Arena México : 1968

Arena México : 1968

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EMLL (WED) 12/25/1968 Arena México [DJ Spectro, wrestling-titles]
1) El Solitario b Rene Guajardo [hair]
Solitario saves his mask for the second time in two weeks, a career making stretch.

Event Notes: Ray Mendoza beating Angel Blanco for the NWA LH title has been listed here, but Blanco is still defending the title in Feburary 1969. Title change appears to have happened on February 14th.

EMLL (FRI) 12/20/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 271]
1) Estrella Blanca b Rubí Ruvalcaba
2) Sergio Borrayo b Benny Romero
3) Audaz b Manuel Robles
4) Goliath b Cesar Valentino
5) Manuel Polman b El Enfermero
6) Mil Máscaras & Rayo de Jalisco b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner
sets up a Rayo/Blanco title match. Best match.
7) Black Shadow & El Santo b El Solitario & Rene Guajardo
Solitario now a huge star after beating Mendoza. Tecnicos win in straight fall, the last when Guajardo & Solitario break up.

EMLL (FRI) 12/13/1968 Arena México [Box y Lucha 980, DJ Spectro, SL NEW 17]
1) Espectro DRAW Sergio Borrayo
2) Renato Torres b Rafael Valenzuela
3) El Enfermero b Raúl Torres
4) Alfonso Dantes b Raúl Reyes
5) Huracán Ramírez & Mil Máscaras b Dr. Wagner & Gran Markus
6) El Solitario b Ray Mendoza [hair]
Solitario had his mask on the line. Mendoza was hurt early in the first fall, submitted, and ruled unable to continue. Fans were fine with Mendoza not getting shaved (because he was hurt and he was the tecnicos) but he shaved himself out of respect on the Tuesday. Seen as a big upset and a career defining win for Solitario.
7) El Santo DQ Rene Guajardo [NWA MIDDLE]
Missing from title histories, but appears to be correct. Rene loses the title by DQ for illegal punches (and disappears from EMLL for a while.)

EMLL (FRI) 12/06/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 269]
1) Estrella Blanca b Tauro
2) El Leopardo DRAW Rafael Venezuela
3) Espanto III b Raúl Torres
4) Espanto II b Tony Stone
5) Manuel Polman DQ El Nazi
6) Huracán Ramírez b Alfonso Dantes
Ramirez took 1/3
7) El Santo, Mil Máscaras, Ray Mendoza b El Solitario, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo
Teniccos took 2/3. Solitario got the worst of it in a main event, building to an apuesta match with Mendoza (!)

Event Notes: first show in Arena Mexico in a while.

EMLL (FRI) 09/20/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 311]
1) Karloff Lagarde © vs Blue Demon [NWA WELTER]
2) El Santo & Ray Mendoza b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner [Arena Mexico TAG]
3) Rene Guajardo © b Tony Oxford [NWA MIDDLE]

EMLL (FRI) 09/13/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 254]
1) Sergio Borrayo b Saúl Montes
2) Chucho Villa b Huroki Sito
3) Chino Chow DRAW Tony Stone
4) Manuel Polman b Cavernario Galindo
5) Carlos Moll DQ El Nazi
6) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Ray Mendoza & Rayo de Jalisco
match of the week. Wagner/Blanco took 2/3
7) Blue Demon, El Santo, Tony Oxford b Benny Gallant, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo
Oxford heading to a title match with Guajardo. Oxford nicknamed as Blond Frankenstein. Tecnicos took 2/3

EMLL (FRI) 08/23/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 254]
1) Rubí Ruvalcaba b Ruddy Palma
2) Greco b Rodolfo Ruiz
3) Renato Torres DRAW Cesar Valentino
4) Manolo Polman b Black Gordman
5) Tony Oxford b El Solitario
6) Carlos Moll DQ Goliath
straight falls, the last by DQ after some blood (Eddie Palau referee.)
7) Black Shadow, Blue Demon, El Santo b Benny Gallant, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo
The Shadow Brothers & Santo as a team is a big deal. They took 2/3.

