Weekend Wrap-Up: ¡OLÈ!

Winner of BOLA '11

- El Generico took home this year's Battle of Los Angeles tournament title. The Generic Luchador bested PWG World Champion and bitter rival Kevin Steen in the finals of the SoCal indie's big single elimination fray. Finlay as advertised made his appearance, losing to Steen in the first round. Willie Mack scored the upset of the tournament, besting Chris Hero in the first round. Also on the card, the the Dynasty of Joey Ryan and Scorpio Sky defeated the RockNES Monsters to earn a Tag Team Championship shot at the Young Bucks at a later date.

- AAW also ran a show Saturday night, and the highlight was a hard-hitting match between Arik Cannon and Steve Corino. Cannon won with his Glimmering Warlock (think the move that Alberto del Rio used to beat CM Punk for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam). Also on the card, Silas Young retained his AAW Championship over Gregory Iron, and MsChif made her return to wrestling, defeating Sassy Stephanie.

- ACW had a show last night, attended by With Leather's Brandon Stroud (who, hopefully, will be writing a detailed report, wink wink nudge nudge please write one PLEASE). It saw the ACW return of Jerry Lynn, who found some time to make it somewhere else besides Orlando and did something else besides costing RVD matches. He was defeated in the four-way main event for the Televised Championship by Shawn Vexx. Former Champion Rachel Summerlyn was eliminated first, oddly enough. Also on the card, Lillie Mae defeated Portia Perez, pouring a slop bucket on her head in the process. Ah, Texas.

- Finally, it's not Wednesday, but I'm linking you to some stories chronicling WWE being a soulless corporate entity. First up, Cageside Seats raises an awfully good point in how the fuck do you let a guy with torn ligaments wrestle two straight days and claim to have a "Wellness" Policy? Secondly, Harry Smith isn't exactly thrilled with his former employers after they treated personal effects that belonged to his father and his uncle Owen with very little regard for their integrity. Finally, Lisa Wright, a member of the Council of Unity, wrote a scathing letter to the Be A Star alliance, asking them to remove WWE from their site in response to the constant fat-shaming of a totally-not-fat Vickie Guerrero. In response, she got "intelligent feedback" from WWE fans and has rescinded that complaint, even though her complaint was completely valid. Hm, no, it was definitely the fans who pressured her and not corporate interests. Remember those stories the next time WWE asks you to stand up for it or some other pedantic bullshit request.

Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein - Please visit his site to view the plentiful amounts of pictures he's taken for DGUSA, ROH and other indie feds: Get Lost Photography

Silent Roid Rage?: Andy Leavine WELLNESS'd

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Via WrestleChat via the Site that Shall Not Be Linked

Tough Enough mk. 2 winner Andy "Silent Rage" Leavine was popped for violating the Wellness policy. It's unknown what he got suspended for (I just thought the headline was fruit that was too low-hanging to pass up), as this hasn't even been announced by the company yet. But yeah, it's working its way backstage according to PWI.

Also suspended, and confirmed, is Mike Chioda. A referee getting snipped for Wellness may seem surprising, but if you had to drop to the mat several times a match a couple of times a night, you'd develop lingering pains too.

Sin Cara Suspended for Wellness

On the shelf...
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Via WWE.com

When it rains, it pours it seems. Although the blame this clearly rests on his own shoulders, it seems another mishap has befallen Sin Cara in his WWE career, as he flunked a Wellness test. He's gone for 30 days, which it seems is the reason why he got stretchered out of the Allstate Arena last night. The offending substance was not disclosed, but here's where I remind you that steroids and HGH aren't the only things the WWE bans over.

Anyway, I think a 30 day vacation will do the former Mistico good. If you believe the dirtsheets (and I wouldn't blame you if you didn't), the front office is kinda ticked at him for being so damn botchy and not picking up the WWE style fast enough, as if the WWE style is something concrete. That is unless you want to argue to me that Sheamus and Rey Mysterio work exactly the same. He needs to sit back, watch some tapes and then hit the gym and run through spots with anyone who's willing so that when he comes back, he doesn't embarrass the people he's supposed to impress, if that's the case.

But that's enough speculation. The fact is he flunked a drug test, so he's on the sidelines. Hopefully, this is the last roadblock for him, because I'm all about the dude being exciting and bringing lucha libre to a wider audience.