EMLL: 1956-09

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EMLL (SUN) 09/02/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 232A, Box y Lucha 233A, Clinch 227]
1) Seki Moto b Chico Hernández
2) Dientes Hernández b Fantomas
3) Joe Grant b Pepe Mendieta [MEX LH, semifinal]
4) Tarzán López b El Mongol [MEX LH, semifinal]
5) Masahiko Kimura & Umeyiri Kiyomigawa b Miguel King & Ray Mendoza

EMLL (SUN) 09/02/1956 Arena Puebla [Box y Lucha 232A]
1) Chico Veloz, Juan Diaz, Orquídea vs Ángel Negro, El Gavian, Gorila Osorio

EMLL (FRI) 09/07/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 233A, Box y Lucha 234A, Clinch 227]
1) Akio Yoshihara b Chico Veloz
2) Huracán Ramírez DQ Gorilita Flores
3) Bobby Bonales TLDRAW Ray Mendoza
20 minute draw
4) Masahiko Kimura b Steiko Watanabe [judo]
5) Tarzán López b Joe Grant [MEX LH, final]
Tarzan took ⅓.
6) Medico Asesino b Lotario [MEX HEAVY, final]
Medico took ⅔ to win

EMLL (SUN) 09/09/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 233A, Clinch 227]
1) Carlos Segura b Sordomudo Quiroz
2) Adolfo Bonales b Centella Inca
3) Mario Tello DRAW Canelo Segura
4) Umeyiri Kiyomoigawa b Miguel King
5) Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso b Cavernario Galindo & El Mongol
controveral finish, Shadow got pinned but interfered behind the referee’s back

Event Notes: strong turnaround

EMLL (FRI) 09/14/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box Y Lucha, Box y Lucha 1456, Box y Lucha 234A, Box y Lucha 235A]
1) Frankenstein b Centella Inca
2) Dr. Castro DRAW Moloch
3) Giuliano b Canelo Segura
4) Joe Grant b Bobby Bonales
5) Black Shadow b Cavernario Galindo
6) Medico Asesino b Masahiko Kimura
Medico Asesino farwell match
7) El Santo b Gladiador [MEX MIDDLE, final]
Santo took 2/3 to win the title, the last when he caught Gladiador by surprise with a hold. Mask match challenges followed, leading to a match the following week.

Event Notes: An usually poor turnout for a Santo show

EMLL (FRI) 09/14/1956 Arena Puebla [Box y Lucha 234A]
1) Orquídea vs Akio Yoshihara
2) Lotario vs Miguel King
3) Henry Pilusso, Pepe Mendieta, Tarzán López vs Gorilita Flores, Jorge Allende, Ray Mendoza

EMLL (FRI) 09/14/1956 Huauchinango, Puebla [Box y Lucha 234A]
1) Umekii Kiyomigara vs Daniel Aldana
2) Huracán Ramírez vs Chivo García

EMLL (SUN) 09/16/1956 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 234A, Box y Lucha 235A, Clinch 227]
1) Mar Allah b Rudy Tinoco
2) Dientes Hernández vs Seki Moto
straight falls
3) Adolfo Bonales b Maravilla Enmascarada
4) Orquídea DQ Giuliano
5) Bobby Bonales & Gladiador b Cavernario Galindo & Verdugo
a return for Verdugo, but in a loss.

Event Notes: shows in Arena Coliseo and Arena Mexico on the same day

EMLL (SUN) 09/16/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 234A, Box y Lucha 235A]
1) Ángel Negro vs Juan Diaz
2) Steiko Watanabe & Umeyiri Kiyomigawa b Charle Ramírez & Gorilita Macias [quarterfinal]
opponents in match a guess based on lineup; not listed in results
3) Huracán Ramírez & Lotario b Chivo García & Miguel King [quarterfinal]
opponents in match a guess based on lineup; not listed in results
4) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Pepe Mendieta & Tarzán López [quarterfinal]
5) Jorge Allende & Ray Mendoza b Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso [quarterfinal]
Ray Mendoza and Jorge Allende almost fight the crowd somewhere during this show.
6) Jorge Allende & Ray Mendoza b Steiko Watanabe & Umeyiri Kiyomigawa [semifinal]
7) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Huracán Ramírez & Lotario [semifinal]
Huracan’s first loss
8) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Jorge Allende & Ray Mendoza [final]
10000 pesos for the winning team (out of a 16000 gate, a bad turnout)

