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Sorry for the late/briefness. Things have come up for me a lot today, quite literally.

GALA aired the scheduled CMLL episode today:

Hooligan/Loco/Arkangel vs Alan/Tony/Marvin [coliseo]
Metro/Satanico/Felino vs Averno/Mephisto/Sangre
Groon/Park/Lizmark vs Ultimo/Rey/Olimpico
Metal/Negro/Universo/Magica/Perro/
Garza/Halloween/Damian/Mistico [cage of death]

I haven’t seen my tape yet, but I hear GdR did not air. I think it was a combincation of inconsistent listings and other progrmming commitements for the new year. Or just being lazy, who can say.

CMLL (FRI) 12/30 Arena Coliseo Results
1) Mini Olimpico, Bracito de Oro b Mini Halloween, Mini Damian 666
2) Tony Rivera, Leono, Starman b Super Comando, Artillero, Caligula
3) Amapola, La Nazi, Hiroka b Marcela, India Sioux, Sahori
4) Mr. Niebla, Brazo de Plata, Lizmark b Averno, Terrible, Hijo de Pierroth
5) Rayo de Jalisco, Dr. Wagner Jr., Dos Caras Sr. b Universo 2000, Pierroth, Mascara Ano 2000

If you haven’t seen them yet, there’s a couple lucha articles elsewhere worth reading
- on WO.com, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims gives his thoughts on 2006.
- Slam talks to the producer & director of a new lucha libre documentary

Ovaciones does quite a few Year In Review articles today:

CMLL’s year:
Spotlight: Mistico shone the greatest, winning the NWA Middleweight Title on the first night of the year, befriending futbol players, and main eventing tons of arenas with big singles wins and great partners.
Scare: Olimpico’s tope gone very wrong.
Surprise: Lots of them, but Perro Aguayo Senior coming back for one more last match ever.
New Faces: Canek Jr. and Texano Jr. (supposedly much better after the NJPW tour – I guess we’ll find out next April.)
Style Changes: Wagner and Atlantis flipping sides – and not doing the mask match.
Events: Universo 2000 vs Hector as the main event of the anniversary show, and Atlantis beating Santo for the Leyenda de Plata
Ladies: Dark Angel, Diana, and Marcela were very popular.
End Of Year: Averno & Mephisto retaining the tag titles, and Mistico beating Atlantis last weekend.

AAA
Spotlight: International tours – to Japan and Central America as a tour, with Abismo Negro and Oriental doing their own tours of Japan.
Returns: Vampiro, Konnan, Nicho, and Fuerza Guerrero
Shocker and his Guapo U: off to a good start, with a win over Sangre Chicana. Opposition groups may be forming.
Departures: Heavy Metal, Mr. Aguila, Electo Shock (and back again), and Gronda.
Major Events:
03/11 Rey de Reyes: Mini Psicosis loses his mask to Octagoncito
05/15 Triplemania XIII: nothing much, apparently.
Verando de Escandalo: Latin Lover dances with the stars, escapes the cage.
12/10 Guerra de Titanes: hair match between other people

Other news stories from the year
- Eddie Guerrero’s death
- Universo taking on the Perros
- Mascara Sagrada winning sole ownership to his name
- Hair matches of note
02/20: Sexy Francis beats Pimpinela Ecarlata in cage of death match
07/03: Sangre Chicana Jr. beats Oscar Sevilla in Monterrey
07/29: LLL Ref Piero after complete wackiness
09/18: Chessman, last man left in the electric cage of death
10/30: Pirata Morgan, in a cage of death Match in Monterrey
12/10: Shocker beats Sangre Chicana

In 2006, Ovaciones looks for big things for youg people like Mistico, Perros del Mal, Shocker, Intocable, Cibernetico

Tonight, CMLL continues “I Can’t Remember The Card” season:

CMLL (FRI) 12/30 Arena Coliseo Lineup
1) Mini Olimpico, Bracito de Oro vs Mini Halloween, Mini Damian 666
2) Tony Rivera, Leono, Starman vs Super Comando, Artillero, Caligula
3) Marcela, India Sioux, Sahori vs Amapola, La Nazi, Hiroka
4) Mr. Niebla, Brazo de Plata, Lizmark vs Averno, Terrible, Hijo de Pierroth
5) Rayo de Jalisco, Dr. Wagner Jr., Dos Caras Sr. vs Universo 2000, Pierroth, Mascara Ano 2000

I’ll have at least a TV rounup tommorow.

