Match 1: Atlantis vs Averno, La Máscara, Olímpico, Delta, Felino, Tritón, Tiger, Stuka Jr., Shigeo Okumura, Titán, Virus in a CMLL's Leyenda de Plata Tournament semifinal match
Arena Mexico, 12/20/2013
Winner: Titan
Match Time: 27:36
Rating: good
Notes: Terra version. Referee is Babe Richard.
Felino and Delta start, Felino wasting no time getting his stink on Delta. Delta is able to armdrag him away before Felino causes more trouble. Dela shoves Felino, which cause Felino take off his tie and get a bit more serious. Felino tries as a leglock, doesn't get far with it. Chops back and forth, and tags. Titan and Virus in next. Titan flips all around an armbar to armdrag Virus away. Virus tries him back up and pulls him into a modified cavernaria. Titan tries to escape it, Virus pulls him back for a bridging double pin, which leads to more quick cradles, and eventually a Titan armdrag to send Virus away. Mascara and Tiger in. Girls cheer. Maybe for Tiger? Probably not. Mascara armdrags Tiger around and headscissors him out. Stuka and Okumura are next, Okumura is able to finally knock down Stuka with a clothesline. Okumura drops Stuka with a quebradora, Stuka battles back for his own, then body slams Okumura and heads up. Okumura catches up to Stuka and shoves him out, then decides to go up himself. Top rope plancha onto Stuka – onto the técnicos side. Delta and Titan put the boot to Okumura. Virus and Tiger rushes over to help their rudo partner, while Olímpico sneaks around the blind side to stomp Stuka and run away. That was strong cowardly stuff from Olímpico. He's in next with Triton. Triton with quick armdrags, dropkick, and a big tope. Averno and Atlantis in to complete to circuit. They both clap for each other before going. Atlantis armdrags, monkey flip, dropkick sends Averno out. Atlantis hold up and poses instead of diving. Averno yells at the crowd and runs away. Titan and Felino in, Titan rolls over Felino's backdrop and bend under a clothesline. Titan springboard onto Felino's shoulder and off with an armdrag. Run for a dive – no, Titan rolls the apron, dodges Felino's trip, and dives at him with a headscissors to wipe out the rudo. Replay of that. Action moving fast. Delta and Tiger in, Delta basically just rolling until Tiger can get around to dropkicking him. Delta escapes a corner charge with a kip up, and pulls off a different looking swinging headscissors. Tiger out, Delta ring post tope con giro. Quick replay of that. Olímpico and Stuka in, Olímpico jumps over Stuka to armdrag him to the ropes. Stuka takes down Olímpico on a charge, and more whip reversals. They don’t seem to be on the same page, but it gets better when Stuka tosses Olímpico only for Olímpico to pull himself back in and dropkick Stuka out. Olímpico running rope grab tope con giro to wipe out Stuka. Delta and Okumura in, Delta powerslam, quebrada one two NO. Delta is sure that should've been three. Corner whip, quick reverse into a Okumura short clothesline. Michinoku Driver, one two NO. Okumura goes up, missile dropkick knocks down Delta. Okumura gos up for another, Delta moves, Delta covers one two three. Okumura lost due to missing a dropkick!
Atlantis and Virus in, Virus getting in his clip and dropkick to the head combo. Corner whip, Atlantis flips to the apron, shoulders Virus, and goes up top – plancha connects with Virus. Virus shoulderblocks Atlantis, Atlantis dropkicks him, then tags Triton. Triton planchas Tiger as he runs in, then runs up the ropes - diving headscissors off of that. Triton and Tiger takes turns missing corner charges, Triton jumps into Tiger's chest kick, Canadian Destroyer, one two three. Triton rolls to the ramp and slowly recovers.
Averno and Mascara in, Mascara headscissors and flipping armdrags Averno. Big tope. That's happened with them before. Everyone's moving quick. Stuka in, getting in his flipping run with Felino only for Tiger to setup in and superkick him. Corner whip, Stuka avoids both rudos but gets tossed into a Felino flying clothesline. Tiger and Felino do the Tiger and Puma pose, which is fun but doesn’t quite beat Stuka. Stuka recovers, avoiding Tiger, and giving both guys quebradora. Stuka up top, deadman's plancha to the floor on Felino. Rudos run over to stomp on Stuka, which is not very nice. Olímpico stops getting in cheap shots and runs into clothesline and kicks around Atlantis. Dance move is back? Whip, reversed, Atlantis evades and makes Olímpico keep running the ropes for a while, armdrag, casadora cradle one two three. Great angle of Averno distraught over Olímpico being beat.
