Galavision/Televisa: Back on in the US. Probably the Sombra/Volador trios rematch and the weekly women’s match.
FOX: Titan/Atlantis vs Euforia/Ultimo Guerrero and Azul/Sagrado/Shocker vs Warrior/Rojo/Ephesto
C3: more set up for Rey Escorpion and La Mascara, and Felino & Kids vs Panther, Fantasma, and Rey Cometa
52MX: Pequeno Nitro vs Astral in a mask match, and Mr. Niebla vs Volador in rudo match.
Puebla: Terrible vs Shocker? No sign of this show online in a while.
GDL: off for one more week
Terra: the low men on the minis totem pole and two matches worth of primeras (and Raziel and Virus)
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AAA: New taping. There’s no obvious pattern for which matches air which week on these double tapings, at least not yet. My guess is they’re airing the LA Park/Abyss match this week so they can show highlights again next week (and the week after that.) Guessing the Consejo match and the women’s tag match.
ACM: Maybe the cage match?
IWRG-TVC Deportes: The show going on right now, with the odd team of Hijo de LA Park, Octagon and Veneno taking on Fuerza Guerrera and the Morgans.
Mr. Niebla says everyone thinks he’s the Arena Mexico Clown, but he’s been wrestling for 21 years and knows what he’s doing, and showed Volador. Mr. Niebla thinks Volador is coming along good but he’s better. Niebla also says he has no interest in turning tecnico and if Volador wants to turn this to an all out war, Volador should go back to being tencioc.
Enrique Yniesta, who has an interview with Dorian Roldan in the upcoming Box Y Lucha, says Dorian suggested Perro Aguayo, Abismo Negro, Cien Caras, and Mascara Ano 2000 as possible candidates for the AAA Hall of Fame. AAA previously announced three people would go in last year. I still think they put Abismo Negro in the Hall of Fame already in 2010, but putting him in again is no problem. More likely, since it’s 3, I bet the original idea was to do all three Dinamitas – Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000, and Universo 2000 – who could get involved in the main event. Getting them all there may be the tougher part, but Perro and Abismo would be a fine selections.
Tinieblas Jr., Dr. Karonte, Huracán Ramírez, Huracán Ramírez Jr., Jaque Mate, Heddi Karaoui, Pirata Morgan, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, El Corsario, Hijo del Espanto II, Fishman Jr., Voltan, Hijo de Estrella Blanca, Estrella Blanca Jr., Estrella Blanca II, Rolling Boy Jr., Imua-Koa, Dr. Cerebro, Oriental, Relámpago de Plata, Atila, Ultraman, Hijo de Ultraman, Hijo de Anibal, Águila Solitaria, Águila Solitaria Jr., Axel, Alebrije (I, w/Cuije), Marabunta, Kung Fu Jr., Súper Porky, Angelikal, Ehecatl, Yakuza, El Seminarista, Rocky Santana, Epidemia, Guerrero del Bronx Jr., Scorpio Jr. (listed as with Trolly?), Bull Power, Súper Caló Jr., Terry 2000, Juan el Ranchero, Marabunta Jr., Chucho el Roto, Kid Medrano, Holkan and a luchador surprise.
The press release says 50 out of 150 people who were interested. That list is 46 plus the surprise. The list lucas posted in the comments adds Skayde, Black Terry, Campeones, Sepulcro Jr., Hermano Muerte II Jr., Hijo de Espectro de Ultratumba for 53. Hijo de Climax said he was in this, and I’m sure there are more (and some of these won’t be there.) There will be a lot of people, they have a match, an old guy will come in late and win.
CMLL (TUE) 07/24/2012Arena Mexico
1) Camaleón & Soberano Jr. vs Camorra & Ramstein
2) Aereo, Fantasy, Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior
3) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa vs Namajague, Puma King, Shigeo Okumura
4) Marcela vs Tiffany [lightning]
5) Blue Panther, Stuka Jr., Valiente vs Ephesto, Mephisto, Niebla Roja
6) La Máscara vs Rey Escórpion [MEX LH] La Mascara is the champion
I am not interested in the main event, but maybe Rey Escorpion can force Mascara to do a brawl so it’ll be slightly different.
