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Universo/Rayo in Puebla, Garza/Shocker in GDL, Tzuki returns

Jun 23

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CMLL (MON) 06/21 Arena Puebla [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Ares & Karisma b Centella de Oro & Crazy Black
2) Loco Max, Nosferatu, Skándalo b Pegasso, Rey Cometa, Sensei
3) Fuego, Metro, Valiente b Euforia, Misterioso II, Pólvora
4) Blue Panther, La Máscara, Siki Osama b Atlantis, Shigeo Okumura, Yoshihashi
5) Jushin Lyger, Negro Casas, Universo 2000 b La Sombra, Máscara Dorada, Rayo de Jalisco Jr.

Universo got in a foul on Rayo for the pin. Rayo demanded a mask vs hair match for Puebla’s anniversary show and a title match. Since he has a title, that one’s a little easier to pull off.

Siki replaced a missing Toscano. Mascara finished Atlantis with an Atlantida.

CMLL (TUE) 06/22 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Silueta b Princesa Maya
2) Drago & Ebola b Angelo & Virgo
3) Gallo, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro b Ángel del Mal, Mr. Trueno, Rey Trueno
4) Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Máximo b Ephesto, Terrible, Texano
5) Héctor Garza DQ Shocker

Hector not only had to deal with Shocker in this match, but also Shocker’s mom. She was seated at ringside, but chased Garza around the outside at one point. Garza still won – he tried to foul Shocker, Shocker blocked it and fouled him, and the ref saw it. Shocker challenged Garza to a hair match, but Garza just said no.

CMLL (TUE) 06/22 Arena Mexico [@cmllmagazine]
1) Disturbio & Semental b Camaleón & Robin
2) Dark Angel, Goya Kong, Marcela b Amapola, La Comandante, Mima Shimoda
3) Demus 3:16, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito b Bam Bam, Mascarita Dorada, Tzuki
4) Delta, Toscano, Valiente b Pólvora, Shigeo Okumura, Yoshihashi
5) Máscara Dorada, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Super Porky b Atlantis, Negro Casas, Último Guerrero

Tzuki actually showed up! Demus got his team the win with a foul on Bam Bam, and wants either a rematch or a title match.

Rayo’s team won, and he and Atlantis are still teasing the mask match.

Sombra talks to R de Rudo about his Best of Super Juniors experience. As expected, Sombra highlights how he beat “the two top figures in Japan” (in Tiger Mask and Jushin Lyger.)

Dos Caras Jr. debuted in a vignette at last night’s SmackDown taping as the unmasked Alberto del Rio. Since it’s a vignette, it could still be edited off the show before it airs this week, but it’s most likely his debut.

LuchaWorld has video of Satanico vs Super Astro for the UWA light heavyweight title from 1985.

CMLL (MON) 06/28 Arena Puebla
1) Asturiano, Silver, Tigre Rojo vs Espiritu Maligno, Mr. Rafaga, Siki Osama
2) Guerrero Maya Jr., Leono, Trueno vs Bronco, Durango Kid, Inquisidor
3) Ángel de Oro, Rush, Stuka Jr. vs Cancerbero, Raziel, Virus
4) La Sombra, Shocker, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero
5) Rayo de Jalisco Jr. vs Universo 2000 [WWA HEAVY]

Rayo has been champion for five years. Probably will be champion for another five years.

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Negro Casas & Texano retain their titles, updated IWRG lineup

Dec 2

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CMLL (TUE) 12/01 Arena Mexico [Notimex]
1) Astral & Fantasy vs Pequeño Nitro & Pequeño Universo 2000
2) Dr. X, Durango Kid, Escorpion vs Guerrero Maya Jr., Sensei, Tigre Blanco
3) Arkangel de la Muerte, Bronco, Virus b Ángel Azteca Jr., Ángel de Oro, Ángel de Plata
4) Blue Panther, Toscano, Valiente DQ Averno, Dragon Rojo Jr., Mr. Niebla
5) Negro Casas b Máscara Dorada [CMLL WELTER]

Toscano and Escorpion were their cornerman for the main event. Names out of a hat! Negro took the first, Dorada the second, and Negro took the third clean to retain the title. Notimex’s recap says Dorada did not fly as much as usual, but the pictures make it look as though he got caught going for one too many.

Rudos lost the semifinals in straight falls, Averno unmasking Valiente and Toscano getting filed by someone in the second.

CMLL (TUE) 12/01 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Exterminador b El Divino
2) Angelo & Metatrón b In Memoria & Malefico
3) Acertijo, Asesino Negro, Drago b Astaroth, Hierro, Metal Blanco
4) Atlantis, Naito, Yujiro b Brazo de Plata, Máximo, Sagrado
5) Texano b Shocker [NWA LH]

If I thought to do a poll for this one, the question would not be about the winner, but whether Shocker would show up. Happily, he did. Shocker won the first, Texano the second. Texano faked a foul in the third, but the referee did not allow it (that’s going around), and Texano won with two backcrackers.

