Impact Wrestling has announced four matches for Thursday’s broadcast.
A four-way tag team match has been added to the show. The Motor City Machine Guns will take on Ace Austin & Chris Bey, Aussie Open, and Raj Singh & Shera.
Tasha Steelz vs. Jessika and Rich Swann vs. Laredo Kid has been announced for Thursday’s episode as well.
Yuya Uemura vs. Andrew Everett is this week’s Before the Impact match.
Impact Wrestling on Thursday, November 17 was filmed on October 22 from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas. The advertised lineup for the show is as follows:
Steve Maclin vs. Tommy Dreamer no DQ match
Eric Young vs. Sami Callihan Death Machine’s Double Jeopardy match
The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. Raj Singh & Shera
Jessika vs. Tasha Steelz
Yuya Uemura vs. Andrew Everett (Before the Impact)
PJ Black vs. Black Taurus in an X-Division title tournament semifinal
Impact Over Drive takes place the following night on Friday, November 18 from the Old Forester’s Paristown Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. It will air live on Impact Plus.
Impact World Champion Josh Alexander defends against Frankie Kazarian
Last Knockout Standing match: Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Masha Slamovich
Impact Tag Team Champions Heath & Rhino defend against The Major Players
Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Death Dollz defend against Tasha Steelz & Savannah Evans
Mickie James vs. Taylor Wilde
X-Division title tournament finals: Trey Miguel vs. TBD
Laredo Kid is back home after spending nine days in hospital.
The 35-year-old required emergency surgery after suffering ruptured intestines during a match with Vikingo on October 23 from Monterrey, Mexico.
Laredo Kid spoke with TheLaredo Morning Times on Monday about his injury and the emergency surgery it required.
“As I ended my fight with Vikingo, I had to be transported to San Vicente Hospital immediately and had to receive emergency surgery, as one of my intestines have become ruptured during the fight,” Laredo Kid said. “It has been the toughest battle I have ever fought in my career and life.”
“After being hospitalized for nine days and fighting for my life, I want to tell everybody that I am back,” he continued. “I am back at my house with my family and my children, and it is thanks to all of you — and all of my Laredo fanaticos — that I am better, because you all sent your well wishes, vibes and prayers. I really want to thank you all for always wanting to stay updated about my condition, and I especially want to thank my company Lucha Libre AAA that was always looking as to how I was doing.”
Lucha Maniaks Promoter Ishaan Idnani-Ramos says they are taking things “day-to-day” regarding a timeline for Laredo Kid’s recovery and return to the ring.
“He will be back and better than ever,” Idnani-Ramos said. “Right now we just wish for a speedy recovery and the best of vibes.”
Laredo Kid is recovering in hospital following emergency surgery.
The 35-year-old luchador was injured on Sunday during a match with Vikingo in Monterrey. Although he was in pain, Laredo took pictures with fans after the show before eventually being taken to hospital. He then underwent emergency surgery to repair torn intestines.
“Laredo Kid’s Instagram story was updated with a message saying he’s stable and improving, with signs his operation went well,” wrote LuchaBlog on Twitter. “He’ll get to go home in a couple of days if everything goes well.”
Promoter Ishaan Idnani-Ramos spoke to the Laredo Morning Times earlier this week about Laredo’s injury.
“Right now, he was just operated on, and basically all we know now is that he is stable,” Idnani-Ramos said. “However, what happened was a rupture in his intestines. As of right now, he is OK, but we don’t know how this will affect him as for his upcoming bookings. But right now he is OK.”
“He is really grateful for all that have reached out and sent him positive vibes and prayers and things like that,” he continued.
Laredo Kid's Instagram story was updated with a message saying he's stable and improving, with signs his operation went well.
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Laredo Kid underwent emergency surgery this morning.
A message was posted to his Instagram on Monday stating that he was taken to the hospital following his match against El Hijo del Vikingo on Sunday evening. The nature of his injury or what led to him needing emergency surgery is not currently known.
“I don’t know how or where to start with this news. Unfortunately, yesterday Laredo Kid had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital at the end of the championship fight in Monterrey,” a translation of the Instagram post reads.
