Arena México : 1956

Arena México : 1956

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EMLL (FRI) 10/19/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 239A, Box y Lucha 240A]
1) Chico Veloz b Fantomas
superestrella - after the main event
2) Dr. Castro b Akio Yoshihara
3) Gorilita Flores b Mario Tello
4) El Enfermero DRAW El Caballero
debut of Caballero
5) El Gladiador b Black Shadow
Box y Lucha says this was a fast count. 6.75
6) Blue Demon b Cavernario Galindo
7.5 (of 10)
7) Rolando Vera b El Santo © [NWA MIDDLE]
El Santo announced as champion, but he has refused the title after losing to Vera in Monterrey (a title match later thrown out due to NWA not listing Vera as a contender.) EMLL does not list Santo as champion in their programming, feuling speculation this is really a commission issue. Vera takes ⅔. The key moment is Santo putting Vera in a half crab, Vera tapping Santo in the back twice while in the hold, and Santo releasing because he thinks the referee is signaling the match is over. Vera instead catches him in a suastica and Santo submits. Vera reveals he was in a car accident on Wednesday and EMLL wanted to postpone the match, but he insisted on doing it. Box y Lucha rates this a 7.5

Event Notes: final show in Arena Mexico for now

EMLL (FRI) 10/12/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 238A, Box y Lucha 239A]
1) Juan Diaz b El Coyote
“super estrella” match actually held after the main event
2) Akio Yoshihara b Fantomas
3) Orquídea b Centella Inca
4) Joe Marín b Canelo Segura
5) Jalisco González b Jorge Allende
6) Henry Pilusso b Masahiko Kimura
7) Black Shadow & Blue Demon b Cavernario Galindo & Gladiador

EMLL (FRI) 10/05/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 237A, Box y Lucha 238A, Punos 13]
1) Memo Rubio b Eskimo Blancarte
may have actually be the post-main event match
2) Frankenstein b Kiko Torres
3) Chivo García DRAW Orquídea
4) Mario Tello b Chale Romero
5) Huracán Ramírez b El Verdugo
Verdugo ripped up Ramirez’s mask. Ramirez has won six straight singles matches since debuting.
6) Jalisco González b Enfermero [MEX WELTER, final]
surprise result. Jalisco took ⅔ to win the title. Punos explains Enfermero had a left arm injury, so the delayed final. Title history has wrong location here!
7) Cavernario Galindo & Gladiador b Black Shadow & Blue Demon
Shadow tope accidentally took out Demon, setting up the rudo win

EMLL (SUN) 09/30/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 236A, Box y Lucha 237A, Punos 13]
1) Hércules Poblano b Sordomudo Quiroz
2) Juan Diaz DRAW Fantomas
3) Dr. Castro b Murciélago Velazquez
Rated 7
4) Huracán Ramírez b Verdugo
Rated 7
5) Cavernario Galindo, Gorilita Flores, Ray Mendoza b Blue Demon, Henry Pilusso, Joe Grant
Rated 7

EMLL (FRI) 09/28/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 236A, Box y Lucha 237A]
1) Bobby Rolando b Carlos Segura
2) Centella Inca b Chico Veloz
3) Pepe Mendieta b Giuliano
4) Black Shadow b El Santo [quarterfinal]
an opening round tournament match! Rated 7 ¾
5) Gladiador b Dorrel Dixon [quarterfinal]
6) Cavernario Galindo b Tarzán López [quarterfinal]
7) Bobby Bonales b Blue Demon [quarterfinal]
8) Black Shadow DQ Gladiador [semifinal]
Gladiador fouled Shadow by accident. Rated 7 ¼
9) Cavernario Galindo b Bobby Bonales [semifinal]
10) Black Shadow b Cavernario Galindo [final]
Shadow wowed with his technique. Rated 7 ¼

Event Notes: this tournament was billed as a NWA Middleweight #1 contenders match in 236A, then recapped as a 10,000 pesos and a trophy to the winner tournament in 237A

