CMLL Super Viernes (June 2010)
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In June 2010, the Mexico professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) held four CMLL Super Viernes shows, all of which took place in 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.
| CMLL Super Viernes | |||
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 Shocker part of Los Guapos International | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) | ||
| Date | June 4, 2010[1] | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
| CMLL Super Viernes chronology | |||
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The June 4, 2010 Super Viernes featured six matches in total, including a Mini-Estrella match. The main event saw Guapos International (Shocker and Jon Strongman) and Toscano facing off against Los Guerros de la Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) and Gigante Bernard. At the May 28, 2010 Super Viernes Giant Bernarde teamed with Guapos International without any problems, but switched to the opposite side for the June 4 show. The confrontation between Bernard and Strongman is one of the main storylines of the semi-main event of the June 6, 2010 Sin Salida event.[2] Giant Bernard handled the much smaller Shocker and Toscano with ease during the first fall, using his power advantage to toss the two men around the ring. When strongman was tagged in Giant Bernard initially let Último Guerrero and Atlantis take over as he tagged out. The first fall came to an end when Atlantis forced Shocker to submit and Guerrero forced Toscano to submit both by applying Atlantis' trademark La Atlantida Spinning backbreaker rack. In the second fall Strongman and Giant Bernard finally faced off with Strongman tackling Giant Bernard to the ground. Bernard gained the upper hand by slamming the 309 lb (140 kg) heavy Strongman, followed by a Slingshot Plancha from the apron into the ring to pin Strongman, winning the match for his team in two straight falls.[1]
Earlier in the night Latin Lover was introduced to the crowd and it was announced that he was one of the judges of this year’s Il Campeonato Mundial de Baile (A version of Dancing with the Stars) and sat in the audience as a spectator for several of the matches. The semi-final match saw the team of Héctor Garza, El Terrible and El Texano, Jr., who had formed a temporary alliance in recent months, take on the team of La Máscara, Máximo, Volador Jr. Garza took the first fall for his team when he pinned Volador Jr. following a Moonsault. In the second fall La Máscara pinned Garza after 3 minutes and 30 seconds of wrestling. In the third fall El Terrible pinned La Máscara after executing a Plancha, ending the match after 13:15. Following the match Garza went to greet Latin Lover, whom he had worked with before, but when Garza goes to hug Latin Lover he double crosses him and attacks him instead, knocking Latin Lover into the second row. Latin Lover fought back but was attacked by both Garza, Terrible and Texano, Jr. in an out of control fight that had to be broken up by security and a representative of the Mexico City wrestling and boxing commission.[1]
The show also feature the Mexico National Trios Champions MSM Fly (Máscara Dorada, Metro, Stuka, Jr.) teaming together for only the second time since winning the championship, facing off against Poder Mexica (Dragón Rojo, Jr., Misterioso, Jr. and Sangre Azteca) in a non-title match. Poder Mexica previously held the Mexico Trios title but were stripped of the titles and thus never lost them in the ring. The match ended with Dragón Rojo, Jr. fouled Máscara Dorada, causing his team to be disqualified. After the match Poder Mexica kept attacking their opponents until CMLL staff separated the two teams as Sangre Azteca made a challenge for a title match.[1]
The Lighting features the Mexico National Welterweight Champion El Valiente facing off against the leader of Los Cancerberos del Infierno Virus. Valiente and Virus wrestled what was described as a "good match", with both mat work and Valiente showing some of his high flying moves but in the end Virus managed to apply the tapatía Surfboard hold, forcing Valiente to submit 7:29 into the match. The victory may earn Virus a match for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship.[1] The second match of the night featured a Best two out of three falls Six-Mini-Estrellas tag team match with Astral, Mascarita Dorada and Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Violencia and Pequeño Black Warrior. Mascarita Dorada was scheduled to appear on the Super 14, 2010 Super Viernes but was replaced by Shockercito at the time. This time Mascarita Dorada did show up, splitting the first two falls between the two Trios. In the third fall Pequeño Black Warrior intentionally pulled Mascarita Dorada's mask off and then pinned him as Dorada was trying to cover up his face.[1] In the opening match Astro Boy and Sensei defeated Mortiz and Semetal in just under 10 minutes.[1]
| No. | Results[1] | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Astro Boy and Sensei defeated Mortiz and Semetal | Best two out of three falls Tag team match | 09:26 |
| 2 | Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Violencia and Pequeño Black Warrior defeated Astral, Mascarita Dorada and Último Dragoncito | Six-man tag team match | 11:55 |
| 3 | Virus defeated Valiente | Lightning match (One fall, 10 minute time-limit match) | 07:29 |
| 4 | MSM Fly (Máscara Dorada, Metro, Stuka Jr.) defeated Poder Mexica (Dragón Rojo Jr., Misterioso Jr. and Sangre Azteca) by disqualification | Six-man tag team match | 12:31 |
| 5 | Héctor Garza, El Terrible and El Texano Jr. defeated La Máscara, Máximo, Volador Jr. | Six-man tag team match | 13:15 |
| 6 | Los Guerros de la Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) and Gigante Bernard defeated Guapos International (Shocker and Jon Strongman) and Toscano | Six-man tag team match | 08:38 |
June 11, 2010
| CMLL Super Viernes | |||
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 Gigante Bernard who made his last Super Viernes appearance | |||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) | ||
| Date | June 11, 2010[3] | ||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Venue | Arena México | ||
| CMLL Super Viernes chronology | |||
