07/20: IWRG, Mexico Lineup

Most unhelpful teaser ever: IWRG’s Thursday card featured new champions!

IWRG (THU) 07/19 Arena Naucalpan
1) Misterio Verde & Tortugillo Ninja b Macho II & Rockero del Diablo
2) 911, AK47, Fierro b Kai, Sasaki, Yamato [EdM TRIOS]
3) Black Terry DQ Fantasma de la Ópera [IWRG IC WELTER]
4) Cyborg, Kraneo, Xibalva b Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro, Suicida [IWRG IC TRIOS]
5) Hijo del Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. b Hijo del Solitario & Pierroth [IWRG IC TAG]

Hijo del Solitario replaced Hijo de Pierroth in the main event, and perhaps that was the difference. Probably not.

The new IWRG IC Trios police officers are the Escuadron de la Muerte, as opposed to the police officers who won the Estadio de Mexico trios titles in the segunda who are the Oficiales. No one’s cleared up that Mexico State trios title confusion yet.

Fantasma lost his title via DQ thanks to something Yamato did – I think he just alerted the ref to the shenanigans.

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CMLL (FRI) 07/20 Arena Mexico
1) Moltov & Sensei vs Apocalipsis & Ramstein
2) India Sioux, Luna Magica, Marcela vs La Nazi, Medusa, Rosa Negra
3) Felino, Mascara Purpura, Maximo vs Misterioso II, Satanico, Virus
4) La Mascara, La Sombra, Marco Corelone vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto
5) Blue Panther, Dos Caras Jr., Volador Jr. vs Damain 666, Hector Garza, Terrible
6) Mistico & Negro Casas vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero [CMLL TAG]

Arena Mexico preview: NotiMex, ESTO, Ovaciones. ESTO also interviews Sombra, and they explain that the name is supposed to be a reference to Oro. A Mistico/Oro hyrbird, that’s no pressure at all. They’ve got a recap of Tuesday’s hair match as well. ESTO branches out from CMLL coverage as well, interviewing Krator (who’s starting in IWRG – weirdly, this interview is listed as from Brazil) and picks up a La Paz AAA spot show preview from another paper in it’s network.

CMLL (THU) 07/19 Feria de Durango [El Siglo de Durango]
1) Andy Rock & Estelaris b Chilango (Durango) & Nocturno
2) Camaleon, Gran Mysterio, Milenium b Guerrero Inca, Mulato, Oso Negro
3) Alacran Asesino, Espacial, Negro Sosa b Angel de Oro, Cabllero Negro, Psycko
4) Groon XXX, Mascara Sagrada, Rayman b Angel Blanco Jr., Cien Caras Jr., Texano Jr.

This is the show that followed these guys visiting the cancer ward.

AAA (WED) 07/18 Auditorio Miguel Barragan de San Luis Potosi [Sol de SLP]
4) Cinthia Moreno & Oriental b Miss Janeth & Zumbido [AAA MIXED TAG]
5) Alan Stone, Head Hunter I, Mesias b Antifaz, Gronda II, Intocable

Antifaz replaced La Parka Jr. The change was announced, and refunds were offered (so they learned from Mistico!), but there still were a couple of angry trouble makers in the crowd according to the paper. Antifaz turned on Intocable to cost the tecnicos the match. Miss Janeth replaced Tiffany – doesn’t confirm anything, but does work along with those rumors about Tiffany – and somehow the rudos cheated in such a manner, they won the match but the local comissioner and the promoter came out to overturn the decision. Oriental got stretchered out after the match, which may have had to do with the finish.

AAA (FRI) 07/27 Plaza de Estrellas
1) La Parkita & Martha Villalobos vs La Hechicera & Mini Abismo Negro
2) Crazy Boy & Joe Lider vs Chris Stone & Histeria
3) Billy Boy, Brazo de Plata Jr., Super Porky vs Gran Apache, Super Calo, Zumbido

This is a company party/15 year plaque dedication/small anniversary show. AAA lists “Friday”, which could mean today or next week. I’m guessing. Good to know Chris Stone is employed by the company. Calo is listed as Calo here – and look, Chris and unmasked Calo at the same place as the same time. This would seem to indicate they’re different people.

