Tag: recap

Recapped: 2020-02-12

Matches:

El Asturiano, Rey Samuray, Tigre Rojo Jr. vs Centella Roja, Espíritu Maligno, Fuerza Chicana
(16:22 [7:43, 4:19, 4:20], 1/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Chamuel, Mije, Perico Zakarías beat Átomo, Gallito, Microman
(11:21 [2:18, 2:05, 6:58], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Ephesto, Luciferno, Mephisto beat Audaz, Flyer, Star Jr.
(14:09 [4:37, 2:22, 7:10], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Felino, Negro Casas, Volador Jr. beat Ángel de Oro, Cavernario, Niebla Roja in a relevos increíbles match
(11:03 [4:24, 6:39], ½, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Carístico beat Cuatrero
(16:35, 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

1. Cuatrero inverted bear hug (3:32)
2. La Mistica (1:55)
3. Caristico pin (11:08)

What happened:

Cuatrero tossed his mask to Caristico, but Caristico covered him without the referee noticing it and got the win.

Cavernario fouled Felino for the DQ.

Thoughts:

The main event was worked as a pace where Caristico had enough time to yell at Edgar while standing on the top rope, and he still hit the move. This was two falls of not much and the usual crowd/referee interaction of Caristico in Arena Puebla. Cuatrero could’ve been anyone and it’s a great argument for putting anyone else in the spot to see if they might figure out how to work it. Cuatrero saw as a chance to do less of what he usually does but not more of something else. The sequence into the ref bump was rough. The Arena Puebla crowd continues to enjoy simple good defeating evil stories, so there’s no reason to change things.

Chamuel has had so many falls end in DQ or similar finishes. I may have forgotten what his actual finish was when he went up top. (It turned out to be a normal flip senton.) Microman & Chamuel worked together a lot more in this match, though there was also a Microman handspring double back elbow bit that looked awful.

Recapped: 2020-02-10

Matches:

El Malayo, El Perverso, Policeman beat Espíritu Maligno, Rey Apocalipsis, Toro Bill Jr.
(19:05 [10:20, 5:25, 3:20], 2/3, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Átomo, Gallito, Microman beat Chamuel, Mije, Perico Zakarías
(15:55 [8:08, 1:15, 6:32], 2/3 DQ, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Hechicero, Sagrado, Vangellys beat Dulce Gardenia, El Audaz, Fuego
(16:32 [6:38, 4:51, 5:03], 1/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL

Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, Star Jr. beat Cavernario, Felino, Negro Casas
(13:59 [5:27, 3:52, 4:40], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)

Carístico, Soberano Jr., Titán beat Cuatrero, Forastero, Sansón
(15:38 [3:39, 4:31, 7:28], 1/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)

What happened:

Cuatrero tossed his mask to Caristico to draw the DQ, setting up a singles match next week.

The semi-main was a backdrop for Pesta Negra falling apart. Felino & Barbaro Cavernario wouldn’t work together, thought they were successful at first. They hit each other by accident in the second, and their fighting left Casas alone to be pinned. Casas got frustrated with both in the third and watched them get pinned.

Chamuel pulled Microman’s mask for the DQ.

Thoughts:

The storytelling was clearer and different in the semi-main than usually happens with these things. They let the fans who aren’t watching Friday shows to see the Cavernario/Felino issue build itself while leaving Casas’ decision to another show. The action around it wasn’t much to think about it but that wasn’t the priority.

Chamuel and Microman barely worked together in the micros match. That didn’t make for a strong match but it seemed like the idea was gaining experience. The other tecnicos got a chance to work with the best rudo in Chamuel, and Zacarias got to see what he could do with Microman. That still seems like a useful singles match at some point, so they might as well get more work in at it. There was sloppiness, more so when a lot of people in the ring, but they were trying for something.