Macho Madness: The Cueto Cup’s first round continues; a new luchador arrives at the temple; Crane’s jealousy erupts.
Cueto Cup Tournament Match: Vibora vs. Paul London
Cueto Cup Tournament Match: Veneno vs. Mil Muertes
Cueto Cup Tournament Match: Jeremiah Crane vs. Killshot
Cueto Cup Tournament Match: Taya vs. Joey Ryan
Lucha Underground / AAA stars El Hijo del Fantasma and Drago will team up at Slammiversary this Sunday in a 4-way match for the IMPACT Wrestling Tag-Team Championship, now held by the Latin American Xchange (LAX). The match will also feature talent from two other international promotions.
Impact Wrestling issued the following:
Mexican Wrestling Stars Set to Debut at Slammiversary 15
El Hijo del Fantasma, Drago Team Up for Shot at World Tag-Team Championship
NASHVILLE | MEXICO CITY – IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., announced today that it will bring two superstars from Mexico-based Lucha Libre AAA (AAA for short) to participate in Slammiversary 15 on July 2, a live pay-per-view filmed on the backlot at Universal Studios Florida.
AAA stars El Hijo del Fantasma and Drago will team up at Slammiversary in a 4-way match for the IMPACT Wrestling Tag-Team Championship, now held by the Latin American Xchange (LAX). The match will also feature talent from two other international promotions.
El Hijo del Fantasma (Spanish for Son of the Ghost) is a second-generation wrestler who has been wrestling since 2000, following the wrestling boots of his father, El Fantasma.
Drago, who has been wrestling professionally since 1998, has won multiple tag-team championships and is regarded as one of the most colorful, charismatic and creative wrestlers ever.
In March 2017, IMPACT Wrestling announced a landmark alliance with AAA, including a talent exchange between the organizations and other opportunities to collaborate in their respective markets. The high-flying lucha libre style synonymous with AAA events was an early influencer of IMPACT Wrestling’s X-Division, which has produced some of the most memorable matches in professional wrestling history.
“I have worked with the founder of AAA, Antonio Pena, and his family for 15 years,” said Jeff Jarrett, who is the founder of IMPACT Wrestling and now serves as the company’s Chief Creative Officer. “Slammiversary is 15 years in the making, and we are thrilled to have these two AAA stars be part of the show. I am sure the fans who have never seen them before will be so impressed. AAA has been a revolutionary wrestling promotion at the forefront of lucha libre wrestling in Mexico. We are looking forward to taking the working relationship between IMPACT Wrestling and AAA to the next level later this year, and fans can look forward to more collaborations between the two promotions through the rest of 2017, including Bound For Glory in November.”
Dorian Roldán, the owner of AAA, said he is thrilled to be expanding the relationship between the two promotions during a milestone year, as AAA celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2017, while IMPACT celebrates its 15th anniversary at Slammiversary.
“I feel really proud to send Drago and Hijo del Fantasma to participate in this important show, that is IMPACT Wrestling’s 15th anniversary, not only for the importance of this promotion worldwide, but also because of the high quality entertainment they offer to thousands of people in each of their presentations, live and on TV. I’m completely sure that AAA and IMPACT Wrestling have a long and bright future together, where great battles, and extremely intense matches will be achieved,” Roldán said.
TripleMania is the biggest annual event promoted by AAA, commemorating the anniversary of the company’s founding. The show has been promoted for 20 years with 27 shows in total under the TripleMania banner.
TripleMania XXV is scheduled for August 26 in Mexico City, highlighted by Psycho Clown against Dr. Wagner Jr., in a mask vs. mask match. Several IMPACT Wrestling stars will also appear on TripleMania XXV, Jarrett confirmed.
For more information, please visit http://www.impactwrestling.com.
Source: WrestlingINC
Here is the preview for tonight’s episode of Lucha Underground…
Get ready for another action packed round of the Cueto Cup in this week’s “Lucha Underground.” Tensions run high and emotions get hot this Wednesday, June 21st at 8:00pm ET on El Rey Network as Marty “The Moth” Martinez’s obsession with Melissa Santos resumes. Outside the ring, Rey Mysterio and Johnny Mundo prepare for the ultimate match, but only one can be left standing.
