04/26: AAA TV scheduled, Ticketmaster, Queretaro,

AAA’s announced it’s May TV tapings in Ovaciones.
– 05/06 Oaxaca
– 05/12 Apizaco, Tlaxcala
– 05/20 Morelia
– 05/26 Minatitlan, Veracruz
– 05/30 San Luis Potosi

What’s great is El Sol de San Luis Potosi writes a lucha libre article about every day and quite of the same exact article (I swear there’s been ten weekdays straight of hype for the Mistico show on 05/02), so we’ll know how the month ends well before the middle cards are announced. Ovaciones says AAA is not sure when they’ll run TripleMania yet and may do it in May, which would be a surprise to me.

Ovaciones also says CMLL is talking about starting selling tickers on Ticketmaster again, starting on 05/19.

Luchas 200 #365 teases the return of Perro Aguayo Sr.

CMLL (TUE) 04/24 Arena Queretaro Lineup [Knotty @ El Martinete]
1) Espiritu Negro b Alasthor
2) Drabek I & Drabek II vs Fuego Latino & Ozuno
3) El Corsario & Perro del Ring b Toro & Ursus
4) Arkangel & Dr. X ?? Leono & Sagrado
5) La Mascara, Mistico, Volador Jr. b Averno, Mephisto, Sangre Azteca

AAA (TUE) 04/24 Foro Tecate de Culiacan [KrisZ,
rodi-619 @ el martinete
]
1) Doberman & El Anesteciador b Astro Boy & Frank el Payaso
2) El Delfin & Orion b ? & El Halcon
3) La Parkita & Mini Path Finder b Mini Charly Manson & Mini Chessman
4) Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, Juventud Guerrera b Cuervo, Espiritu, Ozz
5) Octagon b Fuerza Guerrera [MEX MIDDLE]

Top 3 matches were all people sneaking in fouls for wins. YAY lameness.

02/23 AAA TV Results

previous: 02/09, 02/16

AAA TV (FRI) 02/23 Auditorio Jose Maria Arteaga, Queretaro
1) Estrellita, Mascarita Divina, Pimpinela Escarlta, Rey Cometa b Kaoma Jr., Mini Charly Manson, Polvo de Estrellas, Tiffany
2) Alan Stone & Zumbido b Charly Manson & Pirata Morgan [AAA TAG, torneo]
3) Cuervo & Ozz b Alebrije & Brazo [torneo, AAA TAG]
4) Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, Psicosis b Black Bufalo, Josh Raymond, Nate Webb
5) Fuerza Guerrera, Pirata Morgan, Sangre Chicana b Intocable, Octagon, Zorro
6) Charly Manson, Chessman, Cibernetico b Abismo Negro, Antifaz, Histeria, Mr. Niebla

Yes, 3 beat 4 (and Charly and Pirata worked twice.) El Elegido did help out the Hell Brothers in the main event, and the Hell Brothers repaid him by beating him up. If it was someone other than Elegido, I might be appalled.

Consgrados cheated to win the the semimain. Fuerza and Pirata challenged for a shot at the tag team titles – I guess it’s about time for La Parka and Octagon’s annual defense of those Mexican Titles. Seriously, though, Pirata loses in a tag team match as part of a tag team tournament not 90 minutes before, and is demanding a shot another tag belt? Couldn’t they have had Chicana in the team? (I guess not if Fuerza’s meant to win it.)

Josh Raymond is US midwest indy wrestler Josh Abercrombie – Josh Raymond is the name he uses in MTV’s WSX promotion, and he and Nate Webb were working as their Trailer Park Boys gimmick from that group. (This opens the door to Vampiro/WSX/AAA speculation – though it’s equally likely Banderas or someone else recommended them.) I’m not sure there was an actual finish in that match – Psicosis had Bufalo beat, Head Hunter I and the Dark Family ran in, and chaos broke out. Psicosis ended up laying out Bufalo, and he might be done for the time being.

Gonna have to make a list of everyone who’s ever been in this Foreign Legion at some point. It’s a small army by now.

