Recapped: 2020-05-04
This is a pre-shutdown show that I took forever to get to and then a month more to post. I’ve included the two matches left off the +LuchaTV version.
Matches:
Águila Oriental, Dinámico, Noicy Boy, Spider Fly vs Dick Angelo 3G, Legendario, Shere Khan, Zika
(8:13. ok, Estrellas del Ring)
Video Note: There’s an edit point early but it otherwise seems clean.
This is the Mexa Boys versus a quartet of other youngsters who pop up in Arena San Juan. Brothers Dick Angelo & Legendario usually are opponents in IWRG. These many inexperienced guys create expected issues: they have no idea what to do between their cool spots but they’re doing their cool spots. It doesn’t click as well because there’s no one there to keep it moving early on, but it never falls apart like something like this might. It’s a borderline match and something they should be happy with at this stage. Spider Fly doing Spider suplexes is amusing but I can’t believe that’s happening on purpose.
Black Warrior Jr. & Hijo de Mano Negra vs Atomic Star & Baby Star vs Canibal King & Teelo
(9:00, ok, Estrellas del Ring)
Remember when Hijo de Mano Negra was teased to debut in CMLL and then just didn’t. I think of that when CMLL trots out new people on the pandemic. Anyway, Mano Negra was better than Warrior Jr., who was not much good at all. There was some good action but no real direction with six guys trying to hurry through spots in a short period of time.
Hahastary vs Perla Lagunera vs Sucii Love
(7:22, ok, +LuchaTV)
This was sloppy at times, but Sucii Love and Perla Lagunera showed a lot more than I was expecting. Everyone tried a little bit of flying with some mixed results; it seemed to go better for Lagunera out of the two non-regulars. Seeing Hahastary as the big star both the outsiders were trying to take down was quite a shift from usual. The execution of the offense needed to be improved but the effort was definitely there.
Trauma I & Trauma II vs Centvrión & Metaleón
(12:46, good, mluchatv)
Good intense brawl intended as the build-up to bigger things, though who knows if they’ll get there. I feel like I’ve either missed or forgotten many steps here: Centvrion/Metaleon went from feuding for an imminent mask match to wearing matching gear out of nowhere to me. The gear looked good and they were good as a team, though better as Trauma victims early on. Hidden highlights of this match were Metaleon stripping off his top to chop fight Trauma I, only for Trauma I to forearm him in the face repeatedly. The Traumas don’t play around.
Negro Casas vs Fulgor I
(6:51, good, mluchatv)
Given the limitations of Negro Casas on indie shows in 2020, I enjoyed his match here with Fulgor. Casas just annoyed and frustrated Fulgor’s attempts to do most of what he wanted, leading to Fulgor just snapping and costing himself the match. Negro Casas won via trolling. It led to a stop and start match a lot, but it was a good story for where these two guys are at. This is not a match for moves, it just made sense in the end. Fulgor took a great flip bump on Casas’s dropkick and his entrance gear looked good.
Dragón Bane, Hijo de Canis Lupus, Séptimo Dragón vs Arcángel Divino, Baby Xtreme, Último Maldito
(17:46, good, mluchatv)
This was all moves in the expected style from these six guys, over a longer stretch than they usually go. They might have been able to put together a better peaking match with a few fewer minutes, but they go to do all the wanted to do. Hijo del Canis Lupus & Dragon Bane against Arcangel Divino & Ultimo Maldito feels like a touring indie match if the indies worked that way in Mexico. I thought Baby Extreme looked more interesting than them, but those four fit together well. For an all-action match, there were a few too many moments where everyone was standing around and doing nothing (either waiting for someone to come back in or trying to figure out what they were doing.) It’s still very fun if you’re just looking for moves though.
Fly Warrior, Príncipe Aéreo, Puma de Oro vs Fly Star, Lunatik Xtreme, Sobredosis in a super libre match
(19:37, ok, mluchatv)
This one lost me when it took so long for the tecnicos to make a comeback – longer than the first three matches entirely. The comeback featuring dives that went wrong didn’t help and there’s plenty of blood. Watching this one out of context probably doesn’t help me, it feels like the end of a heated feud that I’ve completely missed. Credit to the person who got Puma de Oro a usable mask mid-match, no credit for stopping the match for a minute to set up prop spots. This one wasn’t for me. I needed a scorecard to figure out who was on who’s side in the post-match scrum; it is helpful they all ended up with matching shirts in the end.
