DTU (SAT) 05/04/2013 Autolavado VM, Tulancingo, Hidalgo [La Copa]
1) Kandy & Zusu Divine b Jc Maclean & Letty Star
2) Miedo Extremo b Artikus and Arsenal and Corazon Latino and Koreli
3) Drastik Boy b Black Fire, Lanzeloth, Mazivo, Pequeno Cobra, Rocky Lobo [DTU AI]
Drastick Boy is champion, first defense by defeating Rocky Lobo.
4) Niño Hamburguesa & Slayer b Hacker & Kaleth and Hard Man & Jhonki [chairs]
5) Demente Extreme b Cíclope, Hormiga, Paranoiko, Super Mega, X-Fly [DTU Ultraviolento, #1 Contenders]
Dement Xtreme earns a shot at Pesadilla by beating Super Mega. Ciclope earlier beat Paranoiko, and Hormiga and X-Fly attacked Nino Hamburguesa during the match.

NICE (SUN) 05/05/2013 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [LuchaMania Monterrey]
1) Dulce Canela & Larry Miranda Jr. b La Bandida & Lady Maravilla
2) Artillero (Monterrey) & Mr. Vega b Ángel Diabólico & Muerte Guerrera
3) Golden Boy b Gato Fantasma
4) Hijo de LA Park & Humberto Garza Jr. b Rico Rodriguez & Símbolo
Hijo de LA Park beat Simbolo for the win.
5) Caifan, LA Park, Rey Hechicero b Blue Panther, Diluvio Negro II, Último Guerrero
Match had originally been announced as Panther/UG vs Caifan/Hechicero, but Diluvio Negro & LA Park were added on Friday. Earlier in the week, LA Park had sent a video in saying he was looking for Ultimo Guerrero. Ultimo Guerrero said he had no idea what this was about, but decided to strike first and beat up Hijo de LA Park. LA Park appeared, very displeased. UG said he heard Park talking about searcing for him in CMLL, but he’s right there now. LA Park said UG shouldn’t have attacked family. Before they could fight, Panther and Diluvio Negro I also hit the ring and attacked LA Park, with Guerrero joining in. Laguneros took fall 1, Monterrey took fall 2, LA Park had UG beat with the Code Red in the third but Panther pulled out the referee. UG fouled Park, but Caifan pulled out the ref. Hijo de LA Park ran in, fouled UG, and the Monterrey team won. LA Park said there were two masks he wanted – Dr. Wagner (in Plaza de Toros), and the survivor of UG & Atlantis. Ultimo Guerrero was fine with that but threatened to beat up Hijo de LA Park again. LA Park insisted on one on one.

SuperLuchas transcribed the promos (with no credit to LuchaMania for actually getting the video, oops.) LA Park does say he’s doing the mask match with Dr. Wagner Jr. in June. No one should believe them until they announce a date.

IWRG (SUN) 05/05/2013 Arena Naucalpan [IWRG]
1) Dragón Celestial & Imposible b Atomic Star & Seiya
Straight falls. Atomic Star reappeared, replacing Serpiente de Oro.
2) Diosa Maya, Rayan, Spartan b Astro Rey Jr., Cristal, Saruman
3) Apolo Estrada Jr., Canis Lupus, Niko b Centvrión, Dr. Cerebro, Golden Magic
4) Chico Che, Negro Navarro, Pantera b Danny Casas, Eterno, Factor
Negro submitted Eterno & Factor at the same time.
5) Dinamic Black b Carta Brava Jr. [IWRG IC WELTER, WWS WELTER]
Dinamic Black made his third known defense of the IWRG Welterweight championship, and Carta Brava falls on his first defense of the WWS Welterweight championship. Match went four falls.

IWRG updated their website with the two lineups below and everything up to the main event hours ago, then didn’t put the main event up no matter how many times I clicked refresh. I’d presume they drew in the third fall and the commission ordered a fourth, but we’ll find out about 10 minutes after this post goes up.

Rob has highlights of 2013 Rey de Reyes.

AAA has video interviews with Nino Hamburguesa and Crazy Boy.

Angelica talks about winning Rudeza Infernal’s mask.

The Angel Dorados are signing autographs tomorrow.

Lineups

IWRG (THU) 05/09/2013 Arena Naucalpan
1) Serpiente de Oro vs Fulgor
2) Saruman & Seiya vs Alan Extreme & Imposible
3) Centvrión, Dinamic Black, Golden Magic vs Factor, Rayan, Spartan
4) Chico Che, Dr. Cerebro, Toscano vs Danny Casas, Eterno, X-Fly
5) Trauma I vs Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Apolo Estrada Jr., Freyser, Cien Caras Jr., Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Súper Nova, Carta Brava Jr., Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Trauma II

Main event is the Rebellion of the Juniors cibernetico. Factor, a man with a rich family history in lucha libre (maybe?) is the current Juniros champion. Maybe this will setup a new contender.