“Promoters/events with dates scheduled in the following months: due to the seriousness of what happened, the recovery time is not yet known, any questions or comments I will be answering msg, emails, for the moment avoid calls.”
“Thank you very much to Taurus, Roberto, Abraham, Jorge, and AAA for being on the lookout all morning, and to my closest people thanks for the support. Send your good vibes, prayers, and energy so that he gets out of this soon.”
Laredo Kid defeated Vikingo in the finals of the AAA Showcase tournament in Monterrey on Sunday. He won a triple-threat match against Toscano and Villano V Jr. earlier in the show to advance to the finals.
A new match featuring stars from Lucha Libre AAA has been added to the Ric Flair’s Last Match card.
Starrcast announced that a four-way match has been added to the show, which will take place on July 31 in Nashville. Rey Fenix will face Laredo Kid, Taurus, and Bandido.
Promotions from across the world are participating in the card, including Impact and New Japan Pro Wrestling. The show, which is being presented by Jim Crockett Promotions, will take place at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium and will stream on FITE TV.
Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair’s Last Match (Sunday, July 31) —
Ric Flair’s last match (match to be announced)
Impact World Champion Josh Alexander defends against Jacob Fatu
Impact Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Deonna Purrazzo and Rachael Ellering in a three-way match
Rey Fenix vs. Laredo Kid vs. Taurus vs. Bandido
The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Killer Kross (w/Scarlett Bordeaux) vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Two lucha libre standouts are set to clash on the pre-show for Impact Wrestling Against All Odds.
Impact Wrestling has announced that Black Taurus vs. Laredo Kid will take place on the pre-show for Against All Odds tonight. The pre-show airs live on YouTube for free starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.
“On Countdown to Against All Odds, Black Taurus goes one-on-one with Laredo Kid in a battle between two of Lucha Libre AAA’s hottest stars! With the X-Division more stacked than ever, there’s nothing these masked warriors won’t do in order to score the victory and move up the rankings ladder,” Impact wrote.
The Against All Odds pre-show will also feature Rich Swann defending his Impact Digital Media Championship against Brian Myers in a “Dot Combat” match. There will be “no disqualifications, no countouts, and a plethora of tech-related weaponry” available to use.
The main card for Against All Odds begins at 8 p.m. Eastern tonight and will air on Impact Plus/Impact’s Ultimate Insiders YouTube service.
Here’s the updated card for the event:
Impact World Champion Josh Alexander defends against Joe Doering
Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Tasha Steelz
X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey defends against Trey Miguel
Knockouts Tag Team Champions Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary defend against Tenille Dashwood & Gisele Shaw
Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun match: Moose vs. Sami Callihan
Honor No More vs. The Good Brothers, James Storm, Chris Harris & Heath
Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green vs. Mickie James & Mia Yim
Motor City Machine Guns vs. Ace Austin & Chris Bey
Pre-show: Digital Media Champion Rich Swann defends against Brian Myers in a Dot Combat match
Blake Christian vs. Laredo Kid vs. Ace Austin — a three-way with implications for the X-Division title picture — has been announced for Thursday’s Impact Wrestling.
Austin is a former X-Division titleholder, Kid has challenged for the title previously and Christian is looking for his first shot at the gold.
While no X-Division title match has been announced for Saturday’s No Surrender show, it’s possible the winner could get a shot at champion Trey Miguel this weekend.
The other newly announced bout will be on the BTI pre-show as former Impact World Champion Eddie Edwards will take on Big Kon, the former Konnor of The Ascension.
Kon lost quickly in his Impact debut against Josh Alexander last week while Edwards is preparing for his Team Impact vs. Honor No More ten-man tag team match on Saturday.
Here’s the full lineup for Thursday’s No Surrender go-home show:
Gisele Shaw vs. Lady Frost
Mickie James and Chelsea Green vs. Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans
Kenny King vs. Chris Sabin
Bullet Club (Jay White and G.O.D.) vs. Violent By Design (Eric Young, Doering and Deaner)
Laredo Kid confirmed in two different interviews over the past few days that he has signed a deal with Impact Wrestling.
