Lucha Report For 6/18/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS More on the UStream confusion from Sunday night, people were getting letters for refunds Monday morning for not getting Triplemania Sunday night and Marisela Pena tweeted Monday that UStream had a tech there from Germany who was working on the problem but he couldn't get it done so he was blamed while the tech has blamed AAA saying that they didn't help him at all. It doesn't really matter whose fault it was because the way it was handled by everyone was ridiculous. The show will has been uploaded online for free for everyone who wants to ...
Lucha Report For 6/17/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS AAA had a disatrous night with their iPPV of Triplemania XXI on UStream as the show never aired at all, the screen was black the whole time and the promotion tweeted on their account that UStream was to blame for this inconvenience. There is no word on if the show will air as a replay or whether any refunds will be given but this was a complete debacle. (UPDATE 6/17: A few people have mentioned that uStream have contacted them notifying that they will be getting a refund. Meanwhile early Monday, Marisela Pena continued the trend of ...
AAA’s Triplemania iPPV/uStream debacle!
It wouldn't be an iPPV if there wasn't an issue, but I think AAA deciding to join the iPPV universe by debuting with their biggest show of the year, Triplemania XXI, might have topped the rest. Not only that, but it appears their solution is one that while it will likely please those who didn't pay to view the match, it may very well have alienated their paying customers who ordered the iPPV and the PPV via SKY in Mexico. thecubsfan wrote in great detail what has gone on with AAA's iPPV/uStream issue from Sunday night from the moment ...
RECAP: CMLL on terra.com 6/16/13 (Live Update)
Updated by Alfredo Esparza I'll be doing live updates for both AAA and CMLL shows today. Check back frequently for updates on both shows. Not sure if this will be something I do often and honestly given the inconsistency of video streams (especially with terra.com), this might be an ocassional thing. CMLL's show can be seen on terra.com at 3 pm PDT! Know your time zones, don't ask me to figure it out. I'll post the video feed once it pops up on here, but in the mean time you can check terra's site to get the feed. If you haven't seen or ...
Lucha Report For 6/15/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS Blue Panther will be honored with a Medal of Merit in Sports on 6/28 by the State Congress of Durango in honor of his great career in the ring and his work in the community as well. BP was pivotal in bringing in food to the people of Durango during a horrid drought a while back along with being a key figure in speaking out for violence towards women. CMLL announced Thursday that they are going to hire out their 16 edecanes (ring card girls) as a group called "Chicas Vuelta, Vuelta" for special events whether it's ...
Lucha Report For 6/12/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS AAA announced yesterday that Erik "Goyito" Perez who is a Mexican born fighter in the UFC will accompany one of his childhood heroes in Octagon at Triplemania XXI this Sunday. Ortiz has worn an Octagon mask before fights in the past and he is a big lucha libre fan so this could lead to more interaction in the future. Ernesto Ocampo posted on Facebook today that after 3 months of inactivity that Super Luchas Magazine would be coming back soon. In what is becoming a trend lately, Parka Negra & Super Parka got into a car wreck after leaving ...
Puroresu News & Results For 6/11/13
Written By Alfredo Esparza NEWS All Japan Pro Wrestling held a press conference Tuesday with President Nobuo Shiraishi updating everyone on the latest happenings with the promotion. He also apologized once again for comments he wrote on his facebook page were he wrote some negative stuff on Riki Choshu and New Japan Pro Wrestling. He has deleted those comments. Nobuo Shiraishi mentioned that the transfer of Mutoh's shares in All Japan Pro Wrestling was still ongoing and that he believed Mutoh would be starting a new promotion at some point. He mentioned that initially when Mutoh wanted to buy back into ...
Lucha Report For 6/10/13
Written By Kris Zellner RESULTS CMLL 6/9 - Arena Coliseo 1. Los Hombres del Camoflaje (Artillero y Super Comando) beat Magnus & Soberano 2. Arkangel de la Muerte & Escandalo defeated Hombre Bala Jr. & Super Halcon Jr. 3. Torneo por la CMLL Trios Titles - Quarterfinals: Los Estetas del Aire (Mascara Dorada/Mistico II/Valiente) beat Mr. Aguila/Psicosis/Volador Jr. 4. Torneo por la CMLL Trios Titles - Quarterfinals: La Fuerza TRT (El Terrible/Rey Bucanero/Tiger) defeated La Mascara/Rey Cometa/La Sombra 5. Torneo por la CMLL Trios Titles - Semifinals: Los Estetas del Aire (Mascara Dorada/Mistico II/Valiente) beat La Fuerza TRT (El Terrible/Rey Bucanero/Tiger) but Mistico injured himself here on ...
