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IWRG (THU) 01/26/2012 Arena Naucalpan [Estrellas del Ring, the Gladiatores]
1) Kaving & Pacto Negro b Matrix Jr. & Volaris
2) Oficial Factor & Oficial Rayan b Gemelo Fantastico I & Gemelo Fantastico II
Oficial Factor debuted, replacing Oficial Spartan.
3) Alan Extreme, Black Terry, Kortiz b Golden Magic, Tony Rivera, Tritón
4) Negro Navarro, Saruman, Veneno b Carta Brava Jr., Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Hijo de Pirata Morgan
Carta Brava and Sauramn feuded. Saruman beat Carta and challenged for his lightweight title. Match should go next week.
5) Angelico, Centvrión, Toscano b Cien Caras Jr., Eterno, Máscara Año 2000 Jr.
Toscano showed up! Estrellas del Ring recap refers to Eterno as “Rey de Facebook”. Rudos took the first. In the second, Centvrión attempted a moonsault over their corner post onto Eterno, but got no distance and landed chest first on the post. The match stopped, with everyone checking on him and taking him away. Tecnicos lost 3 on 2.

Today’s CMLL show is main evented by Marco trying to keep his winning streak, against a team including the returning Terrible. Blue Panther hopes Negro Casas finally signs for the hair match, not caring about the date. Los Guerreros, in hyping their feud with Reyes del Atlantida, mention that Dragon Rojo is doubtful to wrestle tonight. The leg injury that he’s been dealing with late got worse in Puebla and hasn’t gotten better yet.

Perros del Mal started to hype a mystery luchador appearing on their 02/14 show in Arena Aficion, with people in the know saying it was a former members of Perros del Mal who’s better know with feuding with them. That description could fit Shocker or Latin Lover. Perros del Mal have since started to specifically tease Latin Lover showing up. Latin Lover probably could generate some good attention and business for this group, but not in Arena Aficion. That building has been full the last couple of times Perros del Mal has visited for TV and there’s no reason to think it wouldn’t be again even without Latin. It’s only a 2000 seat building, which wouldn’t be a lot of room for Latin to make a difference. Latin coming in will greatly entertain some people, but it doesn’t seem to make any sense for this building – perhaps they’ll move it to a larger building.

An AAA press release hyping Daga’s official debut post-QPPC win (and apparently as Daga this time) mentions his opponents as Parka, Dark Dragon and Tito. No Escoria, so they did fix that oddness.

Rob has highlights of early October 1995 AAA.

Links

• Dragon Rojo playing American football. Wearing the kilt over his football pants is the best.
• Rocky Santana and Coco Amarillo are feuding to set up a hair match.
• GALLI is running on Friday and Saturday this weekend. I’m going to at least the Friday show.

CMLL (MON) 01/23/2012 Arena Puebla [Porra Fresa]
1) Lestat & Milenium b Fuerza Chicana & Siki Ozama Jr.
Rudos took 1/3.
2) Hombre Bala Jr., Stigma, Super Halcon Jr. b Loco Max, Puma King, Skándalo
Rudos took 1/3.
3) Ángel Azteca Jr., Pegasso, Titán b Cancerbero, Euforia, Raziel
Rudos took 2/3.
4) Atlantis, Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Kraneo, Morphosis, Olímpico
Rudos took 1/3. This one with a bit of issue, Olimpico sneaking in a foul on Altantis. Invasors challenged for a title shot, but Atlantis refused to give it to them under the circumstances.
5) Dragón Rojo Jr., Mr. Niebla, Último Guerrero b Averno, Mr. Águila, Psicosis
Averno jumped Ultimo Guerrero as he was entering. His team took fall 1, beating up Zacarias along the way. Team Averno continued to work over Guerrero with the other two out of action – Dragon’s leg injury showed up here again – but Niebla recovered to start the comeback and he and Guerrero beat Psicosis and Aguila in the second. Third fall came down to Averno & Guerrero, Guerrero winning clean with the Guerrero Special.