He didn’t disclose the length of the contract, but it’s assumed to be like other Impact deals where he can work elsewhere if there are no conflicts.
Impact has yet to formally announce any deal, but usually do not for any talent.
The 35-year-old debuted for Impact back in 2017, teaming with Garza Jr. (Angel Garza in WWE) for the year. He wrestled just four matches for them in 2018 and 2019 before returning in August 2021. Since then, he has been a consistent presence on their show and has competed for the X-Division title once.
He has remained in the X-Division and took on Blake Christian and Ace Austin in a three-way on their late-January TV taping in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
In addition to Impact, Kid has worked for AEW, AAA, GCW, MLW, CMLL and indies in recent years.
MLW Azteca’s first run concluded from Tijuana, Mexico, with a lucha libre trios match and EJ Nduka in action.
We started with Richard Holliday and MLW Champion Alex Hammerstone tanning on a beach…but it was night time and Holliday was freezing cold. They had been there all day, but Hammerstone wanted to stay to catch the “post rays” while Holliday wanted to hit the gym to get ready for Valentine’s Day. Hammerstone teased him about Alicia Atout, but Holliday insisted his plans were with someone else.
EJ Nduka defeated Adrian Quest
Nduka put Quest away in a relatively short match, but Quest showed some good fighting spirit and had the larger Nduka stumbling toward the end.
They played the big man vs. little man story with Quest springboarding, flipping and flying around the much larger and stronger Nduka who used power moves to keep his opponent under control.
Quest went for a moonsault off the top rope, but Nduka caught him and hit his running powerslam for the win.
— Davey Richards had a sit-down interview with highlights of his recent matches in MLW playing in the background. He has his sights set on the MLW title and spoke nicely of Hammerstone. He said they were both cut from the same cloth, but would hold back when he faces him at the upcoming SuperFight event in Charlotte, North Carolina.
— We then cut to Holliday who was in Beverly Hills shopping for “someone special” when he was confronted by a fan wanting a photo. The fan asked if Hammerstone was with him and Holliday sent him up the street to look for him. Something then caught his eye as his demeanor changed before he walked off.
— There was another hype video for the debuting or returning superstar as the sand timer from last week was now emptying on an old television set before it was shot at and destroyed.
— It was formally announced that the Von Erichs have not been cleared to face Tag Team Champions 5150 due to COVID-19. Speaking of 5150, they recently won the IWA Puerto Rico tag titles which led to a promo from the champions. They seem to be changing their mind about Cesar Duran after their recent title wins and put the MLW tag division on notice.
— As Mecha Wolf was making his entrance, a Mads Krugger video message for Jacob Fatu cut in. He said CONTRA gave him a purpose and made him a monster. He called Fatu “Judas” and that since Fatu took his purpose, his purpose is Fatu.
Mecha Wolf defeated Extreme Tiger
This was a good showcase for both. It ended with Wolf getting the win with a unique finisher that involved him simply kicking Extreme Tiger as he landed on the mat after a throw. The crowd gave them a good ovation and threw money into the ring after the match finished.
Wolf hit a tornado DDT and a low suicide dive where he landed headfirst through a guardrail at ringside, breaking it in the process. He somehow got back up and climbed to the top rope, but missed a double foot stomp. Tiger hit a one-footed dropkick but Wolf came back with a spinebuster, a running knee to the face, and a back suplex throw where he soccer kicked Tiger as he hit the mat for the win.
— Ricky Steamboat was announced for the upcoming SuperFight show followed by Los Parks challenging 5150 to a rematch for the MLW tag titles.
— The second half of the All Access look into Jacob Fatu featured him talking about his first days training and realizing the sacrifices his family made throughout the years.
AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo, Laredo Kid and Octagon Jr. defeated National Openweight Champion Alex Kane, Villano III Jr., and Rey Horus (w/ Mr. Thomas) under lucha tag team rules
Vikingo showed off his amazing arsenal of aerial maneuvers as he hit a crossbody after leaping to the top and springing around on the top rope a few times. He then put on the brakes by springing off the ropes, sending himself halfway across the ring like Spider-Man.