Imagine if Texano beat Shocker and Atlantis clean in singles matches in Arena Mexico. That would actually be elevating someone. But at least now he’s big in Guadalajara. Anyway, Texano says he no longer feels like he’s a rookie and he’s becoming a star, but he’s not 100% satisfied because he still has that big match on Friday.

Cronicas y Leyenda looks back at Ultraman 2000 in FMW and the Mongolian Mauler in Mexico, “one of the worst wrestlers to ever visit our arenas”.

La Journda has an article on a new book on lucha libre in Aguascalientes, except they don’t seem to say where you might get the book. Or the name of the book.

IWRG (SUN) 12/06 Arena Naucalpan
1) Angel de la Noche vs Keshin Black
2) Gemelo Fantastico I & Gemelo Fantastico II vs Anubis & Mixteco Jr.
3) Eragon, Exodia, Freelance vs Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro
4) Bushi, Suicida, Zatura vs Histeria, Psicosis, Tóxico
5) El Alebrije, Hijo del Lizmark, Super Porky vs Hijo del Cien Caras, Pirata Morgan, Veneno

Plenty of changes, most notable the Oficials being missing but Bushi still being on after the mask match. Make of that what you will. The poster has Suicida on both sides of the semifinal, but I assume Toxico is still meant to be on the rudo side.

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Mexico results, GDL cancelation notes, Mother’s Day Lineup changed

May 9

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CMLL (FRI) 05/08 Arena Mexico [Ovaciones, SuperLuchas, ESTO]
1) Astro Boy & Trueno b Puma King & Tiger Kid
2) Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max, Skandalo b Flash, Pegasso, Rey Cometa
3) Black Warrior, Dragon Rojo Jr., Sangre Azteca b Maximo, Mictlan, Sagrado
4) Misterioso II b Metro [lightning]
5) Hector Garza, Hijo del Fantasma, Shocker DQ Dos Caras Jr., Ray Mendoza Jr., Texano Jr.
6) Blue Panther, La Mascara, Mistico b Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas

ESTO puts the turnout as just over 2000, a low low turnout (though more than they seem to do for a lot of Tuesday and Sunday shows.) Record has some pictures which show the ‘no one can sit next to another’ order was pretty much ignored. The article also mentions they had everyone come down to ringside so it’d look a little less awful on TV.

Earlier, I asked why La Mascara was in the main event. Turns out, it was to set up a title match. He got Negro clean with la campana and challenges were exchange for the welterweight championship, though we may be a couple weeks away from that.

I’m not exactly sure what the finish was in the semimain – I’ve seen Shocker yanking Dos’ mask for a pin and Dos getting himself DQed against Shocker. Either way, seems like the feud has switched from Dos/Hector to to Dos/Shocker.

Misterioso doesn’t get to go to Japan, but he gets to beat Metro in a bonus match! (Poor Misterioso.)

As mentioned last night, Arena Coliseo Guadalajara is staying off for two more weeks due to flu deaths in the area. Apolo Dantes says they’re canceling all shows up to and including the Tuesday May 19th show. First show back would be May 24th. Refunds are being handed out for the Friday show, which Dantes says was planned to be taped. All the wrestlers found out about the show being canceled as they were making their way there, and had to turn around and go home. SuperLuchas says Record’s show will be on June 20th, so that’s when last night’s CMLL show will be rescheduled.

Tommorrow’s show has had a some wrestlers bolted on to make up for no GDL show.

CMLL (SUN) 05/10 Arena Mexico
1) Molotov & Sensei vs Camorra & Inquisidor
2) Dark Angel, Marcela, Sahori vs Amapola, Hiroka, Mima Shimoda
3) Bam Bam, Mascarita Dorada, Shockercito vs Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior
4) La Mascara, Mictlan, Sagrado vs Black Warrior, Misterioso II, Shigeo Okumura
5) Hijo del Fantasma, Metro, Valiente vs Averno, Heavy Metal, Texano Jr.
6) Blue Panther, Mistico, Shocker vs Dos Caras Jr., Ephesto, Mephisto
7) Hector Garza, La Sombra, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Ultimo Guerrero

Match 4 and 6 are the new ones. I don’t think I’ve seen CMLL have seven matches before when it’s not been a tournament or something. This will clearly change what airs next weekend – no chance of the minis or women.

The Kid’s Day show has been rescheduled to “sometime this summer”

Given a couple weeks off to think about things, Averno has decided he now wants a triangle apuesta match with Mistico & Negro Casas at the Anniversary show. That’s what too much time off does to your mind. Averno would welcome Dos Jr. into Hijo del Avernos if he wants to join, but he’s not going to force anyone to join.

WWE has announced new lineups for it’s Mexico tour at the end of the month, which would confirm it’s still on. Wrestling is also on in Torreon this weekend.

Vampiro’s two latest DVDs were released in Canada. Mil Mascaras is filming a movie in Columbia, Missouri, which includes a giant explosion.

AAA looks at the careers of Nicho, Laredo Kid, and Alan Stone.

