CMLL (FRI) 08/12/2011 Arena Mexico [CMLL, La Catedral, Record]
1) Höruz & Trueno b Artillero & Súper Comando
Tecnicos took 1/3.
2) Dragon Lee, Pegasso, Rey Cometa b Arkángel de la Muerte, Hooligan, Loco Max
1/3 for tecnicos, Cometa getting Arkangel with a top rope ‘rana for the win.
3) Hijo del Fantasma, Sangre Azteca, Stuka Jr. b Misterioso Jr., Shigeo Okumura, Yoshihashi
Tecnicos took 2/3. Fantasma got Misterioso with the Ghost Lariat for the win.
4) Valiente DQ Rey Escorpion [lightning]
With time running out and both guys battling in the corner, Escorpion fouled Valiente and gave him a super powerbomb. Referee did not call the DQ until after the powerbomb. Valiente won, but was strechered out.
5) Averno, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas b Atlantis, Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr.
1/3 for rudos. Atlantis had Negro up in the Atlantida, but took out the referee with Negro’s legs. Niebla fouled Atlantis and got the pin.
6) Héctor Garza b Último Guerrero [CMLL HEAVY]
Title change! Seconds were Rey Escorpion and (interestingly) Hijo del Fantasma. Hector surprised UG to take the first fall, then got rolled up while taking off his shirt in the second fall. Hector took the third with a tornillo moonsault to win the title. Garza is the 16th champion.
Other News
Even though there’s no AAA TV taping this week, the Quien Pinta Para La Corona talent search is in Acapulco this weekend.
Ras de Lona had interviews with Hector Garza, Ultimo Guerrero, Atlantis and Shocker, kind of teasing four ways issues. Hmmmm.
Tiffany was interviewed, bad arm in a sling. She’s had her let shoulder braced in almost every match since coming into CMLL, but it finally went out catching dives in her last match. She’s had surgery, and will be out 2 to 3 months.
Volador’s bald head is just weird.
A politician speculated to be running for higher office held a press conference with the Mexico City Lucha Commission about providing better social protection (health insurance) for luchadors. This would be great if it was going anywhere.
El Encomista has a really good piece about the business of IWL. They make it sound as if they were losing a ton of money under old management and have stabilized things with Valerie in charge. She says they’ve reached 80 buys on iPPV.
LuchaWorld has the Ras de Lona from two weeks ago.
CMLL in Japan
08/13 NJPW:
1) MVP [12] b La Sombra [4] (4:59, Oyasumi) – end of tour for him
5) Strong Man [2] b Minoru Suzuki [12] (9:31, blockbuster) – STRONG MAN WINS!
Links
- Palacio Negro wants to settle old issues with the Trueno brothers.
- Lagos De Moreno established a lucha libre commission this week. The previous one says they were established in 1994, but no one can find any paper record of that.
- Mortiz talks about his extreme credentials.
- Shiryu Dragon talks about working in and with DTU.
- Sexy Lady & Ludark talk about their DTU match.
- La Catedral is picking Mini Universo or Shockercito to lose the minis apuestas match.
- Estrellas del Ring talks about Iron Love & Chucho el Roto about their break up and the AULL trios champs.
- Alberto del Rio says he’s retiring in five years. He won’t.
Lineups
CMLL (FRI) 08/19/2011 Arena Mexico
1) Leono & Robin vs Bobby Zavala & Disturbio
2) Dalys la Caribeña, Dark Angel, Estrellita vs Amapola, Princesa Sugheit, Zeuxis
3) Dragon Lee, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro vs Cancerbero, Raziel, Virus
4) Blue Panther vs Felino [lightning]
5) Atlantis, Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Rey Escorpion, Último Guerrero
6) Ángel de Oro, Héctor Garza, Shocker vs Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Texano
Semimain didn’t take long. Blue Panther vs Felino might be the start of the VIP lightning matches they were talking about (for September.)
The second Friday Guadalajara show is also this night, with Hijos de Averno vs Generacion Dorada.
IWRG (SUN) 08/14/2011 Arena Naucalpan
1) Bugambilia del Norte & Centurión vs Imposible & Keshin Black
2) Dragon Fly & Guizmo vs Alan Extreme & Dark Devil
3) Black Terry, Golden Magic, Hammer vs Dr. Cerebro, King Drako, Polifacético
4) Argos, Dinamic Black, Veneno vs Dr. X-Treme, Mortiz, Semental
5) Kortiz, Ray Mendoza Jr., Villano IV vs Durok, Freeyser, Machín
Card changed quite a bit. Kortiz is Ray Mendoza Jr.’s son, though I think this is the first time they’ve teamed up like this.
What, no Sin Cara news, like he was spotted in Africa or was swimming in Alaska.
HECTOR IS THE NEW CHAMP!!!YEAH BABY YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD AGAIN!
Glad to have Garza as champ and man oh man does that 8/19 card look fantastic, love the lightning match and lots of feuds continueing. Also my team of Zavala and Disturbio together,really like those two as a combo.
On a final note Dinamic Black working with Semental,Mortiz, and Dr. is awesome
52MX has top 2.
Looks like the only airing of CMLL this week is 3-5 am on Gala.
Highlights of the Cometa trios also aired on 52MX.
LATV has the 07/26 taping.
Hector just needs to go clean shaven again and he’ll be even better.
Daniel is not a fan of the bears. Good to know.
Of course the GDL feed is having issues when Palacio Negro and Metal Blanco are facing Puma King and Tiger. Not the week before with the ladies or the week before when Super Halcon Jr. and Dragon Lee were teaming.
GDL feed is working fine for me. No opener this week on C3
@Tim: Works for me too but keeps freezing for 2/3 seconds and then jumps forward in the action. Very annyoing and unwatchable.
BTW Cubs you gotta fix the results here. The CMLL twitter was way off on teams… it wasn’t Euforia, Arkangel and Bronco, it’s Nosferatu, Nitro and Bronco.
Good opener on GDL. Poor Tiger is Tiger Kidd still in GDL.
@Rob: Fixed. I thought I had that, must’ve forgot to make the switch back.
Pretty scary bump by Sagrado through the ropes. He went splat.
Is the CMLL Heavyweight title the “top” title? They have like 6 World titles.
@Wirehead: They have more than six! The top title is the title they’re pushing at the moment, there really is no distinct champion of the promotion championship like other promotions; that whole concept was generally foreign to Mexico until AAA set up it’s mega title (and it’s not done so well with it at all times.)
The Multimedios feed isn’t working so no idea what’s on ACM tonight.
@Tim: main event from last Sunday ( Big Neurosis, Golden Boy, Simbolo vs Angel Dorado Jr., Hijo del Ninja, Máscara Púrpura)
Is there a date for the next IWL IPPV?
@Phil: They have not set one yet.
TF has Amapola as an announcer for
06/21: Astral vs Pequeño Warrior
07/12: Shigeo Okumura b Gallo [OCCIDENTE LH]
??/??: Felino, Rey Bucanero, Atlantis vs Generacion Dorada?
No ACM show today, airing soccer game instead.
Did anyone else notice all those DR X masks on ringsiders on LATV? Funny how CMLL on Televisa never shows a Mistico or Sin Cara mask but kids with Sexy Star masks always get on tv.
I like when GDL shows Santo masks. That palce must really be a alternate universe.
@LLL:
A Mistico/Sin Cara mask means something, the others don’t.
The 8/12 show looks pretty good from reading the results, looking forward to seeing that main event.
My guess is that the next IWL ppv will be when they book Pondo again.