Arena México : 1978
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EMLL (FRI) 12/08/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1364, DJ Spectro]
1) Apolo Estrada b Leo López
2) Kato Kung Lee & Sayama b Adorable Rubi & El Supremo
straight falls
3) Blue Demon, Cien Caras, Ringo Mendoza DRAW Alfonso Dantes, Sangre Chicana, Tony Salazar
Ringo and Dantes double pinned
4) Pak Choo b El Faraón © [NWA LH]
Pak Choo won the first fall in a record 7 seconds with a surprise back suplex, then the third to win the title.
5) Gran Markus b TNT [hair]
Gran Markus took 2/3, the last with a foul
6) Kung Fu b El Ídolo [mask]
Kung Fu took 2/3 to win the mask despite coming in (billed as) hurt two days before in an Acapulco title match. El Idolo was Carlos Ramirez Angel, 32, from Huauchinango, Guadalajara, trained by Diablo Velasco and started in 1967.
EMLL (FRI) 11/10/1978 Arena México [@ostpies, Arena 1055, Halcon 347, Matt Farmer]
1) Talismán vs Irazú
2) Manuel Robles vs Cachorro Mendoza
3) Kato Kung Lee, Kung Fu, Satoru Sayama vs Alfonso Dantes, El Ídolo, Pak Choo
3) Filli Estrella & Gulliver vs Gaby Da Silva & Gran Nikolai
5) TNT © b Gran Markus [MEX HEAVY]
6) Sangre Chicana b El Faraón [hair]
EMLL (FRI) 11/03/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1358, Matt Farmer]
1) Chamaco Ortiz vs Satánico
2) El Supremo vs Bruno Victoria
3) Adorable Rubi vs Satoru Sayama
4) Halcón Ortiz, Jalisco I, Jalisco II vs Alfonso Dantes, El Ídolo, Sunny White Cloud
5) Gran Markus, Pak Choo, Sangre Chicana vs El Faraón, Mano Negra, TNT
EMLL (FRI) 10/27/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1358, Box Y Lucha 3524 (reprint), Matt Farmer]
Attendance: 16000
1) Mano Negra & Satoru Sayama b Adorable Rubi & Billy White Cloud
2) Pak Choo & Sangre Chicana b El Santo & Halcón Ortiz
Pak Choo (aka Kengo Kimura) debut
3) Raúl Armas b José Luis Mendieta
4) TNT b El Nazi © [MEX HEAVY]
TNT took 2/3.
5) El Faraón © b Tony Salazar [NWA LH]
Faraon took 2/3 to retain over Salazar for a second time
6) Kato Kung Lee & Kung Fu b Jalisco I & Jalisco II [mask]
Jaliscos were Adolfo Placencia Casillas & Mario Placencia Casillas
EMLL (FRI) 10/20/1978 Arena México [Matt Farmer]
1) Mr. Steel vs Huroki Sito
2) Raúl Armas vs Sergio Borrayo
3) Kato Kung Lee & Kung Fu vs Adorable Rubi & El Ídolo and Billy White Cloud & Carlos Plata and Jalisco I & Jalisco II [torneo]
4) Alfonso Dantes, Gran Markus, Tony Salazar vs El Faraón, Mano Negra, TNT
EMLL (FRI) 10/13/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1356, Matt Farmer]
1) El Reo DRAW Flama Azul
2) Apolo Estrada b Rodolfo Ruiz
3) Satoru Sayama b Bruno Victoria
Sayama took 2/3
4) El Faraón, Halcón Ortiz, TNT b Alfonso Dantes, Gran Markus, Tony Salazar
Tecnicos took 2 (DQ) and 3
5) Billy White Cloud, El Ídolo, Sangre Chicana b Jalisco I, Jalisco II, Kung Fu
Debut of White Cloud. Straight falls, with Los Jalisco betraying Kung Fu after he accidentally hit Jalisco I on a tope.
EMLL (FRI) 09/22/1978 Arena México [Arena 1048, Matt Farmer]
***EMLL 45th Aniversario***
Attendance: 15000
1) El Imposter vs Leo López
2) Mano Negra & TNT vs Bruno Victoria & El Nazi
3) Tony Salazar © b Satoru Sayama [NWA MIDDLE]
4) Blue Demon, El Halcón, El Santo vs Alfonso Dantes, Ángel Blanco, Dr. Wagner
5) Adorable Rubi & Sangre Chicana b Dragon Rojo & El Cobarde [hair, mask]
Dragon Rojo is Leonel Rivas
EMLL (SAT) 09/16/1978 Arena México [Box y Lucha 1351, Matt Farmer]
1) Sergio Borrayo b El Invasor
2) José Luis Mendieta DQ Leo López
DQ for a foul
3) Dragon Rojo & El Cobarde b Adorable Rubi & Sangre Chicana
Tecnicos took 2/3, hair match challenges followed.
