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CMLL (TUE) 09/01/2015 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [CMLL]
1) Exterminador & Maléfico b Magnum & Metatrón
2) Cancerbero, Raziel, Virus b Esfinge, Pegasso, Starman
Rudos took 1/3.
3) Metálico b Omar Brunetti [lightning]
Metalico used the ropes to win. Omar demanded a hair match and Metalico accepted.
4) Ángel de Oro, Stuka Jr., Super Porky b Rey Bucanero, Rey Escorpión, Terrible
Tecnicoss took 2/3
5) Atlantis, Marco Corleone, Valiente DQ Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Shocker
Tecnicos took 1/3, the last with Niebla fouling Marco. That sets up a singles match with them next week.

IWRG FILL (WED) 09/02/2015 Arena Naucalpan [The Gladiatores, The Gladiatores]
1) Adrenalina & Vardeus b Centella Orietnal & Chicanito
2) Magnum 44, Power Bull, Vampiro Metálico b Blue Metal, Blue Monsther, Omega
Omega seems to have lost his partner Alfa, which supports the idea Alfa is now Barba Roja Jr.
3) Freyser, Hijo del Alebrije, Super Jack b Acero, Galaxy, Kanon
Freyser and Galaxy feuded.
4) Aeroman, Diablo Jr. I, Eternus b Alas de Acero, Aramis, Atomic Star
Eternus beat Atomic and Aeroman beat Aramis for the win
5) Black Terry, Dragón Fly, Voltar b Apolo Estrada, Oficial AK47, Toxin Boy
Gym FILL defeats Gym Zeus, with Apolo Estrada replaced Pikachu. Toxin Boy fought Black Terry a lot and got credit for the effort.
6) Oficial 911 b Eterno
one fall main event, bloody brawl. 911 won with a Gory Special. Post match challenges included hair versus hair and loser leaves Arena Naucalpan.

This follows the Super Nova/Golden Magic challenge for mask matches; both would be big matches in the world of IWRG if they actually occur.

In an interview from Monday, La Mascara says he’s excited to be part of the Anniversary show. A couple of days later, he’s not on the card. I’m assuming most people didn’t know if they were or were not on the show until yesterday. Mascara says the Ingobernables should not trust Dr. Wagner and he shouldn’t be considered a member.

Prior to the card announcement, Apolo Valdes was critical of how little build Sombra/Atlantis had but acknowledged it’s picked up steam since being announced.

This week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletters mentions AAA will not be doing another US/Canada PPV. I’m more surprised they were still trying; given the reaction to the last show, and the lack of any blow away show soon, it’s only the hardcore people who are going to watch and those people are likely to go with the iPPV. Heroes Inmortales will be better than TripleMania, because it only can be, but that’s a build up show to Guerra de Titanes and they need to wait until they have an event that’ll stand on it’s own.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update, thoughts on the Anniversary show, and a review of the ChilangaMask show.

RobViper has a music video of Dos Leyendas 2015 and was on this week’s WasimCast talking about who knows what.

SuperLuchas looks back at the last Hulk Hogan versus Canek match.

Tirantes isn’t all bad; Rey Apocalipsis credits him with helping him get into Arena Puebla. Rey Apocalispis’s uncle was Apocalipsis I and his father was Apocalipsis II, so he started out as Kid Apocalipsis with the plan to just drop the kid. He noticed there were many Apocalipsis already, including the one in CMLL, so he decided it would be a better idea to add the Rey.

Dark Angel talks about her first day in Arena Mexico.

Mesias says he’s against Fenix and all the young luchadors.

Dr. Cerbero says he was going to have knee surgery and retire until he discovered osteopathy, and now he helps others.

Dark Fire talks about his debut in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, says the whole experience went great and he and Payaso Infernal were told they’d be brought back.

Rey Horus vs Dralion was announced for the 10/03 debut show for Riot Wrestling Alliance in Monterrey.

Ciudad Juarez’s X-Tasis talks about finishing third in the luchador bodybuilding contest. He mentions there were two people from CMLL in his weight division; they were apparently eliminated before the final day.

Polvora promo for the 09/16 CaraLucha

There was a big turnout for Tartu el Brujo’s funeral.

