CMLL Sin Piedad 2010 Review

CMLL Sin Piedad 2010 Review

12/3/2010 – Arena Mexico – Mexico City, Mexico

CMLL’s big end of the year show from 2010, with a mask vs. mask showdown between two minis and a big cabellera vs. cabellera showdown between two feuding veterans, Rey Bucanero and Mr. Aguila, in the main event of the evening that ultimately failed to deliver.

1. Dark Angel, Luna Mágica, Marcela vs. Estrellita, Mima Shimoda, Tiffany

As far as the entrances go, Mima Shimoda looks like she’s wearing a dress made out of grey Sham Wow cloths or something, Tiffany and Estrellita want you to know that the best part of being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun, and I think Estrellita’s gimmick is that she’s a racecar driver or a pit crew member. Marcela and Mima start out, and Marcela works the leg until Tiffany and Estrellita run in to break up a standing leglock, then Tiffany and Dark Angel take over and Tiffany hits an Edge-o-matic on Angel. Angel hits an alright springboard headscissors into a few armdrags and sends Tiffany out so Luna and Estrellita jump in. They have a pretty sloppy exchange and Luna hits a bulldog that sends Estrellita out. Luna then does a somersault to the floor and hits Estrellita with a ridiculous X-Factor on the floor. Inside the ring, Dark Angel hits a frankensteiner on Tiffany and Mima gets german suplexed by Marcela for the first fall. In the second fall, Marcela comes off the top to hit Estrellita with a missile dropkick and sends her to the outside. Dark Angel comes in and hits Mima with a shoulder tackle and crossbody for two. Dropick by Dark Angel sends Mima to the outside but Tiffany and Estrellita jump in for a two on one. The ring fills up as the rudas start to take over and Tiffany hits an Iconoclasm off the top for the pin on Angel. Third fall begins and all six women are brawling in the ring. The rudas isolate Dark Angel and pull on her hair, and then send her in for a double spinebuster and a kick to the back of her head from Mima. Triple team facebuster on Luna Magica as the rudas continue the beatdown but Dark Angel and Marcela run in to even the odds and clear the ring. The rudas huddle on the outside but Dark Angel goes to the top rope and dives to the outside in the most impressive spot of the match. Estrellita comes off the top into the ring on Luna and then hits her with a big boot for the cover, but Luna reverses the pin and gets a small package for the pin in a finish out of nowhere that the fans booed. Really a typical women’s trios match, not worth going out of your way to see.

2. Delta, Stuka Jr., Valiente vs. Euforia, Pólvora, Sangre Azteca

Valiente and Sangre start out trading holds on the ground and Valiente hits an awesome looking somersault roll into single leg takedown. Sangre locks Valiente in a standing full nelson, then an abdominal stretch into a pinfall for a two, then the two exchange holds until Sangre finds the ropes on a Valiente ankle lock style submission. They continue to exchange some average looking matwork and then tag in Stuka and Polvora. They each sweep each other’s legs and go for the pin a couple times and then face off in the middle of the ring. Stuka shoots Polvora into the ropes, hits an armdrag and then a snapmare and rear chinlock. They roll around a bit and Stuka sends Polvora out with an armdrag. Delta and Euforia are in and they run the ropes a bit doing reversals until Euforia messes up a tiltawhirl slam on Delta. Headscissors by Delta sends Euforia outside and Valiente runs in to hit his awesome springboard moonsault to the outside. Delta hits a brutal looking powerslam on Sangre and Stuka comes off the top with the torpedo splash for the first fall. Second fall begins with Sangre beating down Stuka and chopping him against the ropes. Stuka does the Mistico style rebound off the ropes but Sangre hits him with a superkick in an awesome spot. Sangre goes outside, Stuka baseball slides and misses but then hits Sangre with the tiltawhirl backbreaker. Inside, Polvora and Valiente exchange chops and Valiente knocks Polvora down with a huge chop. Valiente hits Polvora with a back body drop and then springboards from the second to top rope and comes off with a great looking headscissors. Valiente is probably one of the smoothest flyers in CMLL and he really makes moves like that look easy, especially for a guy with his size. Valiente ducks a Sangre dropkick, runs in to the corner and hops up but gets crotched by Sangre and a brawl breaks out in the ring. Seated dropkick in the corner to Valiente’s groin by Sangre and the rudos are just beating down the tecnicos now. Polvora is up top and hits a dominator from the second rope on Stuka, and Delta goes for a springboard hurricarana but gets powerbombed by Euforia for the second fall. The tercera caida begins with the rudos taking turns splashing Stuka in the corner and Sangre runs in with another huge dropkick to the groin. Valiente is next and gets sent to the ropes and spinebustered by Polvora followed by a dropkick off the second rope by Sangre on Valiente. Delta is then held up by the rudos and chopped until Euforia runs the ropes and gets tripped by the two other tecnicos on the outside and pulled out. Valiente hits the ropes and hits a monkey flip on Sangre followed by a dropkick to the legs of a running Polvora and Delta comes off the top with a headscissors to Euforia. Asai moonsault by Delta on two rudos on the outside and Stuka hits his torpedo plancha on the outside to the other. Back in the ring, Valiente springboards but gets dropkicked by Sangre who covers him, only to be pulled off by his partner Polvora who tries to cover him on his own but gets locked in a cradle to finish the match as Stuka hits a rollup on Sangre.