FCW has a nice new website, with pics from the show last weekend and video from before the cage match.

Ovaciones interviews Veneno, who claims the people are demanding he turn tecnico. I would like to meet these people. Veneno also talks about his side job designing gear. Veneno gives out his cell phone number too, which is not the way I’d go. I don’t think I’m going to put Veneno’s phone number on the internet forever and ever, so you’ll have to go Ovaciones before the page disappears tonight.

(Comic Book Resources) “Lucha Libre”, a comic book about five LA men who decide to take back their neighborhood by putting on masks, will debut from Image Comics in September. The series has apparently been running in Europe for a while, but this’ll be it’s US debut. It looks good.

Milenio Torroen writes about a 900 piece lucha libre exhibition at the 2007 Gomez Palacio fair.

07/16: Coliseo

CMLL (SUN) 07/15 Arena Coliseo [Alvin @ el Martinete]
1) Celestial & Pequeño Olímpico b Fire & Sombrita
2) Amapola, Medussa, Rosa Negra b India Sioux, Luna Magica, Marcela
3) Euforia, Nosferatu, Virus b Mictlán, Stuka Jr., Tony Rivera
4) Ephesto, Loco Max, Shigeo Okumura b Felino, Mascara Purpura, Máximo
5) Místico, Negro Casas, Volador Jr. b Averno, Mephisto, Último Guerrero

Mistico + Averno =

Loco Max filled in for Toscano, who was said (by his wife, one of the valets) to be sick.

Amapola beat Marcela with the ropes. That sounds like the start to a B show title defense feud.

DeporTV America aired about 4 minutes of highlights from Tuesday’s Arena Coliseo DF show. They spent about a minute on the top 4 matches. This didn’t seem like a pilot for a TV show – they appeared to have two cameras, but no hard camera. The segment was hyped thru the air, but it was the last thing aired on the show (and went over the hour.) I think this is a weekly thing.

Accion again was cut to a half hour due to Copa America coverage in Mexico.

Update: Yea, so I forgot about everything I read before noon today and have to edit in here. Fine job by me.

FCW (SAT) 07/14 LA Sports Arena [Steve Sims, Brandon Chow @ FCW]
1) Luke Hawk b Lil Cholo
2) Angel (LA), AWC, Black Metal b Scott Snott, Shane Ballard, Shannon Ballard
3) Vampiro DQ Aaron Aguilera
4) Enigma de Oro & Kayam b Phoenix Star & Zokre and Young Buck I & Young Buck II and Pogo & Supreme [FCW TAG]
5) Dos Caras, Mil Mascaras, Perro Aguayo, Psicodelico Jr. b Cien Caras, Hijo de Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000, Universo 2000
6) Cassandro L Santo, Rey Misterio Sr., Hijo de Rey Misterio, LA Park, Nicho, Pentagon Black, Gran Hamada [hair, cage, mask]

Santo left last, so he gets credit. They ran angles during the show to set up these matches (according to Steve’s recap, which I assumed he sent to the Observer site till I actually checked that recap – too bad)

FCW (SUN) 09/02 LA Sports Arena
1) Hijo del Rey Misterio & Rey Misterio Sr. vs Cyanide & Piloto Suicida
2) Perro Aguayo Sr. vs Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Mascara Ano 2000 [hair, mask]
3) Hijo del Santo vs Pentagon Black [mask]

So, they’re doing a Santo mask match and a Perro Aguayo hair match on the same show. No word if they’ll be burning $20s in the parking lot after the show. (I love you, FCW, but you are crazy.)

Former LLF/Monterrey wrestler Nikki Roxx debuted with TNA tonight. Mesias was hinted at, but of course did not appear.

Apology: Rosalio Vera is a guy. Ernesto Ocampo (still) does not have an apostrophe. I apologize for the screwups.