Lineups

CMLL (TUE) 09/08/2015 Arena México
1) Bengala & Leono vs Apocalipsis & El Rebelde
2) Pegasso, Starman, Stigma vs Canelo Casas, Nitro, Raziel
3) Astral © vs Mercurio [CMLL MINI]
fourth defense
4) Delta, Esfinge, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Kamaitachi, Okumura, Puma
5) Fuego, The Panther, Tritón vs Cavernario, Rey Bucanero, Vangellys
6) Dragon Lee, Máximo, Valiente vs Ephesto, Luciferno, Mephisto

Mercurio hasn’t beaten Astral – the tecnicos won in straight falls on Tuesday – so this title match makes no sense. It’s like whoever makes up the lineups wrote them out a month in advance, went on vacation, and everyone changed the finishes without checking to see if they make any sense.Match should be good anyway, as should a few other ones.

It’s a bit stunning how old the top half of the rudo side is on this show (and it’ll be older once Kamaitachi goes back home.)

SANCHEZ (WED) 09/16/2015 Arena Neza
1) Aero Power, Destello, Joven Maravilla vs Artikus, Gio Malkriado, Perro Negro Jr.
2) Brayan, Rey Neza, Soldado Del Futuro vs Motocross, Puma, Taquero Maldito
3) Arez, Belial, Impulso vs Jinzo, Neza Kid, Rocky Lobo
4) Hijo De Dos Caras & Súper Nova vs Argos & Oriental
5) Damián 666, Halloween, X-Fly vs Crazy Boy, One Man Kru, Pesadilla
6) Myzteziz © vs Averno [WWA MIDDLE]
Myzteziz listed as champion, no known date when he won the belt.

Myzteziz never held this championship – ironically, this was the belt Mistico de Juarez held during the short lived Juarez TV show – but maybe he found the belt at a market in Tepito? Mistico won this belt in 2008, ‘vacated’ it when he went to WWE and then maybe it’s been sitting in a closet for years.

CMLL (FRI) 09/18/2015 Arena México
82nd Anniversary
1) Esfinge, Fuego, The Panther vs Disturbio, Puma, Virus
2) Guerrero Maya Jr., Máximo, Stuka Jr. vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión
3) Dark Angel vs Princesa Sugehit
announced as mano a mano, not a lightning (10 minute time limit). Dark Angel’s farewell match.
4) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas vs Dragon Lee, Mistico, Valiente
5) LA Park, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr. vs Dr. Wagner Jr., Rush, Thunder [Relevos Increíbles]
6) Atlantis vs La Sombra [mask]

No big surprises in matches, though some small ones in who was included and who was not.

Thunder is back from whatever to pick right up with Ultimo Guerrero. I wonder if he still hates Rush, the reason he broke up with UG, or if that all is forgotten.

Mr. Niebla and Felino making this show doesn’t feel right on merit. Match will still get over, but it’s sad Cavernario doesn’t get to be on this show. Really, there’s a lot of guys who could justify they belonged on this card as much as the guys in the opener. Boby Zavala is the obvious storyline admission; I’d think he almost has to be ruled injured not to be on this card, but CMLL can surprise you.

Dark Angel lost her mask to Princesa Sugehit way back in LLF, which normally would’ve been the end of the foreigner’s run in Mexico. She stayed a little bit longer. It’s a nice full circle bit to have her face Sugehit at the actual end.

There’s no killer matches here. The matches are generally better on the Anniversary show than the look on paper, but there’s no sure second best match on the show. A lot of stuff could turn out great, or could turn out just OK. This is the weakest of the three mega Anniversary shows in the last three years, with no midcard apuesta match to definitely provide that second sure great match.

Nothing’s been said about online streaming. I think everyone is assuming it’ll be on ClaroSports or YouTube. The Claro Sports deal is supposed to end next Friday (a week before the Anniversary show) and there’s no guarantee they’ll air anything on YouTube with En Busca over. I really hope they air on the internet, but there’s no guarantee they will, we probably won’t know until just before and it might depend on how well advance tickets are selling. The main matches should air on Azteca in the US on October 3rd, and on Samurai TV in Japan at some point.

