great match round up, week of 2024-03-12

I’ve got a draft from August, where I started to do this and just never got it done again. No promises it’ll be more than this one. This is mostly an outlet to get my thoughts on the “extra” matches CMLL is putting out now. It’s like a full extra show:

• 4 matches from Sunday shows (3 airing on AMX/TV Mexiquense, 1 going up as a free match of the week)
• 2 matches from Coliseo (usually up Thursday nights)

This was not a great week for high end up stuff. I think Akuma/Dulce vs Rocky/Dorada is the match I’d recommend strongest, but it was just a fun 7 minute match rather than something superb. The “extra” matches gave me more to write about.

• Cancerberos/Ola Negra had far more life than it looks on paper. Cancerberos played really good rudos and Akuma’s power moves played as tecnico spots. You will never hear Espanto Jr. and Dark Magic cheered this loudly again.
• The Fuerza Tapatia was helped by me expecting everyone to sleep through it, and that not happening. Felino and Gemelo Diablo II had a top rope huracanrana/top rope splash combo finisher, not sure what got into them. Hechicero looked good and the tecnicos seemed motivated.
• Maya/Difunto did not come across as the MOTYC as hyped live, but I can accept people in the building feeling that way. That Coliseo crowd was super into the match, cheering loudly for Difunto to pull the upset. The match itself was worked like a throwback title match, lots of mat work early and slow build to a finish. A Difunto springboard spot late went badly wrong and I never got to the point where it felt a title change was coming, but those fans sure thought it could happen.

Rating	match	aired	taped
good	Cancerbero, Luciferno, Virus vs Akuma, Dark Magic, Espanto Jr.	CMLL on TV Mexiquense 2024-03-15	2024-03-03
good	Esfinge, Fugaz, Star Black vs Felino, Gemelo Diablo II, Hechicero	CMLL on TV Mexiquense 2024-03-15	2024-03-03
good	Guerrero Maya Jr. © vs Difunto for the Mexican National Middleweight Championship	CMLL YouTube 2024-03-14	2024-03-09
good	Máscara Dorada & Rocky Romero vs Akuma & Dulce Gardenia [Torneo Increible de Parejas] and in a tournament quarterfinal match	CMLL YouTube 2024-03-15	2024-03-15
good	Akuma & Rocky Romero vs Ángel de Oro & Gran Guerrero [Torneo Increible de Parejas] and in a battle royal match	CMLL YouTube 2024-03-15	2024-03-15
good	Flamita & Ricky Marvin vs Emperador Azteca & Limbo	Big Lucha World 2024-03-16	2024-03-16