He and Horus had a nice exchange before Vikingo got knocked out of the ring and Laredo Kid replaced him. Both were quick and fluid in their exchanges, but when Kane came in, the story of the match changed.
Horus and Villano tried to get Kane to cooperate with their triple team moves, but Kane took it upon himself to ignore them and power bomb their opponent. When Vikingo came in, Kane shoved his partners away so he could lay the boots into him alone. And when they were lining up a double superkick, Kane instead just threw Vikingo to the floor instead of to his partners.
After some partner miscommunication, the action broke down on the outside with Vikingo’s team coming back into the match. They ran a series of high impact moves as everyone took a turn to hit one and then be on the receiving end of one as lucha tag rules were in full effect.
Vikingo wiped out Kane with a suicide dive before Kid and Octagon took out Mr. Thomas with a dive too. Kane and Thomas recovered just enough to take the National Openweight title and leave both the match and his tag partners behind.
Horus tried his best to make up for the numbers game with a big dive over the top rope, but he was followed by Octagon and Vikingo who dove from the top rope with a one-footed corkscrew moonsault.
Villano III nearly had Vikingo put away with a lungblower but moments later, Vikingo hit a poison rana from the top rope for a two count. Vikingo hit an outside-in twisting and turning springboard splash from the middle rope followed which was then followed by the running knees and his 630 senton on Villano III for the win.
— We cut to Emilio Sparks who caught up with Alicia Atout and asked her where her boyfriend Holliday was. Before she could answer, a car sped into the parking lot and dumped a battered Holliday out to the ground. Sparks read a note Holliday was holding: “Hammerstone vs. Pagano, Holliday vs Muertes” as MLW Azteca went off the air.
Laredo Kid is returning to AEW this Wednesday on Dynamite in a trios match.
Tony Khan tweeted this evening that with PAC still recovering from an ankle injury, a trios tag match will take place, with The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler teaming up to take on The Lucha Brothers (Penta El 0 M & Rey Fenix) and Laredo Kid.
“Nearly 2 years after his @AEW debut in a classic match at #FyterFest 2019, @Laredokidpro1 will return for his #AEWDynamite debut this Wednesday LIVE on TNT, reuniting with the Lucha Brothers @ReyFenixMx & @PENTAELZEROM to battle World Tag Team Champions @youngbucks & @BranCutler!” he wrote. “With@BASTARDPAC recovering from injuring his ankle at Revolution, he’s not yet cleared for the tag title shot with @ReyFenixMx v. @youngbucks, so Death Triangle are bringing back the Lucha Brothers’ original @AEW Trios partner Laredo Kid to get the edge ahead of the title match!”
Laredo Kid made his only appearance for the company so far at Fyter Fest 2019, where he teamed with The Lucha Brothers in a losing effort against Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks in a trios match.
Also announced for Dynamite this Wednesday is a TNT title match, with Darby Allin defending against The Dark Order’s John Silver. Nyla Rose will take on Tay Conti, and FTR & Shawn Spears will face Varsity Blonds and Top Flight’s Dante Martin.
Additionally, Kenny Omega will face Matt Sydal in a non-title match. If Sydal wins, he will receive a future AEW World title match
Lio Rush won AAA gold in an interpromotional title vs. title match on this week’s MLW Fusion.
In the main event of this week’s Fusion, the MLW Middleweight Championship and AAA Cruiserweight Championship were both on the line as Rush faced Laredo Kid. Rush defeated Laredo Kid to become a double champion, retaining his MLW Middleweight Championship and winning the AAA Cruiserweight Championship.
Rush got the win after hitting a bounce-back stunner and the Final Hour frog splash.
Rush spoke backstage after his win and said the AAA Cruiserweight Championship belongs to him now and will stay with him. Rush said Laredo Kid stepped up to the plate, but he fell like everyone else who has stepped to The Man of the Hour. Rush said that when he steps into the ring and does everything he said he was going to do, people will have no choice but to call him the greatest cruiserweight, the greatest middleweight, and the greatest wrestler in the world.
