CMLL GDR - 12/23/06 (#57)
Unmasked: Shocker, who turns out to be Shocker. Shocker's shirt reads "I Am The After Party".
Match 1: Amapola, Hiroka, Princesa Sujei (c) vs Dark Angel, Marcela (c), Sahori
Arena Mexico, 09/15/06
Winner: Tecnicos
Match Time: 10:29
Approx Rating: Dangerous!
Other Match Notes: Sujei straightened her hair? Or it's just longer. I
don't know. Unless Sujei attacked Dark Angel prematch with a waistlock, they've
clipped out of the beginning here.
They pick up in the midst of Angel and Sujei doing a rollup and counter rollup sequence. Everything's going to till the tope - Dark Angel's feet hit the middle rope on the way out, and she's nearly dangerously short. Sujei takes an absurd big bump off it into the front row. Marcela and Hiroka next. Is Hiroka wrestling in tennis shoes? She totally is. Again, I don't nice these things. Mostly work on a ground, leading to Marcela reversing an armbar into a fujiwara armbar of her own. Hiroka tries to roll out of that, so Marcela reverse to a cross armbreaker, and Hiroka screams some before getting her foot on the rope. Marcela controls the matchup, and about kills Hiroka with a dropkick to the face. Hiroka rallies to get in a bad heel kick - she's better of getting beat.
The announcers (and a graphic) plugs an e-mail address: armando.padilla@mvs.com. I think this is a contest to win a Sangre Azteca mask, but I'm not sure. And have an abrupt break to another Shocker segment. (4:00)
The tape picks up right where it stopped, Marcela quickly sending Hiroka out and flattening her with a apron tope con giro. Amapola and Sahori - crowd seems a bit behind Amapola, or at least Amapola is under that impression. Sahori is spelling her name "Sahory" on her gear. Ever since Tony Rivera has his name spelled wrong, I don't know that I trust gear. Sahori still needs work - their matchup drags when he's on offense, and they have to talk for a bit before they can get a springboard bulldog to work as they'd like. Tags again, but it quickly turns into a beatdown with Marcela isolated in the ring. Amapola brings Sahori in, and she gets a springboard dropkick/wheelbarrow suplex combo, as well as a double dropkick. The rudas at least seem to have got their teamwork spots worked out, and immediately after, they're totally confused as to what they want to do with Dark Angel. They end up pressing Hiroka on her. Sahori starts coming in too soon - Marcela's is going to sidestep a corner whip in a second and that's Sahori's cue to come back in, so she's inching up onto the apron to be ready, which isn't great but is done. The problem is she's doing it directly in front of the camera, so it's a bit hard to miss. Also, she starts climbing the apron, drops down, then gets back up and just stands there on camera. And Marcela doesn't side step a whip after all, so Sahori has to drop back down. Marcela instead gets hung in the tree of woe and takes a triple dropkick to the head, which is pretty neat. Sahori gets whipped into a missile dropkick, and that's the end of her. They bring Marcela in once again to do the same, but Marcela reverses the whip and Sujei takes the dropkick instead. Crowd boos the comeback? I'm confused. It almost immediately ends, and we're back to Marcela and Hiroka in by themselves. Marcela tries to German suplex Hiroka (!) but Hiroka lands on her feet (!).Hiroka ends up on Marcela's shoulders, and Marcela gives her an electric chair face first drop there. Marcela pulls Hiroka in to a tapatia. Amapola sees her partner in danger and comes in, Dark Angel lands a plancha, Amapola rolls thru and actually breaks up the submission hold. Usually, they're too occupied with their own fights to notice. Dark Angel turns to the other corner, catching Sujei with a crucifix into a sunset flip for two, though this sure looked like three at the time and it's only clear that it was two when Sujei is back in the match in a moment. Amapola takes care of Sahori with a back cracker, but doesn't pin her, instead stomping Dark Angel out of the ring. The other four rush each other, and it goes better for the tecnicas - Sahori gives Amapola a bulldog, and Marcela gives Hiroka a double underhook backbreaker. Rudas immediately (improbably) turn the tables, kicking the tecnicas out of the ring. Hiroka tries an Asai Moonsault onto Marcela, and just when it looks like it's going to be short, they switch to Amapola doing a thru the ropes tope con giro and definitely coming up short. Her back hit the floor, very hard. She got no distance, and Sahori thought she was going to get plenty. Back in the safety of the wrestling ring, Dark angel's rana is blocked, but her reinera works. Sujei gives, and that's it. (6:29 here, 10:29) Doctors are checking on Amapola, who hasn't moved form that spot. That was horrible looking. Tecnicas celebrate their win. I hope Hiroka's alive, we haven't seen her either. Yea, she's with the group checking on Amapola, who probably won't be allowed to move until they get the stretcher. Replay of the dives that went okay. They cart Amapola out, and she's in a lot of pain. Here's the replay of the rudas dives - apparently, Marcela decided Hiroka was going to die (so did I!), and it was better to make the move look like it had no impact than to have Hiroka die, which seems like the way to go. Hiroka just needs to work on the move more, I guess. It looks like Amapola either jumped to soon or rotated too soon or something - the back of her feet hit the top rope, which doesn't help, but she's already pointed at the ground way short of where Sahori was expecting her. Sahori didn't catch her at all.
Match 2: Sangre Azteca vs
La Mascara
in a Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Arena Coliseo, 09/17/06
Winner: Sangre Azteca (2-1)
Match Time: 13:18
Approx Rating: Not a blowaway match, but a fine title match.
Other Match Notes: Dr. X is Sangre's corner man. Sangre has an awesome
Dr. X, Nitro, Sangre Azteca t-shirt on during the prematch interview. Mictlan is
La Mascara's backup. Sangre's weighing in at 77 kg, La Mascara at 78 kg.
