photo by Black Terry Jr.

LLUSA (SUN) 04/14/2013 Citizen Banks Arena, Ontario, California [Carlos, So Cal Uncensored]
Attendance: 1550
1) Mini Park & Vladimiro b Celestial & Pequeño Halloween
May not be the Mexico Celestial; name was unclear.
2) Dr. Pepper Man b Psicosis II
Dr. Pepper Man may have also been named El Nuevo Macho and might have been Rocky Romero.
3) Súper Nova b Super Crazy
Crazy played to the crowd a lot.
4) La Máscara b Mr. Águila
5) Hurricane Helms DQ Lizmark Jr.
Lizmark looked out of shape. Bad match.
6) Blue Demon Jr. & Solar I b Jon Rekon & RJ Brewer
A mini Demon helped out the tecnicos, but was attacked by Rekon. Entertaining main event. Tecnicos put a Solar mask on Brewer, and Rekon accidentally pinned him.

Although the show sounds long and not exactly lucha, I’m kind of amused this might be the easy way to see some CMLL guys without going to Mexico (or LA.) Lucha Libre USA’s website has a venue list for the rest of the tour. They’re going from the Alamodome in San Antonio to the Odeum Expo Center in (or more 30 minutes outside of) Chicago for the next show. There’s a smaller theatre in the Alamodome facility where the show actually is happening. The Odeum has a seating capacity of 5,000 people, but I’ve seen GALLI shows there with a lot less people than that. The Odeum site does not list the LLUSA show on their upcoming schedule, yet. Same is true of the Dallas show, but all the April venues are advertising their show dates.

DTU (SAT) 04/13/2013 Autolvado VM, Tulancingo, Hidalgo [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), GL]
***Puerta a La Gloria (Saturday)***
1) Jhonky b Hellboy, Artikus, Atomik Star
Extreme Boy was listed but did not participate.
2) Araña de Plata & Pequeno Cobra b Kaleth & Slayer Pack
3) Gemelo De Chilpancingo I & Gemelo De Chilpancingo II b Lucky Boy & Niño de Ébano
4) Hormiga b Príncipe Halcón
5) Paranoiko b Super Mega, Comando Negro, Jorge Kebrada, Eterno
6) Crazy Boy, Lanzeloth, Nino Hamburguesa b Ángel Del Futuro, Ángel del Misterio, Jinzo
7) Eita, Flamita, Tomahawk T.T. b CIMA, Hacker, Rocky Lobo

DTU (SUN) 04/14/2013 Arena Aficion [Criterio Hidalgo, GL]
***Puerta a La Gloria (Sunday)***
1) Jhonky b Artikus, Hellboy, Yuta
Yuta, a Dragon Gate trainee making his debut anywhere, replaced Extreme Boy. He was said to have a great debut.
2) Gemelo De Chilpancingo I & Gemelo De Chilpancingo II b Lanzeloth & Rocky Lobo
3) Araña de Plata & Pequeno Cobra b Kaleth & Nino Hamburguesa and Jorge Kebrada & Slayer Pack
4) Hacker b Príncipe Halcón, Jinzo, Angel del Misterio
5) Super Mega b Eita, Paranoiko, Black Fire, Hormiga
Super Mega defeated Black Fire to win. Both want a shot at Pesadilla (listed but did not appear) and his championship.
6) Crazy Boy & Flamita b CIMA & Tomahawk T.T. and Lucky Boy & Niño de Ébano
Flamita landed a triple tornillo on Tomahawk to give his team the win.

DTU Results! Tecnico/rudo status are guesses as usual. CIMA did a seminar before the second show (and maybe the first.) Flamita had a good weekend.