Seiya escapes from the dark match opener to something that might be pretty good.

IWRG (SUN) 05/12/2013 Arena Naucalpan
1) Galaxie & Seiya vs Dragón Celestial & Fulgor
2) Diva Salvaje & Miss Gaviota vs Imposible & Picudo Jr.
3) Centvrión, Freyser, Golden Magic vs Alan Extreme, Apolo Estrada, Canis Lupus
4) Chico Che, Dinamic Black, Tony Rivera vs Danny Casas, Eterno, Súper Nova
5) Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan, Toscano vs Negro Navarro, Trauma I, Trauma II

Another Piratas vs Traumas title match coming up? Though the Danny Casas & Eterno team may also want a shot.

Tercera might be good.

CMLL (SUN) 05/12/2013 Arena Coliseo
1) Metatrón & Sensei vs Apocalipsis & Cholo
2) Hombre Bala Jr., Metálico, Super Halcón Jr. vs Cancerbero, Hijo del Signo, Raziel
3) Astral, Stukita, Último Dragoncito vs Demus 3:16, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito
4) Blue Panther vs Virus [lightning]
5) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Super Porky vs Rey Bucanero, Rey Escorpión, Shinsuke Nakamura
6) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas vs Máscara Dorada, Rush, Titán

Semimain has the return Shinsuke Nakamaura. Nakamura is the current NJPW IC champion – he defended it against Sombra back on FantasticaMania – and he’s talked a few times about wanting to defend his title outside of NJPW and around the world. This could be a bit of that and the usual bit of NJPW sending a heavyweight over to Mexico while the Best of Super Juniors tournament is going on.

Seems like CMLL should be holding a press conference to discuss this, Titan going to the BOSJ, the new guys, and the En Busca de un Idolo tournament. Maybe Thursday?

photo by CMLL

CMLL (SUN) 05/05/2013 Arena Coliseo [CMLL]
1) Bengala & Robin b Guerrero Negro Jr. & Herodes Jr.
Tecnios take 2/3.
2) Acero, Fantasy, Pequeño Halcón b Mercurio, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Universo 2000
Tecnicos took 1/3, Halcon on Mercurio and Fantasy on Olimpico.
3) Pegasso, Sagrado, Tritón b Morphosis, Sangre Azteca, Vangelis
Rudos took 2/3, Vangelis beating Sagrado.
4) Felino b Ángel de Oro [lightning]
Felino won via elbowdrop.
5) Diamante Azul, Máximo, Rush b Ephesto, Mephisto, Volador Jr.
Maximo kissed Volador for the win.
6) Máscara Dorada, Mistico, Valiente b Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión
Tecnicos took 2/3, with a La Mistica on Rey Escorpion. Rey Escorpion had quite a match.

Tecnicos were calling themselves Los Nuevo Reyes del Aire. Maybe it’ll stick? They were called Cadetes del Aire in the lineups, and will stand a chance of being known as ‘not teaming at all’ within a week or two, especially Valiente has a singles tournament. Show was really not interesting until the main event.

Announcers were plugging En Busca de Un Idolo (subtitle: “Now or Never”) as 4 tecnicos and 4 rudos. That’s not the makeup which was announced last month (Valiente, Rey Cometa, Stuka, Delta, Guerrero Maya, Misterioso, Fuego and Vangelis), though it was odd for them to announce 6 tecnicos and 2 rudos at the time. For two of those tecnicos, it never or never.

CMLL (SUN) 05/05/2013 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [@acogdl, @Anicetagtz]
1) Índigo & Relampago Azul b El Piraña & Thunder Boy
Relampago Azul replaced Pirana. Tecnicos took 1/3.
2) Demonio Maya & Évola b El Divino & El Ídolo
Rudos took 2/3.
3) Acertijo, Espectrum, Magnum b Black Metal, Metatrón, Smaker
Rudos took 1/3.
4) Diamante, Gallo, Stuka Jr. DQ Bárbaro Cavernario, Maléfico, Ráfaga
Barbaro replaced Namajague. Tecnicos took 1/3. Stuka beat Rafaga in the first, and Rafaga took his mask and cradled him in the third. Referee sorted it out and called the DQ. Stuka challenged Rafaga to a Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship title match, but Rafaga declined. They will have a non-title singles match.
5) Atlantis & Thunder b Namajague & Rey Bucanero
Namajague replaced Niebla. Tecnicos took 2/3.

