Arena México : 1973

Arena México : 1973

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EMLL (TUE) 12/18/1973 Arena México [Lucha libre 531]
1) Carlos Mata & Dardo Aguilar b El Polaco & Mazambula [quarterfinal]
2) Escorpión I & Escorpión II b Estrella Blanca & Saeta Azteca [quarterfinal]
3) Agente X & Sergio Borrayo b Atila & Dr. O’Borman [quarterfinal]
4) Bruno Victoria & El Rebelde b Villano I & Villano II [quarterfinal]
Villanos remain Coliseo tag champs
5) Carlos Mata & Dardo Aguilar b Escorpión I & Escorpión II [semifinal]
6) Bruno Victoria & El Rebelde b Agente X & Sergio Borrayo [semifinal]
7) Bruno Victoria & El Rebelde b Carlos Mata & Dardo Aguilar [final]

EMLL (FRI) 12/14/1973 Arena México [Halcon 75, Lucha Libre 532]
1) Carlos Mata b Huroki Sito
2) Tony López b Bruno Victoria
3) El Cobarde DRAW Humberto Garza
4) Raúl Reyes b Cesar Valentino
5) Paco Pardinez & Ray Mendoza DQ El Nazi & Rene Guajardo
striaght falls
6) Adorable Ruvalcaba b Ciclón Veloz Jr. © [MEX MIDDLE]
Title change. Ruvalcaba took falls 1/3 to win.
7) Mano Negra b Karloff Lagarde © [NWA WELTER]
Jose Luis Mendieta (Negra) and Bruno Vicotria (Lagarde) seconds. Negra took falls 1/3. Appears to be a tournament final

EMLL (FRI) 12/07/1973 Arena México [Halcon 76, Lucha libre 531]
1) Adorable Rubi b Ringo Mendoza [hair]
Lucha lIbre recap doesn't mention who won, just mentions Ringo lost his hair.
2) Kim Sung Ho © DQ El Solitario [NWA LH]
Kim tricked referee Palau into believing Solitario hit him.

Event Notes: likely included semifinals of the NWA WELTER tournament; wins by Mano Negra & Karloff Lagarde

EMLL (FRI) 11/30/1973 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1102]
1) Dick Angelo vs Tino Herrera
2) Blue Demon vs Black Shadow, Mano Negra, El Marquez, Fishman, Danny Dubois, Karloff Lagarde, Kim Chul Won [NWA WELTER, torneo]
Alberto Munoz's vacated title. Unclear if this is full field.
3) Ángel Blanco & Cesar Valentino vs Anibal & Paco Pardines
4) Adorable Rubi, Coloso Colosetti, Kim Sung Ho vs El Halcón, El Solitario, Ringo Mendoza

EMLL (FRI) 10/26/1973 Arena México [Halcon 68]
1) El Centauro DRAW Dr. O’Borman
2) Sergio Borrayo b León Negro
3) El Cobarde b Memo Valles
4) Gran Markus b Raúl Mata
5) Paco Pardinez & Ray Mendoza DQ Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo
straight falls, DQ in the second. Pardiniez debut (he was OK). Pardinez is the correct spelling.
6) Enrique Vera b Ángel Blanco [MEX HEAVY]
7) El Halcón & El Solitario b Kim Chul Won & Kim Sung Ho [Arena Mexico TAG 1973, final]
Solitario & Halcon were giving belts, so maybe they're meant to be Arena Mexico champions going forward.

EMLL (TUE) 10/23/1973 Arena México [Halcon 68]
1) Látigo Negro vs Atila

EMLL (FRI) 10/19/1973 Arena México [Halcon 67]
1) El Centauro b El Polaco
2) Bruno Victoria b Rafael Salamanca
3) El Rostro b Comando II
4) Chino Chow DQ Comando I
5) Enrique Vera b Ángel Blanco
Vera earned a title shot
6) Ángel Blanco vs Enrique Vera
7) Kim Chul Won & Kim Sung Ho b Ray Mendoza & Ringo Mendoza [Arena Mexico TAG 1973, semifinal]
8) El Halcón & El Solitario b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [Arena Mexico TAG 1973, semifinal]

Event Notes: This is part of an Arena Mexico Tag Championship tournament finishing next week (and maybe starting 10/12?) May be filling a vacant hole for the old Arena Mexico titles (and definitely about making Halcon quick.)

EMLL (FRI) 10/05/1973 Arena México [Halcon 65]
1) Enrique Vera b Cesar Valentino
2) El Vikingo DRAW Chino Chow
3) Rizado Ruiz b Pato Soria
4) Memo Valles b Leo López
5) Agente X b Zorro Plateado
6) Kim Chul Won & Kim Sung Ho DQ Ángel Blanco & Gran Markus
setting up a Blanco/Ho match
7) El Halcón, El Solitario, Ray Mendoza b Alfonso Dantes, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo
tecnicos took 2/3. Nicknamed Noche de Vampiros for the blood.

