November 4, 2019 – luchablog

great match roundup, week of 2019-10-06

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 thecubsfan

recaps

Back to being woefully behind because CMLL is very boring. Only two matches recommended this week, and those aren’t strong recommendations. I had trouble putting together an catchup list for a while, so maybe no more of those for until after Lucha Capital.

All 2019 round-up posts – 2019 MOTYC list

Recommended Matches

rating	matches	TV Show	taped
good	Último Guerrero vs Místico	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-07	2019-10-07
good	Carístico vs Forastero	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-08	2019-10-08

Other Matches

rating	matches	TV Show	taped
ok	King Jaguar & Rey Comodín vs Prayer & Rencor	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-07	2019-10-07
ok	Príncipe Diamante & Rey Samuray vs Centella Roja & Fuerza Chicana	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-07	2019-10-07
ok	Arkalis, Oro Jr., Súper Astro Jr. vs Cancerbero, Perverso, Raziel	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-07	2019-10-07
ok	Stigma, Stuka Jr., Titán vs Felino, Templario, Tiger	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-07	2019-10-07
ok	Ángel de Oro, Diamante Azul, Niebla Roja vs Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Negro Casas	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-07	2019-10-07
ok	Acero & Aéreo vs Pequeño Olímpico & Pierrothito	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-08	2019-10-08
ok	Drone, Oro Jr., Pegasso vs Disturbio, Pólvora, Universo 2000 Jr.	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-08	2019-10-08
ok	Black Panther, Blue Panther, Blue Panther Jr. vs Dark Magic, Misterioso, Sagrado	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-08	2019-10-08
ok	Atlantis, Místico, Soberano Jr. vs Ephesto, Luciferno, Mephisto	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-08	2019-10-08
ok	Átomo, Gallito, Microman vs Chamuel, El Guapito, Perico Zacarías	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Rey Cometa vs Felino in a lightning match	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Atlantis, Atlantis Jr., Audaz vs Hechicero, Hijo del Villano III, Mr. Niebla	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Súper Astro Jr. vs Sonic, Akuma & Star Jr., Magia Blanca, Yago, Espanto Jr., Furia Roja (Jalisco) in a battle royal match and in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament match	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Ángel de Oro & Sonic vs Cavernario & Espanto Jr. in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament match and [8f]	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Negro Casas & Yago vs Súper Astro Jr. & Titán in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament match and [8f]	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Magia Blanca & Niebla Roja vs Furia Roja & Gran Guerrero in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament match and [8f]	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Star Jr. & Valiente vs Akuma & Euforia in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament match and [8f]	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Súper Astro Jr. & Titán vs Cavernario & Espanto Jr. in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament match and in a tournament quarterfinal match	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Star Jr. & Valiente vs Furia Roja & Gran Guerrero in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament match and in a tournament quarterfinal match	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Star Jr. & Valiente vs Cavernario & Espanto Jr. in a CMLL Gran Alternativa Tournament match and in a tournament semifinal match	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
ok	Carístico, Místico, Volador Jr. vs Cuatrero, Sansón, Último Guerrero	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
below average	Eléctrico & Príncipe Diamante vs Espíritu Negro & Grako	CMLL on ClaroSports.com: 2019-10-11	2019-10-11
not rated	La Jarochita, La Vaquerita, Skadi vs La Comandante, Metálica, Reyna Isis	CMLL YouTube: 2019-10-08	2019-10-08

RIOT, Strippers Big, Puebla preview, Kawato

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 thecubsfan

RIOT (SAT) 11/02/2019 Arena Femenil, Monterrey, Nuevo León [@thekoko666]
1) Madness b Kill Korton
2) Mr. Iguana b Charro Negro, Oro Negro
3) Lady Flammer b Baby Love
4) Demonio del Aire b Caifan II
money thrown in
5) Aero Boy b Muerte Extrema
6) Lord Byron b Kaientai
The surprise opponents for the Unmexicans turned out to be each other.
7) Erick Ortiz, Kratoz, Prometo b CIMA, Látigo, Skayde
Ortiz submitted Skayde
8) Arez © b Aramis [RIOT CHAMP]
money thrown in

There are highlights of this show up on Instagram, with some insanity from the semi-main especially. CIMA looked like he was astounded by things happening in the match he was also in. Arez vs Aramis was also said to be great. This full show will one day be in RIOT’s Pivotshare, though RIOT announced a poll for Demonio/Caifan or Arez/Aramis to go up on YouTube for free.

