CMLL Puebla: 2019-09-30

Recapped: 09/30/2019

Matches:

Fuerza Chicana, Joker, Rey Apocalipsis beat Astro, Dark Soul, Millenium
(14:20 [7:06, 3:19, 3:55], 1/3, good, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Oro Jr., Súper Astro Jr., Tigre Rojo Jr. beat El Malayo, Perverso, Policeman
(12:24 [6:39, 3:14, 2:31], 1/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Metálica beat Sanely in a lightning match
(8:18, Metalica senton con giro, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Átomo, Gallito, Microman beat Chamuel, Guapito, Perico Zakarías
(9:34 [3:07, 1:08, 5:19], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Hechicero, Templario, Terrible beat Flyer, Stuka Jr., Titán
(16:47 [6:35, 4:04, 6:08], 1/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Carístico, Místico, Volador Jr. beat Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Último Guerrero
(10:56 [5:37, 2:11, 3:08], 2/3 DQ, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

What happened:

UG unmasked Mistico to set up a singles match along the way, UG criticizing the fans for not mastering English as he has along the way.

Chamuel attempts to wear his mask at the start of the match, but Microman goes after him and takes him down.

Astro seems to hit his head on a headscissors on the ramp in the second fall and lays there for a while. He gets medical attention in between falls but is back to doing big moves in the third fall.

Thoughts:

The main event was your typical feuding building match, with some action but more the principals teasing a fight that doesn’t pay off this week. Mistico and Oro Jr. did the same “running ramp move, then take out someone outside” sequence on this show. Mistico’s was so much better because he used his momentum to keep going into a dive, while Oro Jr. had to stop on the apron, run to a corner, then run back to do a headscissors. If you’re doing this right, you just keep on going in a flow, you don’t stop to come from a different angle. The headscissors didn’t turn out well either.

The semi-main was fine, without anyone really having a standout performance. Hechicero’s attempt to go from the reverse monkey flip to his Magia Negra finishing submission is a cool idea but seems like a lot of work to lock on the hold. Flyer seemed hurt or tired by end of his run, and his performance suffered.

Micros match was not a lot. Chamuel has a good rudo unmasked look. He comes along strong enough as a personality that someone’s going to book the mask vs hair with Microman if the division (and the tecnico) last long enough. The two key performers seemed to scale back in action, no one else stepped up, and what we got was more angry fighting than fun highspots.

A problem with blaming Dalys for all the woes of the CMLL women’s division is the other women aren’t exactly killing this on their own. Sanely got the shirt removal spot around the five minutes mask, a result of the slow pace they were working. It didn’t pick up much after there, with Sanely’s dive being a rare highspot. Metalica didn’t show much offense on the Aniversario. She didn’t overwhelm here either given a big opening. Nothing went wrong but this was just a long bit of not a lot happening.

The opener was the best one of those in Puebla in a long time. Astro a good mix with these rudos, because Joker & Apocalips are willing to do a lot. Astro usually gets just one big high spot per match, Rey Apocalipsis was happy to do many. It was Apocalipsis best match in that regard in a long time too. Dark Soul didn’t pop off the screen as much as last week but was a solid contributor to this match, as was Dark Soul. This was a lot of fun in a position not usually found of it.