Match 4: La Máscara vs Rey Escórpion for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Arena Mexico, 07/24/2012
Rey Escorpion scorpion deathlock (4:06)
Winner: La Mascara (2-1)
Match Time: 23:36
Rating: ok
Notes: Escorpion is still using the Guerreros gear and music. Mascara wears his belt (and a hoodie? It's July) to the ring. Seconds are Brazo de Oro and Misterioso. Ref is Tirantes. Mascara rushes Escorpion, shoves him, and reaches in to punch, but Tirantes hooks him and pulls him off. He hasn't given the signal yet. Máscara is still ready to go, so Tirantes says okay -
1: - and they just circle and get the crowd yelling. Crowd is behind Mascara. Escorpion approaches, takes an armbar and an armbar. Escorpion escapes, and they briefly stick on the mat until Mascara gets a bridging cradle for two. Escorpion armbar, Mascara into a small package for two. More back and forth armbars and wristlocks into more short pinfalls. Rey Escorpion fall just chops Mascara. Whip, spinebuster, scorpion deathlock, Mascara fights it, but Escorpion gets it over. Why hasn't been using this hold more often?
2: Escorpion threw Mascara into the barricades between falls, and yanks at his mask in between falls. Escorpion thrwos weird forearms blows to Mascara's head – maybe really bad punches since he's doing those with his other hand to Mascara's gut – but they don't even look close. Slam, senton, one two NO. Escorpion sets Mascara on the top rope and rips at his mask. Ref makes him give that up, so he hangs Mascara in the tree of woe, and kicks him in the chest on the run. Escorpion goes back to untying the mask, but stops short of pulling it off, mostly because Mascara stops him. Whip, back elbow. Escorpion in no hurry. Back to the mask. Tirantes warns Escorpion, who just grabs at the mask but doesn't do anything with it before letting go. Mascara tossed out. Escorpion out there to kick and chop him. Back in, whip, reversed, Mascara armdrag, armscissors armbar, and Rey Escorpion gives.
3: Escorpion briefly stalls on the outside. Máscara of the ropes, over, under, and into a Escorpion thrust kick. Corner whip, reversed, Mascara flipped to the apron, Mascara kicks Escorpion away, flying headscissors sends Escorpion out, and Mascara topes him into the barricade. SO far, this is every Mascara ever, just missing the campana teases. Both back in, Mascara 'rana, two count, casadora cradle, two count, small package, still that two count. Both sit and listen to the Mascara chant for a moment. Mascara reacehs for Escorpion, Escorpion slaps him away. Whip, reversed, Escorpion slides out and challenges Máscara to come out, Máscara slides out as Escorpion slides in, and then the rudo flies out with a tope con giro to knock over the tecnico. Replay. Tirantes slowly counts everyone out. Crowd loud for Mascara. Escorpion in first, and slapping Mascara on the apron. Máscara tries to block a turnbuckle smash, Escorpion this him a few more times, and Máscara blocks the turnbuckle smash anyway. Series of forearm, top rope plancha, Escorpion rolls thru, one two NO. Escorpion forward legsweep cradle, one two NO. Escorpion is a clothesline, Máscara rolling reverse cradle one two NO. Escorpion corner whip, corner clothesline. Corner whip, Máscara moves this time, and Escorpion spears the post. Mascara hops to the top rope and lands the plancha. Mascara in first, on his knees, and so of course Escorpion puts on the cavernaria. A variation on one, but the usual theme. Escorpion eventually switches to a mask pulling version, which Tirantes allows. Mascara gets free anyway. Both up, mascara takedown, reach, and Rey Escorpion small packages him one two NO. Escorpion misses a clothesline, and Mascara blows him up with a superkick. Máscara a 'rana, Escorpion powerbomb, feet on the middle rope, and Tirantes refuses to count. He saw the feet on the rope the whole way, he wants a little more subtly in his cheating. Escorpion yanks off Mascara's shirt, which pleases Mascara's female fans. Those are who have been primarily been chanting for him. Escorpion brings Mascara out to the apron and they chop it out there. Loud chops back and forth. Escorpion stops to yell, and Mascara just superkicks him off the apron. Diving headscissors takes out Escorpion, and gets Mascara booed. Mascara posts Escorpion and chops him around outside before throwing him back in. Mascara comes thru the ropes as well. Scoop, slam in the middle of the ring. Rey Escorpion goes up, flying nothing into Escorpion's boots one two NO. Escorpion slaps Mascara into the corner. Corner whip, Escorpion charges in, Mascara sunset flip, Escorpion reverses and grabs the ropes, and Tirantes won't count again. Escorpion argues, Mascara inside cradle, one two NO. Crowd loud for Mascara, which distracts Escorpion. Chop fight, Escorpion shoulderblock, Mascara rolling dropkick knocks him out. Another dive? -Tope, but no one home! Dive was on the short side. Escorpion waved him into the barricade, as shown on the replay. Brazo de Oro checks on his son, but Escorpión gets around him and throws Mascara back in. Escorpion takes time to taunt the crowd. Scoop, slam. Escorpion says that's it. Ugly quebrada connects! Crowd goes quiet one two NO. Escorpion can't believe that wasn't enough. Escorpion pouts for a while, then slams Mascara again. Quebrada again, right into Mascara's knees. Máscara covers one two NO. Mascara leans out of the ring to talk to his dad. He's also grabbing his ribs. Back to work - drop toe hold for Rey Escorpion, casita, one two NO. Both slow up. This fall is over fourteen minutes. Mascara drop toe hold, sets up for the tapatía, Escorpion fights as the crowd boos. Máscara finally gets the arms, falls, back, but can't get Escorpion over. He modifies it to a laying on the mat surfboard, Escorpion spins out to a pin, one two NO. Escorpion sets up his own hold – campana? No, Mascara fights free to get to the ropes before it can be locked on. Mascara up but hurting. Escorpion kicks him, sit down powerbomb. One two NO. Not sure what Escorpion has left. He doesn't seem sure either. Whip, Escorpion lifts Mascara on his shoulders, Mascara rolls forward into the casadora, into the campana. Karla: “No no no nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!” Yes.
Even before he can get his belt back on, Mascara points out he kept the title after Escorpion's challenge, and so now he wants a mask vs hair match. Mascara doesn't even seem interested in the answer, just acting like it's going to happen. Escorpion gives Mascara credit for winning – because he got lucky. Mascara will get his mack when Escorpion decides.
Replays and done.