CMLL (TUE) 09/01/2015 Arena México
1) Molotov & Sensei DQ Camorra & Espanto Jr.
Straight falls
2) Astral, Eléctrico, Shockercito b Demus 3:16, Mercurio, Pierrothito
Straight falls, though Shockercito used a foul to beat Demus in the second.
3) Dark Angel, Estrellita, Princesa Sugehit b Amapola, Dalys, Zeuxis
tecnicas took 1/3
4) The Panther b Okumura [lightning]
Panther won with an elbow lock in over 8 minutes.
5) Blue Panther, Titán, Tritón b Dragón Rojo Jr., Felino, Sangre Azteca
Tecnicos took 2/3
6) Máximo, Mistico, Rush b Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Niebla Roja

All tecnico wins. Shockercito & Demus have been feuding for a while – first on Fridays, then shifted over to Tuesdays – and would make sense for another hair match in a couple weeks as part of a independence day show. CMLL recently shifts their shows back or ahead by a day to run one exactly on September 16th. Maybe they’re not doing it this year: word was going around last night that the Guadalajara show (with Omar Brunetti versus Metalico) will take place on 09/15 instead. That may change, but it’s interesting they might go another way.

Also interesting: Metalico switching from the feud with Leono to this feud with Omar suggests Leono was going to win a hair match in 2015. Or maybe Omar’s losing?

No lineup for next Tuesday yet.

AAA tapes on 10/19 in Nuevo Laredo. That’s two days after they tape in Reynosa, so it’s the same deal as the end of May/early June. Rey Mysterio is being advertised for Torreon 10/16, so he’s probably on all those shows.

CMLL Informa will announce the lineup for the Anniversary show today. I wonder if they’ve told the luchadors? Guests are Dragon Lee (talking about his title defense), Super Halcon Jr. & Canelo Casas (Sabado Retro) match, Atlantis and Mano Negra. Mano Negra is random, but probably there to talk about his mask loss to Atlantis.

The results for this past weekend’s bodybuilding competition lists Ursus (from Baja California, not the Queretaro) one as the previously unnamed male winner for 80KG and up group.

Mil Mascaras and J-Pop will have a panel discussion at UNAM on 09/18.

Sexy Arana took Toro de Oro’s hair in Arena Coliseo San Ramon.

Lineup

IWRG (SUN) 09/06/2015 Arena Naucalpan
1) Black Niko & Kanon vs Acero & Picudo Jr.
2) Dragón Bane, Eternus, Omega vs Atomic Star, Ram El Carnero, Vortize
3) Emperador Azteca, Metaleón, Mr. Leo vs Diablo Jr. I, Hip Hop Man, Imposible
4) Hijo del Pantera, Pantera, Pantera I vs Black Terry, Freelance, Mike Segura
5) Shu el Guerrero vs Oficial 911, Máscara Sagrada, El Hijo del Diablo, Canis Lupus, Golden Magic, Veneno, Danny Casas, El Golpeador, Leo, Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Eterno, Súper Nova,Negro Navarro, Relámpago, Hijo De Dos Caras, Rayan, Spector, X-Fly, Rafy [Gran Cruzada]
battle royal rules. Winner gets a shot at the Rey de Reyes or a title shot against the champion of their division

Read the main event stip as “we don’t know when Ricky Cruz is coming back so here’s a nice out.” Semimain is only the second time the Panteras have teamed up since Pantera I’s return from the dead and also it’s a good match. This is a pretty interesting card with a lot of people on it, and you get a beer free if you buy two tickets.

CMLL (TUE) 09/08/2015 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Frezzer & Nautilius vs Joker & Sádico
2) Magnus, Molotov, Omar Brunetti vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Hijo del Signo, Metálico
3) Dark Angel, Lluvia, Marcela vs Amapola, Dalys, Zeuxis
4) Ángel de Oro, Blue Panther, Super Porky vs Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Niebla Roja
5) Atlantis, La Máscara, Volador Jr. vs Negro Casas, Shocker, Último Guerrero
6) Marco Corleone vs Mr. Niebla

Good luck, Marco.

Super Libre mentioned this is Dark Angel’s last match in Guadalajara, so she’s back in Arena Mexico or off the following week.

DTU SANCHEZ (WED) 09/16/2015 Centro Civico Santa Clara, Ecatepec, Estado de México
1) Chiki Nerd I & Chiki Nerd II vs El Perrito & Mastizito
2) Aero Power, Destello, Joven Maravilla vs Artikus, Gio Malkriado, Perro Negro Jr.
3) Ángel o Demonio, Dement Extreme, Ovett vs Black Fire, Jimmy, Kevin
4) Jinzo vs Septimo Dragon
5) Rocky Lobo vs Freelance, Lokillo
6) Super Mega vs Suicida, Chico Che, Lanzeloth
7) Cíclope & Miedo Extremo vs Hijo De Dos Caras & One Man Kru and Crazy Boy & Pesadilla

This isn’t the big DTU show they’re teasing – that’s the next day – but one of many shows which will be taking place on the holiday. I have no knowledge of One Man Kru, but cagematch says he’s a man from Alabama who’s been to Freedoms, the same Japan extreme wrestling promotion Violento Jack and Ciclope were in.