EMLL (SUN) 09/23/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 235A, Box y Lucha 236A]
1) Rudy García b Guapo Rodríguez
2) Tony Barbetta DRAW Daniel Aldana
3) El Verdugo b Giuliano
4) Gorilita Flores b Pepe Mendieta
5) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Kimura & Kiyomigawa

EMLL (FRI) 09/21/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 1456, Box y Lucha 236A, Clinch 227, DJ Spectro, El Hijo del Santo, Punos 13]
***EMLL 22nd Aniversario***
1) Chivo García DRAW Kiko Torres
2) Orquídea DQ Adolfo Bonales
Box y lucha has this as a DQ, Clinch 227 lists as a draw
3) Lotario b Miguel King
4) Huracán Ramírez b Carlos Segura
Canelo Seugra replaced Jorge Allande
5) Henry Pilusso b Ray Mendoza
6) Black Shadow & Tarzán López b Cavernario & Mongol
7) El Santo b El Gladiador [mask]
35 minute match. Santo takes fall 1/3. Santo submits Gladiador to win, though Gladiador argues he didn't give up and the match is resumed. Santo again submits Gladiador to a double armbar and there was no doubt that time. Gladiador is Luis Ramirez Romero.

Event Notes: A history piece in Box y Lucha 1456 lists "20,000" fans. Box y Lucha 236A, at the time, calls it just over 15,000 fans. Box y Lucha also guesses payoffs based on the gate and percentage: King/Loatario 460 pesos, Pilusso/Mendoza 675, Tarzan/Shadow/Caverario/Mongol 1,600 pesos and Santo/Gladiador could not be making more than 2000.

EMLL (SUN) 09/16/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 234A, Box y Lucha 235A]
1) Ángel Negro vs Juan Diaz
2) Steiko Watanabe & Umeyiri Kiyomigawa b Charle Ramírez & Gorilita Macias [quarterfinal]
opponents in match a guess based on lineup; not listed in results
3) Huracán Ramírez & Lotario b Chivo García & Miguel King [quarterfinal]
opponents in match a guess based on lineup; not listed in results
4) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Pepe Mendieta & Tarzán López [quarterfinal]
5) Jorge Allende & Ray Mendoza b Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso [quarterfinal]
Ray Mendoza and Jorge Allende almost fight the crowd somewhere during this show.
6) Jorge Allende & Ray Mendoza b Steiko Watanabe & Umeyiri Kiyomigawa [semifinal]
7) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Huracán Ramírez & Lotario [semifinal]
Huracan’s first loss
8) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Jorge Allende & Ray Mendoza [final]
10000 pesos for the winning team (out of a 16000 gate, a bad turnout)

Event Notes: shows in Arena Coliseo and Arena Mexico on the same day

EMLL (FRI) 09/07/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 233A, Box y Lucha 234A, Clinch 227]
1) Akio Yoshihara b Chico Veloz
2) Huracán Ramírez DQ Gorilita Flores
3) Bobby Bonales TLDRAW Ray Mendoza
20 minute draw
4) Masahiko Kimura b Steiko Watanabe [judo]
5) Tarzán López b Joe Grant [MEX LH, final]
Tarzan took ⅓.
6) Medico Asesino b Lotario [MEX HEAVY, final]
Medico took ⅔ to win

EMLL (FRI) 08/10/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 230A, Box y Lucha 237A]
1) Jalisco González b Canelo Segura [MEX WELTER, semifinal]
Rated 7 ½
2) Enfermero b Joe Marín [MEX WELTER, semifinal]
mentioned in a photo caption. Rated 7 ½
3) Espectro & Santo b Blue Demon & Dorrel Dixon
Santo & Espectro praised as a team. Dixon lost but talks about getting a title match against Santo in September later in the magazine. Rated 7 ½

Event Notes: 230A only talks about the main event; Enfermero/Marin is referred to in a photo caption. 237A clarifies that was a tournament match and adds the Jalisco Gonzalez win.