4) Enrique Vera, Ringo Mendoza, TNT b Ángel Blanco, El Nazi, Herodes
Tecnicos took 2/3
5) El Faraón & Satoru Sayama b Alfonso Dantes & Tony Salazar
Tecnicos took 2/3. Sayama hallenged Salazar to a title match.
Event Notes: Special Saturday card due to Indepdence Day
EMLL (FRI) 09/08/1978 Arena México [Box y Lucha 1351]
1) Sangre India b Flama Azul
swing match after the main event
2) Manuel Robles DRAW Impostor
3) Dragon Rojo & El Cobarde b Adorable Rubi & Gemelo Diablo I
Dragon Rojo is a debuting Guatemalan wrestler. The power went out in the third fall, tecnicos won in the darkness, rudos protested the decision
4) Gran Markus & Sangre Chicana DQ Cien Caras & Ringo Mendoza
rudos took 2/3, Caras pulls off Markus' mask in the DQ
5) El Faraón, Mano Negra, Satoru Sayama DQ Alfonso Dantes, Ángel Blanco, Tony Salazar
tecnicos took 1/3, last when Salazar fouled Sayama to set up a match (though they didn't agree on hair or title)
EMLL (FRI) 09/01/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1349, Matt Farmer]
1) El Vengador vs El Nómada
2) José Luis Mendieta vs Luis Mariscal
3) El Cobarde & El Monarca vs El Nazi & Sangre Chicana
4) Carlos Plata & Tony Salazar vs Mano Negra & Satoru Sayama
5) Alfonso Dantes, Cien Caras, El Faraón vs Ángel Blanco, Dr. Wagner, Gran Markus
EMLL (FRI) 08/25/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha, Box Y Lucha 1349, Halcon 347]
1) Luis Mariscal b Riki Romero
2) El Cobarde, Enrique Vera, Satoru Sayama b Carlos Plata, Demonio Blanco, Herodes
3) Mano Negra © b Kung Fu [NWA WELTER]
Mano Negra took 1/3 to retain
4) Ángel Blanco, Dr. Wagner, Gran Markus b Cien Caras, El Faraón, Halcón Ortiz
5) Tony Salazar b Ringo Mendoza [hair]
Salazar took 1/3 to get the win.
Event Notes: regular turnout despite the big show
EMLL (FRI) 08/18/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1347, Matt Farmer]
1) Raúl Armas vs El Vengador
2) Jalisco I & Jalisco II vs Cachorro Mendoza & Kato Kung Lee
3) El Cobarde, Kung Fu, Satoru Sayama vs Adorable Rubi, Alfonso Dantes, Sangre Chicana
4) El Faraón & Halcón Ortiz vs Ángel Blanco & Dr. Wagner
5) Tony Salazar b Ringo Mendoza © [NWA MIDDLE]
EMLL (FRI) 06/23/1978 Arena México [Arena 1036, Halcon 347, Matt Farmer]
1) José Luis Mendieta b Rizado Ruiz
2) Blue Demon & Mano Negra b Bruno Victoria & Sangre Chicana
3) Gran Markus b Raúl Mata [hair]
4) El Faraón, Halcón Ortiz, Satoru Sayama b Alfonso Dantes, Ángel Blanco, Dr. Wagner
5) Ringo Mendoza b Perro Aguayo © [NWA MIDDLE]
EMLL (FRI) 06/09/1978 Arena México [Matt Farmer]
1) El Cobarde & TNT b Carlos Plata & Herodes [mask, hair]
EMLL (FRI) 04/21/1978 Arena México [DJ Spectro]
1) El Imposter b Leo López
2) El Monarca b Demonio Blanco
3) Gemelo Diablo I & Gemelo Diablo II DRAW Enrique Vera & Tony Salazar
4) Blue Demon & Mano Negra b Fishman & Perro Aguayo
straight falls, Mano Negra sneaking in a foul on Fishman
5) Harley Race b El Halcón [NWA HEAVY]
Harley Race took falls 2/3 to keep his title cleanly. Another title match is mentioned as taking place against As Charro in Pachuca
6) El Faraón & Ringo Mendoza b Alfonso Dantes & Sangre Chicana [hair]
Ringo & Faraon took falls 1/3.
