Viva la Raza!: Lucha Weekly
January 9, 2015
By: Josh Boutwell of Wrestleview.com
AAA
Former AAA/CMLL Star “Taking Break” from Wrestling
This week former AAA and CMLL star Alex Koslov announced he was taking an “indefinite sabbatical” from wrestling. Kozlov had spent the last couple of years in New Japan as a member of the Forever Hooligans team with former CMLL star Rocky Romero. He said that he was “hesitant” to say that he was actually retiring, but it definitely sound like this was at least a semi-retirement for the Russian star. After making his start in wrestling in California he wrestled from 2006 to 2008 with CMLL and then jumped ship to AAA where he spent 2008 through 2010 as a member of D-Generation MEX with X-Pac and Rocky Romero before signing a developmental deal with the WWE. After being released by WWE he went to New Japan and spent the rest of his career there. Koslov won the AAA Cruiserweight Title (twice) and AAA World Mixed Tag Team Titles in AAA and was a two time IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion in New Japan with Romero. He and Romero also won the Ring of Honor Tag Team Titles.
Alberto el Patron Wins WWL Title
This past weekend AAA World Champion Alberto el Patron won the WWL World Title in Puerto Rico in a 3-Way against popular champion Glamour Boy Shane (former TNA wrestler/referee Shane Sewell) & El Mesias. Rumors continue to swirl about TNA, Bellator, and other MMA organizations wanting to sign him. Since his WWE departure Alberot has won the AAA Title in Mexico, WWL Title in Puerto Rico, wrestled for ROH in America, and Wrestle-1 in Japan. Alberto’s family members Dos Caras Sr., Hijo de Dos Caras, & Sicodelico Jr. lost a trios match on that same Puerto Rican card against Dennis Rivera, Noel Rodriguez, & Stefano. Interestingly enough former AAA star Laredo Kid is also a champion in WWL, as the Las Americas Champion.
AAA 01/10 Salon de Actos Lineup
1) TBA vs. TBA
2) Fabi Apache, Pasion Kristal, & Mini Drago vs. Taya Valkyrie, Mamba, & Mini Psicosis
3) Fenix, Argenis, & Aerostar vs. Los Inferno Rockers (Machine Rocker, Demon Rocker, & Soul Rocker)
4) Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown, & Psycho Clown) vs. Texano Jr., Pentagon Jr., & Silver King
5) Myzteziz & La Parka Jr. vs. Cibernetico & Chessman
AAA 01/11 Veracruz Lineup
1) TBA vs. TBA
2) TBA vs. TBA
3) Pimpinela Escarlata & La Parkita vs. Mini Abismo Negro & Argenis
4) Pentagon Jr. & Hijo del Fantasma vs. Australian Suicide & Jack Evans
5) Myzteziz & La Parka Jr. vs. Averno & Chessman
AAA 01/14 San Luis Potosi Lineup
1) TBA vs. TBA
2) Carta Brava Jr. & TBA vs. Nino Hamburguesa & Pasion Kristal
3) Super Fly, Escoria, & Cuervo vs. Drago, Aerostar, & Fenix
4) Angelico, Jack Evans, & Australian Suicide vs. Joe Lider, Pentagon Jr., & Daga
5) La Parka Jr., El Elegido, & El Mesias vs. Perro Aguayo Jr., Villano IV, & El Zorro
CMLL
CMLL 01/05 Arena Puebla Results
1) Los Hombres del Camoflaje (Artillero & Super Comando) & Police Man def. Black Tiger, Robin, & Tigre Rojo Jr.
2) Astral, Astro, & Asturiano def. Demus 3:16, Espiritu Maligno, & Sauron
3) La Amapola, Tiffany, & Zeuxis def. Estrellita, Marcela, & Skadi
4) Volador Jr., Valiente, & Maximo def. Ephesto, Mephisto, & Polvora
5) Atlantis def. Mr. Niebla
CMLL 01/06 Arena Mexico Results
1) Bengala & Magnus def. Apocalipsis & Inquisidor
2) Dark Angel, Estrellita, & Princesa Sujei def. Dalis la Caribena, La Comandante, & La Seductora
3) Pequeno Reyes del Aire Torneo Cibernetico: Shockercito def. Astral, Electrico, Fantasy, Ultimo Dragoncito, Demus 3:16, Pierrothito, Pequeno Olimpico, Pequeno Nitro, & Mercurio
4) Mask vs. Mask Match: Soberano Jr. & Star Jr. def. Cholo & Ramstein
5) Ultimo Guerrero, Euforia, & Gran Guerrero def. Dragon Rojo Jr., La Mascara, & Marco Corleone
6) Volador Jr. def. Rey Bucanero
CMLL 01/06 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Results
1) Evola def. Virgo
2) Esfinge & Metatron def. Exterminador & Malefico
3) Hombre sin Nombre, Kraneo, & Olimpico def. Stuka Jr., Brazo de Plata, & Fuego
4) Cibernetico: Mephisto def. Titan, Mascara Dorada, Ephesto, Dragon Lee, Mr. Aguila, Rey Cometa, Triton, Pierroth, & Demonio Maya
5) Atlantis, Maximo, & Valiente def. Barbaro Cavernario, Felino, & Mr. Niebla
CMLL 01/12 Arena Puebla Lineup
1) Astral, Astro, & Asturiano vs. Demus 3:16, Espiritu Maligno, & Sauron
2) Hombre Bala Jr., Starman, & Super Halcon Jr. vs. Cancerbero, Raziel, & Toro BIll Jr.
