IWRG (SUN) 06/20 Arena Naucalpan [The Gladiatores, Al Filo del Ring]
1) Mixteco Jr. b Máscara Magnífica
2) Daga & Dinamic Black b Comando Negro & Imposible
3) Eragon, Freelance, Suicida b Eterno, Nemesis, Trauma II
4) Hijo del Cien Caras & Máscara Año 2000 Jr. b Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan [IWRG IC TAG]
5) Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown DQ Scorpio Jr., Tinieblas Jr., Veneno
In the third, Psycho Clown bumped the ref and then tried to foul Tinieblas. Tinieblas blocked it, pulled off Psycho Clown’s mask, and covered him. One ref started counted, but the other noticed Psycho unmasked and called for the DQ. Al Filo del Ring has video of the match.
As expected, the Dinmitas get the IWRG tag titles, just like the Maniacos already have the AAA tag titles. Title match came down to Pirata Sr. & Mascara. Pirata got Mascara to give to a submission, but the referee was distracted. Mascara submitted Pirata for the win. Second time for the new champs, who lost them to Ricky Cruzz & Scorpio Jr. and IWRG hasn’t done much with these titles yet.
Eragon pinned Trauma and demanded a singles match.
Comando Negro beat up Impossible after that team lost in straight falls. Unlike most times when random people from different camps get thrown together in segundas, the tecnico stayed as a tecnico and the rudo stayed as a rudo, so they weren’t getting along.
The Gladiatores has an interview with the new champs. This Thursday’s hair/hair match is a captain’s hair match, with feuding Bombero Infernal and Dr. Cerebro as captains.
A few last notes from the Zapopan AAA TV taping
- Silver King continued his feud with Dr. Wagner by saying his father knew not-yet-Silver King was the better wrestler and knew not-yet-Dr. Wagner Junior would only get over if he carried on the family name. This is what Silver King has been saying for a while. Normally, this would seem to be setting up a name vs name battle but after they killed that stipulation with LA Park/La Parka, they can’t possibly be setting up another one – can they?
- Besides the result to that TripleMania match, everything else is being ignored. Dorian’s still a rudo and still friends with the Legion, according to both Konnan and LA Park.
- The big idea is Halloween, Damian, Super Crazy (and whomever else turns up) are taking out AAA to clear the path for Hijo del Perro Aguayo. Best bet is he doesn’t appear until Verano de Escandalo.
Meanwhile, Damian threatens AAA.
In an interview with Fuego en el Ring, Alebrije casually drops the identities of the replacement Alebrije/Psicosis/Histeria in AAA while talking about their low quality. People had figured those out already, but it’s a surprise to see a luchador revealing those. Alebrije talks about goals for the Invasors and suggests CMLL should innovate with the first mascot mask match – Cuije vs Que Monito! That’s an anniversary main event right there.
Espanto II is suffering from cervical cancer and is in the hospital.
Kombo.com‘s preview of Heroes en el Ring (spelling errors are their own)
Walking away from Lucah Libre, one couldn’t see a reason to go back unless they are a fan of Luchadore wrestling. Nothing of the game seemed really fresh except for the mask customization, which was fun, but didn’t contribute a lot to the overall game. The appeal doesn’t seem to be wide as many wrestling fans are set with Smackdown vs. Raw, and the game on the outside seems like a skin of a typical wrestling game. Fans of the highly dramatic and high flying Luchadore style wrestling may find the story mode fun and a good diversion, but for everyone else it will seem as another wrestling game.
(This is exactly where I think the consensus is going to end up. Including the misspellings. )
El Manana talks to Goya Kong about her Arena Mexico debut. She says Black Mamba helped her come up with the name.
Box Y Lucha #2979 has a ton of things, but Rayo & Atlantis are the biggest profiled. Need to write a post about that next!
CMLL (SUN) 06/27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Relampago Azul vs Black Metal (GDL)
2) Astaroth & Magnum vs Drago & Infierno
3) Lady Apache & Silueta vs La Comandante & Seuxis
4) Máscara Dorada, Sagrado, Stuka Jr. vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
5) Felino, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero vs El Alebrije, Histeria, Psicosis
Main is a rematch of this past week. Look at the semimain. Don’t tell me they’re setting up another title match.
AAA (SUN) 06/27 Arena Coliseo Monterrey
1) El Brazo & Hailey Hatred vs Jesse & Tiffany
2) Rió Bravo, Tigre Cota, Tito Santana vs Golden Boy, Rey Demonio Jr., Simbolo
3) Aerostar, Laredo Kid, Súper Fly vs Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown
4) Antifaz del Norte, Damián 666, Halloween vs El Elegido, Jack Evans, Octagón
RFC has the lineup. After the taping, it’s pretty clear Antifaz is working the matches in what was Super Crazy’s spot. Antifaz is a local star, but also one who hasn’t been around much lately. If I was in Perros del Mal and I wasn’t Perro, Damian, Halloween or Super Crazy, I’d be very concerned AAA & Perros preferred to an unrelated outsider than anyone of the guys who are working for the company. The other guys might show up on DF shows, but look otherwise out in the cold.
DTU (SAT) 07/10 Xalapa, Veracruz
1) Low Rider vs Daga, Dratick Boy, Eterno
2) Aeroboy vs Paranoiko, Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, Violento Jack, Histeria III, Extreme Tiger, Nicho el Millionario [tournament]
DTU says their Lucha Libre Expo show lineup will be announced soon, and will include two debuting AAA wrestlers.
Main event is a single elimination tournament in the DTU style of professional wrestling, so it’s really an eight match card.
CMLL (SUN) 06/27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Relampago Azul vs Black Metal (GDL)
2) Astaroth & Magnum vs Drago & Infierno
3) Lady Apache & Silueta vs La Comandante & Seuxis
4) Máscara Dorada, Sagrado, Stuka Jr. vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca
5) Felino, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero vs El Alebrije, Histeria, Psicosis
