[Dark Match]: Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
Mercurio beat Fugaz 2 falls to 0:
x Mercurio beat Fugaz via the Liger Bomb in 0:00:12
x Mercurio beat Fugaz via the Liger Bomb in 0:06:52
Rating: 1/4*

Can you say "potential AAA star"?  Mercurio impressed everyone by
squashing Fugaz, including hitting the Liger Bomb just a few seconds
in for the easy pinfall.  Not bad so far.

[Dark Match]: Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
America beat Venum II 2 falls to 1:
x Venum II beat America via the Moonsault Bodyblock in 0:08:04
x America beat Venum II via the Flying Splash in 0:13:52
x America beat Venum II via the Flying Splash in 0:17:57
Rating: **

Terrific match.  America was also hired by AAA this week, and managed
to have a competitive match with Venum II that the fans are up.  AAA's
still undecided about America, but I'm sure he's on his way to earning
a contract.

Welcome to (a late edition of) AAA TV, from Juarez, Mexico...  AND THE
FIRST AAA TV SHOW OF THE NEW MILLENIUM!

In the back, Ultimo Guerrero and Moto Cross are walking around with
their fake Mexican National Tag Team Titles.  Guerrero makes a comment
about AAA "sending a loser team to face us tonight" and Moto Cross
laughs.  Both rudos kiss their belts before making their way to the
ring...  But this might not be such an easy match after all.

MATCH #1: Los Rayos Tapatios (AAA Debut) vs. Ultimo Guerrero and Moto
Cross - ONE FALL

LOS RAYOS TAPATIOS!  They get a decent, but not spectacular pop when
they make their way to the ring.  The AAA announcing team hypes Los
Rayos as tag-team specialists, which might not bode well for Guerrero
and Moto Cross...

Lockup, Rayo I tosses Moto Cross into the ropes, and despite missing
the elbow, hits a spinning headscissor takedown to start off the
match.  Spinning backbreaker by Rayo I, followed by a flying cross
body press for a two count!  Moto Cross runs over to his corner, and
tags in Ultimo Guerrero.  Both men exchange chops, with Guerrero
winning the battle.  Guerrero with a fisherman suplex...  TWO COUNT!
Nice move there by Guerrero, who keeps the pressure on with a forearm
smash.  Guerrero sets Rayo I up...  SPINNING POWER BOMB...  NO!  Rayo
I counters with a spinning headscissor takedown, and tags in Rayo II!
Both Rayos climb up to the top rope...  DOUBLE FLYING DROPKICK!!!
Rayo II goes to count...  One...  two...  KICKOUT!  Rayo II picks
Guerrero up...  INSIDE CRADLE!  One...  two...  NO!  Rayo II managed
to kick out!  Snap suplex attempt by Guerrero...  BLOCKED!  Rayo II
counters with a vertical suplex, and locks on a Gory Special!
Guerrero may be trapped...  MOTO CROSS MAKES THE SAVE!  The tag is
made, and Moto Cross comes in!  Some right hands to Rayo II, followed
by a nice jumping side kick that takes the tecnico down.  Moto Cross
picks Rayo II up, and hits a Japanese armdrag takedown, as Rayo II
rolls out to the floor.  Moto Cross goes up top...  ASAI MOONSAULT TO
THE OUTSIDE!  BUT NOBODY WAS HOME!  Rayo I clotheslines Moto Cross,
who's bleeding from his head, as Rayo II hits a fireman's carry, and
tosses Moto Cross back into the ring.  The tag is immediately made to
Guerrero, as the ringside doctor checks out Moto Cross' cut.  Another
tag is made, as Rayo I comes in.  Guerrero's waiting for him, however,
and hits a back suplex, followed by a vertical suplex!  Guerrero sends
Rayo I into the ropes, but misses with a clothesline...  CLOTHESLINE
BY RAYO I!  Rayo I goes for a Frankensteiner...  TIGER DRIVER BY
ULTIMO GUERRERO!  OH!  Fisherman suplex by Guerrero, who is in full
control of this match now.  Gutwrench suplex on Rayo I...  One...
two...  NO!  KICKOUT!  Guerrero picks Rayo I up...  GERMAN SUPLEX!
One...  two...  SHOULDER UP!  Guerrero holds on, however, and hits
another German suplex, but doesn't go for the pin!  Guerrero stands
up...  SENTON!  One...  two...  RAYO II WITH THE SAVE!  Both men
exchange punches, until Guerrero clotheslines Rayo II out of the ring!
Rayo I goes for a inside cradle, but Guerrero reverses it!  One...
two...  KICKOUT!  Rayo I gets up, but not for long...  POWER BOMB!
Guerrero decks Rayo II, who was on the apron, and hooks the leg...
One...  two...  THREE!

