canek and mil mascaras sell out in chicago

[Torgaman]

Ok I am still extremely tired after only four hours sleep but here is my report as best as I can give it.

The place sold out.In fact due to an oversight more tickets were sold than there were seats creating some difficulties.I am not exxagerating when I say it was a crowd close to 3000 people.This has been the biggest draw since the Parka/Mistico vs Dr Wagner Jr/Rey Bucanero main event.

The first two matches were the usual stuff,nothing to brag about.The last four matches however were what lucha libre was all about.The locals in their last three matches,including Swat Cat,Tyme Paige,Guerrerito del Futuro,Laser 2000,Mini Charlie Manson,Mascara de Jade,Aguila del America,Los Payasos,and "El Incognito"[real name changed due to the fact the guy named himself Mistico de Ciudad Juarez.Smell the lawsuit baby!!!]all gave a very good account of themselves,delivering fast paced action with lots of topes and saltos mortales.And the main event was actually better than many fans may have feared.Mil allowed fans to take still pictures of the action so he was in something of a good mood.[And yes I did get to get my picture taken with him.Still don't know if it came out though.]And I have to give big props to Canek,who still looks like the Canek I watched on tv in Mexico during my oh so wasted adolesence.The guy is still as massive as ever.Rayo de Jalisco Jr even seemed a bit quicker than he has been seen in his last tv matches for CMLL.Maybe the large crowd got to the wrestlers and they decided to give it their all.Good for them.

[p.s. on this last paragraph,due to unforseen circumstances Huracan Ramirez Jr could not be present at the show]


And since the show did bring in a huge crowd there will be money left over to bring in big names for the March 11th show.Sadly Mistico could not confirm for this show.However if there are no scheduling conflicts for this date the lucha libre main event for the date of March 11th 2007 at the Congress Theater will be.................................wait for it.....................................................
......................Hijo del Santo and La Parka vs Blue Demon Jr and Shocker.Now that is going to be HUGE!!!!

[RoadWarriorYajuta]

Really cool you got to see such huge Lucha Legends on one card.

[Xenorama ™]

that sounds like a great show.

do they tell stories, continue fueds or just have them as entertainment?

[Torgaman]

There are no storylines.Why bother,there are no tv cameras and the wrestlers only do this one show and back to Mexico.Of course in this situation there was the legendary rivalry between Canek and Mil Mascaras that dates back to the 70's.It was an established rivalry that most lucha fans know about.

[Xenorama ™]

how about some history of the feud then, please? i love that stuff.

[Torgaman]

Mil and Canek have feuded almost since day one.Perhaps the reason why is that Canek was a big buff heavyweight and was thus seen as the perfect rival for Mil Mascaras,who lacked suitable opponents in Mexican wrestling.Having Mil toss around a bunch of welterweights would have gotten old real soon so Canek was the best rival for him.Incredibly enough as much as they fought agianst each other they were also forced to team together in many occassions,usually to repel "foreign invaders" who came to destroy lucha libre.Canek and Mil have given themselves quite the beat downs over the years but despite the rivalry no defining mask vs mask match has ever come about.Now with Mil looking his age and being a welterweight it seems doubtful that any promoter will want to book such a match.Most likely both men will go with their masks on,like Santo and Blue Demon before them.