Tag: CMLL Martes

Recapped: 2020-03-10, 2020-03-19

Matches:

Apocalipsis & Inquisidor beat Bengala & Leono
(10:36 [4:48, 3:29, 2:19], 1/3, ok, 00:00:00)

Akuma, El Coyote, Espanto Jr. beat Arkalis, Magnus, Robin
(11:57 [5:13, 3:38, 3:06], 1/3, ok, 00:18:05)

Cancerbero, Okumura, Raziel beat Drone, Pegasso, Stigma
(13:46 [6:03, 2:55, 4:48], 1/3, ok, 00:38:35)

Blue Panther Jr. beat Dark Magic in a lightning match
(8:29, Blue Panther JR. one arm powerbomb, below average, )

Shocker, Terrible, Vangellys beat Kráneo, Star Jr., Volcano
(15:58 [6:06, 3:28, 6:24], 1/3, ok)

Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, Valiente beat Ephesto, Gran Guerrero, Mephisto
(9:26 [4:05, 5:21], 1/2, ok, )

What happened:

Valiente used the ropes to beat Gran Guerrero after Gran Guerrero had tried and got caught a moment earlier. This set up a singles match for the following week, which wouldn’t happen when the shows were canceled.

Thoughts:

It’s hard to believe the Gran Guerrero/Valiente match will ever pick up, being a rare non-title feud built around a freak injury in the first place. They seemed fine here, though most of it was mask ripping and ducking out on the big confrontation. Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja are among the many acts who get over better with the casual Tuesday crowds than the Friday night ones.

Kraneo is a vet enough to know that Shocker is safe taking a chop and reeling backward, and not much more. Having Shocker catch a Star Jr. dive isn’t as good a use, though I suppose it was better than him taking a big splash. This semi-main was a predictably poor mix of people; the big tecnicos really need smaller rudos to bump around. Star Jr. needs someone not dropping him on his head as Vangellys did here.

Blue Panther & Dark Magic felt like they didn’t plan out anything before coming out and they’re not two guys who can wing it. Panther is never big on selling and barely did anything here, and Dark Magic needs someone working hard to make his stuff look good. The quebradora con giro spots were atrocious and I wasn’t sure what Dark Magic was meant to be doing half the match. This shouldn’t be acceptable.

The tercera was easily the best of the first half. It moved much better than the earlier matches and everyone looked relatively professional. Cancerbero did blow the monkey flip escape but it was balanced out by Pegasso looking smooth. Stigma and Okumura remain a badly mixed pair, with Stigma kicking Okumura right in the head on the match ending dive. Stigma did look better as a partner for Pegasso than he normally does.

Espanto seemed to hurt his leg kicking midway during the match, which is about right for him. That derailed the end of the second fall a bit, though it’s not like they were onto something great. Espanto could barely move when he came back in for the third and probably should’ve just stayed out. He didn’t do Arkalis any favors by not being able to get in the right place for his clothesline. But Espanto was getting to win so why would he leave the match?

Bengala is better at drawing in the crowd better than most of the CMLL roster. He gets a reaction simply from by high stepping after a leapfrog. It’s the piece Leono never got; he looks going through the motions here more than ever. Inquisidor has a clumsily moment on the second fall finish, not his first. The third fall comes of as if they were told they had to finish immediately and got it done in 20 seconds.

Recapped: 2020-03-03

Matches:

Angelito & Kaligua beat Pequeño Olímpico & Pequeño Violencia
(12:40 [6:03, 3:06, 3:31], 2/3, n/r, 00:00:00)

La Jarochita, Princesa Sugehit, Sanely beat La Metálica, Reyna Isis, Tiffany
(11:24 [6:10, 2:14, 3:00], 1/3, 00:20:02)

Dark Magic, Okumura, Olímpico beat Drone, Magia Blanca, Stigma
(10:07 [4:53, 2:16, 2:58], 1/3, 00:41:10)

Star Jr. beat Virus in a lightning match
(7:15 seen, finish not shown, ok, 01:01:23)

El Hijo del Villano III, Máscara Año 2000, Vangellys beat Flyer, Fuego, Stuka Jr.
(11:29 [5:12, 2:23, 3:54], 1/3, n/r, 01:11:08)

Ephesto, Gran Guerrero, Mephisto beat Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, Valiente
(10:39 [4:36, 6:03], 1/2, ok, 01:34:59)

What happened:

Gran Guerrero pulled off Valiente’s mask and pinned him to get the two fall win for the rudos.

Angelito & Pequeno Olimpico mildly feuded at the start of their match, but the issue from last week was dropped.

Thoughts:

The main event was only interested to see if Valiente would do his tope again a week later. He never got a chance, the match just didn’t go that way. It didn’t go much at all, with no one trying that hard. Niebla Roja’s toss into a kick looks really bad without good effort, and he made no effort with the kick here. Gran Guerrero/Valiente is a rare feud without a singles match. It’s not two guys I’m eager to see but at least it’s a sign CMLL can still do those – assuming it goes somewhere.