Prior to losing the title to Rush, Laredo Kid had been AAA Cruiserweight Champion since February 2019.
Rush won the MLW Middleweight Championship from Myron Reed at Kings of Colosseum in January. Rush was making his MLW in-ring debut in that match. Rush vs. Laredo Kid was Rush’s second match for MLW.
MLW wrote that “AAA and MLW officials are already in discussions about a possible Rush/Laredo 2 title bout for the unified belts.”
An interpromotional title vs. title match will headline next week’s episode of MLW Fusion.
MLW has announced that MLW Middleweight Champion Lio Rush and AAA Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid will both put their titles on the line as they face off in the main event of next week’s Fusion. The episode will premiere on YouTube at 7 p.m. Eastern time next Wednesday.
Laredo Kid challenged Rush to the match after retaining his AAA Cruiserweight Championship against Zenshi on Fusion last week. Rush’s response then aired on this week’s episode. Rush said he doesn’t know exactly who Laredo Kid is, but he hears that Laredo Kid has some gold. Rush said he loves gold and accepted the challenge for next week.
Rush defeating Myron Reed to win the MLW Middleweight Championship aired on MLW Kings of Colosseum last month. Laredo Kid has been AAA Cruiserweight Champion since February 2019.
Next week’s Fusion will also feature Injustice’s Myron Reed & Jordan Oliver facing Contra Unit’s Simon Gotch & Daivari in a tag team match, Alicia Atout interviewing Richard Holliday, and the return of Calvin Tankman.
MLW has also announced that Low Ki vs. King Mo is set for the Filthy Island edition of Fusion that’s airing in two weeks (Wednesday, February 17).
Laredo Kid’s AAA Cruiserweight Championship will be on the line on this week’s episode of MLW Fusion.
MLW has announced that Laredo Kid will defend his AAA Cruiserweight title against Zenshi on Fusion this week. The episode premieres on YouTube, Fubo Sports, and the Roku Channel at 7 p.m. Eastern time this Wednesday.
Laredo Kid has been AAA Cruiserweight Champion since February 2019. At Triplemania XXVIII last month, he unsuccessfully challenged Kenny Omega for the AAA Mega Championship.
Laredo Kid took part in MLW’s 2020 Opera Cup tournament, losing to ACH in the first round.
Zenshi lost to new Contra Unit member Daivari on last week’s episode of MLW Fusion.
This week’s MLW Fusion will be headlined by Savio Vega facing Richard Holliday in a Caribbean strap match for the Caribbean Heavyweight Championship. TJP & Bu Ku Dao will also face Violence is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) in a Tag Team Championship eliminator match on the show, with the winning team becoming first in line for a shot at Los Parks’ MLW Tag Team titles.
Triplemania XXVIII takes place tonight in Mexico City.
AAA’s biggest event of the year will be held under different circumstances this year. The show was moved from August to December, and there will be no crowd due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The main event will have Pagano and Chessman battle it out in a hair vs. hair match. The co-main event will feature AAA Mega champion Kenny Omega defend the title for the first time this year, taking on Laredo Kid.
A special trios match featuring Marvel characters will also take place. Leyanda Americana (Captain America) and Arcano (Spider-Man) will battle Terror Purpura (Thanos) and Venenoide (Venom).
The Lucha Brothers will also be in action, taking on Myzteziz Jr. & Octagon Jr. and Texano Jr. & Rey Escorpion in a three way tag match for the AAA Tag Team titles.
Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. EST.
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The show opened with a rundown of the card. Non-wrestlers such as a band and what appeared to be an influencer appeared.
Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr., and Tito Santana defeated Maximo, Mr. Iguana, and Dinastia
Dinastia is replacing Nino Hamburguesa in this match. AAA doesn’t announce card changes.
Basic, good opener. Everyone looked good and is exactly the kind of match you want to open up a show.
Match started with the technicos sending the rudos to the floor. Mr. Iguana came in and attacked. He looked real good, he used his stuffed pet iguana. Rudos took him out to the floor and attacked.