The Averno vs Mistico match from last week did not air on TV. (It is up on YouTube.) It was in the spot to air on Televisa, btu did not air – they showed the segunda trios match was instead. It must’ve been decision know that day, because the announcers previewed the segunda match as if normal and never mentioned the Mistico one – even though last week, they promoted the Mistico/Averno match as airing this week. The same trios match also aired on Fox Sports, and CMLL TV never repeats matches between shows unless something very strange is going on. This counts as that. CMLL has been very inconsistent and contradictory in how it’s handled Mistico of late and my (uninformed) guess is there are vastly different views on what to do with him inside CMLL, and people are acting on their individual feelings and not together as a one voice. It’s the easiest explanation for how Mistico keeps getting pushed into main events but not really winning in any of them, for Mistico defeating Volador with La Mistica frequently in trios but not even getting it on in their singles, match, and for people winning tournaments and immediately being passed over – different people might have control at different points, and the freedom to do what they’d like.

(Also, I have this feeling ‘Sangre Nueva’ in particular only exists so Cadena3 people can say they have a tournament; it’s been completely irrelevant as soon it’s over both years running.)

Lady Apache has a delightfully passive aggressive interview about leaving CMLL for TxT. She’s sad to be leaving CMLL and feels she’s going on good terms, but also says things like “my intention is always to prove Mexican women’s lucha libre is the best in the world and if they’re no longer interested, then I will go elsewhere.” She urges the fans to support the experienced women if they don’t want to see them pushed out by the new girls.

On this week’s Super Libre radio show (full show here), Titan mentioned he’s most been influenced by Ricochet of all the guys in the Best of the Super Juniors, and he’d like to face him in the tournament.

Black Terry Jr. has photos of the sponsored show at Arena Mexico (which looks very full) and the Deportivo Pavon show the same day.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Bill has highlights of 04/21 Arena Coliseo Monterrey!

Links

• Angelica unmasked Rudeza Infernal in LLF, who announced she was retiring after her loss.
• Drastick Boy kept the DTU Alto Impacto title on DTU’s Saturday show.
• Cronicas y Leyendas has part one of a history piece on Espectro.
• R de Rudo has video of the women’s match opener from TxT.
• Blue Demon Jr. talks about getting an autograph from Mil Mascaras.
• La Copa writes about changes in styles of lucha libre.
• Ultimo Guerrero & Marco Corleone are listed as working Coliseo Chihuahua on May 18, though I don’t think Marco’s mentioned coming back to the ring yet.
• Mistico, Atlantis, La Mascara vs the Guerreros headlines an Arena Queretaro card on 05/17. Valiente, who is supposed to be in En Busca de un Idolo, is among those working this card on a Friday night.
• Video interview with Arkangel.

photo by CMLL

CMLL (FRI) 05/03/2013 Arena Mexico [CMLL]
***Atlantis 30th Anniversary***
1) Oro Jr. & Soberano Jr. b Artillero & Súper Comando
2) Aereo, Fantasy, Shockercito b Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior
Tecnicos took 2/3.
3) Misterioso Jr., Namajague, Shigeo Okumura b Fuego, Rey Cometa, Stuka Jr.
4) Blue Panther, Rush, Super Porky b Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Tiger
Tecnicos took 2/3.
5) Atlantis b Averno
Atlatnis was honored before the 4th match, with special guests including Okumura (representing NJPW), Guerrero del Futuro, and Fray Tormenta. There was a video about his career, his upcoming mask match with Ultimo Guerrero, and celebrity well wishes before his match. Averno took the first match with Devil’s Wings, Atlantis took the second with a quebradora, and Atlantis won the third with his Atlantida. Immediately after the match, Ultimo Guerrero interrupted to yell at Atlantis – only for another Ultimo Guerrero to attack Atlantis from behind. The ‘other’ Ultimo Guerrero was introduced as Gran Guerrero, Ultimo Guerrero’s younger brother. He’s assumed to be Taurus.
6) Euforia, Niebla Roja, Último Guerrero b Máscara Dorada, Mistico, Thunder
Rudos took 1/3.

It was announced Pierroth debuts next Friday. En Busca de un Idolo 2 is scheduled to start the following Friday.

People who were there were sure Gran Guerrero is Taurus. Taurus had always been rumored to be either Ultimo Guerrero’s younger brother or son, and I’m still not totally convinced CMLL isn’t not telling the relationship for whatever reason. They have been honest on Soberano & Euforia’s relationship though, which similarly ages Euforia. Taurus is scheduled to appear in Arena Puebla on Monday, which might be his final match with that name. It obviously depends on where they use him, but this seems too soon for Taurus to be moved up to an important position. No word yet when Atlantico is returning.

Averno beats Mistico last week, loses to Atlantis this week. Not sure you needed the same person to do both of those, but it’s CMLL.

This is a weird story, and only partially a lucha libre one. The FBI and other law enforcement raided an April 7th lucha libre show in McAllen, Texas, shutting down the show and the whole block. They claimed at the time it was due to an immigration issue, but it turns out they were looking for a Reynosa based drug cartel boss (and his brother) who is also rumored to be luchador Imagen II. Imagen II was on the card – but it was a completely different guy who also uses the same name. The non-crime boss Imagen II says he’s been using that name for 20 years, his brother was Image and he doesn’t want to change his name just because someone is also using the name. That first link says local promoters know of at least five different Imagen II in the area!

