Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly
April 16, 2011
By: Josh Boutwell of Wrestleview.com
CMLL Announces Upcoming Tournament Details
After announcing the Forjando a un Idolo Tournament last week, this past weekend they revealed more details about the tournament. First, they announced all of the participants (listed below) and that it would be a Point driven League-type Tournament with each block being hosted by a veteran who will “mentor” the young luchadors. The Tournament will be held from April 11th to May 20th but nothing was said about what the winner will win. Each block and the participants are below:
– Group Alpha (Negro Casas): Hijo del Signo, Hombre Bala Jr., Puma King, & Diamante
– Group Bravo (Ultimo Guerrero): Palacio Negro, Angel de Oro, Escorpion, & Rey Cometa
– Group Charly (Shocker): Guerrero Maya Jr., Metal Blanco, Delta, & Dragon Lee
– Group Delta (Blue Panther): Angel de Plata, Magnus, Polvora, & Fuego
CMLL 04/08 Arena Mexico Results
1) Metalico & Trueno def. Inquisidor & Tiger Kid
2) Angel de Plata, Pegasso, & Rey Cometa def. Arkangel de la Muerte, Nitro, & Skandalo
3) Lightning Match: Hijo del Signo def. Guerrero Maya Jr.
4) Misterioso II, Polvora, & Shigeo Okumura def. Metro, Stuka Jr., & Valiente
5) Negro Casas, Atlantis, & Hirooki Goto def. La Sombra, Rush, & Strong Man
6) 2011 Gran Alternativa Tournament Finals: Ultimo Guerrero & Escorpion def. Mascara Dorada & Metal Blanco
* NOTES *
– Ultimo Guerrero & Escorpion win the 2011 Gran Alternativa Tournament. Ultimo Guerrero last won this tournament in 2008 with Dragon Rojo Jr. and Rojo is now a young star in CMLL and a member of Guerrero’s Los Guerreros de la Atlantida.
CMLL 04/10 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Results
1) Javier Cruz Jr. def. Templario
2) Drago & Exterminador def. Hierro & Virgo
3) Electrico, Mascarita Dorada, & Pequeno Maximo def. Pequeno Olimpico, Pequeno Violencia, & Pequeno Warrior
4) Mr. Aguila, Misterioso II, & Polvora def. Diamante, Sagrado, & Valiente
5) Negro Casas, Felino, & Mr. Niebla def. Mascara Dorada, Rush, & Toscano
CMLL 04/10 Arena Mexico Results
1) Horuz, Molotov, & Robin def. Artillero, Mortiz, & Super Comando
2) Goya Kong & Luna Magica def. La Comandante & Zeuxis
3) Dragon Lee, Hijo del Signo, & Hombre Bala Jr. def. Apocalipsis, Rayo Tapatio II, & Semental4
4) Angel de Oro, Semental, & Sangre Azteca def. Skandalo, Virus, & Yoshihashi
5) Black Warrior, Strong Man, & Brazo de Plata def. Hirooki Goto, El Terrible, & Texano Jr.
6) CMLL Historic Welterweight Title: La Sombra (c) def. Psicosis II to retain the title!
CMLL 04/11 Arena Puebla Results
1) Blue Center & Centella de Oro def. Aguila Guerrera & Ares
2) Artillero, Espiritu Maligno, & Super Comando def. Horuz, Milenium, & Robin
3) Forjando un Idolo Group Alpha: Hijo del Signo & Hombre Bala Jr.
4) Forjando un Idolo Group Alpha: Diamante def. Puma King
5) Sagrado, Toscano, & Valiente def. Negro Casas, Shigeo Okumura, & Yoshihashi
6) La Sombra, Mascara Dorada, & Strong Man def. Psicosis II, Hirooki Goto, & El Alebrije via DQ
* NOTES *
– Hijo del Signo & Diamante each earn 3 points in the Forjando un Idolo Tournament.
CMLL 04/12 Arena Mexico Results
1) Astro Boy & Bengala def. Disturbio & Zayco
2) Bobby Zavala, Bronco III, & Nitro def. Metalico, Starman, & Super Halcon Jr.
3) Forjando un Idolo Group Bravo: Palacio Negro def. Rey Cometa
4) Forjando un Idolo Group Bravo: Angel de Oro def. Escorpion via DQ
5) Hijo del Fantasma, Sangre Azteca, & Brazo de Plata def. Averno, Mephisto, & Ephesto
6) CMLL Tag Team Titles: Ultimo Guerrero & Dragon Rojo Jr. (c) def. La Sombra & La Mascara to retain the titles!