Segunda Caida ranks Villano V as #21 of 2008 and watched 04/23/09 IWRG

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What’s Today’s CMLL Main Event?

Mar 3

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It’s probably Shocker vs Ultimo. That’s what CMLL has, that’s what’s listed over on ESTO. Ovaciones seems to be on a different page.

I can’t fit in the headline here, but it’s “Dos Caras, going for the championship” too. To be fair, it does take a chart to figure out who Ultimo Guerrero is supposed to feuding with (and if he’s meant to be doing it as a tecnico or a rudo) at any moment, but it’ s not like the answer is hard to find – this is what’s in the bottom left hand corner of the same page

Today’s article – and yesterday’s, with various subs that weren’t – do not carry a byline. I wonder if someone’s filling in for Arturo Rosas Plata and isn’t quite up to speed. Something off, for sure.

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02/25 (notes): Nino de Acero out, Koslov to ROH, Box y Lucha

Feb 25

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Nino de Acero will be out for nine months after fracturing his femur on Monday during a dive, which means he’s back in November if things go well. The surgery took six hours. Lucha Libre is brutal.

SuperLuchas says Alex Koslov is part of the Mexican contigent on the ROH Houston shows. That’ll be great and great for him. I hope he still does the stop sign. It also does open the door to mindblowing AAA/ROH crossovers, which we discussed a bunch on the last podcast.

Cavernario Galindo/Box Y Lucha #656

Cavernario Galindo/Box Y Lucha #656

Sexi Star is on the next AAA Circus Circus show, which would seem to preclude her from being Star Fire. Star Fire hasn’t really turned up much, so I guess it doesn’t really matter.

No Dark Angel or Cassandro on the last set of TNA tapings.

Ovaciones reports Blue Panther, Shocker, Hector Garza, and Black Warrior will receive Golden Microphone awards from the National Association of Broadcasters. They gave awards to Marco & Atlantis last year, so I think they just like giving awards.

The Gladatores also have interviews with Signo and Scorpio Jr. (as FCW Champion)

Box Y Lucha has articles with Perro Aguayo Jr. growning up as the son of Perro Aguayo, Super Crazy heading to Puerto Rico and Martha Villalobos angry at Mr. Mexico using ‘El Rey’ in Arena Queretaro and losing his mask, since she has a wrestler using the same name (if only there was some sort of government sponsored official group in charge of this sort of thing). The real important news is the awesome return of the old Box Y Lucha covers!

DTU hypes their appearance at the Lucha Libre Expo.

ESPN Deportes looks at UWE 03/01 Arena Neza show.

Ohtani’s Jacket watches Ray Mendoza vs Tatsuma Fujinami from 1978.

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02/25 (results): AAA, IWRG, GDL, CMLL

Feb 25

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Post is too big this morning. So it’ll be two.

AAA (FRI) 02/20 Arena San Juan Pantitlan [The Gladiatores]
1) La Chona, Miserable, Ricky Ricon b Escorpion Dorado Jr., Mohicano I, Rey del Espacio [Copa Gema, semifinal]
2) Baby Amor, Caricia, Caricia Jr. b Bestia Metalica, Infinito, Mohicano II [Copa Gema, semifinal]
3) La Chona, Miserable, Ricky Ricon b Baby Amor, Caricia, Caricia Jr. [Copa Gema, final]
4) Brian el Striper & Mari Apache b Cinthia Moreno & Dizzy
5) Argenis, Gato Eveready, Laredo Kid b Rio Bravo, Tigre Cota, Tito Santana II
6) Killer Clown, Psycho Clown, Zombie Clown b Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz
7) La Parka Jr. b Zorro, Konnan [copa contreras 2009]

La Parka got a hold of the cane and hit people until he got the won. They’re setting up a Brian/Dizzy hair vs mask match here. Dizzy turned rudo at some point – maybe that’s why Atomic Boy changed his name.

IWRG (SAT) 02/21 Arena Xochimilco [The Gladiatores]
1) Comando Gama b Keshin Black
2) Gemelo Fantastico I & Gemelo Fantastico II b Anticristo Jr. & Vampiro Metalico
3) Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Fantasma de la Opera b Chico Che, Fenix, Miss Gaviota
4) Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro b Dr. Cerebro, Freelance, Multifacetico [IWRG IC TRIOS]
5) Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Scorpio Jr., Tinieblas Jr. b Head Hunter I, Hijo del Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr.

Top two matches were all about teams falling apart. Junior Dinamitias and Head Hunter fell out after Hunter screwed something up. Similarly, Dr. Cerebro and Freelance could not go from having a hair match to teaming up successfully, Cerebro costing his team the match and leading his usual trios parnters (Cerebro Negro and Black Terry) into a beatdown of Freelance and Multifacetico. Tecnicos want a shot at the DF Trios titles now.

Vampiro Metalico hasn’t been here since 2007. Use that knowledge responibly.

