IWRG TV 5/18/06:
Ave Fenix/Panterita/Star Boy vs El Macho II/Kaleth/Xibalba: This had the makings of a good match on paper but matches like those tend to disapoint the most in IWRG.:( Second straight time that Panterita has made TV and not gotten the chance to do anything in a match. Ave Fenix looked alright but still seems rather bland and not worthy of the hype Ovaciones gave him. I miss the undercarders like Gran Cuchillo, Antaris and Chamaco Torres. Finish was really weak and came out nowhere. Surely they could have thought of something a little more creative than a triple frankensteiner spot.
Cerebro Negro vs Mazada: Not bad. Mazada controlled early on until Cerebro came back. He lost the first fall by DQ b/c of excessive violence. Cerebro hit a nice tope suicida in the second fall. They did the same no-sell spot as the week before. Mazada ended up winning in two straight falls. Not a spectacular match by any means but it established the on-going feud so nothing to complain about.
Mr. Niebla/Pantera/Vertigo vs Dr. Cerebro/El Veneno/Fantasma De La Opera: Vertigo got to advertise for his WFS promotion. How? With a promo? Nope. With a sign? Nope. He now has the WFS logo on the back of his outfit! I guess you really can tell who is running a fed based on who the top star is. Decent little match although very lucha by numbers. I liked the first fall finish with Niebla and Pantera doing simoltaneous handspring blind tope and rolling tope's at the same time followed by double nudo variations. Veneno looked pretty both in the ring and his appearence. He looked like he just got out of bed. Or was coming off a major hangover. Both perhaps? Average action = average match.
Canek/Damian 666/El Hijo Del Cien Caras vs Bestia Salvaje and Los Head Hunters I y II: UWA style booking continues with Canek on top on a rudo team that makes no sense facing two foreigners. For those of you who didn't follow the UWA, during it's dying days(shocking, eh?), Canek would be involved in a trios match one week as a tecnico against Fishman and Killer. Then two or three foreigners would show up the following week and Canek would team with the same guys he fought the previous week which made no sense and the ending would always be the same - foreigners destroy Canek leading to a singles match where he wins clean. In this case it was sorta the same formula as in the end nobody mattered except Canek and the Head Hunters. He slammed one of them and ended up beating them both all by himself after his partners disapeared somewhere. I don't think there is ANY question as to whether Canek understands why the UWA failed. Not saying IWRG is on the verge of collapse b/c of this booking, just saying with Canek having a position of power in the building, he still doesn't change the way his matches go even if it proved to be a failure. Canek is probably near the top of my most hated wrestlers ever list, partially b/c I wasn't around for the time period when he was supposedly good but mostly b/c I hate all veterans who have never done anything for the younger guys. Sorta like Fishman and Cien Caras. I don't only hate them all b/c they suck in the ring, I hate them b/c when have they EVER done ANYTHING for a younger kid who getting over? Cien Caras especially had the chance when he was working in CMLL as Los Guerreros, Shocker and Niebla got over huge and he did nothing for any of them. He just kept jobbing to Rayo. Just like Canek now keeps feuding with and jobbing to Wagner. I'd ask would it kill him to start a feud with someone like Mike Segura or Dr. Cerebro but I'm sure it would b/c he'd rather commit suicide than have to acknowledge the fact he is worthless now except to create future stars.
Rant over... episode over... skip this one.
Ave Fenix/Panterita/Star Boy vs El Macho II/Kaleth/Xibalba: This had the makings of a good match on paper but matches like those tend to disapoint the most in IWRG.:( Second straight time that Panterita has made TV and not gotten the chance to do anything in a match. Ave Fenix looked alright but still seems rather bland and not worthy of the hype Ovaciones gave him. I miss the undercarders like Gran Cuchillo, Antaris and Chamaco Torres. Finish was really weak and came out nowhere. Surely they could have thought of something a little more creative than a triple frankensteiner spot.
Cerebro Negro vs Mazada: Not bad. Mazada controlled early on until Cerebro came back. He lost the first fall by DQ b/c of excessive violence. Cerebro hit a nice tope suicida in the second fall. They did the same no-sell spot as the week before. Mazada ended up winning in two straight falls. Not a spectacular match by any means but it established the on-going feud so nothing to complain about.
Mr. Niebla/Pantera/Vertigo vs Dr. Cerebro/El Veneno/Fantasma De La Opera: Vertigo got to advertise for his WFS promotion. How? With a promo? Nope. With a sign? Nope. He now has the WFS logo on the back of his outfit! I guess you really can tell who is running a fed based on who the top star is. Decent little match although very lucha by numbers. I liked the first fall finish with Niebla and Pantera doing simoltaneous handspring blind tope and rolling tope's at the same time followed by double nudo variations. Veneno looked pretty both in the ring and his appearence. He looked like he just got out of bed. Or was coming off a major hangover. Both perhaps? Average action = average match.
Canek/Damian 666/El Hijo Del Cien Caras vs Bestia Salvaje and Los Head Hunters I y II: UWA style booking continues with Canek on top on a rudo team that makes no sense facing two foreigners. For those of you who didn't follow the UWA, during it's dying days(shocking, eh?), Canek would be involved in a trios match one week as a tecnico against Fishman and Killer. Then two or three foreigners would show up the following week and Canek would team with the same guys he fought the previous week which made no sense and the ending would always be the same - foreigners destroy Canek leading to a singles match where he wins clean. In this case it was sorta the same formula as in the end nobody mattered except Canek and the Head Hunters. He slammed one of them and ended up beating them both all by himself after his partners disapeared somewhere. I don't think there is ANY question as to whether Canek understands why the UWA failed. Not saying IWRG is on the verge of collapse b/c of this booking, just saying with Canek having a position of power in the building, he still doesn't change the way his matches go even if it proved to be a failure. Canek is probably near the top of my most hated wrestlers ever list, partially b/c I wasn't around for the time period when he was supposedly good but mostly b/c I hate all veterans who have never done anything for the younger guys. Sorta like Fishman and Cien Caras. I don't only hate them all b/c they suck in the ring, I hate them b/c when have they EVER done ANYTHING for a younger kid who getting over? Cien Caras especially had the chance when he was working in CMLL as Los Guerreros, Shocker and Niebla got over huge and he did nothing for any of them. He just kept jobbing to Rayo. Just like Canek now keeps feuding with and jobbing to Wagner. I'd ask would it kill him to start a feud with someone like Mike Segura or Dr. Cerebro but I'm sure it would b/c he'd rather commit suicide than have to acknowledge the fact he is worthless now except to create future stars.
Rant over... episode over... skip this one.
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