EMLL (FRI) 08/03/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 237A]
1) Canelo Segura b ?? [MEX WELTER, quarterfinal]
2) Joe Marín b ?? [MEX WELTER, quarterfinal]
3) Jalisco González b Black Killer [MEX WELTER, quarterfinal]
4) Enfermero b Orquídea [MEX WELTER, quarterfinal]

EMLL (FRI) 06/22/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 237A, Lucha Libre 149]
1) Blue Demon © b Enfermero [NWA WELTER]
2) El Santo © b Rolando Vera [NWA MIDDLE]

Event Notes: Record gate of 160,000 pesos. First show with two world titles in play.

EMLL (TUE) 05/29/1956 Arena México [Lucha Libre 50]
1) Blue Demon, Joe Grant, Polo Torres vs El Enfermero, El Santo, Medico Asesino

EMLL (FRI) 05/04/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 215A, Box y Lucha 216A]
1) Red Man b Bruno Lopez
actually took place after the main event
2) Akio Yoshihara b Juan Diaz
3) Manuel Robles b Murciélago Velazquez
4) Joe Marín & Pepe Mendieta b Bulldog & Gorilla Flores [quarterfinal]
5) Bobby Bonales & Gladiador b Rolando Vera & Tarzán López [quarterfinal]
6) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Chale Romero & El Califa [quarterfinal]
7) Enfermero & Medico Asesino b Carnicero Butcher & Mongol [quarterfinal]
8) Carnicero Butcher & Mongol b Bobby Bonales & Gladiador [semifinal]
9) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b El Enfermero & Medico Asesino [semifinal]
10) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Bobby Bonales & Gladiador [final]
Dixon and Grant won trophies and 10,000 pesos

EMLL (TUE) 05/01/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 214A, Box y Lucha 215A]
1) Mar Allah b José Munoz
2) Kiko Torres b Carlos Segura
straight falls
3) Dientes Hernández b Oso Negro
straight falls, first by DQ
4) Canelo Segura b Manuel Robles
bloody match
5) Bobby Bonales & El Gladiador b Chico Casasola & El Santo
match came down to Gladaidor beating El Santo

Event Notes: Box y Lucha says CMLL ran this Tuesday Arena Mexico so that everyone who was working on Friday or couldn’t get a ticket would have another chance to see the new building. It worked, strong turnout.

EMLL (SUN) 04/29/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 214A, Box y Lucha 215A]
1) Juan Diaz b Rogelio De La Paz
2) Akio Yoshihara b Fantomas
3) Emilio Charles b Moloch
4) Pepe Mendieta b Chale Romero
5) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Carnicero Butcher & El Mongol

(CMLL)

EMLL (FRI) 04/27/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 215A, CMLL, Lucha Libre 148]
1) Erick Bouloff b Carlos Segura
Carlos Segura replaced Bobby Rolando. Firpo Segura, Carlos' father, watched the match from the 10th row. Boulouff has been around long enough to wrestle Firpo. Actually took place after the main event.
2) Canelo Segura b Dr. Castro
3) Black Killer b Manuel Robles
4) Joe Marín b El Califa
said to be best match on the show
5) Bobby Bonales b Gorilla Flores
6) El Gladiador b El Enfermero
7) El Santo & Medico Asesino b Blue Demon & Rolando Vera
Medico Aseisno debut in Arena Mexico. He had been a Televicentro star who wrestled independently and internationally following the demise of that group. (He wouldn't be around long; those other places pay better, but Box y Lucha notices he's got a big size advantage on his opponents.) Santo & Asesino took 2/3.

Event Notes: Firpo Segura, Dientes Hernandez and Tarzan Lopez appeared as legends to welcome in the new arena. Box y Lucha has a photo of Firpo breaking a champagne bottle on the side of a ringpost to welcome the building. Box y Lucha keeps writing the attendance as 25,000 people, far higher than capacity was reported historically. The show had three announcers: Picoro, Maximiliano Aguilar and Alfredo Adam (who had done just the boxing shows to this point.) Gate is said to be over 100,000, breaking the 87,000 record set by Santo/Shadow.

EMLL (FRI) 01/20/1956 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 199]
1) Medico Asesino & Santo vs Blue Demon & Rito Romero

Event Notes: Arena Mexico openingshow

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