus on if it is “Angel Tormenta” or “Angel de la Tormenta”.

Tonight’s Arena Puebla always looked interesting for being a rematch of Niebla Roja & Terrible of the CMLL Universal tournament final. It is more interesting with Angel de Oro & La Bestia del Ring, who may also be part of a hair match at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas. There’s a chance that match will be announced tomorrow around noon, and tonight might be the moment where they make it clear. Euforia & Kraneo are also in the match, which will be more interesting for those post match challenges than the match itself.

The match CMLL appeared to be setting up for Puebla itself was Vangellys versus Ultimo Guerrero, based on Guerrero fouling Vangellys next week. That also doesn’t sound too great. Atlantis & Dragon Lee make for an odd team with Vangellys, while UG teams with the Villanos.

Titan, Triton & Stigma against Felino, Tiger & Hechicero is the best chance for a good match. Marcela, Princesa Sugehit and Mystique face Dalys, La Comandante and La Secutora in the second match. Gemelos Panteras & Tyson la Bestia wrestle Tigre Rojo Jr., Rey Samuray and King Jaguar in the opener. The show airs at 9 pm on CMLL’s YouTube channel.

Lucha Azteca AAA will reportedly have a second airing on Azteca’s A+ Sundays at 1 pm, starting March 10th. Not sure if that means those episodes will be the same episode as the Friday show or four weeks behind. A+ is the digital substation which was to get the CMLL/ELITE show last year. Not sure if that means anything as far as the show airing in the US, but it is a reminder that these things sometimes take a while to get going.

Lineups

IWRG , FILL (WED) 02/20/2019 Arena Naucalpan
1) Astro Boy, Bisofera, Jesse Ventura vs Noyce Boy, Rock Power, Vortex
2) Dinámico, Dranzer, Fireman vs Aguila Oriental, Canival, Spider Fly
3) Ángel Estrella, Juve Venegas, Mexica vs Guerrero 2000, Power Bull, Rey Del Fuego
4) Black Shadow II, Manchas, Shadow Boy vs Neza Kid, Ra-Shata, Shil-Kah
5) Ángel Tormenta, Cheff Benito, Chicanito, Death Metal, Diablo Jr., Latino, Puma de Oro, Toto vs Ángel Drago, Cadillac, Galactus, Marduk, Omega Jr., Taurino, Ultra Man Jr., Zovek [torneo FILL]
Gym FILL (Black Terry) vs Gym Zeuz (Oficial AK47)

They don’t actually list the trainers on the poster this time so I may have gotten my Oficials confused. IWRG also posted a video with Bombero Infernal’s children lucha libre class.