Ultimo Guerrero and Moto Cross defeated Los Rayos Tapatios when U.
Guerrero pinned Tapatio I after a power bomb in 0:06:59.
Rating: * 1/4

Well...  That wasn't as easy as the rudos thought it would be.

Meanwhile, backstage...

(Blue Demon Jr. has just arrived at the arena, as Tirantes runs out to
meet him.)

Tirantes: Bad news.

Demon Jr.: *sigh*  What now?

Tirantes: We just got a phone call from the commissioner.  He's
ordering you to defend the Mexican National Heavyweight Title next
week.

Demon Jr.: ...WHAT?  Who the hell gave him the right to tell *me* when
to defend the title?  DAMN IT!  ...Who's my opponent?

Tirantes: From what I heard, there's a #1 Contender match tonight.

Demon Jr.: WHO'S IN IT!

Tirantes: ...Octagon and Pentagon.

Demon Jr.:  ...Fine.  Thanks.

(Demon Jr. storms off, as Tirantes shakes his head and walks away.)

...WHAT?  Octagon vs. Pentagon tonight, with the winner receiving a
Mexican National Heavyweight Title shot next week?  WHAT A DECISION!
I mean...  *ahem*  ...On to the next match.

MATCH #2: Rie Tamada (c) vs. Ayako Hamada - Mexican National Women's
Title Match - ONE FALL

Pre-recorded comments from Tamada air as the introductions are made,
saying that she's in AAA for only one reason - to kick some ass.
Actually, she's a little more descriptive than that, saying that AAA's
Women's Division is weak and unbalanced, and she's looking to change
that.  Tamada says that her win over Kaori Nakayama at Guerra De
Titanes was just the beginning, and she'll continue to exploit the
weaknesses of the AAA Women's Division tonight, against Ayako Hamada.

Tamada attacks Hamada from behind as soon as the bell rings, and hits
a fisherman suplex right away for a two count.  Tamada stomps away on
Hamada for a few seconds, before hitting a rana for another two count.
Tamada tosses Hamada out of the ring, and follows by going to whip
Hamada into the guardrail, but Ayako reverses it!  Ayako tosses Tamada
into the ring, and climbs to the top rope...  MOONSAULT BODYBLOCK!
One...  two...  KICKOUT!  Tamada's sent into the ropes, and Hamada
waits for her...  DROPKICK!  Hamada springs off the ropes...
SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT!  We could have a new champion!  One...  two...
NO!  ONLY TWO!  Ayako picks Tamada up, and hits a series of kicks,
ending in a fisherman suplex of her own...  One...  two...  SHOULDER
UP!  Hamada's still in control.  Headbutt by Hamada, followed by
another fisherman suplex...  TAMADA BLOCKS!  But Ayako hits her with a
kneelift, followed by an inside cradle!  One...  two...  KICKOUT!
Ayako goes up top...  AND MISSES A MOONSAULT!  Tamada gets up!  Rana
by Tamada, but she doesn't go for the pin...  DRAGON SUPLEX!  Now
she's going for the pin!  One...   two...  THREE!!!

Rie Tamada pinned Ayako Hamada with the Dragon Suplex in 0:04:07.
Rating: 3/4*
(Rie Tamada retained the Mexican National Women's Title.)

MATCH #3: Aguila, Brazo De Oro and El Mosco vs. El Texano, Jerry
Estrada and Sangre Chicana (Tradicion) - ONE FALL

It's time for the return...  OF HIGHLIGHT FORM!  To be perfectly
honest, this match wasn't too good, anyways.

