Match 1: Fantasy vs Mercurio for the mask
Arena Mexico, 10/14/2012
Mercurio sit down piledriver (3:20)
Winner: Fantasy
Match Time: 22:11
Rating: good
Notes: Astral and Olímpico are seconds. Referee is Terror Chino.
1: Fantasy jumps Mercurio and pounds him into the mat. Running kick knocks Fantasy thru the ropes and to the floor. Fantasy tries crawling in, and is simply kicked back to the floor again. Fantasy comes up to the apron and gets in a shot, but Mercurio hits him back and grabs him by the head. Turnbuckle smash blocks, Fantasy smashes Mercurio a few times his own. Plancha, casadora cradle, one two NO. Fantasy inside cradle, one two NO. Mercurio pointing up and getting to his feet first, but he misses a clothesline and Fantasy headscissors him out. Fantasy runs, and – tope misses, Mercurio waving him by into the barricade. Fantasy thrown in, Mercurio grabs him, cradle sit down piledriver, one two three.
2: Mercurio snap mares Fantasy over, just to set up a big mask yank. Fantasy's mask is ripped apart easily. Whip, Mercurio backdrops Fantasy, double stomp, and two count. Whip, Fantasy back with a spinning armdrag. Mercurio backed up near the ropes, Fantasy charges, and Mercurio flips him into backdrop on the ramp. Fantasy is hurting. Mercurio poses before joining Fantasy on the ramp and throwing him around. Fantasy thrown back in, one two NO. Whip, Fantasy back with a quebradora, and it's his turn to rip up Mercurio's mask. Mercurio's hair had blond tips (a sign!) Springboard armdrag sends Mercurio away. Fantasy flips Mercurio to the apron, Fantasy swats him away and leaps, Mercurio superkicks him down, then slide dropkicks him to the floor. Fantasy pulls himself up, and Mercurio follows with a nice Asai tornillo. Both are on the outside for a while recovering, but Mercurio throws Fantasy in time, then covers. One two NO. Whip, reversed, Fantasy with a neat trip into a sit down powerbomb one two NO. Fantasy crucifix pin, still two. Fantasy up first and kicking Mercurio in the face. Chop sets up a corner whip, but Mercurio reverse it right away. Fantasy flips Mercury to the apron, and Fantasy is the last man to realize Mercurio is standing there. Mercurio slaps Fantasy down when he returns, then steadily climbs to the top. Too slow, Fantasy has time to recover and crotch him. Fantasy climbs up with Mercurio, top rope moonsault side slam one two three. Fantasy fans are happy.
3: Fantasy knocks Mercurio down with a tope off the bat. Fantasy one foot dropkick knocks Mercurio down, one two NO. Mercurio had his shoulder way off the mat, Tirantes wouldn't have counted that. Fantasy lets everyone know he's going up, and the top rope dropkick still connects. One two NO. Fantasy bridging pin, still two. Fantasy kicks Mercurio into the corner, then pulls off Mercurio's shirt – to reveal matching blue shirt underneath. How odd. Corner whip, Mercurio moves, and Fantasy this the corner. Mercurio stomps Fantasy and stand over him. Whip, Fantasy flipping run over, band back with a headscissors. Fantasy off the ropes, big tope con giro to the floor. Referee counts them both out, neither man is stirring. Fantasy makes it back first. Olimpico gets yelled at for helping Mercurio back up. Mercurio knocks Fantasy back, goes up top, and lands a plancha. Fantasy rolls thru, one two NO. Fantasy small package, only two. Fantasy drops Mercurio in front of the corner and heads up. Moonsault – meets kicks, one two NO. Fantasy shoves Mercurio down, casita, Mercurio shoves him off, Mercurio casita one two NO. Fantasy slide dropkicks Fantasy out once more, slings to the apron again, and this time his springboard plancha meets Fantasy's knees. Neither man got the better of that. Announcers speculate about a double countout as they're again slow in. Fantasy throws Mercurio back in and covers, one two NO. Fantasy cradle one two NO. Fantasy just can't finish him off. Fantasy drops Mercurio in the center of the ring and heads to the corner again. Fantasy slow up in the corner, top rope senton con giro, no one home. Mercurio slowly rolls on top, one two NO. Mercurio casita one two NO. Neither man can finish this on cradle. Mercurio cavernaria, that probably won't be enough either. Fantasy does go limp. One arm drop, but Fantasy breaks the chinlock after a bit off effort. Both slow up, Mercurio runs into a flapjack. Fantasy hooks his legs and grabs his arms – tapatía. Mercurio teases saying no, but then changes his mind, breaks free, double pin, one two NO. Mercurio charges, Fantasy takes him down, Mercurio cradle, one two NO. Mercurio shoulderblock, off the ropes, slow 'rana, rope grab one two Fantasy escapes. Fantasy escapes about the rope grab, Mercurio inside cradle, one two NO. Mercurio kicks Fantasy in to the opposite ropes, charges, and Fantasy lifts him into a rebound faceslam, another two count. Fantasy off the ropes, shoulderblock, casadora – no, Buca Storm! One two No. Both men down. Mercurio up first, dropkicking Fantasy into the ropes. Mercurio backs up, rests on the far ropes, and Fantasy stand himself up. Mercurio charge, dropkick misses, Mercurio hangs himself in the ropes, Fantasy kicks him once, springboard guillotine moonsault, one two NO. Crowd chanting for both men. Neither can get up to their feet without a lot of effort. Mercurio punches Fantasy in the side of head hard. Fantasy points to the crowd. Chop. Whip, revers, Mercurio slips in a kick, piledriver – no, Fantasy backdrop out of it. Fantasy kicks Mercurio, sit down piledriver! One two three.
