2013 watch later catchup, part 7

Namajague spear

08-12 Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa vs Boby Zavala, Namajague, Shigeo Okumura

GREAT. Definitely one where other people would have matches which don’t make the final list higher than this one, but I enjoy this guys work and they were working hard here. Not any new ground but one where everything were trying went off well and they were going full effort despite ‘only’ being in Arena Puebla. Rey Cometa really only tried the running Spanish Fly with Namajague and this was the best one they pulled off, plus there was some good Delta/Guerrero Maya tag team work (and hoping for more of that in 2014.) Surprised the finish happened when it did; not used to seeing Namajague successful!

08-19 Rey Escorpión vs Último Guerrero for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship

inverted mecedora? some other name?

The longest first fall in an Ultimo Guerrero singles match in years! (The second fall lasted under a minute.) And then a third fall much like any other. The other Escorpion/UG worked because it Escorpion was super aggressive and threw Ultimo Guerrero off his predictable match. This was the opposite, Ultimo Guerrero having his Ultimo Guerrero match, with the bonus of Tirantes going all Tirantes in the last few minutes. This was better than most UG matches have been of a late but nothing worth seeking them out.

 

Maya’s devestated

08-25 Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Black Terry

GREAT. Black Terry really brings out the hate in Guerrero Maya. Maya was so different here than his CMLL appearances, almost the rudo (though maybe it’s just both guys were the rudos.) Straight brawl from before the bell which finds it’s way back into the ring but always feels a bit of control. This was a fight and a good one. There was was some technical oddness (like Maya pulling Terry off the mat while covering him after the Tormenta Maya to stop his own count), but the match flew by and the finish was neat.

08-25 Valiente & Virus vs Trauma I & Trauma II

counter dropkick

GREAT. The Traumas trying tricks and cheap shots, only they try it against the wrong two guys and are lucky to keep it even. This match was already great in the first couple minutes when Valiente met Truma II eye gouge for eye gouge and Virus was taking down Trauma I when he tried a cheap slap. Everything was very solid and it was a very close match. Crowd was super into this match the entire way. It did seem out of order early, with Trauma II and Valiente attempting to rip out each other’s eyeballs leading into more sedate mat wrestling from Virus & Trauma I and then just a normal match for a while, but they picked the intensity back in up in the last third of the match. Finish was well down for what it was, but will still a let down after all that had let up to it. If that sort of finish is the trade off to get the match to happen, then it’d take it 10 times out of time, but obviously the match would’ve been better with something even slightly conclusive.

bulldozer tope

09-08 Dinamic Black vs Golden Magic for the IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship

Asai tornillo moonsault

Another IWRG finish missed by LAS camera work – they were in replay and had no idea a double countout was coming so they would’ve missed the ref counting 20 anyway. The little we did see included both guys standing right next to the ring staring at each other instead of going in, so I’m not sure this would’ve been a finish to help the match. This became Dinamic Black’s last match, which was also the end of the very short lived Golden Magic & Centviron rudo turn. (You wouldn’t have known they were meant to be rudos until after the match. Centviron’s towel as scarf was hilarious.) It’s obvious there were issues about Dinamic Black around this time just by the way everything changed after it. (I believe the story is this wasn’t the finish they were originally supposed to have, but I’d guess there was more that led up to that.) Different issues than Fenix/Dinamic, or at least a different type of match as a result – this one was missing a spark or some energy. There was a good match here but not a great one, not what you’d hope for when two long time partners finally face each other. Enough spots for highlights but not a complete match. That said, crowd was into (and ref was way into it!) so I may be just be thinking too much and not just seeing things. This match just seemed less fun than it should’ve been.

Atlantis submits Navarro!

09-30 Atlantis, Blue Panther, Shocker vs Black Terry, Negro Navarro, Solar I

I got completely derailed by the sound not matching up at all with the video; it took me a while to attempt to fix that, and longer to get back to watching it. (It still didn’t fix; I should’ve broken it down to individual falls.) This was a very good match, worked intensely for a maesto match and breaking down into more of a normal style match with different spots by the third fall. The finishes in the first fall and third fall seemed very sudden; all the CMLL 2013 maestros matches have felt like they could’ve gone longer but just abruptly end. It was weird for Blue Panther to be downplayed (and eliminated) in his own anniversary celebration – it was Shocker and Terry feuding which actually came off strongest.