IWRG (SUN) 02/22 Arena Naucalpan [The Gladiatores]
1) Halcon 2000 b Imperio Azteca
2) Goleador & Miss Gaviota b King Drako & Vampiro Metalico
3) Black Terry, Eragon, Trauma I b Anticristo Jr., Fantasma de la Opera, Nemesis IWRG
4) Freelance, Multifacetico, Zatura b Arlequin, Avisman, Bushi
5) Head Hunter I & Head Hunter II DQ Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. & Universo 2000

Universo 2000 replaced Mascara Ano 2000 Sr., and Hijo del Cien Caras ran in the end for the DQ. Head Hunters still want that tag title match, though Unvierso wants a Dinamitas vs Foreigners cage match.

Semifinal third fall saw big dives from Freelance and Avisman to wipe out Arlequin and Multifacetico. That left Zatura and Bushi, and Zatura got Bushi with a German suplex. Zatura wants a lightweight title match.

Black Terry filled in on the tecnico side for Trauma II, and I guess they moved Fantasma de la Opera so he’d have an old rudo rival to feud with. (Arlequin replaced Judas el Traidor.) Terry pinned Fantasma using the ropes to win for his team.

CMLL (SUN) 02/22 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Relampago Azul b Skaxy
2) Astaroth & Nube Roja DQ Ebola & Valentin Mayo
3) Magnum & Metatron b Rafaga & Rey Trueno
4) La Mascara, Mictlan, Shocker b Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto [torneo, quarterfinal]
5) Black Warrior, Dragon Rojo Jr., Sangre Azteca b Blue Panther, Mascara Dorada, Stuka Jr. [torneo, semifinal]
6) Black Warrior, Dragon Rojo Jr., Sangre Azteca b La Mascara, Mictlan, Shocker [torneo, final]

Covered the main stuff on Monday. The tag matches would seem to be part of the tournament they were doing here, but there’s no mention of it. Instead, they seem to be building a hair match between Nube Roja and Valentin Mayo, who was disqualified for excessive violence.

CMLL (TUE) 02/24 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [MT]
7) Averno, Mephisto, Satanico b Blue Panther, Mascara Dorada, Mictlan

Averno snuck and fouled Panther while Satanico had the ref, then Satanico picked up the win. This main event was a celebration of Satanico reaching 35 years (and 8 months?) of wrestling.

CMLL (TUE) 02/24 Arena Mexico [CMLL, Avellaneda @ box y lucha]
1) Angel Azteca Jr. & Sombra de Plata b Camorra & Zayco
2) Electrico, Pequeño Olímpico, Shockercito b Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Violencia, Sombrita
3) Lady Apache, Marcela, Sahori b Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sujei, Rosa Negra
4) Hector Garza, Hijo del Fantasma, Toscano b Ephesto, Misterioso II, Terrible
5) Shocker b Ultimo Guerrero

Ultimo Guerrero lost clean, again. Shocker apparently is jumping Dos in line for a title shot, since Shocker/UG for the Heavyweight title will be next week on the monthly fan appreciation show.

Princesa Blanca and Marcela are stil feuding. The rudas were DQed in the first fall for excessive violence and the tecnicas took fall two (so yes, they only go two falls for those who root for such things.)

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02/24: SLP, Shocker/UG

Feb 24

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CMLL (WED) 02/18 Auditorio Miguel Barragan de San Luis Potosi [El Mojado @ el Martinete]
1) Lover Boy, Turbo-X, X-Turbo b Crazy Star, Mensajero, Tigre del Ring
2) Mascarita Dorada & Ultimo Dragoncito b Pequeño Damian 666 & Pierrothito
3) Dragon Rojo Jr. & Virus b Hijo del Faraon & Valiente
4) Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corleone, Mascara Dorada b Lizmark Jr., Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas
5) Místico b Averno [CMLL WELTER]

Looks like one side of the building was full, but there was a completely empty section on the other side. Hijo del Faraon was hurt in his match.

ESTO previews tonight’s CMLL card and Dragon Rojo Jr. fighting Tuberculosis, vowing to defeat it in straight falls. I did not make that part up.

The big match is Shocker vs Utlimo Guerrero in a singles match. FWIW, they’ve faced before:

2002-12-13  	Arena Mexico  			Último Guerrero b Shocker [CMLL LH]
2003-02-07 	Arena Mexico 			Shocker b Último Guerrero
2003-02-14 	Arena Mexico 			Último Guerrero b Shocker [CMLL LH]
2003-03-06 	Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca 	Último Guerrero b Shocker [CMLL LH]
2003-03-26 	Arena Coliseo Acapulco 		Último Guerrero b Shocker [CMLL LH]
2003-06-17 	Arena Coliseo 			Shocker b Último Guerrero
2003-06-24 	Arena Coliseo 			Último Guerrero b Shocker [CMLL LH]
2004-01-24 	Arena Xochimilco 		Shocker DQ Último Guerrero
2004-05-09 	Arena Coliseo 			Shocker b Último Guerrero [NWA LH]
2005-02-13 	Arena Coliseo Guadalajara 	Shocker b Último Guerrero [CMLL LH]
2007-01-15 	Arena Puebla 			Shocker b Último Guerrero
2007-04-27 	Arena Mexico 			Último Guerrero b Shocker
2007-11-12 	Arena Puebla 			Último Guerrero b Shocker
2009-02-24 	Arena Mexico 			Shocker vs Ultimo Guerrero

7 wins for Ultimo, 6 wins for Shocker. Shocker could tie it up tonight! Again, if Shocker wins, he gets a title shot in the future, though no one knows when that day may be. (Note they even skipped around that topic on Ras de Lona.)

