Recapped: 08/16/2018
Matches:
Joker & Mercurio beat Meyer & Shockercito
(11:59 [4:22, 2:18, 5:19], 2/3, ok,VideosOficialesCMLL)
La Jarochita & Mistique beat La Metálica & Reyna Isis
(12:31 [5:05, 4:01, 3:25], 1/3, ok,VideosOficialesCMLL)
Drone, Stigma, Tritón beat El Malayo, Kawato San, Okumura
(14:52 [4:33, 3:33, 6:46], 1/3, ok,VideosOficialesCMLL)
Hechicero, Mr. Niebla, Shocker beat Diamante Azul, Soberano Jr., Valiente
(12:17 [3:17, 2:58, 6:02], 1/3, ok,VideosOficialesCMLL)
Atlantis, Matt Taven, Octagón beat Cuatrero, Forastero, Sansón
(8:18 [1:31, 2:31, 4:16], 2/3, ok,VideosOficialesCMLL)
What happened:
This show was sponsored by a local Ford dealership and parts seller, including their logo on the mat and on some of the walls. It goes back to normal the following week.
Joker challenged Shockercito to a title match after beating him
Thoughts:
The Matt Taven sections of the main were easily the best. He looked great running thru the Dinamtias in the third fall, and surprised everyone with his dive at the end. Atlantis and Octagon did about as much you’d expect. The NGD were overqualified for this sort of match and there was no follow up to last week’s finish, but the fans liked this match as they did pretty much everything on this show.
Mr. Niebla & Shocker can get over doing not that much, and so the semifinal was them doing not that much. Diamante Azul isn’t over except in the ways all CMLL técnicos are over but it doesn’t seem to matter much to him. Hechicero & Soberano had some good brief moments here and could have more if CMLL would have them match up more often.
Tercera was a serviceable trios match with no great highlights. Kawato and Okumura – struggling with the hang on the ropes spot to end the first fall – both looked less than sharp. The major of the match was normal stuff done fine without being memorable at all.
The women’s match at least has a different feel than the usual women’s matches without those usual people involved. It wasn’t much improved by the action itself – there’s still timing and impact issues – but it was pleasant simply to see different moments than usual in these matches. Metalica was the best of the bunch; Mystique wants to do a lot of agile offense she can’t quite pull together, but she had a better chance of it with Metalica around.
They’re still trying more in the minis match and not killed as much time, but this week’s match felt like there was a less to this match. It was strange how much they worked in the CMLL/CMLL and Puebla/Puebla pairs with Joker/Shockercito coming up. They might not have great confidence in Joker basing for Shockercito, which seems like a problem for them actually having the match. Finish looked good at least.
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