taped 2013-06-25 @ Arena Mexico
Höruz & Robin vs Cholo & Ramstein: A basic opener, without much to say. Third fall was very slight and straight to the técnicos victory. Ramstein is still not in great shape but seemed to be moving better here. Cholo looks less like Cholo with actual gear.
Black Metal, Metálico, Stigma vs Bárbaro Cavernario, Hijo del Signo, Hooligan: Hijo del Signo & Metálico have a tendency to turn one thing going wrong until a lot of spots going very wrong. I’d be afraid to put them on a big show, because they could completely implode at any time, like they did here. Barbaro looked much better here of the two Guadalajara visitors; he and Stigma worked great against each other, while there seemed like a great chance Black Metal and Hooligan were going to have some angry words with each other after the match. The fight on the ramp looked a bit tense. Barbaro really could start in the segunda and tercera tomorrow without being out of place, Metal has some work to do.
Bushiroad, Diamante, Fuego vs Boby Zavala, Sangre Azteca, Vangellys: A good formula match the crowd seemed to like. If Vangelis ends up elevated after his tournament, it’s going to be weird for him and Fuego not to be fighting every week any more. Zavala and Bushiroad are fitting in fine. Diamante seemed better here than other recent matches.
Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., Máscara Dorada vs Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Último Guerrero: Good match. There seems to be a plan to build the Guerreros up, and this match felt like a lot of that with the dominating win in the end, but the técnicos got in their fair share off offense and the third fall had all sorts of things happening. Gran Guerrero did not stick out as much as a guy who didn’t belong here, which is a positive change. Guerrero Maya got a pin on UG that will never be mentioned again, so that was neat. Dorada got abused by UG at times but took him out on the Brillo Dorada, so it all worked out.
La Máscara, Thunder, Titán vs Averno, Ephesto, Mephisto: Not a strong build to the title match. First fall was fine. Second fall was largely just a stall until Titan came back with his new mask, and then it was over without Titan actually fighting Averno much. Rudos did a lot of mask untying and not a lot else.
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