Sorry for the lateness. I’ve got about six weeks of work left to do this year, and it’s not quite fitting.

Saturday: Mistico puts his mask on the line (spoiler: Mistico does not lose his mask!) Expect edits. Also, celebrate the holiday season with even more Groon. Good show to scan thru.

Sunday: Maybe Perro Aguayo vs Mistico. Maybe AAA. This could be a brutal twist of fate for someone who has no life on New Year’s Day. (I’m good, thanks for asking.)

GdR: Okay, the Yahoo listings say it’s not on, pre-empted all weekend by a tennis tournament. (I miss futbol.) However, listings on CAN52MX say it’ll air, at least on Saturday. I’d go check my Comcast listings, but I like this episode of Futurama. Let me wait till the break.

Comcast says “Guerreros del Ring LLL” will air on Saturday, so I’m throwing in a tape. If there’s an episode, I’m betting it’ll include the Atlantis/Mistico match from this past week.

Lobo Rubio, part of the UWA in the 70s and 80s, passed away this past month. He was 60.

IWRG (SUN) 01/01 Arena Naucalpan Lineup [iwrg]
1) Freezby vs Zaiyer
2) Kid Tiger & Antaris vs Vampiro Metalico & Carta Brava
3) Matrix, Ultramega, Avisman vs Fantasma de la Opera, Super Colt, Carta Brava
4) Coco Rojo, Coco Verde, Coco Blanco vs Pirata Morgan Jr., Nemesis, Kaleth
5) Scorpio Jr., Cerebro Negro, Veneno vs Enterrador, Xibalva, Cyborg [random captains, captians hair or mask]

Suicida beat Pirata Morgan Jr. for his hair on Sunday. Next Thursday, the Casas Family puts up the IWRG Trios titles against Veneno, Scorpio and a Cerebro to be determined later.

indy (SUN) 01/01 Arena Coliseo Monterrey Lineup
1) Casanova, Konan Big, Angel del Amor vs Antifaz, Zumbido, Corazon de Barrio vs Monje Negror Jr., Sergio Romo Jr., Mongol Chino vs Anibal el Vampiro, Ares, Medico [tournament]
2) Pimpinela Escarlata vs Casandro [bull terrier]
3) Zorro vs Hator [UWA LH]

indy (SUN) 01/08 Gimnasio Nuevo Leon Lineup
3) Raiden, Bengali, Cats vs Karonte, Rey Sagitario, Hijo de Espanto II
4) Potro Jr., Stuka Jr., ? vs Misterioso II, Hooligan, Tigre Universitario
5) Atlantis vs Blue Panther

Halcon #51 is up. Inside.
- WWE Armagedon recap
- Interview with Hooligan. Mark your calendars: Hooligan says said he’s wrestled for 16 years (under 4 names), and plans on wrestling 20 years more. You have till 2026 to see him! He’s a rudo because he thought Pirata Morgan and Jerry Estrada were great rudos and he wanted to be like them.
- Q&A with Virus. His pick for his best match is one versus the Havana Brothers – he also got the most money off fighting them (or him; I think he might mean the title match.) Virus is not superstitious, because that would be bad luck.
- Te Das column predicts the event of 2006. He sees Atlantis losing his mask! Better get the crystal ball fixed.
- Interview with Danger. He was trained about LA Park and el Salcedo. He doesn’t really say much here.
- Poster is Terrible and his t-shirt.
- Quick bios of Rayo Tapatio I & Rayo Tapatio II. Rayo I’s finisher is “suplex”
- Adiccion Luchistica award winners:
Tecnico: Dr. Wagner Jr.
Rudo: Terrible (must be the shirt)
Pair: Rey & Ultimo
Group: Perros del Mal
Arena: Arena Mexico
New Star: Mistico
Female: Marcela
Promotion: CMLL
Magazine: Guerrero del Ring

Yea, so everything updated like 15 minutes after I gave up on updating for the day. NICE.

