Match 1: Dalis la Caribeña, Estrellita, Marcela vs Amapola, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit
Arena Mexico, 08/23/2011
rudas
Winner: técnicas (2-1)
Match Time: 13:44
Rating: OK
Notes: Ref is Rodolfo.
1: Pairs are Amapola/Estrellita (where nothing goes Amapola's way), Blanca/Marcela (who seems to be in a good mood even while being thrown around) and Sugheit/Dalis. Dalis' run up the ropes armdrag looks really good, her in-ring quebradora does not look good. A second on the outside goes a bit better. Dalis tries to follow with a dive, but Sugheit kicks her on the way down,as s she does. Estrellita takes on both remaining rudas, but it backfires quickly. Marcela splashes Blanca's raised legs, and Amapola lays out Estrellita.
2: Rudas in control. Dalis takes a triple snap kick. Estrellita is hung on the ropes for Amapola's sit. Marcela sits on the top rope, pulls Sugheit down, and dropkicks the others. Dalis' leap off Marcela back goes fine as part of the técnicas comeback. Everyone gets a hold for the win.
3: Sugheit confiscates the third fall card to many boos. She still can't figure out why the ring girl gets cheered. Amapola and Estrellita start, as the graphic oddly lists Luna in Dalis' spot. Estrellita headscissors Amapola, gets whipped to get corner, and gets flipped to safety. Dalis has the better of Amapola until Amapola gets in her spear, but Amapola soon spears the post on the way out. Blanca in and missing a charge. Dalis heads her, but Blanca ends up knocking her down with a slap. Marcela in, push off headscissors sends Blanca to the ropes, and Sugheit accidentally kicks her fellow Princesa by mistake. Sugheit trip up Marcela and does three elbows. Corner, Marcela stop short and pulls Sugheit down by her mask. Off the ropes, waved by, back with a headscissors. Marcela tries for more, but the rudas counter her of with a kick. Other técnicos in, missing dropkick. Dalis and Estrellita whipped, double flapjacked, double elbow drop, double kick to the chest. Dalis and Estrellita slide out, rudas set up for dives, but Dalis pulls out Sugheit. Marcela rushes in and dropkicks Amapola. Blanca kicks her down and pucks her up, but Marcela breaks free. Michinoku Driver, one two Blanca gets a shoulder up too soon? Marcela readjusted one two three. That was odd.
Blanca and Marcela discuss after the match. Marcela makes belt motions.
Match 2: Dragon Lee & Magnus vs Puma King & Tiger in a lightning match
Arena Mexico, 08/23/2011
Winner: técnicos
Match Time: 8:38
Rating: good
Notes: Well, this should be a thing. Ref is Tigre Hispano, and Rey Bucanero, Felino, Tony Salazar and Shocker are all hanging out at ringside.
Puma and Tiger start in. Ring announcer says it's sin limite de tiempo – no, there's a limit. Magnus and Tiger chain wrestling counter but don't accomplish much except twisting around their masks. Jumping snap mare does send Tiger out. Dragon and Puma in, Puma very briefly slowing it down with a chinlocks. Dragon lee gets a big spinning headscissors from the mat, but Puma comes right back with a clothesline. Dragon Lee off the ropes, flip off Puma's chest does land right, they keep doing, Dragon Puma slide trips up Dragon Lee and Tiger adds a kick to the chest. Magnus with a top rope plancha onto Tiger., and a superkick to knock him to the ropes. Puma in with springboard dropkick on Magnus, and Magnus rolls right out. Tiger and Puma face off – Tiger out one way with a tornillo onto Dragon Lee, Puma out with a running pescado on Magnus. Rey fans Tiger with a towel while kicking Dragon Lee, subtle! Replay of the dives. Dragon lee back in with the cats, which drop him with a behind the back face first powerbomb. Magnus' turn, - kick the chest, clothesline to the front/clip from behind combo looks good. Rudos beat Magnus up to the ramp and come back to the ring, but Dragon Lee gets the better of them with kicks. Puma tosses Dragon Lee out of the ring, but right into a headscissors on Tiger Kid. Magnus with a top rope headscissors on Puma to send him out. Dragon Lee runs up the ropes from the ramp, and off with a tope con giro onto Puma. Nice. Magnus and Tiger evasion, Magnus headscissors sends Tiger out. Fans still booing Magnus. Big plancha to the floor. Bucanero rushes over to get in a shot, but Felino is yelling at him. Hmm. Puma and Dragon Lee in. Chop fight is going Puma's way. Dragon Lee flipping run, backspin headscissors barley gets Puma, but gets' enough. Hurracanrana, one Tiger makes the save. Tiger poses. Fans boo him too. Cheer for someone. Dragon Lee martial arts kicks Tiger, but Tiger trips him up and dropkick him hard in the chest. Crowd cheers THAT. One