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“Aniversario 41†is being dedicated to none-other than “EL Rey de la Lucha
Libre†Chicky Starr. There will be a recognition segment regarding Starr’s
career. It will most likely take place during their main show of the weekend, on
Saturday night in Caguas. Starr has been a staple of Puerto Rican wrestling
since the early 80’s where he was billed as an undercard babyface that was
trained by Invader #1. In 1985 Starr slowly turned heel, after he accused
Invader #1 of holding his career down and preventing him from getting important
title matches. Starr challenged Invader #1 to a match. The match was televised
and Chicky Starr attacked his mentor with a steel chair. On the
following days, Starr bleached his hair and began one of the biggest heel
characters in Puerto Rican wrestling history. He has not only been known as a
wrestler, but also as one of the best heel managers. Over the years, many big
stars were part of his stables, “Chicky Starr’s Sports Club†(WWC) and “Starr
Corporation†(IWA-PR), the likes of Abdullah The Butcher, Ron Starr, Al Perez,
“Sadistic†Steve Strong, Manny Fernandez, Dutch Mantell, Stan Hansen, Bruiser
Brody, and Hercules Ayala among others.
WWC has announced the addition of Slash Venom (a.k.a. Flash Flanagan) to the
Aniversario events this weekend. The following is the announced card for
Friday’s show in Ponce, PR:
*Main Event: Invader #1 & “Mr. Ray-tings†Ray González vs Mighty Ursus & “El
Macho de 7 Suelas†Bronco #1
*Semi-Main Event: Carlito vs “Mexican Superman†Hernandez
*Six Man Tag Team Action: WWE’s “Los Matadores†& “El Torito†vs “Los Templariosâ€
& Juan Manuel Ortega
*Special Challenge Match: “El Malcria’o†Miguel Pérez vs “The Precious Oneâ€
Gilbert
*“El Chico Ilegal†Chicano vs Huracan Castillo
*Xix Xavant vs Slash Venom
*WWC World Jr. Heavyweight Title Match: Rikochet (c) vs Angel “Fashion†Pérez w/
Vanilla Vargas
*Mike Mendoza vs “Big Daddy†Montes
As I have stated previously, the main show of the weekend tour will take place
on Saturday in Caguas, PR. Here is the card as it has been announced for this
show:
*Revenge Match: Invader #1 vs “El Macho de 7 Suelas†Bronco #1
*WWC Universal Heavyweight Title Match: Carlito vs Mighty Ursus (c) w/ “El
Magnate†Juan Manuel Ortega
*Puerto Rico vs. Mexico: “Mr. Ray-tings†Ray González vs “Mexican Supermanâ€
Hernandez
*WWC World Tag Team Title Match: WWE’s “Los Matadores†w/ Torito vs “Los
Templarios†ASH & William De La Vega (c) w/ “El Magnate†Juan Manuel Ortega
*Grudge Match: “El Malcria’o†Miguel Pérez vs “El Mostro†Huracan Castillo
*WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title Match: “El Chico Ilegal†Chicano vs “The
Precious One†Gilbert (c) w/ “Big Daddy†David Montes
*Battle of the Referees: Pelayito Vázquez vs Angel “Fashion†Pérez w/ Vanilla
Vargas
*Mike Mendoza vs Slash Venom
Tickets for the event are currently on sale at the following locations: “Ahorro
Muebles Furniture Store†in Caguas, Cayey, Mayagüez, Ponce and Yauco; “JM Fast
Keys†in Bayamón (Plaza Del Sol, Plaza Rio Hondo, Santa Rosa Mall), San Juan (Señorial
Mall) and Hatillo (Plaza del Norte); and for ringside tickets in advance you can
call the WWC Offices at (787) 304-0850.
Ticket price ranges for the Friday show at the “Francisco ‘Paquito’ Montaner
Stadium†in Ponce, PR and Sunday’s show at the “Luis ‘Canena’ Márquez Stadiumâ€
in Aguadilla, PR:
- General Admission - $15.00
- Children Under 10 Years Old - $10.00;
…and for the Saturday show (main show) at the “Hector Solá Bezares Coliseumâ€
in Caguas, PR:
- Ring Side - $25.00
- General Admission - $15.00
- Children Under 10 Years Old - $10.00
The “Aniversario 41†show for Saturday night will also be made available for
fans in and out of Puerto Rico via live iPPV. The iPPV price will be $15.00. To
access the event online, you can visit
www.wwclive.com and order the event. The broadcast will include the live
coverage of the event, “WWC Backstage†segments, a review of all the feuds going
into the matches and as special bonus: “The best of Aniversario 40†and “WWC:
Clásicos de la lucha libre†footage.
There are two disclaimers that the company has publicly made regarding the iPPV
event on Saturday:
- The matches taking place during this event will not be televised for at least
one year after the show.
- The WWC World Tag Team Title Match will not be part of the iPPV coverage
(Jose’s NOTE: This is most likely due to the participation of WWE characters in
this match).
For more information about the “Aniversario 41†event, or anything related to
WWC, visit their Facebook fan page at:
www.facebook.com/wwcpaginaoficial
You can watch WWC: Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre†weekly TV show on WAPA-TV
in Puerto Rico and WAPA America where the channel is available if you are in the
United States mainland. For channel line-up, please check your local listings.