I’m horribly busy (still true) and not done yet (well, no), but I see WO.com has this reported as truth right now and it’s NOT.

Ovaciones has an April Fools joke article, which nearly killed me until I read it thru and realized what was up. If you read anyone saying today:

- AAA is dead
- Cibernetico is jumping to CMLL, and many are coming with
- the big influx will cause CMLL to run Arena Mexico shows on Sunday
- the big influx will also cause the UWA to restart, including taking Arena Neza and Arena Queretaro
- IWRG, looking for a way to expand, is going to PPV
- WWE’s canceled their events for 01/2006 in Mexico

then they missed the last sentence where they revealed it all was a joke. I only realized it when they got to the WWE line, because I surely would’ve heard about it elsewhere. TO REPEAT: Nothing wacky is happening. The funk alarm has not been sounded.

CMLL (SUN) 12/25 Arena Coliseo Results [cmll]
1) Sensei, Molotov b Super Comando, Artillero
2) Bam Bam, Último Dragoncito, Bracito de Oro b Mini Damian 666, Mini Halloween, Mini Violencia
3) Felino, Volador, Brazo de Oro b Canek Jr., Mr. México, Nitro
4) Heavy Metal, Negro Casas, Brazo de Plata b Universo 2000, Máscara Año 2000, Olímpico
5) Mistico b Atlantis

In the main event, Tiger Hispano got kicked in the head when Atlantis put Mistico in the Atlantida. Enter KeMonito, and one low blow to Atlantis later, Mistico’s picked up the win. Don’t cross the blue monkey.

CMLL (TUE) 12/27 Arena Coliseo Results [ova]
1) Fire, Sombrita b Shockercito, Mini Fantasy
2) Trueno, Dagner, Leono b Ramstein, Flecha, Zayko
3) Tony Rivera, Pantera, Crazy Boy b Arkangel, Loco Max, Apocalipsis
4) Pierroth, Hijo de Pierroth, Okumura b Lizmark, Felino, Volador
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Negro Casas, Heavy Metal b Universo 2000, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico

Universo tried a Black Hammer on Dr. Wagner – Wagner (thankfully! that looks awful) escaped and rolled him up for the win. Wagner wants a shot at Univesro’s Heavyweight title, Universo wants a shot at Wagner’s title, and they’ll like have a singles match with neither belt on the line.

indy (SUN) 12/25 Arena Coliseo de Coacalco Results [box y lucha]
1) Coraje, Wizard, ? b Caudillo, Aguilla Guerrera, ??
2) As de Oros, Ave Nocturna, Storm b Alarido Nocturno, Rambo Jr., Benny Black
3) Black Jaguar, Black Spider, Dino Curtis b Yakuza, Viento Negro, Kraven
4) Justiciero Jr., Maximo, Rey de Corazones b Black Terry, Negro Navarro, Virus
5) Atlantis, Sangre Azteca b Magnifico, Mistico

There are pictures of the event in the Box Y Lucha forum.

indy (SUN) 12/25 Gimnasio Nuevo Leon Results [KrisZ]
1) Mascara Purpura, Orientale I, Orientale II b Androide, La Bestia, Charles Lucero
2) Pierroth, Tigre Universitario b Potro Jr., Tarzan Boy
3) Hector Garza b Super Parka

