CMLL FSE #51

taped 07/22, aired 08/19

Rey vs Atlantis was everything I’d hoped it would be, even with the unsurprising problems (microscopic second fall, moves not as crisply as they’d like.) There were points in the third fall where I thought they were over do the nearfalls, but they did a better job of spacing them out. I liked the sudden rollups to finish the first and third fall, and I think they really got the crowd into it by the end. It’s disappionting not to get the Rey/Ultimo match, but I was pretty happy with this.

Opener was New Infernales getting back to killing punks, and that was great. I think they’re teaming up Leono with Fabian to make Leono look better, and I have to say it’s working. It’d be nice if Leono could show some sort of personality. He has his lion yells, but otherwise a blank face – sometimes I wonder if he would’ve been better off with a mask.

Of all the reasons why doing a Metalico feature makes no sense, my favorite one is how he hasn’t been on either FSE or CAN52 since JUNE. If you’re going to give me five pointless minutes with someone, please at least give it with someone who’s actually getting a push.

I’m going to skip a new post today. I can’t get to Accion right now, and DeporTV just aired a few spots in their Top 10, including Valiente’s triple jump moonsault as it’s number 1. The show was about 5 minutes shorter than usual due a fubtol game, and I’m not sure if that’s why there was no extended highlights or what.