CMLL GDR - 11/04/06 (#50)
Recapped: 11/04/06
Ellos Usaron Mascara: Mascara Ano 2000, who turns out to be Mascara Ano 2000. Last week's FdT/Foreigners match is happening in the background, which is odd. The dramatic reveal is lacking in the drama.
Match 1: Hombre Sin Nombre, Okumura, Sangre Azteca (c) vs
Fabian el Gitano, Leono, Texano Jr. (c)
Arena Mexico, 10/27/06
Winner: Rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 13:36
Approx Rating: This was enjoyable. Much better than last week. Maybe
81ish.
Other Match Notes: No entrances, though we saw some of them during the
open.
1: Leono and HsN do the kickoff mat wrestling, which isn't the pair I'd guess. HsN can't keep it straight forever, and chops Leono down. Leono, he with the huge white gloves that go halfway down to his elbow, dropkick him out. Sangre and Texano, and Sangre's way too hyped to be in. Texano's got some crazy side burns going - he could have a circle on his face if he let his under chinhair grow out. They take it to the mat too. I think Texano would benefit if he wrestled as part of those Missionaries of Death vs Villanos/Solar matches full time, rather than the occasional indy. I have no hope for Fabian el Gitano and Okumura. Fabian takes care of Okumura, via lot of yelling and a shoulderblock which was a little more Okumura. All the rudos try him, and Fabian's able to outsmart them all, even when it involved him posing for no reason while they all stared at him and done nothing. Leono in next, and he turns a double whip into a slingshot tornillo on Okumura. That wasn't a spectacular one, but it works. Texano takes it to the other two (SUPERKICK!) but a whip gets reversed, and all of the sudden, he's taking the Kiss of Death. That's three. (6:55) Are Sangre Azteca & Hombre sin Nombre supposed to be an ongoing team? Why can't Sangre Azteca pick better hooligans to associate himself with? (Is this a "they hung out on the Japan tour a long time ago" thing? Bad New Japan!)
Magadan talks to a young Mistico fan. This does not live up to the potential.
2: Rudo beatdown in progress as we return. Leono and his white gloves gets hung upside down on the apron, so Sangre can dropkick (very safely) to the floor. Fabian's turn, except he refuses to go for a corner whip, so they have to spend more time kicking him. Corner clotheslines, and he's held in position for a Sangre toppling dropkick, and then upside down for a Sangre hanging dropkick. This is all about Sangre Azteca, which is weird to see after asking for just that. Okumura gets to do the dropkick to the back when Texano's hung up. Fabian back in again and getting beat. He either is starting the comeback, or thinks he's starting the comeback. He ain't starting it yet - double whip, double back elbow. Ah, the rudos try to be a bit too fancy on a triple something or other, and Fabian reverses to a bodyscissors cradle as the other two get pulled out. Sangre actually kicks out (!), and battles back while HsN and Okumura are knocked around. Unfortunately, he ends up losing to an abdominal stretch anyway. (2:45) (Actually more of a tirabuzón.) Fabian had the hold on for no more than a second and a half - I know it's not what they were thinking, but it's like they tried to get it on, the move over, and get if off before you could really believe Sangre lost that way.
Clips from Mistico and La Quinta Estacion. There's the shot where everyone has about five thousand microphones. You will not believe how Heavy Metal lost the match! Mistico's got a mask cut out so he can actually talk - that's a nice change. Please don't lose it.