Lucha Report For 6/9/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS Hijo del Santo who just returned from Japan where he accompanied his son Nieto del Santo said that his son would not be using that name at first but he would be working as Tempestad using a black version of the Santo mask. Santo said that his 16 year old son isn't ready yet for the responsiblity of the Santo name and NOAH wasn't thrilled with this but understood. Santo said that his son would be going to New Zealand after his time in Japan is done so he won't be debuting in Mexico anytime in the ...
Upcoming Lucha Shows in the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez Area
Some lucha heading to the El Paso/Juarez area in June featuring L.A. Park, Cassandro, AAA luchadores and local talent. This Sunday (6/9) in Juarez, Impact Promotions is headlined by a trios match featuring L.A. Park and Cassandro in the main event! June 23rd in Juarez, a packed show featuring stars of AAA and local talent as well as some lucha indie stars. Main event will be AAA's Psycho Circus against the Juarez local legend trio of Crazy Boy 33, Cinta De Oro & Rocky Star. Semi-main is a tag match between Electroshock & El Mesias against Laredo Kid & La Parka. ...
AAA Triplemania XXI iPPV info!
AAA's TripleMania XXI will be available worldwide on iPPV LIVE on Sunday, June 16th 7:20 PM ET/4:20 PM PT for $14.95 from USTREAM (the same company that provides New Japan's iPPV events) For more info and to order: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aaaluchalibre (As of right now the plan is only to broadcast the iPPV in Spanish) Here is the full lineup at this moment for the Triplemania XXI show: 6/16 - Arena Ciudad de Mexico City (Triplemania XXI) 1. Elegido/Fabi Apache/Dinastia/Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Silver Kain/Taya Valkyrie/Mini Abismo Negro/Black Mamba 2. 5 Way Dance por el AAA Tag Titles: Angelico & Jack Evans vs. Crazy Boy & Joe Lider vs. ...
Lucha Report For 6/5/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS Demus 3:16 suffered a knee injury in the steel cage match last Sunday at Arena Mexico and will be out of action for about 6-8 weeks. Perros del Mal announced yesterday that they were postponing their planned 5th Anniversary show that was supposed to take place on Sunday due to the death of Hector Garza. PdM said that they are still in a state of mourning over Garza's death and that they don't want to be celebrating an anniversary this close to his death and will announce a new date soon. They said that all tickets bought would ...
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Lucha Report For 6/18/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS More on the UStream confusion from Sunday night, people were getting letters for refunds Monday morning for not getting Triplemania Sunday night and Marisela Pena tweeted Monday that UStream had a tech there from Germany who was working on the problem but he couldn’t get it done so he was blamed while the tech has blamed AAA saying that they didn’t help him... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 6/17/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS AAA had a disatrous night with their iPPV of Triplemania XXI on UStream as the show never aired at all, the screen was black the whole time and the promotion tweeted on their account that UStream was to blame for this inconvenience. There is no word on if the show will air as a replay or whether any refunds will be given but this was a complete debacle. (UPDATE 6/17: A... [Read more]
AAA’s Triplemania iPPV/uStream debacle!