ROH is bringing in Blue Demon Jr., Incognito, and Magno to their Houston Wrestlemania weekend shows. It’d be nice if this went well, but I don’t see them mixing well with the ROH tpes. On the upside, Generico can finally team with his fellow Mexicans.

Photos!
- DTU has more photos from their Queretaro show (and video from Televisa Monterrey
- Hablando de Catch visits Gimansio Felipe Ham Lee

SuperLuchas looks back at Konnan going to WWF in 1991.

RFC says Jack Evans, Teddy Hart, Electroshock, Zorro and the Sect are advertised for the 03/22 TV taping in Monterrey.

LuchaWorld has Robert on IWRG 10/25/07 and Arena Coliseo Monterrey 2003, plus KrisZ’s update and 50-40 on the top 100 countdown. I’m shocked the most predictable comment ever hasn’t been posted yet.

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02/18: Mexico, Perros del Mal jumps, Dos Leyenda

Feb 18

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CMLL (TUE) 02/17 Arena Mexico [ESTO]
1) Artillero & Super Comando b Rayo Tapatio I & Rayo Tapatio II
2) Angel Azteca Jr., Angel de Oro, Angel de Plata b Arkangel de la Muerte, Hooligan, Skandalo
3) La Seductora, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sujei b Lluvia, Marcela, Sahori
4) Dragon Rojo Jr., Felino, Sangre Azteca b Hijo del Fantasma, Mascara Dorada, Valiente 5) La Mascara, Shocker, Volador Jr. DQ Heavy Metal, Negro Casas, Ultimo Guerrero

Heavy Metal replaced Mr. Niebla. Main event came down to Shocker and UG. Ultimo fouled Shocker and faked his own foul, and the refs actually DQed the right person for once. Ultimo did retain the heavyweight title over Garza in Puebla on Monday, but Shocker made a challenge for it after this match (and Dos is still waiting for his match.) Ultimo made the same “beat me in a singles match and you’ll get a title match” bit.

Nothing much for the rest of this show.

Pequeno Halloween, Mr. Aguilita, and (Pequeno) Cosmico have jumped to Perros del Mal, according to an interview with ESTO. The other Halloween was also formerly introduced as a members of the promotion. Perro and Damian made a point of saying they were no calling guys up to recruit, but these guys had come to them looking for work.

Mini Halloween and Mr. Aguilita (who just worked Sunday) leaving while Pequeno Damian stays breaks up the Mini Familia de Tijuana/Mini Perros del Mal, one of the funnest groups of the last 18 months. The division had moved on to the Pierrothito/Warrior/Violencia group of rudos, and with as few minis matches that make the shows per week, it makes a lot of sense to move on if you’ve got a chance to get move bookings. It’ll be sad to see them go to the land of limited TV exposure.

Cosmico was barely used by CMLL. He hasn’t been on a show since the cage match. Before the lead up to that, he hadn’t been used since the lightweight tournament in September. So it’s hard to say he’ll be missed when no one realized he wasn’t around.

Meanwhile, in Reforma, Perro Aguayo Jr. sets up some simple ground rules for a mask vs hair match with El Hijo del Santo. Just two small requests:

1) it must happen on a Perros del Mal show
2) Santo must take the mask of Blue Demon Jr. or Dr. Wagner Jr. or LA Park to prove he’s on Perro Jr.’s level

Just say “no”, Perro, it’ll be a lot quicker.

CMLL.com announced the Dos Leyenda show (03/20) will honor Salvador Lutteroth (as it does every year) and Cavernario Galindo.

Televisa is doing it’s annual sports awards, including luchador of the year. WWE airing on Televisa has solved the problem of “how do you chose 3 guys from 2 promotions.” This year’s candidates are John Cena, Mesias, and Blue Panther. Right now, Cena and Mesias are about even on web voting, but Cena is blowing everyone away on cell phone voting. Also, did you know Villano V actually beat Blue Panther? Little trivia there for you.

Speaking of, Milenio has a column which briefly mentions Villano V is upset with CMLL. V5′s said to feel he was ignored after his mask win, pushed off to the side, and so he’s not responding to the idea of a rematch with Panther (or the double stip with UG and V3.) After the mask match, V5 only appeared 4 more times in Arena Mexico the rest of the year (though he’s been on a lot early this year as they’ve started the program back up.)

