Match 1: Aereo, Eléctrico, Fantasy vs Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Universo 2000, Pequeño Warrior
Arena Mexico, 03/20/2012
rudos
Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 13:21
Rating: eh
Notes: Referee is Maya.
1: It takes longer for Pequeño Warrior to get down to business then it does for all the commentators to be introduced. That's a long time. Pairs are Aereo/Warrior, Fantasy/Nitro, and Eléctrico/Universo (sort of). It's rather rudo dominated, even it's not meant to be. Warrior goes around for Aereo's mat work but looks much better in one bridging leglock then all of Aereo's stuff. Nitro gets Fantasy with a hanging backcracker, then just tags in Universo take Fantasy's comeback since it leads into Eléctrico coming in. Rey Bucanero mentions he's only on Facebook, which really must trouble the fake Rey Bucanero Twitter account. Universo gets no offense, but does trip up Eléctrico set up the Warrior legdrop to the floor. Nitro finds another way to do a backcracker to beat Aereo, and Universo puts on an ugly hold for the fall.
2: Rudo beatdown includes Warrior wandering off, because that's his move. Nitro also works in a third 'cracker. Universo seems fatter, somehow. Técnicos trip up two of the rudos and Aereo rolls up the third for the comeback. That only gets two. Aereo takes a long time to set up a leg submission. Warrior and Universo return and break it up before it's clear what it's supposed to be. They all kick out Aereo, but the técnicos fight in off the apron and get springboard armdrag in. Aereo is really slow with his. Nitro set up op, second rope double moonsault slam by Fantasy and Aereo, and Eléctrico adds an elbow drop from the wrong corner. Fantasy comes close to missing his finish but lands it, and Warrior runs off.
3: Aereo & Universo tart, and appear to mess a slap miss spot. Universo just knocks Aereo off the apron to cover up. Fantasy takes over, and looks much better. He gets in fancy armdrags on Universo and Nitro, but Nitro sidesteps a springboard plancha and slaps him out. Nitro spits and Eléctrico, which just gets him armdragging out, and Eléctrico has a near outside in headscissors on Warrior. Eléctrico almost slips on a springboard plancha on Warrior, but pulls it together. Fantasy drops Nitro with a rope bounce front slam, then feeds him to Aereo for a Pólvora Driver. Cradle on Universo, that's it.
Dragon Lee video package, from January. No Raziel video package?
Match 2: Dragon Lee vs Raziel[Toreno Sangre Nueva]
Arena Mexico, 03/20/2012
Dragon Lee armscissors (3:02)
Winner: Dragon Lee
Match Time: 13:39
Rating: OK
Notes: Referee is Terror Chino. The Trofeo is brought to the ring before the match, then taken to the back.
1: Neither man gets far on the first lockup. Dragon Lee holds Raziel in an armbar, up and down and back again, on the second. Dragon Lee slips on flipping out of a snap mare, Raziel pulls him into an inside cradle, and Dragon Lee gets a big spin headscissors to send Raziel out. Dragon Lee hops to the apron, springboard top rope moonsault to the floor connects with both Raziel and the barricade. Replays. Raziel pulls Dragon Lee back from the ring and gets in first. Dragon Lee slaps at him from the apron, springboard headscissors on to his feet, Raziel runs into an armdrag into an armscissors, and that's it. Dragon Lee had a plan? That can't be right.
2: Raziel tries to start with a slap fight, but Dragon lee takes one of those and strikes him up. Flipping run, back with a headscissors. Dropkick. Raziel staying in this time. Dragon Lee chops him in the corner. Corner whip, Lee charges in, Raziel moves out of the way, Lee hits the corner, and Raziel smashes him into the buckle a couple times. Out to the ramp. Dragon Lee thrown out, thrown back in. Raziel chops Dragon Lee. Corner whip, Raziel charges in, Dragon Lee puts him on top, Dragon Lee climbs up with him, punches, Raziel blocks one, hooks him, adjusts, and drops him with the super Raziel Driver. Three count, evened up.
