Lucha Capital: 2019-11-13

Recapped: 11/13/2019

Matches:

Laredo Boy beat Drago Kid and Parkita Negra
(10:18, Laredo Boy top rope huracanrana Parkita, good, 00:07:13)

Mr. Iguana beat Mamba and Villano III Jr.
(7:31, Iguana Chilana Driver Villano III Jr., good, 00:24:01)

Lady Shani beat La Hiedra and Hades
(11:05, Lady Shani submit Hiedra, good, 00:39:47)

Hijo Del Vikingo beat Flamita and Carta Brava Jr.
(10:40, Vikingo 450 splash Flamita, great, 01:01:18)

Psycho Clown beat Taurus and Súper Fly
(9:41, Psycho Clown powerslam Super Fly, ok, 01:22:02)

What happened:

The Laredo Boy/Drago Kid/Parkita Negra was a bonus non-tournament match.

The announcers confirmed next week is the final round of the group stage.

Thoughts: 

This was the strongest show of this Lucha Capital season. Most of the matches were really good, one match was particularly strong, and the main event was fine. It was the one where the three-way structure hurt the flow of the match the most, or maybe the fifth three-way match of the night was the problem. The fans still loved Psycho Clown and they were trying, it just didn’t come together.

It came together in a big way in the Vikingo/Carta/Flamita match, the most must-see match of this year’s tournament so far. Vikingo had a minute run early on that was incredible, and came back later with a springboard move so shocking that the AAA cameras never caught it. Flamita was fully engaged in this one, moving at top speed, and the Poder del Norte wrestlers continue to impress as individuals in this tournament. This was Vikingo’s night and the smoothest one yet on his return.

The women’s match started at high speed. It couldn’t quite keep up the pace, but the action remained solid through. Hades continues to look great since returning, with a couple of cool dives. Hiedra & Shani matched up well in the ending stretch. Tirantes deciding to starts slow counting didn’t help, but this was as complete a women’s match as they’ve had on this season.

Mr. Iguana’s trickier stuff didn’t get enough rudo help but enough other stuff worked to make his match enjoyable. I was skeptical of the Yesca spots in this promotion but they seem to be getting him over to this fanbase. He also survived lots of hard hits from Villano III, including that huge kick to start the match. Villano III Jr. is only lunatic willing to take a flip bump from the top rope to sell a Spanish Fly from a stuffed animal.

Drago Kid & Laredo Boy continue to do well. Parkita Negra did the best, with a great dive and impressive offense. The match stalled a bit after his dive and having all of these go ten minutes isn’t great, but they had enough action to keep the fans interested.