FMLL (SUN) 04/14/2013 Coliseum, El Paso, Texas [Albert Cerda]
Attendance: 2000
2) Hijo de Impostor Jr., Impostor Jr., Maquina 45 Jr. b Acertijo, Galáctico, Tiger Man
3) Hijo de Rey Misterio II & Stuka Jr. b Cobarde Jr. & Magno
Stuka replaced La Mascara (LLUSA)
4) El Hijo Del Santo & Rayo de Jalisco Jr. DQ Angel Blanco Jr. & Cien Caras Jr.
Cien Caras fouled Rayo for DQ.
5) Atlantis & LA Park b Dr. Wagner Jr. & Último Guerrero
Tecnicos won clean. The middle rope broke before the third fall of the finish.

The main event gave them a chance to tease a four way mask match. Not happening.

CMLL (MON) 04/15/2013 Arena Puebla [El Popular (cover)]
1) Black Tiger & Tigre Rojo Jr. b El Malayo & Siki Ozama Jr.
Malayo’s Arena Puebla debut.
2) Metálico, Starman, Stigma DQ Hijo del Signo, Hooligan, Skándalo
Metalico pulled rival Signo’s mask for the DQ.
3) Misterioso Jr., Morphosis, Vangelis b Diamante, Hijo del Fantasma, Sagrado
4) Atlantis, La Máscara, Máscara Dorada b Ephesto, Mephisto, Psicosis
Tecnicos beat all the rudos in the third.
5) Ángel de Oro, La Sombra, Mistico DQ Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión
Rematch from last week. Tecnicos took 2/3, the last when Dragon Rojo fouled Sombra. This sets up a singles rematch between them.

Main event is a left turn from the Rey Escorpion/Mistico match set up last week.

AAA’s revealed the Cordoba taping will be the first AAA Evolucion show. Evolucion is the Dorian/Konnan branch of AAA. Unsure how this actually works on TV (Evolucion is supposed to be UTDN only), or if this means these guys are dedicated to the Evolucion brand. I guess I’ll be keeping track of that. The lineup itself is as posted earlier. Enrique mentioned last night that the Chilpancingo taping is also an Evolucion taping.

Today’s Arena Mexico show has a La Mascara, Mascara Dorada and Sombra vs Averno, Mephisto and Ephesto main event, the return of a great 2011 rivalry. CMLL has the annual Kid’s Day show two weeks from today, and maybe a main event for that show will come of this main event. The CMLL Gaceta preview notes Super Comando returns in the segunda, facing the man who broke his ribs, Super Halcon Jr.

Both the Perros del Mal Arena Lopez Mateos event and the Hector Garza benefit show at Arena Solidaridad are taking place this Sunday. Both are supposed to include a mystery Perro del Mal in the main event. Ricky Marvin is probably the one in Arena Lopez Mateos, but not so sure about the other one. Daga looks to be the only Perros del Mal man not booked on either show, but there’s no reason to hide Daga’s identity. Maybe AAA had a plan of introducing another new Perros del Mal member last night, since a taping is the only place to do it, or it could just be more general changing plans.

Dralion won the NGX King of the Death Match tournament, and will get a shot at Extreme Tiger’s NGX championship. Ludark won the new NGX Women’s championship on the same show.

Rob has highlights of 03/19/13 CMLL.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Lucha Libre in Japan

04/14 Stardom: Mil Mascaras [O], Yuzupon Mask, Iotica b Black Tiger [X], Passion 7, Mayucica
This was show 2 of a double header; Dark Angel won both her matches on the same day. She was masked as Sarita on the all-mask second show.

Links

• Atlantis crows about beating Ultimo Guerrero in the Gran Alternativa, says his mask will look great in his trophy case.
• The Gladiatores has interviews with Danny Casas (re:Eterno) & Texano Jr. (re:Heavy Metal) from Sunday’s IWRG show.
• AAA & DTU luchadors performed at an electronics recycling drive.
• Damian 666 is listed as working tonight in Arena Aficion, which would be his first non-TJ bookings since December.