3: Okumura and Texano are going before the whistle blows. Okumura gets an edge with a clothesline, and waves in Sangre. That backfires in many times over in a a few seconds, culminating with Sangre dropkicking Okumura on a sunset flip reversal. Okumura out, and Texano challenges Sangre to chest slap him very hard. And that backfires for Texano! Too bad Sangre runs right into a lift, Texano crotching him on the top rope, and then knocking him out with a rolling dropkick. Texano dive fake pose, and tags. Leono and His gloves versus Hombre Sin Nombre. HsN pounds the man with the power gloves, but Leono reversed a headlock, and is evasive off the ropes. Satellite headscissors works for Leono. Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker isn't so good - they try again, still isn't so good. Oh well. At least is not a superkick. Tags. Fabian and Okumura. Fabian ends up with Okumura in a weird Gory stretch variant, with Fabian having one knee on the mat. Sangre breaks that up with a questionably low kick, but no one question it. Sangre grabs Fabian by his hair and whips him. Fabian's slow going over on the hiptoss, and Sangre has some issues starting, but ends up with a - is that a ziplock? I don't think I've actually seen a ziplock before, so let's say so. Texano in, taking his time, but breaking it up. What's he going to get in? Fireman's carry swung out into a head crusher, one two HsN break sit up. Now It's HsN time to hit Texano real hard. HsN actually throws a nice looking punch, if it was a bit closer. He gets his body behind it. There's the shoulderbreaker, which we ought to add to his list of moves, because it's a constant. It's only good enough for two here, which makes the man with no name very upset. Legdrop, and he's headed up. To pose. That's not good. Texano dropkicks out. Dive time? Double jump plancha connects. Sangre tries to charge Leono as he come sin, but Leono moves and Sangre flips n in the corner. Leono is backdropped to the apron and kicks Sangre away before he climbs - plancha connects. Sangre sorta rolls thru, and Okumura definitely grabs Leono in a waistlock - there's the headcrushing German suplex. One two three. (3:53) Meanwhile, Fabian's set himself up for Sangre's finisher - dropkicking a guy as he tries a top rope plancha. One two three. (3:56) No one gets up from that. Rudos take this one.
Vignette: Olimpico gives a "Say no to drugs" speech here. That can't be right!
Match 2: Black Warrior (c), Marco Corleone, Olimpico vs
Heavy Metal, Mistico (c), Volador Jr.
Arena Coliseo, 10/29/06
Winner: Tecnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 9:37
Approx Rating: This was quite fun. 87.
Other Match Notes: Why is Volador using Jump now? Why is he saying I
can't see him? Why is Heavy Metal wearing a baseball cap? Why did they cut
something out before Mistico's entrance? So many questions. Mistico is scared to
go to far into the crowd, for fear he won't be able to extract himself.
Pre-match: Mistico is back wearing the mask with no mask cut out. BOOOO. He's going to win, he tell me. That's crazy talk.
Olimpico gave a say no to drugs speech! OLIMPICO. Was Corelone busy? YES! He was doing the pre-match interview.
Magadan: "What do you think about Mistico?"
Marco: "Uh, I think he's good. Pero, pocito [sic] Marco Corelone is grande."
Black Warrior has quite the yellow and red robe. He's going right for Mistico, isn't he? Yep.
1: Rudos take control while we're looking at the teams, but they were well on their way. Mistico doesn't take off his robe to attack, he leave sit on to pose. It's like the greatest bath robe ever, actually. It doesn't actually fit a guy named Black Warrior, but that's okay. Olimpico and Corelone brawl, Warrior celebrates being Warrior, and the crowd is loud. Warrior gets to wrestling, as long it involves beating up Mistico. Double clothesline for him. double boot, low blow headbutt by Warrior, pin one two three. (2:27) Warrior mocks the prayer as Volador gets a nudo as well. You can tell Corelone is still green, because he forget to get the pointless pin on Metal. Random hip swivel instead? Um, okay. Hey, it's Ke Monito. You might be surprised to learn this, but Warrior is going after Mistico's mask. Shocking. Olimpico is going after Monito, but we're too busy looking at kids and replays, and the announcers are talking to random people.
