This is normally a busy week in lucha libre. Tomorrow is Kid’s Day, which would’ve led to a high volume of shows this weekend across Mexico. (CMLL is sending out Kid’s Day wishes on YouTube instead.) There’s no new solid information about when things may resume. Mexico’s president said today that some regions of Mexico may begin to open up on May 17th. Those would be the areas least affected by the virus. It has hit hardest in Mexico City, about 25% of all cases, and so the location of much of the major league wrestling seems unlikely to be included in that group opening up. A new report on the virus is due tomorrow, and dates may be adjusted again after it.
Cain Velasquez was apparently cut by WWE recently. It’s strange for WWE to release a high profile name without mentioning it, but Velasquez’s whole short tenure with WWE was strange. He had signed a three-year deal in October, made it about six months, and wrestled twice. He never wrestled in the US for the promotion, instead just in one Saudi Arabia show (a short loss to Brock Lesnar) and the annual Mexico City stop. Velasquez was signed so AEW could not sign him, so WWE could do the rematch with Lesnar and because Velasquez had buzz coming off appearing on AAA’s TripleMania and New York show, but it was immediately evident that WWE had no interest in Cain as he had gotten over in AAA – and after he lost to Lesnar, no interest in him at all. Velasquez use in WWE has diminished the buzz he had; I think it’s possible AAA would bring him in once again if they’re able to have something like a normal TripleMania again this year.
El Fantasma hosted a food/basic necessities drive at the offices of the lucha libre commission on Monday. Current luchadors, retired luchadors, and referees were given items. R de Rudo’s article has Super Porky and CMLL referee Tigre Infante pictured. The Gladiatores shows more people and includes India Sioux & La Marquesa thanking for the help.
The AMLL group of promotions based in Torreon also gave out food to wrestlers.
Gran Hamada will be honored on August 29th show in Guadalajara’s Arena Verdugo Nazi.
A short article on Tribuna better explains the whole Cibernetico paternity situation; at least one side believes this is more about child support payments then the child. Sabrina Sabrok & Erik Farjeat had a daughter, they divorced, Farjeat wants the child and those child support payments, Sabrok believes he’s using the girl for the money and that he’s not even really the father – that’s where Cibernetico came in. Last week, this news was dropped shockingly on Cibernetico and he wanted nothing to do with it. This week, Cibernetico has changed his mind and is now willing to the DNA test because he disapproves of Farjeat.
Box Y Lucha continues to post their El Arbitro articles Antonio Pena articles with part 2, part 3, and part 4. They are highly entertaining.