CMLL on Fox Sports (Mexico): 2014-03-29

recap

taped 2014-03-21 @ Arena México

Marcela vs Dalys for the hair: This was so edited to nothing that there was no way what aired was going to be a good match. This was more about trying to figure out if what had actually occurred was a good match. I suppose it’s possible, but what they chose to air didn’t really sell me on the idea. Dalys was trying a lot of stuff that wasn’t coming off cleanly, and that was just the stuff they left in. It’s so little that there’s a good chance it could still surprise, and the crowd was totally into it. I’d like to see the full match but I’m not sure we’re missing out on a lot.

Atlantis & Euforia vs Máximo & Rey Escorpión in a National Parejas Increible Tournament tournament final match: Good match, though it felt like there should’ve been more to it – like Máximo coming back to cost Rey Escorpion the match or something. Fans might have been more into it too had it been Rey Escorpion versus Atlantis instead of the two rudos. Instead, Euforia just gets a big win at the end and the crowd is a bit surprised it’s over. Match was really a backdrop for the Rey Escorpion/Maximo drama, with Euforia and Atlantis not really having any sort of role but wrestling a decent match. The last couple minutes of falls were suitably dramatic.

Rush vs Shocker for the hair: The right match for the situation. Shocker got plenty of chance to look like he might pull out the great upset, and pushed Rush as hard as he’s been pushed, but Rush won strong in the end and there was no mistake about who was the better man on that day. They reused the idea of Shocker’s super cradle from his title match with Terrible last September, and they found a couple more ways to get the crowd into the near falls. Crowd probably would’ve been into it anyway – every time Rush went near the front row and they lit the crowd enough to see entire sections yelling at him was great – but they got drama out of a match where most people knew the outcome. I wanted a longer match, but they got a lot out of the time they had. The bit with Shocker giving his fair away to the fans after the match was good.