AAA 1/15/11 Ecatepec Part 2 of 2 Review

AAA 1/15/11 Ecatepec, MX Part 2

A video package recaps the Guerra de Titanes PPV and the feud between La Parka and Cibernetico that happened on Part 1.

Konnan comes out with La Milicia and introduces them to the crowd. He runs down everyone in AAA and professes the dominance of La Milicia and the Legión Extranjera. El Mesias’ music hits and he comes out and clears house. He starts out by wishing everyone a Happy New Year, what a nice guy that Mesias is. He says that L.A. Park cheated to beat him at Guerra de Titanes but he knows he is going to get his win back, and that he is going to break Konnan’s teeth when this is all over. TE GUSTE, O NO TE GUSTE.

Octagon promo, he calls out Superfly and tells him he is going to take his hair. Superfly promo, he talks about pairing up with Konnan and taking down everyone in AAA, and he’s going to take it to the next level in his career.

4. La Milicia (Decnis, Billy Boy, Tigre Cota) vs. Dark Family (Dark Ozz, Dark Espiritu, Dark Cuervo)

Dark Family is representing La Secta in this match (Mesias’ stable) against La Milicia who is representing the Legión Extranjera. Milicia starts by jumping the tecnicos. Cuervo gets held in the corner and Tigre Cota runs at him with his army helmet on and headbutts him with a low blow. Now, to me, that is a very extreme version of a low blow, and I’m sure Ozz would agree. Triple team on Espiritu and Decnnis gives him a wheelbarrow slam off the middle rope. Then they do a cool triple team spot where Tigre and Billy hold Ozz up in a suplex position and Decnis crossbodies him off the top, then a spinebuster and clothesline combination followed by Tigre coming off the top with a pretty good Randy Savage style elbow drop for a two count when Espiritu breaks up the pin. They hold up Espiritu for a big boot but Espiritu ducks and they kick Decnis who gets knocked out of the ring and Espiritu hits a big tope on him, and it turns the tide for the tecnicos. 3 on 3 beatdown by the tecnicos in the ring and they isolate Decnis with a splash in the corner followed by another low blow against the ring post. Teams return to their corners and Ozz and Decnis face off and have a nice exchange and then Billy runs in but gets monkey flipped onto a fallen Decnis, then a dropkick into a senton by Ozz onto Decnis and Billy. Commercial break and we return to the rudos regrouping on the outside. Decnis in with Cuervo now and gets knocked out of the ring after an exchange. Tigre Cota runs in and gets slid across the ring on his face to the outside. Tigre Cota runs in now and gets a quebradora from Cuervo for his efforts and Espiritu tags in. Tigre and Espiritu face off with chops then a armdrag by Espiritu. Headscissors by Espiritu send Tigre out and Billy jumps in with a spinebuster on Espiritu. They hit the ropes and Espiritu hits a great armdrag on Billy and sends him out but Decnis hits him out of nowhere with a back elbow to knock him down. They hit the ropes now and Espiritu hits a powerslam and legdrop for a two count when Tigre breaks it up and Ozz runs in to face him. Big arm drag by Ozz who then ducks out of the way from a diving Tigre who flies through the middle rope out of the ring. Billy knocks Ozz out of the ring and faces Espiritu who gives him a big powerbomb for a two count when Decnis breaks it up. Decnis hits a rocker dropper on Espiritu and goes for a submission but Cuervo breaks it up. Chaos in the ring followed by stereo topes to the outside by Espiritu and Cuervo. Tigre goes for an asai moonsault on Ozz inside and but Ozz slides out of the way and hits a pumphandle driver for a three count and the Dark Family wins. After the match the Legión Extranjera jumps in the ring and beats down the Dark Family until LA BAMBA hits and Octagon runs out with AERO STAR and El Elegido who even the odds and send the rudos running. They challenge Superfly, Alan Stone, and Chris Stone to a trios match later. This was a good match with a lot of crowd heat especially at the finish for Ozz’s big move, both trios work well together and Ozz has a big star presence feel to him with the AAA audience.