On el Martinete, rabano enmascarado posted photos and results from a AAA show in Poza Rica. I don’t know how many people they can fit in that building (3000? 4000?) but it looks packed.

Ovaciones’ big story is about CMLL mounting a campaign against tuberculois, with a press confrence tommorow. Atlantis is the guy in charge, and will go to schools to speak about it.

The other story that seems to be posted everywhere today is Arkangel and others going over to Nitro’s house to visit him. I don’t know why this is news; persumbably they didn’t wait a month to check in on him after hurting his knee. If there’s some angle coming out of this, then that’s news and I guess it is nice to remind people that Nitro still exists.

Mr. Reyes posted photos of last weekend’s Neza show over on his mySpace. Nice bit of Scorpio Jr. and Villano III signing a clipboard to make their (teased) hair match more offical than the usual empty challenges.

Etecetra has a genreal article on Titans en el Ring.

ESPNDeportes writes about the UWE cage match. Even though Mano Negra lost, he does not concede deficiet, which kinda renders the whole thing a bit pointless.

Guerreros del Ring #178 has the Hijos del Averno on the cover.

Box Y Lucha #2910 has Charly Manson on the cover and also has a “Super Crazy says he’s not going to AAA!” article. We’ll see tonight.

Ohtani’s Jacket looks thru some Lizmark in AAA and Peste Negra vs Sagrado/Mascara/Volador from Puebla.

But what a sorry bunch of technicos. They all look the same, they wrestle the same and I don’t know how I’m supposed to tell them apart. If it were up to me, I’d shoot the lot.

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11/29: Neza, Mexico, RVD, lineups

Nov 29

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CMLL (SUN) 11/23 Arena Neza [the gladiatores]
1) Aullido & Beta b Elektro Boy & Magic Man
2) Hermano Muerte II & Hermano Muerte III b Hombre Bala Jr. & Okawa
3) La Nazi & Medussa b Goddess & India Sioux
4) Cocolores, Rayo Tapatío I, Starman DQ Chacmol, Corsario, Ramstein
5) Arkangel de la Muerte, Black Warrior, Sangre Azteca b La Sombra, Mascara Dorada, Stuka Jr.

Ramstein fouled Starman for that DQ. Arkangel beat Sombra in the final fall, which I can’t imagine ever happening on TV.

CMLL (FRI) 11/28 Arena Mexico [SuperLuchas, ESTO, Ovaciones]
1) Metálico & Tigre Blanco b Carrona & Pólvora
2) Amapola, Hiroka, Princesa Sujei b Dark Angel, Princesa Blanca, Sahori
3) Felino, Heavy Metal, Sangre Azteca b Máximo, Mictlán, Volador Jr.
4) Héctor Garza, La Máscara, Mascara Dorada DQ Ephesto, Terrible, Texano Jr.
5) Místico, Shocker, Toscano b Atlantis, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas

Shocker pinned Niebla in the main for the clean win. Pesta Negra screwed with Shocker’s father before the match. Terrible fouled Garza in the semimain. Dark Angel had Princesa Sujei beat in the women’s match, but Hiroka (first match in a month) snuck in and over turned the pin for the rudas.

CMLL’s news page teases both Terrible/Garza and Shocker/Pesta as fueds. Maybe something will happen on 12/12, maybe they just needed something to talk about today.

According to the Record, via SuperLuchas, Dos Caras Jr. is off the Perro debut card (at the request of CMLL) and Rob Van Dam *MAY* be on it.

No one’s noticed, since he’s working everywhere else, but according to this article, the DF Box Y Lucha commission suspended Dr. Wagner one month, for throwing that chair earlier this month. The article does note that they’ll let him work the Perro’s debut show.

The Gladiatores has video interviews with Dr. Wagner Jr., and Scorpio Jr.

SuperLuchas looks back at Chris Jericho’s debut in CMLL.

AAA looks back Los Gringos Locos.

Lucha Libre Madrid/London:
- Santo talks to the Sun; it’s correct but unusual when they refer to AAA as the biggest promotion in Mexico
- Santo talks to AS.com and explains that he would beat Rey Misterio Jr. in a fight. Good to know.

LuchaWorld has Robert on IWRG 08/13/06, CMLL TV 09/02/06, and AAA 08/17/06, as well as KrisZ’s news update.

CMLL (TUE) 12/02 Arena Mexico
1) Ángel Azteca Jr., Angel de Oro, Metálico vs Artillero, Pólvora, Súper Comando
2) Dark Angel, Lady Apache, Sahori vs Amapola, Hiroka, Princesa Sujei
3) Mascara Dorada, Máscara Púrpura, Valiente vs Dragon Rojo Jr., Ephesto, Sangre Azteca
4) Mictlán vs Loco Max [hair]
5) Héctor Garza, Hijo del Fantasma, Místico vs Averno, Mephisto, Texano Jr.

Loco beat Tony Rivera, but I don’t think he’s going to build up a win streak here.