CMLL (SUN) 08/30/2015 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Black Sugar & Mercenario b Linterna & Mr. Apolo
2) Capitan Cobra, El Alteño, Reycko b Demonio Rojo, Mr. Brisa, Relampago
Demonio Rojo replaced Gitano on Tuesday.
3) El Chakal, El Gitano, Évola b León Blanco, Nube Roja, Toro Negro
Gitano replaced Thunder Boy on Tuesday.
4) Darkfire, Frezzer, Omar Brunetti b El Yaqui, Joker, Payaso Infernal
Darkfire replaced Nautilius, Payaso Infenral replaced Sadico on Tuesday. Both are debuting from Mazatlan.
5) Furia Roja, Mr. Trueno, Rey Trueno b Exterminador, Maléfico, Thunder Boy [OCCIDENTE TRIOS]
Furia Roja & Thunder Boy added to the match when it was changed from Super Libre to a Trios Title match on Tuesday. Rey Trueno rolled thru a Malefico hurracaranana with a little bit of help from Mr. Trueno to get the win. First defense.

Rudos cheat to beat other rudos.

CMLL (MON) 08/31/2015 Arena Puebla [CMLL]
1) La Vaquerita, Marcela, Skadi b La Seductora, Tiffany, Zeuxis
Tecnicas took 1/3
2) Kamaitachi, Morphosis, Okumura b Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Stigma
rudos took 2/3
3) Blue Panther, Stuka Jr., Super Porky b Kráneo, Olímpico, Ripper
tecnicos took 1/3
4) La Máscara, Marco Corleone, Máximo DQ Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Shocker
Tecnicos took 1/3, the last when Mascara fouled Niebla.
5) Último Guerrero b La Sombra © [NWA MIDDLE]
UG took 2/3, the last when Tirantes got knocked down, Sombra fouled UG, but UG rolled him up anyway. Sombra’s falls on his seventh defense. UG is 7th/91st champion

Sombra’s reaction to the finish was “I lost but I don’t care about the title but I’m angry enough that I’ll beat you for your hair later but I really don’t care but I’m totally taking your hair.” – great, dude.

This was all amazingly dumb. I really thought Averno beating Mistico was going to be the most random thing we’d see this summer, and CMLL beat AAA. Congrats. There’s no way Sombra should be losing to anyone in singles matches between now and the Anniversary show. Even if Sombra was leaving to WWE, NJPW or the Moon the next day, it’s most important to treat Atlantis and Sombra as the biggest stars possible leading into the Anniversary show. (There’s no report he’s doing any of this, though I’m personally investigating space travel to get away from lucha libre booking.)

Here are possible horrible excuses someone could come up with

1. This is to build a match later on – build that LATER, you goofball. Wait three weeks.
2. It doesn’t matter because it’s Puebla and no one cares – then why are you running matches which don’t matter with your top guys, don’t you see this is a big problem
3. It’s really important to get Ultimo Guerrero in the Universal tournament – nope! nothing is important in the Universal tournament. Even if it was, Ultimo could’ve beat Dragon Rojo or Angel de Oro or Rey Bucanero or any of the other guys who are going to lose in the first round in three minutes anyway
4. Ultimo Guerrero is somehow getting in the Anniversary match yet – oh no oh no oh no oh no

It may not end up mattering. It probably won’t – the crowd coming for one of these guys losing their masks is still going to get that – but why mess with things? This was a totally unneeded match at this time, and a idiotic result on top of it.

Anyway, show sucked, don’t watch it.

There’s more CMLL bizarreness to come, but the question of the week is “what time does Sunday’s Guadalajara show start?” It’s a benefit show, so it’s different. I heard a few promos during Super Libre for it starting at special noon time. There’s an ad on their Facebook site saying noon. And yet, CMLL’s website says usual 6pm start. I think it’s noon. I would go at noon if I were you.

LA Park said LA Park things in an interview posted on MedioTiempo yesterday. LA Park believes CMLL should switch the anniversary show to LA Park versus Rush because it’s a bigger match than Atlantis versus Sombra, and LA Park feels LA Park & Dr. Wagner fills the building. Park made it clear he’s not planning to be a long term member of CMLL – he’s here for Rush’s hair, he doesn’t want to be a member for the promotion and he’s leaving if he doesn’t get his match. Park was critical of Wagner for trying to get applause and being friendly with the Ingobernables, saying they’ll turn on him soon enough.

