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At Arena México tonight.

Separately... I've started playing the original Megami Tensei in Japanese. I still consider myself very squarely intermediate but the fact that I understood かしのたて as "Oak Shield" rather the fan translation's incorrect "Broken Shield" is somewhat satisfying.

Chrono Trigger turning 30 years old makes _me_ feel old.

Poetically, I think the last time Komander was in Arena México was by scalping a ticket to go watch the guys that he's going to face in this match.

CMLL 03/21 H2L announcements:

Mistico & Mascara Dorada vs Hologram & Komander
Volador Jr. & Rocky Romero challenge Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja for the CMLL world
Fuerza Tapatia versus Los Bestia del Diablo

Konosuke Takashita also listed as coming soon to CMLL.

the most common match type in Mexico is a trios tag match, "relevos australianos" - but why is it called that? A magazine from 1956 finally gave me the answer, and it may be less exciting than you expect: www.thecubsfan.com/cmll/lewh

This happened during the meet-and-greet at Pro Wrestling Revolution with Komander.

Facing off!

Ready for Noche de Campeones tonight, especially Titán vs. Máscara Dorada! #CMLL 🤼

Haha, when I filled mine out I completely forgot about the Globe Theatre (used a few international venues). I also got to see the last BOLA in Reseda so I guess that American Legion would count too.

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20/28. Some explanations:

Iconic venue: Arena Mexico, Arena Coliseo, Korakuen Hall

TV appearance: Toward the end of S2 of Lucha Underground

Cameo: Many luchadors now give you these if you buy their masks.

More or less awkward than the multiple Demonic Flamita masks that I have along with multiple Bandido masks? 🤼‍♂️

Komander’s last two years described in three T-shirts: 🤼‍♂️

Demonic Flamita mask used during Mystery Vortex 7, Bandido mask used during Mystery Vortex 7, and two general admission Mystery Vortex 7 tickets.

Some mementos from PWG Mystery Vortex 7 two years ago.

Saturday, Big Lucha ran a match where Bandido's Golden Guns group lost and had to disband. It was actually Big Lucha writing Bandido out of the promotion. More on that, plus Mascara Dorada 2.0 wins the Leyenda de Plata and other news http://www.thecubsfan.com/cmll/emmk

Wow, had no idea this was done manually. That sounds incredibly tedious.

today I wrote about the CMLL Leyenda de Plata final (and the decision CMLL could make next week), Verano de Escandalo (DQ in a no DQ match), and a surprising note on the TripleMania main event http://www.thecubsfan.com/cmll/u9zf

One of these days it will fully sink in that there are physical #AEW Komander trading cards. That day was not yesterday (when the cards came), nor is it today.

I ❤️ these Komander masks.

Covers PWG, AAA, GCW, GALLI / Big Lucha, #AEW, ROH, as well as a good cross-section of the nuttiest stuff he’s done/innovated of late. 🤯🫡🤍🤩🥹

Hey everyone, my better half @conjuarez.bsky.social is now here too! Go follow her!

Needed more pulls to get the Nick Wayne silver #AEW New Arrivals card than the gold one. Luck is weird sometimes.

Well, I mean... the redirect target URL has been http://www.thecubsfan.com/cmll/ for years, so...

I never linked today's post over here so I'll do it now to be consistent. Perhaps you want to read me write way too many words about a bad show.

http://www.thecubsfan.com/cmll/2023/07/17/ola-negra-upset-atrapasuenos-in-a-suenos-match-vikingo-finally-beats-omega-triplemania-tijuana-exists/

One of the nicest people I've ever met, inside or outside of wrestling. I've witnessed him be extraordinarily kind in ways that defy belief and that he prefers not to be well known.

Used vs. Claudio Castagnoli on Rampage (which I think has been his best AEW match so far), also vs. Gringo Loco on ROH.

Newest mask in my collection. Got this from Komander on Friday at GCW. First AEW-used mask from anyone in my collection, also first mask used in Canada.

Komander’s been keeping most of his #AEW masks for himself, so I’m stoked to have gotten this one.

Finally caught up on sleep after a naturalization ceremony, GCW, and passport appointment all within 24 hours.

19 years at my current job today. Where does time go?

(Also, happy Komander/Jericho day!)

I had a DM conversation with a luchador earlier this year turn to something along the lines of (translated) "You went to PWG in Los Angeles, right? When are you going to Mexico? How is your mask collection going?"