CMLL (FRI) 12/05 Arena Mexico
1) Calígula & Méssala vs Molotov & Sensei
2) Bam Bam, Pequeño Olímpico, Último Dragoncito vs Mr. Aguilita, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior
3) Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Valiente vs Dragon Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Virus
4) Máximo, Shocker, Toscano vs Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Sangre Azteca
5) Héctor Garza, Marco Corelone, Místico vs Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero

Perhaps they’re actually going somewhere with Shocker vs Pesta, but obviously Garza/Terrible was a one week thing.

CMLL (SUN) 12/07 Arena Mexico
1) Ángel Azteca Jr. & Angel de Oro vs Artillero & Súper Comando
2) Pequeño Damian 666, Pequeño Halloween, Pequeño Warrior vs Nino de Acero, Pequeno Ninja, Pequeño Olímpico
3) Mascara Dorada, Máximo, Valiente vs Felino, Heavy Metal, Sangre Azteca
4) Dos Caras Jr., La Sombra, Toscano vs Ephesto, Misterioso II, Último Guerrero
5) Blue Panther, Héctor Garza, Místico vs Averno, Black Warrior, Mephisto

Arena Coliseo Tag match to be added. Which means we’ll have another Arena Coliseo Tag Team Title match in Arena Mexico. I understand there’s history under that name, but they should’ve just called it (or got) the DF Tag Titles.

As SoloLuchas points out, this runs against the Perro debut show, at discounted prices.

CMLL (SAT) 12/13 Arena Juba de Reynosa [la tarde]
1) Asterisco, Magnifico, Rey Patriota vs Hlacon de Oro Jr., Imagen I, Imagen II
2) Asterisco & Principe Diamante vs La Bestia Negra & Turok
3) Shocker & Toscano vs Terrible & Texano Jr.
4) Marco Corelone & Místico vs Rey Bucanero & Último Guerrero

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11/25: Neza, IWRG, GDL, Mistico’s NJPW match

Nov 25

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CMLL (SUN) 11/16 Arena Neza [SuperLuchas #291]
1) Motocross II & Principe Tapatio b Dragon Xtreme & Furia Roja
2) Principe Mexiquense b Súper Comando, Rayo Tapatío I, Rayo Tapatío II, Emperador, Damian el Inmortal, Bengala, Flecha, Estruendo, Artillero, Ramstein, Starman [cibernetico]
3) Efesto, Hooligan, Mephisto b Black Warrior, Fabian el Gitano, Starman
4) Blue Panther, Canelo Casas, Hijo del Solitario DQ Villano III, Villano IV, Villano V
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Felino, Heavy Metal DQ Atlantis, Averno, Último Guerrero

This was the Scorpio Jr. show, with a lineup different than originally announced. Local promoter was MD, and it looks like they might be trying to run Neza regularly (again?). UG fouled Wagner and got caught fo the DQ. The Canelo Casas in the semimain was not Heavy Metal working under his old gimmick, but a young kid under that name. Surely related, perhaps someone new, perhaps someone who’s usually a Tiger or a Puma.

IWRG (SUN) 11/23 Arena Naucalpan
1) Shuriken b Soldado del Dibalo
2) King Drako & Nemesis (IWRG) b Chico Che & Eragon
3) Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro b Gemelo Fantastico I, Gemelo Fantastico II, Marco Rivera
4) Head Hunter I, Toxico AAA, Veneno b Multifacético, Solar I, Ultramán Jr.
5) Hijo del Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. DQ Arlequin & el Hijo del Pierroth [IWRG IC TAG]

Arlequin pinned MA2K Jr. for the win, but the referee belatedly realized the challenger got the pin because Pierroth II ran in and fouled Mascara.

Maybe the year doesn’t end on 12/12 after all. CMLL is sending “more than 20 wrestlers” for a special show at Arena Coliseo Guadalajara on 12/14. Mistico, a women’s match and a minis match are promised, as well as half price tickets. This sure seems like counter programming the Guadalajara Lucha Libre Festival, scheduled for the same weekend. The local arena is also running a show at the local children’s hospital, only for the children, on 12/10.

The latest SuperLuchas also reveals Mistico’s match at the Tokyo Dome for NJPW is currently scheduled to be Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Mistico vs Jado, Gedo, and Averno. If not for the thousands of miles of distance and the many hours of travel, Jado and ego would’ve had to be Perros del Mal members and probably would still be in Jauria del Terror (if they ever get their own t-shirts), right? It’s a similar ethos. It does occur to me now that if Mistico is in Japan on 01/04, CMLL’s not going to go back to Arena Mexico until 01/09. He’s got to be on that card, or why bother doing it.

Elsewhere in the same magazine, Dark Angel mentions going to Japan in February.

Ovaciones also reports the DF Lucha Libre commission will be giving out it’s annual awards on 12/03.

(SoloLuchas) Shocker talks about his return to CMLL. Shocker likes the idea of grouping with Toscano and Garza, wants to do another Guapos U, and would team with Scorpio and Zumbido if CMLL brought them in.

AAA looks at the Brazo vs Porky feud.