* Cueto Cup Tournament Match: Cage vs. Vinnie Massaro
* Cueto Cup Tournament Match: Pindar vs. Mascarita Sagrada
* Cueto Cup Tournament Match:Marty The Moth vs. Saltador
* Cueto Cup Tournament Match: Fenix vs. Mariposa
Here is the preview for tonight’s episode of Lucha Underground…
In this week’s all new episode of “Lucha Underground” Johnny Mundo and Rey Mysterio begin their training to take on the Cueto Cup. Who will make it through and take the championship? Plus, Cage pays a visit to City Councilman Lawrence Delgado. The first round of the Cueto Cup begins this Wednesday, June 14th at 8:00PM ET.
* Sudden Death: Lucha Underground Championship: (C) Johnny Mundo vs. The Mack (all night long continues until there is a winner)
* Dario makes an announcement
* Boyle Heights Street Fight: Prince Puma vs. Mil Muertes
* The Reptile Tribe
Season 3 of Lucha Underground continues as it returns tonight on the El Rey Network.
All Night Long…Again – The Mack faces champion Johnny Mundo in an All Night Long Match. The luchador with the most pinfall and submission victories the end of the night is the Lucha Underground Champion. The show airs at 8PM ET on the El Rey Network…
Lucha Underground posted the following on twitter, revealing their mid-season return will be May 31st at 8PM ET on the El Rey Network:
The deal between Anthem and AAA may see wrestlers from Lucha Underground appear on Impact, but they’re not allowed to portray their El Rey characters.
Sources with knowledge of the situation say El Rey officials are very happy with LU and optimistic about making another season of the show, once all the episodes they’ve filmed have been shown.
Because so many episodes have already been filmed, the network is way ahead of production and not in a rush to officially green-light the next season yet.
As for AAA’s new partnership with Impact, sources say it’s possible for wrestlers from Lucha Underground to appear on Pop TV … as long as they don’t infringe on any of LU/El Rey’s intellectual property — which makes sense considering the company has been fighting Pentagon Jr and Fenix over the rights to their characters.
Ricochet aka Prince Puma tweeted about LU possibly allowing their talent to appear on Impact and said, “So they can randomly do IMPACT but I can’t do ROH?? Hummm???”
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Lawyers for AAA threatened to sue a company who booked Pentagon Jr. and Fenix on an upcoming show … but the fed isn’t run by dummies, and they fought back with a legal letter.
Lucha Libre FMV — the joint company run by AAA and Lucha Underground — sent a message through lawyers to PCW in Los Angeles earlier this month which states they are “the legitimate owner of the intellectual property related to the name, characteristics, characters and designs of ‘FENIX’, ‘REY FENIX’, ‘PENTAGON Jr.’ and ‘PENTA 0M’, among other trademarks.”
As we previously reported, LL FMV filed for a trademark on Pentagon’s new name one-week after he announced it at a Crash show in Tijuana.
The letter continues, “At the light of the above, we are sending you this communication requesting you to cease and refrain from the unauthorized and misuse of the intellectual property.” Adding, “And also please avoid to hire any person that uses such intellectual property or any other confusingly similar” … otherwise they may exercise legal action.
PCW, however, didn’t take kindly to what seems to be a pretty petty move on FMV’s part.
They fired back with a letter this week that says, “While we thank you for your concern with making sure that we are not going to use the names of performers or characters legally owned by your client, we can assure you that we are only promoting performers by names that either the performers control themselves or which no entity controls as of this date.”
The company goes on to point out that Rey Fenix filed his trademark for the name last year, long before FMV, and they have reason to believe it will get approved. As for Pentagon, they’re confident the company’s trademark attempt will be denied after he fights it in court.
PCW also mentions promotional materials don’t refer to either wrestler as Fenix or Pentagon Jr.
The initial letter and scathing response can both be found by CLICKING HERE.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Son of Havoc says he broke his leg last month, then walked on it for weeks before getting diagnosed … however, the Lucha Underground star is doing his best to remain positive through it all.
Havoc told Uproxx that the accident occurred on January 13th during DEFY Wrestling‘s inaugural event when he injured himself during a moonsault gone wrong.
He adds, “Multiple people offered to take me to the hospital … my thought process being, ‘if I can stand on it, and get around, it’s not broken’. Only in retrospect do I realize how foolish that sounds.”
SoH says he finally decided to get an x-ray this week and it was painfully obvious that his leg was broken once the the film hit the screen. As of right now, there’s no timetable for his return.
“I just wanna say thank you to everyone who’s reached out and helped to make me feel like I’m not alone.” He adds, “My heart is broken, my leg is broken, but my spirit is not.”
For those of you looking to help, Havoc says buying one of his t-shirts is the best way to support.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
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