5. Octagon, El Elegido, & Aero Star vs. Superfly, Alan Stone, & Chris Stone

Aero Star and Chris start, Aero bounces around the ring for a little bit and Alan dropkicks him off the top behind his back. Chris chops him against the ropes and goes to whip him against the ropes but Aero Star hits an amazing springboard arm drag variation with a backflip that sends him outside and tumbling into the crowd, then armdrags Alan out and hits a great spinning headscissors on Superfly. Elegido jumps in and goes to work on Alan. Alan gets the better of the exchange and poses and gyrates in the ring to the approval of the women in the audience. Chris tags in and knocks Elegido down and goes for some less than flattering poses of his own followed by some karate poses. Both these poses need work. Elegido fights back and cleans house and then does some of his own poses. What we have here is a battle for pose supremacy. Commercial break and Alan and Octagon are in the ring now. Armdrag and quebradora by Octagon and then Chris is in who gets karate kicked around and then goes for a big spear but Octagon ducks and he falls out of the ring. Rudos jump in and beat down the tecnicos in the ring. Superfly gets a hold of Octagon and starts beating on him on the outside. Alan slams Elegido with a chair on the outside. More chaos in the ring and the rudos beat down Aero Star with the triple team toss to the outside. Elegido gets beat down by the rudos now and they throw him out as well. They beat on Octagon in the ring but he manages to send them all out and then hits a big armdrag on Superfly who then high tails it for the locker room with Octagon in pursuit. Inside, bulldog and springboard dropkick by Aero Star to Chris and an awesome backward springboard tope to the outside. Superfly sneaks back down the aisle with a chair as the match goes on and hits Elegido who gets rolled up for a three count. Octagon comes back down and chases Superfly through the crowd as Milicia celebrates with Elegido’s mask in the ring. Aero Star made this match worth watching but Octagon is always great to see. The Aero Star backwards tope spot was really incredible and they couldn’t replay it enough.

Electroshock promo, he says he is now ADL: Alta Definicion Luchistica and calls out Silver King.

Damian and Halloween are getting ready for their match and talking in the locker room about how they are better than the Psycho Circus. Damian is on his cell phone and tells his son Bestia to be ready for the match.

6. Lucha Estelar: Perros Del Mal (Damian 666, Halloween, Bestia 666) vs. Psycho Circus (Psycho Clown, Murder Clown, Monster Clown)

There’s something hilarious about the edecanes dancing to the circus music during the Psycho Circus entrance. Circus runs in and immediately jumps the Perros and all hell breaks loose. Monster Clown starts undoing his pants (oh dear) but luckily just to pull off his belt to start whipping the Perros with. A chair is introduced that gets slid right into Damian’s groin, I believe that’s the second time we’ve seen that spot on this show. Bestia is alone in the ring and takes an awesome beating from the Clowns and gets thrown over the top rope by Murder Clown. Why is the biggest guy in the group not the Monster Clown? That’s an important question. Clowns clear house and pose for the crowd’s approval. Outside, Murder Clown gorilla presses Damian and throws him into the crowd into a bunch of chairs. Clowns beat down Halloween now and Murder Clown avalanches him in the corner. Clowns hold Halloween’s legs and Psycho comes off the top with a headbutt. Tirantes steps in to try to stop the violence but Psycho clown lifts Bestia up for a powerbomb and Monster jumps over him with a legdrop sending Bestia through a table propped against the corner. Another table is introduced and the Clowns try to send Halloween through it but he foils their plans and spears Murder Clown through the table. Fighting continues through a commercial break and we return to the Perros beating down the Clowns now. Triple team legdrop and a standing moonsault by Bestia. Monster and Bestia face off and chop each other and Monster rocks Bestia with a huge chop that brings in Damian to fight with Psycho and the Clowns take control. Tope by Psycho to Damian on the outside and a quebradora by Monster to Bestia. Monster goes up top but gets pushed off by Bestia who hits a beautiful tope con giro. Murder has Halloween up but Tirantes Jr. saves him and gets booted down by Murder. Rock Bottom by Murder but Tirantes won’t count and Gran Apache runs down to fight him off and brings a new ref. Big splash by Murder Clown on Bestia for the three count and the fighting continues after the finish. Commercial break, and we return to Hijo del Perro Aguayo hitting the ring to beat down the Psycho Circus. Just a wild brawling match but it was pretty fun to watch.

