05/18 Mexico Preview

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CMLL (FRI) 05/18 Arena Mexico
1) Mini Fantasy & Ultimo Dragonicto vs Pequeno Violencia & Pierrothito
2) Hiroka, Mima Shimoda, Princesa Sugeith vs Dark Angel, Diana la Cazadora, Marcela
3) Minoru, Takayama, Terrible vs Dos Caras Jr., Marco Corelone, Ultimo Dragon
4) Hijo de Perro Aguayo vs Negro Casas, Felino, Tarzan Boy, Mephisto, Maximo, Alex Koslov, Stuka Jr., Volador Jr., Mascara Purpura [LdP, ciber]
5) Dr. Wagner vs Atlantis

Arena Mexico previews
– ESTO: show, Leyenda de Plata
– Ovaciones
– No NotiMex! They’re slipping.

Here’s the thing, they may not know who’s winning this anymore as I write this. Obviously we need to replace Perro with someone – maybe Terrible gets bumped up and someone finds Sangre to stick him in that match – but if Mistico really as going to be in next week’s block, this seemed strongly destined for another Perro/Mistico match. There’s no other natural feud, and there’s no Ultimo’s or Rey’s or Corelone’s next week that would stand thought against Mistico. CMLL may be rethinking things at this moment, so I’m guessing as much as they are and can’t base this off any actual information.

Thanks for coming: Mascara Purpura (so he’s healthy?), Stuka Jr., (Terrible if he’s the replacement)

Guys in a holding pattern: Felino, Tarzan Boy, Mephisto

Which leaves

Maximo: only a very slim chance, because he’s actually got a feud with Texano they’d follow up first, and winning this is still a stretch for him. I could see it as a last minute decision, especially if you’ve decided a rudo has to come out of the other side.

Volador Jr.: They could finally go ALL THE WAY with him! Wait, no, that’ll never happen, scratch this one.

Alex Koslov: Winning this would also be a stretch, but they’re high on him and we’re not exactly overwhelmed with possibilites.

Negro Casas: Here’s the safe bet. He’s reliable, and they could have him work rudo next week versus Mistico if they’d like. That’s the strong point – you can have Negro win here without committing to anything for next week. The downside is Black Warrior is not in the next group, so if that’s the June money feud, it’s going to have a couple week layoff.

While I’m thinking about it, I’m going to guess Perro’s injury does NOT increase the likelyhood of Santo coming back to CMLL. The only thing that’s going to affect that situation is Santo’s willingness to change his price. CMLL will deal with having lesser houses for the rest of the year rather than give in