AAA – 11.14.26

The week in WWE has been busy.  Crown Jewel | Raw | NXT | Evolve | Impact | Smackdown

Last week on AAA: Rey Mysterio was accused of having an extra-marital affair with Marisela Pena by her own son, Dorian Roldan!

AAA comes to Youtube tonight from Gimnasio Olímpico in Mexico City, Mexico. The American announcing team consists of Corey Graves and WWE Hall of Famer John Bradshaw Layfield, with Jesus Zuniga handling ring introductions. There’s a lot happening with about a month to go to Worlds Collide and Guerra de Titanes, so let’s watch some lucha!

We open with highlights of Dorian Roldan’s accusations against now-suspended GM Rey Mysterio.

Arrivals: AAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix, Pimpinela Escarlata, and Omos.

Here’s Dorian Roldan out as JBL predictably calls Rey Mysterio “the Ron Jeremy of lucha”. Roldan provokes an enormous “Mysterio!” chant before mentioning that many people have been asking him where his mother Marisela Pena is. Pena is not attending the tapings tonight and Roldan has some news as he’s flanked by banners of his father and Antonio Pena. Roldan talks about being out from under Rey Mysterio’s tyranny and congratulates the ringside fans for not having to worry about being attacked by the GM. Roldan also hypes up the talent by saying that they can no longer be placed in hostile working environments. Roldan says that they no longer have to worry about their wives being at the show as the notorious cheater is no longer at the helm.

“Booyaka 619” brings out WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio. Mysterio and Roldan have words off-mic. Mysterio says his first instinct was to come out and beat Roldan’s ass but what he has to say is more important than that. Mysterio says he took his GM job very seriously and he stands by his decisions. Mysterio says he may no longer be the GM but will always represent Mexico and will captain Team Mexico at Survivor Series. Roldan says that with all the allegations against Mysterio he’s a bit shocked that Mysterio’s main focus seems to be Survivor Series. Roldan mentions Mysterio taking advantage of someone to gain power and that person was his mother. Mysterio says everyone in the building knows Roldan is lying and now he’s lying and disrespecting his own mother. Roldan asks Mysterio if he’s threatening him and Mysterio shoots back that Roldan is questioning his honor. Roldan tells Mysterio to go ahead and hit him…after some more news. Roldan reveals that he is now the interim GM of AAA and from this moment Mysterio answers to him. Roldan’s first act is removing Mysterio from the arena. The worst looking set of Security goons you’ve ever seen comes in as the verbals continue off-mic. Mysterio leaves without physicality breaking out but then climbs back in the ring briefly as Roldan scampers for his life. Mysterio finally exits and Roldan poses for photos between the banners of his father and Antonio Pena.

Here’s some highlights of the building tension between Omos and Pimpi. Pimpi is getting ready backstage and is greeted by AAA Mega Champion El Grande Americano. EGA is concerned that Pimpi has been a bit erratic lately and is very concerned about Pimpi picking a fight with Omos. Pimpi mentions that the match is now No DQ and says no one understands what they’re capable of until they’re in the fight. This is clearly not what EGA wanted to hear as a jubilant Pimpi exits.

Here’s AAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix giving a quick overview of the upcoming tournament to crown a new number one contender to face him at Guerra de Titanes. Fenix makes an entrance prior to the next match to join Mexican commentary at their ringside desk.

AAA Cruiserweight Number One Contenders Tournament Match: Kento vs Lince Dorado vs Jack Cartwheel

Dorado takes control at the bell and smashes Kento and Cartwheel around. Kento and Cartwheel gather themselves and go to work on Dorado. Kento tries for a cover and Cartwheel yanks him off, so Kento does the same thing when Cartwheel tries a cover. Dorado walks into a leg lariat and then Kento snaps off a dragon screw. Kento ascends for a double splash and covers Dorado for two. Kento yanks Dorado up and they fail to suplex each other before Dorado slams Kento into a corner. Dorado pounds on Kento’s back, scratches him, and then fires off a Backstabber that gets two. Dorado slams Cartwheel and gets two, and then Dorado transitions to an armbar. Cartwheel eats a lariat after escaping and Dorado’s cover gets two.

