Arena México : 1966

Arena México : 1966

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EMLL (FRI) 12/30/1966 Arena México [Matt Farmer] Attendance: 16000
1) Antonio Montoro & El Enfermero b Black Gordman & Raúl Reyes
2) Apolo Curiel b Cavernario Galindo
3) Felipe Ham Lee b El Nazi
4) Mil Máscaras & Ray Mendoza b Black Shadow & Karloff Lagarde
5) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco © b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner [Arena Mexico Tag]

EMLL (FRI) 12/16/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 166]
1) Rolando Costa b Bufalo Reyes
2) Mao Chang b Misterio II
3) Antonio Montoro b Vick Amezcua
4) Sugi Sito b Rubén Juárez
best match of the week
5) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Espanto I & Espanto II [semifinal, ARENA MEXICO TAG, #1 Contenders]
6) Dory Dixon & Mil Máscaras DQ Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [semifinal, ARENA MEXICO TAG, #1 Contenders]
7) Santo b Black Shadow
Santo took 2/3 in a match Lucha Libre trashes as boring.

EMLL (FRI) 12/09/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 165]
1) Manuel Robles DRAW Humberto Garza
2) Rubén Juárez b Vick Amezcua
3) Black Shadow b Antonio Montoro
4) Espanto I & Espanto II b Dorrel Dixon & Rayo de Jalisco
Rayo left hurt by the Espantos
5) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b El Santo & Mil Máscaras
6) Rene Guajardo b Ray Mendoza [NWA MIDDLE]
Mendoza at 79, Rene Guajardo at 81 kg. Rene took falls 2/3, the last by DQ via Guajarado trick. The commission ordered the mathch restarted, but Mendoza was injuried and no match in the fourth.

Event Notes: good turnout.

EMLL (FRI) 12/02/1966 Arena México [Box y Lucha 892, Lucha Libre 164]
1) Chico Veloz b Mario Escudero
2) Mao Chang b Benny Romero
3) Mil Máscaras & Ray Mendoza b Nazi & Vick Amezcua [quarterfinal]
4) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Dory Dixon & Felipe Ham Lee [quarterfinal]
5) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Humberto Garza & Rubén Juárez [quarterfinal]
6) Rayo de Jalisco & Santo b Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso [quarterfinal]
7) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Rayo de Jalisco & Santo [semifinal]
8) Mil Máscaras & Ray Mendoza b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [semifinal]
best match on the show
9) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Mil Máscaras & Ray Mendoza [final]
Wagner & Blanco biggest win yet, taking falls 1/3.

EMLL (FRI) 11/25/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 163, Matt Farmer] Attendance: 14000
1) Chucho Villa b El Solitario
2) Rafael Salamanca b Fantasma de la Quebrada
3) El Vikingo b Akio Yoshihara
4) Humberto Garza b Cavernario Galindo
5) El Nazi b Raúl Reyes
6) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Dorrel Dixon & Felipe Ham Lee
7) El Santo, Mil Máscaras, Ray Mendoza b Black Shadow, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo

EMLL (TUE) 11/22/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 162]
1) Misterio Negro II vs Rolando Costa
2) Chucho Villa, El Greco, Estrella Blanca vs El Solitario, Huroki Sito, Rodolfo Ruiz

EMLL (FRI) 11/18/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 162]
1) Benny Romero b Akio Yoshihara
2) Alberto Muñoz b Cavernario Galindo
3) Dorrel Dixon b El Nazi
4) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Felipe Ham Lee & Rubén Juárez
match of the week
5) El Santo, Mil Máscaras, Ray Mendoza b Black Shadow, Henry Pilusso, Karloff Lagarde
Shadow's run of success stopped. Full team is never mentioned

EMLL (FRI) 11/11/1966 Arena México [Aqua La Lucha, Lucha Libre 161, Matt Farmer]
1) Rolando Costa b Alfonso Morales
2) El Vikingo b Rafael Salamanca
3) Alberto Muñoz b El Enfermero
4) Rubén Juárez b Vick Amezcua
5) Felipe Ham Lee b Espanto I
6) Dr. Wagner b Dorrel Dixon
7) El Santo, Mil Máscaras, Ray Mendoza DQ Black Shadow, Henry Pilusso, Karloff Lagarde