CMLL (MON) 12/26 Arena Puebla Results [box y lucha, via KrisZ]
1) Fenix, Kirvan b Murciealgo, La Mafia
2) Tiger Rojo, Centella De Oro, ? DQ Siki Osama, Bobby Jack, Cerebro Negro
3) Mini Olimpico, the Tiger, Ultimo Dragoncito b Mini Damian, Mini Halloween, Toro Bill
4) Black Warrior, Brazo de Plata, Dos Caras Jr. b Scorpio Jr., Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth
5) Negro Navarro, ltimo Dragn, Mistico b Hctor Garza, Averno, Mephisto

The guy who posts the Puebla results on Box Y Lucha – hugo999 – is very kind for doing so, but I always have a hard time figuring them out. It’s at least partly the translation, but inevitably I read thru and try to figure out the finishes for fifteen minutes, then happen upon KrisZ’s results and find, as I did today, that he has winners and losers different than me in four matches. (I got the main event!) It’s at that point I throw up my hands and remember the golden rule: KrisZ > me.

CMLL (SUN) 12/25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Results [cmll]
1) Milenio b Ray Romero
2) Rey Trueno, Mr. Trueno b Metro, Idolo
3) Neutrón b Guerrero Samurai and Infierno and Rayman and Emilio Charles Jr. and Toxico and Sagrado and Bestia Salvaje and Cesar Dantes and Joe Lider [Occidente LH, ciber]
4) Leon Blanco, Mr. Niebla, Dos Caras Jr. b Evola, Terrible, Cien Caras Jr.

Order of elimination in the title match was Joe Lider, Bestia Salvaje, Guerrero Samurai, Rayman, Malefico (DQ for low blowing Dantes), Cesar Dantes (pinned by Sagrado directly after the low blow), and Toxico (reverse tope)

Evola replaced Mr. Aguila, who missed a couple of appearances this weekend. No idea.

CMLL (TUE) 12/27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Results [cmll]
1) Furia Nazi b Virgo [10min]
2) Golden b Fraile de la Muerte [10min]
3) Idolo b Super Maquina [15min]
4) Mr. Niebla, Rayman b Neutron, Sagrado and Mr. Aguila, Toxico and Emilio Charles Jr., Bestia Salvaje
5) Lider L Ringo Mendoza and Malefico and Asesino Negro [hair]

Lider is now much balder, as you can see:

Box & Lucha #2476 is up. Among the usual features:
- La Parka II demands a mask on the cover
- Mistico, as Luchado del Ano, and with women is your poster.
- Pierrothito talks about his big victories in WWE! He been flown in five times and sure hasn’t been on TV that many times, just so we know there’s no plan here. Pierrothito says he’s expecting to hear back from WWE in mid Janurary if they’re going to keep using him, or if he’ll just go back to working Mexico. (I would guess Porky is in the same situation, except he’s already working Mexico.)

Apparently, the AAA workers stopped by the Box Y Lucha office in mass:

- La Parka explains he wants a mask, but doesn’t know which one. He’s alredy taken Cibernetico’s, and while he plans on destroying him more, no more masks there. He was thinking Abismo Negro, but now Abismo’s a pal. So, you know, if someone wants to suggest themselves, that’d be great.
- Meanwhile, Octagon knows who’s mask he wants – Fuerza Guerrera. We’re no closer to it happenign than we were six months ago, but Octagon really wants it to happen in ’06. His goal is to become a Santo like legend. Good luck on that.
- Zorro recaps his 2006 (Japan, two titles, Central America) and is happy with it.
- Monsther claims he’s a complete fighter. That must mean something other than what I think it means. He suggests a mask match with Parka or Alebrije next year. Everybody wanting matches that aren’t actually going to happen.
- Antifaz is of course not as happy with 2005 as others, because he lost his mother this past year. He hopes to make her proud with his perfomance in AAA and indies.

like Pantera, I’m standing on my head, waiting for something to happen.

