Outside of the result of the main event – Los Piratas winning the trios tournament over the Oficials – no results from last night’s IWRG show as of yet. You can see pictures here.

On this week’s MLW Radio, Konnan’s asked who he would’ve wanted to send to TNA if TNA had it’s act together on visas and he could’ve sent whoever he wanted. He names Fenix, Drago, Daga, Samuray del Sol, Ricky Marvin and Jack Evans.  That’s basically the same list he usually says when asked that sort of question. Based on his mention here and showing up on that Neza lineup, I’d guess Ricky has a deal like LA Park with AAA or Dark Angel with CMLL, where he’s booking his own schedule as first priority but working for AAA when he’s not in demand. There’s also a story about Psicosis, Halloween and others recently choosing to take a freeway instead of the tollway back from a show in Reynosa, and ending up paying a pricey toll due to the local cartel.

CMLL changed the Sunday cards slightly. Olimpico is in for Polvora on Sunday, and Sangre takes Olimpico’s place on Friday.

Lucha Libre in Japan

Dark Angel advanced to the finals of a four woman #1 contenders tournament, but lost to Io Shirai in the final.

CMLL Gaceta’s note on the upcoming CMLL trips to Japan adds Estrellita as the name I couldn’t make out.

Links

R de Rudo looks back at Atlantis vs Villano III.

Angel Blanco Jr. wants the next title match at Hijo del Santo. It’s either that or a trios match vs La Migra for the next TxT show.

History of boxing in Arena Coliseo also features the 1,000th retelling of Oro Jr.‘s death.

photo by Black Terry Jr.

TxT (SAT) 03/23/2013 Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera [Black Terry Jr. (photos), Estrellas del Ring, The Gladiatores]
1) Mascarita Sagrada & Tzuki b Lobito & Octagoncito (original)
Octagoncito replaced Rockerito. Tzuki did wrestle. Straight falls.
2) Dinamic Black & Saruman b Alan Extreme & Imposible
Money thrown in, best fight of the night.
3) Angel Blanco Jr. b Rayman [WWA WELTER]
Angel Blanco Jr. kept his title, believed to be third defense.
4) Dr. Wagner Jr. & El Hijo del Solitario DQ Derek Sanders & Shaun Ricker
Moved to the semimain. DQ not specified, appears to be a foul on Wagner.
5) El Hijo Del Santo b Oliver John [CMB LUCHA]
One fall match. Hijo del Santo came in as champion. Santo was seconded by Rayman. Both of Border Patrol wanted to be seconds, but Ricker was sent to the back. Santo won with a small package. Rudos tried to unmask the Santo, but Wagner & Rayman made the save. First defense.

Building looks about half full, but they turned off the lights this time to make it harder to tell. If only someone told that trick to Villano V. No particular match seems to be set up for next time, unless they’re really doing the Mexicans versus the foreigners.

photo by CMLL

CMLL (SUN) 03/24/2013 Arena Coliseo [CMLL]
1) Oro Jr. & Robin b Espanto Jr. & Ramstein
Tecnicos take 1/3. Oro Jr. looked good.
2) Arkángel de la Muerte, Hijo del Signo, Skándalo b Hombre Bala Jr., Stigma, Super Halcón Jr.
Rudos took falls 1/3, Signo splashing Hombre Bala Jr.
3) Ephesto, Olímpico, Virus b Delta, Fuego, Guerrero Maya Jr.
Straight falls. Rudos won the first fall in a usual way, then the second fall ended in less than a minute with a Virus middle rope elbow drop on Guerrero Maya. Maya didn’t seem to be injured on the move, but the finish made no sense unless he could continue. Very confusing.
4) Máscara Dorada b Mephisto [lightning]
Mascara Dorada survived the middle rope Devil’s Wings and beat Mephisto with his springboard flip sunset flip (which desperately needs a name) in 7:42.
5) Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Tiger b La Sombra, Shocker, Valiente
Tecnicos took 2/3, Sombra reversing the Dragon Bomb into a ‘rana for the win. Sombra challenged Rojo to a middleweight title vs middleweight title match, but Dragon Rojo refused.
6) Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Volador Jr. b Atlantis, Marco Corleone, Máximo
Rey Bucanero’s return from injury (though he scheduled it earlier in the day.) Rudos took 2/3, after Comandante kissed Maximo into a Bucanero pin and Volador beat Atlantis. A fan interrupted the post match interview to run up and hug Bucanero. Volador claimed he wants to be in the Atlantis vs Ultimo Guerrero mask match.

