odessasteps Posted November 8, 2024 Posted November 8, 2024 https://x.com/luchablog/status/1854727363918979272?t=gwDfq35984Ge-Yb8OT3vfQ&s=19 RIP Scorpio Jr
Curt McGirt Posted November 9, 2024 Posted November 9, 2024 You gotta love lucha. Somebody will literally die in the ring and they'll just put it in slo-mo and replay it.
Mike Campbell Posted November 20, 2024 Posted November 20, 2024 From what our favorite CubsFan was posting the other night, 12/13 is going to be a fun night in Arena Mexico: Hechicero vs. Claudio Volador Jr. vs. Pac La Catalina/Tessa vs. Toni Storm/Red Velvet 2
odessasteps Posted November 20, 2024 Posted November 20, 2024 Im biased, but love Zeuxis/Sanely as a new regular ruda team.
Evil Otto Posted November 20, 2024 Posted November 20, 2024 (edited) In other recent news, the Villano III Jr. vs. Flip Gordon match from last Friday night was kind of amazing. The new Villanos have been pretty great for quite a while, but Villano III Jr in particular is really starting to stand out as someone who really connects with the fans. Worth a watch if you can track it down. There's quite a promising group bubbling up from the undercard these days: Neon, Futuro, Los Villanos, Zandokan Jr, Difunto, and Xelhua, plus a few more. Hechicero vs. Claudio was booked for me. So thank you, whoever booked that. Volador Jr and Pac will certainly mesh well, and I don't think Pac can have a bad match. It's been great to see CMLL get behind Red Velvet, she's someone that might not be available to them at all times, but would work well on a semi-consistent basis. Edited November 20, 2024 by Evil Otto 1
Mike Campbell Posted November 21, 2024 Posted November 21, 2024 (edited) From the AEW tapings last night, for the next two weeks of Rampage: The Beast Mortos~! vs. Serpentico Katsuyori Shibata/Mascara Dorada/Atlantis Jr. vs. Top Flight/ Action Andretti Hechicero vs. Komander Edited November 30, 2024 by Mike Campbell
Evil Otto Posted November 22, 2024 Posted November 22, 2024 12 hours ago, Mike Campbell said: Hechicero vs. Komander Oh my, that could be amazing. Also, quite intriguing and makes me wonder: is Komander now AEW-exclusive and not working for AAA at all anymore? The whole vague "no touching" rule between CMLL and AAA in regards to AEW was ludicrous to begin with, honestly speaking, and maybe we're now officially beyond that. On a side note, Bandido is also apparently ready to go as well. Crazy times ahead in terms of potential match-ups. 1
Mike Campbell Posted November 22, 2024 Posted November 22, 2024 Looking at his cagematch, Komander hasn't worked AAA since he dropped the Cruiserweight title in August. Aside from a couple of Mexican indy shots afterwards, he's only been working AEW and ROH shows.
odessasteps Posted November 23, 2024 Posted November 23, 2024 CMLL has Hechicero versus Mistico next Friday in the final of the Leyenda de Azul. 2
Mike Campbell Posted November 23, 2024 Posted November 23, 2024 CubsFan on Luchablog has been posting about Mistico possibly challenging for the World Light Heavyweight title, he made the belt around the waist motion to Averno after a tag match. I wonder if Averno will get involved somehow to screw Mistico and help out his former Infernales buddy?