indy (SUN) 12/25 Arena Coliseo de Monterrey Results [lomejordeluchalibre]
1) Payaso I, Payaso II b Panterita del Ring, Titanium
2) Chuy Escobedo Jr., Lobo Negro b Crazy Demon, Rey Venum
3) Anibal el Vampiro, Ares, Medico b Vagabundo, Iron, Angel del Amor
4) Konan Plus, Incógnito, Casanova b Mongol Chino, Antifaz del Norte, Sergio Romo
5) Pimpinela Escarlata, Sangre Chicana, Zorro b Cassandro, Hator, Zumbido

As of when I write this, CMLL hasn’t updated, Box Y Lucha hasn’t updated, and Ovaciones hasn’t posted any lucha articles. If I was a smarter man, I’d have a fill-in here – but I don’t.

No Ovaciones news today. CMLL.com hasn’t updated either, so all I’ve got is results and lineups – not that many this week.

ONAC (FRI) 12/23 Auditorio de Tijuana Results [KrisZ]
1) Dementor b Cinico and TJ Crazy
2) X-Storm, Black Spider DQ Angel Negro, Animaniac
3) Thunderbird b Bino Gambino [EWF International]
4) Infierno, Venum Black DQ Arandu, TJ Boy
5) Super Crazy, Nicho b Crazy Boy, Chuck Palumbo

AAA (MON) 12/26 Salon Ixtalhuaca Lineup [Box Y Lucha]
3) Chiva Rayada I & Chiva Rayada II vs Rabia & el Norteno
4) Vatos Locos vs the Black Family
5) La Parka AAA & Mascara Sagrada vs Abismo Negro & Chessman

CMLL (MON) 12/26 Arena Puebla Lineup [Box Y Lucha]
1) ?, ?, ? vs ?, ?, ?
2) ?, ?, ? vs ?, ?, ?
3) Mini Olimpico, the Tiger, Ultimo Dragoncito vs Mini Damian, Mini Halloween, Toro Bill
4) Dos Caras Jr., Brazo de Plata, ? vs Scorpio Jr., Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth
5) Mistico, Ultimo Dragon, Negro Casas vs Hector Garza, Averno, Mephisto

CMLL (TUE) 12/27 Arena Coliseo Lineup [Box Y Lucha]
1) Shockercito & Mini Fantasy vs Fire & Sombrita
2) Trueno, Dagner, Leono vs Ramstein, Flecha, Zayko
3) Tony Rivera, Pantera, Crazy Boy vs Arkangel, Loco Max, Apocalipsis
4) Lizmark, Felino, Volador vs Pierroth, Hijo de Pierroth, Okumura
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Negro Casas, Heavy Metal vs Universo 2000, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico

CMLL (TUE) 12/27 Arena Aficion Lineup [box y lucha]
1) Freezer & Piloto Suicida vs Hijo de Medics & Hidroman
2) Turbo & Tiny Boy vs Cerebro Negro & Taro
3) Maximo & Super Comando vs Volador Jr. & ?
4) Hijo del Santo & La Mascara vs Hector Garza & Mr. Aguila

CMLL (TUE) 12/27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Lineup [cmll]
1) Virgo vs Furia Nazi [10min]
2) Golden vs Fraile de la Muerte [10min]
3) Idolo vs Mr. Power [15min]
4) Mr. Niebla & Rayman vs Neutron & Sagrado vs Mr. Aguila & Toxico vs Emilio Charles Jr. & Bestia Salvaje
5) Ring Mendoza vs Malefico vs Lider vs Asesino Negro [hair]

indy (WED) 12/28 Gimnasio Bimbo, Veracruz Lineup [KrisZ?]
1) ? vs ?
2) el Payasito vs el Mendiguito
3) Tormento Chino, Acero Jr., Relampago Cadena Jr. vs Captian, Captian Jr., Rencor Latino II
4) Mini Electroshock, Mini Rey Galactico vs Mini Oriental, Mini Rocker
5) Lady Apache, El Apache vs Lady Mohicana, El Mohicano