Maximo mounted a comeback, with Iguana leaping to the outside with a giant tornillo. Maximo and Dinastia followed with dives of their own. All three technicos went for a pin, but everyone kicked out. Rudos did the same, also no dice. Heels came back. Carta Brava Jr. hit a big driver on the outside of the ring that took out Dinastia and hit the Shield powerbomb on Iguana and focused their attacks on him in the ring. Mocha Cota Jr. then pinned Iguana with a frog splash.
They held a Hall of Fame ceremony for La Parka, who passed away in January. This is not to be confused with LA Park, the origina La Parka, who is wrestling on the card later tonight There was a cool Day of the Dead like ceremony as people danced to a song that kind of sounds like Thriller. I don’t think AAA can use that music anymore due to copyright issues. Both Marisela Pena and Dorian Roldan said words. A video package then aired showing a number of AAA wrestlers talking about La Parka.
The Lucha Brothers (Fenix and Pentagon Jr.) defeated Myzteziz Jr. & Octagon Jr. and Rey Escorpion & El Texano Jr. to retain the AAA Tag Team titles
This was another real good match, lots of action. Don’t know if I would have bothered with the Pentagon injury, but I guess it was to build drama to the finish, which is fine.
Octagon and Myzteziz dumped out everyone and dived on the Lucha Bros., but Escorpion and Texano followed with dives of their own. Back in the ring, everyone took turns working on each other in the corner, with the Lucha Brothers getting the advantage over Octagon and Myzteziz. Octagon Jr. did this amazing springboard dive that took out Escorpion. Teaxano and Myzteziz followed with one of their own, though Octagon’s looked much more spectacular.
Octagon hit a springboard cutter on Fenix, but only got a two count. Fenix floated over Octagon and hit a German suplex for another two count. Myzetziz and Escorpion were in the ring, with Escoprion hitting a DDT for a two count. Pentagon and Texano found themselves in the ring and started to chop one another Pentagon went to pin Texano, but while Myzteziz had the referee distracted, Escorpion came in and struck Pentagon in the knee with a barbed wire baseball bat. A little extreme.
Pentagon was taken out of the arena by doctors as Escorpion and Texano focused on Fenix, ripping apart his mask. Myzteziz and Octagon came back, but were again laid out. Fenix, whose mask was mostly off, made a comeback, connecting with a big dive. He came back to the ring where he and Myzteziz exchanged offense.
Myzteziz hit a shooting star press, but Escorpion pulled him out of the ring. Pentagon came back in and helped his brother, despite his leg being injured. They hit the double foot stomp/package piledriver combo on Myzteziz to retain the titles.
Taurus came in and helped Texano and Escorpion beat up everyone. El Hijo del Vikino, in street clothes, came out and cleared the ring of the technicos. He went for a reverse rana on Taurus that did not look great, but followed that with an amazing springboard rana on Escorpion from the apron to the floor that looked tremendous.
All the technicos celebrated with Vikingo.
Lady Shani won the Copa Triplemania Femenil
This was fine overall, but there were some spots that were pretty rough and felt pretty long by the end.
Heel referee Hijo de Tirantes is officiating this match.
Lady Maravilla and Lady Shani started things off. La Hiedra was next as she and Shani went after one another. Faby Apache was next and immediately went after both Hierda and Shani. Mamba followed, then Hades, who did some spots and didn’t look all that great. Chik Tormenta entered next, blocked a sunset flip by Hades, tripped her on the apron and dropkicked her to the floor, marking the first elimination.
Mamba and Hiedra focused on Faby Apache as Big Mami followed next. Pimpela Escarlata entered last and cleared house. Escarlata and Mamba, the exoticos, battled it out briefly before everyone else came in. Big Mami was eliminated after she was on the apron and was booted to the floor.
Escarlata kissed Tormenta, but was eliminated by Mamba, who was then eliminated by Faby Apache. Tirantes got involved and helped Tormenta go for a missile dropkick on Faby by grabbing Faby’s air, but Tormenta hit Tirantes by accident. Shani took advantage and eliminated Tormenta.
Hierda hit a driver. The rest of the rudas, along with Tirantes, helped eliminate Faby. It boiled down to Hierda, Maravilla, and Shani. Hierda and Maravilla focused on Shani. Together, they landed a real weird-looking submission that only lasted a few seconds.