EMLL (FRI) 11/04/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 160]
1) Ruddy Palma b El Solitario
2) Akio Yoshihara b Fantasma de la Quebrada
3) Goliath b Chico Casasola
4) Rubén Juárez DQ Ángel Blanco
5) Dr. Wagner b Antonio Montoro
6) Felipe Ham Lee & Mil Máscaras b Espanto I & Espanto II
7) Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso b Ray Mendoza & Rayo de Jalisco
best match of the night

EMLL (FRI) 10/28/1966 Arena México [Box y Lucha 891, Lucha Libre 159]
1) Felipe Ham Lee & Mil Máscaras b Espanto I & Vick Amezcua [ruleta rusa, quarterfinal]
2) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Rayo de Jalisco & Rubén Juárez [ruleta rusa, quarterfinal]
3) Antonio Montoro & Ray Mendoza b El Nazi & Rene Guajardo [ruleta rusa, quarterfinal]
4) Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso b Dory Dixon & Santo [ruleta rusa, quarterfinal]
5) Antonio Montoro & Ray Mendoza b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner [ruleta rusa, semifinal]
6) Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso b Felipe Ham Lee & Mil Máscaras [ruleta rusa, semifinal]
7) Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso b Antonio Montoro & Ray Mendoza [ruleta rusa, final]

Event Notes: this time, it is explained El Santo won the battle royal and got to choose Dory Dixon

EMLL (FRI) 10/21/1966 Arena México [Box y Lucha 3492D (reprint), Box y Lucha 732, Lucha Libre 158]
1) Pato Soria b Rodolfo Ruiz
may have actually taken place after the main event as the swing match
2) Akio Yoshihara b Halcón Dorado
3) Alberto Muñoz DRAW Vick Amezcua
4) Rubén Juárez DQ Dr. Wagner
Wagner fouled Juarez
5) Black Shadow b Rayo de Jalisco
Shadow definitely a rudo
6) Ray Mendoza & Santo b El Nazi & Henry Pilusso
Tecnicos took 1/3
7) Rene Guajardo © b Jerry London [NWA MIDDLE]
Guajardo took 2/3 to retain

Event Notes: Sam Mushink, president of NWA, was in attendence.

EMLL (FRI) 10/14/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 157]
1) El Leopardo b Ray Silva
2) Rafael Salamanca b Misterio Negro II
3) Chico Casasola b El Vikingo
4) Akio Yoshihara b Huroki Sito
5) Chino Chow b Relámpago Cubano
listed as Lucas Valiente, losing more than he's winning since returning
6) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Antonio Montoro & Raúl Reyes
best match of the night
7) Rayo de Jalisco & Rubén Juárez b El Nazi & Karloff Lagarde
straight falls, first by DQ. Said not to be good.

EMLL (FRI) 10/07/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 156]
1) Antonio Montoro & Rayo de Jalisco b Espanto I & Vick Amezcua [Ruleta Rusa, quarterfinal]
2) Halcón Negro & Jerry London DQ El Nazi & Henry Pilusso [Ruleta Rusa, quarterfinal]
3) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Mil Caras & Relámpago Cubano [Ruleta Rusa, quarterfinal]
just listed as Mil; might be Mil Caras, who Lucha Libre hates, becuase Mil Mascaras is off filming a movie
4) Black Shadow & Rene Guajardo b Ray Mendoza & Rubén Juárez [Ruleta Rusa, quarterfinal]
5) Antonio Montoro & Rayo de Jalisco b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner [Ruleta Rusa, semifinal]
6) Black Shadow & Rene Guajardo b Halcón Negro & Jerry London [Ruleta Rusa, semifinal]
7) Black Shadow & Rene Guajardo b Antonio Montoro & Rayo de Jalisco [Ruleta Rusa, final]

EMLL (FRI) 09/30/1966 Arena México [Box y Lucha 891, Lucha Libre 155, Matt Farmer] Attendance: 17500
1) El Rebelde b El Vikingo
2) Raúl Reyes b Chino Chow
3) Dr. Wagner b Relámpago Cubano
4) Antonio Montoro b Tigre Steiger
5) Ray Mendoza DQ Oso Negro
6) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco © b Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras [Arena MEXICO TAG]
Shadow is feuding with Rayo
7) Rene Guajardo b Jerry London [hair]
best match of the night. Lucha Libre is down on Guajardo, saying London was clearly the bettter man.

