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AAA recap tonight? Maybe. I watched the first three matches and was getting quite bored, so I’m cut out early.

The opening two matches are from 04/01, so I’m guessing we’ll get the rest of that card (up to and including Vamp’s debut) this weekend.

CMLL (FRI) 05/27 Arena Mexico Results [superlucha]
1) Tiger Blanco, Sombra de Plata b Super Comando, Flecha
2) Okumura, Sangre Azteca, Masada b Ricky Marvin, Misterioso II, Virus
Sangre uses the ropes to help pin Ricky.
3) Lizmark Jr., Black Warrior, Metro b Olimpico, Averno, Mephisto
Mep pulled Lizmark’s mask.
4) Ultimo Guerrero b Dos Caras Jr. [CMLL LH]
Typical quick two falls to set up a long final one. Third fall pin was the “Shocker going for the reinera, Ultimo slips out with an inside cradle” finish
5) Mistico, Negro Casas, Heavy Metal, Universo 2000, Mascara Magica b Hector Garza, Halloween, Damian 666, Tarzan Boy, Terrible [time limit cibernetico match; team with more people at the end wins]
This was odd. Even though it was ‘most men eliminated within the time’, it was still captain’s rules. It was 2-2 when Mistico pinned Hector Garza, but since those two were the captains, the match was over. Not really a fan of those rules, especially when it’s bumped up to the main event.

IWRG (SUN) 05/29 Arena Naucalpan Results [ova, KrisZ]
Card was much different than was previously listed, partly due to moving the IC Trios Tournament final to Thursday.
1) Mr. Libra b Forastero
2) Colt Master & Rey de Corazones b Gato Felix & Rey Estruendo
3) Payasos (Coco Blanco/Coco Rojo/Coco Verde) b Legion Extranjera (American Gigolo/Andy Barrow/Mazada)
4) Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro, Scorpio Jr. DQ Oficiales (Cyborg/Oficial/Polizon)
5) Villanos (III, IV, V) b Black Dragon, Mascara Sagrada, Mr. Niebla
Villanos turned rudos – right before their title match versus the main rudo group. How odd.

CMLL (SUN) 05/29 Arena Coliseo Results [ova]
1) Molotov & Valiente b Polvora & Jeque
2) Koreano, Guerrero del Futuro, Ramstein b Tony Rivera, Neutron, Texano Jr.
3) Masada, Mr. Mexico, Hooligan b Zumbido, Safari, Virus
4) Lizmark, Blue Panther, Black Warrior b Halloween, Damian 666, el Hijo de Pierroth
5) LA Park, Rayo de Jalisco Jr, Brazo de Plata b Hector Garza, Tarzan Boy, Rey Bucanero
6) Mephisto b Atlantis [CMLL WELTER]
Rope grab for the win

CMLL (TUE) 05/31 Arena Coliseo Lineup [superlucha]
1) Molotov & Espiritu vs Artillero & Polvora
2) StarMAN, Ultimo Vampiro, Valiente vs Koreano, Reyes Veloz, Flecha
3) Alan Stone, Texano Jr., Chris Stone vs Nitro, Arkangel, Loco Max
4) Brazo de Plata, Blue Panther, Zumbido vs Pierroth Jr., Emilio Charles, Ryu Taguchi
5) Lizmark Jr., Dos Caras Jr., Black Warrior vs Tarzan Boy, Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth

Also today, La Mascara defends the Mexican National Welterweight against Dr. X in Queretaro, and Ultimo Guerrero defends the CMLL LH championship in Auditoro Benito Juarez Cuautitlan.

IWRG (THU) 06/02 Arena Naucalpan Lineup [IWRG]
1) Mr. Libra vs Conde Negro
2) Rey de Corazones & Galactik vs Carta Brava & Paramedico
3) Fantasma Jr., Ultra Mega, Avisman vs Enfermero Jr., Macho II, Fantasma de la Opera
Fantasma collides!
4) Corporacion (Black Tiger, Black Pentagon, Panters) vs Villanos (III, IV, V) [IWRG IC TRIOS]
5) Revolucionarios (Heavy Metal, Negro Casas, Felino) vs Elektro, Scorpio, Veneno