Fantasy collapses in exhaustion. A fan, shown many times during the match, is very sad – they identified her as Mercurio's wife on the webfeed but do not appear to mentioning it her. The doctor checks on Mercurio, who tells his name to the ring announcer. Mercurio tries to stand, but Olímpico is not sure about that. Mercurio insists on it. Mercurio's announced as Abraham Arrieta González, from Monterrey, 25 years old, 5 years a luchador. Mercurio kisses the mat, then lets Fantasy finish untying his mask.
Match 2: Volador Jr. vs Diamante Azul
Arena Mexico, 10/14/2012
Volador backcracker (2:34)
Winner: Volador (2-1)
Match Time: 14:22
Rating: good
Notes: Volador attacks Diamante Azul from behind. It must not be a surprise attack, because someone knew to get the edecans out of the way in time. They still almost gotten taken out. Referee is Maya. Mije trails behind Volador, wearing a Volador shirt.
1: Volador throws Azul out and runs him hard into the barricade. Volador rallies his support, kicks Azul and throw shim in. Volador stops to pose on the middle rope. Volador slams Azul, then toss Mije on top. Mije stomps Azul before leaving. Mije starts to leave, but Volador brings him back in as we're shown replays. Mije walks around while Volador unties Azul's mask. Volador goes to pull it off, but Azul won't let go, so Volador just drags Azul around a bit. Volador now taunting fans. Whip, reversed, Azul quebradora. A second. Azul inside cradle, Volador frontcracker, Volador backcracker. One two three. Mije and Volador celebrate.
2: Volador takes Azul down, and Mije adds his middle rope headbutt drop. Mije again makes sure to get in a kick while he can. Maya warns Mije for his interference, not that Mije is listening. Volador kicks Azul as he gets up. Volador in no hurry. Mije is getting more offense, kicking Azul from the apron. Volador drags Azul around by his mask. Some boos now. Corner whip, Volador charges in, no one home, Azul monkey flip sends Volador cross ring. Azul races over for another back to the start. Mije races in, but barely gets in one kick before Mije throws him wildly by his hair. Crazy. Volador runs right into the Escuedo, and this one's time up.
3: Volador and Mije decide they're going home. Azul wants to go after them, but Maya stops them. Volador stops at the steps and gathers his breath, then fixes his knee pads. Volador tells Mije they're going back, and high fives with fans on the way back. Volador just want a fresh start, and offers a handshake. Diamante Azul just wants to kill. Volador again asks for a handshake. Still no. Volador off the ropes, over, flipping run, clothesline misses, headscissors works. Volador off the ropes, tope sends Azul into the barricade. Replay. Azul has to bend over and lean into the barricade to not go over. Mije checks on Volador, rubbing his back and sending him back in. Diamante Azul, who has no friends, has to get in without a massage. Volador meets him when he gets to the apron, but Azul alternates chopping and turnbuckle smashing him. Top rope plancha, Volador rolls thru, but into the big monkey flip. That was a bit of an awkward exchange. Azul superkick brushes Volador's head, but it's enough to send him out to take a tope. Shot off the announcers shows a lot of empty seats behind them. Azul makes it back first, Volador in behind him. Chop fight, Volador clothesline misses, Azul puts Volador in the tree of woe and crushes him with his corner sunset flip. One two Volador grabs the bottom rope. Volador pulls himself up, but Azul just hits him with another corner sunset flip, then pulls himself in the corner of the ring before the pin. Volador reaches, can't get the ropes. One two Volador kicks Azul off into Maya, who grabs his eye. He still seems to be doing better than the luchadors. Azul tries a submission that'll never work, and Volador cradles him for two. Azul complains about the count - I don't know why, and leaves his back open for Volador's backcracker. One two NO. Azul flips Volador the apron, Volador fights back with a swing kick, flying 'rana takes Azul out, and Volador knocks him over with a beautiful tope con giro. Replay. Volador back in, Azul slaps him back and climbs up. Volador stops that with a swing kick and joins him up top. They actually pull off the standing on the top rope 'rana, one two NO. Mije is concerned. Volador up first and firing up. Azul gets to his feet behind Volador. Volador handspring, caught by Azul in a waistlock, Volador breaks free, off the ropes, Azul kicks him and presses Volador above his head. Mije rushes into break that with a kick, and Azul carefully drops to a knee while setting Volador down. Mije grabs Azul, Azul grabs Mije, Volador grabs Mije, it's a bit of a tug of war. Volador gets Mije and turns around, and Azul gives them both a crazy German suplex. Mije's head bounces off the mat, and Azul covers Volador – one two NO. Mije checks his wrists. Azul up first. Volador charges, and Azul just dumps him overhead to the floor. Azul grabs Mije, presses him and carelessly tosses him, Volador just barely pulling off the catch and setting Mije down. Azul hurries to the ramp, and dives off – tope con giro thru Volador. Replay. Mije tries to pull Volador back to the ring, but Volador is too heavy. Volador recovers, and Mije helps him crawl in the ring, half dead. Azul rests in the opposite corner. Crowd rallies for Volador. Azul clothesline misses, Volador superkick, pose, casadora – no, Azul German suplex. Azul holds the bridge, but Mije leaps on Azul to break it. Maya sends Mije out again, Volador turns around Azul and teases a foul, Azul covers up, Volador pulls the mask and covers, Maya turns around, one two three.
Replays. Mije runs away from Azul, and that's it.