Event Notes: 33rd Anniversary show II. Halcon 163 (1975) has this gate as $130,902, slightly less than the 09/02 show (163,936)

EMLL (FRI) 09/23/1966 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 898]
1) El Santo, Jerry London, Ray Mendoza b Henry Pilusso, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo

Event Notes: location is a guess, this show part of a match listing for London after his death

EMLL (FRI) 09/16/1966 Arena México [Box y Lucha 891, Lucha Libre 153]
1) El Solitario b La Momia
Solitario Friday debut!
2) Huroki Sito b El Greco
3) Cesar Valentino DRAW Conde Negro
4) Ángel Blanco b Relámpago Cubano
5) Rayo de Jalisco b Dr. Wagner
best match of the night.
6) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras b El Nazi & Tigre Steiger
1/3 to the tecnicos
7) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Jerry London & Ray Mendoza

EMLL (FRI) 09/09/1966 Arena México [Box y Lucha 891, Lucha Libre 152, SuperLuchas]
1) Tony Sugar b Ray Marquez
2) Red Terror b Rafael Salamanca
3) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras b Cavernario Galindo & Henry Pilusso [quarterfinal, torneo]
4) El Nazi & Tigre Steiger b Felipe Ham Lee & Halcón Negro [quarterfinal, torneo]
Tiger Steiger is Karl Von Steiger
5) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Jerry London & Ray Mendoza [quarterfinal, torneo]
6) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner [quarterfinal, torneo]
7) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras b El Nazi & Tigre Steiger [semifinal, torneo]
8) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [semifinal, torneo]
9) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras b El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco [final, torneo]

EMLL (FRI) 09/02/1966 Arena México [CMLL, Halcon 163]
1) Manuel Robles b Tony Reina
2) Chino Chow DRAW Ciclón Veloz
3) El Nazi b Halcón Negro
4) Mil Máscaras DQ Tigre Steiger
5) El Santo b Henry Pilusso
6) Jerry London b Karloff Lagarde [hair]
7) Rene Guajardo b Felipe Ham Lee [hair]

Event Notes: $163,936 gate according to Halcon 163 a decade later.

EMLL (FRI) 08/26/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 150]
1) Tony Reina b El Vikingo
2) Rizado Ruiz b Tony López
3) Alfonso Dantes b Goliat
4) Black Shadow DQ Tigre Steiger
5) Rayo de Jalisco b El Nazi
match of the night
6) Felipe Ham Lee, Jerry London, Ray Mendoza b Felipe Ham Lee, Henry Pilusso, Rene Guajardo
straight falls, to everyone's shock. Hiar match challenges followed

EMLL (TUE) 08/23/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 150]
1) Javier Meza b Índio Tizoc
2) El Leopardo & Kirvan Kid b Chico Veloz & Estrella Blanca [quarterfinal]
3) El Cóndor & Rafael Salamanca DQ Bufalo Reyes & Jacobo Macías [quarterfinal]
4) Ángel Negro & Saúl Montes b Tony Reina & Tony Sugar [quarterfinal]
5) Mario Ramírez & Memo Rubio b El Muerto & Mario Escudero [quarterfinal]
6) Mario Ramírez & Memo Rubio b El Cóndor & Rafael Salamanca [semifinal]
7) Ángel Negro & Saúl Montes b El Leopardo & Kirvan Kidd [semifinal]
8) Ángel Negro & Saúl Montes b Mario Ramírez & Memo Rubio [final]
rudos took 1/3.

Event Notes: a regular amount of fans.