Lineups

DTU KBW (FRI) 04/19/2013 Auditorio Americo Villarreal Guerra de Ciudad Madero
1) Jc Maclean, Keira, Princesa Metalica vs Black Fury, Guerrera Negra, Zuzu Divine
2) Artikus & Jorge Kebrada vs Hellboy & Jhonky
3) Lucky Boy & Niño de Ébano vs Lanzeloth & Rocky Lobo and Ninja De Oro & Partiarca
4) Angel del Misterio, Arsenal, Black Fire, Bunker vs King Metal, Nino Hamburguesa, Principe Halcon, Sadico (KBW)
5) Black Master & Dark Misterio vs Paranoiko & Pesadilla and Araña de Plata Jr. & Cíclope
6) Flamita vs Jinzo, Crazy Boy, Okuzono, Drastik Boy, ? [DTU AI]
mystery wrestler is from KBW
7) Violento Jack vs Joe Lider, Disturbio (KBW), Aeroboy [KBW EXTREMO]

A busy month for DTU continues with an co-promoted show with local promotion KBW.

CMLL (SUN) 04/21/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Magnus & Oro Jr. vs Camorra & Zayco
2) Diamante, Starman, Stigma vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Nitro, Skándalo
3) Fuego, Metálico, Tritón vs Puma, Shigeo Okumura, Virus
4) Valiente vs Pólvora [lightning]
5) Hijo del Fantasma, Rush, Shocker vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Ephesto, Mephisto
6) Atlantis, Blue Panther, Mistico vs Negro Casas, Niebla Roja, Volador Jr.

Still seems to be heading to a Volador/Mistico singles match.

Magnus relegated to the opener!

CMLL (MON) 04/22/2013 Arena Puebla
1) Black Tiger & Dinámikoo vs Centauro de Fuego & Fuerza Chicana
2) Asturiano, Bengala, Leono vs Espiritu Maligno, Inquisidor, Taurus
3) Pegasso, Stigma, Super Halcón Jr. vs Hooligan, Nitro, Nosferatu
4) Hijo del Fantasma, Rey Cometa, Sagrado vs Misterioso Jr., Shigeo Okumura, Virus
5) Blue Panther, Diamante Azul, Rush vs Felino, Terrible, Volador Jr.
6) La Sombra vs Dragón Rojo Jr.
non-title

La Sombra vs Dragon Rojo is making a case for being the 2013 version of La Mascara vs Volador.

IWRG (SUN) 04/14/2013 Arena Naucalpan [Black Terry Jr. (flickr), Estrellas del Ring]
1) Cristal, Saruman, Seiya b Alan Extreme, Diosa Maya, Fulgor
Diosa Maya replaced La Hielera.
2) Canis Lupus, Carta Brava Jr., Imposible b Black Terry, Centvrión, Golden Magic
Black Terry replaced Dinamic Black. Impossible was hurt in the first fall, but the rudos won anyway.
3) Astro Rey Jr., Chico Che, Veneno b Fresero Jr., Polvo de Estrellas, Yuriko
Fresero Jr., not an exotico, replaced Pasion Kristal.
4) Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown DQ Negro Navarro, Trauma I, Trauma II
Psycho faked a foul to draw the DQ in the first, and Trauma II did the same in the third to get the win. Psycho Circus demanded a rematch and the Navarros accepted provided it be a trios title match.
5) Danny Casas, Heavy Metal, Toscano b Eterno, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Texano Jr.
Tecnicos took 2/3. Eterno and Danny feuded, both bleeding. Heavy Metal beat Texano in the third with a casita and asked for a Mega title shot. Texano accepted. Danny asked for a hair match against Eterno. Eterno did not accept.

Results haven’t turned up for the Toryumon and DTU shows from the weekend. From Black Terry Jr.’s pictures, it looks like Tomahawk, Eita and Flamita (!) turned on CIMA in Tulancingo. CIMA mentions on his blog that new kid Yuta debuted in Arena Aficion as a replacement. Meanwhile, Negro Casas appears to have kept the NWA Welterweight Championship over Ultimo Dragon.

