CMLL Guerreros del Ring on 52MX #239 (06/19/2010)
Recapped: 06/20/10
Match 1: Leono ©, Tony Rivera, Trueno vs Bronco, Durango Kid, Inquisidor
Arena Mexico, 06/13/2010
rudos
Winner: técnicos
Match Time: 10:57
Rating: pretty fun
Notes: They're very quick into the match this week – no entrances, no graphic for the team besides showing them quickly during Magadan's introduction of the match. Which is maybe the part they could cut out. The only way to determine the captain is to identify their theme music when they're shown together as a group, and that's a little bit easier for the técnicos than the rudos. Finally, an upside to watching all those Leono matches!
1: MVS decides to do all their wacky camera bits during Leono/Bronco working on the mat. It's probably just the accident of them starting out, but it still is a sound decision. These two get plenty of time anyway, the highlight being Bronco biting Leono's hand for a long while. Headscissors sends Bronco out, and he runs into the crowd to avoid a dive. Somehow, I took a two day break at this point. Match wasn't that bad. Inquisidor and Trueno's exchange seems mostly based around elbow smashes. Durango kid has the most unwieldy and stifling looking gear. Not fun for outdoor shows in the summer. He and Tony are slow. Durango dropkicks Tony out and follows with an Asai Moonsault. Inquisidor hangs Trueno in the ropes for a springboard back cracker, then hooks on a cloverleaf for the unnecessary submission. Meanwhile, Bronco powerbombs Leono, and that's the fall. I think it's Miguel who calls Inquisidor an expert in classic maneuvers right after the backcracker, but then he's probably talking about the submission and not the move that won't die.
In between promo reminds us that in Pena's AAA, Inquisidor would be using his ax in each and every match. A clear absence makes the heart grow fonder situation.
2: Beatdown. Bronco holds Trueno up in a bodyscissors to the other two can dropkick., then boots Tony in the corner and chops him a bit. Tony goes flying for chops which aren't really great. Camel clutch/dropkick combo. Leono magically reverses a double rebound hiptoss into a double armdrag to start the comeback, which of course occurs while they've shrunk the screen. Quebradora con giro for two rudos, slow Leono headscissors for Bronco. Tope rope Asai moonsault takes out the big man. Tony trips up Inquisidor by the ropes and Trueno jumps from top rope to top rope for a nice moonsault. That was nifty. Tony jumps off the top rope for a chinbreaker on Durango Kid, and the old men take the fall.
3: Tony reverses a Bronco powerbomb into a faceslam, which hurts Bronco much and almost wipes Tony too in the process. Bodyscissors armdrag sends Bronco roll out, with multiple extra rolls on the outside. Leono and Durango in. Evasion, evasion, evasion, Leono hiptosses Durango into a sit down powerbomb. Leono springboard armdrag has a bit stutter into it, but the quebradora con giro goes a lot smother. Durango has enough after that, but Leono must stop at the middle buckle and yell before anyone can go on. Inquisidor should've hit him. Instead gets into a chop battle with Trueno. Inquisidor gives up on that when it's going bad. Off the ropes, but coming to a stop after missing Trueno a couple times. Trueno gets him with a spinning armdrag, and a lift escape armdrag. Inquisidor charges, escapes a spin, celebrates, and gets dropkicked out. Trueno backflips off the to proper for no reason. Bronco decides this man who keeps moving light lighting is just going to standing one place, and tries a top rope plancha on him. Trueno calmly walks forward, and Bronco splashes the empty pool, grabbing his nose again. Bronco has all the luck, none of it good. Trueno dropkicks Bronco up, then walks up the ropes, loses his balance and drops down to the ring, jumps back to the rope, jumps out of the ring for a headscissors on Bronco, and doesn't quite pull it off. Trueno's going full blast today – maybe he sees a chance of being the best guy in the family. Durango in, and running into a Tony backdrop. Tony charges Inquisidor, only to get backdropped to the apron. Meanwhile, Leono elbow drops Durango, but stands up into time get dropkicked by Inquisidor. Tony missile dropkicks Inquisidor, then puts him in with a sort of figure four stump puller, falling on to his backside for extra pressure. Leono gives Durango a spinning headscissors into an armbar, and Tony and Leono are almost on top of each other, and referees call for both submissions.
Match 2: La Máscara ©, Máximo, Valiente vs El Alebrije, Oriental, Psicosis ©
Arena Mexico, 06/13/2010
técnicos
Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 16:12
Rating: good
Notes: Match is joined with Psicosis insisting La Mascara step back in the ring so the rudo can make it to the ring unimpeded. La Mascara relents, turns around, and Psicosis immediately kicks him in the back. Perfectly done! Tirantes and Rodolfo Ruiz are the referees.