EMLL (FRI) 08/19/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 149]
1) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b Espanto I & Espanto II [quarterfinal]
2) El Nazi & Tigre Steiger b Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras [quarterfinal]
Steinger debut. Mil Mascaras returning from suspension
3) Henry Pilusso & Ray Mendoza b Antonio Montoro & Halcón Negro [quarterfinal]
4) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Felipe Ham Lee & Jerry London [quarterfinal]
hints of cheating here. Best mathch of the night.
5) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b El Nazi & Tigre Steiger [semifinal]
6) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Henry Pilusso & Ray Mendoza [semifinal]
Pilusso betrayed Mendoza and caused their elimination. Mendoza looks to be going tecnico.
7) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [final]

Event Notes: Matches deterimed by battle royal. No mention of the usual singles match opener

EMLL (SUN) 08/14/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 149]
1) El Capitán b Saeta Azul
2) Benny Romero b El Bizarro
straight falls
3) Mao Chang b El Vikingo
4) Chico Casasola & Tony López b Espanto II & Red Terror
5) Ciclón Veloz & Tono Montoro DQ Cavernario Galindo & Rodolfo Ruiz
fouls by the rudos

EMLL (FRI) 08/12/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 148]
1) Chico Veloz DQ Leopardo
2) Saúl Montes b Memo Rubio
3) Enfermero b Halcón Dorado
4) Halcón Negro b Espanto II
5) Espanto I b Alfonso Dantes
6) Ray Mendoza b El Nazi
best match of the night. Magazine is pushing for Mendoza to get a title shot (but doesn't say Mil or Gory)
7) Henry Pilusso, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo b El Santo, Felipe Ham Lee, Jerry London
Guajardo snuck in a foul on Ham Lee. Rudos took 23.

EMLL (FRI) 08/05/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 147]
1) El Muerto b El Cóndor
2) Mao Chang b Misterio Negro II
3) Tony López DRAW Manuel Robles
4) Vick Amezcua b Ciclón Veloz Jr.
5) Cavernario Galindo b Pantera Negra
Pantera Negra replaced Mil Mascaras
6) El Nazi & Henry Pilusso b Black Shadow & Rayo de Jalisco
Shadow accidentally hit Rayo with a tope
7) Felipe Ham Lee & Santo b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo

Event Notes: tecnicos took 2/3. Guajarado & Lagarde had issues. Best match of the night.

EMLL (FRI) 07/29/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 146]
1) Rubi Carbajal b Tony Sugar
2) Rafael Salamanca DQ Gorila Macías III
3) Pantera Negra b Red Terror
4) Cavernario Galindo b Alberto Muñoz
5) Antonio Montoro b David Curiel
best match of the night
6) Ray Mendoza DQ Espanto I
DQ for foul
7) Henry Pilusso, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo b Felipe Ham Lee, Jerry London, Rayo de Jalisco
rudos took 2/3

EMLL (FRI) 07/22/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 145]
1) El Vasco b Mario Ramírez
2) Mao Chang b El Vikingo
3) Ciclón Veloz Jr. b Rizado Ruiz
4) Goliat b Pantera Negra
heavyweight champion losing in a non-title match
5) David Curiel b Espanto II
best match of the night, though both were fined for fighting outside the ring after the match
6) Antonio Montoro & Rayo de Jalisco b Henry Pilusso & Ray Mendoza
7) Felipe Ham Lee & Jerry London DQ Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo
Tecnicos took 2/3. Lagarade & Gujarado looked like the better team before getting DQed when Karloff came back in after being elimianted.

EMLL (FRI) 07/15/1966 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 898]
1) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Apolo Curiel & Jerry London

Event Notes: location is a guess, this show part of a match listing for London after his death

EMLL (TUE) 07/12/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 144, SuperLuchas]
1) Dr. Wagner b Raúl Reyes [mask, hair]
2) Rene Guajardo b El Santo, Mil Máscaras, Felipe Ham Lee, Rene Guajardo, Ray Mendoza, Black Shadow, Espanto I [battle royal]

Event Notes: quickly scheduled benefit show for the relatives of Jesús Lomelín, who had died days earlier. Enrique Llanes, Wolf Ruvinski, Bobby Bonales worked as special referee referees on the show.

