Fiesta Lucha
Encyclopedia
Fiesta Lucha was a professional wrestling
event held on February 25, 2007 at the Orleans Arena
in Paradise, Nevada
. Promoted by NWA Pro Wrestling, the event was the follow-up to the ground-breaking Wrestling Summit
which mixed American
professional wrestling with Mexican
lucha libre
. The event was the kick-off to a tour that included: Phoenix, Arizona
; Kissimmee, Florida
; Hammond, Indiana
and several stops in Texas
including Houston, El Paso
, McAllen, Laredo
, Hidalgo
and Corpus Christi
.
Mexico
,
Canada
,
Australia
,
Brazil
,
Cuba
,
China
and
Uzbekistan
.
Many of the matches were set-up by events that took place on the NWA Pro Wrestling Showcase TV Program.
Perez and Kim teamed up to take on the established teams of Midnight Dynamite – Charles Mercury and Johnny Paradise, E.G.O. – Nathan Rulez and AJ Kirsch with their manager Johnny LaRocca and The Young Bucks – Matt Jackson
and Nick Jackson
. After a fast paced battle, the Young Bucks came away with the victory.
match to take place outside the WSX Bunker featured Los Pochos Guapos – Aaron Aguilera
and Joey “Kaos” Munoz
taking on the Human Tornado
and Matt Classic. In typical Guapos fashion, a miscommunication between Aguilera and Munoz led to them losing their match.
defended his NWA Heritage Championship
against Nelson Creed. During the opening portion of the match, Pearce’s former manager C. Edward Vander Pyle
joined Pearce at ringside and made it very clear via his interjections that he and Pearce were back together. Pearce won the match by disqualification when referee Joe Furrer found Creed holding a foreign object that Pearce had actually used.
finals, Los Luchas – Phoenix Star and Zokre took on the Real American Heroes – Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson
in a U.S.A. vs. Mexico
Flag Match. Before the event began, Ryan and Anderson had enraged the crowd by making fun of Los Luchas’ Mexican heritage.
The match itself topped their Copa de Lucha match in terms of intensity both from the wrestlers and from the crowd. The finish to the match saw C. Edward Vander Pyle leave the broadcast booth to distract referee Scott DeMarco as Phoenix Star had grabbed the Mexican flag, which should have ended the match. Adam Pearce ran in behind the referee’s back, threw Phoenix Star from the ring and then broke the wooden flagpole across Zokre’s back allowing Ryan to get the pinfall. Nelson Creed came in to run off the Americans. A YouTube upload of this match has been viewed over 300,000 times.
Kafu
defeated Peter Goodman in singles action.
“Classic” Colt Cabana and Sonny Samson defeated Ricky Reyes
and Bobby Marshall.
. Wrestlers drew numbers before the show and entered every 45 seconds based on the number they drew.
Order of entry:
The final five in the match were Kafu, Peter Goodman, Jerome Robinson, Roughneck Ryan and Sexy Chino. Chino had been nearly eliminated by almost every wrestler ever since he first stepped into the ring. Kafu eliminated Samson, Marshall, Murillo, Lost, Wallis, Ultra-X, Slater and Perez to clear the ring. He then took Robinson, pressed him over his head and tossed him into the isle where his other eliminations were making their way to the locker room. With his back turned, Goodman and Ryan eliminated Kafu and turned their attention to Chino. Ryan attempted to clothesline Chino, but missed and eliminated Goodman. Chino then dropkicked Ryan over the rope to win the match.
An upset Ryan attacked Chino immediately after the match, but Kafu chased him off. Chino, Kafu and referee Jesse Hernandez
then danced in celebration to the crowd’s delight.
El Hijo del Santo
teamed with Billy Kidman to take on Super Parka
and Nicho el Millonario. Kidman had taken Nicho’s mask when he wrestled as Psicosis in 1999 and Super Parka lost his mask to Santo in 2003. Still protesting the match years later, Parka wore his mask to the ring only to have Santo tear it off in the middle of the contest. After an intense and hard fought battle, Kidman pinned Nicho to pick up the victory.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
event held on February 25, 2007 at the Orleans Arena
Orleans Arena
The Orleans Arena is a 9,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is home to the Las Vegas Wranglers ice hockey team, Las Vegas Sin lingerie football team and was the home of the Las Vegas Gladiators arena football team in 2007, and is also an occasional home for the UNLV Rebels...
in Paradise, Nevada
Paradise, Nevada
Paradise is an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 223,167 at the 2010 census...
. Promoted by NWA Pro Wrestling, the event was the follow-up to the ground-breaking Wrestling Summit
Wrestling Summit
The Wrestling Summit or La Copa de Lucha was a professional wrestling event held on September 22, 2006 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Promoted by NWA Pro Wrestling, the event was a ground-breaking attempt to mix the American professional wrestling style with the Mexican lucha libre style...
which mixed American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional wrestling with Mexican
Culture of Mexico
Mexico has changed rapidly during the 20th century. In many ways, contemporary life in its cities has become similar to that in neighboring United States and Europe. Most Mexican villagers follow the older way of life more than the city people do. More than 45% of the people of Mexico live in...
lucha libre
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
. The event was the kick-off to a tour that included: Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
; Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...
; Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
and several stops in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
including Houston, El Paso
El Paso
El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...
, McAllen, Laredo
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
, Hidalgo
Hidalgo, Texas
Hidalgo is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,198 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Rio Grande Valley Magic of the Southern Indoor Football League, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League, and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA...
and Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
.
The Event
In keeping with the success of their previous event at the Orleans Arena, the NWA included wrestlers from across the globe including the MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
,
CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
,
AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
,
BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
,
CubaCuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
,
ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and
UzbekistanUzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
.
Many of the matches were set-up by events that took place on the NWA Pro Wrestling Showcase TV Program.
Four Corner’s Tag Team Match
Four of the top tag teams in NWA Pro Wrestling were scheduled to face off in the opening contest. JJ Perez’s tag team partner TJ Perkins was snowed in at an airport in Canada. Perez chose Tommy Kim to replace Perkins. Kim’s regular Pacific Express partner Dana Lee was on the shelf with an injury.Perez and Kim teamed up to take on the established teams of Midnight Dynamite – Charles Mercury and Johnny Paradise, E.G.O. – Nathan Rulez and AJ Kirsch with their manager Johnny LaRocca and The Young Bucks – Matt Jackson
The Young Bucks
The Young Bucks is an American professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real life brothers Matt and Nick Massie from Southern California...
and Nick Jackson
The Young Bucks
The Young Bucks is an American professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real life brothers Matt and Nick Massie from Southern California...
. After a fast paced battle, the Young Bucks came away with the victory.
Wrestling Society X Challenge
A special attraction match was added to the Fiesta Lucha as the first official Wrestling Society XWrestling Society X
Wrestling Society X was a short-lived professional wrestling-based television series produced in 2006 by Big Vision Entertainment. The weekly television series formerly aired on MTV, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, and over a dozen other MTV outlets throughout the world...
match to take place outside the WSX Bunker featured Los Pochos Guapos – Aaron Aguilera
Aaron Aguilera
Aaron Aguilera , is a Mexican American professional wrestler and actor best known as Jesús and Uno on World Wrestling Entertainment and MTV's Wrestling Society X...
and
Joey “Kaos” MunozJoey Munoz
Joseph "Joey" Muñoz is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Kaos...
taking on the Human Tornado
Human Tornado
Craig Williams , better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American retired professional wrestler. His character was that of a stereotypical 1970s blaxploitation street pimp. He performed primarily on the Californian independent circuit, most prominently for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, the...
and Matt Classic. In typical Guapos fashion, a miscommunication between Aguilera and Munoz led to them losing their match.
NWA Heritage Title Match
“Scrap Iron” Adam PearceAdam Pearce
Adam Pearce is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is the current NWA World Heavyweight Champion in his fourth reign and the NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is also a former PWG Champion....
defended his NWA Heritage Championship
NWA Heritage Championship
The NWA Heritage Championship is a title controlled by the National Wrestling Alliance and defended in the NWA, NWA Pro and NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.-Title history:-External links:**...
against
Nelson Creed. During the opening portion of the match, Pearce’s former manager C. Edward Vander PyleMarty Lurie
Marty Lurie , is in his 8th year as an American professional wrestling manager and commentator better known by his stage name C. Edward Vander Pyle or Mr. Vander Pyle...
joined Pearce at ringside and made it very clear via his interjections that he and Pearce were back together. Pearce won the match by disqualification when referee Joe Furrer found Creed holding a foreign object that Pearce had actually used.
U.S.A. vs. Mexico Flag Match
In a rematch from the Copa de LuchaWrestling Summit
The Wrestling Summit or La Copa de Lucha was a professional wrestling event held on September 22, 2006 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Promoted by NWA Pro Wrestling, the event was a ground-breaking attempt to mix the American professional wrestling style with the Mexican lucha libre style...
finals,
Los Luchas – Phoenix Star and Zokre took on the Real American Heroes – Joey Ryan and Karl AndersonKarl Anderson
Chad Allegra is an American professional wrestler better known by his stage name Karl "Machine Gun" Anderson currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is currently one half of the IWGP and GHC Tag Team Champions with partner Giant Bernard.-Personal life:Allegra grew up in Asheville,...
in a U.S.A. vs. Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Flag Match. Before the event began, Ryan and Anderson had enraged the crowd by making fun of Los Luchas’ Mexican heritage.
The match itself topped their Copa de Lucha match in terms of intensity both from the wrestlers and from the crowd. The finish to the match saw C. Edward Vander Pyle leave the broadcast booth to distract referee Scott DeMarco as Phoenix Star had grabbed the Mexican flag, which should have ended the match. Adam Pearce ran in behind the referee’s back, threw Phoenix Star from the ring and then broke the wooden flagpole across Zokre’s back allowing Ryan to get the pinfall. Nelson Creed came in to run off the Americans. A YouTube upload of this match has been viewed over 300,000 times.