1: So I'm watching the match, and then I realize I ought to be writing something. Circle, lockup, and Sangre immediately gets put in a suastica. He can't hold it, and La Mascara starts to reverse to his own. He ends up with a front facelock, Sangre reverses to his own, La Mascara steps out into a hammerlock, Sangre escapes with a jumping snap mare. Staring. Circle, lockup, both go for control but La Mascara gets the armdrag, hiptoss, rolling into another armdrag. Sangre teases rolling out, but stops himself and stays in. Circling. Lockup, Sangre gets a full nelson, La Mascara escapes and gets his own. Sangre looking for a way out, and reveres into his own. La Mascara slips out, waistlock, Sangre thrown back into the ground, La Mascara reverse facelock quickly reversed into a hammerlock by Sangre. La Mascara floats around on La Mascara's back as he gets up, Al Mascara stops that with a trip, and they segue into dueling zero count trips. La Mascara wants a handshake of respect after they both kip up, but Sangre just strikes him down with an open hand slap. Whip, reversed, and La Mascara drops Sangre with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Chop backs Sangre into the corner, La Mascara whips him cross ring, Sangre backdrops him to the apron, Sangre's punch is blocked and La Mascara backs him up with a chest slap. La Mascara off the top - and Sangre dropkicks him coming down! That's his move! Stacked up pin one two three! (3:25) That needs a name. It's like an anti air dropkick.
In between falls, La Mascara's chest is checked on by a doctor - it's so devastating by Sangre's dropkick. He's going to suck it up and keep going, though.
2: And run right into a hiptoss powerbomb, apparently. Sangre knocks him back down with a clothesline, and starts some celebrating. Off the ropes, right into a La Mascara dropkick. La Mascara waved by, up and - wait, he's stuck, wait, there you go - over sunset flip one two three. (:37) WHAT A FALL.
3: Sangre and Mascara square off in the center of the ring, and Mascara stars running. Over, under, ducking ac clothesline and landing a twisting headscissors. Sangre goes out, and La Mascara is right after him with a tope. Sangre gets knocked way off screen, and we've got time for a replay. Looks like Sangre tried to climb in and La Mascara yanked him off the apron, so Sangre returns the favor. The crowd does not approve. La Mascara back on the apron, and Sangre punches him in the gut before sending him to the post - but La Mascara blocks and give shim a swinging kick. La Mascara heads up top - top rope plancha connects. Drop toe hold, LA Majistral, one two NO. Tigre Hispano is your referee in charge of slow counts tonight. La Mascara rallies the crowd as he gets his energy back. La Mascara with a 'rana, one two NO. La Mascara up first, and gets his bodyscissors set up to the campana, but Sangre squirms free - La Mascara can't even hold him by grabbing his tights. La Mascara tries another 'rana, Sangre reversed to a powerbomb, feet on the ropes, one two NO! LA Mascara saw the feet on the ropes and he's arguing with Tigre Hispano - Sangre Azteca inside cradle, one two NO. Crowd is loud. Sangre small package one two NO. La Mascara up to his feet first, but taking a moment to rally the crowd and recover. Shoulderblock for La Mascara, off the ropes, but Sangre lands a nice rolling wheel kick to take La Mascara out of the ring. Sangre up top - top rope plancha to the floor! Time for the cornerman to wave their towels. Dr. X has an evil black towel! That's dedication. Sangre's back in first, and celebrating because he think he missed the count. La Mascara jumps on his back, headscissors cradle,, Sangre reverses it one two NO! I think La Mascara was trying to pull him back into the campana but Sangre countered it. Sangre has a quick word with Dr. X and stomps La Mascara. Mascara backed up into the corner, corner whip, Sangre charges in and spears the post. La Mascara up top - plancha! Dr. X gets away with shoving his man in the general direction of the ring, and they're both crawling onto the ring at the some time. Sangre seems to want stand on the apron, but then goes thru the ropes and in, getting behind La Mascara and pulling him into the (required) cavernaria. LA Mascara's not giving up, and he breaks the chinlock to get free. Sangre's pounding the mat in frustration, revving himself for another chance, and then drunkenly stumbling on his feet. He still strikes first with a chest slap. La Mascara back with one of his own, which sends Sangre stumbling backwards. Sangre with a kick, holding La Mascara on the ropes. Corner whip, reverses, Sangre backdrops him to the apron. Again the punch is blocked, and this time La Mascara shoulders him in the midsection to back him up. Mascara heading up again - plancha is dropkicked again! THAT'S HIS MOVE! COVER HIM! Sangre slowly crawls over and throws an arm on top. One two - La Mascara grabs the bottom rope! Tragedy! Sangre can't believe it either. Both men are exhausted, but Sangre's up first, stomping La Mascara while trying to remind steady. Whip, La Mascara back with a bodyscissors roll into his campana, but they're near the ropes - and Sangre grabs the bottom rope before the hold can be locked on! Dr. X gives his man around of applause for that bit of ring strategy. What now? La Mascara off the ropes, waved by, spinning headscissors reversed into a face first powerbomb! Sangre holds onto the legs, ties them around his own, grabs his arms, flips over, balances it - inverted Indian deathlock? That's it! (9:16) New Champion! Crowd is loud for the finish - there are some unhappy fans and some fans chanting. Sangre is very excited and it seems like a big deal. People do throw money in the ring, and Sangre holds it up as trophy - he can't pocket it, he's got no pockets. Mascara and and Sangre shake hands and briefly hug.
Jesus talks to Sangre just outside of the ring. Sangre is beyond excited and dedicates the win to his fans. Replay of the finish.
That's it.