CMLL (FRI) 02/23 Arena Mexico [ova, superluchas, notimex]
1) Shockercito & Tzuki b Fire & Pierrothito
2) Amapola, Hiroka, Mima Shimoda b Dark Angel, India Sioux, Lady Apache
3) Averno, Mephisto, Sangre Azteca b Blue Panther, La Mascara, Maximo
4) Alex Koslov, Marco Corleone, Rey Bucanero DQ Atlantis, Ultimo Guerrero, Universo 2000
5) Hector Garza, Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Mr. Aguila b Lizmark Jr., Mistico, Volador Jr.
Misitico dove off the stage to start the main event, but Ocampo’s ecap makes it sound like he was pretty much on his own for the first two falls. Being Mistico, he won the second one. His partners got pinned in the third, not Mistico, and Mistico challenged Perro to a stips match, but they always do that.
Alex wore a sombero when he did his hat dance kicks. Marco tried to end Universo with a Tombstone once again, but the refs broke it up again, and Universo fouled him again. Ocampo suggests Marco could take over as lead tecnico should Mistico go to WWE; I like Marco too, but that seems a bit hopeful.
Amapola beat Lady Apache, so we’re heading back in that direction again – but women aren’t on any of the DF cards next week.
IWRG (THU) 02/22 Arena Naucalpan
1) Black Stone b Aguila Oriental
2) Yamato & Kai b Trauma I & Trauma II
3) Avisman, Camorra, Supremo Jr. b Bacteria, Freelnace, Kid Tiger
4) Dr. Cerebro, Heavy Metal, Trauma I DQ Kaz Hayashi, Nosawa, Pierroth
5) Suicida L Cerebro Negro, Electroshock, Villano III, El Dandy, Hijo del Diablo, Fantasma de la Opera, Bestia Salvaje [hair]
The lineup Ovaciones had on Thursday was completely wrong for the undercard – it was as IWRG initially had listed, with some subs. Black Pentagon didn’t lose his title in the main event because Black Pentagon wasn’t there – Cerebro Negro filled in for him, and took his ally Suicida’s hair. Kai and Yamato are trainees from whichever promotion Hayashi’s coming from.
Next week’s posted lineups:
CMLL (MON) 02/26 Arena Puebla
1) SWAT, the Tigre, Zigma vs Fuerza Chicana, Murcielago, Siki Ozama
2) Asturiano, Blue Center, Ultimo Dragoncito vs Mini Damian, Mini Halloween, Mini Mr. Aguila
3) Maximo, Metro II, Sagrado vs Emilio Charles Jr., Ohara, Okumura
4) Alex Koslov, Ultimo Dragon, Volador Jr. vs Efesto, Mephisto, Terrible
5) Averno vs Mistico [CMLL MIDDLE]
They did the main event in Queretaro last week, and Averno actually wins these matches. It’s all very odd.
CMLL (FRI) 03/02 Arena Mexico
1) Danger & Trueno vs Hooligan & Ramstein
2) Leono, Metro II, Virus vs Loco Max, Nitro, Okumura
3) Felino, Sagrado, Ultimo Dragon vs Eclipse, Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
4) Heavy Metal, La Mascara, Mistico vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) Alex Koslov, Marco Corleone, Rey Bucanero vs Atlantis, Ultimo Guerrero, Universo 2000
They’re going to tease Mistico/Averno this week.
CMLL (TUE) 02/27 Arena Coliseo
1) Bracito de Oro & Mini Olimpico vs Mini Violencia & Pierrothito
2) Moltov, Sensei, Sombra de Plata vs Polvora, Vaquero, Zayco
3) Brillante, Stuka Jr., Valiente vs Apocalipsis, Arkangel, Dr. X
4) Mictlan, Sagrado, Texano Jr. vs Ephesto, Misterioso II, Okumura
5) Dos Caras Jr., Heavy Metal, Lizmark Jr. vs Atlantis, Black Warrior, Pierroth
Who’s Brillante? There’s an Arena Xalapa undercarder by that name, so he’s probably a Skayde trainee. Sounds good to me.
CMLL (SUN) 03/04 Arena Coliseo
1) Mini Olimpico & Shockercito vs Fire & Sombrita
2) Fabian el Gitano, Starman, Tony Rivera vs Apocalipsis, Hooligan, Ramstein
3) Leono, Tigre Blanco, TIgre Metalico vs Hijo de Pierroth, Mogur, Mr. Mexico
4) Dos Caras Jr., Lizmark Jr., Marco Corleone vs Olimpico, Pierroth, Universo 2000
5) Mistico, Shocker, Volador Jr. vs Averno, Black Warrior, Mephisto
That’s quite the semimain.
GdR has
unmasked: Kempo Kid
02/18 Coliseo: Arkangel, Mogur, Nitro vs Leono, Texano Jr., Virus
02/08 Mexico: Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto b Blue Panther, Lizmark Jr., Satanico
Well, that’s strange, but good (I think). They didn’t repeat that segunda here – will/did they repeat it on FSE? They also have new wacky fall graphics, which are amusing at least the first time.
Well, it’s not that good for GdR- the Arena Mex match is still repeat material. Doesn’t make much difference this week (although surely it wouldn’t hurt them that much to throw in an Arena mex opener?), but i hope GdR aren’t going to switch to showing the Arena Mex tercera’s over the segundas.
Next weeks lineups are….. well lets be honest, they SUCK! Arena mex semi, and Coliseo main and tercera look ok but that’s about our lot. And dear god, that Coliseo segunda (which we should be seeing Valiente, Sombra, Romanos, Guillereros etc in) is a match from hell – even with Ramstein and Holligan! With the exception of La mascara and texano, is their a more duller tecnico trio than those 3?!
And i honestly can’t believe they’re going with jindrak and Koslov as tecnicos. Worst of it is, i was really beginning to enjoy Koslov. But i have no interest at all in watching him as a tecnico – and above all esle, a russian tecnico is just very , very wrong :(
The only way it could work would be if new incarnations of Comando Ruso and KGB emerged to beat him back to his senses and make him realise that Russians in Mexico should be evil :)
After hearing what you sent me last night – unless I’m told otherwise I’m going to assume Brillante = Astro Boy’s new gimmick + push. There’s a Brillante Jr. from Chui’s area that is said to be amazing but if he came in he’d probably be working openers and segundas. The other clue is APOCALIPSIS on the other team. The Salazars protect their own.
All they need is one more ‘NTE’ and they can create a Valiente, Brillante and someone trio.:)
Very disapointing cards for next week. Stand-still mode until the situation is resolved?
Valiente, Super Nova, Flash vs Hooligan, Ramstein, some awful wrestler is opening up CMLL!
Yeah, i remembered at about quarter past the hour, only missed the first caida though. Anything decent in it?
Maybe Valiente should calm down busting that double jump moonsault in a coliseo show! That’s especially nuts for a sunday show. I’m not complaining though, it was as awesome as ever. :)
And i guess Tony has a bit of a sore face – ouch!!
Where’s our replay??! That must be the first time in lucha history where someone has crashed and burned and we haven’t saw it in all it’s glory from every angle conceivable and in slow motion!
Wasn’t there Tony Rivera instead of Flash?
Does anyone pay any attention to how accurate the ‘next week’ segments are?
Because they just advertised Sagrado… who is in the Arena Mex tercera…. which would mean no Los Romanos!! :o