AAA (THU) 12/29 Auditorio Carlos Serdan, Veracruz Lineup [Box Y Lucha]
1) Killer & Tiger Boy vs Kid Dragon & Cirujano Jr.
2) Caballero Imperial, Black Baby, Rocko Marvin vs Guerrillero Camboyano, Matrix, Furia
3) Huracan Ramirez, Hijo de Huracan Ramirez, Sangre Y Fuego, Ferrari Jr. vs Dr. Crimen, Practicante, Quimico, Silver Star
4) Hijo de Abinal, el Angel, Conquistador vs May FLowers, Polvo de Estrellas, Buitre
5) Vampiro, La Parka Jr., Intocable vs Abismo Negro, Pirata Morgan, Chessman

CMLL (FRI) 12/30 Arena Coliseo Lineup [Box Y Lucha]
1) Mini Olimpico & Bracito de Oro vs Mini Halloween & Mini Damian 666
2) Tony Rivera, Leono, Starman vs Super Comando, Artillero, Caligula
3) Marcela, India Sioux, Sahori vs Amapola, La Nazi, Hiroka
4) Mr. Niebla, Brazo de Plata, Lizmark vs Averno, Terrible, Hijo de Pierroth
5) Rayo de Jalisco, Dr. Wagner Jr., Dos Caras Sr. vs Universo 2000, Pierroth, Mascara Ano 2000

CMLL (SUN) 01/01 Arena Coliseo Lineup [Box Y Lucha]
1) Espiritu Maligno & Karisma vs Polvora & Vaquero
2) Kronos, Sensi, Crazy Boy vs Apocalipsis, Mesala, Caligula
3) Virus, Pantera, Teaxno Jr. vs Nitro, Dr. X, Loco Max
4) Felino, Volador Jr., Maximo vs Terrible, Okumura, Sangre Azteca
5) Mistico, Negro Casas, Heavy Metal vs Pierroth, Rey Bucanero, Olimpico

indy (SUN) 01/01 Coliseo Coacalco Lineup [Box Y Lucha]
1) Caudillo, Codigo, Black Shu vs Coraje, Agukla Guerrera, Benny Black
2) As De Oros, Mr. Potro, Storm vs Rudy Garduno, Huizar, Ave Nocturna
3) Hijo del Diablo, Rey de Corazones, Justiciero Jr. vs Negro Navarro, Shu el Guerrero, Black Terry
4) Tony Rivera vs el Magnifico
5) Brazo de Plata & Rey Bucanero vs Justiciero & Olimpico

CMLL (SUN) 01/01 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Lineup [CMLL}
1) Celestial vs Flama
2) Idolo & Exterminador vs Guero Loc & Fraile de la Muerte
3) Metro vs Mr. Trueno [Occidente MIDDLE]
4) Dos Caras Jr., Brazo de Oro, Neutron vs Mr. Aguila, Bestia Salvaje, Malefico
5) La Mascara, Hijo del Santo vs Blue Panther & Tarzan Boy

Ovaciones didn’t update and Sunday’s a slow news day anyway.

KrisZ reports that Tajiri stated that he hopes to return to action in Japan soon, but he first plans in returning to Mexico in February 2006. I believe that’ll be highly awesome.

The current return date to Arena Mexico is 01/20, but that’s always subject to change.

While the Saturday GALA episode was as expected, they showed a different AAA episode (aired after but taped before TripleMania.) If they don’t do a make up, next week is your last chance to see Perro/Mistico.

Perhaps more content later. Been working a lot on behind scenes things the last couple of weeks.

CMLL (FRI) 12/23 Arena Coliseo Results [ova]
1) Rayo Tapatío I, Rayo Tapatío II b Vaquero, Polvora
2) Leono, Crazy Boy, Kronos b Apocalipsis, Ramstein, Mesala
3) Okumura, el Hijo del Pierroth, Dr. X b Stuka Jr., Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metálico
4) Apolo Dantés, Máscara Año 2000, Universo 2000 b Último Dragón, Mr. Niebla, Sagrado
5) Atlantis, Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero b el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Héctor Garza, Terrible

Perro tried to pin Atlantis with feet on the rope, but Ultimo low blowed him. YAY.