Shani managed to eliminate Hierda, now making a singles match where the match can only be won by pinfall or submission. Shani went for a submission but Maravilla rolled her up for a two count. Maravilla went for a DDT that did not connect at all and looked really bad. She connected with a kick for a two count. Shani came back and landed an iconoclasm for another nearfall.
Shani took Maravilla to the floor and went after a number of submissions, including a really cool looking double arm submission that allowed Shani to get the submission victory, winning the battle royal.
La Hierda came in after the match and attacked Shani with a baking sheet. Faby Apache came in to make the save. Flamer, who is making her debut for the promotion, came out to help Hierda, then Hades came in to help Shani. Flamer, Hierda, and Maravilla ended up getting the advantage and laid everyone out.
Despite that, Faby and Hades helped Shani up as she posed with the trophy.
Monster Clown, Psycho Clown, and Murder Clown defeated LA Park, Hijo de LA Park, and Blue Demon Jr.
This was fine, but not much to talk about. A basic weapons match with one or two cool spots by the Clowns.
What I think is a traffic cone was introduced early. Hijo de Park suplexed Murder Clown into the cone. A large oil canister was also introduced. Murder Clown took Hijo del Park out of the ring, and the other clowns came in with dropkicks that sent them to the floor. They all climbed on another and splashed Park.
Park came back with a brief advantage, but Monster Clown laid him out with a swinging slam. Park came in and attacked with a strap, and dodged an attack that sent one of the clowns colliding into Monster Clown. Hijo de Park and Blue Demon focused on Psycho Clown. They ended up arguing when Demon went for a cover for some reason. I guess they aren’t friends.
The Clowns came in and cleared house. Monster Clown went for a dive on LA Park that looked kinda scary, but did connect. Psycho Clown then hit a Spanish fly on El Hijo de LA Park and scored the win.
Blue Demon and LA Park brawled after the match.
Tortura Purpura and Venenoide defeated Leyenda Americana and Arcana
This is a crossover with Marvel, so we are basically getting Capitan America and Spider-Man vs. Thanos and Venom.
Tirantes is the ref for this match as well.
Americana and Arcana double teamed Venenoide early. Veneoide tagged in Tortura. Americana held his own until Veneoide attacked Americana from behind, giving Tortura to hit a stalling suplex. Americana tagged in Arcana and the two looked great as a team.
Venenoide came in and started ripping on Arcana’s mask. Venenoide connected with a giant backbreaker and tagged in Tortura, who latched on with a giant bear hug. Arcana escaped, avoided a suplex attempt and connected with a spinning kick that opened the way for him to tag in Arcana.
Americana tagged in and cleaned house, Arcana wiped out Veneoide as Americana hit a death valley driver and Aracna hit a frog splash for a near fall. Tortura went for someone off the top rope, but Americana grabbed him and hit a northern lights suplex for a nearfall. Tortura fouled Americana, which sent in Veneoide and Arcana. After some more back and forth, Tortura pinned Americana with a drill claw, so Thanos may be Brian Cage.
Yes, the Marvel babyfaces lost to the Marvel heels. I have no idea why.
After the match, the lights went out. A lady dressed as maybe Ms. Marvel cut a short promo.
Lady Shani was interviewed about her Copa TripleMania win.
Kenny Omega defeated Laredo Kid to retain the AAA Mega Championship
Excellent match. Laredo Kid more than held his own against Omega and was excellent in his role as one of the top babyface in the company. Wasn’t a big fan of the interference finish, but it does play into his new heel role.
Chain wrestling to start things off. They ended up on the outside, with Omega throwing Laredo into the barricade, then slammed him back first into the apron. He then took Lardeo and suplexed him back first on the top of the barricade.
Omega continued to focus on Laredo’s back until Laredo made a comeback, working on Omega’s knee. Laredo crotched Omega on the ropes and hit a cutter for a nearfall. Omega cut him off, went to the apron and struck him with a death valley driver. Omega took him over to the announcer’s area where the Day of the Dead people were also sitting. Omega attacked Vikingo, who was seconding Laredo. The two ended up taking out both Omega and his second, Michael Nakazawa, with crossbodies off a tire set prop.