It wouldn’t be an iPPV if there wasn’t an issue, but I think AAA deciding to join the iPPV universe by debuting with their biggest show of the year, Triplemania XXI, might have topped the rest. Not only that, but it appears their solution is one that while it will likely please those who didn’t pay to view the match, it may very well have alienated their paying customers who ordered... [Read more]
RECAP: CMLL on terra.com 6/16/13 (Live Update)
Updated by Alfredo Esparza I’ll be doing live updates for both AAA and CMLL shows today. Check back frequently for updates on both shows. Not sure if this will be something I do often and honestly given the inconsistency of video streams (especially with terra.com), this might be an ocassional thing. CMLL’s show can be seen on terra.com at 3 pm PDT! Know your time zones, don’t ask... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 6/15/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS Blue Panther will be honored with a Medal of Merit in Sports on 6/28 by the State Congress of Durango in honor of his great career in the ring and his work in the community as well. BP was pivotal in bringing in food to the people of Durango during a horrid drought a while back along with being a key figure in speaking out for violence towards women. CMLL announced Thursday... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 6/12/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS AAA announced yesterday that Erik “Goyito” Perez who is a Mexican born fighter in the UFC will accompany one of his childhood heroes in Octagon at Triplemania XXI this Sunday. Ortiz has worn an Octagon mask before fights in the past and he is a big lucha libre fan so this could lead to more interaction in the future. Ernesto Ocampo posted on Facebook today... [Read more]
Puroresu News & Results For 6/11/13
Written By Alfredo Esparza NEWS All Japan Pro Wrestling held a press conference Tuesday with President Nobuo Shiraishi updating everyone on the latest happenings with the promotion. He also apologized once again for comments he wrote on his facebook page were he wrote some negative stuff on Riki Choshu and New Japan Pro Wrestling. He has deleted those comments. Nobuo Shiraishi mentioned that the... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 6/10/13
Written By Kris Zellner RESULTS CMLL 6/9 – Arena Coliseo 1. Los Hombres del Camoflaje (Artillero y Super Comando) beat Magnus & Soberano 2. Arkangel de la Muerte & Escandalo defeated Hombre Bala Jr. & Super Halcon Jr. 3. Torneo por la CMLL Trios Titles – Quarterfinals: Los Estetas del Aire (Mascara Dorada/Mistico II/Valiente) beat Mr. Aguila/Psicosis/Volador Jr. 4. Torneo... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 6/9/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS Hijo del Santo who just returned from Japan where he accompanied his son Nieto del Santo said that his son would not be using that name at first but he would be working as Tempestad using a black version of the Santo mask. Santo said that his 16 year old son isn’t ready yet for the responsiblity of the Santo name and NOAH wasn’t thrilled with this but understood.... [Read more]
Upcoming Lucha Shows in the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez Area
Some lucha heading to the El Paso/Juarez area in June featuring L.A. Park, Cassandro, AAA luchadores and local talent. This Sunday (6/9) in Juarez, Impact Promotions is headlined by a trios match featuring L.A. Park and Cassandro in the main event! June 23rd in Juarez, a packed show featuring stars of AAA and local talent as well as some lucha indie stars. Main event will be AAA’s Psycho Circus... [Read more]
AAA Triplemania XXI iPPV info!
AAA’s TripleMania XXI will be available worldwide on iPPV LIVE on Sunday, June 16th 7:20 PM ET/4:20 PM PT for $14.95 from USTREAM (the same company that provides New Japan’s iPPV events) For more info and to order: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aaaluchalibre (As of right now the plan is only to broadcast the iPPV in Spanish) Here is the full lineup at this moment for the Triplemania XXI... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 6/5/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS Demus 3:16 suffered a knee injury in the steel cage match last Sunday at Arena Mexico and will be out of action for about 6-8 weeks. Perros del Mal announced yesterday that they were postponing their planned 5th Anniversary show that was supposed to take place on Sunday due to the death of Hector Garza. PdM said that they are still in a state of mourning over Garza’s... [Read more]
Puroresu News & Results 6/5/13
Written By Alfredo Esparza NEWS: Big Japan Pro Wrestling’s Abdullah Kobayashi was given some good news as this past Monday’s latest test showed that he did not have hepatitis C. However, doctors informed him that there was a probability that he was carrying the virus and recommended that he see a hepatologist to prevent damage to the liver. Kobayashi mentioned he’d like to return... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 6/3/13
Written By Kris Zellner RESULTS CMLL 6/2 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara 1. Hijo del Javier Cruz & El Indigo beat El Tapatio & Thunder Boy 2. Azteca de Oro/El Divino/Sky Kid defeated Acertijo/Demonio Rojo/Sadico by DQ when Azteca faked a foule by Demonio who tried to take a foule earlier. 3. Demonio Maya/Espectrum/Exterminador beat Black Metal/Esfinge/El Hippie who was fouled and pinned... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 6/2/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS Hijo del Santo stated on Thursday that he has no issues with Dr. Wagner Jr. working the remainder of his contract with AAA and Doc told him that he would be back in TxT after his commitments with AAA was done. Santo said that Doc still wants his mask match with L.A. Par-K and TxT is the only place that can make it happen. Marco Corleone tweeted on Thursday that he expects... [Read more]
Puroresu News & Results For 6/2/13
Written By Alfredo Esparza NEWS: La Sombra won the IWGP Intercontinental title from Shinsuke Nakamura at the 5/31 Arena Mexico show. During recent preliminary blood test for Abdullah Kobayashi of Big Japan Pro Wrestling there were some irregularities with his blood and it was believed that he may have hepatitis C. There will be further testing on Monday to determine whether Abdullah Kobayashi’s... [Read more]
LuchaWorld Podcast Episode #20 w/ guest Kevin Kleinrock
LuchaWorld Podcast Episode #20! Vandal Drummond (Kurt Brown) and Fredo Esparza are joined by Masked Republic‘s Kevin Kleinrock to discuss his and Ruben Zamora’s latest project Viva L.A. Lucha! Kevin discusses why they decided to go thru the Kickstarter route to fund the Viva L.A. Lucha project, some of the other people involved including Konnan, Sean Waltman (X-Pac), Adam Pearce, and other... [Read more]
VIDEO: Tercera Caida 5/29/13 w/ Shinsuke Nakamura & La Sombra, plus Hector Garza tribute!
