Monday, October 18, 2010

CMLL 52MX 10/16/10 (taped 10/10/10)

Block B of the tournament to crown #1 contenders for the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Titles...

Battle Royale

- Oh thank god... just highlights. Lucha battle royales are just horrible excuses for wrestlers to almost blow their knees out for no reason at all.

Fabian El Gitano/Leono vs Puma King/Tiger Kid

- FACT: This is a rematch from earlier in the year. Seriously. How many people besides cubsfan and myself remember that?
- Was just commenting to someone earlier how Leono had so much potential when he started out (2003 - 2005). Then when he got his push for whatever reason he turned into the most generic wrestler ever (2006 - 2008) and must have thought they'd never take his spot away. OOPS! But in the past year or two (2009 - 2010) he hasn't been offensive at all and I sometimes enjoy his matches.
- Awesome double team spot by Felino's kids followed up by great double dives! Puma King's was especially dangerous.
- And they kiss. Lovely.
- Uh-oh... mistimed superkicks are always the demise of tag teams.
- TECNICOS WIN! I'd be pissed if they went further but this was just to shake things up so I'm okay with the result. Bad job cutting away after the match instead of showing Felino's kids making up with each other.

Metalico/Starman vs Cancerbero/Raziel

- Starman may be the only person in this tournament to have competed for the Arena Coliseo Tag Titles before they officially came back in 2000.
- Nice armdrag by Metalico.
- ASAI MOONSAULT! He actually hit it nicely!
- Tope suicida by Starman right near the dude with the Wagner doll. Wrong show buddy.
- I bought that double roll-up nearfall...
- Tag team submission wins it for the rudos! Decent simple tag match.

Delta/Diamante vs Dr. X/Hooligan

- What's with the purple color scheme on both teams?
- These teams have good chemistry. Hoping for something creative here.
- I'm such a mark for the way Diamante exited the ring there. It's especially awesome when someone takes that bump while running full speed.
- Wow. That was an AAA quality edit unless Hooligan did indeed get from ringside onto the apron in a millisecond.
- Delta hit a move properly!
- HE TOOK OFF HIS BOOT! WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?! THAT'S OLD SCHOOL!
- Oh Hooligan... you were either gonna get DQ'ed or rolled up! Silly rudo!
- I get the feeling the editing was done to cover up some blown spots by the tecs. Just a feeling.

Astro Boy/Trueno vs Loco Max/Virus

- I hate this rudo pairing just b/c they're paired up. Nothing personal.
- Big fan of Trueno so hoping he looks good here. He's been around longer than most people realize so I'm afraid if they don't do anything with him soon he'll be in the Neutron position forever.
- Now there's a shocker. Astro Boy not on the same page as his opponent.
- Good point by the announcers. If the tecs win we'll get to see brother vs brother!
- Let's see if I can Astro Boy's exchange before he does it... run the ropes and do a 360 onto his own feet, then a headscissors, then grab Loco Max's hand and do a twisting armdrag off the top rope. And... GO!
- Got the first part right, he went for the headscissors but was blocked and then just yanked Loco down.
- Ah... here's the armdrag. I'm good! Not really. Astro Boy is just beyond repetitve and the sad thing is he usually botches the same spots every time.
- Awww... rudos win. Trueno didn't get to do anything.:(

Fabian El Gitano/Leono vs Cancerbero/Raziel

- I hate that the rudos just come off as a B-level Euforia/Nosferatu team.
- Leono tried his hardest to screw up that finish but rudos win! Not much to the match.

Delta/Diamante vs Loco Max/Virus

- Hey a match that isn't JIP!
- Oof... Delta takes a nasty spill to the floor. Not as nasty as the one I saw Crazy Black take earlier today on a Puebla show though. (it'll be on youtube tomorrow)
- How have we gone this long in a tag tournament without a double dive?
- Photographer was in the way of Delta's apron rana!
- Nice little finishing sequence there. Tecs move on.

Delta/Diamante vs Cancerbero/Raziel

- Backdrop w/ 360 bump! I approve!
- Finally! A double dive!
- And another! I guess it was worth it saving them up for the final.
- Delta Moonsault! More like Delta Moonsault Headbutt! Did you really think he could go three matches in one night without botching something?
- Diamante's finisher is not much better. Weak ending.

