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WWE announced at Thursday’s WWE NXT television tapings at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida that the former La Sombra/Manny Andrade has been renamed Andrade “Cien” Almas. Almas defeated Tino Sabbatelli in a dark match at the tapings. Les comparto mi NUEVO NOMBRE " new name" ANDRADE "CIEN" ALMAS pic.twitter.com/H0VGokpojy — Andrade Cien Almas  Continue Reading »

La Sombra talked to Miedo Tiempo this week about life in NXT and he said that before he joined the WWE had talked with guys like Alberto del Rio, El Caristico, Kalisto, & Magno about what they have gone through in making the jump from Mexico to WWE and all of them told him that  Continue Reading »

In an update on WWE signing La Sombra (Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza) to a deal with the company, there are said to be some officials already high up on his work, with the feeling that he could be a big star for the company and like the return of Alberto del Rio, the company are  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza joins WWE Performance Center Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, of Mexico City, has signed with NXT and WWE, joining the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. Formerly known as “La Sombra,” Oropeza is a third-generation luchador whose grandfather, father, uncles and cousins all competed in Mexico. Oropeza  Continue Reading »

There are a lot of interesting happenings going on with La Sombra right now as there have been rumors about him going to both New Japan Pro Wrestling and WWE swirling for weeks now, but this week the WWE side of things really heated up as he gave an interview to TV Azteca on Thursday  Continue Reading »

WWE are said to be close to signing or have signed La Sombra to a developmental deal with the company, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. La Sombra, who is best known for his work with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) previously had a tryout  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place at Korakuen Hall on April 8th, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. 6 Man Tag Team Match Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and KUSHIDA defeated Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka and Tomohiro Ishii. 10 Man Tag Team Match Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama,  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place at Korakuen Hall on April 5th, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. 6 Man Tag Team Match Tomohiro Ishii, Jado and Gedo defeated KUSHIDA, Takaaki Watanabe and Hiromu Takahashi. 8 Man Tag Team Match Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent New Japan Pro Wrestling live event. The event took place at the Hitachinaka Matsudo Gymnasium on April 4th, 2012 in Hitachinaka, Japan. Singles Match Hiromu Takahashi defeated Takaaki Watanabe. 6 Man Tag Team Match Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and Captain New Japan defeated Yujiro Takahashi, Jado and  Continue Reading »

Steeltown Pro Wrestling sent out the following: STEELTOWN PRO WRESTLING PRESENTS THE SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL TOUR FEATURING WWE LEGEND THE HONKY TONK MAN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (02/21/12) – Steeltown Pro Wrestling (SPW) hits the road from March 16th to March 18th to present the Shake, Rattle & Roll Tour featuring former WWE Intercontinental Champion and  Continue Reading »

Kris Zellner sent along the following: NEWS Ultimo Guerrero was asked last week about the current “crisis” in lucha libre with popularity going down among all the major promotions and he said that the rise of WWE has changed the game a little and speaking for CMLL they have had some departures this year but  Continue Reading »