taped 2014-05-06 @ Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
La Máscara, Titán, Tritón vs Felino, Kráneo, Ripper: You know what’s more boring than a La Mascara trios match? A La Mascara trios match where he’s betraying his partners the whole match. This is where the three fall format really doesn’t work, as the técnicos get a comeback because that’s just what they do, even though they can’t really make it work. Tecnicos got in their showcase in the third fall, but it wasn’t much. It wasn’t clear if Mascara had quit on the match or just got beat easily at the finish – didn’t do much for anyone, whatever it was.
Diamante Azul © vs Ráfaga for the Occidente State Heavyweight Championship: Disappointing despite not a lot of optimism going in. Both guys looked clumsy and unimpressive for the most part. They worked the normal title match, with the normal spots, just less exciting and slower versions of those spots. Crowd did not care much. I did not care much. There may be someone who can bring out a good singles match from Diamante Azul, but it’s definitely not Rafaga. As much as I can make out, Tirantes is a fine addition to the announce crew. He pays attention. He count Rafaga blowing his reinera in the first (which was probably meant to be the finish) and called Rafaga stupid for pulling up Azul in the second.
Marco Corleone, Máximo, Rush vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión: A second match of someone refusing to help their partners! This is a terribly unpleasant show! This is a terribly produced TV show – they could’ve aired Puma/Tiger versus Black Panther/Cachorro but instead decided we needed to see the same angle done twice. Rush is far more entertaining doing this than La Mascara (not a shock) and is the only one of his trio to really make this bit but I had no patience in seeing this done twice. Even better, it had a foul finish for absolutely no reason. Máximo would not give up on Rush or this match, which makes him a tougher man than me.
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