Star Jr. had some ideas in the lightning match, which made it more fun than usual. I’m not sure the dropkick landing on the apron made it more effective but I bet that landing is easier than the floor. The set up to the superman punch in the ring was a little forced, but it was cool to see a guy use this set up to try new concepts instead of just running through the usual ones. Virus was motivated too and it was going along good until it got cut off about 25 seconds before the finish.

Recapped: 2020-02-25

Matches:

Pequeño Olímpico & Pequeño Violencia beat Angelito & Kaligua
(10:46 [6:36, 4:10], 1/2, n/r, 00:00:00)

Disturbio, Hijo del Signo, Nitro beat Magia Blanca, Oro Jr., Sangre Imperial
(12:21 [6:08, 2:16, 3:57], 1/3, n/r, 00:17:33)

La Jarochita, Marcela, Princesa Sugehit beat Amapola, Dalys, Metálica
(11:34 [5:47, 3:30, 2:17], 1/3, good, 00:38:53)

Rey Cometa beat Tiger in a lightning match
(9:42, handspring Canadian Destroyer, good, 00:59:30)

Mephisto, Rey Bucanero, Shocker beat Blue Panther, Kráneo, Volcano
(12:03 [5:26, 2:34, 4:03], 1/3, n/r, 01:14:28)

Euforia, Gran Guerrero, Último Guerrero beat Atlantis Jr., Stuka Jr., Valiente
(12:38 [5:23, 1:35, 5:40], 1/3, n/r, 01:37:24)

What happened:

Valiente is knocked out on a match closing tope and doesn’t move as he’s put on the stretcher. It’s not clear on the original angle what happened, but a replay shown as the announcers are about the close the show reveals Valiente bounced off Euforia and struck the back of his head on the barricade.

The second fall of the opener included a Pequeno Violencia & Kaligula double pin, then Pequeno Olimpico pulled Angelito’s mask and cradled him for the unusual opening match straight fall win.

Thoughts:

The main event was a strong iteration of the usual send everyone home happy match, though it’s tough to recommend a match where someone gets straight knocked out. It’s unreal how Atlantis Jr. fits into these matches and sadly probably helpful to him that his father took time off rather than continuing to team with him and hold him back.

Cometa/Tiger didn’t bring a lot of new to the table and included some early stalling so they could get to nine minutes, but it finished strong. Cometa didn’t nail the handspring destroyer as well as had earlier yet it was still impressive. So were the near falls and back and forth in the last few minutes, this being a rare lightning match to really take advantage of the time situation to build drama and still give a finish. Tiger seems like he doesn’t have a lot of offense, but all a sudden showed a lot in minute eight of this nine-minute match.

There may be some Tuesday curve here, but the women’s match seemed noticeably better than usual. It was the opening stint with Dalys & Jarochita which stood out the most, with some long sequences and creativity. It felt like a break from the routine and held together during a long run. The match went more back to form the closer it got to the end but it’s still one to watch if you’re looking to watch a CMLL women’s match.

Recapped: 2020-02-18

Matches:

Inquisidor & Apocalipsis b Bengala & Sonic
(11:06 [4:37, 3:17, 3:12], 1/3, n/r, 00:00:08)

Oro Jr., Retro, Robin beat Grako, Hijo del Signo, Nitro
(11:25 [5:28, 2:34, 3:23], 1/3, ok, 00:17:12)

Misterioso, Okumura, Sagrado beat Diamond, Dulce Gardenia, Stigma
(10:18 [2:46, 2:53, 4:39], 2/3, ok, 00:37:25)

Rey Cometa beat Universo 2000 Jr. in a lightning match
(8:30, senton, ok, 00:57:22)

Kráneo, Stuka Jr., Volcano beat Hechicero, Luciferno, Vangellys
(12:54 [6:01, 6:53], 1/2, ok, 01:10:30)

Euforia, Felino, Último Guerrero beat Ángel de Oro, Atlantis Jr., Carístico
(11:54 [4:55, 2:40, 4:19], 1/3, ok, 01:34:07)

What happened:

Hechicero used the middle rope to foul Stuka, ending the semi-main in straight falls.

Thoughts:

Hechicero & Stuka resuming their feud gave some life to an otherwise unremarkable second match. It’s hard to believe it’ll go anywhere this time but they seemed excited about it. Volcano went a whole match without anything going seriously wrong, which is a victory in itself.

Rey Cometa threw himself into making a match with Universo 2000 work and got the best out of him that he could. I’m not sure it’s a match you need to go out of your way to see, because Universo is still clumsy and doesn’t add much himself, but he was willing to get by a lot of dives and takes a shaky superplex at least.