Arez, Aramis and Aeroboy were scheduled for Lucha Memes’ Battle of Puebla on Sunday, but couldn’t get out of Monterrey in time due to airplane issues. Memes offered refunds.

IWRG , AAA (SUN) 11/03/2019 Arena Naucalpan [+LuchaTV, The Gladiatores]
1) Biosfera, Especia Maligna, Voltar b Acero II, Noise Boy, Príncipe Jr.
2) Canival, Carnicero, Voltrex b Ángel Estrella Jr., Dinámico, Spider Fly
3) Atomic Star, Auzter, Chicanito, Death Metal, Kamikaze, Puma de Oro b Dany Victoria, Jefe Hacha, John Tito, Mission X, Payaxucho, Yuma and Adrenalina, Canibal Jr., Guerrero Olímpico, Hip Hop Man, Marado, Mosca and Ángel Oriental Jr., Ángel Xtreme, Galactus, Güero Palma, Quetzal, Taurino
Gym 23 de Junio (Tito) vs Gym Argentino (Mosca) vs Gym Zeus (Cadilac) vs Gym FILL (Chicanito). Hip Hop Man replaced Dragon Fly. Final four were John Tito, Güero Palma, Puma de Oro and Hip Hop Man. Puma beat Palma, Puma beat Tito, Puma submitted Hip Hop man after Guerrero Olimpico hit the wrong person with a chair.
4) Dinamic Black, Halcón Negro, Relámpago b Cerebro Negro, Fantasma de la Ópera, Lunatik Xtreme
5) Chico Che, Mike, Ovett b Diva Salvaje, Jessy Ventura, Pasion Cristal
Ovett, Chico Che and Mike are Los Strippers Big. Exoticos asked for a rematch.
6) Demonio Infernal, Fresero Jr., Imposible, Pirata Morgan, Súper Nova DQ Argenis, Drago, Máximo, Monsther Clown, Murder Clown
match came down to Pirata Morgan & Murder Clown, with Murder Clown getting a visual pin but DQed for earlier accidentally hitting a referee.

Los Strippers Big are Big Chico Che, Big (ex-Ninja Turtle) Mike and Big Ovett doing stripping gimmicks. It seemed to get over, uh, big.

Guadalajara saw Hechicero defeat Satanico by a DQ (tossing his mask to draw it), setting up a title match between them. Satanico won the FLLM Master Championship – the belt Solar and Negro Navarro traded back a dozen times – a couple of weeks ago.

The NOBA/Lucha Libre Boom/TWE show in Arena San Juan reads disappointing. The five-way match with Penta, Flamita, Ultimo Maldito, Toxin and Arkangel Divino sounds like it went find. It followed a Fresero Jr. vs Zumbido match which was met by “FRAUDE” chants; Zumbido was an unannounced replacement for Mesias. A Centvrion/Yoruba/Fulgor vs Acapulco’s Alas de Fuego, Aspirantito, Baxter, Kid Silver was mentioned as an “accidental” lucha.

Today’s CMLL Puebla show is back at the normal time at 9 pm. It has a normal building main event. Ephesto, Mephisto, and Hechicero take on the Chavez Brothers and Soberano. Mephisto fouled Angel de Oro last week, though directions always can change here.

Not a lot the rest of the card. The semi-main isn’t good. Dulce Gardenia faces Misterioso in a lighting match. The Acero, Astro and Asturiano team faces Espiritu Maligno, Joker and perhaps the returning Mercurio in the opener. Again, the show is on YouTube back at the usual 9 pm time.