Evil Otto Posted November 30, 2024 Posted November 30, 2024 Holy smokes, Mistico vs. Hechicero was absolutely tremendous. Best Mistico match I've seen in a very long time, and you can probably guess why, but I must give equal credit to Mistico, he stepped up his game tonight. Highly recommended. 2
Evil Otto Posted December 13, 2024 Posted December 13, 2024 (edited) Before this upcoming crazy weekend, not only in Arena Mexico but in Long Beach, takes away my attention, I'd like to also strongly recommend the Chavez Brothers vs. Difunto/Zandokan Jr from 12/7 at Arena Coliseo. Angel de Oro and Niebla Roja are still at the top of my list as best tag team in the world right now. Hardly anything about this match is particularly fancy, so the impressive spots are that much more impressive, and everything just flows so smoothly. For what seems to be a makeshift team of sorts, Difunto and Zandokan Jr figured out their roles quickly, to be more rudo than the other rudo team. It makes sense: The Chavez Brothers have been so good for so long, somewhat underrated as well, and the serious fans at Arena Coliseo clearly show them love here. Angel de Oro in particular connects amazingly well with the audience in this more intimate atmosphere. Difunto and Zandokan Jr are two stars on the rise, and they also have a throwback type of feel to them, which is strangely comforting. Simply put, a classic tag team match; not even in the lucha sense, just great tag team wrestling, period. It's all there. Brilliant. The fans throw coins at the end. Well-deserved. Edited December 14, 2024 by Evil Otto 2
odessasteps Posted December 13, 2024 Posted December 13, 2024 FYI, hechicero versus Claudio tonight in arena Mexico. 2
colonial Posted December 13, 2024 Posted December 13, 2024 Appears Tessa Blanchard has left CMLL, vacating the tag belts she held with Lluvia (Mrs. Ultimo Guerrero), as word on the street is that Tessa will return to TNA ... CMLL confirms Tessa Blanchard departure, vacates Women’s Tag Team titles - F4W/WON
odessasteps Posted December 13, 2024 Posted December 13, 2024 Second time this year they have a ladies champion just up and leave the company. Bad luck.
Evil Otto Posted December 17, 2024 Posted December 17, 2024 Considering the result, the Claudio-Hechicero match felt a little bit like "unfinished business". Honestly, the final two matches were booked exactly the opposite of how I would've gone, so I would hope that means there's some sort of a payoff down the line. I'm doubtful, however. I'm tired of Volador Jr in these top spots. There are many reasons why, but I'm not really in the mood to go on a rant. If CMLL gave that spot to someone like Soberano Jr, just as an example, he would've torn the roof off with Pac. Flip Gordon and Rocky Romero stole the show on this evening. Claudio and Hechicero was by no means bad, I would even say very good, but it left me wanting more. Honestly, the best Hechicero match of the weekend was against Lio Rush in Long Beach. Those two crushed it.
Mike Campbell Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 23 hours ago, Evil Otto said: I'm tired of Volador Jr in these top spots. There are many reasons why, but I'm not really in the mood to go on a rant. If CMLL gave that spot to someone like Soberano Jr, just as an example, he would've torn the roof off with Pac. The Volador/Pac thing seemed like it was red hot back in the summer, when Death Triangle did that shot in Arena Mexico. Then CMLL/AEW just left it alone for five months, and recently had Volador turn. So the whole thing pretty much cooled down and nobody seemed to care. And I'm totally with you with Soberano in that spot, but honestly, it's pretty hard to not tear down the house with The Bastard.
Evil Otto Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 6 minutes ago, Mike Campbell said: The Volador/Pac thing seemed like it was red hot back in the summer, when Death Triangle did that shot in Arena Mexico. Then CMLL/AEW just left it alone for five months, and recently had Volador turn. So the whole thing pretty much cooled down and nobody seemed to care. And I'm totally with you with Soberano in that spot, but honestly, it's pretty hard to not tear down the house with The Bastard. Apparently, Volador's knees are shot as well. Also, this recent rudo turn was years too late. It appears this time is more distinctly rudo, so maybe it will stick, but from my experience watching him, he never fully commits to anything. In other words, I guess just don't get me started on Volador, Jr.!
Curt McGirt Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Hey, there's a lucha match that used to be on Youtube I'm trying to find again. It was in black and white, and I believe the participants were Perro Aguayo and possibly Sangre Chicana. It was filmed at apron level so it kind of looked like Raging Bull or something, very cinematic, and was an excellent match. I can't find it at all now of course.
Mike Campbell Posted Saturday at 10:52 PM Posted Saturday at 10:52 PM On 1/20/2025 at 11:11 AM, Curt McGirt said: Hey, there's a lucha match that used to be on Youtube I'm trying to find again. It was in black and white, and I believe the participants were Perro Aguayo and possibly Sangre Chicana. It was filmed at apron level so it kind of looked like Raging Bull or something, very cinematic, and was an excellent match. I can't find it at all now of course. https://youtu.be/O-JoeuVTHfo?si=0rNYYll7BzpwSe-K Would this be it? 1
Curt McGirt Posted Saturday at 11:04 PM Posted Saturday at 11:04 PM No, it wasn't a cage match, but THANK YOU. This looks AWESOME.
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