CMLL Martes: 2019-07-16

Recapped: 07/22/2019

Matches:

Magnus & Retro beat Akuma & Espanto Jr.
(11:17 [5:10, 2:48, 3:19], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Drone, Fuego, Magia Blanca beat Disturbio, Misterioso Jr., Sagrado
(11:39 [5:12, 3:02, 3:25], 1/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Black Panther, Blue Panther Jr., El Audaz beat Dark Magic, Okumura, Virus
(12:49 [4:15, 6:25, 2:09], 1/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Felino beat Blue Panther in a lightning match
(8:04, reverse figure four, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Kráneo, Stuka Jr., Titán beat Hechicero, Rey Bucanero, Vangellys
(11:13 [3:42, 2:51, 4:40], 1/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, Valiente beat Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Mr. Niebla
(8:11 [2:55, 1:55, 3:21], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

What happened:

The main event was building towards a tag title match, though no one knew enough to make challenges yet.

Thoughts:

The main event was a by the number match with Mr. Niebla acting a bit weirder than usual. I don’t know that he was in no condition, but the sequence where he climbed to the top rope, basically crotched himself, got chopped to the mat and got pinned off that was weird. Someone needs to let the Guerreros know they don’t have to force in the double press slam in every match.

The semi-main had a few second of Hechicero/Stuka fun in an otherwise generic match. Hechicero trios matches are rarely good because he’s rarely in with anyone good, just immobile rudos. This featured Kraneo comedy and not much more.

Everyone was very excited when Blue Panther did his tope in the lighting match, mostly because it was six minutes in and something mildly exciting had occurred. The match was competent but not very exciting. It was more competent than the referee, who seemed to allow Felino say the match was over when he was applying his hold. Pompin was looking at Felino to give up when Felino had the hold applied, and Felino might have tricked him into calling the submission.

The tercera was an ordinary trios match with not much excitement on the rudo side. Audaz looked great in his 40-second run and he needs to get more than 40-second runs. Blue Panther Jr. having to shove Dark Magic in the direction he was supposed to go is not a great sign. Dark Magic will get to tell everyone for the rest of his life that he was a luchador for CMLL and have that’ll be a technically true but I’m not sure if it is true in spirit.