EMLL (FRI) 09/21/1973 Arena México [Halcon 63]
1) Chucho Villa DRAW Huroki Sito
2) Manuel Robles b Carlos Mata
3) El Rostro b El Cobarde
4) Karloff Lagarde b José Escobedo
5) El Solitario & Raúl Mata b Gran Markus & Kim Sung Ho
Solitario wants a title match
6) Rene Guajardo © DCOR El Halcón [NWA MIDDLE]
Neither could return after a Halcon tope. 30 minute match.
7) Ray Mendoza & Ringo Mendoza b Ángel Blanco & Kim Chul Won [hair]
Team Mendoza took 2/3 with Ringo getting the deciding pin over Angel

EMLL (FRI) 08/31/1973 Arena México [Halcon 60]
1) Troyano b Oso Blanco
2) Huroki Sito b Rafael Salamanca
3) Fishman b Estrella Blanca
return of Blanca
4) El Vikingo b Chucho Villa
5) Black Shadow DQ Hayashi
return of Shadow
6) El Halcón & Raúl Mata b Alfonso Dantes & El Nazi
tecnicos took 2/3
7) Ángel Blanco, Kim Chul Won, Kim Sung Ho b Dave Breight, El Solitario, Ringo Mendoza
rudos took 2/3

EMLL (FRI) 08/24/1973 Arena México [Arena 784]
1) Mario Alcala b León Negro
may have happened after the main event.
2) Mano Negra b Sergio Borrayo
3) Mario Llanes b Luis Mariscal
4) El Cobarde b José Luis Mendieta
5) El Vikingo DRAW El Marquez
6) El Halcón & Raúl Mata b Gran Markus & Hayashi
7) Ángel Blanco, Kim Chul Won, Kim Sung Ho b Dave Breight, El Solitario, Ringo Mendoza
straight falls.

EMLL (FRI) 06/29/1973 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1080, Box Y Lucha 1081, RB]
1) Martin Escobedo b Leo López
2) José Escobedo DRAW El Comando
3) El Rostro b Gran Markus
4) Anibal b El Nazi
5) Ray Mendoza & Rayo de Jalisco b Hayashi & Kim Chul Won
6) Rene Guajardo b Yamamoto [hair]
A bloody match. Guajardo took 1/3.
7) Kim Sung Ho b Alfonso Dantes © [NWA LH]
Ho took falls 2/3, cheating in the third to win the titles.

EMLL (FRI) 06/22/1973 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1080 , Halcon 50, Lucha Libre 506, Matt Farmer]
1) Johnny Lezcano b Bleda
may have been a swing match after the main event
2) Leo López b Rafael Salamanca
3) Chino Chow b El Cobarde
4) Black Shadow b Luis Mariscal
5) El Marquez b El Vikingo
Marques is on a win streak
6) Ray Mendoza & Rayo de Jalisco DQ Ángel Blanco & Koichi Hayashi
Straight falls. Blanco fouled Mendoza.
7) Kim Chul Won, Kim Sung Ho, Yamamoto b Alfonso Dantes, Karloff Lagarde, Rene Guajardo
Yamamoto challenged Dantes, Chul Won wanted Guajardo in title matches. Did not go well for the Mexicans. Lots of blood.

(Box y Lucha)

EMLL (FRI) 06/08/1973 Arena México [Box y Lucha, Halcon 48, RL, SuperLuchas]
-1) Bleda vs La Gacela
0) Huroki Sito vs Mr. Steel
1) Kim Chul Won & Kim Sung Ho b Alfonso Dantes, Ángel Blanco, Dr. Wagner, El Solitario, Hayashi, Ray Mendoza, Rene Guajardo, Yamamoto [seeding battle royal]
winnings team are Koreans, who wrestled in Los Angeles. They advanced to the finals.
2) El Solitario & Ray Mendoza b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner [quarterfinal]
3) Hayashi & Yamamoto b Alfonso Dantes & Rene Guajardo [quarterfinal]
4) El Solitario & Ray Mendoza b Hayashi & Yamamoto [semifinal]
5) El Solitario & Ray Mendoza DQ Kim Chul Won & Kim Sung Ho [final]
excessive violence DQ
6) Ciclón Veloz Jr. © b Cesar Valentino [MEX MIDDLE]
2/3 to retain

Event Notes: about half full for a return to Arena Mexico; rains leading to flooded blamed. unusual five team winner advances tag tournament, seeding set by battle royal