UPDATED STANDINGS (chart)
P M
12 4 Super Fly & Rey Cometa/Pegasso*
12 4 Crazy Boy & Joe Lider
12 4 Cuervo & Ozz
9 4 Alan Stone & Zumbido*
3 2 Antifaz & Histeria
3 3 Alebrije & El Brazo
3 3 Charly Manson & Pirata Morgan
3 3 Chris Stone & Hator
3 3 Mascara Divina & Oriental
3 3 El Angel, Laredo Kid
3 3 Alliens, Gran Apache
3 3 Juventud Guerrera & Psicosis II
3 4 Espiritu & Scoria*
3 4 May Flowers, Pimpinela Escarlata
3 4 Alan & Decnis*
0 1 El Elegido & Intocable

AAA’s recap notes that Cuervo & Ozz have 12 points, so either they’ve actually been keeping count, or they’ve been looking here. I endorse either options. SADLY, they also say “only the Mexican Powers also have that number” – maybe we’re meant to count the modified Fuerza Aerea team as two different ones? That ain’t happening.

You know, if AAA doesn’t know that Pegasso & Super Fly have 12 points, that probably means they’re still unaware they’ve repeated a match. On the other hand, if it was just a web guy typo, they ought to have Alan & Zumbido win at the next way taping just to force the 4 way tie at 12, and end it there (unbalanced and all), and run a 4 way to decide it. I’d be fine with that.

Next: 03/03, 03/10, and I still don’t have any confirmation on the Rey de Reyes lineup.

02/15: Santo, Guerreras

Here’s the press release on the Santo cartoon on Cartoon Network. They don’t have a title OR a start date, but they do have a 13 episode pickup. The show is being produced by Cartoon Network Studios itself, which is probably a good sign. I suspect they’ll repurpose the show for it’s Latin America division as well.

The show creator, Carlo Olivares Paganoni, has a mySpace page (good that he’s Santo’s friend!) and previously produced another Santo short cartoon – is this the one that aired in Mexico? That would make sense. No luck in find this video posted online yet.

It sounds like this will be an updated version of Santo versus vampires and werewolfs and invading hordes from outer space, which could be loads of fun.

Ovaciones has an interview with Juvi and Fuerza. Juvi would be more than happy to face his father in a hair/mask match. Fuerza’s appalled he raised his son to be a man but instead, he’s acting like a clown – no better than Pimpinela or Latin Lover.

La Presna is a day late on the Halloween 20 Year show (which obviously is everyone working off the same interview) and Flash’s injury.

02/09 AAA TV Results

AAA TV (FRI) 02/09 La Plaza de Toros El Relicario Results
1) Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Charly Manson, Mini Chessman b La Parkita, Mini Dizzy, Octagoncito
2) Cuervo, Ozz b Chris Stone, Hator [AAA TAG, torneo]
3) Alan Stone, Zumbido b Alan, Decnnis [AAA TAG, torneo]
4) Billy Boy b Gran Apache [bull terrier]
5) Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, Juventued Guerrera, Psicosis II b La Fiera, Fuerza Guerrera, Pirata Morgan, Sangre Chicana
6) Alebrije, La Parka Jr., Octagon, Zorro b Abismo Negro, Antifaz, Histeria, Mr. Niebla

Latin Lover got attacked by the Vipers at some point in the show. When Abismo was about to kill Hijo de Tirantes again, Latin ran in and fouled Abismo. Latin wants Abismo’s mask. I can’t believe AAA would have Abismo drop his mask to a part time guy who may leave again, and Latin’s not dropping his hair.

Mexican Powers won with some help from Octagon. Nice to know La Fiera is still alive. I guess we’ll see El Dandy listed again in 2008. Billy/Apache was a bloody battle. Billy was apparently dominating to the point where Fabi ran in to ask him to stop and win the match already. So he did. Apache was stretchered out. Mini Charly Manson actually didn’t work opposite of Mascarita Divina, which may be the first time ever.