two Magnus breaks it up and kicks him in the chest. Cover one two NO. Why is Magnus yelling? Puma springboard dropkicks him, then jumps over Dragon Lee to roll to the ramp. Puma is walking to the starts to set up for something. Tiger misses a clothesline, and Puma springboard front flips to the apron. This turns into an elaborate set up for Puma King giving Magnus a Running sunset flip bomb back into the ring. One two NO. Tiger sits on the top rope watching, Dragon Lee tries to sneak 'rana him, and takes a superbomb. That runs in the family! Magnus breaks it up. I have no idea why, but Puma and Tiger are shoving each other. Maybe Tiger is mad Magnus wasn't cut off there? Flimsy. Shoves turn to slaps. Head to head, técnicos inside cradles that oddly turn into rolls thru and everyone standing. Magnus gives Puma a stunner as Dragon Lee spin kicks Tiger. Magnus gets to all fours, takes a breath, single legs Puma, and just sort of lays on him. Weird. Dragon Lee meanwhile has Tiger all set up, goes to the apron, and lands his springboard elbow drop. Magnus rolls out, grabbing his left arm – not the arm he used on the stunner, though I don't know how you hurt your arm doing that either. Dragon Lee gets the one two three on Tiger at the same time.
Bucanero and Felino are arguing on the outside, Felino taking Bucanero's hat! Puma grabs Dragon Lee, says something to him, and whips him into the ropes. Dragon Lee 'rana on Puma King one two three.
Shocker comes in to raise Dragon Lee's arm. Puma and Tiger have another face off., grabbing each other masks this time and blaming each other for the loss. Felino and Rey Bucanero get in the middle to keep them separated. Bucanero gets the microphone, and says Tiger would be better learning from Bucanero – the number one rudo! Felino ask the fans who's better, and Bucanero spears him. Bucanero pounds Felino, as Tiger blocks Puma from getting involved. Bucanero stomps Felino, grabs Tiger, and the two leave the ring, raising each other's arm. Both do the Bucanero taunt! Huh. Bucanero makes hair motions to Felino. Tiger has second thoughts about this, and Puma tells Tiger to come back, but Bucanero keeps pulling Tiger away and talking him into walking off.
Match 3: Diamante, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro vs Cancerbero, Raziel, Yoshihashi
Arena Mexico, 08/23/2011
rudos
Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 14:08
Rating: good
Notes: Ref is Terror Chino.
1: First pair is Palacio Negro/Raziel, which doesn't last near enough for me. Blanco/Cancerbero and (uh oh) Diamante/Yoshihashi are the other two. Metal fights off his back well. Yoshihashi versus anyone in this match is not a great idea, now that I think about it. Springboard in armdrag sends him out. Raziel rushes and takes down Diamante for the Cancerbero rolling senton, Raziel is tossed on top for the plash, and the Cancerbero clear off the técnicos on the apron. Yoshihashi was just slowing them down. Double boot for Metal Blanco. Palacio Negro in, but kicked down. Double back elbow, double atomic drop, holding for Yoshihashi to dropkick. He's helping! Blanco in and kicking, but the rudos stop that. Drop in front of the corner, and Yoshihashi crushes Metal Blanco with a senton con giro. Full body weight on that one. Three count there. Rudos double hiptoss Diamante over the ropes and to the ropes. Double flapjack on Palacio. Yoshihashi helps by rolling Palacio over. Raziel puts on a tapatía, but lets go of the arms so Cancerbero can also hold Palacio in a Gori Stretch, and drop that down as a valagueza. Palacio gives. Yoshihashi helps by applauding.
2: Devil Dogs bite some hands. Raziel and Cancerbero stomp Diamante while Yoshihashi has a long conversation about when he's allowed to be in. Yoshihashi tries to talk to the ref a lot. Jumping sit on Palacio. Metal Blanco in, trying helicopter kicks right out of Street Fighter, which don’t come close to working. Corner clothesline for Diamante, tosses into the center of the ring, and Cancerbero actually coves! One two Cancerbero lets go to clothesline Palacio Negro. Yoshihashi and Raziel have actually gone to the apron, which seems a mistake. Palacio drop toe holds Cancerbero, and Raziel leaps into a monkey flip ends up with Diamante landing on his feet and giving Cancerbero a quebradora. Palacio with a fireman's carry bomb and a pump tornillo on the big man. One two three. Other rudos wake, up, just in time to be put in holds. Diamante gives Yoshihashi a bad looking Canadian Destroyer. Referee doesn’t even want to count the pin – he should be counting Metal Blanco's crazy submission instead – but does count eventually.