IWRG (THU) 12/22 Arena Naucalpan Results [ova]
1) Panterita ? Zayer
2) Veneno, Dr. Cerebro, Cerebro Negro ? Okumura, Kaleth, Pirata Morgan Jr.
3) Scorpio Jr. b Heavy Metal [IWRG Heavy]
4) Ultra Mega L Felino and Pierroth and Stuka Jr. and Mephisto [cage, losers advance]
5) Némesis L Nitro and Pantera and Sagrado and Matrix [cage, losers advance]
6) Némesis b Ultra Mega [mask, cage]

CMLL (WED) 12/21 Auditorio Miguel Barragan de San Luis Potosi Results [KrisZ]
1) Kronos & Spiderman vs Escandalo & Maniaco
2) Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr., Volador Jr. b Damian 666, Hijo del Pierroth, Olimpico
3) Brazo de Plata, Head Hunter I, Head Hunter II b Mascara Ano 2000, Pierroth, Universo 2000
4) Dr. Wagner Jr., Hijo del Santo, Mascara Sagrada b Perro Aguayo Jr., Mr. Aguila, Hector Garza

CMLL (THU) 12/22 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca Results [KrisZ]
1) Luis Cirio, Tony Cirio b Eddy Cruz, El Griego
2) Amapola, Lady Warrior b India Sioux, Sahori
3) La Mascara, Maximo, Volador Jr. DQ Black Dragon, Dr. X, Sangre Aztece
4) Tigre Blanco, Mistico, Máscara Sagrada, Dr. Wagner Jr. b Atlantis, Averno, Damián 666, Olímpico

What aired on GdR:

12/16 MEX: Satánico, Felino, Sagrado b el Hijo del Pierroth, Okumura, Ohara
12/18 COL: Atlantis, Último Guerrero, Olímpico b Mistico, Negro Casas, Último Dragón

Which isn’t what they previewed last week, and means they are showing matches on both GdR and the GALA show, at least this week. They only mentioned Mistico for next week – that’ll be the match versus Atlantis taking place tomorrow.

In an interview with Mileno, Rey Mysterio Jr. says he’s planning on wrestling for three more years, provided he and his family are finically set at that time. (The article also says Rey performs in front off an average of 15,000 people a show, so don’t hold anyone to any part of it.) Mysterio wanted to promote and do more with his CMLL appearances (which happened more because of Rey wanting to do it than CMLL wanted him), but CMLL owner Alonso wouldn’t meet with him.

That’d be nearly 20 years for Mysterio. I suspect he’ll be doing a lot of media, leading up to the WWE Mexico shows.

Guerrero del Ring (no relation to the show) have set up their own forum

Note: site’s been acting goofy today. Hopefully it’s good now, but since I didn’t actually do anything to fix it this time or last time, don’t be shocked if it’s gone again.

So, I finally found a good picture of the Barrio Boys (Angel de Futuro, the guy in the mask, posted a whole bunch of AAA pics on Box Y Lucha), but now I can’t figure out who’s who. Help? (Click on it for a bigger picture.)

CMLL (THU) 12/22 Arena Puebla Results
1) Toro Bill, Toro Bill Jr. b Asturiano, Blue Center
2) Mini Brazo de Oro, Pentagoncito b Mascarita Sagrada, Octagoncito
3) Mr. Mexico, Loco Max, Skandalo b Batman, Spiderman, Flash I
4) Head Hunter I, Brazo de Plata b Mascara Ano 2000, Terrible, Emilio Charles Jr.
5) Hijo del Santo, LA Park b Mr. Aguila, Hector Garza

CMLL (THU) 12/22 Arena Qureretaro Lineup [elmartinete.com]
1) X-Men vs Money Pack
2) Principe Valiente Jr. & Ursus vs Perro del Ring & Lince
3) Marcela vs Amapola [CMLL WOMEN]
4) Villanos vs Brazos [super libre]
5) Averno & Mephisto vs Mistico & La Mascara [CMLL TAG]

Not sure which Villanos and which Brazos are in that match.

