Triplemania XXIX Thread 8/14/2021

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Despite the Mexico City area getting bumped back in the higher COVID status, the show is going on at the Mexico City Arena (limiting the crowd to 25% capacity in a venue that normally seats about 22k)

Due to ongoing legal issues that would have AAA get clowned like people do Impact if anyone could stay awake long enough to read them all, there is technically no way to watch the show outside of Mexico, but cubsfan will be streaming the show on Twitch if you want to watch it. 

Despite that, the card is actually looking pretty good.

The Lineup:

Kenny Omega vs Andrade for the AAA Mega Championship

Faby Apache vs Deonna Purrazzo  title for title AAA and Impact women's titles

Psycho Clown vs Rey Escorpion mask vs hair 

A trios match with the Marvel characters AAA created for that deal they made

Drago, Mamba, Mr. Iguana, and probably a lot of other people TBA (not as many TBA people as normal due to COVID restrictions ) in the Copa Triplemania rumble)

Fenix/Penta vs Hijo del Vikingo/Laredo Kid vs Taurus/TBA for the AAA tag titles and probably the match everyone will be making GIF from after the show

Team AAA (Pagano, Chessman, and Murder Clown) vs Team Empresa (Sam Adonis, Puma King and DMT Azul)  the heel team is the latest "legally distinct from CMLL" invasion angle and DMT Azul is the former Diamonte Azul under a "legally distinct from my CMLL name" name. 

 

[Rah]

AAA seemingly found a workaround by streaming via Tiktok of all things.

Card looks astonishing when compared to Triplemania of yesteryear - especially the top half. I'll need to check  it out.

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Yeah this show will probably be really good. Andrade hasn't looked great in AEW but Kenny is GOAT and will make this match great by force if necessary. Psycho vs Rey was already going to be emotional for obvious reasons but more so that Rey Escorpion was one of Porky's last rivals. Has all the makings for a "not a dry eye in the house" moment. Faby vs Deonna will be interesting just to for the political aspect. AAA likes the idea of putting a title on a foreign guy to get them eyeballs outside of Mexico (that's why Kenny's Mega champ), but it never seems to work out the way they think it will. I would expect Deonna to win and exactly zero people watching only Impact will even care about the other belt she has. On the plus side, I'd expect Impact to a least mention AAA on TV, which AEW hilariously never seems to do when Kenny comes out with the belt.  The Marvel match is always fun just to watch Twitter figure out who was playing the characters. 

[Rah]

6 hours ago, sek69 said:

 Psycho vs Rey was already going to be emotional for obvious reasons but more so that Rey Escorpion was one of Porky's last rivals. Has all the makings for a "not a dry eye in the house" moment.

How has Pyscho been, skill-wise? I assume he's been running as ace/semi-ace for a while.

I am really pumped for that match as Psycho is great at emotional-investment and "big time" matches. I haven't watched any AAA since his match with Wagner JR (not because of the result) and thought he was great in that spot but not a "great" wrestler, if that makes sense. If he's improved, I see this being a sleeper hit for match of the night.

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Psycho has been pretty good, you could argue he probably wasn't 100% ready when they started his ace push, but he's lived up to the hype. He' seems to have that Cena appeal with the kids too, 

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Bumping since the show is on tonight,  8pm Central time/9pm Eastern on thecubsfan's Twitch channel, unless you want to use a VPN to pretend to be in Mexico. 

Will Kenny have 2 amazing matches in 2 days? 

[Tenese Sarwieh]

I'm very sure Kenny will have another banger. Andrade may lack charisma but there has never been any argument about him in the ring. 

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The Marvel match opened things off starting with Arachno (Vikingo as Spider Man) doing the HBK zip line entrance and it ended with LUCHA HULK (probably Murder Clown) doing a run in. 

Lucha is the best. 

[Tenese Sarwieh]

They can easily do a weekly Marvel show.

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Tito Santana (not that one) entered the Copa Triplemania, keeping that joke alive for another year. 

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Also Brian Cage is so awesome as Thanos he needs to find out some way to do that in AEW. 

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We need a forbidden door segment where Mr. Iguana runs into Luchasaurus. 

[Tenese Sarwieh]

NGD looks like the coolest guys ever in their suits.

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NGD using their same names/masks is interesting because Sofia is the one stated to own those.

[Tenese Sarwieh]

Deonna the belt collector. 

[Blehschmidt]

Deonna/Faby could have been SO good, but way too much crooked referee bullshit.

Maybe when both titles aren't on the line, we can get a real match.

[sek69]

Tirantes and Faby have been feuding for years.....but yes that was protecting Faby and hopefully setting up a match in Impact. 

[sek69]

That was a great match, Lucha Bros reign of awesome continues. 

[Tenese Sarwieh]

Man Vikingo can do anything.

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Team AAA Defenders vs Team Legally Distinct From CMLL Invaders time!

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FYI Sam Adonis is Corey Graves's brother if you didn't know.

[Blehschmidt]

Why is Chessman dressed like The Baroness?

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JFC Azul just saved Pagano's life on that dive. 

[Tenese Sarwieh]

Pagano was close to being Million Dollar Baby.

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RIC FLAIR!