AAA 1/15/11 Ecatepec Part 1 Review

AAA 1/15/11 - Ecatpec, MX Part 1 Review

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An intro video airs, highlighting the Guerra de Titanes PPV from December 2010 and the Cibernetico/Bizarros storylines.

1. Mini Psiscosis & Mini Histeria vs. Octagoncito & Mascarita Divina

Mascarita Divina gets a big reaction, but Octagoncito gets an even bigger one. Octagoncito and Histeria start, Psicosis interferes and knocks Octagoncito down. 2-on-1 on Divina and the rudos hit a double flapjack. Double team on Octagoncito now and the rudos grab him and give him an awesome lawn dart into the top rope and he bounces off the ropes with his forehead and hits the mat hard. Commercial break, and now the rudos are beating down Divina in the corner. They run into the corner but Divina ducks out, gets tossed in the air by the rudos and hits a big dropkick followed by three straight quebradoras from Octagoncito and the crowd is up and loud. The rudos take a break and then ham it up on the outside as the crowd hollers in disapproval of Mini Psicosis’ 80s hair metal hairstyle, or something along those lines. Histeria tries to shake Divina’s hand but then just slaps him instead. Divina hits the ropes but gets shoulder tackled down and Histeria dances like a leprechaun. Powerbomb attempt by Histeria into a nice armdrag by Divina for a two count. Superkick by Divina sends Histeria against the ropes and then a headscissors to Psicosis knocks him down as well. Psicosis goes for a dropkick but Divina ducks and he hits Histeria instead, knocking him to the floor. Springboard headscissors by Divina sends Psicosis out. Octagoncito in now, and he makes the rudos run into each other a few times, sends them out, and hits a huge torneo on Psicosis. Inside, a headscissors off the top by Divina and a hurricarana for a two count, followed by an armdrag sending Histeria out and a beautiful Asai moonsault. Octagoncito and Psicosis inside now, Octagoncito hits a trio of armdrags and then rolls Psicosis up for a three count. Good minis match and a great opener that the crowd really loved.

A Cibernetico promo airs where he talks about about breaking the leg of La Parka’s son, laughing as we see Parka and his family around the Christmas tree with Parka’s son having his leg in a cast. We see a shot of Parka standing over a bloodied and beaten Octagon in the street as Cibernetico drives away on his awesome motorcycle. Then they show clips of Charly Manson being introduced as the newest member of Los Bizarros.

Los Bizarros come to the ring with Cibernetico leading the pack carrying Parka’s son’s x-rays in a manila folder. First, Cibernetico announces that the prodigal son has returned and announces Charly Manson is back to the roaring approval of the audience. He says they are against AAA, La Milicia, and everyone else who is bad for the beautiful sport of lucha libre. He says his last and most important point is La Parka. He says sometimes children act badly and need to be disciplined, and Parka’s son was such, and he had to discipline him. He said that “oops” his hand had slipped and he had broken the kid’s leg. Parka’s music hits and he runs down to beat on Cibernetico but gets jumped by Bizarros until Jack Evans and Extreme Tiger run down with chairs and pipes to clean house. Parka gets on the mic and challenges for a trios match later on with Parka/Evans/Tiger vs. Los Bizarros. Cibernetico holds up the folder and laughs maniacally.