Omega went for his rise of the Terminator tope con hilo, but Laredo moved and he crashed into Nakazawa instead. Laredo followed with an Asai moonsault to Omega on the floor. Laredo Kid went for a phoenix splash, but Omega dodged and connected with a v-trigger. Snap dragon suplex followed, then another.
Laredo Kid caught Omega in a roll up, but Omega kicked out and went for a One winged Angel. Laredo countered with a reverse rana and hit a 450 splash for a near fall. Laredo continued to focus on Omega’s knee. Laredo went for a springboard but Omega countered with a v-trigger and a double underhook piledriver. Laredo jumped off the top rope, but Omega powerbombed him and hit the v-trigger for another close nearfall.
Laredo cut off Omega on the top rope and hit a giant Spanish fly and covered, but Omega put his foot on the rope. Laredo Kid hit a 450 splash on Kenny’s knee and locked in a submission, wrapping both legs. Omega struggled, but did make it to the ropes.
Omega cut off Laredo and buckle bombed him, then hit another powerbomb . V-Trigger, One Winged Angel attempted, but Laredo rolled through and locked in what looked like a modified heel hook. Omega struggled, but finally made it to the ropes. Laredo went back to the knee but Nakazawa got involved. Omega jumped Laredo, then hit the One Winged Angel to retain the title.
El Fantasma came out and congratulated Kenny Omega after the match. Laredo Kid went for a handshake, but Omega didn’t oblige. The announcers, in English, pushed that Kenny Omega had changed since aligning with Don Callis and he was looking to collect many titles across various companies.
Pagano defeated Chessman in a hair vs. hair match
They held no punches as this started, trading German suplexes. Big Pagano dive into the barricades. Weapons got involved, including a ladder and a baking sheet. Back in the ring, Pagano jumped off the top rope and hit a hurricanrana. Pagano with a plancha off the top rope onto the floor on Pagano. They continued to trade offense both outside and inside the ring. Chessman hit a belly to belly suplex into a ladder.
Pagano fired back with a knee and a blockbuster. Chessman brought back the baking sheet but Pagano drilled him with a codebreaker on the sheet for a nearfall. Pagano went outside and set up a ladder, but Chessman was there when Pagano re-entered the ring. Pagano went for a diving cannonball tope to the outside on Chessman, but Chessman dodged and Pagano instead crashed into the ladder. First sight of blood.
Chessman opened up Pagano’s wound. Chessman sent Pagano to the outside and went for a suicide dive but Pagano dodged, sending Chessman head into into a bunch of set up chairs on the outside. That looked so brutal. Sure enough, Chessman is bleeding everywhere too now. Pagano hit an air raid crash but Texano and Escorpion came in to interfere. Lady Shani tried to get involved, but they laid her out with a triple powerbomb off the top rope.
Shani was stretchered out as Octagon and Myzteziz came in to even things out. Pagno and Chessman made it to the top rope and somehow both men ended up falling through a table. They then did it again, this time with Pagano kind of powerbombing Chessman off the top rope through another table. Pagano went for a cover, but Chessman kicked out.
Pagano beat up Chessman with a broken ladder and moonsault with the ladder, but Chessman dodged. Pagano hit an exploder. The two ended up brawling over to the announcer’s area, where Chessman grabbed a guitar. For whatever reason, Chessman decided to use the guitar on Hugo Savinovich, who fell to the floor and immediately bladed. Okay!
The two ended up brawling onto a platform. Pagano grabbed him and launched off with an air raid clash through a table that was on top of a pick up truck, that was enough for the win.
Chessman was stretchered out back to ringside, where they taped up his ribs and rolled him back into the ring. He has to lose his hair, after all. A lady came into the ring and started to cut off his hair. Pagano celebrated as the show ended.
Very solid show overall. Watch the Tag Team title match and the top two matches, as they are all great in different ways. It’s tough without a crowd, but they managed to put on a pretty strong show regardless.