EMLL (FRI) 07/08/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 143]
1) El Muerto b Mario Ramírez
2) Misterio II b Braulio Veliz
3) Halcón Dorado DQ Conde Negro
4) Raúl Reyes DQ Dr. Wagner
match of the week
5) Ham Lee b Sugi Sito
6) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras DRAW Espanto I & Espanto II
7) Henry Pilusso & Ray Mendoza b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo

EMLL (TUE) 07/05/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 142, Lucha Libre 143]
1) Mauro Conde DQ Lalo Reynosa
Reynosa is from Puebla
2) Javier Meza b El Lince
debut of Meza
3) Pato Soria vs Rodolfo Ruiz
4) Benny Romero & Dick Angelo vs Rafael Salamanca & Sergio Borrayo
5) Estrella Blanca & Mao Chang b El Vikingo & Saúl Montes

EMLL (SUN) 07/03/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 143]
1) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Rafael Salamanca & Raúl Reyes
Wagner Reyes want a singles match
2) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Chico Casasola & Daniel Curiel [final]

EMLL (FRI) 07/01/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 142, SuperLuchas]
1) Saúl Montes b Tony Reyna
2) Manuel Robles b Humberto Garza
3) Alberto Muñoz b Jorge Allende
Allende replaced Cavernario Galindo.
4) Espanto I DRAW Felipe Ham Lee
5) Karloff Lagarde b Antonio Montoro
6) Henry Pilusso & Ray Mendoza b El Santo & Mil Máscaras
7) Rene Guajardo b Jerry London © [NWA MIDDLE]
Seconds were Kraloff Lagarde & Felipe Ham Lee. Rene weighed in at 77.25 kg, London at 79 kg. Rene took falls 1/3 to win the title.

Event Notes: Mendoza & Pilusso are on a win streak.

EMLL (FRI) 06/24/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 141]
1) Tony Grimaldo b Índio Tizoc
2) El Vikingo b Sergio Borrayo
3) ? b Espanto III
4) Cavernario Galindo b Alfonso Dantes
5) Antonio Montoro b Vick Amezcua
best match fo the night
6) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras b Henry Pilusso & Ray Mendoza
7) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b El Santo & Jerry London

EMLL (FRI) 06/17/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 140]
1) Dick Angelo b Saeta Azteca
2) Pato Soria b Leo Mimolt
last match for Mimolt
3) Braulio Veliz DQ Manuel Robles
4) Cavernario Galindo b Raúl Reyes
5) Vick Amezcua b David Curiel
match of the week
6) Henry Piluso & Ray Mendoza b Black Shadow & Rayo de Jalisco
7) El Santo & Jerry London DCOR Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo
third fall had Santo elimianted Lagarde, Rene beat London, and Santo & Guajardo unable to return after a tope

EMLL (FRI) 06/10/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 139, SuperLuchas]
1) Chico Veloz b Kirvan Kidd
2) Sergio Borrayo b Leo Mimelot
3) Braulio Veliz b El Vikingo
4) Dr. Wagner TLDRAW Alfonso Dantes
20 minute draw
5) Apolo Curiel DQ Henry Pilusso
6) Rayo de Jalisco b Espanto I
Rayo's mask was ripped and he bled.
7) Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo, Vick Amezcua b Black Shadow, Jerry London, Mil Máscaras
rudos took 1/3.

EMLL (FRI) 06/03/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 138]
1) Pato Soria b Dick Angelo
2) Leo Mimolt b Mao Chang
3) Tony López b Jorge Allende
4) Daniel Curiel b Cavernario Galindo
5) Espanto I b Rubén Juárez
Juarez acted poorly after the loss; magazine argues for him being sanctioned. The following week magazine mentions he was fined 500 pesos for hitting a rudo fan.
6) Alberto Muñoz b Conde Negro [mask, hair]
Conde Negro is Jalisco Gonzalez. Match of the week.
7) Black Shadow, Jerry London, Mil Máscaras DQ Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo, Vick Amezcua
the rudos got a bad decision. Shadow was pinned in the third but came back in to help Mil Mascaras and hit Guajarado with the referee not seeing. Lagarde tried to do the same to help Guajardo but he was caught for hte DQ.

