Lucha Talk

Episode 67: Back Like Atlantis The Trio is back after a holiday break! We catch up on big CMLL matches, Three Kings Day, then extended talk about CMLL bringing in new women, what's in store for Atlantis in 2018, FantasticaMania, and some AAA talk with a preview of Guerra de Titanes, and comments on a Dorian Roldan interview that Micro translated. One of the more talkative episodes of Lucha Talk to occur! Special thanks to Luchablog AKA thecubsfan for his support, expertise, and hosting the Tapatia Awards for the best of the year in Lucha Libre! Which YOU can vote on now here: https://goo.gl/forms/bhJB59mG1sDayhEB3 Follow the Trio on Twitter @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER Check out Fredo's website: luchaworld.com Microman Fever translates Lucha Interview for you: micromanfever.tumblr.com Dylan has other podcasts too: Eastern Lariat about Japanese wrestling ( http://www.mlwradio.com/eastern-lariat.html ) - And guest appearances on Psychology is Dead ( http://placetobenation.com/psychology-

Episode 66: 2017 Lucha Libre Awards Edition A show breaking down the best, worst, & most crazy parts of the year in Lucha Libre. We go through everything through as many companies as possible through categories involving Luchadores from CMLL, AAA, Lucha Underground, The Crash, IWRG, even Lucha del Barrio and some lower level indies gets a mention here and there from técnicos, rudos, exoticos, everyone is represented this year as well as some of the outside the ring drama involving some of the infamous moments surrounding cars, shoots, worked shoots and drama over tv deals, this episode has a bit of everything for everyone and closes out another year in Lucha Libre. Feliz navidad y próspero año nuevo! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays from Lucha Talk! Check out our Matches of the Year Playlist on YouTube for the best matches in Lucha Libre according to the Trio: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIsRqe-vJk_tiO8j5gb6cUt9FwZzjyqYC Discuss, critique, and have fun chatting with the Tri

Episode 65: AroLucha is Here This week on Lucha Talk the Trio talk about all kinds of news in Lucha, AroLucha debuted in Nashville, they streamed a match on FB and sold out, we talk about it a bit. In addition Dylan and Micro go head to head regarding this week's AAA Worldwide in terms of what was the worst match on the show. As well as a match to anticipate in Hijo del Fantasma vs. Rey Escorpión. CMLL has a lot going on to close out the year with 2 Apuestas matches on Christmas and New Year's Day announced, including a cage match! We also break down the intriguing relevos increibles main event and scope out potential feuds to come out of it. Also of note to kick off the show is talk about the CMLL 85 Years of Lucha book that was just released and info on where/when/if it's making its way online. Comments, Opinions, Praise and criticism Can be sent discussed directly on Twitter with @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

This week on Lucha Talk the Trio are talking about the big changes in The Crash, with Konnan out of the picture, The Crash's statement, as well as what this means for the future of The Crash as well as Konnan's new promotion AroLucha. Also on tap is a discussion on La Copa Junior VIP and what the Niebla Roja hype will be leading to, and finally they talk about the 3 hour CMLL bodybuilding contest Alfredo watched and the idea of Arena México getting involved with a Battle Rap sister promotion. (Yes, this happened on Sunday.) Follow the Trio on Twitter @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

Episode 63: Dynasty Ingobernable This week on Lucha Talk Dylan, Alfredo, & Raul are talking about Angélico announcing he's leaving AAA and his career in México and Lucha Underground. In CMLL there are fun times as they talk about the promotion running the same tournament twice in 6 months with La Copa Junior VIP. Finally talk about the card for the debut AroLucha show in Dylan's home turf of Nashville, Tennessee, and if he'll be going out to see the show. Finally the results of the Twitter poll surrounding the AAA vs. CMLL cards we made last week. Follow and interact with the show @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

This week on Lucha Talk the Trio are breaking out their thinking caps, discussing a concept talked about by Lucha fans for over 25 years since AAA's formation, AAA vs CMLL. Dylan, Alfredo, & Raul give their take on realistic cross-promotional matches they would want to see, the behind the scenes dealings that have prevented the companies from working together to this point, as well as the chances of this dream promotional war becoming a reality. Before that we recall the past week in Lucha including a well above average AAA TV show and a CMLL Legends show that was pretty good until a truly awful main event occurred. In addition a rare American based opening as we talk about Andrade "Cien" Almas and his big NXT Title win. Follow the Trio on Twitter and keep up with the show, as well as talk to us about anything you like - Dylan: @DylanZeroSky - Alfredo: @therealfredo - Microman: @MICROMANFEVER

Lucha Talk this week comes at you with the big news right away, Lucha Underground is back! We go over the crazy ride we've been through to get to this point, what could be different next season, who might be different next season, and if we can expect another questionable situation next year. From there we go over many "ok" matches this week through both shows between AAA & CMLL, and more stuff going down including the return of ELITE!? Next week we'll be having a special episode booking dream hypothetical AAA vs CMLL cards, and we want your input and dream matches in a battle between México's top companies! Send your emails to luchatalk.pod@gmail.com and chime in with your thoughts and ideas on that anything else you would like this contingent. And not to mention check us out on Twitter @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