2. Fabi Apache & Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Sexy Star & Yuriko

Yuriko and Pimpinela exchange holds to begin with and Pimpinela gets a nice headlock takedown into an armbar and then hits a rollup but Yuriko is in the ropes. Sexy Star tags in and starts dancing but around on the apron but gets dropkicked down by Fabi while doing the splits. Star does a nice matrix style duck from a Fabi clothesline but gets headscissored out of the ring on the way back by Fabi who hits the ropes for a dive but Yuriko cuts her off with a dropkick. Yuriko tries to slam her but Fabi armdrags her out of the ring and celebrates inside. Yuriko and Pimpi have a slap off in the middle of the ring and then have a posedown. Pimpi sends Yuriko outside and then hits a running tope off the apron. Back in the ring and Star and Yuriko are beating down the tecnicas in the corners. Sexy Star whips Yuriko into Fabi for a big splash and then we have a commercial break. Back right where we left off and Star is choking Fabi against the ropes. Drop toe hold by Star who puts on a cavernaria and Yuriko hits the ropes and drops her with a bulldog out of the hold. Double team on Pimpi who hits a nice double springboard armdrag. Rope walk armdrag by Pimpi which looks like it took a ton of agility and Fabi hits a thesz press off the apron to Star. Inside, Pimpi comes off the top with a missile dropkick and pins Yuriko for a slow three count by Tirantes Jr. The two teams argue after the bell and Tirantes Jr. leaves with his arm around Sexy Star. Nothing memorable about this one.

Heavy Metal is in a dark pool hall playing with a beautiful woman and a midget. Playing pool, I mean. He calls out Electroshock for a best of 5 series where the loser would lose their hair, and says he is returning to AAA.

3. La Parka, Jack Evans, & Extreme Tiger vs. Los Bizarros (Cibernetico, Charly Manson, & Escoria)

Match starts with the tecnicos chasing the rudos around the ring. Bizarros take down the tecnicos and start a beatdown, with Cibernetico brawling with La Parka on the outside, and Charly beating down Jack and Escoria beating down Tiger in the corners. Cibernetico grabs a couple chairs from the crowd and lays one against Parka while slamming the other against it a couple times. Inside, Escoria and Charly double team Tiger and hit a clothesline in the corner. Rudos continue the beatdown and Cibernetico fights with Parka still and begins choking him out with the chair against his neck, then slides a chair between his legs and slams it into his nuts with another chair, that did not look comfortable in any way. Escoria stomps on Parka’s ankle twice and then Charly slams a chair against it. Parka climbs out of the ring hobbling on his ankle and the rudos continue the beatdown on Tiger with a triple team bodyslam and then a spinebuster by Charly and a top rope legdrop by Escoria. Charly and Escoria hold Parka now while Cibernetico kicks him in the gut and then each rudo clotheslines him in the corner. Charly runs at Parka but gets a quebradora, then one for Escoria too and Parka chases Cibernetico to the outside who retreats onto his knees as we get a commercial break. Back from break and the rudos are gameplanning on the outside as Tiger waits in the ring. Spinning neckbreaker by Escoria on Tiger. Escoria sends Tiger into the ropes and gets a Pele kick from Tiger. Escoria goes for a powerbomb but gets backdropped onto the apron, and Tiger pulls his head through the second and third rope and legdrops him off the top onto the back of Escoria’s head. Evans tags in, he gets chopped against the ropes by Charly for a bit, hits the ropes and does an awesome backflip duck out of a clothesline and then hits a cartwheel into a tope on Charly. Tiger runs in with Escoria and hits a huracarana followed by a corkscrew tope. Cibernetico and Parka jump in, they go back and forth for a bit and then Parka knocks Cibernetico down with three clotheslines in a row and then two quebradoras on Charly. Leglock by Charly. Rudos beat down Parka and Charly puts him in a leglock for the submission victory. Afterwards, Cibernetico pulls his old mask onto Parka’s head and then autographs the x-rays for him and gives them to him. This match served its' purpose, to further the Parka/Cibernetico feud and highlight Charly Manson as a new member of Los Bizarros. Jack and Extreme tiger contributed to some awesome sequences as well. Jack Evans has really improved as a member of the AAA roster and has really made a great impression as a luchador in Mexico.