AAA tapes tonight in Leon, the first of two tapings in six days. The main event of TripleMania is set, but they should start to indicate the rest of the card. The main event is Blue Demon & Mesias vs LA Park & Texano Junior. Mesias seems due a shot at the title (skipping past the one he’s getting on the WWL Puerto Rico show this weekend) and a rematch with Texano originally seemed like the most likely AAA Mega championship match for Rey de Reyes.  That was before Blue Demon got the non-title win over Texano in Naucalpan, which seems to mean he’ll still be around. Maybe they’re headed to a three way title match? A four way title match since LA Park has nothing better to do?

The Mirreyes debut in the fourth match. The Perros (with Perro Jr.) face La Secta (without Cibernetico) in a brawl that looks like it’ll end as poorly for Cuervo’s team as the Naucalpan match ended for him. The current women’s and minis feuds keep going, and the Rockers continue to alternate between facing a flying team and facing the Psycho Circus. It’s a flying team tonight.

Rob has highlights of 01/20/2007 AAA, 05/20/2007 AAA, 03/01/13 Fusion

Rey Demonio Jr. was unmasked by his brother Golden Boy in Arena el Jaguar.

Volador Jr. may be auctioning off one of his outfits to help pay for his father’s knee surgery.

Laredo Kid is starting his own promotion.

photo by CMLL

CMLL (SUN) 04/14/2013 Arena Coliseo [CMLL on Terra]
1) Apocalipsis & Camorra b Bengala & Camaleón
Rudos took 2/3, Camorra submitting Camaleon and Apocalipsis doing the same to Bengala.
2) Arkángel de la Muerte, Bobby Zavala, Nosferatu b Magnus, Soberano Jr., Super Halcón Jr.
Rudos took 2/3, Arkangel beating Soberano with a spinning powerbomb.
3) Metálico b Hijo del Signo [lightning]
Metalico used a headscissors armbar to submit Hijo del Signo in a match that fell of badly in the second half.
4) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa DQ Misterioso Jr., Puma, Shigeo Okumura
Tecnicos took 2/3, the last when Namajague attacked Cometa as he was going for the 450. Namajague ranted in Japanese after and demanded a hair vs hair match.
5) Marco Corleone, Rush, Thunder b Ephesto, Felino, Terrible
Tecnicos took 1/3, including Thunder beating Terrible again.
6) Averno, Máximo, Mephisto b Mistico, Valiente, Volador Jr. [Relevos Increíbles]
Maximo worked as a rudo, and his team took the first fall. Volador pinned Averno took the second. Mistico got La Mistica on Averno in the second, but Volador broke it up, pulled off his mask (not a DQ?) and the rudos covered for the win. Volador and Mistico made challenges post match.

They announced the next two Sunday shows would be at Arena Mexico and they’d be back at Arena Coliseo on 05/05. That slightly confused me, because I could’ve sworn RadioCMLL was giving away tickets for a 05/05 Arena Mexico show this past Friday. Must’ve misunderstood something on that giveaway.

It does seem like CMLL’s headed to a Volador/Mistico match on one of those two Sundays, which should be entertaining for the reactions even beyond the wrestling matches. Fans were more receptive to Mistico here. Volador called him a  cheap copy after the match, then went on Facebook to explain he didn’t care won or lose, just proved he was better.

My hunch is the Rey Cometa/Namajague feud exists as emergency back up plan if something happens with Shocker or Mr. Aguila. A mask loser losing his hair quickly after is something which might have been seen in IWRG in past years (though not as much recently), but it’s nothing CMLL has done in a long time and Cometa losing doesn’t make a lot of sense either. On the other hand, they’re pushing this feud hard and quick, and Friday’s lightning match stuck out as unusual; there’s usually not an undercard singles match when they’re running a tournament.

