Hey!  We went to... Houston.  Yes, Houston.  Managed to pack in 3000
fans, which isn't half bad.

Xochitl Hamada and Miss Janeth defeated Kaori Nakayama and Chaparrita
ASARI when X. Hamada pinned K. Nakayama after a gutwrench suplex in
0:12:43.
Rating: * 1/4
(Ayako Hamada no-showed.)

More about Ayako no-showing at the bottom.  Nakayama took her place in
a highly competitive matchup.  In the end, however, Janeth provided
the distraction that Xochitl needed, as she caught Nakayama by
surprise with a gutwrench suplex for the win.

Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
Moto Cross, Nemesis and Shiiba beat Thunderbird, Venum II and Ludxor 2
falls to 0:
x Nemesis beat Venum II via the Flying Dropkick in 0:07:57
x Nemesis beat Venum II via a German suplex in 0:10:07
Rating: * 1/4

A clean rudo sweep here.  Thunderbird and Moto Cross continued to
impress, but didn't do much of note.  Nemesis caught Venum II twice
with some high-impact moves, for the win.

Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
Heavy Metal, Discovery and Rey Dragon beat Zumbido, Angel Mortal and
Histeria 2 falls to 0:
x R. Dragon beat Zumbido via the Stardust Press in 0:07:48
x H. Metal beat A. Mortal via the Casita in 0:13:39
Rating: 3/4*

First off, the Stardust Press by Rey Dragon was fantastic!  Crowd
popped big time for that.  Otherwise, this was a basic match.  This
time, the tecnicos swept after a Casita by Metal.  Both teams
continued to fight for a few minutes after the bell.

Two-out-of-three-Falls Match:
Los Vatos Locos (Charly Manson and Nygma) beat
Brazo Cibernetico and Brazo De Oro 2 falls to 1:
x C. Manson beat B. Cibernetico via an Asai moonsault in 0:05:45
x B. Oro beat C. Manson via a rana in 0:21:17
x Nygma beat B. Cibernetico via a powerslam in 0:24:36
Rating: ** 1/2

Match of the night.  Save for Nygma, everyone looked great.  Manson
caught Brazo Ciber looking early, but Brazo De Oro bounced back later
on, countering Manson's power bomb with a rana for the three count.
However, Nygma proved to be the difference, as Manson hit Ciber with a
kendo stick, setting up a powerslam for the win.

Octagon and Latin Lover defeated Kickboxer and Psicosis when Octagon
pinned Psicosis after a flying cross body press in 0:10:04.
Rating: 3/4*

OK main event.  Kickboxer dominated the early portions of this
matchup, but that all changed when Octagon was tagged in.  For the
second straight week, Psic missed the Flying Legdrop, this time when
Lover ran into the ropes, knocking Psic off the top.  This gave
Octagon an opportunity, and he took advantage of it with a flying
cross body press for the win.

Notes:

- Ayako Hamada may be moving elsewhere.  At press time, she was
contemplating moving back over to Japan, possibly to sign with NJPW.
However, should she reconsider, AAA will be prepared to make her
another contract offer.  Ayako will be at the TV Show on Wednesday,
from Albany, New York, as we continue our American/Canadian tour.
- There's rumors AAA may be interested in Venum Black, after his
departure from EMLL.
- It's D-Day next Saturday.  It will be then that 20 of AAA's 60 stars
will have their contracts expire.  It should also be noted that some
of the stars are *big* name stars.  Now, obviously, I can't talk about
this here, but if you check out the official TNM-MP Message Board
(http://users.cgiforme.com/colin/cfmboard.html), you'll see who's up
for renewal... and this could cause a huge shakeup in AAA.  It could
also change the Verano De Escandalo lineup drastically, as well.