CMLL Arena Mexico: 2016-03-08

Recapped: 2016-03-08

What happened: Kraneo fouled Marco in the main event. And that’s about it.

What was good: I liked the main event. Parts of other matches were good and made this non-dreadful to watch, but nothing came together for a complete match.

Where can I watch it: It’s on CMLL’s YouTube. Matches will air on MegaSports next Monday.

Match 1: Flyer & Leono vs Disturbio & Inquisidor
Arena México, 03/08/2016

1. rudos
   • Inquisidor reverse figure four Leono (6:37)
   • Disturbio running conrer knee smash Flyer (6:58)
2. tecnicos
   • Leono legdrop Inquisidor (4:24)
   • Flyer boost corner dropkick Disturbio (5:07)
3. rudos
   • Disturbio standing surfborad Leono (2:44)
   • Inqusidior Storm on Flyer (3:29)

Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 15:34
Notes: Disturbio replaced Rebelde.

Review: [ok] It was disappointing not to get Rebelde, even though Disturbio was probably the best guy in this match. Leono and Flyer tried and the match was less boring than most openers – most openers don’t have the springboard spots the second fall had. Inquisidor is very boring.

Match 2: Hombre Bala Jr., Star Jr., Súper Halcón Jr. vs El Cuatrero, Sangre Azteca, Sansón
Arena México, 03/08/2016

1. técnicos
   • Star Jr. huracanrana Sangre Azteca (7:59)
2. rudos
   • Sansón running knee smash to the face Super Halcón Jr. (3:11)
   • Cuartero back suplex powerbomb Hombre Bala Jr. (3:!4)
3. técnicos
   • Sangre Azteca powerbomb Hombre Bala (5:44)

Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 16:57

Review: [ok] a fun match that had some problems at times. Cuatrero and Sansón can do a lot and are willing to do more, but it seemed like they got lost in sequences in the first fall, and then the match fell apart to a ludicrous degree for a minute seconds – Sangre Azteca all but reached for a reset button to try and get it sorted out. The second and third fall were smoother, but it’s tough to positively rate a match with such an trainwreck. Third fall had the problem of building to a dive spot and just not doing it because that’s the rules. Hombre Bala looked great and should be doing more, but at least these matches are getting better with less Tuareg in them. This match is what the Tuesday shows should be.

Match 3: Estrellita vs Zeuxis in a lightning match
Arena México, 03/08/2016

Winner: Zeuxis (La Roca)
Match Time: 6:36

Review: [ok] Better than I would’ve expected. Estrellita had a lot of energy and her big spots went well, which isn’t always the case. They timed it out OK, finishing up before they got tired or the crowd got tired of it. Zeuxis showed good personality but some of her wrestling wasn’t good. There was a pair of clotheslines she took which where she appeared to brace herself like she was going to be in a car accident, and then sat down. That was really weird! Other parts of the match were better. This wasn’t something you’d need to see but it didn’t feel out of place.

Match 4: Esfinge, Stigma, Tritón vs Fujin, Okumura, Raijin
Arena México, 03/08/2016

1. tecnicos
   • Stigmatica on Raijin (5:00)
   • Esfinge legdrop/Triton splash Fujin (5:21)
2. rudos
   • Fujin tope con giro/Raijin powerbomb (Ultra Tiger Attack) Stigma (5:11)
   • Fujin frontcracker, Raijin wheelbarrow suplex (5:43)
3. rudos
   • Okumura hanging DDT Triton (3:45)

Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 14:49

Review: [ok] like the second match, this one too had some errors but a lot of entertaining spots. The técnicos were very good at delivering offense, not as good at taking the rudos offense – that really showed with Stigma completely failing on Fujin’s headscissors. Triton has Esfineg doing the teamwork spots with him, so maybe they’re really going to make something of the trio with him, though that seems unlikely unless Titan suddenly gets dropped down a few spots. Fujin & Raijin are really good and going to have fun matches once they start getting paired up with better teams.

Match 5: Delta, Guerrero Maya Jr., La Máscara vs Misterioso Jr., Pierroth, Sagrado
Arena México, 03/08/2016

1. Los Boricuas
   • Pierroth senton La Mascara (3:32)
2. técnicos
   • Delta springboard double stomp Sagrado (2:36)
   • Guerrero Maya reverse tope Misterioso (2:41)
3. Los Boricuas
   • Sagrado powerbomb Guerrero Maya Jr. (6:35)
   • Pierroth sit down cradle piledriver Delta (6:38)

Winner: Boricuas (2-1)
Match Time: 12:51

Review: [ok] The Boricuas haven’t been around much, which has been nice, because they just have one match. This was the one match. It was alright, and wasn’t as mailed in as the Tuesday matches, but I will remember nothing about it tomorrow. It’s Tuesday, so Mascara was back to playing normal face for no reason.

Match 6: Marco Corleone, Titán, Volador Jr. vs Kráneo, Niebla Roja, Ripper

Arena México, 03/08/2016

1. tecnicos
   • Volador backcracker (5:14)
   • Titan figure four Ripper (5:14)
2. técnicos
   • DQ Kraneo [foul on Marco] (5:00)

Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 10:14
Notes: Marco wanted a mask vs hair match with Marco, but Kraneo said no.

Review: [good] they didn’t have a lot of time, but they were entertaining for the time they had. Kraneo and Marco worked well off each other. Titan and Volador got in big moves during their time and impressed the tourists. Niebla Roja works well with Titan, though we don’t see much of them together. This feud should be fun.