CMLL Super Viernes (February 2010)
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In February 2010 Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held four CMLL Super Viernes shows, all of which took place Arena México on Friday nights. CMLL did not hold any special events on Fridays that would force a cancellation such as a pay-per-view (PPV). Some of the matches from Super Viernes are taped for CMLL's weekly shows that air in Mexico the week following the Super Viernes show. Super Viernes often features storyline feud between two wrestlers or group of wrestlers that develop from week to week, often coming to a conclusion at a major CMLL event or in a match on Friday nights between the individuals. In total Super Viernes featured 24 matches, 6 matches per week and 71 wrestlers appeared in matches during February, including six women and seven Mini-Estrellas. CMLL only held one match featuring the women's division, two featuring the Mini-Etrellas and four Lightning matches. Místico and Volador Jr. are the only wrestlers to appear on all four Super Vierens shows.
February's Super Viernes shows began with hosting the finals of the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles tournament where Atlantis and Máscara Dorada defeated Negro Casas and La Máscara to win the tournament. In the months following the tournament Mascara Dorada appeared in several Super Viernes main events, elevating him up the rankings in CMLL from previously working more towards the middle of the card. The biggest storyline throughout February was the feud between Místico and Volador Jr. that had started in January. During February Volador Jr. won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship from Místico, followed by Místico challenging Volador Jr. to put his mask on the line in a Lucha de Apuesta bet match. Later on the feud was extended to also encompass a rivalry between La Sombra (Volador, Jr's tag team partner) and El Felino. The storyline between the found lasted throughout February and into March where the four faced off at the 2010 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas event on March 19. February also saw the continuation of a feud between Mini-Estrellas Pequeño Black Warrior and Bracito de Oro that saw the two face off as part of various Best two out of three falls Six-woman tag team matches featuring other Mini-Estrellas.
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Místico, lost in the main event | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) | ||
| Date | February 5, 2010[1] | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
| Attendance | 10,000+[2] | ||
| CMLL Super Viernes chronology | |||
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Up until the February 5, 2010, Super Viernes show Místico's allegiance was undetermined, was he a Rudo (villain) or was he a Tecnico ("Fan Favorite")? During the main event the answer was that Místico was clearly a Rudo, at least in Arena México (In other arenas Místico continued to team with and get along with other CMLL tecnicos). Místico came out wearing the same outfit as the previous week, incorporating darker colors and horns on his mask and displayed the same rudo attitude as the previous week as he attacked Volador Jr. right away and began tearing at his mask. During the first fall of the match Místico ripped up Volador Jr.'s mask to such an extent that Volador Jr. accepted a replacement mask from a fan in the crowd, then that mask was ripped up as well drawing a disqualification for Místico, since intentional unmasking of an opponent is against the rules in Lucha libre. During the break between the first and second fall a replacement mask was brought out for Volador Jr. so that he could continue to wrestle. In the second fall Místico's underhanded tactics continued, he diverted the referees attention for a moment, then pulled his own mask off and threw it to Volador Jr. When the referee saw Volador Jr. holding Místico's mask he disqualified Volador Jr. mistakenly thinking that it was an intentional unmasking. In the third and deciding fall Místico tried to apply his signature move La Mística but Volador Jr. countered the move, then applied La Mística on Místico instead, forcing Místico to submit.[1][3][4] After the match it was announced that because of his victory Volador Jr. would wrestle Místico for Místico's Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship on the February 12 Super Viernes show.[4]
La Máscara and Negro Casas were clearly the crowd favorites in the finals of the Pareja Incredibles Nacional tournament as they represented Mexico City in the tournament. La Máscara and Casas faced Atlantis and Máscara Dorada, representing Guadalajara, Jalisco. Unlike the preliminary rounds matches that were only one fall matches the finals featured the traditional Mexican best two out of three falls. La Máscara and Casas won the first fall when Casas pinned Atlantis after 08:07. Atlantis forced Negro Casas to submit and Máscara Dorada forced La Máscara to submit to claim the second fall after 3 minutes and 32 seconds of wrestling. The final fall went 12:30, taking the entire match to the 24:09 mark and saw Atlantis force Negro Casas to submit, followed by La Máscara being counted out as he was outside the ring for more than 20 seconds giving Atlantis and Máscara Dorada the victory and the trophy for the Parejas Incredibles Nacional tournament.[1][3][4] The tournament was deemed a success by several magazines and websites as it managed to change up the status quo of CMLL.[1][5]