3. La Mascara, La Sombra, Hijo del Fantasma vs. Averno, Mephisto, Ephesto

The rudos enter last and the tecnicos meet them at the top of the ramp to start the match. Ephesto throws Sombra in the ring and Mephisto throws Fantasma in the ring. The rudos and Fantasma are in the ring alone and Mephisto/Averno hit a double back elbow on Fantasma. Mephisto slaps him around and Averno knocks Sombra off the apron with a kick right to his eye. Irish whip by Averno and Mephisto hiptosses Fantasma over the ropes onto the ramp. The focus changes to Mascara as he gets beat down in the corner and then whipped to the ropes. Averno and Mephisto run alongside Mascara while he’s hitting the ropes, trip him up, and pull him out of the ring slamming him super hard against the floor onto his hands and knees. They focus on Sombra now, Ephesto spinebusters him and then hits the ropes while the others drag him to the outside and prop him up for a dropkick from Averno that slams him to the floor. Fantasma stumbles back in and gets beaten down and dragged to the top rope where Mephisto tears at his mask and then drops him into the tree of woe for a kick to the face. Triple big boot to Fantasma followed by the awesome triple dive fake with all the rudos posing. Mascara gets whipped into the corner, but comes out with a headscissors on Mephisto and Sombra hits a springboard headscissors on Ephesto. Fantasma sprints down the ramp, leaps over and hits an awesome tornado DDT on Averno that sends him to the outside and follows that with a headscissors to Mephisto that sends him to the outside followed by a tope. Inside, La Campana on Averno by Mascara for the three count as the tecnicos fight back to win the first fall.

Sombra starts out the first fall with Ephesto and handsprings towards him only to get kicked over the ropes by Averno who then celebrates on the middle ropes like a true rudo. Sombra runs to Averno who throws him up in the air only for Sombra to headscissors Ephesto and then hit a springboard headscissors on Averno too. Fantasma, with a half torn mask, faces off with Mephisto. They run the ropes and Mephisto slides out to avoid Fantasma so Ephesto and Mascara are back in. Ropes sequence and then Mascara sends Ephesto out with a headscissors and Averno runs in for a sunset flip on Mascara but he rolls out and hits a dropkick to cover Averno for the two. Mascara runs at Averno who ducks and drops him to the apron, but Mascara kicks him in the face from the apron and hits a diving armdrag followed by a backflipping armdrag that sends Averno out. Mephisto is in with Fantasma finally and their feud boils over as Mephisto tackles him and lays into him with punches to the point where Averno finally pulls him off and holds him back. Fantasma comes back though and takes down the two to face off with Mephisto again. They brawl and Fantasma gets Mephisto down and rips his entire mask off. Sombra is in with a springboard twisting plancha on Averno and sends him out with a beautiful springboard headscissors to land on his feet. Diving headscissors from Mascara off the apron to Averno, tope suicida by Ephesto and a suicide tornillo by Sombra on all 3. Mephisto and Fantasma are fighting again in the ring and Mephisto powerbombs him, pulls his mask off, and celebrates with it on the top rope, though he really shouldn’t be celebrating because the referee calls for the DQ on Mephisto and the tecnicos win the second straight fall. This was a pretty good match, definitely the best of the show so far, with a good story involving Mephisto and Hijo del Fantasma with the slow build to Mascara vs. Averno as well.

