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Today is the LAST day for sending in your 2005 Tapatia ballot.

* Ballot
* Awards Information
* Candidate Discussion (you’re NOT limited to people mentioned)

This is not a hard and fast deadline; I won’t be freezing the ballot box at the stroke of midnight or anything. If you get it in by 6AM CST Saturday, that’s good enough for me. Anything later than that, I can’t promise it’ll get in. (If you’ve got a problem making the deadline, e-mail me ASAP, explain why, and we’ll figure something out.)

Thank you to everyone who’s aleardy voted and anyone still considering voting.

Today’s new entries will appear below this post all day.

Just to remind you, the Tapatia Awards deadline is this Friday (midnight, Samoan Standard time-ish)

Links to the ballot, more information, discussion one more time. Ballots go to luchaawards@thecubsfan.com.

I’ve already recieved more ballots than last year (which is impressive until you remember how many there were last year), but I haven’t voted yet and I figure most of you haven’t voted either because you’re waiting for the last minute to squeeze in more matches or whatever. Take your time and figure it out, just make sure to get the e-mails into by Friday night.

Awards probably won’t be posted before next Tuesday.

I think I’m going to pencil together a prelim ballot at lunch today, just to see where I’m at. If you have any questions or problems with your ballot, e-mail me or leave a comment.

Schedule of Discussion:
Monday: Best Wrestler
Tuesday: Best Promotion, Best Rivalary
Wednesday: Best Tecnico, Best Rudo
Thursday: Best Legend, Best Female, Most Improved, Most Underutilized
Friday: Best Match, Best Singles Match, Best Non-Singles match
Much Later: Lucha Awards Elsewhere

Didn’t get a chance to do this previously.

Information taken from Doctor Lao’s Intern (WON), RSPW.org and a list of magazine awards passed to me by a third party but I believe typed up by Steve Sims. For the WON and RSPW awards, I’m listing their highest eligible winner as the lucha pick of the year.

It should go without saying, but every voting group has it’s own biases and problems. And for a lot of the RSPW awards (which run from 12/04 to 11/05), they appear to just be what I voted for, because of the lack of other people who watched lucha voting.

1) Best Wrestler
WON WOTY: Perro Aguayo Jr. (3rd overall)
WON MOW: Perro Aguayo Jr. (7th)

Box Y Lucha: Mistico

Guerreros del Ring Mag Most Popular: Dr. Wagner Jr. (CMLL) and Intocable (AAA)
Guerreros del Ring Mag Biggest Ticket Sellers: Mistico (CMLL) and La Parka (AAA)

Super Luchas: Mistico

RSPW: Perro Aguayo Jr. (14)

2) Best Match
WON: 02/05 Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero: (8th)

Guerreros del Ring Most Dramatic Match
CMLL: 12/16 Averno & Mephisto vs Santo & Casas
AAA: 12/09 Shocker & Abismo Negro vs Electroshock & Konnan

Super Luchas
CMLL: 10/28 El Hijo del Santo vs Negro Casas

RSPW: 05/13/05 Perro Aguayo Jr. v. Mistico (23rd)

5) Best Tecnico
Guerrero del Ring Mag: Mistico (CMLL) and Latin Lover (AAA)

Super Luchas:
CMLL: Mistico (1st), Dr. Wagner Jr., Dos Caras Jr., Blue Panther
AAA: Latin Lover (1st), Octagon, Zorro, Intocable
Indy: LA Park

RSPW: Mistico (11th)

6) Best Rudo
Guerreros del Ring Mag: Atlantis (CMLL) and Cibernetico (AAA)

Super Luchas:
CMLL: Universo 2000 (1st), el Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Ultimo Guerrero, Atlantis
AAA: Cibernetico (1st), Abismo Negro, Chessman, Charly Manson
Indy: Joe Lider

RSPW: Perro Aguayo Jr. (13th)

7) Best Female
Guerrero del Ring Mag
Tecnicas: Marcela (CMLL) and Esterllita (AAA)
Rudas: Amapola (CMLL) and Tiffany (AAA)

Super Luchas:
CMLL: Marcela (1st), Dark Angel, La Nazi, Amapola
AAA: Tiffany, Martha Villalobos, La Diabolica, Esterllita
Indy: Lady Apache

8) Best Promotion
WON: CMLL (2)