Tiger in, slipping behind Atlantis to get in the superkick. Figure four – no, Atlantis rolls him over into a small package one two three. Felino was just short of breaking it up.
Averno, Felino and Virus all rush in and stomp Atlantis, since he's just destroying the rudo team right now. It's only those 3 left against 5 técnicos. Atlantis gets an opening, and it's time for everyone to take a quberadora. Atlantis celebrates, then catches Averno into a Atlantida, but the other rudos break it up, Averno inside cradle on two three!
Averno is joyous. Delta is late and slow with a springboard armdrag. Virus misses a clothesline, Delta sunset flip, two count. Virus waits for a Delta to get up, takedown, dueling cradles, Virus gets on top for two. Corner whip, Delta puts Virus on top and climbs up himself, top rope headscissors does not go so great but gets two, with Babe Richard hesitating before three. Delta's frustrated, maybe about the count. Corner whip, reversed, Virus charges into a kick, Delta charges out and flips over Virus, Clothesline misses, and Virus slaps Delta hard. Delta misses a dropkick and Virus hangs himself into the ropes, Delta out to the apron, slips going up, and comes down with a springboard double stomp. One two no. Delta has not been good. Whip, reversed, Virus armdrag turns into a head trap seated armbar, and Delta gives before Virus has it totally applied
Máscara misses a dropkick on Felino, Felino chops and chops, Máscara chops back. Whip, evasion, Felino clothesline, running dropkick to the chest. Felino strips, and tosses his shirt at Stuka, who is vastly offended. Felino gets to covering, only gets two. Máscara casadora, Felino crawls away in time, Felino dropkick to the knee, Máscara slips away from the casita, Mascara drop toe he hold, casita one two three.
Stuka and Virus in, Virus tries to armdrag Stuka in a hold and Stuka escapes. Stuka powerslams Virus, only gets two. Stuka slams Virus and tease going up. He takes his time, this seems like trouble – moonsault misses, but Stuka lands on his feet and grabs a posing Virus in a reverse waistlock cradle with bridge, one two NO. Virus clothesline blocked, Stuka clothesline blocked, Virus turns him, pulls him and drops Stuka with an Gori Bomb; Stuka got his head up at the very last instant. One two three.
Down to Mascara, Titan, Averno and Virus. Mascara demands to face Virus for some reason. Virus doesn't care and strips of his shirt. Chop fight, Mascara finally stopping to remove his own shirt. Virus off the ropes, over, holding up from Mascara's armdrag and kicks him down. Virus starts running and Máscara gets that armdrag anyway. Mascara flipped to the apron, Virus back elbows him, charges, Máscara jumps back in, Virus slides out, Mascara teases dive, holds up and – something happens with Titan and Virus but we can't see. Averno in and headscissored by Mascara. Mascara flipped to the aprons, swing kicks Averno and goes up – top rope plancha on Virus. Titan springboard sunset flip, Averno rolls thru and grabs Titan's legs. Tapatia? YES. Titan refuses to give up, turns out of it, and puts on his own tapatía! This is bad idea in a cibernetico – Titan lowers Averno to the mat and they're both pinned, one two NO. Averno on the apron, Titan start to charge, slows down and changes his angle, blocks Averno's shot and swing kicks him, then backs up again and rolls over the rope to the apron. Averno misses a clothesline on the apron (?!) and Titan gets in another swing kick. Titan gets behind Averno – overhead headscissors to send Averno all the way to the floor hard. Virus and Máscara back in, técnico corner clothesline misses, Virus sends Mascara to the apron, punches him a few times, but Máscara blocks the turnbuckle smash and swing kicks Virus back. Máscara top rope plancha connects on the shorter man, casadora campana but Averno breaks it up. Titan in with a springboard but Averno powerbombs him too. Devil's Wings one two Máscara breaks it up. Whip, reversed, Virus hits Máscara from behind and grabs him. Averno backs up, but Titan trips him up, and Mascara breaks free to dropkick him. Máscara quebradora on Virus. Máscara calls for another, Virus charges, blocks, Máscara grabs him from behind, Virus heel kick fouls him, Mascara responds with an uppercut foul. They're both disqualified!
