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wrestlingisfake · 3 years

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Triplemania XXIX preview

This is traditionally the biggest show of the year for AAA. For the first time since the pandemic started, AAA is doing an indoor show with fans in attendance. The show starts at 9pm EDT tonight, but it's only being streamed within Mexico, because AAA's international broadcast rights are tied up in a lawsuit. Noted lucha libre reporter thecubsfan plans to get around that, though, so you might want to check out his Twitter for more info.

Psycho Clown vs. Rey Escorpion - This is a lucha de apuestas, so if Psycho loses he must unmask and reveal his true identity, and if Escorpion loses he must have his head shaved in the ring. There are no higher stakes in Mexican wrestling that putting your mask on the line, and the only thing that comes close is risking your hair. So if you're wondering why this is the main event and not Kenny Omega vs. Andrade, that's why.

The backstory here goes all the way back to 2013, when Escorpion was in CMLL and defeated Psycho's father, Brazo de Plata, in a hair vs. hair match. That was supposed to lead to another of Brazo's sons, Maximo, getting revenge on Escorpion, but the match never came together. Escorpion ended up going to AAA in 2017, starting a long-running feud with Psycho. So now Psycho has a chance to do what his brother couldn't, and avenge his father. Coincidentally, Brazo de Plata (aka Super Porky) passed away a few weeks ago, and I assume that will be incorporated into Psycho's motivation here.

I don't follow AAA closely enough to keep track of the regulars, but I know Psycho Clown is one of the biggest stars in the promotion and he's no pussycat. I would expect a wild brawl between two guys who can't afford to lose. Of course, in a match like this, I tend to think the favorite is the guy defending his mask, since hair grows back. So look for Escorpion to finally get his comeuppance after all these years.

Kenny Omega vs. Andrade El Idolo - This is Omega's fifth defense of the AAA mega championship since he won it in October 2019. Kenny went on to win the AEW men's world title in December 2020, and the Impact/TNA world title in April 2021, becoming a triple champion with four belts. However, he lost the Impact and TNA belts to Christian Cage yesterday, which has him looking particularly vulnerable. If Andrade wins the AAA title tonight, Omega will have lost three of his four belts in about 24 hours.

Andrade was best known as La Sombra in CMLL until he joined WWE/NXT in 2016. After requesting his WWE release in March 2021, he appeared on a May 2 AAA show and challenge Omega to this match. A month later he debuted on AEW, in a baffling storyline where nobody seems to understand how anything works. As far as I can recall, AEW has never once mentioned that this title match is happening, even though Omega, Andrade, and the AAA belt appear regularly on AEW programming.

Andrade's post-WWE career has not impressed the pundits, raising questions about whether he can reclaim the greatness that got people to care about La Sombra in the first place. If he can't have a great match with Omega, that discourse is likely to dog him for a long time.

Within the world of AAA, Omega has planted seeds for a match with Hijo del Vikingo, and Andrade has teased the idea of a match with Psycho Clown. I would think AAA would rather have the title involved in Andrade vs. Psycho, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'll go that route, or that they'll start setting it up right now. I'm leaning toward a title change happening, but either outcome won't surprise me much.

Faby Apache vs. Deonna Purrazzo - Apache is the AAA women's champion, and Purrazzo is the Impact women's champion. Both belts are at stake, so it will be champion versus champion, title for title. Deonna is already booked for a title defense on August 28 against Melina Perez, so it's not clear what would happen to that match if she loses here.

There's not much of a story here--Purrazzo just wandered into an AAA show to confront Apache and issue the challenge. This comes across as AAA's big idea to get their belt on international TV by putting it on a top foreigner, similar to what they did with Kenny Omega. It doesn't really feel like Impact is even involved, outside of their office approving the booking. I'm not sure Impact has promoted or even mentioned the match, although I haven't kept up with it lately.

Apache is a big star for AAA, but Purrazzo looks to be the heavy favorite to win. She's gotten a lot of buzz for her in-ring work, and Impact recognizes that and presents her like a big deal. It feels like they've got a destination in mind for her later this year, and I can't believe they'd disrupt that to have her lose her title in Mexico. I can believe, on the other hand, that AAA would send their women's title to the US and forget about it for six months.

Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix vs. Hijo del Vikingo & Laredo Kid vs. Taurus & ? - Hey, remember when the Penta and Fenix defended the AAA tag team title in the ladder match at AEW All Out 2019? They've had those belts this whole time! I totally forgot. Anyway, they're defending them here in a three-way, so whoever scores the first fall will win the title for his team.