RSPW: CMLL (6)

9) Best Rivalry
WON: Perros del Mal vs Los Capos (10)

Guerrero del Ring Mag: Perro Aguayo Jr. vs Universo 2000 (CMLL) and Octagon vs Fuerza Guerrera (AAA)

Super Luchas: Perro Aguayo Jr. vs Universo 2000 (CMLL) and Shocker vs everyone (AAA)

RSPW: Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero (19)

10) Best Legend

Guerreros del Ring Mag: Satanico, Villano III, Sangre Chicana

11) Most Improved

RSPW: Mistico (15th)

12) Most Underutilized

RSPW: Rey Bucanero (17th)

For more information, read the 2005 Tapatia Awards Information

Please cut and paste the following ballot to luchaawards@thecubsfan.com. Do not post your ballot in this or any thread. E-MAIL THE BALLOT.

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Hi!

This is the second Tapatia awards, designed to honor the best in lucha libre over the past year. We encourage all fans to vote, and let their voice be heard on the previous twelve months of Mexican lucha libre. This year of voting will cover the calendar year 2005. Due to Galavision’s enarmous delay in airing CMLL and AAA episodes, matches which were taped in 2004 but only aired in the United States in 2005 are eligible, and also can be used in consideration for other awards.

This year, we’ve expanded the award to twelve categories. We’re also going to offically start collection comments with awards, to be reposted together.

Voting will be held from January 17th to Feburary 17th, subject to change. One ballot per person. Send completed ballots to (and only to) luchaawards@thecubsfan.com. Ballots sent to other addresses or posted may not be counted.

Scoring: Categories with first thru third voting will give 5 points for first, 3 points for second, 2 points for third. Categories with first thru fifth voting will give 12 points for first, 8 points for second, 5 points for third, 3 points for fourth, and 2 points for fifth. Tie and split votes will be thrown out. There will be a quiz on this later.

Any match in any location using the Mexican lucha libre style are eligible to be included. Shows in the US and elsewhere using this style are included. Japanese lucha libre promotions such as Michinoku Pro are not included, but Japanese tours by Mexican lucha libre promotions are included. Female and mini wrestlers are eligible for all categories, unless otherwise specified.

Quick descriptions of the awards:
1) Best Wrestler – top wrestler over the last year.
2) Best Match – please include dates, location where possible
3) Best Singles Match – one on one matches only
4) Best Non-Singles Match – everything that’s not one on one
5) Best Tecnico – greatest good guy
6) Best Rudo – for the entertaining evil-doers
7) Best Female – women only. Sorry, no exoticos.
8) Best Promotion – treat each arena as it’s own group (except Coliseo/Mexico)
9) Best Rivalry – most interesting/exciting/entertaining feud. Can be person vs person, or people vs people.
10) Best Legend – wrestler over the age of 40.
11) Most Improved – wrestler who stepped up their game the highest from 2004
12) Most Underrated – wrestler who’s deserving of more attention from both the promotion and the fans

I (thecubsfan) am the sole dictator of the awards, and my decisions will be final.

Please cut and paste the following ballot to luchaawards@thecubsfan.com.. Do not post your ballot in this thread.

Schedule of Discussion:
Monday: Best Wrestler
Tuesday: Best Promotion, Best Rivalary
Wednesday: Best Tecnico, Best Rudo
Thursday: Best Legend, Best Female, Most Improved, Most Underutilized
Friday: Best Match, Best Singles Match, Best Non-Singles match
Next Monday: Who won in other awards (perhaps – if the WO ones make the ‘net by then)
Next Monday: VOTING OPENS!

Best Matches

We’re breaking this down into three categories:
– Best Trios Match (Top 3)
– Best Non-Trios Match (Top 3)
– Best Match (Top 5)

You already know I’m well behind on watching, so I’m greateful for the help I’ve gotten from these review threads:

DVDVR: Ryan Faulconer Review Thread, April – July ’05
DVDVR: Robert Bihari, August – October ’05
LuchaWorld: Robert Bihari, April – July ’05

Matches from 2004 which aired in 2005 on Galavision

As long as GALA continues it’s massive delay, I’ll continue allow voting for shows which didn’t make US TV until 2005. It makes for somewhat goofy voting – some matches will get votes in two year – but I rather over reward great matches than exclude or hurt their chances because the calendar just happened ot fall that way.