3: Raziel tosses Dragon Lee to the mat. Scoop, slam. Corner whip, reveres, Dragon Lee charges in, Raziel sets him up top and pulls him into the Tree of Woe. Dropkick to the face. Raziel picks Dragon Lee back up. Corner whip, Dragon Lee flip up and out, Raziel flips him back to the apron, Dragon Lee knocks him away, springboard headscissors back in to send him out. Dragon Lee backs up on the apron, and pulls off the run up the ropes tope con giro. Announcers are impressed. Replays. Raziel in first. Dragon Lee meets hand smashes him into the buckle. Top rope plancha, rolled thru, Raziel on top one two NO. Snap mare, Raziel goes for the mask. Poor time for that. Whip, Dragon Lee tries to springboard flip to the ramp but totally wipes out on the landing. Laughs. Raziel hits him thru the ropes, pulls Dragon Lee thru, and hangs him there for kicks. Raziel to the apron, springboard dropkick to the head. Raziel recovers, but Dragon Lee already has a hand on the ropes before the referee has even dropped own to cover. He still counts one, which is charitable/blind of him. Replay of the dropkick as the referee checks to see if Dragon Lee is okay. Raziel small package one two NO. Raziel argues the count. Dragon Lee looks hurt. Raziel takes a look at him and pulls him up. Thumb across the throat. Falcon Arrow, one two NO. Raziel stomps Dragon Lee, then backs him into the ropes. Whip, Dragon lee back with a loose headscissors into a – uh, I dunno. Maybe a satellite armbar, but he drops back to his feet, struggles, then puts on a step over headscissors. Dragon Lee drops to the mat, and Raziel holds on, retightens the hold (!) and rolls it over to get the ropes. Not a good few minutes for Mr. Lee. Dragon Lee whips Raziel to the ropes way too close to the corner, he adjusts and grabs the ropes to stop, Dragon Lee charges, Raziel flips him to the apron, that's where Dragon Lee is strong. Slap to knock Raziel away, springboard 'rana, one two NO. Raziel telegraphs a a clothesline, Raziel gets that satellite armbar this time, Raziel holds on, waves his hand, and falls near the ropes to grab on and get the break. Dragon Lee of the ropes, Raziel tosses him up and powerbombs him down, but puts his fete on the ropes and the referee immediately catches it. Raziel seat Dragon lee on the top rope. Shot to the chest. Raziel climbs up and yells at the crowd. Superplex! Raziel crawls on top, referee argues the shoulders, Raziel adjusts, one two NO. I don't know hat this referee is always having a problem with. Crowd yelling. Whip, clothesline, Dragon Lee almost flips onto his face. Raziel fireman's drop. He's telling the crowd he’s going up. They are not fans of this idea. Moonsault (!?) misses. Dragon Lee kicks to the chest. Loud boos, because the crowd knows this is about it. Fireman's drop, Dragon Lee goes up top, shooting star press lands one two three.
Dragon Lee is given the trophy, and I'm still not convinced they just aren't handing out the same one to everyone this year. Dragon Lee hugs it, so he cares.
Match 3: Diamante Azul, Fuego, La Sombra vs Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Tiger
Arena Mexico, 03/20/2012
TRT
Winner: TRT (2-1)
Match Time: 15:03
Rating: OK
Notes: Ref is Pompin.
1: Pairs are Sombra/Bucanero, and Fuego/Tigre. Bucanero hangs out in a neutral corner while Tiger & Fuego exchange armdrags, setting up a but a minute later where he and Terrible grab Fuego from behind, pull him to the apron and powerbomb him there. Técnicos rush the rudos but rudos have the numbers. Holding and hitting. Rudos pull in Sombra and Diamante for the 3 on 2 crab, and that end it.
2: Rudos still in charge. Fuego takes a big backdrop and a spine kick. Sombra kicked around and held for slaps. Diamante yanks Terrible out of the ring to start the comeback, then two come in long enough for Diamante Azul to superkick Terrible right back out. Trope there, other técnicos finish up. Bucanero moves out of the way of the first moonsault very quickly, and Sombra almost overshoots him with the second.
3: Rudos stall. Sombra takes off shirt, and Bucanero just bails. Fuego and Tiger, and then Bucanero, end up in, doing the usual and not quite getting a moonsault in to an armdrag to work. Terrible in, and Sombra comes in to get in a slap fight with him. That goes Terrible's way. Sombra comes back with then Tiger tries to help, sending him to the ramp with a headscissors and dropping down to let Terrible throw himself out. Bucanero in, face to face with Sombra, and slapping him down. Sombra kips up, ducks a clothesline, and slides Bucanero to the floor. Bucanero goes over the rail to escape, and Sombra almost goes with him. There's really not much room on the others side, e which is okay for Bucanero, close to the people. Diamante Azul and Terrible in. Faceoff, Terrible annoying the crowd. Shoves. Terrible slaps Azul. Azul chops him, and almost whiffs. Terrible slaps him back. Azul chops, a bit better. Terrible kicks Azul in the leg, and punishes him with slaps and kicks into the corner. Knees to the head, scream at the crowd. Corner whip, reversed, Diamante charges in, then stops short and knees and chops Terrible like he was taking. Terrible steps Diamante on the apron and slaps him a lot, Diamante stops him and smashes him in the buckle a lot of times. Diamante top rope hair toss! Terrible out. Tiger in. Diamante off the ropes, under, slide, and Tiger smashes his face with a running kick. Tiger stands Diamante into the corner. Corner whip, reversed, Tiger stops short but turns into a superkick. Diamante claps his hand, signals, and then crushes Tiger with the rolling senton. Bucanero comes in, checks on Tiger, miss a clothesline and runs into the giant armdrag. Bucanero manages to send Diamante out with a spinning heel kick. Bucanero celebrates, then the other técnicos springboard dropkick him – or Fuego does, because Sombra is to slow (or Fuego is too fast.) Tiger kicked out, técnicos run, fake dives, roll to the apron, wait, then still get in their Asai moonsaults. That was slow developing. Tiger and Diamante in. Diamante misses a corner plancha, Terrible kicks him in the ribs Comandante get on the apron to help, gets slapped as usual, Terrible misses a clothesline, Diamante Azul German suplex one two three.
Bonus: Karla interviews Prince Devitt. Or, Karla just tells us how the girls like Prince Devitt while Devitt just stands nearby. Devitt thanks everyone for welcoming him, and he's looking forward to his debut on Friday.