Vikingo and Laredo were once teammates in Los Jinetes del Aire, but that was a couple of years ago. Taurus normally teams with Crazzy Steve on Impact Wrestling, and he holds the AAA trios title with El Texano Jr. and Rey Escorpion, but for this match he's got a mystery partner. It remains to be seen if this is the kind of mystery partner that's a big surprise, or the kind where it's just some guy that wasn't worth advertising ahead of time.

I don't keep up with AEW's Youtube shows, and Penta and Fenix haven't teamed on Dynamite in months, so I haven't seen those two really go nuts in a long-ass time. Vikingo and Laredo have a lot of buzz, and I keep assuming they're about to sign with a major American promotion, but they still haven't from what I can tell. So this could get pretty flippy and wild, especially with Taurus there to, like, be huge and catch people and stuff.

If I thought AAA gave a damn about keeping their belts on regulars, I'd expect Vikingo and Laredo to win. If I thought the priority was to deliver a big surprise to pop the fans, I'd expect a win for Taurus's mystery partner. But as it is, these belts belong to the Lucha Bros., and I expect that's where they'll stay.

Pagano & Chessman & Murder Clown vs. Puma King & DMT Azul & Sam Adonis - Azul used to be Diamante Azul in CMLL, but he recently jumped over to AAA to team with Puma and Adonis, who are also ex-CMLL guys. Together they're La Empresa, an unofficial CMLL invasion group. So the other team is fighting for the honor of AAA, but Pagano and Chessman are nuts and hate each other, so the big question is CAN THEY COEXIST~? My guess is that they can't, and La Empresa will pick up a win to build steam for this storyline.

Copa Triplemania battle royale - This is basically an undercard battle royale featuring everybody that isn't booked for some other match. The rules are kind of like WWE's Royal Rumble, but frankly I've watched several of these and I've never been able to figure it out. "Copa Triplemania" translates to "Triplemania Cup" but I can't remember if there's an actual trophy or any kind of stakes to this. As I recall it always comes down to a babyface and a heel and then somehow the heel referee is always in there, but somebody clobbers him and the good guy wins anyway.

Marvel Lucha Libre something something - For some reason Marvel has a promotional deal with AAA, wherein AAA books matches featuring wrestlers dressed up as Marvel superheroes. It's hard to believe this is going to sell even one extra ticket to a Marvel movie, but okay. Anyway, I remember seeing one of these with Captain America and Spider-Man vs. Thanos and Venom, which you'd think would be awesome, but it didn't really hold my attention. I don't know which characters will be represented this time, although if AAA wants to book the Loki and Sylvie vs. Kang and Renslayer, I promise to mark the fuck out.

#aaa #triplemania #triplemania xxix #psycho clown #rey escorpion #kenny omega #andrade el idolo

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selena-snape · 3 years

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Animales de la Familia

¤ 12 Augurey's

¤ 3 Basilisco

¤ 24 Boggart's

¤ 15 Bowtruckle

¤ 3 Calamares gigantes

¤ 4 Cancerbero

¤ 57 Dementores

¤ 5 Demiguise

¤ 547 Doxy's

¤ 14 Elfos domesticos

¤ 24 Escarbatos

¤ 16 Fenix's

¤ 57 Hadas

¤ 18 Kneazle

¤ & Lechuzas

¤ 1 Nundu

¤ 17 Porlock's

¤ 54 Rámora's

¤ 16 Thestral's

¤ 35 Puffskein's

¤ Dragones

- Arrax | Macho

¤ Jinetes

~ Lucerys Velaryon (anteriormente)

~ Soren Sand (actualmente)

- Balerion | Macho

¤ Jinetes

~ Aegon I Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Maegor I Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Aerea Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Viserys I Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Uchiha Ozai (actualmente)

- The Cannibal | Macho

¤ Jinete

- Mortica Targaryen (Actualmente)

- Caraxes | Macho

¤ Jinetes

~ Aemon Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Daemon Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Ogron de Snape (actualmente)

- Dreamfyre | Hembra

¤ Jinetes

~ Rhaena Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Helaena Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Daeron Targaryen (actualmente)

- Drogon | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Daenerys Targaryen (actualmente)

- Flamarys | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Serena Snape (anteriormente)

~ Ursa de Uchiha (anteriormente)

~ Azula (actualmente)

- Grey Ghost | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Leslie Volturi (actualmente)

- Meleys | Hembra

¤ Jinetes

~ Alyssa Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Rhaenys Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Hidan Kaiza (actualmente)

- Meraxes | Hembra

¤ Jinetes

~ Rhaenys Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Rhaegar Targaryen (actualmente)

- Moondancer | Hembra

¤ Jinetes

~ Baela Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Thaella Targaryen (actualmente)

- Morghul | Macho

¤ Jinetes

~ Jaehaera Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Boomer (actualmente)