CMLL (FRI) 06/03 Arena Mexico Lineup
1) Leono & Meteorix vs Ramstein & Jeque
2) Ricky Marvin, Misterioso II, Virus vs Sangre Azteca, Okumura, Masada [revenge]
3) Universo 2000, Satanico, Mascara Magica vs Damian 666, Halloween, Terrible
4) Mistico, Heavy Metal, Negro Casas vs Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Hector Garza, Tarzan Boy
5) Groonda XXX, LA Park, Dr. Wagner vs GdI (Ultimo, Rey, Olimpico)

CMLL (SUN) 06/05 Arena Coliseo Lineup
There will be a tribute to the Black Shadow as part of the card.
1) Zetta & Argos vs Vaquero & Cobalto
2) Tigre Blanco, Tigre Metalico, Brazo de Plata Jr. vs Hooligan, Ramstein, Guerrero del Futuro
3) Brazo de Oro, Safari, Virus vs Okumura, Ryu Taguchi, Mr. Mexico
4) Atlantis, Super Porky, Negro Casas vs Pierroth, Emilio, Terrible
5) LA Park, Rayo de Jalisco, Lizmark Jr. vs GdI (Ultimo, Rey, Olimpico)

IWRG (SUN) 06/05 Arena Naucalpan Lineup [IWRG]
1) Vampiro Metalico vs Rey Estruendo
2) Colt Master & Galactik vs Macho II & Fantasma de la Opera
3) Avisman, StarMAN, Fantasma Jr. vs Gigolo Americano & Hermanos Muerte
4) Batman, Matrix, Kung Fu Jr. vs Dr. Cerebro, Cyborg, Andy Barrow
5) LA Park, Mr. Niebla, Black Dragon vs Canek, Black Pentagon, Pantera

Neutron had his right knee scoped, and will be out three months.

Super Lucha’s cover features the new Blue Demon comic.

Box Y Lucha’s cover focuses on the upcoming cage match, among other things. The poster has the Ugly Americans beating up Luzbel and Zorro.

Today, Box Y Lucha is holding a chat with Groonda XXX

Updated.

Saturday: Alfredo doesn’t have any tapes listed, so I’m back to guessing. I figure they’ll probably should the remaining matches from the 03/11 show, which means we get a minis mask match. There’s probably a local opener which isn’t on the lineup, and maybe a rerun?

Sunday: This is semi-intriguing; at this part thru the Saturday cycle, there was only one hour for lucha, so we got one hour of the Guerra de Titanes show. There’s two hours this time, so what will they do the extra sixty minutes? More from that show? Never before seen CMLL? Skip to the next two hour show? Nothing interesting at all? Yep.

Little news today. They announced the Jucio Final main event, and it was indeed a Cage of Death match. El Hijo de Perro Aguayo, Hector Garza, Halloween and Damian 666 face Universo 2000, Negro Casas, Heavy Metal, Mascara Magica. No one can leave in the first 10 minutes, last two people left in the cage fight to a pinfall or submission (if they remember), loser loses hair (and I *guess* that’s why Felino isn’t here.)

Halloween or Damian losing their hair seems to be most likely outcomes, but putting Magica on the other side at least allows some mystery to the finish; if they did have Felino instead of him, you’d know the tecnicos are winning because they don’t have a guy low enough to lose their hair in such a match. (Though, I do allow that the most foresable ‘shock’ finish is Magica turning rudo and Negro losing his hair.)

Ke Monito, in addition to surving his normal mascot duties, will also be Maximo’s buddy. A bit of a cliff dive from Shocker there.

Gronda’s CMLL debut match will be with Wagner and LA Park and versus some combination of GdI. They’re going all out to make sure he doesn’t suck out of the gate.

Very slow. Might not be an update tommorow.

INDY (TUE) 05/24 Pachuca, Hidalgo – Arena Aficion
1) Demonio Star vs Tiger Man
2) Medics I & III vs Blade & Mensajero de la Muerte
3) Winners, Vangelis, Brazo de Oro Azteca b Dr. Cerebro, Leon Negro, Conde 2000
4) Heavy Metal, Ricky Marvin, Volador Jr. b Averno, Mephisto, Titan
Volador took off his mask and threw it to Averno for the finish. They appear to have someone weekly sending in a report on this show.

