Quick KotR commentary
falk...@cnsvax.uwec.edu
I think Vince knows he's been had, by the fans and by the government, and he's
setting it all up for the big finish. Reason?? Look at the federation now.
What you have is your mega-face (Hart) programmed against an also-ran (Lawler).
Hulk Hogan is gone, probably for good this time. Yokozuna will probably be
champ for A LONG TIME!
The heels are running amok; the insane are running the asylum. Although I much
prefer Yoko as champ, they should have made the fall clean. And save Hart's
two matches in the semis and the final, the card stank!!
I just think Vince knows the gig is up.
Mike Falkner
FALK...@cnsvax.uwec.edu
John W. Jermanis
broadcasts Triple A. I'm going to throw a few ideas out. Please reply
by e-mail to the ones you like, don't like, etc.
Later,
John Jermanis
A) Weekly reports. I know that Lucha Libre is not too popular on the net, but
the AAA seems to be really hot now (esp. when you consider the WWF, WCW).
There used to be weekly updates. What say I start 'em up again?
B) Die hard AAA fans: Want access to the greatest federation in North
America? Don't have a satellite dish? Trade me for tapes containing each
epsiode in its 2+ hours of unmitigated glory. (I am only willing to trade
for these tapes; too much trouble otherwise)
C) The RSPW Tape Uno: My version of the best of Mexican wrestling. ****+
matches. Available by trade or for the low, low price of $19.95. This
would probably take a good 6 months to _find_ 6 hours of quality matches.
All matches would be third generation. What quality!
I'll post a review of today's show shortly...
John W. Jermanis
2 1/2 hours. Please send comments about this report, so I'll know if
there is enough interest to continue them.
John
Triple A Lucha Libre --- 6/13/93
Warning: I don't speak a lick of Spanish and it's the last time I saw Lucha
Libre was one of its first epsiodes (Mascara Sagrada drops some title).
It'll take me a while to get familar with all the players again.
Interview: Cien Caras and Conan having words with each other. Shake hands at
end of segement. Either they resolved some difference, or they agreed to
fight at some point.
First Match -- Rudos in three falls
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Rudos: Gallego, El Phantasma de la Quebrada (mask), Mr. Condor
Technicos: Diammante, Zafino, Brillante (all masked)
1st caida: Slow start with lots of matwork, but picks up about 6 minutes into
match. Technicos with "one of those crazy submission holds".
Now I know what they mean when they say "a picture's worth a 1000
words. Let me try to explain briefly: Rudo 1 set up in pile
driver position. Rudo 2's head appears to be inserted into Rudo
1's back side. Rudo 3 is placed on backs of 1 and 2. All submit.
2nd caida: Rudos control ring, taking turns triple teaming each of the faces.
All three faces are sidewalk slammed and pinned.
3rd caida: After suffering many submission attempts, Diammante and team
destroy rudos, each doing a different dive out of the ring.
Back in the ring, Mr. Condor catches Brillante in bearhug, which
he turns into belly-to-belly for pin.
*** 1/4
Second Match -- Technicos (I think) in three falls
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Rudos: Three masked guys
Faces: Three more masked guys
They cut straight to the chase on this one, no introduction. I had seen none
of these guys before. One of the faces had "Halcon" on his tights. One
face was man know as Tiger Man (I think). He had Tiger Mask tights, mask,
did the Mask footwork, did the Mask armdrag. But I don't think he's the
new guy in New Japan.
1st caida: Comedy bit: Unknown face fakes a tope, rudos dive into crowd for
safety. There were some wicked spots here, including a Tiger
Man monster plancha to floor, and a sommersault leg drop type
move to floor by unknown face. Halcon with gourd buster and
Leg Drop O' Doom[TM] for pin.
2nd caida: Quick fall. Rudos pin Halcon after a back splash.
3rd caida: Wierd (even for Lucha) ending. Rudo stomps on Halcon's head as he
is being pinned (for the three count). Referees raise technicos
hands. Whatever.
***3/4
Third Match -- Women -- Rudos in three falls
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Rudos: Neftaly, La Briosa (sp), Monsther
Technicos: Wendy, Pantera Surena, Martha Villalobos
Rudos enter ring with Monsther carrying Canadian flag. Whatever.
Technicos enter arena riding motorcycles.
1st caida: Monsther is _huge_! Imagine a female version on Maxx Payne. I'm
talking 6'3" and 300 pounds. After being abused by Monsther, faces
rally to clear the ring. Wendy does a sommersault tope _between_
the ropes! All three rudos are counted out.
2nd caida: Rudos dominate. Neftaly with plancha, and Monsther with some
undescribable variation of a back suplex.
3rd caida: Monsther does a weak 747 off of 2nd rope onto Villalobos. Rudos
then team to press Villalobos into back breaker. Impressive, due
to Ms. V's mass. Technicos regain upper hand. Villalobos attempts
Yokodrop, but is pulled off of 2nd turnbuckle by partner Wendy.