CMLL (SUN) 07/15/2012Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [El Informador (4)]
4) Barbaro Cavernario DQ Javier Cruz [hair] Barbaro took 2/3. Javier accidentally kicked the ref, Barbaro fouled Javier, Barbaro checked the ref, Javier fouled Barbaro, ref saw the second ref and called the DQ.
photo by Black Terry Jr.
CMLL (TUE) 07/17/2012Arena Mexico [CMLL, Kaiser Sports]
1) Metatrón & Soberano Jr. b Camorra & Zayco Soberano replaced Bengala, Camorra replaced Ramstein.
2) Aereo, Astral, Eléctrico b Demus 3:16, Pequeño Nitro, Pierrothito Aereo’s unmasked debut.
3) Hijo del Signo, Namajague, Shigeo Okumura b Hombre Bala Jr., Super Halcon Jr., Triton Okumura pinned Triton in the third.
4) Sagrado b Niebla Roja [lightning] Sagrado won in about 9 minutes.
5) Blue Panther, Hijo del Fantasma, Rey Cometa DQ Felino, Puma King, Tiger Tecnicos took 2/3, Puma once again fouling Cometa. Puma also took Cometa’s mask twice. The reunited cats did not have any issues.
6) Euforia, Rey Bucanero, Rey Escórpion b Diamante, La Máscara, Marco Corleone Rudos took 2/3, Escorpion powerbombing La Mascara for the win. Escorpion wants a title shot, though the Kaiser Sports report quotes him as challenging for the middleweight title; that’s Octagon’s title, Mascara is light heavyweight.
Kurt Angle will wrestle on TripleMania after all. He will be Jeff Jarrett’s partner against LA Park & Electroshock in the Dorian’s hair vs Joaquin’s hair match. The announcement was made last night on Tercera Caida.
AAA has been working on bringing in Kurt Angle for years. Dorian had early appeared on the same show and strongly hinted Angle would be on this year’s show. TV shows came and went, the TripleMania press conference came and went, and Angle was never announced or even hinted at again until now. It’s such an odd time to make the announcement – Tercera Caida is great, but they could’ve done it in when they had all the press there just last week – that it seems to be a last minute deal that finally came together. The lineup also seems to indicate it was a last minute decision; Kurt may be the best paid guy on the show, but they’re bringing him in to work third from the top unless there’s a lot reshuffling. Maybe Angle lowered his price, maybe AAA was more willing to pay his price because of the ‘meh’ reaction to the TripleMania card, I am not sure.
Electroshock & LA Park vs Jeff Jarrett & Kurt Angle is such a weird match. They’ll be accompanied by Karen Jarrett, who used to be Karen Angle, which will make it very awkward. Electroshock facing Kurt Angle is an odd use of Kurt Angle, but if you absolutely have to do the tag match, he’s better choice than Zorro or Cibernetico. (Putting in any one else is not how AAA thinks.) The best partner would be no partner, and just a LA Park vs Kurt Angle match we’re not exactly getting here.
On yesterday’s Figure Four Daily with Dr. Lucha, Steve responded to a question about last year’s WWE tryouts in Mexico by saying WWE now has no interest in bringing in Mexican wrestlers to use on their shows. Sin Cara’s inability to adjust to WWE style (including learning English) has been a disappointment to them, so they’ve given up on using anyone who’s working the lucha libre style. That would means Averno and everyone else aren’t going anywhere.
Metalico will be out two months with a ligament tear in his left leg. He hurt it this past Thursday catching a Bobby Zavala plancha at a small show, managing to finish the match but was taken to the hospital right after and is now in a huge cast. Metalico promised revenge, of course. Tigre Blanco will take his place on Friday’s show.
Dinamico II has passed away. He was a regular in the smaller arenas around Mexico State and Neza, working in the UWA allied building during the early 90s. He was mostly wrestling on (rare) Arena San Juan Pantitlan shows and LEGEND reunion shows; the last match I have him wrestling was in March.
CMLL (TUE) 07/24/2012Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Virgo vs Thunder Boy
2) Leo & Sky Kid vs Artillero & Súper Comando
3) Black Metal, Gallo, Smaker vs Olímpico, Pólvora, Sangre Azteca
4) Ángel de Oro & Hijo del Fantasma vs Malefico & Virus
5) La Sombra, Marco Corleone, Rush vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Mr. Águila, Último Guerrero
