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May 4, 2003 |
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It was your typically slightly-hung, Sunday afternoon, and I had an afternoon to kill. I got to thinking about Cinco de Mayo, since it was coming up the next day, and that got me thinking about soccer, since Mexicans love their fucking soccer. Well I’m Mexican, and I hate soccer, except for those soccer jerseys that have the Bimbo logo on them. Hehe…Bimbo. So that reminds me that every time I check Galavision on Sunday for lucha, there’s a fuckin’ soccer game on. And that’s when the light bulb goes off. I say to myself, “If Lucha Libre is on RIGHT NOW, not only will I watch the shit out of it, but I’ll do one of those stupid reports that I haven’t done in over a year.” Well I turn on Galavision, and lucha isn’t on. Instead it was a early 80’s sitcom about Cuban’s who live in the States. It was a little strange, because the actors would go back and forth between Spanish and English, and since I speak little to no Spanish, it was a rare
opportunity to watch a Galavision sitcom and fully grasp what was going on. I ended up watching more of it than I expected, and thanks to a commercial break, I learned that lucha was coming on next. Que
Swear-Tay! So I guess the deal is, Galavision hasn’t aired current shows in quite some time, and have only recently began trying to catch up. The episodes that are airing now are a few months old, which is always sort of a bummer. The show was actually pretty good considering this, but knowing what will happen in the months to come throws an odd spin on the matches. Ricky Marvin still has a head of hair, Tarzan Boy is still tearing it up with the Guerreros del Infierno, and Shocker and Vampiro have joined forces to fight the forces of evil. |
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Ricky, Virus, & Volador Jr
vs. Zumbido, Nozawa & Arkangel de la Muerte (Zumbido nailed Marvin with a fisherman buster for the pin.) |
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Blue Demon Jr., Super Crazy & Felino vs. Los Infernales (Demon and Super Crazy were destroyed by Mexico City Acolytes, Mephisto and Averno.) |
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Shocker, Vampiro & Atlantis vs. Guerreros Del Infierno (Rudos win when Rey Bucanero super-fuckin-punches Shocker in the nuts and Ultimo scores the pin.) |
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 The first match was pretty rad. I love the diversity of the rudo team in the this match. A blonde Mexican psycho, the angel of death, and a japanese Insane Clown Posse fan. They’re like the fucked up X-Men of Mexico. Seeing how this weeks match was a swan song of sorts for the original lineup of the Guerreros Del Infierno, I have to again mention how bad ass they are. The super 5-man, double submission finishing move was like watching those construction Transformers form into one giant robot. Without a doubt the coolest part of the show. I picked up some lucha magazines in Tijuana, and according to Luchas 2000, Super Crazy is officially the third member in Japan. There’s a great photo of the three of them posing together. Very menacing, to say the least. So the unofficial ‘Sick Section’ question of the week is, does Super Crazy being the third member make it a better team? Sure he’s past his prime, but he’s still more bad ass than a lot of other guys. Is he better than Tarzan Boy? I can’t really say, but only because Tarzan Boy was huge factor in making Los Guerreros what they are, and it feels strange comparing him to a potential replacement. My guess is not a huge amount of people are going to read this weeks report, so that makes you the current reader special. If you feel like waxing intellectual on this Guerreros Del Infierno debate further, email me, and we’ll mix it up.
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A lesser lucha reviewer might of thought that Los Infernales themed ‘Klu Klux Klan’ outfits were stupid, but I recognize them as some of the coolest looking entrance gear this side of the Wagner Jr. I’ll even cut Ricky Marvin some slack with his adopting those Hardy Boys arm bands, but only because