Since I’ve got nothing else, here’s a Mistico fan site in Japanesse.

CMLL (TUE) 05/24 Arena Coliseo Results [ovaciones]
1) Meteorix, Karisma, Argos ? Artillero, Mesala, Caligula
2) Alan Stone, Chris Stone, Brazo de Oro ? Arkangel, Hooligan, Loco Max
3) Brazo de Plata, Satanico, Felino b Mascara Ano 2000, Emilio Charles Jr., Okumura
4) Atlantis, Blue Panther, Negro Casas b Ultimo Guerrero, Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth
5) Dr. Wagner Jr. b Rey Bucanero
Ovaciones was really loving this match, at the cost of talking about the undercard. Wagner dominated the first fall till Rey till Rey got in a low blow for the win. Rey beat up Wagner and fooled around in fall two, which caused him to get rolled up. Rey took back the advantage, but screwed around more, and Wagner rallied to hit the Wagner Driver. Lesson: always let the other guy beat you up

AAA (WED) 06/01 Auditorio Miguel Barragan, San Luis de Potosi {TV} [KrisZ]
1) Lover Boy, Rayo de Plata, Sexy Slazar vs Black Maravilla, Centella Inca, Gavilan
2) Barrio Boys vs Diabolicos (Angel Mortal, Mr. Condor, Gallego)
3) El Angel, Colorman, Televisa Deports vs Black Family (Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz)
I didn’t know TD was AAA Mascara Sagrada till KrisZ mentioned this in a followup. I figured it had to be someone on the roster doing another gimmick…
4) Psicosis vs Nicho vs Histeria [3]
The contract apparently not on the line here; they’re saving that for the next taping. If Nicho is still around and waiting to be used by 06/18, I think you gotta wonder a little bit about the WWE deal.
5) Intocable, Juvi, Zorro vs Aguila, Charly Manson, Hator
6) Shocker vs Vampiro vs Chibernetico vs Konnan [4, chain match]
Odd this isn’t the main event. If this turns out to be a touch all corners to win type match (though I’d guess not), with four guys in it, is the proper strategy to start touching, or just concentrate on blocking one corner? If these guys were NFL coaches, they’d be guarding.
7) Latin Lover, Octagon, La Parka Jr. vs Chessman, Fuerza Guerrera, Pirata Morgan

IWRG (WED) 05/25 Arena Naucalpan [KrisZ]
1) Mr. Libra vs Condre Negro
2) Galactik & Panterita vs Crazzy Boy & Kaleth
3) Oficiales (Cyborg, Polizon, Xibalba) vs Corporation (Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerbro, Veneno)
4) Villanos (III, IV, V) vs Revoultion (Black Dragon, Felino, Matrix) [IWRG IC TRIOS SEMI]
Winners face a different Corporation team for the belts on Sunday. The main feud is Revolution vs Corp, so that seems the likely way things will go.
5) Blue Demon Jr./Dos Caras/Negro Casas vs Canek/Elektro/Scorpio Jr.

Electro Shock was at Ova’s offices Tuesday. He said he’s changing his name to Elektro, because that’s what the people were chanting (and Pena surely owns the Shock name.) Elektro says he’s a little bit nervous about going independent, but he wanted to go new places and spend time with his family. Speaking of, Lady Apache was with him. (LOSE A POINT. GO BACK THREE SPACES), who says she’s probably only going to wrestle for one or two more years.

Guessing game is going on about what’ll main event the Jucio Final show. (I’m more interested in finding out when it is, actually.) Luchainsider is guessing Cage Of Death, and I’m so rooting against that. I probably shouldn’t list the possible one on one feuds when I mocked Ovaciones for doing that the other day, but there are a lot of equally compelling feuds (which also says nothing is sticking out.)

At one point, I’m sure it was supposed to be Halloween and/or Damien losing their hair to Negro, Felino, and/or Heavy Metal. And it still could be, but they seem to have lessened their interest.

I figure it’s gotta involve Mistico, and it’s gotta be a match he can win. Thinking Perro in a mask/hair match is probably too much, but maybe Terrible – or Garza? Mistico vs Hector Garza could be all sorts of fun.