It's shockingly down to Averno & Titan. Averno runs over Titan with a back elbow. Corner whip, reversed, Titan charges in, Averno kips up and out, Titan rolls over Averno for a sunset flip one two NO. Averno to the apron, Titan runs at the corner, then leaps over the to the apron for an attempt at a springboard apron DDT. Averno gets more pulled to the floor then dropped to his head, but it still doesn't look like fun. Titan manages to get up, gets to the apron, leaps off – and Averno powerbombs him into the barricade! That's not a safety barrier when Averno's involved. Avernos calls for the end and throws Titan back in. Averno sets up Titan near the corner, goes to the apron and looks around. He's going up? Top rope senton con giro misses! Titan says ti's over- and just covers. One two NO. Titan fireman's carry drops Averno and goes up. Top rope moonsault meets feet one two NO. Titan off the ropes, under, Titan over Titanics – no, Averno blows him up with a dropkick. One two NO. Averno lunges at Titan in the corner and somewhat hits him. Titan not quite moving out of the way but still managing to forearm Averno a couple times. Averno set up top. Titan signals he's about to do something crazy, back sup, rolls to the corner leaps up – and Averno just smacks him. Super Devil's Wing, tight all the way to the ground. Averno makes belt motions, then covers, one two NO. Maybe he made belt motions because he remembered how that didn't work out for him there either? Crowd chanting for Titan, though not loudly. Titan off the ropes on Averno's shoulders, shoves off – and and can back flips into Titanics two three! Averno can't believe it.
Match 2: Volador Jr. vs Reapper
Arena Mexico, 12/20/2013
Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 9:26
Rating: ok
Notes: Volador tries charging Ripper. This does not work well. Mije is hanging out with Ripper, who throws Volador in and clotheslines him. Tirantes is referee.
1: Reapper throws Spider-Man Volador and into the post. Bodyslam into the post. Log crowd shot clip. Both back in – Reaper with a press slam and a dropkick. Tag to Mije, which doesn’t appear to be legal at all, and Mije lands his low blow headbutt. Reapper celebrates a bit too much picking Volador up and Volador break free to kick him. Cameras show Kraneo coming thru the crowd to the ring, and Olímpico doing the same from backstage. Volador lands the backcracker on Reaper,, turns to spot Kraneo and Olímpico slips in to attack Volador. Tirantes misses that attack, but catches up Repaper jumps in to help stomp. Kraneo gets by Tirantes to join in the fun and Tirantes gets around to calling for the DQ. Invasors keep stomping anyway. Tirantes protests to the commission, as if they're going do something. Swinging gate bomb! Olímpico and Kraneo leave the ring to go celebrate. Replay of the DQ.
2: Invasors leave as the match continues. Reapper dropkicks Volador in the knee awkwardly and covers him for two. Whip, backdrop, two count. Reapper wants a faster count. Reapper throws Volador out, whips him into the rail, Volador spilling over. Repaper goes over and clothesline Volador back to ringside. Reapper back in. Snap mare on Volador, face yank. This is not the most impressive performance. Repaper goes up, and knocks Volador over with a missile dropkick. Reapper goes up the opposite corner, top rope senton, one two.....three. I have no idea why Tirantes did that weird hesitation.
3: Reapper whips Volador into the corner and follows with a clothesline. Two count. Possibly going to take more than that. Reapper dropkicks Volador. Stepping on the back of his neck. Whip, clothesline mies, Volador headscissors Reapper out and follows with a tope con giro. Replay shows Volador came close to smacking his head on the apron. Mije is down when they've come back from replay, so that didn't go well for him. Reapper thrown in, and Volador swing kicks him. Volador fired up. He's very generic técnico of late. Volador springboards into Reapper's dropkick, two count. Volador gets up with his back to Repaper, Reapper inside cradle, Volador rolls thru, Volador front cracker one two NO. Volador is unhappy with the crowd. Oddly time crowd shot, and then Volador's already on the apron. Reapper kicks Volador down. Repaper back up the ramp, misses a clothesline and Volador shuffles by him. They change places again, and Volador headscissors Reapper to the base of the stairs. Volador up top, top of the stage plancha checked off. Reapper throws Volador back in. Reapper charges, Volador moves, Volador pulled off into Reapper's layout frontcracker, one two NO. Seems like Volador's turn to do a move. Reapper calls for the end. Reapper slams Volador. Reapper climbs up, and Volador swing kicks him to stop him. Spanish Fly is drifts close to the ropes, Volador stays on top one two three. I think Tirantes hesitated again, but it was from a hard angle to see.