CMLL (SUN) 03/24/2013 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [@acogdl]
1) In Memoriam b Índigo
2) Halcón de Plata, Metatrón, Sky Kid b Espectrum, Exterminador, Magnum
Tecnicos took 2/3.
3) Azteca de Oro, Black Metal, El Hippie b Acertijo, Demonio Rojo, Sádico
Tecnicos took 2/3, when Sadico faked a foul and Hippie just covered him before the referee figured it out. Those two continue to feud.
4) Rey Cometa DQ Shigeo Okumura
Tecnicos took 2/3, Okumura snuck in a foul on Cometa.
5) Euforia & Último Guerrero b Diamante Azul & La Máscara
Diamante Azul replaced Rush. Rudos took falls 2/3, winning with a combo move.

Alberto del Rio, who previously told people WWE had no plans to come to Mexico any time soon, now says they’ll be back in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City in September. If that happens, CMLL wouldn’t be to thrilled, but they should be fine regardless. Hope they have Alberto cut out the “Hecho en E.E.U.U.!” promos before he comes back to Mexico.

Titan told the SuperLibre show that he expects to be out 3-4 weeks. Later, on the Terra broadcast, JCR said Titan would be out months. I tend to believe Titan.

A DTU post teases a change in image for Tribal. Tribal’s been wrestling more as the unmasked Jinzo the last few months, including on this week’s AAA Fusion show.

Astro de Plata talks about his injury and his rehabilitation. There’s a mention of shows which have been said to benefit him which haven’t worked out that way, but I didn’t catch which ones he meant.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update, including a listing of the first Fusion title defense.

Bill has highlights of IWRG 02/09/12.

Rob has highlights of AAA Verano de Escandalo 2004 and 07/20/12 CMLL.

Lucha Libre In Japan

NJPW announced Terrible & Tama Tonga would defend the CMLL Tag Team belts against La Mascara & Valiente on April 7th. This is a rematch of Terrible & Tonga’s sole title defense so far, which was all the match where Terrible showed up a couple minutes late. Hopefully it goes smoother this time. I’d expect Terrible & Tonga to keep the titles. Still no mention of Namajague coming back to NJPW any time soon, so the rumor about him being back in March appears false and he should be considered to be sticking around until we hear otherwise.

REINA announced CMLL luchadoras would return to their promotion on June 29 & 30. Tiffany, Marcela, Goya Kong and Silueta are listed. There’s a name I can’t decipher – maybe Esterllita? Goya is fighting a Nazi of some sort, and Marcela will defend the CMLL women’s championship on 06/30 should she still be champion.

Links

• CMLL posted video of the Atlantis vs Ultimo Guerrero contract signing and the teaser for next week’s show.
• Eric R @ Segunda Caida reviews one of Casandro’s matches from the V5 Retirement Show.
• DTU luchadors workout to prepare of their shows next weekend.
• A benefit show was held in Mexicali to benefit one of the luchadors and his new born child.
• Tacubo was honored for his social work.
• R de Rudo has a bio of Jennifer Blake.
• Cronicas Y Leyendas asks what it means to be champion.

Lineups

CMLL (SUN) 03/31/2013 Arena Coliseo
1) Bengala & Leono vs Apocalipsis & Inquisidor
2) Metálico, Sensei, Soberano Jr. vs Hijo del Signo, Hooligan, Nosferatu
3) Dalis la Caribeña, Estrellita, Luna Mágica vs Amapola, La Comandante, Tiffany
4) Hijo del Fantasma vs Tiger [lightning]
5) Blue Panther, La Sombra, Super Porky vs Averno, Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora
6) Diamante Azul, Mistico, Valiente vs Euforia, Niebla Roja, Volador Jr.

Four matches for the Arena Coliseo Anniversary show doesn’t quite make sense, even with a cibernetico. Figure on Sombra/Dragon Rojo happening after all.

CMLL (SUN) 03/31/2013 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Brillante vs El Piraña
2) Virgo vs Rey Trueno
3) Smaker vs Exterminador
4) Azteca de Oro, Black Metal, El Hippie, Leo, Sky Kid vs Acertijo, Demonio Rojo, Évola, In Memoriam, Sádico [cibernetico]
5) Atlantis, Delta, Máscara Dorada vs Felino, Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero

Weird arrangement.

CMLL

CMLL (FRI) 03/22/2013 Arena Mexico [CMLL]
1) Bengala & Sensei b Akuma & Taurus
2) Estrellita, Goya Kong, Marcela b Amapola, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit
Tecnicas took 2/3.
3) Misterioso Jr., Namajague, Shigeo Okumura DQ Ángel de Oro, Rey Cometa, Stuka Jr.
Namajague tried to get away with wearing his mask. Commission said no, Namajague started wrestling with it anyway, and the tecnicos pulled the mask off. Tecnicos won in straight falls, Namajague fouling Cometa in the second.
4) Mr. Águila, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas b Diamante Azul, La Máscara, Shocker
Rudos took 1/3. Mr. Aguila beat Shocker with his feet on the ropes, as those two continue to feud.
5) La Sombra, Rush, Thunder b Averno, Mephisto, Terrible
Thunder’s Arena Mexico debut. He was pinned in the first fall, but helped the tecnicos take 2/3. Thunder pinned Terrible with a powerbomb in the third.
6) Atlantis DQ Último Guerrero
Atlantis used the Atlantida to take the first, Ultimo Guerrero also used the Atlantida to win in the second. UG went for a foul in the third, Atlantis blocked, and UG pulled his mask for the DQ.