A very special episode of Lucha Talk this week when the Trio welcomes on a super special guest in "Dr. Lucha" Steve Sims of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter & Figure Four Weekly. We go over a number of topics in an epicly long but extremely important episode. We're talking about: - Alberto El Patrón's latest hijinks and potential future in México as well as the US - The WON HOF and top candidates Steve voted for and thinks are most deserving - Lucha Underground (With the Dr.'s diagnosis of its future) - The Crash and their future on Méxican TV - AAA and why the Doctor thinks it's a promotion in serious trouble - CMLL and it's recent Dia de Muertos shows with an excellent match on Friday - Finally Dylan, Alfredo, & Micro talk about the new legendary Lucha de Barrio promotion - Follow the Trio on Twitter and talk about the opinions expressed on the show @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

This week on Lucha Talk, Fredo makes his return! We catch up with him and what he thought of Lucha Underground, then jump into this week's action in Lucha, including a horrendous AAA Worldwide as well as a pretty alright CMLL show, and give a bit of props to the new Lucha de Barrio promotion with some notable indie talent in México involved. Follow the Trio on Twitter @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

This week on Lucha Talk Fredo is out due to a power outage, but Dylan and MicromanFever are here to go over a huge week in Lucha obviously centered around Lucha Underground's Season 3 Finale and the shocking angle to close the season, the show's legacy in the wrestling business, and potential for the future. From there it's a return to form in AAA Worldwide covering Heroes Inmortales with conflicting opinions, particularly for the Reina de Reinas title match, with one liking it and the other not at all. Also this week we see the CMLL Leyenda de Plata Final, with a huge match between Volador Jr. and Carístico to determine this year's champion and a spectacular Trios match in the undercard, with the closing topic revolving around CMLL in Japan for FantasticaMania, with the lineups revealed for the NJPW tour! Check us out on Twitter and keep in touch with the show @DylanZeroSky - @MICROMANFEVER - @therealfredo

This week on Lucha Talk the Trio go over Lucha Libre's finest in the penultimate episode of Lucha Underground as well as the Leyenda de Plata tournament that took place in CMLL. Plus for the first time in months IWRG gets time! Discussion of the angle of Máscara Años 2000 Jr.'s friends in the world's wackiest company. Capped off by a recap of some top indie matches and it's a show with a little bit of everything. Follow the Trio on Twitter and talk to us about the show, Lucha, and Life @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

This week on Lucha Talk the Trio return to normalcy this week with Arena México back open after the tragic Earthquakes with a bang as they go over the Leyenda de Plata tournament in honor of the greatest Luchador of all time...El Santo. Lucha Underground also gets a spotlight with Ultima Lucha full swing, we talk about the great Marty the Moth and Fénix Luchas de Apuestas as well as the spectacular Hell of War match between Killshot and Dante Fox. In addition the Lucha Libre World Cup has started this week in Japan and all the AAA & Lucha Underground action is covered to close out a big week in Lucha Libre and México as a whole. Follow the Trio on Twitter @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

Episode 55: Wrestling Observer HOF Special This week on Lucha Talk, it's a very special episode which happens to be our longest ever. We break down the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Hall of Fame ballot for the Mexico region and have perhaps the most in depth coverage of the Lucha candidates ever heard on a podcast before. Regardless of any sort of voting or Hall of Fame, these names are truly legends and had a legit impact on Lucha Libre and the wrestling world as a whole and they deserve to be discussed in depth, and each man gets their time to shine in the discussion, with Alfredo giving historical context to each of their careers and peak runs in Lucha, from the 50s to this day, there are Luchadores discussed throughout history and those names are as follows we talk about: Los Brazos ( El Brazo - Brazo de Oro - Brazo de Plata ) Sangre Chicana Carístico / Mistico Cien Caras Ultimo Guerrero Ruben Juarez Karloff Lagarde Blue Panther LA Park Huracán Ramirez Los Misioneros de la Muerte ( El Signo - El Texan

Episode 54: ¡Invitados Sorpresas! This week on Lucha Talk the Trio have a special episode after the tragic Méxican earthquakes, with no Lucha on tap at Arena México and AAA at the Hard Rock, we have on Lucha Libre experts who were live in México for CMLL's Aniversario, and a unique discussion of the country, what it's like to travel there, and how Lucha is viewed in it's native country. In addition, the live experience of CMLL Aniversario & other Lucha events over the week. Closing things out we have a roundtable discussion on AAA's Live Twitch Show and Lucha Underground headed into Ultima Lucha. Follow Julius on Twitter: @ChampJulius Follow TKD: @TKD_117 Follow Cecilia: @conjuarez And of course the Trio @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER Spread the word on Lucha Talk & Lucha Libre! In addition our thoughts & prayers go out to all suffering in México due to the recent Earthquakes as well as in Puerto Rico facing their Hurricanes. If you would like to help check out these great caus