CMLL 04/15 Arena Mexico Lineup
1) Molotov & Sensei vs. Apoclipsis & Mortiz
2) Diamante, Fuego, & Sagrado vs. Hooligan, Loco Max, & Raziel
3) Forjando un Idolo Tournament: Delta vs. Dragon Lee
4) Forjando un Idolo Tournament: Metal Blanco vs. Guerrero Maya Jr.
5) La Sombra, Strong Man, & Rush vs. Rey Bucanero, Mr. Aguila, & Olimpico
6) Volador Jr., Hector Garza, & Hirooki Goto vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Atlantis, & Dragon Rojo Jr.
CMLL 04/17 Arena Coliseo Lineup
3) Forjando un Idolo Group Delta: Fuego vs. Polvora
4) Forjando un Idolo Group Delta: Angel de Plata vs. Magnus
5) Delta, Toscano, & Valiente vs. Felino, Misterioso II, & Shigeo Okumura
6) La Sombra, Blue Panther, & Strong Man vs. Volador Jr., Negro Casas, & Mr. Niebla
CMLL 04/17 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Lineup
1) Thunder Boy vs. Metalik
2) Leono & Magnum vs. Camorra & Exterminador
3) Metero & Ultimo Dragoncito vs. Pequeno Violencia & Pierrothito
4) Gallo, Sagrado, & Sangre Azteca vs. Cancerbero, Euforia, & Polvora
5) Brazo de Plata, La Mascara, & Maximo vs. Ephesto, Mephisto, & Mr. Aguila
CMLL 04/18 Arena Puebla Lineup
1) Lestat & Stigma vs. Centauro de Fuego & Siki Ozama Jr.
2) Bam Bam, Fantasy, & Ultimo Dracontivo vs. Pequeno Nitro, Pequeno Olimpico, & Pierrothito
3) Forjando un Idolo Group Delta: Magnus vs. Polvora
4) Forjando un Idolo Group Delta: Angel de Plata vs. Fuego
5) Rush, Sagrado, & Valiente vs. Shigeo Okumura, Virus, & Yoshihashi
6) Blue Panther, Strong Man, & Maximo vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Hector Garza, & Hirooki Goto
CMLL 04/19 Arena Mexico Lineup
1) Leono & Molotov vs. Bronco III & Inquisidor
2) Angel Azteca Jr., Fuego, & Metatron vs. Dr. X, Loco Max, & Nitro
3) Forjando un Idolo Group Alpha: Diamante vs. Hijo del Signo
4) Forjando un Idolo Group Alpha: Hombre Bala Jr. vs. Puma King
5) Delta, Metal Blanco, & Valiente vs. Rey Bucanero, El Terrible, & Texano Jr.
6) Blue Panther, Rush, & Brazo de Plata vs. Negro Casas, Felino, & Mr. Niebla
Perro Aguayo Jr. Hospitalized
AAA star, Perro Aguayo Jr., is currently in Intensive Care at a hospital after having surgery Sunday morning to remove a tumor that was reported to be the “size of a golf ball” from his stomach. Following a Tag Team match last weekend he complained of stomach pains and it got progressively worse as the week went on and was checked into a Hospital on Friday. There have been other outlets that have claimed that he also bursted an ulcer and the tumor may have been cancerous. On Thursday Perros del Mal held a Press Conference led by Damian666 to update on Perro’s condition. Not much new was said other than he is stable and they are still waiting on confirmation of whether the tumor was cancerous. At the Press Conference PdM actually gave the press copies of Perro’s Medical Report with actual pictures of the tumor. I’m not going to include the pictures, mainly because I don’t think it’s very tasteful to do so but if you DO want to see them the link to the article with the pictures will be below this news item. I want to wish Perro a speedy recovery and hope everyone is praying for him.