Dorado yanks Cartwheel up for a backbreaker and gets two. Dorado drops Kento back to the floor with a right and walks into a Cartwheel inside cradle that gets two. Dorado eats a Kento roundhouse, but Kento manages to dump Dorado to the floor. Dorado slams Kento head-first into the ring post and then slams him into the barricade. Dorado traps Cartwheel between the ring apron and the ring skirt and then runs both guys back in for covers that get two. Dorado yanks Kento up for an irish whip and then goes corner to corner on Cartwheel and Kento. Cartwheel and Kento fire up to stop Dorado’s flurry, and Cartwheel nails both of them with a slam stand before covering Dorado for two.

Cartwheel gathers himself and goes to work on Kento with a Pele kick. Kento catches Cartwheel and Dorado comes off the top rope with a poison rana that takes both Kento and Cartwheel out. Kento spears Dorado and then nails both Dorado and Cartwheel with a tope con giro. Kento hits a crucifix driver and covers Dorado for two as Cartwheel breaks it up. Cartwheel grabs a cover on Kento and gets two as Dorado flies in to kick Kento in the face. Cartwheel hits a Sasuke Special on both opponents on the floor after dropkicking both of them out there. Dorado tosses Kento back in and powerbombs him before ascending. Dorado misses a shooting star press and eats a Cartwheel kick. Cartwheel dumps Kento and hits a rolling senton on Dorado before ascending. Cartwheel hits a twisting Sky Press and covers Dorado to advance to the Final Four match.

It was kind of a chaotic mess but Cartwheel got there in the end, much to JBL’s delight. I really like Kento and I hope that the Tokyo Bad Boys get some more shine in the tag division at some point. Dorado is fine for stuff like this, no one buys him as a serious threat, he can hit spectacular spots and take them, and is fine to eat a pin.  2.75*

Winner – Jack Cartwheel (Sky Twisting Press on Dorado)

Post-match sees Fenix come in to shake Cartwheel’s hand before reminding him who the champ is.

Here’s Dorian Roldan sitting down to do a chat with the press. Roldan promises to give the fans what they want and he’s starting with Los Perros del Mal defending their AAA Trios titles against AAA Latin American Champion La Parka, AAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix, and AAA Mega Champion El Grande Americano. Roldan is asked about proof of the affair between his mother and Rey Mysterio and Roldan goes on a rant about how terrible a person Mysterio is before saying he’d still be GM if he could have “kept it in his pants”.  Roldan exits.

No DQ: Omos vs Pimpinela Escarlata

Here’s a match I thought I’d never see, let alone recap. Pimpi attacks prior to the bell and that was not the best plan. Omos slaps Pimpi’s chest and fires him into a corner before standing on top of Pimpi. Pimpi bails to the floor and Omos goes out with him. Omos fires Pimpi back in and gets caught trying to straddle the ropes. Pimpi batters Omos briefly and dumps Omos to the floor when he charges. Pimpi fails on a tope suicida and then repeats the spot anyway. Pimpi finds a pink kendo stick and smashes Omos with it a few times before Omos breaks it and fires Pimpi onto the announce table. Omos tosses Pimpi back in and yanks out a non-branded table. Omos mounts the table in a corner and here’s El Grande Americano out to start throwing hands with Omos. EGA tosses Omos to a corner and just destroys Omos with belt shots. Here’s Los Perros del Mal out to attack EGA en masse as Karmen Petrovic watches from the apron. Omos intervenes and Los Perros attack him as well. Here’s AAA Latin American Champion La Parka and Rey Fenix out to even up the numbers. Fenix, Parka, and EGA take turns superkicking Omos and then triple-spear him through the table. Parka ascends for a frog splash, Fenix follows with one, and the champs head back up the aisle to deal with Los Perros. Pimpi crawls back in and covers Omos, and as the ref is counting, an unnamed Exotico with a valet jumps in the ring to attack Pimpi. They exit, and Omos yanks Pimpi up for a chokeslam that ends things.

So a whole lot of things happened here to set stuff up, but I think the main thing is that Pimpi should probably not be wrestling on television any more in any capacity. This was okay for what it was meant to be, pure spectacle with a no DQ stip and tons of interference, and we got to where we needed to get with the finish, but parts of this were really rough.  2.5*

Winner – Omos (Chokeslam)

The credits roll, and we are OUT.

It was a busy episode in terms of moving plots and angles along, but the lucha was just there tonight. Obviously the crowd ate up the Pimpi-Omos match and all the resulting run-ins, and the cruisers did their best to put on a show. I thought the Roldan-Mysterio thing was fine but I’m trying to figure out how it eventually ends and I guess we’ll all take that journey together. Overall, not a bad night but if you miss this one, you’ll be okay.

Thanks for reading.