CMLL’s also posted highlights of Thursday’s press conference, though they didn’t include the title match contract signing.

El Hijo del Santo’s TxT show today. He’s been doing a lot of mainstream press for the show this past week. Santo still gets the respect of an important top star by those who casually follow lucha libre and needs all he can get from that. I checked tickets last night, and could’ve bought one in the third row. In one interview, Santo specifies this is the first of eight shows scheduled for this year, and blames CMLL cutting ticket prices hurting the DF market. CMLL hasn’t done the Fan Appreciation cheap ticket price deal much in the last year, but I’d imagine it’s coming back at least for the Kid’s Day show next month. There’s been no hype  of Nieto del Santo in any interview; perhaps his impending debut is being saved for today’s show.

Guerrero Maya Jr. was very interested to hear about Black Terry coming to CMLL, for the Arena Coliseo Anniversary show.  Guerrero Maya Jr. notes he had a bitter rivalry with Terry back when he was known as Multifacetico, and would be very interested in getting one more match with him to end it for all. Black Terry is already booked for that show, but Maya put out an invitation for him to stick around a little longer.

The Gladiatores recap of Thursday’s night Fenix/Dinamic Black explains the finish might have not gone right. Dinamic Black gave Fenix a Canadian Destroyer, referee Grillo counted two, stopped, then counted three. No one was sure what that meant, so they did an armbar submission to make sure it was over.

CMLL Gaceta’s preview of Sunday’s Arena Coliseo show includes Rey Bucanero talking about his return from injury. The article calls him ex-NWA Light Heavyweight Champion, but he’s was never stripped of the title during his seven month absence as far as anyone can tell. Possibly just a typo.

Rob has highlights of 02/19/13 CMLL.

Porra Fresa previews Monday’s Puebla card.

Konnan mentioned WWE’s the Miz Antonio Cesaro was coming to AAA at one point.

Abismo Negro passed away four years ago yesterday. R de Rudo picks five moments from Abismo Negro’s career.

Arena Lopez Mateos announced their 46th Anniversary show will take place on May 19th, with Canek and Blue Demon Jr.

Lineups

CMLL (FRI) 03/29/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Astral & Shockercito vs Demus 3:16 & Pierrothito
2) Pegasso, Starman, Tritón vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Nitro, Skándalo
3) Fuego, Rey Cometa, Stuka Jr. vs Morphosis, Olímpico, Vangelis
4) Máscara Dorada vs Rey Escorpión [lightning]
5) La Máscara, La Sombra, Máximo vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
6) Marco Corleone, Rush, Shocker vs Mr. Águila, Rey Bucanero, Terrible

Shocker & Aguila are now feuding on Tuesdays and Fridays. Maybe a singles match on Friday April 12 (first week of Gran Alternativa) and a trios title match on a Tuesday?

indy (TUE) 03/19/2013 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [Estrellas del Ring., LyC (Facebook)]
1) Mini Hator & Tequilita b Mini Androide & Mini Big Neurosis
2) Aguila Azteca, Rosa Salvaje, Sexy Maciel b Black Crazy, Demencia, Rey Imagen
3) Chico Latino, Galactar, Kaientai DQ Genocida, Iron (Monterrey), Zayco (Monterrey)
Los Lgendarios were revealed to be Genocida, Iron and Zyco. They were DQed for burning Kaiteno and Chico Latino.
4) Gato Fantasma, Mongol Chino, Potro Jr., Sergio Romo Jr. b Bengali, Difunto I, Difunto II, Monje Negro Jr.
Finished involved Potro getting his hands on Hombre de Negro, only for a second one to attack him. One of them was revealed to be LUM promoter Gabriel Martinez, and his team cut Potro’s hair.
5) Delta, Dralion, Mistico, Silencio b Mr. Niebla, Perverso, Rey Escorpion (CMLL), Rico Rodriguez
Rey Escorpion & Sielncio were added to the match. Rey Escorpion was all over the place, working with all the tecnicos and losing to La Mistica II in the end.

Attendance seems to be up.