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AAA 04/27 TV Taping Lineup
1) Fabi Apachi, Mari Apachi, & Lolita vs. Jennifer Blade, Sexy Star, & La Hechicera
2) AAA Minis Title: Octagoncito II (c) vs. Mini Psicosis
3) Electroshock, Extreme Tiger, & Jack Evans vs. Silver Kain, Chessman, & Ultimo Gladiador
4) Cuervo, Ozz, & TBA vs. Charly Manson, Cibernetico, & Billy el Malo
5) El Mesias, Joe Lider, & La Parka Jr. vs. L.A. Park, El Zorro, & Halloween
King of Gate 2011 Tournament Announced
This week Dragon Gate revealed the dates and participants for this years King of Gate Tournament. The tournament will be held from 05/12 through 05/21. The participants are below:
1) CIMA
2) Naruki Doi
3) Gamma
4) Dragon Kid
5) Yasushi Kanda
6) Genki Horiguchi
7) Ryo Saito
8) Masato Yoshino
9) BxB Hulk
10) PAC
11) Susumu Yokosuka
12) YAMATO
13) Shingo Takagi
14) Cyber Kong
15) Masaaki Mochizuki
16) Don Fujii
Dragon Gate 04/08 Toyama Results
1) CIMA & Gamma def. Masaaki Mochizuki & Super Shisa
2) Don Fujii def. Takuya Tomakomai
3) Ryo Saito def. KAGETORA
4) YAMATO & Cyber Kong def. Yasushi Kanda & Genki Horiguchi
5) Masato Yoshino, BxB Hulk, & Susumu Yokosuka def. Naruki Doi, Dragon Kid, & Naoki Tanizaki
Dragon Gate 04/09 Aichi Results
1) Gamma & Naoki Tanizaki def. Don Fujii & Kotoka
2) Yasushi Kanda def. Super Shenlong
3) Genki Horiguchi def. Takuya Tomakomai
4) Masato Yoshino & BxB Hulk def. Masaaki Mochizuki & Super Shisa
5) Susumu Yokosuka def. Ryo Saito
6) YAMATO, Shingo Takagi, & Cyber Kong def. CIMA, Dragon Kid, & Naruki Doi
Dragon Gate 04/10 Mie Results
1) YAMATO & Cyber Kong def. Gamma & Genki Horiguchi
2) Open The Owarai Gate 3-Way Match: Kikutaro (c) def. Hollywood Stalkier Ichikawa & Ryo Saito to retain the title but then Don Fujii is named champion afterward!
3) KAGETORA & Munenori Sawa def. Masaaki Mochizuki & Takuya Tomakomai
4) Don Fujii & Yoshihiro Takayama def. Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanizaki
5) CIMA, Dragon Kid, Yasushi Kanda def. Masato Yoshino, BxB Hulk, & Susumu Yokosuka
Dragon Gate 04/12 Tokyo Results
1) CIMA, Dragon Kid, & Ricochet def. Masato Yoshino, BxB Hulk, & PAC
2) KAGETORA & Fujita Jr. Hayato def. Super Shenlong & Kotoka
3) Naruki Doi def. Susumu Yokosuka
4) Don Fujii & Super Shisa def. Taku Iwasa & Cyber Kong
5) Masaaki Mochizuki & Shinjiro Ohtani def. Gamma & Yasushi Kanda
6) Open The Twin Gate Titles: Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi (c) def. YAMATO & Shingo Takagi to retain the titles!
Dragon Gate 04/13 Utsunomiya Results
1) Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii def. Genki Horiguchi & Naoki Tanizaki
2) BxB Hulk & Susumu Yokosuka def. Cyber Kong & Takuya Tomakomai
3) Open The Brave Gate Title #1 Contenders Match: Naruki Doi def. Kenichiro Arai
4) CIMA, Gamma, & Ryo Saito def. Shingo Takagi, YAMATO, & Taku Iwasa
5) Open The United Gate Titles: Masato Yoshino & PAC (c) def. Dragon Kid & Ricochet to retain the titles!
Dragon Gate 04/14 Tokyo Results
1) Ryo Saito, Genki Horiguchi, & Naoki Tanizaki def. Taku Iwasa, Kenichiro Arai, & Don Fujii
2) Takuya Tomakomai def. Super Shenlong
3) Naruki Doi & Gamma def. Shingo Takagi & Cyber Kong
4) Open The Freedom Gate Title: YAMATO (c) def. Yasushi Kanda to retain the title!
5) Open The Triangle Gate Titles vs. Group Disband Match: CIMA, Dragon Kid, & Ricochet (c) def. BxB Hulk, PAC, & Susumu Yokosuka to retain the titles and force World-1 to disband!
6) Open The Dream Gate Title: Masaaki Mochizuki def. Masato Yoshino (c) to win the title!
* NOTES *
– Mochizuki upsets Yoshino in Yoshino’s 5th defense of the belt!