CMLL (TUE) 01/24/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) Javier Cruz Jr. & Thunder Boy b Acertijo & In Memoriam
2) Arkángel de la Muerte & Èvola b Black Metal & Starman
Match came down to Evola reversing a ‘rana on Starman and grabbing the ropes for the pin.
3) Triton b Ráfaga
4) Titán b Pólvora
Titan asked for a title shot after winning this non-title match over the national welterweight championship.
5) La Sombra, Marco Corleone, Máscara Dorada b Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Tiger
Marco’s win streak remains intact over the new TRT. Tecnicos took 1/3, Terrible fouling Marco in mid-hipswivel

The Gladiatores are broadcasting tonight’s IWRG show. Check in to see if Toscano actually showed.

Negro Casas brags that he and Panther have had more than just “hitting, kicking, or slapping.” I guess he’s right, they’ve only been 95% that. (The rest has been fouls, martinetes, and suspensions.) The idea that it’s been a technical war as much as a brawl does not square with any match I’ve seen in this feud.

X-Project announced Raven, who was really good 17 years ago,  as being part of their debut show on 02/19.

Davey Richards vs Daga is taking place on 02/19 for new promotion “DDD”. No mention a location or what those letters stand for. LuchaPOP is also on 02/19 – was there some deal with tickets from the US that weekend or something?

Rob has highlights of 04/21 & 04/30/95 AAA and 1/3/12 of CMLL

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Links

• CMLL’s now mentioning Fuego, Arkangel and Skandalo on the 03/25 Fukumen Mania show.
• Cibernetico says El Consejo is on his list of people to beat up.
• Dama de Hierro is still training with CMLL.
• Coco Amarillo is unhappy about the commission overturning his team’s trios title win.
• Vaneli & Yuki Star are advertised for a show next weekend, but it’s not one they’ve actually agreed to do.
• Referee Paco Boy is interviewed in local paper El Diaro de Coahuila.
• Necro Butcher, working at Arena Aragon on 02/19, will work in Monterrey’s Arena Solidaridad on 02/18.
• Daniel Bryan is a fan of Blue Panther.

Lineups

IWRG (SUN) 01/29/2012 Arena Naucalpan
1) Volaris vs Matrix Jr.
2) Astro de Plata & Astro Rey Jr. vs Pacto Negro & Polifacético
3) Freyser, Saruman, Tony Rivera vs Alan Extreme, Carta Brava Jr., Imposible
4) Angelico, Centvrión, Veneno vs Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Oficial AK47, X-Fly
5) Black Terry vs Chico Che [hair]

Reworked card with the new main event. Of note, Eterno is off the card and AK-47 is in his place.

CMLL (MON) 01/30/2012 Arena Puebla
1) Black Tiger & Blue Center vs Espiritu Maligno & Sauron
2) Astral, Eléctrico, Último Dragoncito vs Demus 3:16, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito
3) Diamante, Sagrado, Sangre Azteca vs Misterioso Jr., Shigeo Okumura, Vangelis
4) Metro, Rush, Super Porky vs Kraneo, Morphosis, Psicosis
5) La Sombra, Máscara Dorada, Valiente vs Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas

Left turn! No Reyes del Atlantida here at all.

CMLL (TUE) 01/31/2012 Arena Mexico
1) Enrique Vera Jr. & Soberano Jr. vs Camorra & Cholo
2) Bam Bam, Fantasy, Shockercito vs Mercurio, Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico
3) Cancerbero, Euforia, Raziel, Virus vs Arkángel de la Muerte, Loco Max, Nitro, Skándalo [cibernetico]
4) Máximo, Metro, Super Porky vs Kraneo, Olímpico, Psicosis
5) Blue Panther, La Máscara, La Sombra vs Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas, Volador Jr.

Polvora is stuck defending his title in Guadalajara, so Hooligan has to sit this battle out. In case you’re wondering, Nosferatu hasn’t been seen since in Arena Mexico since he fell off the top rope in November.