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Porra Fresa previews Monday’s Arena Puebla card.

AAA looks back at Heavy Metal’s career and Texano Jr.’s title reign.

DTU lineups for their shows at the Morelia beer festival. Shows are mentioned as airing on a website.

CMLL video preview for next week’s show.

Lineup

CMLL (FRI) 05/10/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Pegasso & Stigma vs Guerrero Negro Jr. & Inquisidor
2) Goya Kong, Marcela, Silueta vs La Seductora, Tiffany, Zeuxis
3) Hijo del Fantasma, Rey Cometa, Valiente vs Namajague, Shigeo Okumura, Vangelis
4) Ángel de Oro vs Dragón Rojo Jr. [lightning]
5) Blue Panther, La Máscara, Máscara Dorada vs Boby Zavala, Comandante Pierroth, Rey Escorpión
6) Atlantis, La Sombra, Mistico vs Gran Guerrero, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr.

This is the Mother’s Day show.

The new Pierroth debuts. There’s been no buzz for the return of character – like everyone saw the promo the first day, thought it was a bad idea, and moved on. Of course, the new hyped rudo’s debut is trumped by another new rudo’s debut for whatever reason, and the rudo who actually won the Gran Alternativa is quietly particpating in the semimain.

Rey Cometa is still fighting Okumura & Namajague every week.

photo by Black Terry Jr.

IWRG (THU) 05/02/2013 Arena Naucalpan [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), Estrellas del Ring]
1) Dragón Celestial b Seiya
2) Mr. Leo & Saruman b Fulgor & Picudo Jr.
3) Factor, Rayan, Spartan b Chico Che, Freyser, Golden Magic
4) Centvrión, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Veneno b Pasion Kristal, Polvo de Estrellas, Yuriko
Dinamick Black replaced Centvrion.
5) Eterno, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., X-Fly b Danny Casas, Pantera, Pirata Morgan
Team X-Fly won falls 1/3. Pantera and Danny Casas had problems in the third fall, leading to Danny Casas laying down to get pinned. Pirata attacked Danny Casas, Eterno made the save, and they both beat up Pantera & Pirata Morgan until Hijo del Pirata Morgan made the save. Eterno & Danny Casas, friends for the last minute and rivals for the last month, challenged for the tag team titles.

The guy who makes up the Sunday lineups must be psychic to already know the new Eterno & Danny Casas partnership. Or maybe they tipped the programmer off!

Tonight’s Arena Mexico show is Atlantis’ 30th Anniversary show, but it’s also the least newsy Friday show in some while. Atlantis celebrates thirty years by facing new champion Averno in a rare non-title, non-tournament CMLL three fall match. The main event is the Guerreros vs the noted high flying trio of Mascara Dorada, Titan, and Thunder. The Fiebre Amarilla vs Rey Cometa/Stuka/Fuego and Shockercito/Violencia feuds continue.

One feud which won’t be continuing any time soon is the Shocker vs Mr. Aguila one. No problems here. This is for positive reasons: Shocker is part of TV Azteca’s La Isla 2, a Survivor like reality show which mixes famous people and regular people. The cast press conference was yesterday, and the show actually starts taping today in the Dominican Republic for two months, so no Shocker matches until July. CMLL knew enough to stop booking him; Tuesday’s Kid’s Day match was his last listed for the time being. The show itself starts airing in September. Shocker being on a TV Azteca show means he’s possibly not allowed, and probably not available, to be on any third season of El Luchador unless it’s already finishing taping. (It still hasn’t been confirmed by A&E that a third season is happening.)

If you liked Titan wrestling in singles match tournaments the last two late Springs, you’re in luck: Titan is the sole CMLL representative in NJPW’s 20th Best of Super Juniors tournament. The story is Titan was under consideration going into FantasicaMania and did well enough for NJPW to give him the invite. The tournament runs from May 24th to June 9th (there’s a pre-tour show on May 22nd that he may also be on.) It’s an 18 wrestler, 2 block tournament, and the blocks have not been announced. Namajague is not in the tournament and will continue being pulled into the splits in Mexico for the time being.

The track record of CMLL luchadors in NJPW tournaments is well established by now, and I’ll probably roll out that chart later, but I’d rather focus on a fun opportunity regardless of the outcomes. Between Titan in this tournament and the return of Busca de un Idolo in the next couple weeks, there’s going to be a lot of fun singles matches involving CMLL regulars over the next few weeks. And, hey, NJPW could use some new people involved in both it’s junior singles and tag division, who knows what could happen? Titan got here by winning another tournament he was set up to lose in anyway.