3) Dark Angel, Estrellita, & Marcela vs. La Amapola, Tiffany, & Zeuxis
4) Blue Panther, La Mascara, & Titan vs. Ephesto, Kraneo, & Pierroth
5) Marco Corleone, Valiente, & Maximo vs. Euforia, Niebla Roja, & Shocker
CMLL 01/13 Arena Mexico Lineup
1) Angelito & Stukita vs. Pequeno Nitro & Pequeno Universo 2000
2) Flyer, Magnus, & Oro Jr. vs. Canelo Casas, Disturbio, & Metalico
3) Lightning Match: Raziel vs. Soberano Jr.
4) La Vaquerita, Lluvia, & Marcela vs. La Comandante, La Seductora, & Zeuxis
5) Blue Panther, Brazo de Plata, & Titan vs. Misterioso II, Pierroth, & Sagrado
6) Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., & Valiente vs. Kraneo, Olimpico, & Rey Bucanero
CMLL 01/13 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara Lineup
1) Metatron vs. Evola
2) Omar Brunetti & Star Jr. vs. Arkangel de la Muerte & Malefico
3) Dragon Lee, Esfinge, & Pegasso vs. Puma King, Tiger Kid, & Virus
4) Blue Panther Jr., Dragon Rojo Jr., & Fuego vs. Ephesto, Felino, & Hechicero
5) La Mascara, Marco Corleone, & Maximo vs. Euforia, Negro Casas, & Shocker
CMLL/NJPW 01/13 “FantasticaMania Night 1” Osaka, Japan Lineup
1) Rey Cometa & Triton vs. Barbaro Cavernario & Mr. Niebla
2) Lightning Match: Shigeo Okumura vs. Angel de Oro
3) Jushin Thunder Liger & Mistico II vs. Gedo & Polvora
4) Stigma, Stuka Jr., & Tiger Mask IV vs. Mephisto, YOSHI-HASHI, & Shinsuke Nakamura
5) Captain New Japan, KUSHIDA, & Mascara Dorada vs. La Sombra, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Tetsuya Naito
6) Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Kazuchika Okada, & Gran Guerrero
CMLL/NJPW 01/14 “FantasticaMania Night 2” Kagawa, Japan Lineup
1) Angel de Oro & KUSHIDA vs. Shigeo Okumura & YOSHI-HASHI
2) Jushin Thunder Liger & Stuka Jr. vs. Gedo & Mephisto
3) Rey Cometa & Stigma vs. Barbaro Cavernario & Mr. Niebla
4) Mistico II & Triton vs. Kazuchika Okada & Polvora
5) Atlantis, Captain New Japan, & Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Gran Guerrero
6) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Mascara Dorada, & Tiger Mask IV vs. La Sombra, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Tetsuya Naito
CMLL/NJPW 01/15 “FantasticaMania Night 3” Kyoto, Japan Lineup
1) KUSHIDA & Rey Cometa vs. Barbaro Cavernario & YOSHI-HASHI
2) Angel de Oro & Stigma vs. Mr. Niebla & Shigeo Okumura
3) Mistico II & Tiger Mask IV vs. Gedo & Polvora
4) Captain New Japan & Stuka Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada & Mephisto
5) Jushin Thunder Liger, Mascara Dorada, & Triton vs. La Sombra, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Tetsuya Naito
6) Volador Jr., Atlantis, & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Gran Guerrero
CMLL/NJPW 01/17 “FantasticaMania Night 4” Tokyo, Japan Lineup
1) FantasticaMania Tournament Quarterfinals: Rey Cometa & Stuka Jr. vs. Barbaro Cavernario & Mr. Niebla
2) FantasticaMania Tournament Quarterfinals: Volador Jr. & Stigma vs. Ultimo Guerrero & Gran Guerrero
3) FantasticaMania Tournament Quarterfinals: Mistico II & Triton vs. Mephisto & Polvora
4) FantasticaMania Tournament Quarterfinals: Atlantis & Mascara Dorada vs. La Sombra & Tetsuya Naito
5) FantasticaMania Tournament Semifinals
6) FantasticaMania Tournament Semifinals
7) CMLL Light Heavyweight Title: Angel de Oro (c) vs. Shigeo Okumura
8) FantasticaMania Tournament Finals
CMLL 01/18 “FantasticaMania Night 5” Tokyo, Japan Lineup
1) Angel de Oro, Jushin Thunder Liger, & Tiger Mask IV vs. Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, & YOSHI-HASHI
2) KUSHIDA, Rey Cometa, & Triton vs. Barbaro Cavernario, Mr. Niebla, & Shigeo Okumura
3) Captain New Japan, Mascara Don, & Mascara Dorada vs. La Sombra, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Tetsuya Naito
4) NWA Welterweight Title: Volador Jr. (c) vs. Gran Guerrero
5) Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title: Stuka Jr. vs. Mephisto (c)
6) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Mistico II, & Stigma vs. Kazuchika Okada, Polvora, & Shinsuke Nakamura
7) Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero
CMLL 01/19 “FantasticaMania Night 6” Tokyo, Japan Lineup
1) Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, Stuka Jr., & Tiger Mask IV vs. Gedo, Shigeo Okumura, Tomohiro Ishii, & YOSHI-HASHI
2) Captain New Japan & Triton vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & Tetsuya Naito
3) Angel de Oro & Stigma vs. Gran Guerrero & Mephisto
4) Rey Cometa vs. Barbaro Cavernario
5) Mistico II vs. Polvora
6) Atlantis, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, & Volador Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mr. Niebla, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Ultimo Guerrero
7) Mascara Dorada vs. La Sombra
MISC/INDY
Rey Horus to Appear at WrestleMania Weekend
At this years annual WrestleMania weekend one of the major INDY events there will be the King of the Indies Tournament, and one of the first participants announced thus far is luchador Rey Horus. Horus was given the Hijo de Rey Misterio name last year by his trainer Rey Misterio Sr. before switching to the Rey Horus name (which combined the Rey Misterio and his previous Horuz names). He is a very young, talented high flyer and it is a damn shame that neither AAA nor CMLL has picked him up yet. This exposure at King of the Indies could help that though and maybe even get him a shot at Lucha Underground or TNA. El Mariachi of Pro Wrestling Revolution in California has also been announced for the tournament.
IWRG 01/04 Arena Naucalpan Results
1) Anubis Black & Arana de Plata def. Alfa & Black Niko
2) Dragon Celestial & Metaleon def. Dowki & Hip Hop Man
3) Los Ninja Turtles (Leo, Mike, Rafy, & Teelo) def. Ciclon Black, Dr. Killer, Roller Boy, & Tony Rivera
4) Canis Lupus, Oficial 911, & Oficial AK47 def. Emperador Azteca, Pantera I, & Veneno
5) Hijo de Dos Caras, Relampago, & Super Nova def. Chicano, Danny Casas, & Hijo de Mascara Ano 2000 via DQ
INDY 01/04 Arena Coliseo Monterrey Results
1) Alex el Salvaje & Bad Falcon def. Arlequin & Baby Chavez
2) Red Fury & Letal def. Protegido & Turbulencia
3) Orquidea Negra, Rosa Negra, & Ultimo Ninja def. Extreme Boy, Ultima Sombra, & Polly Star
4) Corazon de Barrio, Demonio del Caribe, & Panthro def. Hator, Silver Star, & Memo Valle
5) Title vs. Title Match: LLM Light Heavyweight Champ (El Divo) def. FILL Light Heavyweight Champ (Potro Jr.) to unify the titles!
6) El Consejo (Argos, Texano Jr., & Silver King) def. Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown, & Psycho Clown)
7) Mask vs. Hair Match: Gato Fantasma def. Desafio
6)
IWRG 01/11 Arena Naucalpan Lineup
1) Sky Angel vs. Hip Hop Man
2) Los Ninja Turtles vs. Ciclon Black, Dr. Killer, Roller Boy, & Tony Rivera
3) Pantera I, Relampago, & Super Nova vs. Apolo Estrada Jr., Canis Lupus, & El Hijo del Diablo
4) Chicano vs. Eterno
5) IWRG Rey del Ring Title: Hijo de Dos Caras (c) vs. Hijo de Mascara Ano 2000
PWR 01/11 Watsonville, CA Lineup
1) El Pistolero vs. Anarkia Jr.
2) Los Campesinos vs. The Grapplers
3) PWR Womens Title #1 Contenders Match: Savannah Riley vs. Kianna Rivera
4) Jeckles, El Mariachi, & Ultimo Panda vs. Virgil Flynn & Los Chicanos (Jose Garcia & Memo Cuevas)
5) PWR Tag Team Titles #1 Contneders Match: Los Luchas (Zokre & Phoenix Star) vs. Vaquero Fantasma & Cazador del Alma
6) PWR Jr. Heavyweight Title: Famous B (c) vs. Juventud Guerrera
7) The Border Patrol vs. Blue Demon Jr. & Rocky Romero
LLB 01/31 Deportivo Pavon Lineup
1) Bracito de Plata, Bracito de Platino, & Fantasma de la Opera II vs. Super Brazo Jr., Super Pinochito, & Voladorcito
2) Demasiado, Diva Salvaje, & Estrella Divina vs. Halcon 2000, Kid Jaguar, & Shadow
3) Scramble Tag Match: Rayo Tapatio I & Rayo Tapatio II vs. Guerrero del Bronx & Oficialito vs. Ojo de Halcon & Ojo de Halcon Jr. vs. Suicida & Pantera I vs. Arez & Belial vs. Porro I & Porro II
4) Super Libre Match: Impulso vs. Freelance
5) Cerebro Negro, Dinamic Black, & Fantasma de la Opera vs. TBA
6) Fuerza Guerrera & Mr. Niebla vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. & Octagon
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