What I’d like, in a dream situation, is actually a some sort of trios match: Aguayo/Garza/Tarzan vs Mistico/Wagner/Mascara Magica – and Wagner and Mascara Magica both turn on Mistico for the 5 on 1 beatdown. Maybe it’s a bad instinct, but when they were doing the Mistico/Wagner run, I just kept expecting some sort of turn out of the Doctor. Mistico can runover Magica, but the point is to build a Wagner vs Mistico mask/mask match. As that would rule.

Maybe they can do that on the undercard and do something with Gronda on top. It always must involve Gronda from here on out, I’m sure.

Here’s a dumb idea:

The NWA Committee has yet to inform me (or anyone else in the world) of their important rankings for the NWA LH Contenders, which tremendously disappoints me. Actually, I think just the concept of the list was retro-chic; if they posted a list every month on CMLL.com with top 10 rankings and a blurb about their position (straight out of a PWI), I’m sure I’d spend an hour geeking out over them. What made it work, for me, is the rankings when they were looking for Shocker replacements weren’t far off the order I’d make (if extremely convenient for the situation): Ultimo, Wagner, Rey is a decent top three.

Got me thinking; if we’re not going to see an official Top 10 Wrestlers According To The NWA Championship Committee, why not reproduce the same thing (for all lucha guys) with partially-learned lucha aficionados? Maybe a week of people putting forth their cases on who they think are the best wrestlers (as defined: “who I’d want on my show” to steal from a wisely written DVDVR statement) on some discussion board – say, a lucha world – and then a vote at the first of each month. Specific could be worked out if more people than 3 cared.

I’m not really as interested an exchange of lists, though I’d be using them as an endpoint; it’s more a trick to get people talking about lucha outside of the usual “I just watched this show/tape – did you?” discussion.

I’m be hoping for “this guy should is really good/bad/underrated/overrated and here’s why I think why” posts. I’d rather people would defend/refute wrestlers rather than do the same for their lists, so I’d discouraged posting the lists (or at the very least, their order) until after they vote. The ranking are just so the discussion ends at some point, but the focus should be on wrestlers and matches.

Told you, dumb idea.

CMLL: Thursday, CMLL will have a press confrence to announce the lineup (and date) for the Jucio Final show. Ovaciones expects a hair/mask match to be on the card.

The 06/10 show will be a firemen tribute show.

Atlantis vs Mephisto [CMLL WELTER] has been added to the Sunday card.

IWRG: Their normal schedule is getting bounced around due to futbol games. The Thursday show is going to be moved to Wednesday. The Sunday show will be a couple hours earlier, with big screen for showing the big screen after the wrestling is over.

AAA: After the 06/01 show, AAA is in Torreon, Coachuila on 06/18. Ovaciones thinks this might be where a Histeria vs Psicosis vs Nicho match, but I doesn’t seem like Nicho would still be free then.

CMLL (SUN) 05/22 Arena Coliseo Results [ovaciones]

1) Jeque & Flecha b Molotov & Meteorix

2) Texano Jr., Neutron, Brazo de Plata Jr. DQ Guerrero del Futuro, Mogur, Koreano

Futuro faked a low blow in the second fall and got away with it – then tried again in the third and got caught.

3) Hooligan, Masada, Mr. Mexico b Safari, Alan Stone, Chris Stone

4) Dos Caras Jr., Atlantis, Satanico b Tarzan Boy, Pierroth, Mephisto

Atlantis wants a shot at Mephisto’s CMLL Welterweigth Title. I guess they’ve given up on the tag titles?

5) Universo 2000, Heavy Metal, Negro Casas DQ Hijo del Perro Aguayo & Damian, Halloween

Brawl. Can you imagine? Actually, it wasn’t the only one – there was a fight that broke out in the crowd during the main event as well. In the fight that was supposed to happen, Perro kicked Universo low in the third fall to end the match.

IWRG (SUN) 05/22 Arena Naucalpan Results [ovaciones]

1) Mr. Libra & Panterita b Conde Negro & Rey Estruendo

2) Colt Master & Galactik b Carta Brava & Superblack

3) Avisman, Matrix, Kung Fu Jr. b Cerebro Negro, Enfermero Jr., Fantasma de al Opera

4) Corporacion (Pantera, Black Pentagon, Black Tiger) b Strippers (Fabian, Star BOY, Marco Rivera) [IWRG IC Trios, SF]

5) Mascara Sagrada, Black Dragon, Mr. Niebla DQ Black Tiger, Dr. Cerebro, Scorpio Jr.