(You can actually fashion this into an explanation of why CMLL did what it did with Titan’s title – he’s gone for a while and can come back at a higher level – but that may be more wishful than believing Titan will do well in this tournament. It’s not like CMLL needed the title for anything.)

Estrellas del Ring, MedioTiempo, Todo x el Todo, and R de Rudo all have articles about LA Park and Dr. Wagner’s challenges, and R de Rudo has video. ESTO’s article about the show adds more of the talent list for the 05/11 show: Villano IV (one day before he’s on the AAA Durango taping), Atila Jr., Rayman, Hijo del Solitario, Angel Blanco Jr., Medico Asesino Jr., Poseidon, Bobby Lee Jr., Imposible, and Maquina Infernal. There are some random names there. Atila is feuding with Solitario on other shows, which probably continues here. El Hijo del Santo was not at the press conference and is not mentioned as appearing on 05/11 yet, so it’s possible he’s sitting this one out. He’s still mentioning the shows, and is teasing a match with Blue Demon Jr. on the 06/22 show.

El Hijo del Santo did mention last week that TxT airs this Sunday and next on Cadena3. Will I get around to watching the last show before this one airs? (“Ask Again Later”.)

AAA announced the TripleMania start time is moving from 6:00pm to 6:30pm starting time. If AAA was doing a PPV, announcing a 6:30 show to do a pre-show and start the actual show at 7 would make sense, but there’s no mention of PPV in a few weeks. The actual news here is AAA announced the show is starting half a hour later, instead of just doing it and not telling anyone ahead of time.

Links

• Lucha Libre USA lives – in that they’re working free shows this weekend as part of a Dallas, Texas Cinco de Mayo festival. That’s nice. Nonrefundable plane tickets?
• Rey Cometa & Delta are headed to Arena Coliseo San Luis Potosi show this Sunday.
• Turbo & Black Thunder turn up on this weekend’s Arena Lopez Mateos show.
• Cronicas Y Leyendas talks about an injury in a Dos Caras vs Canek match which led to a title change without either one losing to the other and Tinieblas debut in Arena Coliseo.
• Apolo Valdes writes about Atlantis’ 30th anniversary.
• Rombe Huesos has a bio of Satanico
• Winners of the CMLL Gactera children draw Atlantis contest.
• AAA’s news blog section starts off with Dorian Roldan writing about other people who will be writing blog entries. Exciting!

AULL (WED) 05/01/2013 Arena Lopez Mateos [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), R de Rudo]
1) Verda & Yuma b Discorida & Sangre de Lobo
2) Felina Metalica & La Vaquerita vs Black Fury & Keira
Felina Metalica replaced Dios Egipcia (and switched sides.)
3) Buck Wild, Iron Love, Mr. Flama, Terry 2000 b Rey Krimen, Sádico, Sepulturero I, Special K
Buck Wild and Special K were added to the match.
4) Herejía b Chucho el Roto [AULL LH]
Chucho el Roto came in as champion, and Herejia won the title. Actually, Herejia’s second, Cerbero Maligno won the match. They switched masked during the match and it was the fresh Maligno who got the pin, though Herejia is still champion. This build up their involvement int he cage match on 05/19 here.
5) Black Terry, Fuerza Guerrera, Negro Navarro b Mr. Flama, Solar I, Super Astro
Mr. Flama replaced Ultraman and the match suffered since Flama couldn’t do the style they wanted to do. Money still thrown in.
6) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Puma (CMLL) b El Alebrije I, Mr. Águila, Psicosis
Puma replaced Negro Casas. Niebla was in an especailly silly mood. They fought thru the crowd. Felino snuck in a foul for the win, then the team challenged for a shot at the National Trios Championship.

This week’s TerceraCaida is up. LA Park is guest, and host by the end of the show. This week’s AAA Fusion show is also up - with matches from the first Evolucion taping! I’ve just skimmed thru it on YouTube and may have missed it, but it doesn’t seem like there’s any sign it’s an Evolucion taping. Everything looks the same as any other taping, only they got to promote this show on Televisa and haven’t been able to do with any of the Fusion tapings.

Todo x el Todo held a press conference today to announce almost nothing. Lady Apache was announced as a new member of the promotion, but they actually sent out a press release on that yesterday (and more on that next paragraph.) The focus on the press conference was the Dr. Wagner vs LA Park match, but not really the match on 05/11 as much as the mask match. They insisted the match was happening soon (it has been happening soon for no less than four years) – they don’t have a date or a contract, but they’re insisting it’ll happen in that bullring. LA Park expressed more skepticism that Wagner would agree, and says he left a higher paying job with AAA just to get this mask match (which seems odd if he doesn’t think Wagner will agree.) They ended the press conference by saying they’ll actually sign contracts for the match at the next press conference, though they don’t appear to have given a date for that either.