2004.03.19 LA Park & Shocker vs Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero [CMLL TAG], Arena Mexico
2004.09.17 Ultimo Guerrero vs LA Park [CMLL LH], Arena Mexico
2004.09.17 Hector Garza, Perro Aguayo Jr., Terrible vs Negro Casas, Santo, Shocker, Arena Mexico
2004.10.22 Averno vs Hijo del Santo [WWA WELTER], Arena Mexico
2004.12.17 Safari, Felino, Volador Jr. vs Nitro, Dr. X, Hooligan [MEX TRIOS], Arena Mexico
2004.12.17 Universo 2000 vs Perro Aguayo Jr., Arena Mexico

The first three all are from the Best Of End of year show.

Mexico City matches from ’05 that someone’s seen and liked a lot
2005.02.04 Dr. Wagner vs Shocker [Copa Jr], Arena Mexico
2005.02.11 Averno vs Mistico [NWA MW], Arena Mexico
2005.02.25 Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero, Arena Mexico
2005.03.11 Dr. Wagner & Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero and Rey Bucanero
2005.04.01 Atlantis & Blue Panther vs. Averno & Mephisto [CMLL TAG], Arena Mexico
2005.04.15 Apolo Dantes & Mascara Ano 2000 & Universo 2000 vs Perro Aguayo Jr. & Hector Garza & Terrible, Arena Mexico
2005.04.29 Universo 2000 & Negro Casas & Mistico vs Perro Aguayo Jr. & Hector Garza & Damian 666, Arena Mexico
2005.05.13 Negro Casas & Heavy Metal & Mascara Magica vs Hector Garza & Halloween & Damian 666, Arena Mexico
2005.05.13 Mistico vs Perro Aguayo Jr., Arena Mexico
2005.05.20 Dos Caras Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero, Arena Mexico
2005.06.10 Leono & Misterioso Jr. & Ricky Marvin & Tigre Blanco & Virus vs Alan Stone & La Mascara & Tigre Metallico & Stuka Jr. & Volador Jr. [Reyes Del Aire Torneo Cibernetico], Arena Mexico
2005.06.21 Stuka & Tigre Blanco & Tigre Metalco vs Hooligan & Super Comando & Koreano, Arena Coliseo
2005.06.25 Dr. Wagner Jr. & Ultimo Dragon & Mistico vs Averno & Mephisto & Mascara Magica, Arena Mexico
2005.08.06 Negro Casas/Heavy Metal/Felino vs. Ultimo Guerrero/Rey Bucanero/Olimpico, Arena Mexico
2005.08.13 Safari/Chamaco Valaguez Jr. vs. Doctor X/Nitro, Arena Mexico
2005.08.20 Mistico/Hijo del Perro Aguayo/Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Atlantis/Universo 2000/Ultimo Guerrero, Arena Mexico
2005.08.27 El Hijo del Santo/Mistico/Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero/Averno/Mephisto, Arena Mexico
2005.10.15 Apolo/MA2K/U2K/Pierroth vs Perrito/Damian 666/Halloween/Aguila, Arena Mexico
2005.10.15 Mistico vs Atlantis, Arena Mexico

Mistco vs Perro and Misitco vs Ultimo have gotten a lot of talk thru the year. As Shocker’s Last Great TV Match for the time being, the La Copa Jr. was very fun, or at least I thought. Not at lot of great Coliseo action.

From what I’ve seen of GdR, there’s been nothing that really belongs here. Good stuff, but not great MOTY stuff. I wonder about that Tarzan/Hector match I never saw, though.

AAA Matches from ’05

Absolutely NOTHING.

Okay, if I have to, I’ll suggest:

2005.01.28 Black Family (Cueveo, Scoria, Ozz) vs Barrio Boys (Alan, Decnnis, Billy Boy), Korakuen Hall

Non-Mexico City matches from ’05

Uh…haven’t actually seen much. Desperately need suggestions here. There’s still plenty of time to seek out this matches if people are pointed in the right direction.

I’m tempted to vote for the LA Park/Tinieblas Jr. vs Dr. Wagner Jr./Electroshock match I saw in Chicago, and if you’ve seen anything in person you thought was worthy of a vote, please go ahead and vote for it.