Ovaciones focuses on tonight’s first Friday Arena Coliseo show of the offseason. I can’t even remember what’s on the card.

CMLL (FRI) 12/23 Arena Coliseo
1) Rayo Tapatío I, Rayo Tapatío II vs Vaquero, Polvora
2) Leono, Crazy Boy, Kronos vs Apocalipsis, Ramstein, Mesala
3) Stuka Jr., Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metálico vs Okumura, el Hijo del Pierroth, Dr. X
4) Último Dragón, Mr. Niebla, Sagrado vs Apolo Dantés, Máscara Año 2000, Universo 2000
5) Atlantis, Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero vs el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Héctor Garza, Terrible

Lots of talk about how the Perros/GdA feud will be a focus of 2006 (which is probably not good news for actual tecnicos! Look at poor Ultimo Dragon there.)

Atlantis vs Mistico is signed for Sunday, but I think we already mentioned that. They’re promising a big show for 01/06/06, which is el Dia de Reyes, a holiday I knew nothing about till five minutes ago.

Halcon reaches issue #50 this week; it’s a shorter TOC, but I got a lot of the interviews. Inside:
- Pictures from Safari and Sangre on tour in NJPW
- Interview with Sangre Azteca, talking about his recent tours with NJ. Sangre says Safari’s injury was to his elbow. Sangre’s not sure exactly how he got this gig: when Chono, Simon Inoki and Kuroneko came to Mexico this past summer, they worked out some wrestlers to test them, and Sangre participated there, and then later he and Koreano trained with Tanahashi and Nakamura, so he figures they must have saw something good in him. Wrestling in Japan has allowed him to move up to the semimains in Arena Coliseo, gotten him some more press, and grown as a person. Sangre is planning to take much of the rest of the month off to recover, but hopes to go after La Mascara’s Mexican Welterweight championship next year, as well as battle Satanico.
- Arena Mexico recap.
- Q&A with Pantera. He runs a glass business when he’s not wrestling. He took his name from a girls basketball team in Aguascalientes.
- Notes. The highest prices seats sold out for the WWE 01/19 show in three hours. LA Park claims his mask match is delayed not because Black Tiger III broke his nose, but because Black Tiger is scaredy cat.
- Interview with Sensei – he’s from Cuernavca. He was born in Mexico, but trained in a (unnamed) martial art from youth, spent some time in Kyoto, and was a big fan of Kato Kung Lee. Sensei explains he wears a mask because he is actually a Ninja! He’s training with Satanico now, and hopes to combine martial arts and lucha libre better than anyone’s done it. (That doesn’t seem like a hard thing to overcome.) Sensei says he’s been wrestling for five years, but lists his debut as June 2005 with no clue about his previous gimmick. This first night with this gimmick, he took the wrong mask to the commission to get checked out, so he had to wrestle with that one. He’s hoping he gets booked more in 2006. Sensei wishes us all Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year in Japanesse.
- Aciccion Luchistica column. He chalks up Averno & Mephisto’s win to influence from Satan. I knew I forget to figure in something.

Today, I discovered elmartinete.com – I’ve been there before, but the main site is comedy which doesn’t translate well. The forums are useful, though: What does backyard garbage wrestling look like in Mexico? Much the same, but with more masks. Using a empty 24 Coke box folded is indeed awesome.

CMLL.com has video clips of La Campana, Guerrero Special, and Palanca a los Barzos, as to educate everyone as to what they are. Apparently the Guerrero Special isn’t the move I though it was? They’re also linking to http://www.luchalibrecmll.com, so I guess it’s at least semi-offical.