IWRG FILL (TUE) 02/21/2012 Arena Naucalpan
1) Blue Metal & Serpiente de Oro vs Demente & Dragón Celestial
2) Empreador Azteca & Galaxy vs Flama Infernal & Guerrero 2000
3) Pikachu, Serpiente Dorada, Volaris vs Blue Monsther, Galáctico Infernal, Halcón 2000
4) Matrix Jr., Sky Ángel, Tritón vs Guerrero Mixteco, Pacto Negro, Súper Black
5) Alan Extreme, Carta Brava Jr., Centvrión, Dinamic Black, Eterno, Freyser, Golden Magic, Saruman vs Angelico, Apolo Estrada Jr., Black Terry, Máscara Año 2000 Jr., Tony Rivera, Trauma I, Veneno, X-Fly

Main event is kids vs veterans from this month’s El Protector tournament.

(photo by CMLL)

CMLL (TUE) 01/24/2012 Arena Mexico [CMLL]
1) Metálico & Sensei b Bobby Zavala & Zayco
2) Hijo del Signo, Puma King, Skándalo b Ángel Azteca Jr., Metatrón, Rey Cometa
the returning (?) Metatron replaced Sangre Azteca, who was bumped up a match. Tecnicos got the star in the first fall, but Cometa took a Skandalo driver in the better. Tecnicos took second, rudos took the third.
3) Hooligan, Loco Max, Nitro DQ Euforia, Raziel, Virus
Tuareg won again, but because the Cancerberos tossed Loco Max over the top rope for the DQ.
4) Kraneo, Morphosis, Mr. Águila b Fuego, Hijo del Fantasma, Sangre Azteca
Sangre replaced Stuka. Fuego took Sangre out with a dive and the rudos beat Fantasma for the win.
5) Felino, Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas b Ángel de Oro, La Máscara, Super Porky

Recap says rudos took all the matches, but also say the tecnicos got their hands raised in the opener. I may have something confused here.

I guess the Cancerbero/Tuareg finish means the Fan Appreciation show is 02/07.

CMLL PR (via MT) explains the Guerreros actually refused to defend their tag team titles versus Atlantis & Delta so far, since they already beat Atlantis and Maya. Also, looks like the Invasors are going for a hat trick by challenging Reyes del Atlantida to a trios title match in Puebla. This combination is Kraneo, Olimpico and Morphosis.

Fuego en el Ring interviewed Lady Afrodita about how she came to be in Japan. She started out training with Fuerza Aerea, the same teacher who taught Virus and Valiente. She entered as just doing as a hobby, but got hooked by the training and inspired by Mistico. She moved to Mexico City after a few months to get more serious training, and joined Arkangel’s starting class. Afrodita was at Arena Neza for a match when Arkangel called her to offer her the REINA tour. Since she was already living away from home, she wasn’t that concerned about going farther, but it was an adjustment. Her last match is 01/29 and then she’s back in Mexico.

Hormiga, who retried from wrestling on the last DTU show, says he’ll be at the next DTU show. DTU did two big stipulation matches on that show, and they just have both guys coming back as if nothing happened.

LuchaWorld has a recap of the top two AULL matches from 1/14/2012 Arena Lopez Mateos.

Links

• Lucha Va Voom (with Casandro and the Crazy Chickens) will be in Calgary this weekend.
• The VIP Package to the Villano 3 show includes a signed mask, a photo, a poster, a ticket to win the match he’ll use in the match
• El Pancracio returns with inteviews with Fili Estrella, Sonadaor & Kartos from Michoacan, and photos from 1990 and 1991 magazines.
• Fenix will be on the 02/03 Cozuumel taping.
• Triton says he’s won the copyright to his name, and now will talk to CMLL about settling the issue. Good luck on that.
• Perro Aguayo Jr. says this will be the year of Perro Aguayo Jr.
• Damian 666 & Bestia 666 will be on the MEXPW 02/25 debut show.
• There’s a new lucha libre school in Rancagua, Chile. Teachers claimed to be taught by guys from NOAH.

