CMLL Guerreros del Ring on 52MX #321 (01/14/2012)
Recapped: 01/16/12

Announcers are the usual crew.

Match 1: Hijo del Fantasma, Super Porky ©, Valiente vs Kraneo ©, Morphosis, Shigeo Okumura
Arena Mexico, 01/08/2012

  1. técnicos

  2. rudos
  3. tecnicos

Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 11:19
Rating: eh
Notes: Besides the new names and looks, Kraneo appears to have new music. We'll have to see if Theme From Vipers sticks with Psicosis. Referee is Terror Chino. Monito is with the tecnicos to counter Mije.

1: Pairs are Valiente/Okumura, Fantasma/Morphosis and Porky/Kraneo. None last long, and the Invasors are both sent out by Histeria belly bumps. Valiente topes Kraneo, and the other técnicos wrap it up.

2: Kraneo tries to bully Valiente, but that's just not going to work. Casadora armdrag sends the rudo out. Valiente seems a bit nervous on a double jump headscissors on Okumura, but pulls it off. Fantasma sends Morphosis spinning out. Kraneo holds Fantasma down for Mike to kick, right in the center of the ring. Seems like the ref should be putting a stop to that, and the low blow dropkick that follows. Fantasma leads Kraneo into kicking Mije, then Kraneo accidentally splashes his friend. Okumura is spanked and enziguried. Porky takes a dropkick, then is lifted out the ring, then suplexed back in. Mije tossed on to for the pin. Técnicos are surprisingly relaxed about the whole thing until it's too late.

3: Beatdown, with Mije getting his shorts in. Swinging gate bomb on Fantasma. Mije beats up Mionito for fun. Triple powerbomb on Valiente, who landed hard there. Double seated dropkick to his side as well. Corner charges for Fantasma. Missile dropkick for Valiente. Porky eluded a corner charge and knocks everyone down. Everyone bumped in the corner, Valiente whips in Porky for the sit. Fantasma is trailing behind. Everyone slowly scattered on the second. Splash spot has Valiente and Fantasma cover so Porky can't, then Mije attacks Porky, Monito spears Mije, técnicos splash again, and Porky splashes with Mije in his arms. Monito tries pose on top, can't, and kind of storms off. Great.

Match 2: Blue Panther, La Máscara, La Sombra © vs Averno, Mephisto, Volador Jr. ©
Arena Mexico, 01/08/2012

  1. rudos

  2. técnicos
  3. rudos

Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 16:28
Rating: bleh
Notes: Ref is Tigre Hispano.

1: Volador takes time from pointing at the three fans chanting at him to charge Sombra. Armdrags are even. Volador half mask of the week is Super Parka! Volador ends up feeding himself into a headscissors and bailing. Sombra goes after him, and the Averno eagerly stomp him down. Mascara over, Máscara posted by Averno. Into the desk with you! Panther's taken out somewhere in here, and the rudos surrounding Sombra in the ring. Flapjack, Volador kick to the head. Rudos split Sombra's legs and set him on the top rope so Mephisto can geo after Sombra's mask. Other rudos kick around Panther in the meantime. Mephisto hands Sombra in Tree of Woe and adds a kick to the head. This is not a high energy moment. For them, for me, for all of us. Mascara rushes in, is held in the testicular claw for a while. Panther held for a superkick. Averno slams Mascara on the apron. Rudos doing a bit of discussing what they're going to do, and haven't really gotten to any conclusion. Kick to the inside of the leg! Rudos finally wrap up. Devil's Wings for Panther and one foot pose, superkick and backcracker for Mascara.

2: Mephisto carries Sombra up the ramp and drops him face first on the steps for no particular reason. Well, I guess he did it because it'd hurt, but it's a long way to go for that. More general generic beatings. Double rebound hiptoss and kick for Mascara. This is so slow and time killing, the crowd is very patient not to tune out. Sombra escape the double hiptoss, Volador is chopped out, Mephisto is boosted dropkicked out, Sombra headscissors Averno for the hat trick. Averno starts to head out, then lays dead on the edge of the ring, staying out way. Sombra tope con giro, Averno misses a clothesline, Máscara back with a headscissors. Panther in, Mascara flips him into pescado on Averno. Volador and Máscara in, Volador nails the superkick and calls for the backcracker -- wait, an inverted Gori special? That turns out to be a very bad idea – Máscara headscissors rolls into the campana, Volador is down.

Averno takes a headscissors from Máscara on the outside for good measure

3: Averno yells at Panther a bit, then slaps him directly in the face. Averno backs up, screams PANTHER, and slaps him in the chest. Averno tries this a third time, Panther blocks, and Averno is shaken by the slap. Middle rope headscissors, cruz nipona, Mephisto has to make the save. Sombra and Mephisto strip of their shirts, though Mephisto has more trouble with his. Sombra monkey flips Mephisto around. Monkey flips most be done in pairs! Mascara in, and both Averno and Volador in to face him. They discs among themselves, and Averno convinces Volador to take it. Volador offer a handshake, then sneak in a kick. La fight, Máscara takes off his shirt, Volador sunset flips him, Máscara rolls thru and dropkicks him. Máscara charges, Volador flips him to the apron, forearms him, stop to take off shirt, trips to post Mascara, and eats the swing kick. Top rope headscissors, out rolls Volador. Averno in now, and trying to start an Averno chant. Not happening. Flipping armdrag and he’s done. Volador slide out after Averno, and takes a quebradora on the floor. Mephisto and Sombra in, except Mephisto slide out right away. Volador in instead, but stopping for (mild) chants. Volador tells Sombra to back off so he can pose on the buckle. Sombra goes to counter pose, and Averno attacks him from behind. All three rudos stomp down Sombra. Rudos holds Sombra for a kick to the head. Corner charge, Sombra kicks Mephisto, sunset flip, sunset flips by the other two, Everyone kicks out at two. Rudos accidentally chopped own Volador, Panther goes for the armbar on Averno, but Mephisto breaks that up. Mephisto La Rosa on panther - and he gives!

Sombra missile dropkicks Mephisto out, Averno kicks Sombra down, Mascara in again. Máscara flipped to the apron, but firing back with a swing kick. Flying headscissors sends Averno out, Mascara following with his tope. Not quite as much as before. Sombra evading Volador's dropkicking, but accidentally holding him for a moonsault to the floor on those assembled. Mephisto and Sombra in waiving for support. Sombra springboard plancha, one two NO. Sombra fireman's drop, moonsault into a moonsault eats knees. Devil’s Wings. One two three.

Mephisto says he's beat Sombra again, so he wants a title shot. Sombra accepts, slapping Mephisto in the face. Mephisto kicks him down and finishes ripping up Sombra's mask. Everyone else just sort of watched. That's it.