4. Mascara vs. Mascara – Pequeño Warrior vs. Electrico

Warrior has an awesome dancing entrance that I’ll probably try to imitate later. Angel de Oro is the segundo for Electrico and Pequeño Olimpico is the segundo for Warrior. They go back and forth and Warrior starts the advantage with a big running clothesline. Electrico gets dumped outside through the ropes but skins the cat and hits a big reverse headscissors on Warrior that looks great. They stand around for a few seconds as Warrior holds his jaw, maybe getting knocked a little loopy on the spot before. Electrico pulls at his mask but gets knocked away and Warrior continues to pummel him down. Powerbomb into the turnbuckle by Warrior and he locks in a bow and arrow type submission on Electrico who submits to end the first fall.

Second fall, Warrior runs at Electrico and clotheslines him over the ropes and goes with him onto the ramp outside. Warrior slams Electrico’s head against the apron of the ring a few times and throws him in the ring. They trade moves in the ring for a while and Warrior drops Electrico with a cool looking delayed headscissors but Electrico rolls through and puts Warrior in a cradle pin for the second fall.

Third fall starts and Electrico has Warrior down on the mat and rips off the top part of his mask. They both hit the ropes and end up in the corner where Electrico gives Warrior a frankensteiner. They face off in the center, Warrior gets dropped to the outside and Electrico hits a perfect tope con giro on Warrior and Pequeño Olimpico on the outside. Electrico hops back up on the apron and hits an asai moonsault knocking Warrior down again. Back inside, beautiful springboard crossbody by Electrico for a two count. Really sloppy La Magistral by Electrico for a two count and Warrior gets the ropes. Warrior gets Electrico down and starts working the left arm with elbows and then headbutts followed by a northern lights and a german suplex for two consecutive two counts. Olimpico trips up Electrico as he hits the ropes and holds him in a wheelbarrow position for an awesome legdrop over the top rope by Warrior. Back in the ring and Warrior gets another two count. Warrior hits a spinning uranage into a pin and Electrico gets a foot on the ropes. They run the ropes again and Electrico does the dropkick to the knees and then locks on a surfboard that Warrior taps to and Electrico wins. Angel de Oro walks around with Electrico on his shoulders as Pequeño Warrior unmasks with his family in the ring. This was an okay match. Warrior looked really good but Electrico had some difficulties, especially trying to do the move advanced holds and submissions and it hurt the match at times.

5. Latino (Latin Lover), Místico, Shocker, Strong Man vs. Atlantis (with ZACARIAS), Felino, Héctor Garza, Negro Casas

Since Zacarias is here this match is already potentially the best on the show. Garza hides behind the wall for Latino’s entrance and jumps him from behind as everyone else is fighting in the ring. Místico is the last to enter and gets the biggest reaction of the night so far. Atlantis meets him at the bottom of the stairs and the two of them brawl outside the ring as the first fall begins. The rudos basically beat down the tecnicos for the entire first fall and get called for the foul for not letting up on the tecnicos.

Second fall begins and the rudos are beating down Místico in the ring. Flapjack by Garza and he kicks Mistico right in the face and sends him outside. Strongman is in and he cleans house of the rudos until Negro Casas does the dreaded eye poke to cut him off. This is why Negro Casas rules so much. Strongman powers back until ZACARIAS tries to hit him with a frying pan. Strongman stops, stares at Zacarias, and breaks the handle off of the pan. Poor Zacarias responds by hanging his head in shame and leaving the ring. At least Strongman had the decency to not beat up el perico. Strongman blocks a double suplex and reverses it into one of his own and tags in Latino. Latino and Garza face off in the battle of the beefcakes and Latino slaps him right in the face. Garza slaps him right back and sends him down. Latino chops Garza against the ropes which gets a WOO out of the crowd but Garza runs the ropes and hits a clothesline. Latino dumps Garza outside and goes for a dive but evil Tirantes trips him, so Latino runs again and jumps over him with a tope con giro onto Garza. Mistico is in with Casas and they trade kicks in the middle of the ring until Casas gets knocked down with a superkick. Felino, understandably angry with Místico after he took his mask, runs in and clotheslines Místico. Double crossbody handspring by Mistico on both and then armdrag and headscissors to both to send them outside followed by an amazing springboard tornillo on the two. Atlantis is in with Shocker now, spinebuster on Atlantis to send him out and Felino is in. They end up outside with all three and Strongman wipes them out with a plancha. Tope by Mistico onto Negro Casas outside and a sitout powerbomb by Latino on Garza for a very slow three count by Tirantes to give the second fall and the win to the tecnicos.