Dragon Gate 04/18 Dragon Gate Arena Lineup
1) Cyber Kong vs. Kotoka
2) Shachihoko Machine vs. Jackson Florida
3) Ricochet vs. Super Shenlong
4) PAC vs. Shisa Boy
Dragon Gate 04/24 Fukuoka Lineup
1) Ryo Saito, Genki Horiguchi, & Gamma vs. Susumu Yokosuka, Super Shisa, & Kotoka
2) PAC vs. Naoki Tanizaki
3) Kenichiro Arai vs. Taku Iwasa
4) Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii vs. Masato Yoshino & BxB Hulk
5) YAMATO vs. Naruki Doi
6) Open The Triangle Gate Titles: CIMA, Dragon Kid, & Ricochet (c) vs. Shingo Takagi, Cyber Kong, & KAGETORA
Dragon Gate 05/05 “Dead or Alive 2011” PPV Aichi Lineup
1) Susumu Yokosuka vs. Yasushi Kanda
2) Open The Brave Gate Title: PAC (c) vs. Naruki Doi
3) Open The Twin Gate Titles: Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi (c) vs. Masato Yoshino & BxB Hulk
4) Blood Warriors vs. Kamikaze Defeated Revives Survival Captains Fall Elimination Match: CIMA, Dragon Kid (Captain), Ricochet, & Gamma vs. Shingo Takagi (Captain), Cyber Kong, Taku Iwasa, & KAGETORA
5) Open The Dream Gate Title: Masaaki Mochizuki (c) vs. YAMATO
* NOTES *
– More matches to be announced.
King of Trios This Weekend
CHIKARA’s annual 2011 King of Trios Tournament begins this weekend spanning from April 15-17 at the ECW Arena in Philly. Also, at the event they will hold the annual Rey de Voladores Mini Tournament on Night 2 & 3. The full list of teams for King of Trios is below:
1) Team Michinoku (Great Sasuke, Dick Togo, & Jinsei Shinzaki)
2) Team Minnestoa (1-2-3 Kid, Arik Cannon, & Darin Corbin)
3) Team Dragon Gate (Super Shisa, Akira Tozawa, & KAGETORA)
4) The Spectral Envoy (Hallowicked, Frightmare, & UltraMantis Black)
5) The S.A.T. (Amazing Red, Joel Maximo, & Jose Maximo)
6) Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw, & Manami Toyota
7) Team Australia (Tama Williams, Percy, & Kabel)
8) F.I.S.T. (Icarus, Chuck Taylor, & Johnny Gargano)
9) Team Osaka Pro (Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada, & Ultimate Spider Jr.)
10) The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield, Sugar Dunkerton, & Matt Classic)
11) The Batiri (Kizarny, Obariyon, & Kodama)
12) The Colony (Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, & Green Ant)
13) The Osirian Portal (Ophidian, Amasis, & Hieracon)
14) Team 3.0le! (El Generico, Jagged, & Shane Mathews)
15) Da Soul Touchaz (Willie Richardson, Acid Jaz, & Marshe Rockett)
16) Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Tim Donst, Delirious, & Jakob Hammermeier)
El Hijo del Santo Walks Boxer to Ring
At Saturday’s big Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana fight in Las Vegas (which has been called by some an early Fight of the Year Candidate) Lucha legend Hijo del Santo walked Morales to the ring for the big WBA World Light Welterweight Championship. The event was broadcast on HBO PPV and should be replayed next weekend on HBO’s Boxing After Dark: Berto vs. Ortiz. Maidana was able to win the fight despite a strong rally by Morales in the later rounds. Pics of Santo with Morales are below:
LL-USA Cancels Show, Reschedules
Following the announcement of TNA’s Impact starting up on MTVTres many rumors about Lucha Libre USA’s future with “Masked Warriors” had made the rounds (Marco Corleone never responded back to me when I asked him about these rumors). LL-USA announced via their Facebook/Twitter accounts that the planned April TV Taping had been canceled and rescheduled to May 28th. They went so far as to release “Preview Pics” of Season 2 on their Facebook page to try and tell everyone that it hadn’t been canceled. They also mentioned that Psicosis II would be appearing on May 28th still and would be still facing RJ Brewer.
IWRG 04/07 Arena Naucalpan Results
1) El Pollo Asesino & Imposible def. Alan Extreme & Saruman
2) Explosivo, Freelance, & Golden Magic fought Carta Brava Jr., Comando Negro, & Fresero Jr. to a NO CONTEST
3) Trauma I, Multifacetico, & Eterno def. Black Terry, Cerebro Negro, & Dr. Cerebro
4) IWRG IC Trios Titles #1 Contenders 3-Way: Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, & Oficial Fierro def. Damian666, Bestia666, & X-Fly and Monster Clown, Murder Clown, & Psycho Clown
* NOTES *
– Damian fouled one of the Oficials to cause the DQ which meant Los Oficials get the title shot, but instead all the teams (including the Trios Champs) agreed to a huge Cage Match where Los Maniacos & Lider’s titles would be on the line, PdM’s hair would be on the line, and the masks of Los Oficials & Psycho Circus would all be on the line for 04/24!