2: Rudo beatdown continues. Warrior is all over Mistico, and only lets up so they can all have a turn. It'd go better if they were on the same page., which they're not at all here. Mistico does get dropped out of the ring so they can do something with Volador instead. That something is miss a clothesline (the clothesline would've been fine if Volador was 6' 5") and set up for a Mistico springboard dropkick. Volador works over Corelone with a leg kicks, which is smart because Corelone has nothing to do while waiting for Mistico to (slowly) get back up, run to the ropes, and ducks his clotheslines. Mistico gets boosted up for a 'rana on Corelone, Corelone blocks it, so Mistico punches and Metal wisely kicks Corelone in the leg. Down goes Marco, but he's set back up for a Volador/Mistico combo spine/chest kick. Dive time - Warrior bails to avoid the tope, so Mistico fakes him out and does a slingshot tornillo instead. That put Leono's to same. We totally lost track of Volador here - maybe on the replay? Metal slams Corelone, and gives him the La Majistral one two three. (2:02) We missed Monito getting hurt for replays, and we miss the revenge for the same reason. Replay shows Volador getting in his no hands tope con giro, so that's cool.
3: Monito and Black Warrior are having words as this fall starts. Did they clip out the opening whistle here? Metal and Olimpico start together. THERE's the whistle. Metal's a step ahead of Olimpico, which is bad and good. Metal sends Olimpico out, and then most the way up the aisle with a sliding dropkick to the shoulder. Olimpico comes back in, and Volador jumps into face him, but Olimpico wants Mistico. Uh, no. Volador wants Corelone? Well, he gets him. He gets the crowd cheering for him too, and I think Corelone points outs how that's not going to help him. LEFT HAND. High dropkick too. He hip swivels, and then makes fun of the girls for cheering. So odd. Volador rolls under a big boot, and knocks him down with a climb up enziguri. Olimpico in, and Volador gets in flips for no reason - that's a bad habit. Twisting headscissors sends Olimpico out, Volador leaps to the top rope (and steadies himself) before hitting a springboard plancha. Warrior. Mistico. Warrior doesn't want Mistico - Warrior wants Monito. Monito does not seem happy about this. Now Warriors' shoulder is bugging him - I wonder how he could have hurt it. Perhaps, just perhaps, a move has been done to it a few times. Warrior rushes Mistico and knocks him down with a back elbow. Guess he's feeling better now. Whip, Mistico back with his own backflip for no reason, up to Warrior's shoulders, down with an armdrag. Warrior out, Olimpico in. No, Mistico wants Corelone. Olimpico wants him to face the guy in front of him. Warrior just finds this all hilarious. Mistico walks over and slaps Corelone! Well, he's getting in now. LEFT HAND OF STONE! (Timing slightly off there.) Mistico beats then ten count up, not that they were counting. Mistico off the ropes, duck a clothesline, duck a clothesline, drop toe hold for Corelone, 619, and springboard dropkick back in. Olimpico finally gets his chance, and whiffs on his clothesline. Springboard armdrags sends him out, and up the aisle once again. Tag to Metal., who's got no one to face. Corelone back in, but missing a corner splash. Heavy clothesline, Corelone not going down, another, still not even moving, Corelone lifts his arms up to block a third, and Metal stops and kicks him in the leg. Next time, the clothesline works. Corelone out, Metal after him with a tope! Corelone is blown up! Volador gets in the superkick on Olimpico, and a tope for him! Hey, guess who this leaves. Mistico. Black Warrior. Monito. Stop wanting to fight Monito, Black Warrior! There's the pelvic thrusts, there's La Mistica, there's Black Warrior shrugging him off, there's Warrior reaching for the mask - they've been down this road a few times in the last month. This time, however, Mistico has a plan - kick Warrior low to block the grab. Refs were watching the dives and never aw it - one two three! (5:08) Magadan can't believe this miscarriage of justice. Olimpico, who was halfway up the aisle, protests the horrible call. Mistico thanks the fans for cheering him. And then the tecnicos leave. And then the rudos stand around. Replays. I guess they were about a minute short tonight.
Magadan talks to Olimpico, who can't believe that low blow. Oh, Corleone too
Magadan: "Corelone, congratulations - you're a great wrestler!"
Corelone: "Thank you, thank you. Did you see what Mistico did tonight? He
kicked Warrior right in the privates. He kicked him in the balls! The balls!
We're winners! They're no winners!"