World Wrestling League (WWL)
After the success of their event “INSURRECTION†last weekend, the company has
been the “talk of the townâ€. Fans have been singing their praises about what
they experienced during the show and what they expect from the company going
forward. It definitely feels like there is a new alternative in the island and
it has created a lot of excitement among the fans.
You can read my account of what took place last Saturday evening during the show
elsewhere on the site on my live report, which I filed in last Sunday night.
Also, our friends of “Contralona PRâ€, have released a video recap of everything,
from the fan interaction segment before the show to some clips of the different
matches that took place. You can watch the video package at the following link:
http://youtu.be/w4Y_rMwSHlw.
You can also find several interviews that local reporter “Mr. Clase Aparte†Pedro Figueroa conducted after the event with Thunder & Lightning, Mr. 450, WWL’s President Richard NegrÃn and many more. You can these interviews by visiting www.facebook.com/luchalibreonline.
The promotion has stated via their Facebook fan page that they will be
announcing more dates for November and December events very soon. I would
venture to guess that the announcements will most likely begin during this
weekend’s episode of their TV show. It has also been stated that they will be
announcing dates for events in Dominican Republic and Mexico shortly.
Two updates coming out of the show this past weekend:
As we had reported earlier this week, “El Sensasional†Carlitos spent a couple
of days in the hospital due to an injury he sustained during his awesome match
last Saturday against “Mr. 450â€. The injury was to the mouth/jaw area.
Thankfully, Carlitos is now out of the hospital and is doing much better. He is
very appreciative of the outpour of support that he has been receiving from the
fans during the last several days and is looking forward to returning to action
in a few weeks. Our best wishes of a continued speedy recovery go out to
Carlitos, who is definitely one of the most beloved and talented your rising
stars in Puerto Rico’s wrestling scene today
On another note, Atlas (a.k.a. Sebastian Guerra in WWC) posted a message on his
Facebook page a few hours after the event was over, where he stated that he
would no longer be a part of WWL. He thanked the company for the opportunity and
stated that he has a lot of things to prepare for in his career and is focused
on achieving his goals. During the course of the week he posted pictures from
the WWE Performance Center, where he took part in the Try-Outs this past week.
“WWL Presenta†comes to life every Saturday at 2:30PM, as well as the program “Ãdolos
del Ring†every Sunday at 7:30PM on CW Puerto Rico. You can watch CW Puerto Rico
on the following channels locally: DIRECTV Channel 178, DISH NETWORK Channel 17
in Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands, LIBERTY Cable Channel 96, CHOICE Cable
Channel 148 & 34, CLARO TV Channel 22, and on digital antenna via Channel 18.3.
Also in Puerto Rico, every Saturday afternoon at 2:00PM on WVQS-TV “Retro
Channelâ€, digital antenna via Channel 50.2.
You can also watch “Ãdolos del Ring†every Saturday at 12:00PM noon on “Súper
Canal†throughout the national territory of Dominican Republic via channel 33,
and in the different cable television companies in the country.
In the United States it can be watched on Dominican View, which is distributed
by the following cable television companies: Verizon Fios channel 1548 in Los
Angeles (CA), Dallas (TX), Washington (DC), Baltimore (MD), Richmond (VA),
Norfolk (VA), New York (NY), Syracuse (NY), Buffalo (NY), Philadelphia (PA),
Boston (MA), Tampa (FL), Fort Wayne, Pittsburgh (PA), Providence (RI),
Harrisburg (PA); CABLEVISION channel 213 in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut.
Internationally via TDS channel 464 in Curaçao.
Extreme Wrestling Organization (EWO)
EWO will be invading the southern portion of Puerto Rico this weekend when they
bring their action packed live show to Juana DÃaz, PR on Saturday October 25th,
with a bell time of 8:30PM. They have announced the following matches for the
show:
*EWO World Title – Triple Threat Match: “Mano de Piedra†Luis Estilo (c) vs
Peter “The Bad Romance†vs Bone Crusher
*EWO Puerto Rico Title Match: “El Lobo†Syler Andrews w/ “La Loba-Varoneza†vs
“El Patriota†AJ Torres
*EWO World Tag Team Title Match: “Los Lights†– Gordy & Georgie vs Doom Patrol
*“Sexy Boy†Christopher vs Cyruz
*JP vs “El Apostador†Jack Daniels
*EWO TV Title Match: Syko vs Mike Piconose
*D’Jackson vs Guevara
*“Special Delivery†Matthews vs Raziel
*“La Chica de la Actitud†Roxxy vs “Mystery Opponentâ€
More details during this weekend’s episode of their TV show, “El Updateâ€. If
you are in Puerto Rico, you can watch their TV show, “EWO – El Updateâ€, on
Saturdays at 12:00PM on Punto 2. Check your listings for different channel
line-up depending on cable or satellite provider.
The following is the link to their most recent episode of their TV show from
this past Saturday: http://youtu.be/CaS5XLDNcGo
You can learn more about this promotion by visiting their website, www.ewopr.com, or their Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/EWOTuAlternativa?ref=br_tf.
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