AAA , CAPITAL (WED) 10/30/2019 Pinche Gringo Barbecue, Miguel Hidalgo, Distrito Federal [AAA, Lucha Central, thecubsfan]
1) Bengala b Mamba, Abismo Negro Jr. 
10:55. Bengala beat Mamba
2) Keyra b Vanilla, Lady Shani
10:01. Keyra defeated Vanilla. All three women’s teams have 1 point.
3) Octagón Jr. b Carta Brava Jr., Mr. Iguana
11:16. Octagon pinned Carta Brava.
4) Psycho Clown b Murder Clown, Pagano
11:04. Psycho Clown’s team is the only one to win all (3) matches so far.
The third match was the best match on the show. The women’s match seemed to be good but I was distracted during it. The restaurant was packed for this show, the most people who’ve been there this season. There was a deal on tickets, though I’m not sure if it was that or lots of people wanting to see Psycho Clown.
There are more shows than usual for a Thursday, with the end of October celebrations playing a role.
- Arena Naucalpan has the annual Castillo del Terror show, a 12 man cage match where the loser loses his mask. There’s also a Penta/Fenix vs Traumas super libre match. The show is scheduled at a 7:45 local start, which is again an hour later if you’re in the US. AYM has switched from streaming these shows on YouTube to Facebook and Twitter. AYM did say they’d stream this show but it may be a hunt to find it.
- A Halloween themed Arena Aficion show (Clowns vs Skeletons main) will now also double as a La Parka tribute show.
- Los Ingobernables are scheduled to main event Arena Lopez Mateos and Arena Queretaro (a Nacion Lucha Libre taping). That seems hard.
Cancha quotes a source that La Parka underwent a 12 hour surgery on Tuesday. (There’s a non-pay version here.) He’s expected to need two additional surgeries. There are no specifics about the surgeries, only that Parka was doing as well as could be expected after the first one. The source says it is unlikely La Parka will ever wrestle again, as he’ll need to go thru a long and rehab just to regain his mobility. This seems to go against what Karis said yesterday, though it’s possible the surgery could’ve happened after his statement. Dorian Roldan said AAA would attempt to have a medical update today.
Kawato San posted two photos on Twitter last night, the first time he’s posted on the service in four months. (He had been liking posts for a while.) It appears those photos are from Mexico and recent, since one includes a Dia de Muertos altar. There’s been no mention of him by CMLL since disappearing from cards in early July. The only public report was Kawato was ill and had returned to Japan. Kawato is currently the CMLL Lightweight Champion; CMLL didn’t take the belt away. (They also still haven’t done anything about Dragon Lee and his Welterweight Championship.)
Vampiro posted, then deleted, an all caps message on Facebook saying he couldn’t work the WrestleCade shows he agreed to but also couldn’t find the email of the person who booked him. Vampiro explained he was going to be in Mexico and he was needed for TV and Lucha Capital. Wrestle Cade takes place Friday November 29th to Sunday December 1st. Lucha Captial is on Wednesday. It seems likely Vampiro is now part of TripleMania Regia on December 1st, but it seems like it would be possible for him to be at WrestleCade at least one days. Vampiro has worked for some promotions but it also seems like there’s a fair amount of him canceling shows.
Chandler Hopkins says he’s on the AAA 11/17 Ciudad Juarez taping. I had never heard of Chandler Hopkins before starting this paragraph. He appears to be a Texas wrestler. This reminds me that B-Boy similarly announced he was starting with AAA, was listed on last week’s EMW Tijuana show, and does not appear to have wrestled on the EMW Tijuana show.
Lineups
CMLL (SUN) 11/03/2019 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) El Divino, Fantástico, Mr. Samurai vs Fenetico, Frezzer, Fúnebre
2) Crixus, Luminoso, Paladin vs Bobby Black, Carlo Roggi, Chris Skin
3) Joker, Sádico, Vaquero Jr. vs Difunto, Furia Roja, Guerrero de la Muerte
4) Flash, Gallo, Principe Daniel vs Exterminador, Maléfico, Pepe Aguayo
5) Hechicero vs Satánico
Beyond the Hechicero/Satanico match, Guadalajara is now bringing back Flash and Pepe Aguayo (last match here 2015.) I wonder if there’s some pressure to get the attendance up on Sundays to explain the sudden reliance on older more well-known luchadors or if it’s just friends helping friends.