Other Matches
“The Brazilian Beast” KafuKafu
Victor Ceron is a Brazilian professional wrestler, better known under his ring name, Kafu. Kafu has worked for All Pro Wrestling , Inoki Dojo, International Wrestling Association, Big Time Wrestling, LLX World 1, PCW, NWA Pro, Portugal Wrestling, and the WWE development territory Florida...
defeated Peter Goodman in singles action.
“Classic” Colt Cabana and Sonny Samson defeated
Ricky ReyesRicky Reyes
Ricky Reyes is a Cuban professional wrestler. Known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and various other independent promotions, he is currently primarily working for the World Wrestling Council....
and
Bobby Marshall.King of the Summit Battle Royal
Among the highlights of the evening was the 25-Man, over the top rope, King of the Summit timed entry battle royalBattle royal
Battle royal traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing. In recent times the term has been used in a more general sense to refer to any fight involving large numbers of people that are not organized into factions...
. Wrestlers drew numbers before the show and entered every 45 seconds based on the number they drew.
Order of entry:
- 1. Steve Pain
- 2. Bigg Q
- 3. Nathan Rulez
- 4. Ryan TaylorRyan Taylor (wrestler)Russell "Ryan" Taylor is an American professional wrestler, who is currently working for several independent wrestling promotions on the west coast of the United States and continues to travel outside the country to Mexico City and Japan...
- 5. Diablo (a.k.a. Dustin Cutler)
- 6. Bobby Marshall
- 7. Johnny Paradise
- 8. Charles Mercury
- 9. Sexy Chino
- 10. Webster Dauphiney
- 11. Tommy Kim
- 12. JJ Perez
- 13. Roughneck Ryan
- 14. Scott Lost
- 15. Matt JacksonThe Young BucksThe Young Bucks is an American professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real life brothers Matt and Nick Massie from Southern California...
- 16. AJ Kirsch
- 17. Nick JacksonThe Young BucksThe Young Bucks is an American professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real life brothers Matt and Nick Massie from Southern California...
- 18. Damian Slater
- 19. Sonny Samson
- 20. Cameron Wallis
- 21. Ray Murillo
- 22. KafuKafuVictor Ceron is a Brazilian professional wrestler, better known under his ring name, Kafu. Kafu has worked for All Pro Wrestling , Inoki Dojo, International Wrestling Association, Big Time Wrestling, LLX World 1, PCW, NWA Pro, Portugal Wrestling, and the WWE development territory Florida...
- 23. Peter Goodman
- 24. Ultra-X
- 25. Jerome Robinson
The final five in the match were Kafu, Peter Goodman, Jerome Robinson, Roughneck Ryan and Sexy Chino. Chino had been nearly eliminated by almost every wrestler ever since he first stepped into the ring. Kafu eliminated Samson, Marshall, Murillo, Lost, Wallis, Ultra-X, Slater and Perez to clear the ring. He then took Robinson, pressed him over his head and tossed him into the isle where his other eliminations were making their way to the locker room. With his back turned, Goodman and Ryan eliminated Kafu and turned their attention to Chino. Ryan attempted to clothesline Chino, but missed and eliminated Goodman. Chino then dropkicked Ryan over the rope to win the match.
An upset Ryan attacked Chino immediately after the match, but Kafu chased him off. Chino, Kafu and referee Jesse Hernandez
Jesse Hernandez
Jesse Lizarraga is a Mexican American Pro Wrestler, Pro Wrestling Referee, trainer, Actor and owner of the School of Hard Knocks pro-wrestling training facility. He also promotes an independent wrestling organization called Empire Wrestling Federation in San Bernardino, California, performing...
then danced in celebration to the crowd’s delight.
Main Event
In a battle of feuds that went back many, many years, Mexican legend El Hijo del SantoEl Hijo del Santo
Jorge Guzmán Rodríguez , better known as El Hijo del Santo , is a Mexican professional wrestler, political activist and one of the most successful stars in Lucha Libre...
teamed with Billy Kidman to take on
Super ParkaSuper Parka
Ramón Ibarra Banda is a Mexican Luchador, or Professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Super Parka. Ibarra previously worked as Volador from 1990 until 1997 and as Super Parka ever since. Ibarra is the father of Luchador Volador, Jr. and the uncle of L.A. Park, who was the...
and
Nicho el Millonario. Kidman had taken Nicho’s mask when he wrestled as Psicosis in 1999 and Super Parka lost his mask to Santo in 2003. Still protesting the match years later, Parka wore his mask to the ring only to have Santo tear it off in the middle of the contest. After an intense and hard fought battle, Kidman pinned Nicho to pick up the victory.