Dandy beats Satanico in Monterrey, Puma injury

ERLL (SUN) 02/09/2014 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [Arena Coliseo Monterrey, RFC]
1) Mr. Vega & Poseidón vs Bochido & Misionero
2) Chik Tormenta & La Hiedra b Hija de Karonte & Lady Puma
3) Mitsunoko & Potro Jr. b Lemus Jr. & Perseus
4) Bengali, Difunto I, Ejecutor b Memo Valles, Pantera I, Pee Wee
5) Black Spider & Pedro Navajas b Flamita & Rocky Lobo and Impulso & Mike Segura and Aeroboy & Violento Jack
Aeroboy & Violento Jack were eliminated when Kaientai got involved. Impulso & Segura were second otu, and the locals upset the Millennial duo for the win.
6) Caifan & Tigre Universitario Silver Star DCOR Alberto Dos Rios & Hijo Del Centurion Negro
Everyone was counted out out of the ring.
7) El Dandy b Satánico
Dandy got the win in his last match here.

Arena Coliseo Monterrey has four minutes of videos and interviews from Sunday’s show, with Satanico vs Dandy and the other top matches. This show MAY air on Noches de Coliseo next week.

Puma says he tore his bicep on Sunday. It seemed to happen on his dive in the opening fall of the tag title match; he’s grabbing his arm after he lands. El Popular lists Puma as winning with a powerbomb over Triton last night in Puebla, so either it wasn’t as bad as it sounds or luchadors are crazy. Probably a little bit of both.

Volador beat Mr. Aguila in the Puebla main event. The semimain set up Vangellys versus Rush for next week.

Today’s CMLL main event has Peste Negra versus the Mexican trios champions in the main event. It seems like they’ll be running a trios title match next week, but CMLL set up the similar Sunday feud the same way and ended up in a different final match so it’s not certain. Reyes del Atlantida face Hijos del Averno in the semimain, and Sagrado and Virus face on a good lightning match (which probably won’t air.)

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update and Postermania, where there’s so many posters that Alfredo can’t type all the lineups!

Black Terry Jr. has video of a drunk fan jumping the rail in Toluca. Piero has a great way of getting him back into the seats.

CMLL video teaser for this Friday and for Dos Leyendas.

Guerrero Maya Jr. talks about his 10th Anniversary to el Popular. I know there’s another interview in SuperLuchas, and I’d bet there are ones in recent Luchas 2000 and Box Y Lucha too. He’s pretty much done an interview with every possible outlet outside of LuchaWorld (and I’d bet he’d do it if I asked.) It’s kind of hilarious, but it’s also impressive – if you’re the slightest bit of a wrestling fan in Mexico, you know Guerrero Maya Jr. is a lucahdor in CMLL who had a 10th anniversary and seems kind of important. Everyone else should be asking Maya how he pulled this off so they can do it themselves.

Rambo feels modern luchadors do not know their history well enough, are not humble enough, and there’s too much of a (literal) barrier between the luchadors and the people. He also talks about the first time he met Santo.

Tormento & Epitafio cheated to keep the AULL Tag Team championship.

Porra Fresa reprints nice black and white photos from an outdoor Puebla show.

DJ Spectro looks back at Angel Blanco.

Lineup

indy (THU) 02/13/2014 Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio
1) Dany Fantom & Imperio Negro vs Caballero Negro & Camorra Jr.
2) Lady Star & Princesa Quetzal vs Agatha & Princesa Guerrera
3) Brillante & Eterno (Laguna) vs Camorra (Laguna) & Detector Jr.
4) Conflictus, El Árabe, La Sombra vs Baby Olmos, El Dorado, V-57

Going home to visit family means working AOL if you’re a Laguna luchador.

CMLL (SUN) 02/16/2014 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Meteoro vs Relampago Azul
2) Javier Cruz & William Rock vs El Yaqui & Évola
3) Halcón de Plata, Leo, Sky Kid vs Espectrum, Infierno, Ráfaga
4) Smaker vs El Cavernario
5) Blue Panther & Solar I vs Negro Casas & Negro Navarro
6) Titán vs Mephisto

A pretty good card; Titan vs Mephisto should be great, the maestros match is back (with mixed sides) and Smaker/Cavernario should be good too.

indy (SUN) 02/23/2014 Arena Neza
1) ? vs ??
2) ? vs ??
3) Arkángel de la Muerte, Hooligan, Nitro vs Carta Brava Jr. (IWL), Dr. Cerebro, Fantasma de la Ópera
4) Guerrero Maya Jr., Solar I, Valiente vs Hectaombe, Maremoto, Terremoto
5) Black Terry, El Indómito, Puma King, Shu el Guerrero vs Danny Boy, Gallego, Rocky Santana, Skayde
6) Brazo de Oro, Brazo de Plata, Brazo de Platino vs Coco Amarillo Jr., Coco Verde, Cocolores
7) La Máscara, Máscara Dorada, Máscara Sagrada, Máximo vs El Dandy, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Scorpio Jr.

Loaded show, honoring Coco Blanco.