As for the match on 05/11 that’s actually happening, Lady Apache will second Dr. Wagner and Rossy Moreno will second LA Park. It doesn’t appear explained why they’re seconds. Rossy Moreno & Dr. Wagner Jr. were married – that’s where Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. came from! – but it doesn’t seem like they emphasized that at all. This does seem to tease male vs female violence, something Hijo del Santo has held up as his complaints with AAA. Lady Apache joining TxT is also unexplained – she does say left CMLL on good terms, but the last time she any one talked to her, Lady Apache was quoted as saying she was going back to CMLL soon. Lady Apache was last seen in CMLL building up a hair match feud with Dark Angel, never resolved, and the set up suggests she’s going to be just doing a new feud with Rossy Moreno.

Before that, TxT announced a random female ruleta de la muerte for their 05/11 show. This was not mentioned at the press conference; no other matches seem to have been mentioned at the press conference, and there was no Hijo del Santo appearance. The women’s tournament instead appeared in a press release yesterday, and teams are Violeta & Diosa Maya, Rossy Moreno & Cristal, Esther Moreno & La Chola and Lady Apache & Chik Tormenta. This would be Apache’s TxT debut. The most likely loser seems to be La Chola, who has no recorded matches this year, is believed to be over 50 years old, is somehow still masked, and her loss would mean a win for a Moreno here (and all the women’s matches so far have ended with Moreno wins.)

Porra Fresa corrects a few things from El Popular’s report on Monday’s Arena Puebla show: Meyer replaced Millenium in the opener, it was Signo (not Nitro) who cheated to beat Metalico, and Tiger did not get along with Puma & Felino so that wasn’t just a one night storyline.

This week’s WON reported AAA will be finding someone new to be Octagon Jr. “because Samuray del Sol is too hard to get to TV.” Doesn’t seem like indy promoters are having that much problem getting Samuray to their shows. Alas! If AAA is serious about the split – the same newsletter says they are but it’s so hard to believe they are capable of doing it – there doesn’t

Hijo del Santo says he’s not on the dancing show.

An outdoor show at for restaurant El Polar,  included CMLL and TxT wrestlers, as well as Axel and indy guys. No Mr. Aguila, who was scheduled in two places and appeared in neither

The Losers Leaves Town podcast has an interview with TJ Perkins (TJP, Puma, 500 other names). It’s mostly about his indy work, but they start to get into Mexico in the last five minutes, with the story of why Bobby Quance started calling himself Rocko and a delightfully story about CMLL management being clueless.

Rob has highlights of mid-late November 2002 CMLL.

Bill has highlights of CMLL 04/14

Magazine Roundup

Luchas 2000 #662 (March 11, 2013)
- a lot of results and pictures, not a lot of new news. They spend 6 pages on the Santo Arena Lopez Mateos show you’ve already fogot
- the Hombre Bala interview is on the period after he lost his mask but before he became a caveman.

Luchas 2000 #665 (April 1, 2013)
- Hijo del Santo would like to defend his title versus Ultimo Guerrero or Negro Casas. Good luck on that.
- the minis match includes a mention of “mediocre Tsuky”. Yep.
- Rey Bucanero explain he wasn’t just healing his knee – third surgery – while out, but also his psyche. As shown on El Luchador, he went thru a divorce and was living in his car for a time. (It’s said to be two months here.) He’s been in therapy to deal with depression and he’s been attending Alcoholics Anonymous sessions. It sounds like he’s doing better, but he does dismiss retiring from wrestling because of what else is going on.
- Hombre Bala explains he left AAA because when Konnan came aboard as an assistant, he convinced the people in charge that AAA should have no more Alberijes, Monsters, Aliens – all the old characters need to go for new blood. He was told by the director of programming that he’d be booked about once a month. He left, without any thanks for having worked there, and then all the gimmick characters found out they couldn’t keep the gimmick characters. Hombre Bala talks about his bad 2009 injury, and how he wouldn’t have been able to afford it if not for a benefit show Maximo put on, and he’s now recovered to the point where he’s running training classes 3 times a week. He thanks the support of his wife (India Sioux 80s) and his three children (Hombre Bala Jr., Monsther II and India Sioux 00s)
- an interview with Morelia luchadora Davinha, who says she was trained by Skayde, and now Hijo del Gladiador & Ultimo Guerrero. She started as Babystar, but that name was being used. She mentions she’s headed to Helsinki (the one in Finland) in 3 months to have a match with Ludark.

Luchas 2000 #666 (April 8, 2013)
- no Devil on the cover of this one. It’s Dr. Wagner Jr. instead.
- Centviron talks about watching shows at Pista Arena Revolucion. He did amateur wrestling as a kid, and his brother told him to turn pro.
- Metalico’s sons are preparing for an Aguascalientes Olympic wrestling tournament.