- Morning | Hembra

¤ Jinetes

~ Rhaena Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Todomatsu (actualmente)

- Mortipher | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Morticia Targaryen (actualmente)

- Princerys | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Morticia Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Damian Wayne (actualmente)

- Quicksilver | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Aenys I Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Aegon Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Saeran Choi (Actualmente)

- Rhaegal | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Jon Targaryen (actualmente)

- Seasmoke | Macho

¤ Jinetes

~ Laenor Velaryon (anteriormente)

~ Addam Velaryon (anteriormente)

~ Alessandro Volturi (actualmente)

- Sheepstealer | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Nettles (anteriormente)

~ Monty Rivers (Actualmente)

- Shrykos | Hembra

¤ Jinete

~ Noria (actualmente)

- Silverwing | Hembra

¤ Jinete

~ Alysanne Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Ulf White (anteriormente)

~ Levi Ackerman (actualmente)

- Stormcloud | Macho

¤ Jinetes

~ Aegon III Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Norman Snow (actualmente)

-Sunfyre | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Aegon II Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Jyushimatsu Matsuno (actualmente)

- Syrax | Hembra

¤ Jinete

~ Aegon Targaryen (actualmente)

- Terrax | Macho

¤ Jinetes

~ Jaenara Belaerys (anteriormente)

~ Duncan (actualmente)

- Tessarion | Hembra

¤ Jinetes

~ Daeron Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Valtor Volturi (actualmente)

- Tyraxes | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Joffrey Velaryon (anteriormente)

~ Cassius (actualmente)

- Vermax | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Jacaerys Velaryon (anteriormente)

~ Sasuke Uchiha (actualmente)

- Vermithor | Macho

¤ Jinetes

~ Jaehaerys I Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Hugh Hammer (anteriormente)

~ Aizawa Uchiha(actualmente)

- Vhagar | Hembra

¤ Jinetes

~ Visenya Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Baelon Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Laena Velaryon (anteriormente)

~ Aemond Targaryen (anteriormente)

~ Dimitry Vanderwood (actualmente)

- Viserion | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Viserys III Targaryen (actualmente)

- Nagga | Macho

¤ Jinete

~ Omi Young (actualmente)

- Urrax | Macho

~ Castiel (actualmente)

¤ Lobos

- Spirit | Macho

- Phantom | Macho

#Morterius

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wrestlingisfake · 5 years

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Triplemania XXVII preview

I always feel like I should cover more stuff from Mexico, but I just haven’t gotten the hang of lucha yet. Nevertheless, AAA is running its biggest show of the year on Saturday, August 3 (9pm Eastern) and you can watch the whole thing live on their Twitch streams.

A word of caution: AAA has stream for both English and Spanish feeds, but the English announce team is Matt Stryker and Vampiro, and they’re pretty terrible at it. I mean, I kinda hate most wrestling announce teams, but I’d rather listen to Corey Graves berate Alex Marvez while Don Callis puts himself over for four hours--Stryker and Vamp are that bad. So while I know it’s tempting for newcomers to rely on the English commentary to figure out the product, I can’t recommend it in this case. The Spanish announce team at least sounds like they’re calling pro wrestling and not recording a podcast while drunk.

Also, this show is probably gonna run pretty late into the night, and the August 4 G1 Climax show is going to start pretty early (2am Eastern), so if you’re planning on doing both you may be in for quite a marathon.

Blue Demon, Jr. vs. Dr. Wagner, Jr. - This is a lucha de apuestas (”match with wagers”). If Demon loses, he will unmask and publicly announce his true identity. If Wagner loses, he will have his head shaved. Demon, 52, is undefeated in this type of match. Wagner, 53, has only lost once, when he gave up his mask, although he more recently defended his hair in a match against Jeff Jarrett. Wagner has suggested he will retire if he loses, but that’s not an official stip as far as I can determine.

Wagner originally issued a challenge to LA Park for this type of match at this show, but Park is notoriously difficult to work with and evidently he and AAA couldn’t come to terms on it. I’m no expert on lucha libre but I’ve heard all about how hard it is to negotiate a match where masks and/or hair are at stake. There’s a reason the main event of this show features two really old guys. The credibility of keeping your mask well into your fifties is huge in Mexico, far beyond any championship. I’m sure Wagner didn’t give that up cheap, and I doubt Demon will either.

On paper, you would expect the guy who is “just” wagering his hair to lose, since the masked man can only unmask the one time. Even so, a head shaving means a lot more in Mexico than in the US. So although I don’t expect much from the match, this should have some historic value, with a lot of genuine pride on the line.