AAA (SUN) 03/30/2014 Arena Fusion, Jardines de Morelos, Estado de México
1) ? vs ??
2) ? vs ??
3) Fénix vs Belial [AAA FUSION]
Fenix is champion. Number ???? defense
4) Arez vs Pentagón Jr. [? STRONG STYLE]
Arez is some Strong Style champion. Might be the old NWA Mexico Aereo championship
5) Monsther Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown vs Demon Rocker, Machine Rocker, Soul Rocker [AAA TRIOS]
Psycho Circus are champions.

Three title matches for Arena Fusion’s third anniversary show.

02/07-02/10 lucha videos

IWRG only aired half of last Sunday’s show, which is better than no show. The FILL show actually aired during the week in half, but I’m using the Sunday show (where it aired in full) for sanity. Also, during the cibernetico, they meant to got a replay at one point and instead jumped 7 minutes backwards in the match. I believe I’ve fixed that – basically doing someone else’s job for free.

Terra in Coliseo is still in 240p. They’re not fixing the streaming issue, but will be in Arena Mexico next week.

AAA on UTDN is currently the exact same show that’s airing on Televisa. They’re both 90 minutes, as if AAA was able to trade a UTDN half hour for a Televisa one (which would be a good trade.) AAA’s begun putting up unaired matches on their YouTube channel and hopefully continues to do so.

I am throwing a dart to come up with the ACM date; it doesn’t match up with any known show, so I’m using the show with no results. Only 2 falls were aired of the third match (and it was not a good match.) I saw enough of Noches de Futbol – on at midnight, the time Noches de Coliseo is listed as airing on the graphic the Arena Coliseo Monterrey was posting! – to know the Konnan Big match was taped but it didn’t air.

IWL aired, was a repeat.

Puebla aired a rerun to fill out time, the second week they’ve had to do that. I don’t know what it means, except we’re in a period of chaos.

YouTube Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYyNnOBGWP7SiPRCKR8JieGX-CKrJEyas

02/08 WWC: http://www.sendspace.com/file/vwf85u
02/09 WWC: http://www.sendspace.com/file/h4lyp2

02/08 Sobre el Ring: http://www.sendspace.com/file/jtkal6

02/09 La Lucha Se Le Hace: http://www.sendspace.com/file/442e8m

IWRG Zona XXI: 2014-02-04
taped 2014-02-02 @ Arena Naucalpan
1) Chico Che, Diva Salvaje, Miss Gaviota vs Hijo del Fishman, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro
http://www.sendspace.com/file/10b39m
2) Oficial 911 vs Golden Magic for the IWRG Rey del Ring
http://www.sendspace.com/file/aarkcu

CMLL on Terra: 2014-02-07
taped 2014-02-07 @ Arena Mexico
Playlist: http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x31hw4_thecubsfan_2014-02-02-cmll-terra/1
1) Acero & Shockercito vs Pequeño Nitro & Pequeño Olímpico
http://ul.to/3xjx6wv3
2) Sagrado, Stigma, Stuka Jr. vs Cancerbero, Kamaitachi, Raziel
http://ul.to/vwe7rev1
3) Dark Angel, Marcela, Silueta vs Amapola, Dalys, La Seductora
http://www.sendspace.com/file/14uh72

AAA on Televisa: 2014-02-08
taped 2014-01-30 @ Gimnasio Agustín Millán
Intro
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9dta8n
1) Drago & Faby Apache vs Dark Cuervo & Mary Apache
http://www.sendspace.com/file/uy5r3i
2) Angélico, Fénix, Psycho Clown vs Daga, Hijo del Fantasma, Pentagón Jr.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gpf1gm
3) La Parka vs Blue Demon Jr., Parka Negra, Chessman in a AAA’s Rey de Reyes Tournament match and in a tournament semifinal match
http://www.sendspace.com/file/69w74q
4) Cibernético & Electroshock vs Texano & Zorro
http://www.sendspace.com/file/yrtkpm

CMLL Guerreros del Ring on 52MX: 2014-02-08
taped 2014-01-28 @ Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
Full Show: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ndxy22
1) Gallo vs Arkángel de la Muerte
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mzip60
taped 2014-02-02 @ Arena Coliseo
2) Atlantis, Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Negro Casas, Puma, Tiger
http://www.sendspace.com/file/agmbh3
3) La Sombra, Mistico, Valiente vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pz58rx

CMLL on CadenaTres: 2014-02-08
taped 2014-02-04 @ Arena Mexico
Intro
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ka3og7
1) Pequeño Halcón & Último Dragoncito vs Mercurio & Pequeño Warrior
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ws19xd
2) Oro Jr., Soberano Jr., Starman vs Disturbio, El Rebelde, Hijo del Signo
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2qlc7m
3) Fuego, Hombre Bala Jr., Súper Halcón Jr. vs Espiritu Negro, Guerrero Negro Jr., Shigeo Okumura
http://www.sendspace.com/file/74y883
4) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Máximo vs Euforia, Niebla Roja, Virus
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mmp8rg
Stellar Moments
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ka5mfc
5) Rey Cometa, Rush, Titán vs Cavernario, Felino, Mr. Niebla
http://www.sendspace.com/file/uem5xf
Ending
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pufjlc