I tend to believe there’s an agreement on LA Park & Rush actually happening and even a decision of when it’s happening (Dos Leyendas 2016?) before they’d put Park back in a ring, but CMLL is acting inconsistently enough that they may just be making it up as they go at this point.

CMLL’s preview mentions the ‘dream’ team of Maximo, Rush and Mistico facing Gran Guerrero, Euforia and Niebla Rojo in the main event. Maybe more importantly, the preview confirms Mistico will be taking away from CMLL for a while starting soon. Mistico’s been promoting his upcoming appearance on Azteca Mexico/Telemundo US  reality show Si Se Puede. That show starts September 13th. If Mistico is going to be away from CMLL while he’s on the show, that suggests he won’t be on the Anniversary show. (It probably wouldn’t be an issue if they stuck with the 09/04 date and might be why that date was the date at one point.) The show is a diverse talent show – one week they’ll be juggling, one week they’ll be belly dancing, that sort of thing.

DTU announced Aero Boy & Miedo Extremo versus Violento Jack & Ciclope for their 09/17 Arena Aficion show. Partner facing partners in lucha libre is a scourge that must be stopped. I think Aero Boy & Violento Jack are going to fight each other more than team up this month, so why should we care about their team?

Estadio Deportes has an interesting interview with AAA’s Oscar Garcia, who’s the promotion graphic designer. He’s the guy who designs the look of the posters (which many indy promotions have borrowed for their own), and come up with character designs. He’s mentioned as coming up with Drago, Bengala, Pentagon Jr., Fenix, Venum, Ludxor, as well as single show designs like the outfit Rey Mysterio wore for TripleMania. He’s been working for the company for six years, so after Antonio Pena passed away, but says he met Pena who encouraged him to pursue his artistic dreams. He says he has more sketches in mind, just waiting for the right person to fill them.

The same site interviews Taya. Not as much new there, though she does mention she was only expecting to be in Mexico six weeks and Perro Aguayo Jr. convinced her to stay.

Pro Wrestling Authority has an interview with Triton, who mentions his father actually trained with him for his first month so his son wouldn’t be lonely in the class. Triton debuted after only three months in school; he notes most people thought it was way too soon, but it turned out OK for him.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update, this week’s Poster-Mania, and results from the UIPW show where Volador Jr., Johnny Mundo and Mephisto did wrestle and Volador kept his title. The idea is Johnny is a Lucha Underground wrestler and not an AAA one, so I guess CMLL doesn’t know Mundo is on Heroes Inmortales.

Segunda Caida reviews last Friday’s CMLL main event.

Pinguino lost his mask in Arena Coliseo Reynosa.

El Pantera, Blue Demon Jr., and Lince Dorado versus Amasis, Shane Strickland and Latin Dragon has been added to the 09/20 Lucha Toronto show.

Morelos luchador turned journalist Tartu el Brujo passed away Sunday. (This isn’t the one who was wrestling more recently with the Juniors promotion.)

Lineups

CMLL (MON) 09/07/2015 Arena Puebla
1) Black Tiger, Robin, Zaeta Roja vs Espanto Jr., Guerrero Espacial, Metálico
2) Lestat, Molotov, Tigre Rojo Jr. vs King Jaguar, Rey Apocalipsis, Toro Bill Jr.
3) Marcela © vs Zeuxis [CMLL WOMEN]
Marcela second defense.
4) Blue Panther, Dragon Lee, Esfinge vs Kamaitachi, Misterioso Jr., Sagrado
5) Atlantis, Mistico, Titán vs Rey Bucanero, Rey Escorpión, Vangellys
6) La Máscara vs Mr. Niebla

Marcela beat Zeuxis totally clean, 100% clean, on Monday night. Alfredo pointed out Marcela brought the title belt to the ring and that probably means a title match, so I was expecting Zeuxis to get the pin when she and Marcela were left in the ring alone at the end. Again, no, Marcela won 100% clean. And the title match is happening anyway. (Maybe Zeuxis winning was the plan but the finish got changed and so the lineup will in the next few days.) Also, it’s a champion versus champion match in the third match and no one should care about CMLL titles.

Rey Apocalispis and Toro Bill are totally going to put Tigre Rojo in a bag. That is good.