Event Notes: First show of the season. Said to have a 67700 gate in lucha Liber 140

EMLL (TUE) 04/26/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 132]
1) El Greco vs Misterio Negro II
2) Conde Negro, El Vikingo, Rodolfo Ruiz vs Mao Chang, Rolando Costa, Tony Reina

EMLL (FRI) 04/22/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 132, Punch 87]
1) Vick Amezcua b Tony Stone
2) Ray Mendoza b Huracán Ramírez
3) Black Shadow DQ El Nazi
4) Espanto I DRAW Goliath
5) Jerry London b Henry Pilusso
6) El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo © [ARENA MEXICO TAG]
Tecnicos took 1/3 for the title change. These are specifically the Arena Mexico tag team titles.
7) Mil Máscaras b Benny Gallant [mask, hair]
first time Mil Mascaras has defended his mask.

EMLL (FRI) 04/15/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 131]
1) Ray Cortes b Fantasma Negro
2) Dick Medrano b Memo Rubio
said to be Memo Rubio's farewell match (at least to the promotion, maybe to Lucha entirely), unhappy with his pay.
3) Goliath b Raúl Reyes
4) Huracán Ramírez b Cavernario Galindo
5) Espanto I b Black Shadow
6) Rene Guajardo DQ Jerry London
straight falls, the last when London was DQed for hitting the refreee (Rangel) when the referee was trying to pull him off of Guajardo in the corner. Best match of the night.
7) Mil Máscaras, Rayo de Jalisco, Santo DQ Benny Gallant, Henry Pilusso, Ray Mendoza
Galant pulled off Mil's mask for the DQ. Mil used the referee (Eddie Palau)'s shirt to cover up.

EMLL (FRI) 04/08/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 131]
1) Jerry London & Santo DQ Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza
2) Mil Máscaras & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo

Event Notes: Lucha Libre 131 lists this as the 9th, which seems like a typo.

EMLL (FRI) 04/01/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 129]
1) El Greco b El Muerto
2) Mil Máscaras & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [quarterfinal]
best match of the tournmaent
3) Cavernario Galindo & Henry Pilusso b Dory Dixon & Relámpago Cubano [quarterfinal]
4) Halcón Negro & Jerry London b Benny Gallant & Leo Mimolt [quarterfinal]
5) Dr. Wagner & Espanto I b Black Shadow & El Santo [quarterfinal]
6) Halcón Negro & Jerry London b Cavernario Galindo & Henry Pilusso [semifinal]
7) Dr. Wagner & Espanto I b Mil Máscaras & Rayo de Jalisco [semifinal]
8) Dr. Wagner & Espanto I b Halcón Negro & Jerry London [final]
Jerry London makes it to the final in his debut.

EMLL (FRI) 03/25/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 128]
1) Mario Ramírez b Dick Angelo
2) Tony Stone b Ángel Blanco
3) Braulio Veliz b Jorge Allende
4) Apolo Curiel b Espanto II
5) Halcón Negro b Dr. Wagner
6) Mil Máscaras & Rayo de Jalisco DQ Cavernario Galindo & Henry Pilusso
straight falls, the last by DQ.
7) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza
recap thought the better team lost

EMLL , UNL (TUE) 03/22/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 127, Lucha Libre 128]
1) El Greco b El Lince
2) Fantasma de la Quebrada b El Cóndor
3) Alberto Muñoz b Rizado Ruiz [hair]
originally billed as a title match, as part of this all national title match show, but was a hair match instead.
4) Rolando Costa DCOR Raúl Rojas [MEX LIGHT]
vacant title. Rolando Costa apparently beat Jose Meza in a tournament in Arena Coliseo and Raul Rojas won a similiar tournament in Plaza el Toros el Coritjo. The Lucah libre preview believed Meza would win that half, and did not believe Meza or Rojas were worthy champions. Booker must have agreed, as neither man won the title when they were both counted out.
5) El Santo © b Alfonso Dantes [MEX MIDDLE]
6) Pantera Negra © DQ Henry Pilusso [MEX HEAVY]
7) Mil Máscaras b Ray Mendoza [MEX LH]
vacant title (El Santo gave it to focus on Middleweight). Mil wins his first title. Listed as 14th champion