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The June 11, 2010 Super Viernes feature the traditional six matches that CMLL normally presents, only in this instance CMLL did not feature any women or Mini-Estrella matches, which it usually features at least one of. In addition there was no Lighting Match, but instead there was a singles match rematch from the previous week's Lightning match as Valiente defended the Mexican National Welterweight Championship against Virus.[4]
Attendance for the June 11 Super Viernes was noticeably lower than the weeks leading up to the event, mostly due to the opening night of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and heavy rainfall in and around Mexico City.[5] The main event was billed as a relevos incredibles match, teaming up the tecnicos (good guys) El Hijo del Fantasma and Místico teaming up with the rudo (bad guy) Negro Casas to wrestle the rudos Héctor Garza and Olímpico as well as Volador Jr. who had seemingly turned rudo during the 2010 Sin Salida show the previous Sunday. Mistico came to the ring wearing the Jersey of the Mexico National football team, instantly getting a favorable reaction from the crowd. Volador Jr. came to the ring wearing the rudo mask that combined Volador Jr.'s regular mask with the mask of Averno like the one he had worn during Sin Salida. While his alignment was up in the air after Sin Salida Volador Jr. worked as a fully fledged rudo during the match, something which saw Volador Jr. gain the support of a large portion of the crowd as he targeted Místico during the match. Olímpico won the first fall in the match that marked his return to Arena México. Héctor Garza pinned Hijo del Fantasma after a Moonsault, earning the first fall for their team in just 3:36. The second fall came just 2:42 later as Negro Casas rolled up Olímpico and Hijo del Fantasma pinned Garza. The third fall went longer than the first two falls combined with no clear advantage between the two teams. During the fall Garza dove out of the ring, hitting Hijo del Fantasma with such force that he was removed from the arena on a stretcher, leaving the match a two on three handicap match. The end of the match saw Volador Jr. remove his mask, tossing it to Místico to give the impression that Místico had unmasked him. The rudo ploy worked as the referee disqualified Místico's team giving Volador Jr., Garza and Olímpico the victory in the main event. Following the match Volador Jr. and Místico exchanged challenges for a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match, which was also accepted although no official match was booked at the time.[3][5][6]
The main story of the semi-main event match was the domination displayed by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) Giant Bernard during the previous two weeks of touring with CMLL as he had not lost even a single fall up to that point. Giant Bernard teamed up with Los Guerreros de la Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) to take on Rayo de Jalisco, Jr., who was wrestling his first Arena México match since 2007. Rayo teamed with Shocker and Brazo de Plata. The first fall saw Brazo de Plata pin Último Guerrero after a Senton splash followed by Shocker pinning Atlantis to gain the first fall. The second fall saw Atlantis foul Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. by using a low blow, which caused his team to be disqualified, losing two falls to none in 12 minutes, 42 seconds. While Giant Bernard was not pinned this was the first time during his Mexico tour that he was on the losing side of the match.[3][5][6]
On June 4, 2010 Virus defeated Mexican National Welterweight Champion Valiente in a lightning match to earn a match for the championship at the June 11 Super Viernes. The first fall featured both wrestlers exchanging a series of mat wrestling moves, showing that both Virus and Valiente are skilled mat wrestlers in addition to the high flying action that signifies Lucha Libre. The champion Valiente earned the first fall by pinning Virus by tying him up with an inverted Boston crab variation. Valiente was looking to finish the second fall quickly, but the more experienced Virus manages to tie up Valiente, pinning him to even the score between the two. In the third fall Valiente tried to execute the Valiente Special (Double springboard moonsault) but Virus moved out of the way, going for a Moonsault of his own. Valiente moved at the very last moment, quickly landing two gutbusters before pinning Virus. Virus appeared to raise his shoulder before three but it was counted anyway giving the victory to Valiente. After the match Virus raised Valiente's hand in victory as a sign of respect.[3][5][6]
The third fall of the night was also a rematch from the previous week's Super Viernes as Mexico National Trios Champions MSM Fly (Máscara Dorada, Metro and Stuka, Jr.) wrestled Poder Mexica (Dragón Rojo, Jr., Misterioso II and Sangre Azteca) in a non-title match. It only took Poder Mexica to defeat the reigning champions two falls to one, giving the former champions the rights to challenge MSM Fly for the Mexican National Trios Championship on the June 18, 2010 Super Viernes.[3][5][6]
The second match was originally scheduled to include Ángel de Plata teaming with his brother Ángel de Oro and Rush, but on the night he was replaced by Diamante without an explanation.[4] The makeshift team defeated Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Cancerbero, Raziel and Euforia) in 12:57.[3][5][6] The opening match featured the sons of El Felino, Puma King and Tiger Kid, nicknamed Los Gatos Negros (Spanish for "the Black Cats"), a play off the name of their father's group La Peste Negra. Los Gatos wrestled and lost to the team of Métalico and Staman two falls to one after 13:57.[3][5][6]
| No. | Results[3] | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Metálico and Starman defeated Puma King and Tiger Kid | Best two out of three falls Tag team match | 13:57 |
| 2 | Ángel de Oro, Diamante and Rush defeated Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Cancerbero, Euforia and Raziel) | Six-man tag team match | 12:57 |
| 3 | Poder Mexica (Dragón Rojo, Jr., Misterioso II and Sangre Azteca) defeated MSM Fly (Máscara Dorada, Metro and Stuka, Jr.) | Six-man tag team match | 07:37 |
| 4 | Valiente (C) defeated Virus | Singles match for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship | 18:18 |
| 5 | Brazo de Plata, Rayo de Jalisco Jr. and Shocker defeated Los Guerros de la Atlantida (Atlantis and Último Guerrero) and Gigante Bernard by disqualification | Six-man tag team match | 12:42 |
| 6 | Héctor Garza, Olímpico and Volador Jr. defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, Místico and Negro Casas | Relevos incredibles six-man tag team match | 16:37 |
