Arena México : 1957
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EMLL (FRI) 11/15/1957 Arena México [Box y Lucha 296A, Clinch 242]
1) Chuchu García b Gorila Osorio
2) Humberto Garza b Nazi
3) Canelo Segura DRAW Huroki Sito
4) Gorilita Flores b Rubén Juárez
5) Halcón Negro b Califa
6) Henry Pilusso b Cavernario Galindo
match almost didn’t happen. DF commission didn’t want to recognize Pilusso’s Juarez wrestling license. Rafael Barradas eventually agreed as long as Pilusso got licensed ASAP.
7) Black Shadow & Blue Demon © b Espectro & Karloff Lagarde [MEX TAG]
tag titles mentioned in passing, not 100% confirmed. Rated a 7 ½
Event Notes: last show of the run in Arena Mexico
EMLL (SUN) 05/05/1957 Arena México [Lucha Libre 117]
1) Pepe Mendieta DQ Verdugo
straight falls, last by excessive violence
EMLL (FRI) 05/03/1957 Arena México [Box y Lucha 267A, Box y Lucha 269A, Clinch 242, RB, SL 259]
Attendance: 10000
1) Akio Yoshihara b Chico Veloz
Rated a 6 ½
2) Chale Romero b Orquídea
Rated a 6.
3) Dr. Castro DRAW Canelo Segura
Rated a 6 ¾
4) Ray Mendoza b Tony López
Tony Lopez replaced El Caballero. Rated a 6 ½ .
5) Karloff Lagarde b Rubén Juárez
Lagarde won with what reads like a heart punch, Juarez selling temporary paralysis. Rated a 7.
6) Enrique Llanes & Rolando Vera b Cavernario Galindo & El Gladiador
straight falls, DQ in the first, which Box y Lucha thought was unfair - it was just normal rudo tactics. Rated a 7 ½ .
7) El Enfermero b Black Killer [mask]
Enfermero took ⅓. Black Killer is Luiz Marquez Munoz, who previously wrestled as Chimuelo Marquez.
Event Notes: 10,000 attendence. Rated a 7.
EMLL (FRI) 04/26/1957 Arena México [Box y Lucha 266A, Box Y Lucha 869, Clinch 242, Matt Farmer, Roy Lucier]
***Arena Mexico 1st Anniversary***
1) Orquídea vs Frankenstein
Rated 6 ¾
2) Pepe Mendieta vs El Plebeyo
Plebeyo debuted. Rated 6
3) Jalisco González vs Rubén Juárez
Rated 6 ¾
4) Chico Casasola vs Gorilla Flores
Rated 6 ¼
5) Black Killer b Enfermero
Rematch of a draw the previous week. Killer win an upset; he immediately pushed his luck by asking for a mask vs mask match. Rated 6 ¾
6) Blue Demon © b Espectro [NWA WELTER]
Rated 7
7) Rolando Vera © b Sugi Sito [NWA MIDDLE]
Rated 8 ½, said to be a match of the year to this point and the highest number they’ve given out since doing these ratings (mid 1956)
EMLL (FRI) 04/12/1957 Arena México [Box y Lucha 265A, Clinch 242]
1) Rudy García b Taro Hito
actuall happened after the main event. Rated 7.
2) Dientes Hernández DRAW Red Man
rated 6
3) Adolfo Bonales DRAW Orquídea
Rated 6 ½
4) Black Killer b Jalisco González
rated 6 ¾
5) Ivan el Terrible b Tarzán López
rated 6 ½
6) Sugi Sito b Enrique Llanes
best match, Box y Lucha says Sito should get a title match with Vera. Rated 7 ½. This was a rivalary from the Televicentro promotion
7) Enfermero, Espectro, Karloff Lagarde b Black Shadow, Dorrel Dixon, Rolando Vera
Enfermero submitted Shadow as Rolando Vera submitted Espectro at the same time, but Shadow was the capitan. Rated 7 ½.
EMLL (FRI) 04/05/1957 Arena México [Clinch 242]
1) ? vs ??
2) Black Shadow & Enrique Llanes b ? & ?? [quarterfinal]
3) ??? & ???? b ? & ?? [quarterfinal]
4) ??? & ???? b ? & ?? [quarterfinal]
5) ??? & ???? b ? & ?? [quarterfinal]
6) Black Shadow & Enrique Llanes b ? & ?? [semifinal]
7) ??? & ???? b ? & ?? [semifinal]
8) Black Shadow & Enrique Llanes b ? & ?? [final]
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