1: Those two brawl to the floor, with Psicosis getting the much better of it, while the other four (or six!) just stand around and discuss events. No one's in a hurry to fight or help out their man, they're just happy waiting this one out. Psicosis – perhaps making use of old Mexican Power guy – leaves Mascara laying on the floor and comes back. The match is still not going by the time Mascara is up, so he just rushes the rudo corner and chases Psicosis for a bit. This time, Psicosis just backs off. Mascara still demands to start the match with Psicosis, but Alebrije is in instead. Mascara tags Valiente. Maybe they can get going now? First lockup is not until 2:15 into the match. Valiente giving up a great deal of height here. I don’t think Alebrije would make the welterweight limit either. Valiente and Alebrije wrestle on the mat, which is interesting if not entirely successful. Valiente befuddles Alebrije with his ability to bounce off the mat, and Valiente destroys Alebrije with open hand slaps. Psicosis tagged in, so Mascara comes in as well. Psi off the ropes, over, off, under, and sliding out. Psicosis goes into the crowd, wanting no part of this. Mascara remembers he's allowed to leave the ring, though the camera takes a bit to catch up and these two don’t get anywhere. Onto Mascara and Oriental, who have different ideas for poses. Crowd way into Máximo today. Oriental shows off his rolls, Máximo shows off his spin again. I think Oriental is shorter than Máximo; Oriental never looked this short in AAA. Oriental can't grab a hold of Máximo with Máximo being Máximo, but Alebrije tells him to get in there and wrestle. Oriental eventually traps him in an armbar and works him over with chest slaps, but thinks twice later on when he finds himself about to ride Maximo's back. Waistlock cradle gets two, zero leg cover is interrupted by Máximo twirling, Oriental’s crane pose is just an opening for Máximo to trip him. Back to Mascara & Psicosis. Evasion, until Mascara manages to monkey flip Psicosis, headscissors sends Psicosis out, and Mascara follows with a tope. Alebrije goes for his own dive, but Valiente cuts him of with a plancha. Oriental pulls Valiente down by his mask, but their fight ends up with Oriental being pulled into Valiente’s arm trap half crab. Meanwhile, Máximo lands the springboard butt bump on Alebrije, and finishes him off with a bodyscissors cradle.
Monito waddles over to Cuije, Cuije begs off, and Monito slaps him down. Monito misses a follow up dropkick, but Cuije falls in the corner anyway, and Monito adds a diving low blow headbutt. One more slap for good measure.
2: Rudos somehow in total control as they return. Including Cuije going after Monito, throwing him face first into the bottom buckle. Monito goes to his safe place (hiding under the bottom rope.) Oriental continues the beatdown by positing for a while. Psicosis goes after La Mascara's mask for a while. Later, some move they try doesn't go right, so Psicosis just powerbombs Mascara instead. Alebrije suplexes Máximo, and Oriental adds a standing suplex. Pin? No. Rudos triple boot Mascara out, having suddenly cleared the ring after about 3 minutes of beating people up. Announcers are pushing Lyger in Japan as a huge deal. Rudos hold down Mascara for Psicosis to hit. BREAK.
Psicosis finally gets in that kick after the break. Whip, Mascara's rolling dropkick is the perfect way to sneak under the double clothesline and get mascara. Rudos recover to break elbow him down. Whip for La Mascara, who shook the ropes. Rudos bounce off the ropes, but Valiente and Máximo pull them off. Psicosis whiffs on a dropkick, ends himself out, and Mascara follows – quebradora con giro on the floor! Always a little more painful on the floor. Mascara yanks at Psicosis’ eye hole and pulls him back in. Crowd louder fro Máximo and Oriental, as Máximo finally has Oriental cornered for a kiss. Long tease, but Máximo gets it. Oriental spits up and runs off. One for Psicosis? Psicosis goes limp to evade, so Máximo gives up and whips him into a Mascara quebradora con giro. Mascara tells everyone else to clear out, takes off his shirt, and demands Psicosis face him. Chops – and Psicosis walks out again, walking all the over to the announce desk. Psicosis only comes back as Máximo and Oriental start. They have their own chop fight. Oriental switches to forearms, slips past Máximo, and gets him with a headscissors. Alebrije rushes in and kicks Máximo in the head. Dance! Both Oriental and Alebrije corner Máximo and chop him. Máximo pokes Alebrije in the eye, and he stumbles around blind for a bit, chopping Oriental by accident until Oriental redirects him. Corner whip, Alebrije whipped in after, Máximo moves, and Alebrije this the post. Oriental out after a spinning armdrag, and Valiente immediately follows with the Valiente Special. Tope onto Oriental to wipe him out. Back to the captains. Psicosis really doesn’t like this. Dropkick misses, corner splash misses, all by Psicosis. Mascara charges, Psi flips him to the apron, Mascara gives him a swinging kick and a top rope plancha. Bodyscissors into a campana – no, Psicosis squirms free before Mascara can lock it on. Mascara keeps Psicosis down and tries a casita, but Psicosis breaks free, reaches for the mask, doesn’t quite get it, reaches for it again, and pulls it off this time. Small package, Tirantes starts to count even though he’d have to gone blind not see Mascara’s mask pulled. One two and Rodolfo Ruiz puts a stop to that, yelling at Tirantes and tapping Psicosis on the back. Psicosis thinks he's won, but not so much – DQ win for the técnicos. Psicosis protest, even as he has Mascara’s mask in his hand.
Psicosis eventually decides to stick the mask down his trunks; I hope Mascara is getting a new one. They never show more of the post match; that's it.