CMLL (SUN) 04/14/2013 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [@acogdl]
1) El Piraña b Meteoro
2) Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno b Halcón de Plata & Javier Cruz
Truenos took 1/3.
3) Azteca de Oro DQ Demonio Rojo
Hippie and Sadico were seconds and got involved, as did Acetijo & Black Metal. Rudos eventually got DQed. A Hippie & Azteca de Oro vs Sadico & Acertijo mask/hair double apuesta match was set up for 04/28.
4) Leo, León Blanco, Smaker DQ Olímpico, Sangre Azteca, Virus
GDL vs DF. Staraight falls for the hometown team, the first by excessive violence on Smaker, the second because Sangre Azteca fouled Leo and Olimpico pulled Leon Blanco’s mask. Sangre demanded a shot at Leo’s Occidente Welterweight Championship next week, while Leon Blanco wants a shot at Olimpico’s Occidente heavyweight championship on 04/28.
5) Ángel de Oro, Diamante Azul, Gallo b Bárbaro Cavernario, Dragón Rojo Jr., Ráfaga
Tecnicos took 1/3, Azul submitting Rojo in the third.

The rudos are slight favorites in the double apuesta match.

Star Boy beat Daga to win Trofeo Refaccionarias del Valle 2013 in Tijuana

Rob has highlights of AAA 11/12/05, 03/19/07 AAA and 08/17/12 CMLL.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

CMLL’s promo for next Friday’s show.

There IS a boxing show in Arena Mexico on 04/27. It’s listed as Palacio de los Deportes elsewhere.

Super Fly says his uncle and former Arena Puebla luchador Murcielago I passed away.

Talivision will be at the ChilangaMask show next Saturday.

Phil has thoughts on recent Chico Che and El Hijo del Santo.

R de Rudo has a bio of Mascara Oculta.

Harlem Shake leads to violence.

Lineups

IWRG (THU) 04/18/2013 Arena Naucalpan [Box Y Lucha]
***Guerra del Golfo, 2013***
1) Galaxy & Mr. Leo vs Fulgor & Power Bull
2) Centvrión, Golden Magic, Saruman vs Picudo Jr., Rayan, Spartan
3) Toscano vs X-Fly, Oficial 911, el Ángel, Veneno, Apolo Estrada Jr., Tomahawk, Trauma II [cage, loser advances]
4) Factor vs Carta Brava Jr., Chico Che, Eterno, Dinamic Black, Eita, Trauma I, Danny Casas [cage, loser advances]
5) ? vs ?? [cage, hair, mask]

Annual three cage match show, with a lot of possible losers. IWRG out does CMLL putting a non-Mexican in a Mexican title match but putting someone with no mask and very little hair (Tomahawk) in a loser loses hair or mask match.

First Picudo Jr. match, under that name, since November 2011.

TxT (SAT) 04/27/2013 Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera [KrisZ]
1) Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan Jr. vs Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II
2) Esther Moreno & Rossy Moreno vs Chik Tormenta & Diosa Maya
3) Súper Muñeco, Súper Pinocho, Súper Ratón vs Black Terry, Scorpio Jr., Shu el Guerrero
4) Angel Blanco Jr. & Cien Caras Jr. vs Dinamic Black & Imposible and Fuerza Guerrera & Pirata Morgan and Rayman & Saruman [Trofeo Angel Blanco]
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., El Hijo Del Santo, El Hijo del Solitario vs Derek Sanders, Oliver John, Shaun Ricker

I guess Imposible is a tecnico? He’s a young guy, they’re all the same in TxT

The Shu el Guerrero versus Super Muneco feud returns, for unclear reasons.

RAYO TAPATIOS.