Electroshock ran in, attacking the tecnicos.

In case you’ve somehow lost track of the tournament, it’s currently looking like this:

Payasos-----
05/08 (SUN) |Strippers---
Strippers---             |
             05/22 (SUN) |Corporacion-
Police------             |            |
05/12 (THU) |Corporacion-             |
Corporacion-                          |
                          05/29 (SUN) |------------
S. Cadets---                          |
05/15 (SUN) |Villanos----             |
Villanos----             |            |
             05/26 (THU) |------------
Doctors-----             |
05/19 (THU) |Revolution--
Revolution--

CMLL Cards for the Week

CMLL (MON) 05/21 Arena Puebla Lineup [superlucha]

1) King Jaguar, Akira, Fenix vs Fuerza Tiger, Black Master, Mafia

2) Mini Olimpico, Blue Center, Iron vs Mini Pierrroth, Espiritu Malingo, Mr. Rafaga

3) Zumbdio, Centella de Oro, Zigma vs Negro Navarro, Cerebro Negro, Siki Ozama Jr.

4) Dr. Wagner, Lizmark, Dos Caras Jr. vs Rey Bucanero, Black Tiger, Terrible

5) Heavy Metal vs Ultimo Guerrero

Ovaciones notes this is IWRG Heavy vs CMLL LH, though neither title is on the line.

CMLL (TUE) 05/22 Arena Coliseo Lineup [ovaciones]

1) Meteorix, Karisma, Argos vs Artillero, Mesala, Caligula

2) Alan Stone, Chris Stone, Brazo de Oro vs Arkangel, Hooligan, Loco Max

3) Brazo de Plata, Satanico, Felino vs Mascara Ano 2000, Emilio Charles Jr., Okumura

4) Atlantis, Blue Panther, Negro Casas vs Ultimo Guerrero, Pierroth, el Hijo del Pierroth

5) Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Rey Bucanero

Hyped as Rey wanting a shot at the UWA Heavy match

CMLL (FRI) 05/27 Arena Mexico Lineup [superlucha]

1) Tiger Blanco, Sombra de Plata vs Super Comando, Flecha

2) Ricky Marvin, Misterioso II, Virus vs Okumura, Sangre Azteca, Masada

3) Lizmark Jr., Black Warrior, Metro vs Olimpico, Averno, Mephisto

4) Mistico, Negro Casas, Heavy Metal, Universo 2000, Mascara Magica vs Hector Garza, Halloween, Damian 666, Tarzan Boy, Terrible [time limit cibernetico match; team with more people at the end wins]

5) Ultimo Guerrero vs Dos Caras Jr. [CMLL LH]

CMLL (SUN) 05/29 Arena Coliseo Lineup [superlucha]

1) Molotov & Valiente vs Polvora & Jeque

2) Tony Rivera, Neutron, Texano Jr. vs Koreano, Guerrero del Futuro, Ramstein

3) Zumbido, Safari, Virus vs Masada, Mr. Mexico, Hooligan

4) Lizmark, Blue Panther, Black Warrior vs Halloween, Damian 666, el Hijo de Pierroth

5) LA Park, Rayo de Jalisco Jr, Brazo de Plata vs Hector Garza, Tarzan Boy, Rey Bucanero

AAA: Next taping is 06/01.

There’s an interview with LLL Psicosis – he’s as confused to the finish of his match with Nicho as the rest of us. It seems like we’re going with the idea that Histeria owns the name, and LLL Psicosis wants a match for it.

Psicosis seems a bit unhappy about the amount of guys coming in; he doesn’t feel like it’s the same LLL with Konnan and Vampiro now around. He also sees the Vipers as being dead; Abismo’s doing his own thing, Mosco lost his mask, and Histeria turned on him. He’d like to join another faction, if it’s a fit.

Psicosis is very proud of holding the Mexican Middleweight Championship for nearly two years. (Averaging about two defenses a year.) He’d like to get the title more spotlight.