The Lightning match saw El Hijo del Fantasma defeat Rey Bucanero when Bucanero intentionally unmasked Hijo del Fantasma in front of the referee.[1][3][5] Following the match Bucanero issued a challenge to Hijo del Fantasma to defend the CMLL World Middleweight Championship against him, but nothing ever came of the challenge as Hijo del Fantasma lost the title to Negro Casas a few days later.[6]
On February 6, 2010, Súper Luchas magazine reported that the Arena México attendance for that week's Super Viernes show was over 10,000 people, over 65% of capacity and that this was the highest crowd for a CMLL show since their 76th Anniversary Show in September. The rise in attendance was attributed to the Místico/Volador Jr. storyline and the finals of the Pareja Incredibles Nacional tournament.[2]
| No. | Results[1][3][4] | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Leono and Tony Rivera defeated Durango Kid and Inquisidor | Best two out of three falls Tag team match | 12:10 |
| 2 | Las Zorras (Hiroka, Princesa Blanca and Princesa Sujei) defeated Estrella Magica, Lluvia and Marcela | Six-man tag team match | 12:48 |
| 3 | El Hijo del Fantasma defeated Rey Bucanero by disqualification | Lightning match (One fall, 10 minute time-limit match) | 06:59 |
| 4 | Blue Panther, Héctor Garza and Shocker defeated Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, Mephisto and El Terrible) | Six-man tag team match | 19:43 |
| 5 | Atlantis and Máscara Dorada defeated La Máscara and Negro Casas | Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles tournament final match | 24:09 |
| 6 | Volador Jr. defeated Místico | Best two-out-of-three falls match | 20:57 |
February 12, 2010
| CMLL Super Viernes | |||
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| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) | ||
| Date | February 12, 2010[7] | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
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In the week leading up to the February 12, 2010, Super Viernes show Místico stated that he was neither Rudo (villain) nor Tecnico ("Fan Favorite") and that he was not "Anti-tecnico" in general he just hated Volador Jr., which was why he had acted the way he did during their matches.[8] This ambiguitity in Místico's alignment was furthered by the fact that outside of Arena México Místico was still booked to team with other tecnicos without any friction between the team members, only playing the rudo when facing Volador Jr.[4] There was no doubt that Místico was the rudo and that Volador Jr. was the crowd favorite on February 12, 2010, as the two wrestled for Místico's Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship. Místico's fourth defense of the championship was also the highest profile as the storyline between Místico and Volador Jr. continued to intensify. Volador Jr. took the first fall with a submission hold, much to the crowd's delight, only to be pinned for the second fall after Místico tore off Volador Jr's mask and pinned him while he was trying to cover up his face. Like the previous week Volador Jr. had to be brought a new mask for the third fall, a fall that saw both wrestlers try to apply La Mistica, the move that got Volador Jr. the victory the previous week. The end came when Volador Jr. grabbed the ropes to win the third fall, the match and the championship. After the match Místico attacked Volador Jr. and tore his mask to pieces, then he attacked the referee before leaving the ring with the championship belt that now belonged to Volador Jr.[7][9][10][11] In the week following the show the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling commission threatened to suspend Místico from working in Mexico City for 2 months unless he gave the championship belt to Volador Jr.[12]
In the semi-main event Jon Strongman returned to CMLL after a tour of Japan and teamed with Brazo de Plata and La Sombra to defeat La Peste Negra (El Felino, Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas) in two straight falls.[7][9][10] The Lighting match of the evening saw Stuka, Jr. face and defeat the leader of Los Cancerebros del Infierno Virus.[7][9][10] Virus' group has been trying to earn a title match at either Stuka, Jr. and Fuego's CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship or Stuka, Jr., Máscara Dorada and Metro's Mexican National Trios Championship but did not further their case with the loss.
The undercard also featured a six-Mini-Estrellas match with CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Champion Bam Bam team up with Bracito de Oro and Fantasy against the rudo team of Pequeño Universo 2000, Pequeño Violencia and Pequeño Black Warrior. Bam Bam, Bracito and Fantasy won in two straight falls, winning the second fall by disqualification when Pequeño Black Warrior ripped Bracito de Oro's mask off to earn the disqualification.[7][9][10]
| No. | Results[7][9][10] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Delta and Guerrero Maya, Jr. defeated Disturbio and Inquisidor | Best two out of three falls Tag team match | 12:50 | ||
| 2 | Bam Bam, Bracito de Oro and Fantasy defeated Pequeño Universo 2000, Pequeño Violencia and Pequeño Black Warrior by disqualification | Six-man tag team match | 12:28 | ||
| 3 | Stuka Jr. defeated Virus | Lightning match (One fall, 10 minute time-limit match) | 08:12 | ||
| 4 | Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis, Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero) defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, Máximo and Valiente | Six-man tag team match | 13:29 | ||
| 5 | Brazo de Plata, Jon Strongman and La Sombra defeated La Peste Negra (El Felino, Mr. Niebla and Negro Casas) | Six-man tag team match | 13:32 | ||
| 6 | Volador Jr. defeated Místico (c) | Best two-out-of-three falls match for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship | 19:41 | ||
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