Lineups

CMLL (SUN) 01/29/2012 Arena Coliseo
1) Bengala & Robin vs Camorra & Cholo
2) Bam Bam, Shockercito, Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico, Pierrothito
3) Molotov, Pegasso, Rey Cometa vs Cancerbero, Hijo del Signo, Virus
4) Máximo, Titán, Triton vs Felino, Pólvora, Shigeo Okumura
5) La Máscara, La Sombra, Valiente vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto

A show. Maximo with Titan & Triton seems an odd combination. Molotov escapes all the way to the tercera by virtue of a minis match (which doesn’t include Demus, so he should be clear.)

CMLL (TUE) 01/31/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Virgo vs Ángel del Mal
2) Artillero & Súper Comando vs Mr. Trueno & Rey Trueno
3) Black Metal, Starman, Triton vs Èvola, Namajague, Shigeo Okumura
4) Pólvora vs Titán [MEX WELTER]
5) Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Tiger vs Hijo del Fantasma, Rush, Valiente

Lots of interesting stuff here. The geeky Comandos vs Truenos segunda, Titan vs Polvora (which will make TV, and will be wacky) and a mystery man in the tercera. There’s been a lot of indy guys making their way thru here of late, but teaming with Okumura suggests something a bit different. Namajague may be a translation of Namahage; just look at the picture on the page, and you can figure it as a lucha gimmick pretty easily. I’d bet on this being the new NJPW trainee to take Yoshihashi’s spot, but it’d be a new look for whoever it is and may take a little while to figure out who’s missing. Hope they keep him in GDL for a while if  he’s not ready for DF.

CMLL (SUN) 01/22/2012 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [Fuego en el Ring]
1) El Divino b Relampago Azul
2) Halcon de Plata & Thunder Boy DQ Ángel del Mal & Demonio Maya
As Halcon de Plata was submitting Demonio Maya, Angle del Mal yanked Halcon’s mask for the DQ.
3) Exterminador & Infierno b Leo & Virgo
said to be a good match.
4) Black Metal, León Blanco, Metatrón b Espectrum, Mr. Trueno, Rey Trueno
Espectrum and Leon Blanco continue to feud, Espectrum cheating to beat Leon. Leon challenged him to a singles match for next Sunday.
5) Felino & Mr. Niebla b Ángel de Oro & Valiente
Rudos took 1/3.

LyC (SUN) 01/22/2012 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [LuchaMania, LyC (3), LyC (4), LyC (5-1), LyC (5-2)]
1) Chamaco Gurrola b Kratoz
2) Misionero b Antaris, Demencia
3) Gemelo Muerte I & Gemelo Muerte II DCOR Dranser & Scravos [Torneo de Dinastia]
1 point for each team on the draw, and challenges after.
4) Hijo Del Mongol Chino & Mongol Chino b El Ninja & Ninja Jr. [Torneo de Dinastias]
Mongol Chino picked up the first win in this tournament.
5) Dralion, Gato Fantasma, Silencio b Hombre Sin Miedo, Sangre Chicana Jr., Sobredosis
Monterrey team won in three falls. Core, Rey Escorpion (not that one) and Black Star, all from Reynosa and representing the Fear Factory promotion, ran in to attack. It seemed like they were there for both teams, but quickly allied with the Nuevo Laredo/Cantu team to beat up the hometown tecnicos. The rest of the LyC roster ran off the outsiders. Luchadors from Reynosa ran in, seemingly to attack both teams, but actually allying with the Nuevo Laredo/Cantu trio to fight the Monterrey tecnicos.

LyC also has a promo from the Fear Factory crew.

Tonight’s CMLL show is highlighted by the Cancerbero vs Tuareg rematch. Main event is Peste Negra vs Porky, Mascara and Angel de Oro.

Promotiora Zatarain is a Baja California Sur promotion which runs AAA shows every couple months or so. Their next show is February 3 and was scheduled to include Drago, but they’re saying Drago is out three weeks with face burns. The story AAA told them is they were experimenting with a half mask which would shoot off fireworks, and the fireworks instead exploded in Drago’s face. That sounds tremendously painful. AAA’s sending a replacement tecnico to this show.