On TelevisaDeportes’s site, Sombra talks about his path to joining CMLL. He was going to move to Mexico City at 15 to train there, but Stuka Jr. convinced him he should stay around home and work more.

Al Filo del Ring interviews Anubis of IWRG.

Todo por el Todo has posted for Santo at a comic book show in Madrid and the Todo x el Todo shows there at the end of the month.

A new exhibit opens up at Blue Demon’s gallery today.

On 12/13 in Minatitlan, there’s a charity show for the local primary school, damaged in recent floods.

Guerreros del Ring #167 has Mil Mascara vs Canek

Ohtani’s Jacket watches the Oficials/Air Force matches from IWRG, as well a recent CMLL minis match.

LuchaWorld has Robert on CMLL TV from 08/26/06 (Perro vs Santo in Santo’s last CMLL match) and AAA 08/06/06 and KrisZ’s news.

WrestlingObserver has their CMLL FSE Recap.

CMLL (TUE) 11/25 Arena Quereato
1) Eragon vs Halcon Blanco
2) Rey Cometa & Silver Dragon vs Lince & Startron
3) Feugo Latino, Rey, Urus vs Drabek I, Drabek II, Principe Valiente Jr.
4) Héctor Garza & Máximo vs Mr. Niebla & Negro Casas
5) Sangre Azteca vs La Máscara [MEX WELTER]

CMLL (SUN) 11/30 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Quazar & Samurai vs Azazel & Relampago Azul
2) Thunder Boy & Virgo vs Milenio & Nenon
3) Magnum & Nube Roja vs Mr. trueno & Rey Trueno
4) Bam Bam, Pequeno Ninja, Último Dragoncito vs ?, Mr. Aguilita, Pequeño Damian 666
5) Blue Panther & Shocker vs Mr. Niebla & Negro Casas

IWRG (SUN) 11/30 Arena Naucalpan
1) Imperio Azteca vs Shuriken
2) Gemelo Fantastico I & Gemelo Fantastico II vs King Drako & Nemesis (IWRG)
3) Goleador, Jack, Pendulo vs Judas el Tradior, Masada, Tetsuda
4) Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro [super libre]
5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Scorpio Jr., Tinieblas Jr. vs Head Hunter I, Máscara Año 2000, Veneno

Masada is pretty random. I assume Tetsuda is a trainee from somewhere. No Friday show here. In possibly related news, SuperLuchas reports TVC Deportes has droped the IWRG telecasts, due to IWRG moving all of it’s big matches to the TV Azteca tapings.

Scattered Lineups, via Box Y Lucha and SuperLuchas

CMLL (SUN) 11/30 Arena Neza
1) Rayo Tapatío I & Rayo Tapatío II vs Hermano Muerte II & Hermano Muerte III
2) Astro Boy, Fabián el Gitano, Hijo del Faraon vs Dr. X, Loco Max, Nitro
3) La Máscara, Mascara Dorada, Mictlán vs Dragon Rojo Jr., Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca

indy (SUN) 11/30 Salon la Altena
1) Esther Moreno & Vicky Carranza vs Flor Metalica & Rossy Moreno
2) Metal Boy & Turbo vs Hermano Muerte I & Hermano Muerte II
3) Huracan Ramirez, Kung Fu Jr., Super Incognito vs Dr. Markus, Enfermero, Hijo de Gran Markus
4) Dr. Wagner Jr. & Groon XXX vs Canek & Hijo de Máscara Año 2000

This show is being taped for TV.

AAA (SUN) 11/30 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [RFC]
1) Arquero vs Rey Cobra
2) Aguila Extrema & Baby Fox vs Jorobado I & Jorobado II
3) Estrellita & TDN vs Diabolik & Tiffany
4) Extreme Tiger, La Momia, Pimpinela Escarlata vs Killer Clown, Psycho Clown, Zombie Clown
5) Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero vs Jack Evans & Teddy Hart

This supplants the Voladors vs Misteriosos card, which is no longer happening. Bonus: Jack & Teddy promo.

CMLL (MON) 12/01 Arena Puebla
1) Dark Angel, India Sioux, Lluvia vs Hiroka, Princesa Sujei, Yeska
2) La Sombra, Mascara Dorada, Volador Jr. vs Averno, Mephisto, Terrible
3) Místico, Shocker, Toscano vs Atlantis, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas

PERRO (TUE) 12/16 Monuemental Monterrey [Pegasso Original @ LMdlL]
1) Kaientai, Lord Byron, Nightmare vs Dralion, Furora, Voltaje
2) Esther Moreno & Rossy Moreno vs Diana La Cazadora & Poly Star
3) Black Spirit & Black Thunder vs Caifan 69 & Turbo
4) Juventud Guerrera & Super Crazy vs Damián 666 & Mr. Águila
5) Cibernetico & LA Park vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & el Hijo del Perro Aguayo

If nothing else, I’m happy Turbo and Black Thunder are getting booked more. Actually, if nothing else, I’m happy I worked in “ethos”. That’s a college education at work!

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