Great show from the Tercera Caida crew as they aired highlights from Hector Garza’s career throughout the show including clips from his time in TNA along with winning the CMLL World & Mexican National titles. They also had interviews with several wrestlers who shared their thoughts on Hector Garza. Chessman mentioned how when he first started he was broke and couldn’t go out and... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 5/29/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS Dr. Wagner Jr. made his return to AAA at yesterday’s press conference for Triplemania XXI at Arena Ciudad in Mexico City and there was a lot of confusion going on as he just appeared saying that he was back and joining up with Villano IV & Mascara Ano Dos Mil for their trios match on the show against Electroshock, Octagon, & La Parka Jr. before starting... [Read more]
Lucha Report For 5/28/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS To show how you admired Hector Garza was, pretty much every single luchador, promoter, or fan that resides on social media has posted some type of tribute to Garza. A definite testament to how good he was at what he did. RESULTS AAA 5/26 – Deportivo Toltitlan de Tultitlan (FUSION taping) 1. Flamita/Gotita de Plata/Saturno beat Carta Brava Jr./Danny Casas/Eterno 2.... [Read more]
LuchaWorld Podcast Episode #19: Remembering Hector Garza
LuchaWorld Podcast Episode #19. Vandal Drummond (Kurt Brown) & Fredo Esparza remember Hector Garza. Talking about when we first saw him wrestle, some of his memorable moments in pro wrestling from his time in WWE, WCW, TNA, CMLL & AAA. Tweet Podcast: Play in new window | Download Read More →
Hector Garza 1969-2013
Written By Kris Zellner Héctor Solano Segura was born on June 12th, 1969 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon into local wrestling royalty as his father Humberto Garza was already one of the biggest stars of the area and like most sons of luchadores when he was young his dream was to become a star like his father. His brother Mario who debuted two years after Héctor was born was also a big role model in his... [Read more]
LuchaWorld Podcast Episode #18
LuchaWorld Podcast Episode #18! Vandal Drummond (Kurt Brown) and Fredo Esparza discuss their recent trips to local wrestling shows, a recap of Dr. Lucha losing a MULLET bet, lucha in LA with Guerrero Maya Jr., Bestia 666, Damian 666 & Hijo de Rey Misterio, Vandal attends wrestling show on a Thursday night, the recent passing of local LA FMLL promoter Rocky Roman, looking thru the Triplemania... [Read more]
Hector Garza Passes Away (1969 – 2013)
Written By Kris Zellner Hector Garza who became one of the biggest lucha libre crossover stars of the late 90′s died today at the age of 43 just 17 days short of his 44th birthday due to complications from lung cancer which has been battling since last year. More on this in tomorrow’s lucha report but a very sad day in the world of wrestling. Descanse en Paz “El Querubin” Tweet Read More →
Lucha Report For 5/26/13
Written By Kris Zellner NEWS On the heels of Pesadilla announcing he would be going to NOAH for their Jr. Heavyweight Tag Tournament in July, Super Crazy announced Friday that he would be joining him and will team up with his student. RESULTS AAA 5/24 – Auditorio Municipal de Tampico (EVOLUCION taping) 1. Carta Brava Jr./Eita/Micke Segura beat Freelance/Saturno/Black Mamba 2. Flamita/Fabi Apache/Octagoncito... [Read more]
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