Aeroboy explains the match he lost where he’s retired from hardcore matches again will just be voided by the commission due to interference, but he’ll end up in a mask match with either Ciclope, Drastik Boy, or both. Hooray killing stipulations.

Rob has video of one two different Tijuana riots, Mascara Dorada being Mascara Dorada, and Konnan hanging out with friends.

LuchaMania Monterrey reskinned their message board and launched a related blog.

LuchaWorld has KrisZ’s news update.

Links

• Black Terry Jr.’s photography will be showcased at the 01/28 Lucha POP show.
• Cronicas Y Leyendas has Dos Caras & Canek in NJPW’s 1985 tag team tournament.
• DJ Spectro posts video of Solar II vs Crucero I in a mask vs mask match.
• A new promoter in Torreon has spent a really nice looking arena.
• Kcidis draws Marco Corleone and an upset Zacarias.

Lineups

LyC (SUN) 01/29/2012 Arena Coliseo Monterrey
1) ?? vs ???
2) ? & ?? vs ??? & ????
3) Rey Orion vs Rey Gladiador, Chamaco Gurrola [LyC Cruiser, tournament]
4) Hijo Del Mongol Chino & Mongol Chino vs Golden Boy & Rey Demonio Jr. [Torneo de Dinastias]
5) Angel Dorado Jr., Máscara Púrpura, Silencio vs Androide, Genocida, the Beast

That’s part one of the Cruiserweight tournament. Need to figure out the points for the this other tournament at some point.

AAA (FRI) 02/03/2012 Auditorio de Tijuana
1) Mosco Negro vs Tirano
2) Lady Lee & Transformer vs Metalica & Poseidon
3) Super Astro & Super Kendo vs Hijo de Espectro II & Zandokan
4) a replacement for Drago, Cinico, Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Black Abyss, Electroshock, Fugitivo
5) Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown vs Bestia 666, Damián 666, Hijo de Rey Misterio I

Notable for these AAA guys unlikely to be on the Couzmel taping.

AULL (SUN) 01/29/2012 Arena Lopez Mateos
1) Tiger de Bronce, Tigre De Oro, Tigre de Plata vs Chico del Barrio, Kalibuz, Violento
2) Alison Evans & Kamilión vs Ashley & Sherry
3) Ángel o Demonio, Dr. Cerebro, Súper Colt, Super Crazy vs Robin Maravilla, Rocky Santana, XL, Yakuza
4) Daga & Trauma I vs Iron Love & Trauma II and Flamita & Sádico and Chucho el Roto & Judas el Traidor [ruleta de la muerte]
5) Solar I vs Negro Navarro [EUROPA MASTER]
Solar is listed as champion

Maybe they couldn’t get a cage? Judas el Traidor is the obvious favorite.

TxT (SAT) 02/25/2012 Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera
1) Esther Moreno & Rossy Moreno vs Ludark Shaitan & Sexy Lady
2) Mascarita Dorada & Mascarita Sagrada vs Lobito & Mini Cibernetico
3) Negro Navarro, Trauma I, Trauma II vs Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan, Pirata Morgan Jr.
4) El Dandy, Fuerza Guerrera, Scorpio Jr. vs ?, ??, ???
5) El Hijo Del Santo & Villano IV vs Angel Blanco Jr. & El Hijo del Solitario

Poster here. This is very interesting, because Santo was all but saying they’d do the Santo/Solitario/Blanco mask match this February and that is not it. Even this week’s Luchas 2000 hinted in that direction, though that could’ve been a fake out. This group is not doing as well as they hoped.

There’s a bit of change of direction to get younger guys on the card. The mystery people in the semimain are “nueva promesas”, which probably mean someone’s trainees (an odd choice for a semimain.)  Negro Navarro teaming with his sons means he won’t be a referee; Black Terry takes that spot.