photo by CMLL

CMLL (FRI) 04/12/2013 Arena Mexico [CMLL, Yahoo! Deportes]
1) Mercurio, Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico b Acero, Aereo, Fantasy
Rudos took 1/3
2) Goya Kong, Luna Mágica, Silueta b La Comandante, La Vaquerita, Tiffany
Vaquerita’s DF debut. Tecnicas took 1/3.
3) Rey Cometa DQ Namajague [lightning]
Namajague has new shorts, half his hair blond, and has half his face painted up like his old mask. Okumura broke up a pin for the DQ, then gave Cometa a brainbuster. Namajague broke a glass frame over Cometa’s head.
4) Disturbio & Robin b Akuma, Guerrero Negro Jr., Hombre Bala Jr., Oro Jr., Stigma, Taurus [seeding battle royal]
5) Averno & Taurus b La Máscara & Stigma [Gran Alternativa, eightfinal]
6) Atlantis & Hombre Bala Jr. b Akuma & Mephisto [Gran Alternativa, eightfinal]
7) Guerrero Negro Jr. & Último Guerrero b Máscara Dorada & Oro Jr. [Gran Alternativa, eightfinal]
8) Disturbio & Volador Jr. b Máximo & Robin [Gran Alternativa, eightfinal]
9) Atlantis & Hombre Bala b Averno & Taurus [Gran Alternativa, quarterfinal]
10) Guerrero Negro Jr. & Último Guerrero b Disturbio & Volador Jr. [Gran Alternativa, quarterfinal]
11) Atlantis & Hombre Bala Jr. b Guerrero Negro Jr. & Último Guerrero [Gran Alternativa, semifinal]
12) La Sombra, Marco Corleone, Shocker b Dragón Rojo Jr., Mr. Águila, Rey Escorpión

Fox Sports is broadcasting the entire Gran Alternativa tournament.

Nitro talks about being knee injury rehab buddies with Sangre Azteca. They’re both headed back to France again this year.

AAA explains Los Mirreyes.

Mr. Leo & Impulso and Copa Strong Stoyle participants video promos for the Perros del Mal promo.

Porra Fresa previews Monday’s Puebla card

Rob has AAA highlights from 02/20/05 Monterrey, 04/02/06 Hidalgo, 04/07/06 Victoria and 02/18/13 Irapuato.

Bill has a TxT video highlights from their most recent show.

Lineups

CMLL (FRI) 04/19/2013 Arena Mexico
1) Eléctrico & Pequeño Halcón vs Pequeño Violencia & Pequeño Warrior
2) Metálico & Molotov vs Disturbio & Hijo del Signo
3) Mistico vs Valiente, Rey Cometa, Guerrero Maya Jr., Fuego, Volador Jr., Averno, Tiger, Namajague, Sangre Azteca [cibernetico, #1 contender, MEX WELTER]
4) Rush & Sensei vs Espanto Jr. & Mr. Niebla and Camaleón & Super Porky and Herodes Jr. & Terrible and La Sombra & Soberano Jr. and Cholo & Rey Bucanero and Blue Panther & Leono andBobby Zavala & Rey Escorpión [Gran Alternativa, semifinal]
5) Atlantis, Diamante Azul, Shocker vs Euforia, Mr. Águila, Último Guerrero

Metalico vs Hijo del Signo feud moves to this show. Those two, Cometa, Namajague, Aguila, Shocker would make six, they’re only one more feud away from a random cage match.

There’s a lot of good people in that cibernetico – including one person who is Japanese last time I checked and not at all eligible to win that championship, and somehow a large booking committee all missed that  - but it sure looks like a scenario where Mistico gets Titan’s championship in two weeks. That would be a revolting turning of events. Match is listed as determining top contenders, so it’s a bit where the last two face off next week and everyone boos.

A singles title match makes it unlikely CMLL is doing a Mr. Aguila vs Shocker hair match on 04/26. The week after is slated to be Atlantis’ anniversary show.

Gran Alternativa looks like Bobby Zavala’s to win, unless we’ve totally misread CMLL’s feelings on him. Herodes & Terrible is a visually fun team and the only other rudo side which seems to have a chance.

AULL (SUN) 05/19/2013 Arena Lopez Mateos
***46th Anniversary show***
3) 1 vs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 [AULL Light]
participants to be announced
4) 1 vs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 [cage, mask]
participants to be announced
5) Ricky Marvin & Super Crazy vs Crazy Boy & Joe Lider [UWE TAG]
first defense for Crazy & Marvin
6) Canek vs Dr. Wagner Jr., el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Blue Demon Jr.

Lider & Crazy can keep up with Marvin & Crazy (which means they’ll need to make the match slower.)