EMLL: 1956-08
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EMLL . indy . EMLL DF . All
EMLL (FRI) 08/03/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 237A]
1) Canelo Segura b ?? [MEX WELTER, quarterfinal]
2) Joe Marín b ?? [MEX WELTER, quarterfinal]
3) Jalisco González b Black Killer [MEX WELTER, quarterfinal]
4) Enfermero b Orquídea [MEX WELTER, quarterfinal]
EMLL (SUN) 08/05/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Miguel King b ? [MEX HEAVY, quarterfinal]
2) Lotario b Carlos Moreno [MEX HEAVY, quarterfinal]
3) Medico Asesino b Joaquin Murrieta [MEX HEAVY, quarterfinal]
4) Pepe Mendieta b ? [MEX HEAVY, quarterfinal]
Event Notes: matches assumed based on 08/12 results
EMLL (WED) 08/08/1956 Acapulco, Guerrero [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Espectro & Gorilita Flores b ? & ?? [torneo]
EMLL (FRI) 08/10/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 230A, Box y Lucha 237A]
1) Jalisco González b Canelo Segura [MEX WELTER, semifinal]
Rated 7 ½
2) Enfermero b Joe Marín [MEX WELTER, semifinal]
mentioned in a photo caption. Rated 7 ½
3) Espectro & Santo b Blue Demon & Dorrel Dixon
Santo & Espectro praised as a team. Dixon lost but talks about getting a title match against Santo in September later in the magazine. Rated 7 ½
Event Notes: 230A only talks about the main event; Enfermero/Marin is referred to in a photo caption. 237A clarifies that was a tournament match and adds the Jalisco Gonzalez win.
EMLL (SUN) 08/12/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Bobby Rolando b Ali Bey
2) Adolfo Bonales b Kiko Torres
3) Lotario b Miguel King [semifinal, MEX HEAVY]
Lotario got a big head cut and was out for a short amount of time. He beat Carlos Moreno in the quarterfinals.
4) Medico Asesino b Pepe Mendieta [semifinal, MEX HEAVY]
Straight falls. Asesino previously beat Joaquin Murrieta also in straight falls
5) Jorge Allende & Ray Mendoza b Joe Grant & Tarzán López [super libre]
Rated 7
EMLL (FRI) 08/17/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 230A, Box y Lucha 231A]
1) Troglodita Flores b Chico Hernández
2) Kiko Torres b Centella Inca
3) Adolfo Bonales DRAW Murciélago Velazquez
4) Tony Barbetta b Dr. Castro
5) Umeyiri Kiyomigawa b Miguel King
debut of Kiyomigawa
6) Carlos Moreno b Masahiko Kimura
debut of Kimura; Box y Lucha has no idea what to make out of his (likely heavily judo) wrestling style
7) Black Shadow & Blue Demon DQ Cavernario Galindo & Ray Mendoza
Blue Demon replaced Lotario (out of action after getting a head cut the previous Sunday.) Box y Lucha notes Blue Demon is an upgrade. Tecnicos took 2 (weird DQ) and 3, with Black Shadow landing a (reverse) tope that wows everyone. Rated 7 ½
EMLL (SAT) 08/18/1956 Arena Puebla [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Cavernario Galindo & Ray Mendoza vs Black Shadow & Blue Demon
EMLL (SAT) 08/18/1956 Huachinango, Veracruz, Veracruz [Box y Lucha 230A]
1) Irma González vs Rosa Williams
EMLL (SUN) 08/19/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 230A, Box y Lucha 231A]
1) Enrique Camarena vs Lorenzo Soto
2) Blue Demon & Tarzán López b Chale Romero & José Macias [quarterfinal]
3) Carlos Moreno & Gorilita Flores b Canelo Segura & Moloch [quarterfinal]
4) Black Killer & Gladiador b Orquídea & Pepe Mendieta [quarterfinal]
5) Jalisco González & Joe Grant b Espectro & Frankenstein [quarterfinal]
6) Blue Demon & Tarzán López b Carlos Moreno & Gorilita Flores [semifinal]
7) Black Killer & Gladiador b Jalisco González & Joe Grant [semifinal]
8) Black Killer & Gladiador b Blue Demon & Tarzán López [final]
winners got trophies and 6000 pesos. Rated 7 ¼
EMLL (FRI) 08/24/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 231A, Box y Lucha 232A]
1) Eskimo Blancarte b Sordomudo Quiroz
2) Centella Inca b Fantomas
3) Mario Tello DRAW Frankenstein
4) Gladiador b Gorilla Flores [MEX MIDDLE, quarterfinal]
5) El Santo b Blue Demon [MEX MIDDLE, quarterfinal]
Rated 7 ½
6) Black Shadow b Bobby Bonales [MEX MIDDLE, quarterfinal]
Rated 7 ¾
7) Cavernario Galindo b Espectrito I [MEX MIDDLE, quarterfinal]
Event Notes: tournament matches set by battle royal
EMLL (SAT) 08/25/1956 Arena Puebla [Box y Lucha 231A]
1) Huracán Ramírez vs Orquídea
2) Kimura vs Lotario
3) Black Shadow & Blue Demon vs Cavernario Galindo & Ray Mendoza
EMLL (SUN) 08/26/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 231A, Box y Lucha 232A]
1) Joe Grant b Ray Mendoza [MEX LH, quarterfinal]
2) Tarzán López b Adolfo Bonales [MEX LH, quarterfinal]
said to be a great match even though it went two falls. Rated 7 ¼
3) Pepe Mendieta b Chivo García [MEX LH, quarterfinal]
4) Mongol b Moloch [MEX LH, quarterfinal]
5) Henry Pilusso & Lotario b Masahiko Kimura & Umeyiri Kiyomigara
a hard win
EMLL (FRI) 08/31/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 232A, Box y Lucha 233A, Clinch 227]
1) Enrique Camarena b Kid Vanegas
2) Memo Rubio DRAW Carlos Segura
3) Chivo García b Kiko Torres
4) Canelo Segura b Akio Yoshihara
5) Huracán Ramírez b Giuliano
debut of Huracan Ramirez! Announced as the stunt double of actor David Silva, 21 years old, and had wrestled in succesfully in Guatemala and Salvador.
6) El Gladiador b Black Shadow [MEX MIDDLE, semifinal]
Box y Lucha claims this match went 90 minutes, which seems hard to believe. Said to be the match of the year
7) El Santo b Cavernario Galindo [MEX MIDDLE, semifinal]
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