UPDATED STANDINGS (chart)
P M
9 3 Super Fly & Rey Cometa/Pegasso
9 3 Crazy Boy & Joe Lider
9 3 Cuervo & Ozz
6 3 Alan Stone & Zumbido
3 1 Alebrije & El Brazo
3 2 Antifaz & Histeria
3 2 Charly Manson & Pirata Morgan
3 3 Chris Stone & Hator
3 3 Mascara Divina & Oriental
3 3 El Angel, Laredo Kid
3 3 Espiritu & Scoria
3 3 Alliens, Gran Apache
3 3 Juventud Guerrera & Psicosis II
3 4 May Flowers, Pimpinela Escarlata
3 4 Alan & Decnis
0 1 El Elegido & Intocable

I dunno when the next taping is. Sometime in the future.

02/05 AAA TV Results

What’s the better half truth headline?

– La Parka Jr. turned!
– Two La Parka’s showed up!

AAA TV (MON) 02/05 Plaza de Toros de Irapuato, Guanajuato Results [AAA, ova]
1) Miss Janeth, Rossy Moreno, Tiffany b La Diabolica, La Hechicera, Martha Villalobos
2) May Flowers, Pimpinela Escarlata b Angel, Laredo Kid [AAA TAG, torneo]
3) Antifaz, Histeria b Mascara Divina, Oriental [AAA TAG, torneo]
4) Fuerza Guerrera, Pirata Morgan, Sangre Chicana b Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, Juventued Guerrera
5) Alan Stone, Hator, Scorpio Jr., Zumbido b Alebrije, Intocable, Octagon, Super Porky
6) Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz b Charly Manson, Chessman, Cibernetico [cage]

Main event was usual escape rules, though no hair was on the line. It turned into an extreme match. Charly Manson and Cibernetico were the first out, which kinda left Chessman screwed. Cuervo and Ozz made it out next, and it came down to Scoria and Chessman on the top of the cage. La Parka Jr. appeared, and knocked Chessman off the cage back into the ring, allowing the Sect to win. (Chessman was strechered out.) Another La Parka Jr. appeared, a fight brought out, and the interfering La Parka Jr’s mask was yanked off to reveal…Nicho. He’s back, part of the Foreign Legion, and looking for revenge for the Hell Brothers injuring Konnan.

Guapos won the semi when Fuerza attacked Octagon and Tirantes allowed it. They’re pushing this feud hard and all the stuff with Tirantes appears to mean they’ve decided on the final finish, but there’s a reason these two have been feuding for 16 years and neither has lost their mask.

Fuerza got over any problems he had fighting his son, as Juvi was left bloody and beaten. Pirata Morgan got the pin on Juvi for the win. No explanation about no Dandy (or Psicosis II, for that matter.)

Diabloica turned on Martha in the opener, which I guess we all could’ve seen coming, if anyone had cared.

UPDATED STANDINGS (chart)
P M
9 3 Super Fly & Rey Cometa/Pegasso
9 3 Crazy Boy & Joe Lider
6 2 Cuervo & Ozz
3 1 Alebrije & El Brazo
3 2 Antifaz & Histeria
3 2 Alan Stone & Zumbido *
3 2 Charly Manson & Pirata Morgan
3 2 Chris Stone & Hator *
3 3 Mascara Divina & Oriental
3 3 El Angel, Laredo Kid
3 3 Alan & Decnis *
3 3 Espiritu & Scoria *
3 3 Alliens, Gran Apache
3 3 Juventud Guerrera & Psicosis II
3 4 May Flowers, Pimpinela Escarlata
0 1 El Elegido & Intocable

Next taping is Friday.

02/05 AAA TV preview

AAA TV (MON) 02/05 Plaza de Toros de Irapuato, Guanajuato Results
1) La Diabolica, La Hechicera, Martha Villalobos vs Miss Janeth, Rossy Moreno, Tiffany
2) Mascara Divina, Oriental vs Antifaz, Histeria vs el Angel, Laredo Kid vs May Flowers, Pimpinela Escarlata [AAA TAG]
3) Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, Juventued Guerrera, Psicosis II vs El Dandy, Fuerza Guerrera, Pirata Morgan, Sangre Chicana
4) Alebrije, Intocable, Octagon, Super Porky vs Alan Stone, Hator, Scorpio Jr., Zumbido
5) Charly Manson, Chessman, Cibernetico vs Cuervo, Escoria, Ozz

Well, THAT’s going to be an odd match.