Episode 53: CMLL 84th Anniversary Show This week on Lucha Talk the day is here for the biggest show of CMLL's year and we got...a CMLL show. But with two mask matches to save it, was it enough to get the coveted thumbs up? Where do Zeuxis & Princesa Sugehit, as well as Niebla Roja & Gran Guerrero go from here? Is Gran Guerrero great or a great cover band? Why were there no dance numbers now that they are off Youtube? Who does Niebla Roja secretly look like? We discuss it all here. We also recap yet another solid episode of Lucha Underground going into Ultima Lucha as the last of the Gift of the Gods medallions have been handed out. In addition we get into the latest Alberto El Patrón lawsuit, AAA stars in Impact Wrestling/GFW/TNA, and DOUKI GETTING A TITLE SHOT IN JAPAN! Talk to us about all the show, Lucha, México and anything else on Twitter: @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER This show is dedicated to the memory of Ruben Juarez, Rey Celestial, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, and all the vi

Episode 52: Boyle Heights PD Sucks It's a banger of a week on Lucha Talk as we go in depth on all the week's finest action in Lucha Libre even without AAA Worldwide, as we talk about Lucha Underground featuring a 5-0 Street Fight and more Dario greatness, as well as a Look into the situation regarding Season 4 and an update on how things are looking. We have preview of next week's Anniversary Show in CMLL after a ho-hum Friday Show. And we do touch on AAA stripping Sexy Star of the Reina de Reinas title. What we think of how they handled the situation, and where everyone goes from here. Follow the Trio on Twitter and interact with us and the show @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

Episode 51: Elgin is a Lucha Guy This week on Lucha Talk the Trio has yet another big show to cover, this time with the CMLL Gran Prix taking place we go over the México vs The World themed show and the last stop on the road to Aniversario. How was the iPPV? How did the main event go? How is Big Michael Elgin so grandé? All questions answered. Also on the show we talk about a pretty good episode of Lucha Underground and the bounceback episode of AAA Worldwide building up TripleMania!!! But most importantly the latest update in the Sexy Star situation and the consequences of her actions. Plus Octagón is back in CMLL, what's the plan? Why did they bring him back? Why is CMLL doing so much weird stuff lately? ...some of those questions get answered. Interact with the Trio on Twitter about Lucha Libre and anything else in the world you wanna talk about: @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

The 50th episode spectacular of Lucha Talk just so happens to fall on the day of TripleMania! After last week's epic preview we get right into it, breaking down all the big news including Sexy Star shooting on Rosemary in the women's match, a Torneo TripleMania nobody still understands, but most importantly the mask match main event which provided one of the year's great moments. Then we discussed the biggest news in Lucha outside of TripleMania with The Crash bringing in a huge acquisition in Rush, CMLL involved in some strange dealings by their standards, but we break it all down here along with the ramifications including the dream match of Rush vs Penta El 0M From there we go over a Lucha Underground episode that had Fredo depressed and a CMLL show which had everyone depressed. Follow the Trio and talk to us on Twitter about TripleMania, The Crash, Lucha Underground, & anything in wrestling @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER

This week on Lucha Talk the Trio brings in a special guest in the form of the great Rob Viper to bring in a huge episode of Lucha Talk, running down everything about the show including the Llave de la Gloria finalists, an amazingly confusing Torneo TripleMania, speculation on the main event and even a little bit of insider info on the show and behind the scenes leading up to the big show with incredible detective work done to make an accurate prediction for the main event. Rob sticks around even further to discuss Lucha Underground and the revelation that Rob is a huge Mortal Kombat fan, and together with Dylan they figure out who the Scorpion of Lucha Underground is! Finally the team run through CMLL's announced Aniversario Apuestas match main events in Niebla Roja & Gran Guerrero as well as Zeuxis & Princesa Sugehit as well as a very boring but adequate CMLL Friday show. Throw in a minor La Sombra/Andrade "Cien" Almas update from NXT and you've got one of the best and biggest shows of the year! T

This week on Lucha Talk the Trio has a very special breakdown of Univision's special Sam Adonis documentary, debating the choice of actors for the reenactments and a lot of fun. In addition we go over AAA's show as well as the latest in the Llave de la Gloria tournament as well as the announcement of the Lucha Libre World Cup that will take place in Japan in October.  CMLL gets discussion for their latest solid show as well as the mask and hair matches they're teasing between Rush / Diamante Azul, Niebla Roja/Gran Guerrero, & Zeuxis/Princesa Sugehit. Lucha Underground continues with the Cueto Cup and a match we all really loved along with a bombshell of a reveal regarding Catrina's mother. All that plus an update on Sexy Star's dancing reality show, did she survive the voting another week? We've got the update!  Follow and talk to us on Twitter @DylanZeroSky - @therealfredo - @MICROMANFEVER about everything in the world of Lucha!