IWRG (THU) 03/21/2013 Arena Naucalpan [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), Estrellas del Ring, The Gladiatores Facebook]
1) Seiya b Power Bull
Power Bull replaced Fulgore.
2) Chico Che, Saruman, Suicida b Eita, Imposible, Tomahawk
3) Ek Balam, Oro Negro, Silver King Jr. b Centvrión, Freyser, Golden Magic
Silver King Sr. snuck in a foul on Golden Magic. Both schools fought post match again, and a bigger match between sides was set up.
4) Carta Brava Jr., Eterno, X-Fly b Trauma I, Trauma II, Veneno
Rudos took 1/3.
5) Dinamic Black b Fenix (AAA) [IWRG IC WELTER]
Dinamic Black took the first with an arm submission, Fenix took the second, and Dinamic Black snuck in the arm submission again in the third. Dinamic Black’s second defense. Money thrown in. Fenix was unhappy with the speed of the counts in the third fall, and challenged Dinamic to a title vs title match with an AAA referee.

Still no official announcement of a FILL show for Tuesday, but it also still reads like it’s headed that way.

Tonight’s Arena Mexico show has the latest Ultimo Guerrero vs Atlantis match, which exists to publicize their agreement of a mask match. They could go as far as announcing the date tonight, but they need to make sure people who didn’t read about the press conference know the match is not just some empty challenge but is actually happening this year. The two apuesta matches rematch in trios, and Thunder makes his debut. Thunder seems like no big deal to me now because he’s been hanging around B-Shows for weeks and CMLL stopped doing anything new to hype him weeks ago. He’s still new to most people, and it’ll be interesting to see how they react to him tonight.

This past week’s AAA Fusion episode is now up and the fourth part of their Mesias interview. There’s also their upload of the UTDN episode from last night. I missed it, but AAA apparently said they’d start airing Rey de Reyes this weekend. This UTDN episode is not listed with the normal “Part 1″ when it’s a two parter, which backs that up. I think this means Rey de Reyes airs over 3 weeks, because they still need to keep that extra week or they’ll run out of TV before Veracruz.

Fenix is thrilled to win his first championship, and also believes he may be champion of an entire brand right now. He may be right. They probably need to explain their plan at some point.

Estadio Deportes report on CMLL’s press conference notes the 04/30 Arena Mexico Anniversary show is also the Kid’s Day show. ESTO’s recap explained Ultimo Guerrero didn’t say he threw the tournament final, but accused Atlantis of doing that, which sounds more like Ultimo Guerrero.

Rob has highlights of late September/early October 2002 CMLL.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s usual news update and an update on the CMLL press conference.

CMLL Gaceta has added an Estrellita bio.

A couple Box Y Luchas magazines scanned to photos, from 1970

DTU promo with Nino Hamburgesa‘s seems to list his real name as Ivan Mondragon. “Ivan Mondragon” is nearly as good a name as Nino Hamburgesa.

Lineups

DTU (SUN) 03/31/2013 Arena del Sur, Mexico City
1) Arumi & Keira vs Black Fury & Paloma Rouse
2) Hell Boy & Jhonky vs Gemelo De Chilpancingo I & Gemelo De Chilpancingo II
3) Cíclope & Pequeno Cobra vs Crazy King & Principe Escorpion and ? & ??
mystery team is from Super X
4) Pesadilla vs Slayer Pack, ?, Principe Halcon
mystery man is the second place finisher in the tournament on the previous shows
5) Paranoiko vs Solar I
6) Aeroboy & Violento Jack vs Lucky Boy & Niño de Ébano
7) Septimo Dragon vs Drastik Boy, Tribal, Hacker
8) Crazy Boy & Juventud Guerrera vs ? & AR Fox and Flamita & Willie Mack
mystery man is first place finisher in the tournament on the previous shows

Final DTU show of this tour at Super X’s home building (and probably replacing their monthly show.) Poster is here, along with info about an autograph signing.

IWRG (SUN) 03/24/2013 Arena Naucalpan
1) Seiya vs Araña de Plata
2) Centvrión, Chico Che, Golden Magic vs Black Terry, Canis Lupus, Tomahawk
3) Danny Casas, Dinamic Black, Veneno vs Apolo Estrada Jr., Carta Brava Jr., el Ángel
4) Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan Jr. vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro and Eterno, Súper Nova, X-Fly and Factor, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Rayan [IWRG IC TRIOS]
vacant title

FdT – Damian, Head Hunter and X-Fly – were champions, but stripped when Damain no-showed a title defense against the Psycho Circus. Super Nova is due back in Europe at some point, the Comando Elite are probably not going to win with an AAA guy, and the Piratas are Mexico State champions. This seems like a good night for the law.

My favorite part of this week’s Tercera Caida was the frightened look on Eita’s face when Tomahawk scooped up Chico Che to slam and Eita thought he was going to be flattened on the landing.