Tag: CMLL FSE

CMLL FSE #76

thecubsfan

taped 01/13, aired 02/10

Unfortunately boring show. Triad of Terror didn’t look especially strong, despite controlling or winning all the falls. I’m not going to miss them teaming up with Ephesto. He seemed to gel better with the other two early on than at the end.

Main event was, in fact, a Perros match. They’re building towards Volador/Perro fine, though it was very odd how this was the one week where the post match promos would’ve worked well (since they had an actual match they could actually agree on and would actually occur shortly after), and so nothing was said. Bad episodic television there.

CMLL FSE #75

thecubsfan

taped 01/06, aired 02/08 (Friday)

There were mentions of Black Warrior not getting along well with Grey Shadow in their matches. It may just be a coincidence, but he seemed to have issues with La Mascara at the end of this match too.

Maximo screwing around with Sangre Azteca was the best part of the show. Main event was usual Perros stuff.

CMLL FSE #74

thecubsfan 4 Comments

CMLL FSE #74, taped 12/30/07, aired 02/03/08

I don’t think Heavy Metal is jumping to AAA. I think he’s just going to keep shrinking until he vanishes completely.

The secret big story of 2007 is Universo going from main eventing back to back major shows to being a non-factor. Mascara and Pierroth had similar declines, and I’m so not nostalgic for them after this match.

CMLL FSE #73

thecubsfan 10 Comments

taped 12/23, aired in the US 01/27

I would’ve had this done sooner, but they cut out the second fall of the main event on the first airing – soccer ran long, what a shock – and they aired the full episode Monday night. And that second fall really wasn’t worth much, but now you know La Mascara can’t do a good 619.

Or you knew that already.

Maximo + Japanese = goofery and a match where Flash’s (and Dr. X’s) talents are pretty much wasted. Alas.

Again, I wish they gave four hair wins in 2007 (and about to be one in 2008) to someone they were actually going to push. Not that I want to see more Leono, but it kinda exposes them to be the irrelevant and time killing feuds they appeared to be.

CMLL FSE #72

thecubsfan 1 Comment

taped 12/16/07, aired 01/20/08

Fabian el Gitano isn’t very good in the ring. He gets opportunities because he’s a male stripper type, and they think it’s good to have one of those around. One way of solving this is suggesting some undercarder who’s otherwise going nowhere take up the gimmick (insert name here), but I think the more likely outcome is Fabian suffers an injury on a moonsault dive and that’s the end of him forever.

I’ve seen matches a month from this taping, because of the lag and all, and so I know Fabian’s still doing a moonsault dive and I can’t believe someone’s not told him to stop it immediately. He’s getting no distance on the dive at all and looking quite unimpressive doing it. An okay plancha beats a bad moonsault anyday.

Yea, two paragraphs on Fabian el Gitano. Sometimes the shows are like that.

CMLL FSE #71

thecubsfan

taped 12/09, aired 01/13 US

Opener was pretty ordinary. Main event had it’s moments, but if you cut this show down to the dives at the end, it would’ve been okay. Trueno worked out fine as a rudo but doesn’t generally seem on the same level as the other guys.