3: Cancerbero/Palacio chest slap battle leads to Palacio flipping run, leads to Palacio handspring spinning DDT because why not. Palacio dropkick sends the big man out. Palacio chases after him up Cancerbero begs off without moving. Metal Blanco flips into the ring. Raziel is not impressed. Springboard backflip armdrag sends Raziel to the ropes. Raziel comes back in again, Metal Blanco walks up the ropes, turns around, and headscissors Raziel out. Raziel goes Running thru the crowd to make sure he's not dived on. Boos. Diamante in with a plancha on Yoshihashi for two. Yoshihashi cradle for one. Diamante fisherman's suplex, one two-rudos break it up. Cancerbero grabs Diamante, Yoshihashi slaps him around the face, backs up – and gets pulled up Blanco. Palacio with a springboard dropkick on Raziel, Cancerbero knocks him down, Metal with a springboard headscissors on Cancerberos. Joven Tapatios doing a flipping fun, then everyone tope con giros onto the rudos. Nicely timed, cascading dives one after another. Replays from both sides. Palacio and Raziel back, Palacio sunset flip but only for two. Palacio tries to lock on a nudo variant, but Cancerbero makes the save. corner whip, Blanco flips his friend to safety, Raziel kicks away, Cancerbero misses his charge and gets his neck snapped over the top rope. Palacio double jump moonsault, Blanco 450 splash one two three.
Match 4: Ángel de Oro, Máximo, Super Porky vs Averno, Mephisto, Pólvora
Arena Mexico, 08/23/2011
técnicos
Winner: técnicos
Match Time: 15:35
Rating: bleh
Notes: Ref is Rodolfo.
1: After nearly three minutes of screwing around about who's going to start and who's going to get kissed, they finally start with Angel de Oro and Pólvora. Pólvora gets the advantage early, Angel de Oro comes back with a Japanese armdrag, and the rudos rush the técnicos right then. Brawling screaming beatdown. Averno and Pólvora barely manage a double suplex on Porky. Porky rolls out and wanders over to fall on Rambo. No one in much of a hurry. Super Porky sidesteps a corner charge to start an early comeback. Everyone this everyone until Máximo topes Averno. Crowd is into this. Other técnicos both get their finishes.
2: A bit of stalling before this one can get started too. Angel de Oro and Pólvora evade, Angel de Oro lands a handspring plancha and a superkick before the Avernos rush him. Stomp down, and spit at the Alvarados. Angel de Oro tries to flip his way to a comeback, though he blows a headscissors bit. Porky comedy with bumbling rudos. Corner sit lands. Máximo comedy, including a lot of Averno yelling. Boost pots is blown. Máximo pulls up Mephisto's mask to kiss him. Averno fouls Máximo, and that's the end of that.
Match 5: Rush vs Mr. Águila for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
Arena Mexico, 08/23/2011
Rush armbar (3:37)
Winner: Rush (2-1)
Match Time: 19:39
Rating: good
Notes: Seconds are noted Invasor Mephisto and Dragon Lee. Referee is Tigre Hispano. Commissioner is Rambo. No weights are announced. HERE WE GO.
1: Circle. Aguila headlock. Rush leg pick and leg hold, Aguila grabs the ropes and pulls him back. Crowd saying ROOOOOOOOOOO. Rush cradle, Aguila out after one and maybe two. Crazy lighting facepaint on one side of Aguila's face. He's wearing the top and shorts this week, no aborigine body painting. Rush looks like Rush. Armbar, Aguila tries the step over flip escape, Rush hooks gets an arm and leg cradle for two. Front facelock keeps Aguila grounded. Its' really the técnico who's got to keep this one slow, he's not got a chance if this goes flying. Rush with a waistlock, ugly cradle, Aguila has the ropes anyway. Mild Aguila chant. Lockup, Rush waistlock, sitdown takedown, front facelock, back up, zero leg trips both ways, rope avoidance bits, Aguila keeps missing a clothesline and Rush drops him with the elbow smash. ROOOOO. Rush makes the spinning motion. Dropkick sends Aguila out. Rush sizing, running, tope sends Aguila into the front row. He grabs his neck, as a fan in the second row pats him on the back and talks about how awesome Aguila is. Replays. Rush and Aguila battling on the outside, and Aguila using a kick to get in first. Aguila stops to point at the crowd. Spinning around, Rush in, Aguila right into an armdrag, swung around into a kneeling armbar, and that'll do it. Rush won't let go right away. That's one.