EMLL (FRI) 05/04/1973 Arena México [Halcon 43]
1) El Impostor b Troyano
2) Bleda TLDRAW Johnny Lezcano
3) Mr. Steel b Mazambula
4) José Luis Mendieta b El Nazi
5) Ciclón Veloz & Rayo de Jalisco b Cesar Valentino & Dr. Wagner [semifinal]
6) Hayashi & Yamamoto DQ Blue Demon & El Solitario [semifinal]
7) Hayashi & Yamamoto b Ciclón Veloz & Rayo de Jalisco [final]

Event Notes: boring show

EMLL (FRI) 04/27/1973 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1071, Halcon 42, Halcon 43]
1) Chino Chow b Rizado Ruiz
2) Black Shadow b El Nazi
some concern about Black Shadow being this far down the card
3) Rayo de Jalisco b Hayashi
4) Blue Demon b Karloff Lagarde
Demon replaced Huracan Ramirez
5) El Solitario & Ray Mendoza b Alfonso Dantes & Yamamoto
straight falls
6) Alberto Muñoz & Ciclón Veloz b Cesar Valentino & El Vikingo
bloody match. Munoz & Veloz took 2/3, with Veloz coming back to beat both men in the third fall.
7) Rene Guajardo b Steve Wright [NWA MIDDLE]

EMLL (FRI) 04/20/1973 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1071]
1) Cesar Valentino, Dr. Wagner, El Vikingo b Alberto Muñoz, Ciclón Veloz, Ray Mendoza
2) El Solitario & Steve Wright b Alfonso Dantes & Rene Guajardo
setting up Wright/Guajardo

EMLL (FRI) 04/13/1973 Arena México [Lucha Libre 495]
1) Rafael Salamanca b Atila
2) Tony López b Rizado Ruiz
3) Enrique Vera b Gran Markus
4) Ciclón Veloz b Hayashi
5) Alberto Muñoz & Rayo de Jalisco DQ Cesar Valentino & El Vikingo
straight falls, 2nd a DQ
6) El Solitario, Ray Mendoza, Steve Wright b Alfonso Dantes, Rene Guajardo, Yamamoto [super libre]
announced as a superlibre but wasn't much of one. Guajardo & Wright feuding to a title match

EMLL (FRI) 04/06/1973 Arena México [Lucha Libre 495]
1) Mano Negra b Bleda
2) Estrella Blanca b Mazambula
3) José Luis Mendieta b Rizado Ruiz
4) Enrique Vera b Perro Aguayo
5) El Vikingo b Alberto Muñoz
6) Ciclón Veloz Jr. & Huracán Ramírez Jr. b Coloso Colosetti & Karloff Lagarde
7) Alfonso Dantes & Rene Guajardo DQ El Solitario & Steven Wright
may be a trios; recap never lays out the full teams. Wright comes back in to save Solitario from unmasking for a DQ

EMLL (FRI) 03/30/1973 Arena México [Haclon 63, Halcon 44, Lucha Libre 556, Lucha Libre Del Recuerdo]
1) Tony López b Manuel Robles
2) Coloso Colosetti b El Marques
3) Alberto Muñoz b Cesar Valentino
Cesar Valentino replaced Hayashi
4) Rayo de Jalisco & Steve Wright b Karloff Lagarde & Yamamoto
straight falls
5) Rene Guajardo b Anibal [NWA MIDDLE]
Guajardo took 2/3
6) Alfonso Dantes © b Ray Mendoza [NWA LH]
Dantes took 2/3.

Event Notes: result appears on the Halcon 44 cover (a month after the match) and again in a notes colum on Halcon 63.

EMLL (FRI) 03/23/1973 Arena México [Lucha Libre 493]
1) Alberto Muñoz & Ray Mendoza b El Nazi & Yamamoto [quarterfinal]
Nazi a sub for Hayashi, who was hurt last week.
2) Alfonso Dantes & Coloso Colosetti b El Solitario & Huracán Ramírez [quarterfinal]
3) Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner b Rayo de Jalisco & Steve Wright [quarterfinal]
4) Anibal & Blue Demon b Karloff Lagarde & Rene Guajardo [quarterfinal]
Anibal asked for a NWA MIDDLE show
5) Alberto Muñoz & Ray Mendoza b Anibal & Blue Demon [semifinal]
6) Alfonso Dantes & Coloso Colosetti b Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner [semifinal]
7) Alberto Muñoz & Ray Mendoza b Alfonso Dantes & Coloso Colosetti [final]
Tecnicos took 1/3

EMLL (FRI) 03/16/1973 Arena México [Box Y Lucha, Box Y Lucha 1071, Lucha Libe 492, Lucha Libre 492]
1) Ray Mendoza, Rayo de Jalisco, Steve Wright DQ Hayashi, Rene Guajardo, Yamamoto
straight fouls
2) Dr. Wagner b Enrique Vera © [MEX LH]
Wagner takes fall 2/3 to win

Event Notes: good turnout though short of a sell out

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