EMLL (FRI) 04/14/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1329, SuperLuchas]
1) Satánico b El Imposter
2) Escorpión I b Kato Kung Lee
3) Blue Demon & El Cobarde DQ Demonio Blanco & El Nazi
4) Fishman & Perro Aguayo b Kung Fu & Mano Negra
5) Alfonso Dantes, Harley Race, Sangre Chicana b El Faraón, Mil Máscaras, Ringo Mendoza
EMLL (FRI) 04/07/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1329, Matt Farmer]
1) Tony López b Índio Vitela
2) Tony Salazar b Black Shadow
3) Mil Máscaras & Raúl Mata b Gran Markus & Perro Aguayo
4) Gemelo Diablo I & Gemelo Diablo II DQ Enrique Vera & Pierre Gagne
Vera accidentally fouled one of the Diablos
5) Adorable Rubi b Tigre Colombiano [hair]
6) Sangre Chicana b Cachorro Mendoza [hair]
7) El Faraón b Alfonso Dantes © [NWA LH]
EMLL (FRI) 03/31/1978 Arena México [Matt Farmer]
1) Raúl Armas vs Rafael Salamanca
2) Manuel Robles vs El Vengador
3) Enrique Vera & Pierre Gagne vs Demonio Blanco & Herodes
4) Adorable Rubi, Gran Markus, Sangre Chicana vs Cachorro Mendoza, Raúl Mata, Tigre Colombiano
5) Alfonso Dantes & Perro Aguayo vs El Faraón & Ringo Mendoza
EMLL (FRI) 03/17/1978 Arena México [Arena 1021, Box Y Lucha 1327, KO 1290, Matt Farmer, RB]
1) José Luis Mendieta b Demonio Blanco
2) El Cobarde & Pierre Gagne DQ Gemelo Diablo I & Gemelo Diablo II
foul to Cobrade in the second fall. No mention of his partner.
3) Sangre Chicana © b Cachorro Mendoza [MEX MIDDLE]
Chicano took 2/3
4) Tigre Colombiano b El Reo [hair]
5) Alfonso Dantes, Fishman, Gran Markus b Cien Caras, El Faraón, Mano Negra
Dantes & Faraon feuded
6) Ringo Mendoza © b Carlos Plata [NWA MIDDLE]
Mendoza took 2/3.
Event Notes: previously listed as 03/24, Arena 1021 has the correct date
EMLL (FRI) 03/10/1978 Arena México [@ostpies, Arena 1021]
1) Rizado Ruiz b Vengador
2) Tigre Colombiano DQ El Reo
3) Cachorro Mendoza & Kung Fu b As Charro & Sangre Chicana
sets up Mendoza/Chicana
4) Blue Demon & Pierre Gagne b Adorable Rubi & Fishman
Tencicos took 1/3.
5) Alfonso Dantes, Carlos Plata, Perro Aguayo b El Faraón, Mano Negra, Ringo Mendoza
straight falls (first by DQ), sets up Plata/Mendoza
EMLL (FRI) 02/24/1978 Arena México [Matt Farmer]
1) El Faraón & Mil Máscaras b Alfonso Dantes & Gran Markus
EMLL (FRI) 02/17/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1332, Halcon 299, Matt Farmer]
1) Huroki Sito b Impacto
2) Kato Kung Lee b Divino Roy
3) Raúl Mata & Tigre Colombiano DQ Gemelo Diablo I & Gemelo Diablo II
Straight falls, both by DQ
4) Sangre Chicana © b El Monarca [MEX MIDDLE]
Monarca took fall in 18 minutes, Chicano took the second in 4 and the third in 10.
5) Mano Negra, Mil Máscaras, Pierre Gagne b Alfonso Dantes, Gran Markus, Perro Aguayo
Tecnicos took 1(DQ) and 3
6) Carlos Plata b Tony Salazar [hair]
Salazar took 2/3 to take Plata's hair.
Event Notes: The DF commission handed out 1977 awards on this show
EMLL (FRI) 02/10/1978 Arena México [Box Y Lucha 1332, Matt Farmer]
1) Kato Kung Lee b Demonio Blanco
2) Tigre Colombiano & Tony Salazar b Carlos Plata & Herodes
3) El Monarca & Mano Negra b Fishman & Sangre Chicana
Nine straight weeks with wins for Monarca, who will challenge Sangre Chicana for MEX MIDDLE next week.
4) Mil Máscaras, Pierre Gagne, Raúl Mata DRAW Alfonso Dantes, Gran Markus, Perro Aguayo
Event Notes: Only a four match card according to the recap
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