CHIKARA - F.I.S.T. vs. Atlantis and Rey Bucanero Review

CHIKARA – Chikarasaurus Rex II Night 2

7/31/11 – Philadelphia, PA

F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor & Johnny Gargano) vs. Atlantis and Rey Bucanero

This match caught my eye on paper as a big lucha fan, with the opportunity to see two mainstays like Atlantis and Rey Bucanero facing two of the better young guns on the U.S. independent circuit today in Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano.

F.I.S.T. comes out first and it is announced that their “scheduled opponents”, Beer Money, are not in the building. They decide to pull names out of a hat, and the first name is Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson, who are not there. Then they pull out Atlantis & Rey Bucanero, who the crowd reacts to lightly and the two of them come out to a modest reaction. Rey starts out with Chuck doing some work on the mat and the two seem to have a little miscommunication at first with Rey not going over for a headlock takeover right away and looking a little hesitant. Chuck tags out and Gargano is in with Atlantis now, who works Johnny’s left knee over and then almost gets an early submission from Gargano with an armbar. Gargano gets up favoring the left knee and left elbow and Atlantis goes to work with punches to the arm and then a hammerlock, but Gargano takes him over with a wristlock. Atlantis hits the ropes but Taylor kicks him in the back and Gargano takes control. 2 on 1 beatdown on Atlantis and F.I.S.T. is in control of the contest early. Double big boot by F.I.S.T. sends Atlantis out and Bucanero hops in but gets a quebradora from Taylor followed by a running knee from Johnny on a propped up Rey. Taylor distracts the ref while Gargano chokes Rey in the corner and Taylor then knocks Atlantis off the apron. F.I.S.T. runs at the same time into the corner on Rey but he puts up the boots and Atlantis comes off the top with a double plancha. Double irish whip into the ropes and stereo quebradoras by the tecnicos. Snapmare and knee to the head by Atlantis on Gargano. Atlantis makes the rudos run into each other and then hits a big hiptoss and then quebradora on Taylor followed by a knee to the back and then tags out. Springboard elbow by Bucanero on Taylor and the two of them trade shots in the middle of the ring. Slingshot spear by Gargano takes Rey down and they start going at it. Slingshot by Atlantis on Gargano followed by a great corkscrew by Rey onto a prone Gargano draped across Atlantis’ knees for a two count. Clothesline in the corner and bulldog out by Gargano on Rey but Atlantis is in now. Running crossbody by Atlantis for two and then a big bodyslam for another two count. Atlantis clotheslines Taylor out and then slingshots Bucanero over the ropes for a tope con giro in a cool spot. Atlantis and Gargano are the last two in the ring as the ref attends to the other two on the outside and Gargano pulls an awesome move out of the CMLL playbook by going down and faking a low blow which gets the tecnicos disqualified and F.I.S.T. wins.

This was a fun match, definitely enjoyable as a lucha fan and as a fan of both members of F.I.S.T. It was cool seeing Bucanero and Atlantis interact with some younger U.S. indy guys and they managed to make a good match out of it. I liked the DQ finish as it put F.I.S.T. over as big rudos and didn’t discredit Atlantis and Bucanero for a possible return down the line. The only problem I had with the match was the lukewarm reaction of the crowd; one has to figure that Atlantis and Bucanero was something they pulled together at the last minute, because they could’ve certainly advertised them and gotten some more fans who know who they are and could welcome them with a good reaction to the U.S. All in all a good match though and I applaud CHIKARA for doing something like this.

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.