This was a really fun match due to all those involved and stands next to the Averno/Mascara trios as match of the night.

6. Cabellera vs. Cabellera – Mr. Aguila vs. Rey Bucanero

Tirantes is the ref for the second consecutive match so you know he is going to play a big part in this as the rudo douchebag ref. Aguila jumps Rey on his way to the ring and throws him head first into the post to start the match. Big clothesline by Aguila on the inside for a one count. Bucanero starts to fight back but Tirantes gets in his way and Aguila cuts him off. Hiptoss over the ropes onto the ramp by Bucanero and he follows him out. Aguila drags him by the hair and kicks him in the back repeatedly on the ramp and just throws him back in. Off the ropes, leg drop by Aguila for a quick two count. Aguila starts choking out Bucanero with his leather vest as Tirantes turns the other way, and Aguila tosses him out again but Rey jumps right back in and dropkicks Aguila out. Bucanero runs and hits a big tope con giro even though Tirantes makes an effort to trip him. Back in the ring, Rey whips Aguila in, tucks his legs through the ropes and gives him a backcracker but Tirantes chooses to wipe his shoes off instead of count and the fans are beginning to whistle at this point because frankly this is just getting tired already. Bucanero grabs Tirantes by the collar and Aguila rolls him up for a quick three count. The biggest rudo in the match at this point is Tirantes, and an official from the lucha commission comes into the ring and tells him that he has to leave to the roaring approval of Arena Mexico. The official runs Tirantes off to the back and a different ref is sent out.

Second fall starts, finally, with a new ref, finally, and they take turns chopping each other in the corner. Spin kick by Aguila knocks Bucanero down followed by an ugly headscissors and another kick. Sloppy enziguri by Rey sends Aguila against the ropes, followed by another, and he runs at him only to take a HIGH back drop to the outside followed by a tope con giro by Aguila. In the ring two count on Bucanero and a standing moonsault by Aguila for another, some stalling, and a leg drop for another two count. Aguila goes for a senton over the ropes from the ramp but Bucanero ducks and rolls him in an inside cradle for the second fall.

Third fall starts and they’re going to have to do a lot better to win the crowd back at this point. Aguila starts this one off poorly by going for a springboard but losing his balance and just jumping back into the ring. They mess up the timing on clothesline over the ropes spot and now it just looks awkward. Plancha off the top rope to the outside by Bucanero and the crowd is pretty quiet at this point compared to the last match. Suplex into the ring turned into a messy cradle by Bucanero for a two count and Aguila goes for a crucifix pin on Bucanero who takes a while to flip over but finally does for a two count. Aguila sends Rey outside and hits a huge tope con giro over the ring post in the best spot of the match so far. Cavernaria in the ring by Bucanero but Aguila slips out, and Bucanero slaps the mat to try to rally the fans. Running the ropes again, double crossbody and both men are down. Repeated clotheslines by Aguila but Bucanero refuses to go down and finally hits a big one of his own to send Aguila down. Rey goes for a hurricarana but Aguila powerbombs him for a two count. Aguila hits a springboard with the wristlock and powerslams Rey down, following it up with a great moonsault for the two count. Essa Rios/Mr. Aguila has always had one of my favorite moonsaults so that definitely helps this match. Second moonsault attempt but Rey puts his feet up and rolls him up for a two count. Bucanero runs at Aguila on the ramp now and Agula hits a crazy Spanish fly on the ramp that did not look fun to take. They follow that up with a two second shot of a kid in the crowd who literally could not look more bored. Back in the ring, spin kick by Aguila sends Rey down and now there are really loud boos and people are whistling a ton. Back up, powerbomb attempt by Aguila, Rey tries to spin out of it and just falls down, then stands back up and hits a Canadian Destroyer for the three count to end this debacle of a match. There were times where it looked like they were going to pull it out but it was just really sloppy. I don’t know if Bucanero was injured but he messed up more than a few spots in this and didn’t look like his normal self at all. I watched these guys have a match at PWG Kurt RussellReunion 2 that was much better than this. Afterwards, Zacarias celebrates in the confetti with Bucanero as Aguila gets his gigantic red mohawk cut off.

Overall this is a skippable show unless you are a pretty big lucha fan. Matches 2, 3, and 5 are worth tracking down if you’re a fan of those involved and the rest of the show is really underwhelming, especially the main event which was just a mess.