IWRG 04/10 Arena Nacualpan Results
1) Alan Extreme def. Tonatiuh
2) Black Thunder, El Pollo Asesino, & Fresero Jr. def. Turbo, Dragon Fly, & Golden Magic
3) Chico Che, Gato Eveready, Relampago, & Trauma II def. Avisman, Destroyer, Dinamic Black, & El Hijo del Diablo
4) IWRG IC Lightweight Title: Comando Negro (c) def. Eterno to retain the title!
5) La Parka Jr.., Trauma I, & Multifacetico def. Ultimo Gladiador, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr., & Masada
IWRG 04/12 Arena Nacualpan Results
1) Mini Aero Cross, Mini Infierno, & Mini Infierno Kid def. Aurum, Mini Gatillero, & Mini Sangre de Toro
2) Halcon 2000, Imperial, & Volaris def. Blue Monster, Guerrero 2000, & Rolling Boy
3) Dark Devil, Fly Infernal, & Sky Angel def. Dragon Celestial, Guizmo, & Muerta Infernal
4) Alan Extreme, Black Terry, & Dinamic Black def. Bombero Infernal, Comand Negro, & El Hijo del Diablo via DQ
5) Torneo FIL: Centurion def. Eterno, Black Lancer, Bizarro, Beta, Taurus, Templario, Fresero Jr., Dragon Fly, Negro Casaola, Saruman, Maquina Infernal, Kortiz, & Scanner
* NOTES *
– The Main Event was a Cibernetico that featured IWRG/FIL students and students from Los Villanos Gym.
IWRG 04/14 Arena Naucalpan Lineup
1) Centurion & Saruman vs. Carta Brava & Vampiro Metalico
2) Dinamic Black, Dragon Fly, & Golden Magic vs. Alan Extreme, Fresero Jr., & Imposible
3) Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, & Oficial Fierro vs. Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo, & Gringo Loco
4) Barba Roja, Hijo de Pirata Morgan, & Pirata Morgan vs. Negro Navarro, Trauma I, & Trauma II
IWRG 04/17 Arena Naucalpan Lineup
1) Guizmo vs. Muerte Infernal
2) Jack & Tonatih vs. Alan Extreme & Imposible
3) Freelance, Hijo del Pantera, & Turbo vs. Black Thunder, Carta Brava Jr., & El Pollo Asesino
4) Black Sky, Dinamic Black, & Golden Magic vs. Fresero Jr., Hammer, & Magnifico
5) Rey de Ring: Multifacetico vs. Eterno vs. Oficial 911 vs. Dr. Wagner III vs. Trauma I vs. Tony Rivera vs. Cerebro Negro vs. Veneno vs. Hijo de Pirata Morgan vs. Bombero Infernal vs. Comando Negro vs. Dr. Cerebro vs. El Angel vs. El Pantera vs. Oficial AK47, El Hijo del Diablo vs. Black Terry vs. Hijo de L.A. Park vs. Bestia666 vs. Gringo Loco
IWRG 04/24 Arena Naucalpan Lineup
1) Chiva Rayada I, Jennifer Blade, & Sexy Lady vs. Lolita, Ludark Shaitan, & Zumbi
2) Tag Team Elimination: Extreme Tiger & Nicho el Millionario vs. Lizmark Jr. & Halloween vs. Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. & Veneno vs. Dr. Wagner III & Hijo del Mascara Ano 2000 vs. Crazy Boy & Violento Jack vs. Negro Navarro & El Brazo
3) Mask vs. Hair vs. Titles Steel Cage Match: Monster Clown, Murder Clown, & Psycho Clown vs. IWRG Trios Champs: Damian666, Bestia666, & X-Fly vs. Oficial AK47, Oficial 911, & Oficial Fierro
4) Relevos Increibles: Charly Manson & La Parka Jr. vs. Cibernetico & Electroshock
* NOTES *
– The Cage Match was really weird and dumb rules. It’s escape rules with the last trio left in the cage losing. How do they decided who wins the belts (or retains)? The SECOND TO LAST person to leave the cage, his Trio wins the belts. Good lord.
PWR 05/22 Chowchilla, CA Lineup
1) Bryan Cage vs. El Chupacabras
2) Vinnie Massaro & Oliver John vs. Famous B & El Mariachi
3) Derek Sanders vs. KAFU
4) PWR Jr. Heavyweight Title: Mr. Wrestling IV (c) vs. La Pantera
5) Cazador del Alma & El Dinamita vs. Misterioso & Hijo de Misterioso