CMLL Puebla: 2017-06-26 

Recapped: 06/29/2017

Matches:

Asturiano & Vega beat El Perverso & Joker
(15:26 [8:04, 4:43, 2:39], 1/3, ok?, via VideosOficialesCMLL)

Amapola & Dalys beat Marcela & Sanely
(10:53 [2:37, 2:37, 5:39], 1/3, ok, via VideosOficialesCMLL)

Espíritu Maligno, Fuego, Pegasso beat Ares, Arkángel de la Muerte, Black Tiger
(10:57 [5:09, 2:24, 3:24], 2/3, ok, via VideosOficialesCMLL)

Felino, Puma, Tiger beat Drone, Johnny Idol, Stuka Jr.  
(12:14 [4:08, 2:52, 5:14], 1/3, good, via VideosOficialesCMLL)

Dragón Lee  beat Negro Casas in a lightning match
(7:16, hanging double stomp, good, via VideosOficialesCMLL)

Niebla Roja, Rey Bucanero, Terrible beat Pierroth, Rush, Último Guerrero  in a relevos increíbles match
(9:26 [2:02, 2:20, 5:04], 2/3, ok, via VideosOficialesCMLL)

What happened: 

Ultimo Guerrero fouled Niebla Roja once again.

Dragon Lee beat Negro Casas to end their feud.

Ares and Espiritu Maligno feuded all match, with Maligno getting the pin as a surprise. They set up a hair match for next week.

Dalys beat Marcela with a powerbomb and a handful of the ropes. They also made challenges for next week.

Thoughts: 

This was a better Puebla show than usual, because it actually had multiple good matches.

Dragon Lee/Negro Casas was fun while it lasted. Negro sprung on Dragon Lee from the start and they kept up the fast pace thru the seven minutes. It was much heavier striking match than normal for lucha libre, and one without the loud impact noises this match might have elsewhere. Some of it looked like it wasn’t quite close enough, but enough of it worked. They didn’t do dives, they only di a few holds, but they had the intensity the whole way and Negro took big bumps like ever. Casas’s quickness at this point in his career is amazing; he doesn’t move like a 50 year old. This is worth watching.

The fourth match was really good too. Drone does really well in these Puma & TIger matches, but everyone seemed out and the match was laid out nicely. The second fall finishing minute was really well done, and Stuka accidentally landing the splash on Idol was an unexpected twist. (Maybe Puma & Tiger want to cover and then pose instead of the other way.) Drone putting his arms on his tope like he’s a plane is a great development. I liked this match more than the lightning match and it was not that far off from being great.

Both the opener and the women’s match weren’t far off. The opener was close to as good as it’s going to be with the first match limitations. It started out slow, but the rudos showed good personality – this is the first time we’ve really seen that much out of Perverso – and the tecnicos did all they could. The women’s match worked quickly and the rudas were nicely aggressive in their match. They didn’t go too long while still doing a tease for Marcela/Dalys next week. Sanely tries, but she’s got timing issues and seems to forget exactly what they’re doing at times. She’s not hopeless but there’s room to improve.

It took me most of a fall to notice Black Tiger was a rudo in the second match. He was as boring as usual. The crowd was into to Ares/Espiritu at the end, so it’s good it’s those guys who are paying and not me. The main event was mailed in; Rush doing the corner charge bit twice in a two minute fall was amazing in it’s laziness. Not sure why they did the finish with Niebla Roja & Ultimo Guerrero when Niebla Roja iasn’t back here next week, but probably because they don’t care if it makes sense.