Lineups

CMLL (SAT) 11/09/2019 Arena Coliseo
1) Acero & Aéreo vs Pequeño Violencia & Pierrothito
2) La Magnifica, Princesa Sugehit, Shoko Nakajima vs Amapola, La Comandante, Tiffany
3) Magia Blanca, Pegasso, Stigma vs Cancerbero, Dark Magic, Raziel
4) Drone vs Disturbio [lightning]
5) Ángel de Oro, Atlantis Jr., Niebla Roja vs Felino, Kawato San, Rey Bucanero
6) Diamante Azul, Místico, Stuka Jr. vs Cuatrero, Euforia, Sansón

Kawato San hasn’t been seen in CMLL in four months. He turned up on Twitter this past week with photos indicating he had returned to Mexico. CMLL’s been listing people as returning optimisticly of late. It is possible he might not actually make this show, but he’s still back in the booking hat. And in a higher slot than Dark Magic.

As with all foreign wrestlers on a short term tour, Nakajima is going to get on every show possible for the next couple of weeks.

2019 watch later catch up, part 15 of ∞

November 4, 2019December 26, 2019 thecubsfan

Dragón Lee, Místico, Rush vs Luke Hawx, Mecha Wolf, Oráculo
(CMLL @ 09/01, 11:51, ok, HVSLuchaLibre)

Seemed like a decent idea to get one more look at the non-ROH guys in for the Gran Prix. It was not a smart idea. It was not all their fault; I think the Puerto Ricans got one over on poor Luke Hawx by pairing him off with Bestia del Ring. They didn’t mesh early and Bestia dropped him late on a dive. I will not miss Bestia in CMLL. The match felt like everyone generally was not on the same page, with Rush turning into a wild brawl rather than watch it derail. It did provide an out of control energy uncommon to CMLL’s patterned matches, something unlikely to be seen in Arena Mexico with most of the Munoz family leaving. It wasn’t near enough to overcome the flaws. This finishes up with MechaWolf and Místico completely blowing a La Mistica and an angry Místico stomping MechaWolf before doing a senton instead. This is a generous OK.

Stuka Jr., Titán, Valiente vs Ephesto, Felino, Hechicero
(CMLL @ 09/15, 9:57, good, HVSLuchaLibre)

An overachieving CMLL midcard match. There’s not a lot new here, but they fight with some energy. The Stuka/Hechicero feuding comes thru, and Titan stands out. Hechicero about ends himself on the German suplex bump but lives to reverse monkey flip someone another day.

Fly Star & Lady Flammer vs Belial & Impulso vs Hahastary & Lunatik Fly
(LLB @ 09/28, 9:57, good, Estrellas del Ring)

A good action match that holds together well over the ten minutes we see. (There’s a noticeable edit after the balcony spot.) It is just nonstop moves, and it holds together well all considering. Including the women (on two teams but not a third) could’ve come off like a novelty but they end up getting in some of the bigger spots; Flammer’s finish on Hahastary looks brutal. The format doesn’t allow for much of a story, it’s just fun while it lasts.

not sure why Flammer & Fly Star are a good team but they apparently are?

Aramis, Imposible, Relámpago vs Cerebro Negro, Fly Warrior, Hijo de Canis Lupus
(IWRG @ 09/16, 17:25, good, mluchatv)

A prototypical random good IWRG trios. Rudos hit very hard, tecnicos throw themselves into big dives, and there’s a lot of energy. The chops sounded live and a trip dive over the barricade is something only happening in Naucalpan. This is a borderline higher grade; I think I would’ve allowed more of an ending bit, though the actual ending of Canis & Aramis destroying each other was quite something.

Two guys hitting each other hard. They were better at doing that Fresero Jr. doing dives; Fresero ends up needing medical attention at the end, but it appeared he may have hurt himself on a missed dive earlier and then just gutted thru the rest of the match. The dropkicks were on point, the finish looked strong. I think I could’ve used a bit more of a reason to get behind one guy or the other, but this was another very good IWRG match. Even with the power out.

Máscara Sagrada Jr. vs Hijo del Fishman in a super libre match
(AULL @ 10/06, 20:30, good, mluchatv)

An intense brawl, memorable for how much blood Mascara Sagrada Jr. loses in a short time. He’s not a guy who’s stood out whenever he’s turned in the past, but this certainly created an impression. Hijo de Fishman was fine and willing to take a beating at times. This just went past its peak and would’ve been more effective in closer to half the time. They crowd still cared who won or lost, but wasn’t as into the match in the few minutes prior.

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