06/14: Coliseo, Queretaro, Santo

CMLL.com says Villano IV had undergone knee surgery, following his injury (at the hands of the Guerreros, we’ll say) last Friday. No mention of how long he’s expected out, just that III and V want the Guerreros dead. I’d assume this means we’re not getting any mask match from this feud in June.

CMLL (TUE) 06/12 Arena Queretaro [Knotty @ el martinete]
1) Eragon b Estrella Dorada
2) Ozuno & Sarna b Drabek II & Sindrome
3) Espiritu Negro & Okumura b Principe Valiente Jr. & Ursus
4) Alex Koslov & Brazo de Oro b Efesto & Sangre Azteca
5) Atlantis & Olimpico b Dr. Wagner Jr. & Heavy Metal

If I’m reading the recap right, Alex Koslov challenged Sangre Azteca to a title shot after the match. Unless I’m mistaken, Alex Koslov is not actually Mexican, so we’ll see if the local commission allows a non-Mexican challenge for the Mexican National Welterweight title. (They did allow Dark Angel to do something similar, so it’ll probably slip by.) Atlantis pulled Wagner’s mask in the main event.

CMLL (TUE) 06/12 Arena Coliseo [CMLL]
1) Mini Damian 666 & Mini Violencia b Mini Olimpico & Ultimo Dragoncito
2) Sombra de Plata, Tigre Blanco, Tony Rivera b Apocalipsis, Hooligan, Ramstein
3) Lady Apache, Luna Magica, Princesa Blanca b Hiroka, La Nazi, Mima Shimoda
4) Felino, Leono, Volador Jr. b Eclipse, Misterioso II, Virus
5) Dos Caras Jr., Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero b Averno, Ultimo Guerrero, Universo 2000

Black Warrior is still MIA – Averno moved up to the main event in his spot, and Virus took Averno’s place in the semimain. In the tercera, the tecnicas won (again) when La Nazi randomly turned on Hiroka. No idea.

Ovaciones has an interview with El Santo, who’s going to Spain for a couple weeks at the end of the month (with Scorpio Jr.) Santo talks about how he’s so much better not being on TV, because people can’t see him as much so they want to see him more. This is what you say when you’re not on TV.

the gladiatores (SUN) 06/17 Arena Lopez Mateos
1) Comodin Jr. & Rey Dragon vs Halcon Diabolico I & Halcon Diabolico II
2) Kilvan vs Yakuza
3) Dark Gladiator, Devastacion, Rocket vs Arkar, Exterminio, Mr. Stop
4) Bacteria, Gamos el Centauro, Okara vs Hermano Muerte II, Hermano Muerte III, Vocan Negro
5) Rocky Santana & Valiente vs Rey Krimen & Sadico
6) Cerebro Negro, Dr. Cerebro, Suicida vs Kripta, Lapida, Sepulcro

This is a one year anniversary show for thegladiatores.com. They’re celebrating one year with a lucha libre show! I’m lucky if I remember it’s been an anniversary. Totally otra nivel. (It may also be the weekly AULL show, but that’s not as good a story.)

Super Astro’s been on AAA TV wearing his mask, which he lost a number of years ago. Eventually, he was going to run into a commission that’d be upset with that – it appears he’s using the name Meteorito (box y lucha) in those cases, but wearing the same mask. You can remask after a number of years, though typically it’s with a new gimmick. Astro’s worn his mask in Tijuana before joining AAA, claiming he was never paid what he was promised when he lost his mask, so he’s got the right to keep it on.

PAN (SUN) 06/17 Colonia del Valle, Mexico City [El Universal via el Halcon]
1) Alex Koslov, Dr. Wagner Jr., Rey Bucanero vs Atlantis, Blue Demon Jr., Ultimo Guerrero

Lucha libre show as a political party rally, always great.

Alex Marvez has interview with Konnan. More about his health, little about AAA.

01/08: Coliseo, Mictlan, Halcon, Magazines

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CMLL (SUN) 01/07 Arena Coliseo Results
1) Molotov, Sombra de Plata b Artillero, Zayco
2) Starman, Tigre Blanco, Tony Rivera DQ Apocalipsis, Loco Max, Ramstein
3) Arkangel, Okumura, Sangre Azteca b Mascara Purpura, Mictlan, Virus
4) Alex Koslov, Averno, Mephisto b Felino, Sagrado, Volador Jr.
5) Dos Caras Jr., Lizmark Jr., Shocker b Black Warrior, Olimpico, Tarzan Boy

It appears Mictlan wrestled, so I guess he’s okay.

Mictlan’s one of the interviews in the newest El Halcon. Mictlan says he debuted in 1990 in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, and his brother and his uncle trained him, but doesn’t reveal their names for obvious reasons. There’s also interviews with La Nazi – she worked as another gimmick before this one? in AAA? – Polvora, Sombra de Plata (who missed the 1st half of ’06 with an hand injury – which could be reinjuried with any strong tug – and gives a long rant about it being up to the 1st/2nd match guys to force the schedulers to move them up rather than complaina bout not giving oppurtinties), and a bio of wrestler turned referee El Judio (the Jew).

Magazines
Super Luchas #194 hypes Ultimo Dragon’s plans for 2007.
Luchas 2000 #350 has new champions and hair losses
Lucha 2000 Special #17 has a year in review.

Newspaper articles
Atlantis was visiting children’s hospital this Saturday as part of Dia de Reyes celebrations. So was Super Parka.
El Vanguardia hypes up local wrestler El Relampago.
Noticias Oaxaca has a obit of local wrestler Ray Alcantara.
El Tiempo has an article about former famous rudos in Columbia now living in poverty.

Lineups:
– Hiroka/Apache rematch tonight in Puebla.
– Still no word about AAA tapings. They haven’t updated their site in 18 days.

(more coming later)

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updated 12/16 Coliseo

CMLL changed Sunday’s lineup:

CMLL (SUN) 12/17 Arena Coliseo Lineup
1) Rayo Tapatio I, Rayo Tapatio II vs Cobalto, Zayco
2) Bam Bam, Fantasy, Shockercito vs Mini Damian 666, Mini Halloween, Mini Mr. Aguila
3) Lady Apache vs La Nazi [MEX WOMEN]
4) Felino, Mictlan, Sagrado vs Efesto, Emilio Charles Jr., Misterioso II
5) La Mascara vs Sangre Azteca [MEX WELTER]
6) Mistico, Shocker, Volador Jr. vs Black Warrior, Takemura, Terrible

It’s nice they figured out that Hiroka is not a Mexican – and this situation is why I’m making an exception and would be happy to seee AAA make up their own titles, because as soon as you don’t think you’ll have a non-Mexican challenger, you’ll have a Mexican challenger – but I thought La Nazi was Comadante de Buenos Aires. Don’t tell me that’s an untruth! What will I believe in now?

(watch, now Rosa Negra will end up getting the title match. I should be quiet!)

(saying a quick prayer that GdR gets the better title match in two weekends)

Sangre’s not winning the title, unless he married into a family or they’re really really sorry Negro Casas (seemingly) snaked him out of a NJPW tour (where he would’ve actually won matches!) From a booking standpoint, it is way past time for La Mascara to defend his belt on TV. It’d be nice if La Mascara actually proved himself to be better the generic midcard tecnico (with the non-generic push) reflected in his name.

In an ideal world, we get a 15 minute match with La Mascara distingushing himself (in a positive fashion) from the 1 other guys in the middle of CMLL’s show, and Sangre takes wild bumps. In the likely world, we get a 10 minute match with Mascara doing the usual offense and Sangre takes some wild bumps.