Villalobos is then pinned.
After match, Wendy and V exchange words. Villalobos left behind to get
brutallized by rudos for quite a while. Rudos get bored and leave.
**1/4
Fourth Match - Rudos in two straight falls
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Rudos: Ice Killer (mask), Cobarde, Jerry Estrada
Technicos: Dragon de Oro, Super Muneco, Lizmark (all masked)
Really long ring introductions. Each wrestler comes to ring accompanied by
theme music and women dressed like that wrestler. Interesting to see a
girl in a bikini wearing a hockey mask. This took as long as the match.
I immediatly recognised Super Muneco, even though I only saw him once before.
You don't forget the "head thing" :)
1st caida: Lots of really nice spots, especially by Muneco. Rudos win after
Lizmark is superplexed by Estrada and Muneco submits to variation
of the DoinkPuller. Quite ironic. Everybody takes a turn getting
throw into the front row during this fall.
2nd caida: Nothing too remarkable. Some nice action like previous fall.
Estrada makes Lizmark submit with variation of octopus.
After the match, Cobarde and Ice Killer ring some bells like crazy fools. I
heart Lucha Libre :)
***1/4
Ratings
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Technico: Perro Aguayo (same as when I watched a year ago)
El Rudo: Cien Caras (same as when I watched a year ago)
Parjera: Octogan/Mascara Sagrada (close to what I saw a year ago)
Trio: My Flower/The Rose/Rudy (glad I didn't see them a year ago. They run
the un-PC gay gimmick.)
Fifth Match -- Rudos (should've expected it by now) in three falls.
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Rudos: Fishman (mask), Universo 2000 (mask), Cien caras
Technicos: Salomon Grundy, Villano III (mask), Latin Lover (needs mask)
We are sparred and see only the heels entrance. I guess the female equivalent
of Grundy was not fit for TV :)
1st caida: Rudos beat hell out of faces. They were pinned/submitted so many
times, I couldn't tell which ones counted.
2nd caida: Technicos as Grundy sideslams Fishman, and other two faces plancha
other two rudos.
3rd caida: Rudos win as Grundy pins Villano III. That is correct. Caras
kicks Villano in the spot that makes the announcer scream "Un
foul!" Grundy is drop kicked from behind, loses balance, and
splashes Villano. Words exchanged after match between Grundy
and Villano, but no punches thrown.
Adios,
John Jermanis
christopher motherway
> You see, I see a _big_ problem with the WWF's direction...
>
> I think Vince knows he's been had, by the fans and by the government, and he'
> setting it all up for the big finish. Reason?? Look at the federation now.
> What you have is your mega-face (Hart) programmed against an also-ran (Lawler
> Hulk Hogan is gone, probably for good this time. Yokozuna will probably be
> champ for A LONG TIME!
>
> The heels are running amok; the insane are running the asylum. Although I mu
> prefer Yoko as champ, they should have made the fall clean. And save Hart's
> two matches in the semis and the final, the card stank!!
>
> I just think Vince knows the gig is up.
>
> Mike Falkner
> FALK...@cnsvax.uwec.edu
>
Wait a sec. YOU know and I know that the WWF can NOT have all-heel or
all-face champions for long! The longest I've ever seen that was between
the '88 SURVIVOR SERIES (when Demolition turned faces) and '89 THE MAIN
EVENT (Savage [WC] heel-turns on Hulk). Sooner or later, Money Inc.'s
gonna lose it to the Steiner; possibly at SUMMERSLAM.
So fear not, face-lovers, the triple-crown of the WWF will NOT be in the
hands of the insane for much longer!!!
Chris Wolvie
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BTW, isn't the KotR a title now? And doesn't mega-face Hart own it?!?
Bruce W. Onder
>3rd caida: Wierd (even for Lucha) ending. Rudo stomps on Halcon's head as he
> is being pinned (for the three count). Referees raise technicos
> hands. Whatever.
It's illegal to attack a wrestler while he's being pinned.
>Rudos enter ring with Monsther carrying Canadian flag. Whatever.
The same with American rednecks when any foreign (er, international) wrestler
waves his country's flag around arrogantly. Examples: The Iron Sheik. The
Rougeaus. Dino Bravo.
>I immediatly recognised Super Muneco, even though I only saw him once before.
> You don't forget the "head thing" :)
Heh!
>Technico: Perro Aguayo (same as when I watched a year ago)
>El Rudo: Cien Caras (same as when I watched a year ago)
I wish I understood how their feud began.
This was a good week for rudos!
BRuce
RLOP...@asuacad.bitnet
(I cheated my way through my high school Spanish class.)
Mike Jeppesen
Dave Scherer
BWO>>Technico: Perro Aguayo (same as when I watched a year ago)
>>El Rudo: Cien Caras (same as when I watched a year ago)
BWO>I wish I understood how their feud began.
It started when Caras and Perro were both rudos and they turned on each
other, while both were feuding with Konan. Eventually, Perro turned
Technico and teamed up with Konan.
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