Luchas 2000 #667 (April 15, 2013)
- a luchadoras from Matamaoros is named “Single Lady”.
- 10 pages on the Arena Coliseo Anniversary show. 3 on WrestleMania (which is 3 more than they usually give WWE.)
- Demus says he and Pierrothito have won more than 80 matches a team, so they should have a hair vs mask match at the next Anniversary show. Pierrothito is cool with this.
- Vaquerita, the latest last trainee of Diablo Velasco, wants a shot at Silueta’s title.

Box Y Lucha #3124 (April 1-7, 2013)
- Leobardo Magadan says he took a survey of people about the Anniversary main event, and 80% of the people he talked to wanted the main event to only be Ultimo Guerrero vs Atlantis, with nothing else involved. 10% said they’d be okay with a cage match, but only with those 2, and the other 10% said they’d be okay with a cage match if it included big names like Niebla and Volador.
- Super Muneco complains about other people using his name, or claiming to be his mini.
- La Parka says he was a fan of Atlantis & Pirata Morgan.
- ring announcer Mucha Crema says he’s no longer working for TxT and it sure would be nice if CMLL brought him back for the 80th Anniversary.
- Tiger says he didn’t get the spot in TRT just because he has the letter T – they could’ve gone with Titan or Triton, or some indy guy with the name T, but they choose him because Bucanero saw his talent and quality. Interview spells his name Tyger the whole time thru, and they do it when he comes up again in a couple weeks. I don’t know why.

Box Y Lucha #3125 (April 7-14, 2013)
- another Mascarita Dorada interview talking about his WWE deal. He says he was signed for 3 years. (So was Brazo de Plata.)
- a shot of Shocker wearing a cast (from his last knee injury) is captioned “Shocker, en primera nivel.” Maybe they’re not paying editors any more.
- Magnetico, sky Fly, Mormo, and Kick Dragon (listed as Pick dragon in one place) are training in Hijo del Gladiador’s class.

Box Y Lucha #3126 (April 15-21, 2013)
- about the same Vaquerita interview.
- Negro Casas talks about being champion and his habit of arriving at an arena 3 hours before the show.
- Mohicano will be out 3 months with an injury
- the print very much rubbed off on me. Not cool, newspapers printing techniques!

Links

• Tomahawk and Eita, who haven’t been around IWRG much, are headed to EVOLVE at the end of May. Which would mean Eita is not on the AAA Toluca taping.
• Marisela Pena says AAA’s annual pilgrimage to the Basílica de Guadalupe will take place 06/13.
• Hijo del Santo video promo for his upcoming appearance in Pro Wrestling Revolution.
• Psycho Circus goes to Six Flags.
• Cronicas y Leyendas looks back at Fishman vs Blue Demon.
• DTU will be holding matches at the Morelia Beer Festival in the middle of May.
• Super Fly speaks positively about his AAA career.

photo by CMLL

CMLL (TUE) 04/30/2013 Arena Mexico [CMLL, Yahoo! Deportes (Photos)]
1) Camaleón & Sensei b Apocalipsis & Inquisidor
Sensei replaced the not-returning-yet Horuz.
2) Mercurio, Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico b Astral, Pequeño Halcón, Stukita
Rudos took 2/3.
3) Ephesto b Guerrero Maya Jr. [lightning]
Ephesto caught Maya in his cradle for a slight upset win.
4) Ángel de Oro, Diamante, Valiente b Namajague, Puma, Virus
Namajague replaced Sangre Azteca. Tecnicos took 1/3, Valiente beating Virus with the Valiente Breaker.
5) Rey Escorpión b Stuka Jr. [CMLL LH]
Stukita and Mercurio (wearing a Rey Escorpion bandana) were the seconds. Stuka took the first with a half crab. Escorpion powerbombed him in the second, then took the third with the Aguijon Mortal. Stuka was strechered out. First defense for Escorpion.
6) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas b La Máscara, La Sombra, Shocker
Appears Negro beat Shocker with a casita.

Crowd was fine with those rudos winning on Kid’s Day. The show also had kid’s dressed up as luchadors, and girls dancing as edecanes.

Ephesto’s favorite dive involves people mistakenly sliding out so he can top them, and his favorite cradle is a reversal move. If Ephesto could only figure out a way for guys to feed themselves into the shoulderbreaker as well, he’d be unstoppable.

Mercurio with the Rey Escorpion bandana looks like Mini Rey Escorpion.

CMLL (TUE) 04/30/2013 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [@acogdl]
1) Exterminador & Infierno b El Divino & El Ídolo
Rudos took 2/3.
2) Black Metal, Esfinge, Metatrón b Arkángel de la Muerte, Canelo Casas, Skándalo
Tecnicos took 2/3, Black Metal beating Canelo Casas (debut in this arena.)
3) Nosferatu, Shigeo Okumura, Vangelis b Fuego, Pegasso, Tritón
Rudos took 1/3, Vangelis powerbombing Triton. Triton was strechering him out.
4) Delta, Hijo del Fantasma, Sagrado b Misterioso Jr., Olímpico, Pólvora
Tecnicos took 2/3, Sagrado beating Olimpico.
5) Diamante Azul, Rush, Titán b Dragón Rojo Jr., Mr. Águila, Terrible
Terrible replaced Psicosis. Tecnicos appeared to have won in straight falls, Rush beating Terrible.

