Tag: CMLL FSE

taped 02/04, aired 02/11

Satanico’s so much more useful as a rudo, I have no idea what took so long to get him back there. Wasn’t much to say for him here.

While I’m unfairly looking in hindsight, CMLL probably would’ve been better off never signing Fabian and giving Alan Stone the gimmick and a push. He’s just doing the rudo version of it in AAA, and he’s so much better (though everyone’s at least somewhat better.)

I have no good justification for believing this, but I’m sure Loco Max has wrestled as Spider-Man on random DF spot shows. He’d be Spider-Man on these shows if they let him, even though it makes no sense for a supposed rudo guy to be dressing up like a superhero. I think it’s best we don’t try to figure out what Loco Max is thinking at any time.

Warrior vs Mistico is the same Warrior vs Mistico match they’ve done many many times. It seemed fresher because I hadn’t seen it for a while, but I think I can call the match in my sleep at this point. Only the finish changes, and it’s not as though they were even polishing the same sequences.

taped 07/22, aired 08/19

Rey vs Atlantis was everything I’d hoped it would be, even with the unsurprising problems (microscopic second fall, moves not as crisply as they’d like.) There were points in the third fall where I thought they were over do the nearfalls, but they did a better job of spacing them out. I liked the sudden rollups to finish the first and third fall, and I think they really got the crowd into it by the end. It’s disappionting not to get the Rey/Ultimo match, but I was pretty happy with this.

Opener was New Infernales getting back to killing punks, and that was great. I think they’re teaming up Leono with Fabian to make Leono look better, and I have to say it’s working. It’d be nice if Leono could show some sort of personality. He has his lion yells, but otherwise a blank face – sometimes I wonder if he would’ve been better off with a mask.

Of all the reasons why doing a Metalico feature makes no sense, my favorite one is how he hasn’t been on either FSE or CAN52 since JUNE. If you’re going to give me five pointless minutes with someone, please at least give it with someone who’s actually getting a push.

I’m going to skip a new post today. I can’t get to Accion right now, and DeporTV just aired a few spots in their Top 10, including Valiente’s triple jump moonsault as it’s number 1. The show was about 5 minutes shorter than usual due a fubtol game, and I’m not sure if that’s why there was no extended highlights or what.

taped 01/21, aired 01/27

This is a show from months ago, but it’s just a couple replacements with a show they’d be thrilled with running today – mostly because it’d have Perro and Mistico healthy at the same moment. That doesn’t turn it into anything worth of note.

Off the top of my head…

CMLL Tall Wrestlers, worst to best

Eclipe
Canek Jr.
Lizmark Jr.
Universo 2000 (who appears to be a MIA after the title feud, and hasn’t been in Arena Mexico since April)
Dos Caras Jr.

I’m sure I’m forgetting someone. Having just said given up all hope on Dos Caras Jr. and then placing him first is kinda sad.

Perro/FDT vs Mistico is the same Perros/FDT vs Mistico match they’ve done many many times. It seemed fresher because I hadn’t seen it for a while, but I think I can call the match in my sleep at this point. Only the finish changes, and it’s not as though they were even polishing the same sequences. (Make a note of this paragraph.)

CMLL FSE #50, taped 07/15/07, aired US 08/12/07

Here’s where the three week gap kills the FSE show – you’ve got Mistico announced as out hurt on one show, and he’s wrestling here. You’ve got Tony getting shaved on the other show, and he’s got a full head of hair here.

There was zero build to Tony/Virus in the opener. It didn’t seem like they were building to any particular feud, just back to the building the usual Virus/New Infernales team. This was one of those average matches, but with varied individual performances – Virus and Stuka stuck out as good in particular.

Main event was really short – all the satellite shows matches seem short lately – and to the point. It was just the usual spot show match, with the usual spot show finish.

I have to assume the CMLL satellite shows just don’t have the rights to the footage that airs on the main show, because otherwise there’s no reason for them not to be airing clips. They don’t need to recap everything (though it wouldn’t hurt if they did), but when the big angle of the night is a tag team title match which happened on another show, it sure would help if people watching this show could see a little bit of it. All the shows could easily fit in a minute long highlight package of other action; it seems like FSE/CAN52 shows have been adding more filler of late to fill out the hour.

CMLL FSE #49, taped 07/08/07, aired US 08/05/07

The main event wasn’t as bad as I thought it wasn’t going to be. It wasn’t great either, and suffered from Universo being unwilling or unable to take Dos Jr.’s big moves. You think they would’ve worked that out either before this match, or perhaps in the last two matches where Universo wouldn’t take the German either.

Anyway, I was saying this match wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t much either. The fans popped for the title change, which was kind of them, but it wasn’t an especially meaningful feud or meaningful title. Maybe Dos can make it into to something, but I’ve lost most faith in his development into a good worker and it’s not like there are going to be feuds to build it’s importance. (Though I hope Misterioso does get his shot.) It’s a novelty match, the inverse of the minis.

Eclipse needs to never do a standing moonsault again, for so many reasons. It’s tough to be too down on Dos after seeing him.