CMLL on Fox Sports (Mexico): 2014-02-08
taped 2014-01-31 @ Arena Mexico
Intro
http://www.sendspace.com/file/uxl6re
1) Blue Panther & Cachorro vs Averno & El Rebelde in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament eightfinal
http://www.sendspace.com/file/qo0uni

2) La Sombra & Oro Jr. vs Akuma & Rey Bucanero in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament eightfinal
http://www.sendspace.com/file/o676q0
3) Guerrero Negro Jr. & Terrible vs Hombre Bala Jr. & Máximo in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament eightfinal
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4hqi97
4) Soberano Jr. & Volador Jr. vs Espanto Jr. & Mephisto in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament eightfinal
http://www.sendspace.com/file/l6jjwn
5) Blue Panther & Cachorro vs La Sombra & Oro Jr. in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament quarterfinal
http://www.sendspace.com/file/oxnbtg
6) Soberano Jr. & Volador Jr. vs Guerrero Negro Jr. & Terrible in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament quarterfinal
http://www.sendspace.com/file/javz41
7) Soberano Jr. & Volador Jr. vs La Sombra & Oro Jr. in a CMLL Gran Alternativa semfinal
http://www.sendspace.com/file/idsz9q

CMLL on Terra: 2014-02-09
taped 2014-02-09 @ Arena Coliseo
Playlist: http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x31x1e_thecubsfan_2013-02-09-cmll-on-terra/1
Intro
http://www.sendspace.com/file/a8fg1r
1) Flyer & Robin vs Camorra & Espanto Jr.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9ph70j
2) Magnus, Metálico, Molotov vs Artillero, Nosferatu, Súper Comando
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0lvv9r
3) Súper Halcón Jr. vs Boby Zavala in a lightning match
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0h0l0o
4) Blue Panther, La Máscara, Valiente vs Gran Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, Terrible
http://www.sendspace.com/file/wrqsbb
5) Delta & Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Puma & Tiger for the Arena Coliseo (DF) Tag Team Championship
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pem7l8
6) Máscara Dorada, Mistico, Volador Jr. vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión
http://www.sendspace.com/file/e6rybr

CMLL Puebla: 2014-02-09
taped 2014-01-27 @ Arena Puebla
1) Metálico & Robin vs Centauro de Fuego & King Jaguar
http://www.sendspace.com/file/qp8c8r
2) Astral, Asturiano, Shockercito vs Blue Center, Demus 3:16, Saurón
http://www.sendspace.com/file/t1jm09
3) Sagrado, Starman, Tritón vs Cancerbero, Raziel, Virus
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2d608a
4) La Máscara, Máscara Dorada, Mistico, Valiente, Volador Jr. vs Kráneo, Morphosis, Mr. Águila, Olímpico, Reaper in a cibernetico match
http://www.sendspace.com/file/efig41
5) Atlantis vs Negro Casas
http://www.sendspace.com/file/a3l27n

IWRG Zona XXI: 2014-02-09
taped 2014-02-04 @ Arena Naucalpan
1) Payaso De Plata, Payaso Extreme, Skull Metal vs Muerte Infernal, Psique, Versus
http://www.sendspace.com/file/t89s0y
2) Galaxy, Hip Hop Man, Vampiro Metálico vs Atomic Star, Electro Boy, Fulgor II

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7dui39
3) Araña de Plata, Blue Monsther, Matrix Jr. vs Emperador Azteca, Látigo, Picudo Jr.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/mzljri
4) Alfa, Dragón Celestial, Fulgor I, Imposible, Omega, Power Bull, Seiya, Sky Ángel vs Aztlan, Destino, Jorge Kebrada, Kanon, Onix, Operativo X, Prodigo, Vertize in a cibernetico match
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0a4y9q

Noches de Coliseo: 2014-02-09
taped 2014-01-26 @ Arena Coliseo Monterrey
1) Golden Boy & Rey Demonio Jr. vs Dulce Kanela, Erika Sotelo, Larry Miranda
http://www.sendspace.com/file/d5pqlf
2) Ángel Espacial, Chamaco Gurrola, Optimys vs Bengali, Difunto I, Tigre Universitario
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6wo9cy
3) Corazón de Barrio, Diluvio Negro, Hator vs Mr. Nice, Silencio, Simbolo
http://www.sendspace.com/file/y55dsx