taped 2011-09-09 @ Arena Mexico
Another annoying tournament show. If they had shown just the finishes to all, no one one would’ve minded.
Último Guerrero vs Rush [CMLL UNIVERSAL, 8F]: Rush = CHUMP. They at least tried to protect Garza last week. Not so much with el hombre del Tala, Jalisco.
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Máscara Dorada [CMLL UNIVERSAL, 8F]: Mascara Dorada looked like Dorada holding back on an indy show because he just had a bad dive and isn’t totally feeling confident yet.
Averno vs Virus [CMLL UNIVERSAL, 8F]: Virus = opening round loser who got to dominate the match to mitigate the loss. Would’ve been more interesting with some time, more some than others.
La Máscara vs Dragón Rojo Jr. [CMLL UNIVERSAL, 8F]: like this one. This was all we needed from these two, I’m pretty sure. Finish was a bit too easy but there was nothing more to be done.
Quarterfinal A: Tanahashi = the really sad thing is Tanahashi seemed totally game for a big badder match, and they didn’t even bother. About usual.
Quarterfinal B: the Máscara matches were the only ones that built from one to the next, so that was a nice thing to happen in a one night tournament. They better make sure that he gets the win when the time comes, because it’s not pretty for him right now.
Semifinal: The only match, though it didn’t break seven minutes. Averno did look like the guy who was the best in the end, but this format doesn’t work. Crowd wanted to see Averno win, but really wasn’t into most of these matches.
Discover more from luchablog
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.