EMLL (TUE) 08/20/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 235, Matt Farmer, SuperLuchas] Attendance: 14000
1) Great Goliath © b Chico Casasola [MEX HEAVY]
2) Alberto Muñoz © b Vick Amezcua [MEX WELTER]
3) Humberto Garza © b El Vikingo [MEX MIDDLE]
4) Estrella Blanca b Raúl Guerrero © [MEX LIGHT]
5) Ray Mendoza b Alfonso Dantes © [MEX LH]
6) Black Shadow b Karloff Lagarde [hair]

EMLL (FRI) 08/16/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 253]
1) Pepe Casas DRAW Tony Sugar
Pepe Casas in Arena Mexico!
2) Renato Torres b Tony Reina
3) Tony Stone DQ El Vikingo
4) Goliath b Manuel Polman
5) Carlos Moll b Alfonso Dantes
6) Black Shadow & Ray Mendoza b El Solitario & Karloff Lagarde
best match of the week
7) Blue Demon & El Santo b Benny Gallant & Rene Guajardo

Event Notes: said to be 20,000 fans (full house)

EMLL (FRI) 08/09/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 253]
1) Blue Demon b Karloff Lagarde
Demon's return to Arena Mexico after a head injury almost two years ago. Hyped as a perfect return.

Event Notes: Matches set by battle royal. Tony Oxford missed the show due to a waist injury. He remains undefeated but will be out two weeks.

EMLL (FRI) 08/02/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 251]
1) Gran Davis b Saeta Azteca
2) Tony Fussary b Ruddy Palma
3) Raúl Mata b Conde Negro
4) Cesar Valentino b El Vikingo
5) Cavernario Galindo b Dick Medrano
6) Tony Stone DQ Enfermero
7) Carlos Moll, Manuel Polman, Tony Oxford b Benny Gallant, El Nazi, Vic Amezcua
Team Europe gets the win, taking 1/3/

EMLL (FRI) 07/05/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 247]
1) Black Sugar b Arturo García
2) Sombra Vengadora b Emir Farjat
3) El Greco b Rodolfo Ruiz
4) Cesar Valentino b Golden Boy
5) Rizado Ruiz b Dick Medrano
6) Black Gordman & Vick Amezcua b Halcón De Oro & Manuel Polman
7) Anibal & Black Shadow b Alfonso Dantes & Karloff Lagarde

EMLL (FRI) 06/14/1968 Arena México [Arena 58, SuperLuchas]
1) Manuel Polman b Chino Chow
2) Cesar Valentino b Rizado Ruiz
3) Audaz DRAW El Vikingo
4) Sergio Borrayo b Bufalo Reyes
5) Apolo Curiel & El Santo DQ Benny Gallant & Humberto Garza
6) Black Shadow b Dorrel Dixon [hair]
7) Ángel Blanco © b Ray Mendoza [NWA LH]
said to be the best match of the year and first defense for Blanco

Event Notes: Arena 58 lists this as Tuesday June 11th, which would be an unusual date for a show for this much star power

EMLL (FRI) 04/26/1968 Arena México [Luchas 2000 #668, SL 28]
***Arena Mexico 12th Anniversary Show***
1) Ray Mendoza b Benny Gallant [NWA LH]
2) Huracán Ramírez b El Enfermero [mask]

EMLL (FRI) 04/19/1968 Arena México [RB, SL 27]
1) Ángel Blanco, Dr. Wagner, Enfermero b Francisco Pino, Huracán Ramírez, Manuel Polman
sets up a Huracan vs Enfermero mask match on 04/26

EMLL (FRI) 03/15/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 231]
1) El Magnífico b Vick Amezcua
very good match
2) Goliath b Raúl Reyes
3) Mil Máscaras DRAW Alfonso Dantes
4) Benny Gallant b Ray Mendoza
Galant earns a title match
5) Manolo Polman & Pancho Pino b Black Shadow & Dory Dixon
6) Halcón De Oro II b Karloff Lagarde [hair]
Oro II took falls 2 (dq) and 3 (via foul) to save his mask and take Lagarde's hair.
7) Rene Guajardo b Halcón De Oro I [mask]
Rene Guajarado keeps his hair. Halcon de Oro is Chile's Jose Ficoa (Tarzan Chileno). Best match of the week.

Event Notes: said to be the biggest turn out in the history of Arena Mexico.

EMLL (FRI) 03/08/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 231]
1) Ray Mendoza & Rayo de Jalisco b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner

EMLL (FRI) 03/01/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 231]
1) Mil Máscaras, Ray Mendoza, Rayo de Jalisco b Benny Gallant, Black Shadow, Rene Guajardo

EMLL (FRI) 02/23/1968 Arena México [Lucha Libre 231]
1) Huroki Sito vs Anibal
2) Chin Ho Chow vs Dick Medrano
3) El Nazi vs Ciclón Veloz Jr.
4) Tito Kopa vs Rubén Juárez
5) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner vs Manuel Polman & Pancho Pino
6) Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo b Ray Mendoza & Rayo de Jalisco
7) Humberto Garza vs Enfermero [mask, hair]

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