The tecnico team in the tercera was interesting because Diamond looked nervous and unsteady and Dulce Gardenia seems totally ready for a higher position. The fans also get into Dulce a lot and make no noise for Diamond. It’s not really a fair comparison.

The second match had people trying things and it barely kept together, but it did keep together.

Recapped: 2020-02-13

Matches:

El Coyote & Grako beat Sangre Imperial & Sonic
(12:10 [4:54, 3:26, 3:50], 1/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Átomo, Gallito, Microman beat Chamuel, El Guapito, Perico Zakarías
(15:56 [7:10, 1:54, 6:52], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Audaz, Fuego, Rey Cometa beat Dark Magic, Pólvora, Tiger
(15:05 [6:44, 2:25, 5:56], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Ephesto, Luciferno, Vangellys beat Black Panther, Blue Panther, Blue Panther Jr.
(14:49 [2:50, 3:20, 8:39], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Rey Bucanero, Shocker, Terrible beat Kráneo, Soberano Jr., Stuka Jr.
(13:37 [5:11, 4:01, 4:25], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Carístico beat Sansón
(16:40, 1/2 DQ, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

What happened:

Sanson fouled and unmasked Caristico for the DQ.

Thoughts:

The strength of current CMLL is wringing every bit of drama out of singles matches. There’s clear good and bad, especially when Caristico is involved, and their crowd gets into that aspect strongly. It also produces a slower match with less creativity, trying to keep it simple for the smallest child or the least paying attention adult to keep follow along easily. The athleticism in this match wasn’t as impressive as matches Sanson has had with Soberano, but they got the crowd to care nearly as much as while doing less. It was definitely less, and an overally long feeling second fall to do the surprise two fall ending. If they’re going to keep it simple in what they do in the matches, the matches themselves have no need to be as long as they currently are.

The micros had another match built on different match ups, which meant not much of the Microman/Chamuel one. It’s still a work in progress, with a lot of work needed. The first fall meandered so badly that Zacarias was beating up Microman on the stage while his partners were waiting to finish the fall. It got better in the second fall but never strong.

Recapped: 02/09/2020

Matches:

Acero & Aéreo beat Pequeño Olímpico & Pequeño Violencia
(13:17 [4:29, 4:47, 4:01], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Amapola, Metálica, Tiffany beat Avispa Dorada, La Guerrera, Princesa Sugehit
(13:14 [7:38, 3:24, 2:12], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Súper Astro Jr. beat El Coyote in a lightning match
(7:06, casadora bomb, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Disturbio, Misterioso, Sagrado beat Diamond, Oro Jr., Pegasso
(15:48 [10:06, 2:16, 3:26], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Black Panther, Blue Panther, Blue Panther Jr. beat Hechicero, Rey Bucanero, Terrible
(18:47 [10:11, 2:33, 6:03], 1/3, good, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Atlantis Jr., Carístico, Soberano Jr. vs Cuatrero, Forastero, Sansón
(12:44 [6:49, 5:55], ½ DQ, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

What happened:

Sanson fouled Caristico for the DQ.

Aereo is the most anonymous good wrestler in CMLL.

Thoughts:

The semi-main was very long for a Tuesday match, though it rarely felt like it was getting stretched out. Blue Panther doing a long even grappling exchange with Terrible isn’t exactly the way the semimain was expected to go, but that’s sometimes what you get from a Blue Panther match. Lately, you also get a strangely motivated Rey Bucanero in these matches too, and an interested crowd which didn’t give up despite the length. This wasn’t as strong as the other recent strong Panther/Bucanero trios match, but they did re-imagine some of the usual spots in a different order. It stood out for a Tuesday match.

The most interesting part of the fourth match is Diamond doing the same spots Sagrado did a decade and a half ago in his debut with a very similar gimmick, only to Sagrado. It goes better for Diamond than it did Sagrado and the match is getting good reactions until Oro Jr. messed himself up. Pegasso struggled in fall two and the third fall had a weird feel with no real comeback. Diamond coming back 1 on 3 – Pegasso was eliminated by pinfall despite Diamond breaking up the pin – would’ve been a great moment for a new gimmick but CMLL’s just not that into him.

Oro Jr., apparently attempting a Brillo dive, misses the middle rope and tumbles over the top rope. The fall looks more dangerous in real-time than it turns out to be, thanks to Oro Jr. being able to turn over, but it derails the match. Referee Pompin is too distracted to count the pinfall at first to the opening fall, then the following two are wrestled 3 v 2.

The lightning match had one of the least creative setups for a stage dive you’ll see. The crowd still cheered loud for a moonsault off the stage, so it’s not stopping any time soon. Coyote was willing if not always capable opponent for Super Astro, though two young guys working together meant this had highlight spots and not much in between. That walk to the stage really annoyed me but maybe others would get more out of this.