2: Aguila still testing out his arm as the fall starts. Plenty of time to plug upcoming shows. Chop fight. Rush makes the spinny motion. Chop fight is dramatic and goes badly for Aguila. Shoulderblock, off the ropes, cartwheeling and backflipping over, Aguila misses a clothesline, Rush belly to belly suplex and a dropkick to the back. Spine kick. Aguila up and punches to the midsection. Whip, Rush misses, Aguila connects with a headscissors, and follows with a running slingshots tope con giro. Replays. Rush misses a bad heel kick, Aguila lands a better one, standing moonsault, one two three. Tied up.
3: Aguila's pulled down his top, and kicks Aguila around to start. Whip, armdrag. Jumping legdrop, one two NO. Aguila complains about the speed of that count. Corner whip, reversed, Aguila kips up, Rush catches him on his shoulder, Aguila slips down the back and rams Rush into the corner, inside cradle, one two NO. Aguila thought he had it. Aguila pounds Rush. Corner whip, Aguila charges in, no one home, and Rush chops him. Corner whip the other way, Rush charges, with a flying double knee, and Aguila stumbles out into a powerslam one two Rush has leg on the ropes to break it. Rush argues the rule, to no avail. Northern lights suplex, one two NO. What else does he have left on his list o' moves? Rush kicks Aguila in the head. Fireman's carry drop in front of the corner. Rush cuts his throat – is he going up? Crowd ROOOOOOOOOs as Rush slowly walks the apron and climbs up top. Flying senton con giro misses, of course, and Aguila slowly climbs on top. One two NO. Aguila whip, Rush reversed, Rush knee lift reverse into an inside cradle one two NO. That worked last week, not this time. Aguila talks himself into winning this. Aguila with a knee to Rush's head. Scoop, slam. Going up? Stumbling towards the corner, thinking it over, polling the crowd. Aguila decides to try a simple senton instead, one two no. EYE POKE! Aguila going up this time for sure. Climbing up top – and Rush trips up Aguila. Aguila hung in the tree of woe, and Rush brutalizes him with kicks. Rush backs up slowly, charges, dropkick lands. Rush backs up again, yells a bit, gives the cameraman a look, charges, dropkick misses, Rush slides out, Aguila pulls himself to the top and goes out with a plancha. Nice sequence, though a bit slow. Replay of the dive from a few angles. Camera was in the right spot for the first one, good work by the director. Aguila in. first, grabbing his side. Rush rolls in, and Aguila stomps him. Rush picked up by his hair. Backed into the corner. Aguila talking to him – he's doing a lot of that, or a lot that happens to be caught on camera. Corner whip, Rush corner sunset flip, Aguila reverses and grabs the middle rope one two Tigre Hispano catches it and stops the counter. Aguila punches Rush a few times since he's sitting there and doesn't argue the decision a bit. Aguila grabbing his ribs and walking around like he's hurt. Rush is more active, charging for a dropkick but being dropkicked with a powerbomb, feet on the ropes one two no, he's been spotted again. After a couple weeks of winning clean, Aguila sure feels he needs to cheat to win. Aguila headbutt, and up to his feet, but looking very disoriented as he waved to the crowd. Chop. Whip, Rush grabs the ropes, Aguila charges, Rush flips him to the apron, superkick knocks Aguila off. Rush wasting no time – tope con giro connects, and well! Aguila is wiped out. Replays. Rush back in first, and stomping Aguila as he's on the mat. Knees to the midsection, and the head. Punches. Corner whip, Rush charges in, jumping clothesline, bulldog out one two NO. Rush picks up Aguila and chops him. Whip, clothesline misses, Aguila crucifix – one two NO. Aguila sitting over Rush and talking to him so more. What now? Aguila throws down his elbow pad and has a word with Mephisto before heading to the top rope. This is way to slow, and Rush chops Aguila. Both up top. What's the plan? Top rope superplex! Rush senton! One two th-NO. Rush doesn't understand why it's not three. That was an odd count by Tiger Hispano. Rush fireman's drop. Double stomp, catching a lot of Aguila arm. Rush out to the apron, getting a lot of ROOOOO. Rush up top – huge senton misses! Rush may be done, but Aguila has to crawl on top first. One, two NO. Aguila elbows Rush from on top out of frustration and cover again. One two no. elbow to the jaw, one two NO. Both up, Rush double underhook, blocked, blocked, lifted up but Aguila drops back down to block it again, fourth try and Rush double underhook piledrivers Aguila. “AAAAAAAH” One two NO. Announcers can't believe it. Neither can I, that's to really a move to do as a non-finish. Aguila up and slapping Rush right away. Whip, Aguila handspring backflip is probably supposed to be evaded by Rush. He gets kicked in the head but just ignores it, for the next spot, bridging facelock, and the submission for the win.