- Oro starts things off with a rana on Texano for two.
- Texano gains the advantage with a facerake, and finishes a quick
offensive sequence with a flying dropkick.
- Texano hits Oro with a nice bodyslam for two.
- Texano goes for a flying elbowdrop from the top rope, but Oro rolls
out of the way!  Oro then got two on a small package.
- Texano hits a fresh Mosco with a dropkick, then tags in Chicana.
- Chicana almost immediately gets taken down with a running power bomb
by Mosco for two.
- Oro then gets involved with a springboard dropkick on Chicana.
- Chicana gains the advantage with a facerake, followed by a DDT on
Mosco.
- Mosco and Texano trade chops in the center of the ring, and the
decision goes to Texano.
- Mosco quickly counters with a back suplex, however.
- Mosco hits Texano with a gutwrench suplex for a two count.
- Mosco hits a *nice* running somersault legdrop on Texano, but
Estrada breaks up the count.
- Texano heads to the outside...  AND GETS HIT BY MOSCO WITH A
PLANCHA!
- We cut ahead a little bit, as Chicana and Texano hit Oro with a
double elbowsmash.
- Chicana clotheslines Oro, and hits Aguila, who was on the apron, for
good measure.
- Texano catches Mosco in a double chickenwing submission, but Aguila
(finally) comes in and makes the save.
- Of course, Aguila is tagged in soon after, and cleans house with a
series of dropkicks.
- Aguila heads up top...  AND HITS TEXANO WITH A SHOOTING STAR PRESS!
Well...  The knees landed on Texano, at least.
- Estrada comes in, but Mosco and Oro jump him from behind, knocking
him down.
- This allows Aguila to hit the 450 Splash on Estrada, and go for the
pin!  ...But Texano placed Estrada's foot on the ropes.
- While Aguila argues with the referee, Texano hits the Magistral
Cradle on Aguila, and gets the pin!

Tradicion (El Texano, Jerry Estrada and Sangre Chicana) defeated El
Mosco, Brazo De Oro and Aguila when Texano pinned Aguila with the
Magistral Cradle in 0:09:53.
Rating: 3/4*

After the match, El Dandy runs out, and all four rudos attack Aguila!
It's a four-on-one!  Brazo De Oro and El Mosco try to help him out,
but they're taken out by Tradicion!  It doesn't look good...  HERE
COMES MR. NIEBLA!  AND MAGNUM TOKYO!  WITH CHAIRS!  They manage to
chase Tradicion away, and help Aguila back to the locker room, much to
the delight of the fans.

MATCH #4: Felino, Heavy Metal and Negro Casas vs. Histeria, Maniaco
and Psicosis (Los Vipers) - Falls-Count-Anywhere Match - ONE FALL

Felino and Psicosis start off...  IN THE RING!  Psicosis shoves Felino
down right away, and follows with a senton for a two count.
Elbowsmash by Psicosis, followed by a snap suplex...  AND MANIACO
HANDS PSICOSIS A CHAIR!  Psicosis sets up the chair, and Maniaco
places Felino in the corner...  BUT FELINO MOVES!  Psicosis springs
right into the empty corner, and ends up going over the top rope!
Maniaco gets clotheslined by Felino, who hits a power bomb for a two
count.  Armbar submission by Felino...  BUT THIS IS A
FALLS-COUNT-ANYWHERE MATCH!  Or something.  In any event, Histeria
breaks it up, but Heavy Metal takes him out.  Felino tags (!) in
Casas, who goes for a vertical suplex on Maniaco...  NO!  Maniaco
reverses it, and follows up with a flying forearm.  Excuse me...  IS
THIS A FALLS-COUNT-ANYWHERE MATCH?  They haven't even left the ring
yet.  Pin attempt by Maniaco gets two.  Maniaco attempts a slingshot
elbowdrop, but Casas moves out of the way!  Clothesline by Casas,
followed by a belly-to-back suplex.  Casas attempts another
clothesline, but Maniaco ducks and backdrops Casas out of the ring!
Maniaco jumps onto the apron...  SOMERSAULT BODYBLOCK OFF THE APRON!
Maniaco goes over and grabs the ring bell...  AND MISSES CASAS!  Casas
kicks Maniaco in the stomach, and grabs the bell...  DING!  What a
shot!  DING!  And another!  DING!  One more for good measure, and
Maniaco just got his clock cleaned right there!  Casas...  GETS
DRILLED FROM BEHIND BY PSICOSIS!  Psicosis bodyslams Casas on the
concrete floor, and searches under the ring...  FRYING PAN!  OOH!  A
little bit of payback for Casas' attack of Maniaco, and speaking of
which, the rudo's back up.  Maniaco pounds on Casas for a bit before
tossing him back into the ring, but Maniaco decides to play with
Casas, tossing him into corners and running in with clotheslines.  At
least...  UNTIL MANIACO TOSSES CASAS INTO HIS OWN CORNER!  Tag made to
Felino!  FRYING PAN RIGHT TO THE HEAD!  Maniaco knocked down Felino as
soon as he ran in!  Meanwhile, Heavy Metal and Psicosis are brawling
in the aisleway.  Maniaco and Histeria are now double-teaming Felino,
and they go for a double vertical suplex...  NO!  They can't seem to
finish the move...  DOUBLE DDT COUNTER BY FELINO!  WHOA!  Felino grabs
Histeria...  SPLASH MOUNTAIN!  Here we go...  One...  two...  MANIACO
MAKES THE SAVE!  Maniaco tosses Felino into the ropes, and hits him
with a nice backdrop...  BUT FELINO CAUGHT THE LEGS FROM BEHIND!
SUNSET FLIP!  One...  two...  NO!  Only two!  Heavy Metal and Histeria
are now trading punches on the outside.  Felino whips Maniaco into the
ropes...  PSICOSIS DROPKICKS FELINO FROM BEHIND!  Maniaco hits Felino
with an elbowdrop, and climbs up to the top rope...  CASAS SHOVES HIM
OFF THE TOP ROPE!  Felino makes his way over...  SMALL PACKAGE!
One...  two...  NO!  ALMOST THREE!  Felino manages to pick Maniaco
up...  SPLASH MOUNTAIN!  CASAS CUTS OFF PSICOSIS!  METAL HOLDS DOWN
HISTERIA!  One...  two...  THREE!!!

Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Felino, Heavy Metal and Negro Casas defeated Los Vipers (Psicosis,
Histeria and Maniaco) when Felino pinned Maniaco with the Splash
Mountain in 0:09:15.
Rating: * 3/4

MATCH #5: El Hijo Del Santo, Magnum Tokyo and Rey Misterio Jr. vs.
Gran Apache, Shiiba and Shocker - ONE FALL

Before the match, a bald Apache takes the microphone.  Apache glares
at Shiiba and Shocker before he speaks, and more or less says that
Casas may have won this time, but the war is far from over.  Apache
declared that Casas was lucky last week, but sooner or later, Apache
will rule supreme.  Apache glared at Shiiba and Shocker *again* before
he turned around...

VIAGRA DRIVER BY TOKYO!!!  One...  two...  SHIIBA AND SHOCKER WITH THE
FAST SAVE!  Tokyo picks Apache up, and dropkicks him right in his
face!  Tokyo brings Apache over to the corner, and slams his face into
the turnbuckle!  Shiiba comes in to try and help Apache, but he gets
clotheslined in the process.  Tokyo with another dropkick to Apache's
face, and he heads up top...  SHOCKER GRABS TOKYO!  Shocker's going to
power bomb Tokyo from the top rope...  NO!  TOKYO COUNTERS WITH A
TOP-ROPE RANA!  Tokyo ducks a right hand by Apache, and hits the
Swinging DDT!  Tokyo heads behind Apache...  GERMAN SUPLEX!  One...
two...  KICKOUT!  Tokyo does a nice little dance for the ladies...
APACHE ATTACKS FROM BEHIND!  Finally, some offense.  Apache
clotheslines Tokyo out of the ring, and heads onto the apron...
SOMERSAULT BODYBLOCK OFF THE APRON!  TOKYO'S SENT INTO THE GUARDRAIL!
Wow!  Apache tosses Tokyo into the ringsteps as well, and the official
Juarez chapter of the Magnum Tokyo Fan Club (tm) isn't too happy about
that.  Apache tosses Tokyo back into the ring, and follows him in.
Apache is...  PICKING UP TOKYO!  Here we go...  POWER BOMB!  Apache
stands over Tokyo and taunts the fans...  AND DANCES!  Well...  He
does a terrible parody of Tokyo's dancing.  Ten dollars says that he's
either loaded, or will soon be loaded.  Oh, and Santo's on the top...
TOPE!  Santo takes Tokyo's place in the ring, unloading on Apache!
Standing short arm scissors applied by Santo, and Apache is
struggling, but eventually manages to break the hold.  Santo follows
with a spinning backbreaker, however, and makes the tag to Misterio!
Misterio springs off the ropes...  SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK!  Finally,
Shocker lariats Misterio from behind, and the rudos have the advantage
again.  Double bodyslam from Shocker and Apache, and Apache follows
that with a dropkick.  Apache places Misterio in position for a...
DDT!  One...  two...  SHOULDER UP!  Apache picks up Misterio, going
for a power bomb...  NO!  The faceslam counter by Misterio, and he
tags in...  SANTO!  Santo dropkicks Apache!  Santo dropkicks Shiiba!
Santo clotheslines Shocker!  What is wrong with the rudos?  They can't
seem to keep the advantage!  Santo goes for a spinning backbreaker on
Apache...  SPINNING HEADSCISSOR TAKEDOWN!  Apache with a nice counter
there...  HOTSHOT!  OOH!  Santo is down in pain, and Apache's in
control!  Apache sets Santo up on the top rope...  SUPERPLEX!  This
could be it right here...  One...  two...  KICKOUT!  SANTO KICKED OUT!
Apache picks Santo up...  FISHERMAN SUPLEX!  One...  two...  MISTERIO
WITH THE SAVE!  Apache backs into his corner...  AND TAGS IN SHIIBA!
Apache is yelling at Shiiba, and Shiiba looks stunned!  Shiiba goes to
dropkick Misterio, but misses!  Shiiba whips Misterio into the corner,
and runs in...  OOH!  Shiiba went for a dropkick, but there was nobody
home!  Shiiba's slumped in the corner...  BRONCO BUSTER!  Misterio's
signaling for the finish, and Apache's looking on with a *very* evil
look on his face...  SHIIBA'S ON THE TOP ROPE!  TOP-ROPE
FRANKENSTEINER!  One...  two...  THREE!!!