Event Notes: Carnival of Champions III

EMLL (FRI) 03/18/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 127]
1) Pato Soria b Al Hernández
2) Tony Reina b Fantasma de la Quebrada
3) Alberto Muñoz DQ Rizado Ruiz
excessive rudoness
4) Alfonso Dantes COR Vick Amezcua [MEX MIDDLE, #1 Contenders]
5) Espanto I b Halcón Negro
first match for Halcon Negro in near five years.
6) Karloff Lagarde b Black Shadow
7) Benny Gallant, Henry Pilusso, Ray Mendoza b El Santo, Mil Máscaras, Rayo de Jalisco

EMLL (FRI) 03/11/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 126]
1) El Bizarro b Chico Veloz
2) Ángel Blanco b Ciclón Veloz Jr.
3) Tony Stone b Dick Medrano
4) Alberto Muñoz DRAW Vick Amezcua
5) El Nazi b Braulio Veliz
6) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras b Espanto I & Espanto II
7) Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo

EMLL (FRI) 03/04/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 125]
1) César Silva b Kirvan Kidd
2) Antonio Montoro & Braulio Veliz b El Nazi & Vick Amezcua [quarterfinal]
3) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Alberto Muñoz & El Santo [quarterfinal]
best match of the week
4) Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza b Dorrel Dixon & Rayo de Jalisco [quarterfinal]
5) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras DQ Espanto I & Espanto II [quarterfinal]
6) Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza b Antonio Montoro & Braulio Veliz [semifinal]
Dixon was knocked out.
7) Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [semifinal]
8) Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza b Black Shadow & Mil Máscaras [final]

EMLL (FRI) 02/25/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 124]
1) Mario Ramírez b La Momia
2) Memo Rubio b Huroki Sito
3) Humberto Garza b Tony Stone
4) Alfonso Dantes DQ Espanto II
5) Espanto I b Rayo de Jalisco
6) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Black Shadow & Dorrel Dixon
Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajarado and Ray Mendoza & Benny Galant fought when they crossed paths in between matches
7) Mil Máscaras & Santo b Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza

EMLL (FRI) 02/18/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 123]
1) Al Hernández b Saeta Azteca
2) Sergio Borrayo DQ Dick Angelo
3) Tony Stone b Manuel Robles
4) Alfonso Dantes b Chino Chow
5) Espanto I b El Nazi
6) Black Shadow & Dorrel Dixon b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo
7) Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza b El Santo & Rayo de Jalisco

Event Notes: was hoped Santo returning would be a full house, but it was not to be.

EMLL (FRI) 02/11/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 122]
1) Fantasma Negro b Índio Tizoc
2) Memo Rubio b Gorila Macías
3) Dorrel Dixon DRAW Espanto I
4) Mil Máscaras b Karloff Lagarde
5) El Nazi b Tono Montoro
best match of the night
6) Rene Guajardo b Alfonso Dantes
7) Benny Gallant & Ray Mendoza b Black Shadow & Rayo de Jalisco

Event Notes: said to be a medicore show. Top four matches all set by battle royal.

EMLL (FRI) 02/04/1966 Arena México [Lucha Libre 121]
1) Greco b Ángel Negro
2) Cesar Valentino b Fantasma de la Quebrada
3) Antonio Montoro b Jorge Allende
4) Huracán Ramírez b Rizado Ruiz
5) Black Shadow DQ Benny Gallant
6) Mil Máscaras & Rayo de Jalisco b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo
7) Ray Mendoza b El Nazi [hair]
crowd was strong behind Mendoza, who has returned from filming a movie with santo. Best match of the night.

Event Notes: good turnout

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