CMLL Guerreros del Ring on 52MX: 2015-05-16

Recapped: 05/17/2015

Joker makes TV. Maybe foreshadowing.

Match 1: Hombre Bala Jr., Súper Halcón Jr., Virgo vs Cancerbero, Joker, Raziel
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, 05/05/2015

1. técnicos
   • Virgo arm trap half crab Raziel (2:40)
2. rudos
   • Joker legdrop Super Halcón Jr. (4:23)
   • Raziel & Cancerbero double tapatía Virgo (4:49)
3. rudos
   • Raziel side bow and arrow Virgo (2:28)
   • Cancerbero motocicleta Super Halcon (3:22)

Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 10:51
Rating: ok

Review: [ok] Virgo and Joker make TV on a random four match week and look at least as good as the Gallo/Esfinge crew who are on all the time. They also look better than the Leo/Omar/Sky Kid/Smaker crew (who all appear to be gone or dramatically cut back), though they were generally doing simpler stuff. Joker’s personality comes thru in this character and he did well against Hombre Bala. Match itself was slightly better than you’d expect given the time.

Match 2: Esfinge, Gallo, Tritón vs Misterioso Jr., Pierroth, Sagrado
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, 05/05/2015

1. Comando Boricua
   • Pierroth powerbomb Triton (0:15)
2. técnicos
   • Gallo huracanrana Misterioso (3:01)
   • Esfinge casadora cradle Sagrado (3:04)
3. técnicos
   • Sagrado Buca Storm Esfinge (1:31)
   • Misterioso Gori Special Gallo (1:37)

Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 4:56
Rating: ok

Review: [ok] edited match that was probably shorter than usual to begin with, ending up as one of the shortest three fall matches trios match in recent times. This was probably not much better in full, but not sure why you’d want to see it this way either. Editing made the match weird – a camera switch caused Pollito to suddenly become Esfinge at one point – but the match lay out made the técnicos look like chumps too, especially Triton getting pinned in 15 seconds after a filed sneak attack. The TV people seem to have less interest in the feud thant he programmers.

Match 3: Ángel de Oro, Dragón Rojo Jr., Marco Corleone vs Euforia, Felino, Niebla Roja
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, 05/05/2015

1. rudos
   • Felino fujiwara armbar (3:31)
   • Niebla Roja Furia Roja Angel de Oro (3:50)
2. técnicos
   • Angel de Oro casadora cradle Felino (2:27)
3. técnicos
   • Marco Corleone crab Euforia (1:50)
   • Marco Corleone inside cradle Niebla Roja (2:37)

Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 8:54
Rating: ok

Review: [ok] Dragon Rojo’s last TV match as a full fledged técnico for the time being, with him attempting the ramp dive headscissors and crashing and burning out of the match. I hope he dumps that as a rudo, and he really never should’ve been doing it as much as he did as a técnico considering how many times he seemed to get hurt on that (and gets hurt in general.) Third fall, with everyone throwing the match together without Rojo, was actually the best fall. The Euforia/Marco sequence was great. The first fall was Felino claiming to be fouled on a chop and the like.

Match 4: La Máscara, La Sombra, Rush vs Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Vangellys
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, 05/05/2015

1. Ingobernables
   • Rush double stomp Terrible (2:42)
2. rudos
   • Terrible powerbomb Rush (2:02)
3. Ingobernables
   • La Mascara corner dropkick Rey Bucanero (3:55)
   • Rush corner dropkick Vangellys (3:55)

Winner: Ingobernables (2-1)
Match Time: 8:39
Rating: ok

Review: [ok] about 10 minutes of the Ingobernables antagonizing terrible, and then just winning clean. So weird to see them actually just win clean. Bucanero and Vangellys were barely in this match, which was fine because Terrible had a lot of good brawls. Maybe a better match if they had a normal amount of time, but this edit felt like it might really just be the best parts.