Magnum Tokyo, El Hijo Del Santo and Rey Misterio Jr. defeated Gran
Apache, Shiiba and Shocker when Misterio Jr. pinned Shiiba with the
Top-Rope Frankensteiner in 0:08:50.
Rating: ***

Afterwards, Apache glares at Shiiba, and simply says to Shocker,
"Let's go.".  Shiiba is helped to the back by AAA officials, and it
looks like there may be some problems in Gran Apache's camp at the
moment...

MAIN EVENT: Octagon vs. Pentagon - Winner receives a Mexican National
Heavyweight Title shot next week - ONE FALL

Tropicasas calls for the bell, and both wrestlers stare at each other,
with fury and ambition in their eyes...  And then Pentagon flips off
Octagon.  Octagon charges at Pentagon, misses a clothesline, and gets
clipped with a dropkick!  Pentagon taunts the crowd, but Octagon's
back on his feet...  JUMPING SIDE KICK FROM BEHIND!  The fans liked
that!  Backspin armdrag takedown by Octagon, followed by a flying
cross body press!  One...  two...  KICKOUT!  Octagon pulls Pentagon
into a corner, and hits a pair of chops, then follows with another
backspin armdrag takedown!  Octagon picks up Pentagon...  AND BLUE
DEMON JR. IS HEADING TO THE RING!  Back suplex by Octagon, but Demon
Jr. has a chair...  AND HITS TROPICASAS FROM BEHIND WITH THE CHAIR!
WHAT THE HELL DOES HE THINK HE'S DOING?  Pentagon gets up, and both
wrestlers look at Demon Jr. angrily...  THEY CHARGE!  BUT DEMON JR.
HITS BOTH OF THEM WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!  Demon Jr. grabs the
chair...  AND SMASHES IT ON PENTAGON'S HEAD!  Octagon gets up...  AND
GETS HIT WITH THE CHAIR AS WELL!  Demon Jr. just took both Pentagon
and Octagon out!  Demon Jr. sets up Pentagon in the Tree of Woe
position, and places the chair on Pentagon's head...  BASEBALL SLIDE
INTO THE CHAIR!  SICK!  Demon Jr. now grabs Octagon, and places the
chair on the ground!  Demon Jr. has Octagon...  NO!  NOT A PILEDRIVER!
Demon Jr...  BRINGS OCTAGON HIGHER UP!  It's not a piledriver...
POWER BOMB!  OH!  Octagon's head smacked against the chair!  Demon Jr.
leaves the ring, and the fans are throwing everything but the kitchen
sink into the ring!  The medical crew and officials come out to aid
Tropicasas, Octagon and Pentagon, but it's too late now.  The official
result: A no-contest.

Octagon and Pentagon battled to a no-contest in 0:01:35.
Rating: 3/4*

DAMN!  WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A WINNER!!!  I mean...  We probably would
have had a winner.  What's going to happen next week?  Will Demon Jr.
still have to defend the Mexican National Heavyweight Title?  Will
Octagon and Pentagon be at the arena next week?  Could Demon Jr. face
disciplinary action from the commission for his actions?  And, come to
think of it, why the hell wasn't Xochitl Hamada at the arena?  There's
only one way to find out...  JOIN US NEXT WEEK, ON AAA TV!