CMLL Puebla en Vivo: 2015-07-20

A really strong middle of the show for the debut live broadcast.

Recapped: 07/20/2015

Match 1: Arkalis, Asturiano, Black Tiger vs Camorra, Cholo, Inquisidor
Arena Puebla, 07/20/2015

1. tecnicos
   • Arkalis top rope splash Camorra (6:40)
   • Black Tiger spinebuster Cholo (7:25)
2. rudos
   • Camorra elbow drop Black Tiger (4:04)
   • Cholo Driver on Arkalis (5:09)
3. rudos
   • Inquisidor reverse figure four Asturiano (4:11)

Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 14:55

Review: [ok] OK opening match. Rudos really couldn’t keep up with the what the tecnicos wanted to do. This is scraping near the bottom of the barrel for DF rudos, so that’s not a big surprises. They were decently aggressive on offense, but definitely the wrong team won.

Match 2: Metatrón, Rey Samuray, Starman vs Policeman, Rey Apocalipsis, Toro Bill Jr.
Arena Puebla, 07/20/2015

1. tecnicos
   • Pegasso spinning headscissors inside cradle Police Man (3:36)
2. rudos
   • Policeman dropkick Metatron (3:13)
   • Toro Bill Jr. stretch muffler Pegasso (3:34)
3. tecnicos
   • Rey Samurai rope flip moonsault Toro Bill Jr. (3:44)
   • Policeman cavernaria Rey Samurai (3:59)
   • Pegasso 450 splash Rey Apocalispis (4:27)

Winner: tecnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 11:37
Notes: Referee is Tirantes.

Review: [good] Really fun match. The prematch shenanigans with the Batllion were amusing, and the wrestling was pretty good too. Apocalipis and Samurai look as good as when we last saw them and Toro Bill is great partner (and it’s great to see him get some regular work.) Pegasso looked like his knee was bugging him but was fine with what he did, as was Policeman. Matches like this are why we’re excited to get Puebla back again.

Match 3: Fuego, Stigma, Tritón vs Boby Zavala, Hechicero, Okumura

Arena Puebla, 07/20/2015

1. rudos
   • Okumura hanging DDT Stigma (6:23)
   • Hechicero conjuro Fuego (6:23)
2. tecnicos
   • Flashina on Okumura (4:05)
   • Triton guillotine legdrop Bobby Zavala (4:19)
3. rudos
   • Fuego bodyscissors cradle Okumura (5:11)
   • Zavala bridging leg lock cradle Triton (5:56)

Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 16:24

Review: [good] fun match, kept moving, Hechicero was awesome. Stigma was not but what are you going to do. Hechicero covered for the one big botch. Triton was locked in and looked super on his moves. Zavala had a tricky finish (where I’m not sure how it held down Triton’s shoulders but whatever.) Much better than the comparable Tuesday match with these teams, crowd may have helped.

Match 4: Ángel de Oro, Blue Panther, Valiente vs Ephesto, Luciferno, Mephisto
Arena Puebla, 07/20/2015

1. tecnicos
   • Angel de Oro mecedora Mephisto (5:04)
2. rudos
   • Ephesto shoulderbreaker Blue Panther (1:50)
3. rudos
   • Mephisto La Rosa Blue Panther (4:52)

Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 11:46

Review: [good] This was solid, though had a hard time following the two matches which preceded it. They (well, Panther) mixed it up with surprise finish points, which made it a bit more interesting. There were a lot more comedy and 80s/90s spots too – it felt like a differnet match thant he ones before it. Blue Panther even had one of his near match ending injuries, and it even sort of played into the finish with Mephisto winning with La Rosa.

Match 5: Lestat vs King Jaguar, mask vs mask
Arena Puebla, 07/20/2015

1. King Jaguar pulpo (1:34)
2. Lestat swanton bomb (3:09)
3. Lestat Code Red (10:44)

Winner: Lestat (2-1)
Match Time: 15:27
Notes: King Jaguar is Gustavo Lopez, 40, 25 years a luchador.

Review: [good] Fine mask match, but a little disappointing. It was missing a spark late and sometimes came off just as a collection of moves. King Jaguar came out really hot in the first fall and lost speed as the match went along. It slowed down a lot, but there really wasn’t a bad botch and the crowd reacted big to the finish. They did have some really good spots, like Lestat’s walking the ropes doprkick and Jaguar throwing himself around for all sort of dives we wouldn’t normally see out of him. Finish went well too. King Jaguar definitely seemed like he would be sticking around with the postmatch attack, which is atypical for recent Puebla veteran mask losses.

Match 6: Marco Corleone, Máximo, Rush vs Euforia, Rey Bucanero, Terrible

Arena Puebla, 07/20/2015

1. Bufete del Amor
   • Rush Northern lights suplex Terrible (1:26)
   • Rush suplex, Marco pucnh Rey Bucanero (1:48)
2. rudos
   • Euforica Special on Maximo (2:09)
3. rudos
   • Euforia Nirvanalock Maximo (3:13)

Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 7:10

Notes: Euforia challenged Maximo to a title match next week. Maximo accepted.

 

Review: [ok] Kind of a quick main event; the show seems to have gone the same length as last week but that took them hurrying a bit thru this match to make it happen. The Bufete del Amor got in some good team work and Euforia beat Maximo a couple times to set up the title match next week, so it all worked. Not sure the match would’ve been much better with more time: they did what they needed to do in the time they had.