El Hijo del Santo is listed among the particpants of Balia Mexico, a competitive dance show on TV Azteca. Blue Demon has been on a similar Televisa show (which is probably why Santo is on this one, though it’s more directly competing against a singing Televisa competition.) Show starts May 26.

Terra has posted Sunday’s show complete on their website. I’ll probably end up cutting it up and uploading the missing matches later (assuming I don’t figure out how to time code link to Terra before then.)

Tercera Caida posted the International Cup and Latin Dragon & Rebelde vs Facade & Noriega from the ChilangaMask show I went to. They also posted this week’s IWRG show. A new Tercera Caida airs tonight at 9, immediately following a mystery episode of AAA Fusion at 8.

I have results from the last couple of DTU shows – 04/28 in Queretaro, which had the two title changes, and 04/19 in Ciudad Madero with KBW. No details. Yuta has been wrestling on these shows, but not turning up later.

LuchaWorld has a recap of the short lived Alebrije and Mije split up.

Links

• Santo & LA Park vs Dr. Wagner & Angel Blanco headlines Tijuana on 05/17.
• Skayde main events next Tuesday’s Arena Coliseo Monterrey show.
• Ciudad y Poder has a short video interview with Rey Cometa.
• CMLL has an interview with Voladors Jr. and Volador Sr.
• Televisa Deportes is giving away tickets to Saturday’s sponsored shows. Probably going to be harder to sell tickets when there’s a loaded show in the middle of them with free tickets everywhere.
• San Luis Potosi luchador Magico is out of action due emergency appendicitis removal.
• An article says Santo & Rayo headline a show on 05/19 show in Sonora with “17 ex-WWE wrestlers” and 18 “CMLL wrestlers”. This article is almost certaintly mistaken.
• Former Gran Alternativa winner Sicodelico Jr. will be interviewed tonight on the Voice of Wrestling podcast.
• Sombra posted a photo of himself at 13, a few days before his first match.
• The Travel Channel meets Tijuana lucha libre.
• AJPW’s Seiya Sanada is actually going to Canada, not Mexico.
• Late breaking news: Sexy Star did make it to Arena Mexico!

Lineups

IWRG (SUN) 05/05/2013 Arena Naucalpan [KrisZ]
1) Seiya & Serpiente de Oro vs Dragón Celestial & Imposible
2) Astro Rey Jr., Cristal, Saruman vs Diosa Maya, Rayan, Spartan
3) Centvrión, Dr. Cerebro, Golden Magic vs Apolo Estrada Jr., Canis Lupus, Niko
4) Chico Che, Negro Navarro, Pantera vs Danny Casas, Eterno, Factor
5) Dinamic Black vs Carta Brava Jr. [IWRG IC WELTER, WWS WELTER]
Dinamic Black is IWRG Welterweight champion, going for his third known defense. This would Carta Brava’s first defense of his WWS Welterweight championship.

Title match should be good. They unified these two championships back in 2011 with Eterno & Golden Magic, but continued to defend them separate.

Danny Casas appears to have turned rudo and made friends with Eterno some time off camera. I don’t know if Niko is friends with Eterno.

CMLL (TUE) 05/07/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Génesis & Robin vs Espanto Jr. & Herodes Jr.
2) Acero, Eléctrico, Shockercito vs Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Violencia
3) Diamante, Sagrado, Tritón vs Hooligan, Nitro, Skándalo
4) Fuego vs Virus [lightning]
5) Delta, Diamante Azul, Máximo vs Mr. Niebla, Pólvora, Terrible
6) Rush, Thunder, Titán vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto

Titan! On an actual lineup! With some weird partners!

Fuego & Virus is a good match they’re not going to show on TV.

Shocker/Mr. Aguila being stone cold dropped has gotten some attention, but Shockercito/Pequeno Violencia seemed like it went away until maybe now.

Opener will be a struggle.

CMLL (TUE) 05/07/2013 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Halcón de Plata & Virgo vs Exterminador & Infierno
2) Esfinge, Leo, Sky Kid vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Disturbio, Nosferatu
3) Astral, Fantasy, Último Dragoncito vs Demus 3:16, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito
4) Ángel de Oro, La Máscara, Super Porky vs Felino, Puma, Tiger
5) Máscara Dorada, Mistico, Valiente vs Euforia, Niebla Roja, Último Guerrero

Dorada, Mistico and Valiente a team here too. But the Cats are also a team and they keep going back and forth on that.

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