Rey Fénix & Pentagón Jr. & Laredo Kid vs. Kenny Omega & Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson - Incidentally, Fenix and Pena are the AAA tag team champions, Fenix is the AAA heavyweight champion, and Laredo is both the AAA cruiserweight champion and one of the AAA trios champions. So they’ve got like five belts among them, but none of them are being defended on this show.

This is a rematch from AEW’s Fyter Fest, where the Elite (Omega and the Young Bucks) defeated the Lucha Brothers and Laredo. The Bucks and the Lucha Bros. have been feuding for months, most notably in a three-match series where the AAA tag team championship changed hands twice. I don’t expect the Elite are in Mexico for any reason except to return the favor; Fenix, Penta, and Laredo should pick up the win this time.

Psycho Clown & Cody Rhodes & Cain Velasquez vs. Taurus & Texano, Jr. & ??? - Taurus and Texano are Los Mercenarios, who interrupted when Cody was announcing the AEW-AAA partnership on March 16. They attacked Cody but Psycho Clown (one of the hottest babyfaces) made the save.

Velasquez is a 14-3 MMA fighter and a former UFC heavyweight champion, who also happens to be the guy who took the title from Brock Lesnar. So this feels like an attempt to present the Psycho Clown team as a bit of a dream team, with a top babyface, a legit badass, and a major American star. Seems like the heels need a really good ringer to match that, but I have no idea who it could be.

I gather Velasquez is sticking around to work several big AAA shows, so I assume he needs to get a win here, but that mystery partner has me wondering if there’ll be a swerve.

Keyra vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie vs. Lady Shani vs. Faby Apache vs. Chik Tormenta vs. La Heidra - Keyra is defending the women’s championship in a tables, ladders, and chairs match. If it’s anything like an American TLC match, the title belt will be hung above the ring, and the only way to win is to be the first woman to climb a ladder to pull the belt down. (Since that makes disqualifications impossible, any foreign object would be legal, but tables, ladders, and chairs will be provided for the wrestlers to use.) I actually don’t remember if I’ve ever seen a Mexican ladder match, so the rules may be different. We’ll just have to see. Every AAA match I’ve seen so far suggests this will be a trainwreck, but at least it’ll be an interesting one. No idea who wins.

El Hijo del Vikingo & Myzteziz, Jr. & Golden Magic vs. Mocho Cota, Jr. & Carta Brava, Jr. & Tito Santana vs. Pimpinela Escarlata & Mamba & Máximo - This is a three-way trios match, and I assume the first man to pin any of his opponents will win the match for his team, but I’m just kinda winging it when it comes to lucha rules. Vikingo and Myzteziz are two of the AAA trios champions, but their championship partner is Laredo Kid, not Golden Magic, so the title is not at stake.

To get this out of the way, Myzteziz is not the guy who used to be Mistico/Sin Cara, and Tito Santana is not the guy that used to be in the WWF with the “Girls in Cars” video. I’m not sure why you’d name a guy “Tito Santana,” unless it’s to be super random like “Razor Ramon Hard Gay,” which is probably not the case here. Also Maximo is probably not the big cool titanosaur at the Field Museum of Natural History, but that would be pretty cool.

Vikingo and Myzteziz are from a trio called Jinetes del Aire (”air raiders”). The Cota/Brava/Santana team is called El Nuevo Poder del Norte (”the new power of the north”) and the Escarlata/Mamba/Maximo team is called Las Fresas Salvajes (”the fresh strawberries”). So...you know what, those strawberry guys must know something I don’t, that could be a secret weapon, I think I’m gonna just bet on those dudes.

Niño Hamburguesa & Big Mami vs. Sammy Guevara & Scarlett Bordeaux vs. Villano III, Jr. & Lady Maravilla vs. Australian Suicide & Vanilla - Mami and Hamburguesa are defending the AAA mixed tag team championship in a four-way match. In the US “mixed tag team” has come to mean “you can only wrestle opponents of your own gender,” but from what I’ve seen AAA is more lax about that stuff, and this may be more like what US promotions would call “intergender tag team” wrestling. I assume the first team to score a fall on any opponent wins the match and the title.

The only team I really know anything about is Guevara (from working the undercard in AEW) and Bordeaux (from beating up Disco Inferno on Impact). I’m kinda curious how those two ended up together. This looks like it’ll be undercard comedy wackiness, and I expect the champs to retain.

Copa Triplemania battle royale - This is for the “Triplemania Cup” trophy. The last time I saw a battle royale in AAA, everybody came out one at a time like in a Royal Rumble, and they were doing eliminations by pinfall, and Jeff Jarrett looked drunk and I think they fucked up the finish a couple of times. I don’t have high hopes for this one.

#aaa #lucha libre aaa #triplemania #aew

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