Event Notes: shows in Arena Coliseo and Arena Mexico on the same day

EMLL (SUN) 09/16/1956 Arena Puebla [Box y Lucha 234A]
1) Gorila Osorio & Murciélago Velazquez vs Chico Veloz & Hércules Poblano
2) Dama Enmascarada vs Chabela Romero

EMLL (WED) 09/19/1956 Acapulco, Guerrero [Box y Lucha 234A]
1) Adolfo Bonales & Bobby Bonales vs Chivo Arcia & Miguel King and Huracán Ramírez & Lotario

EMLL (FRI) 09/21/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 1456, Box y Lucha 236A, Clinch 227, DJ Spectro, El Hijo del Santo, Punos 13]
***EMLL 22nd Aniversario***
1) Chivo García DRAW Kiko Torres
2) Orquídea DQ Adolfo Bonales
Box y lucha has this as a DQ, Clinch 227 lists as a draw
3) Lotario b Miguel King
4) Huracán Ramírez b Carlos Segura
Canelo Seugra replaced Jorge Allande
5) Henry Pilusso b Ray Mendoza
6) Black Shadow & Tarzán López b Cavernario & Mongol
7) El Santo b El Gladiador [mask]
35 minute match. Santo takes fall 1/3. Santo submits Gladiador to win, though Gladiador argues he didn't give up and the match is resumed. Santo again submits Gladiador to a double armbar and there was no doubt that time. Gladiador is Luis Ramirez Romero.

Event Notes: A history piece in Box y Lucha 1456 lists "20,000" fans. Box y Lucha 236A, at the time, calls it just over 15,000 fans. Box y Lucha also guesses payoffs based on the gate and percentage: King/Loatario 460 pesos, Pilusso/Mendoza 675, Tarzan/Shadow/Caverario/Mongol 1,600 pesos and Santo/Gladiador could not be making more than 2000.

EMLL (SUN) 09/23/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 235A, Box y Lucha 236A]
1) Rudy García b Guapo Rodríguez
2) Tony Barbetta DRAW Daniel Aldana
3) El Verdugo b Giuliano
4) Gorilita Flores b Pepe Mendieta
5) Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant b Kimura & Kiyomigawa

EMLL (MON) 09/24/1956 Tampico, Tamaulipas [Box y Lucha 235A]
1) Canelo Segura vs La Momia

EMLL (WED) 09/26/1956 Acapulco, Guerrero [Box y Lucha 235A]
1) Cavernario Galindo & Mongol vs Dorrel Dixon & Joe Grant

EMLL (FRI) 09/28/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 236A, Box y Lucha 237A]
1) Bobby Rolando b Carlos Segura
2) Centella Inca b Chico Veloz
3) Pepe Mendieta b Giuliano
4) Black Shadow b El Santo [quarterfinal]
an opening round tournament match! Rated 7 ¾
5) Gladiador b Dorrel Dixon [quarterfinal]
6) Cavernario Galindo b Tarzán López [quarterfinal]
7) Bobby Bonales b Blue Demon [quarterfinal]
8) Black Shadow DQ Gladiador [semifinal]
Gladiador fouled Shadow by accident. Rated 7 ¼
9) Cavernario Galindo b Bobby Bonales [semifinal]
10) Black Shadow b Cavernario Galindo [final]
Shadow wowed with his technique. Rated 7 ¼

Event Notes: this tournament was billed as a NWA Middleweight #1 contenders match in 236A, then recapped as a 10,000 pesos and a trophy to the winner tournament in 237A

EMLL (SUN) 09/30/1956 Arena México [Box y Lucha 236A, Box y Lucha 237A, Punos 13]
1) Hércules Poblano b Sordomudo Quiroz
2) Juan Diaz DRAW Fantomas
3) Dr. Castro b Murciélago Velazquez
Rated 7
4) Huracán Ramírez b Verdugo
Rated 7
5) Cavernario Galindo, Gorilita Flores, Ray Mendoza b Blue Demon, Henry Pilusso, Joe Grant
Rated 7

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