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

CMLL C3 TV 10/9/10 (taped 10/5/10)

CMLL C3 TV - 10/9/10 (taped 10/5/10):

Shockercito/Pequeno Olimpico/Astral vs Pequeno Universo 2000/Pequeno Nitro/
Pequeno Warrior

- I smell something fishy... Pequeno Olimpico is wearing darker white than usual. That's not normal for him. Could this have something to do with him already working as a rudo in Puebla and 10 days earlier at Arena Mexico? STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT!
- Nice headstand over the top rope by Astral!
- Rudos take first fall via Peq Warrior Splash Mountain into corner on Shockercito and Peq Universo Michinoku Driver for Peq Olimpico.
- Pequeno Olimpico having fun hanging out at ringside while the match goes on. HMMMMMMM.
- Nice tope suicida by Shockercito!
- Astral has a neat roll-up finisher. Peq Olimpico has no problem making Peq Universo submit with a half crab.
- Hey the edecanes have new signs for which fall is going on!
- Peq Olimpico beats up Peq Nitro. Odd.
- Astral stealing Fantasy's moonsault off your opponent's back spot! Haven't seen that in a while!
- Nice plancha by Astral!
- Shockercito accidentally dropkicks Peq Olimpico who then trips him and Peq Warrior adds a german suplex for the win. Crowd seems quite unsurprised.

Stuka Jr./Fuego/Sagrado vs Demus 3:16/Skandalo/Polvora

- I think the goal of this match is to get the viewer to ask themselves what is the point of having stables... or the Arena Coliseo Tag Titles?
- Demus 3:16 throws Fuego around like he's nothing. That can't be good for his rep.
- Sagrado is in a white wifebeater and has no wrist tape. A clear sign he's ready to mail things in.
- Rudos easily take fall one. No wait... Sagrado rolls up Polvora after taking a top rope inverted power bomb of death. That was STUPID. You can't do surprise roll-ups off of huge top rope moves. I remember the first time I saw something stupid like this was the first ever Bucanero vs Guerrero match in '06. It was even worse then.
- As expected Sagrado is very unimpressive thus far.
- Sagrado/Polvora doing some mask ripping. WHAT??? Arena Neza main event build?
- This is where I realize Demus 3:16 is almost taller than Skandalo and Skandalo has boots on which may be making him taller. Yikes.
- Nice double dives from Arena Coliseo tag champs!
- Polvora with the low blow and mask yank combo! This match was a waste of my life.

Atlantis/Ultimo Guerrero/Dragon Rojo Jr. vs Olimpico/Mr. Aguila/Hector Garza

- This match took place before the big twitter angle where Alexis announced DRJr was now part of the GDLA.
- I can find nothing interesting to say about the first fall.
- Hey cubsfan was right - Dragon Rojo Jr.'s finisher IS the cavernaria!
- Garza's rudo chickenshit tactics still amuse me.
- Third fall... just realized Mr. Aguila is in the match.
- Garza gets the win using the ropes in full view of the refs. I've long since stopped caring about these types of finishes since I assume the CMLL refs are okay letting themselves look like blind idiots.

Volador Jr. vs La Mascara - Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title

- Will this be as good as Sombra vs Volador? (no)
- Really nice reversals to start off.
- First fall finish out of nowhere with a nice roll-up from La Mascara. Way too short first fall.
- Volador still flippy as a rudo!
- Volador headstand off the apron to nowhere! La Mascara tope suicida! That was nice!
- Super frankensteiner by Volador to win the second fall! Again... way too short.
- La Mascara's roll-up gets two! Psychology!
- Both guys exhausted after their 5 minutes of wrestling~!
- La Mascara running somersault plancha! Still looks weird to see him doing something like that.
- Old man at ringside doing the John Cena you can't see me deal. Odd.
- Generic title match nearfalls just such rana countered with sunset flip and block magistral into own magistral for a two count.
- Love Volador's roll-up counter into a double-armbar submission. He needs to start using it as a finish instead of just a teased submission in big matches. It would get over.
- Nasty spill to the floor by Volador followed by a La Mascara ringpost plancha!
- Adios La Mascara! Hiptoss to the floor followed by moonsault plancha from Volador! See... the Sombra/Volador match was more interesting b/c it wasn't just a bunch of nothing + highspots like this has been so far. It was an actual match that built to the neat highspots.
- LMAO La Mascara pretends like he is gonna do an asai moonsault. In what world would that happen?
- Demus 3:16 picking a fight with Robin! That would be a better match than this has been.
- Cavernaria by Volador! Dragon Rojo should sue! Like Santo!
- Inverted Gory Special countered into La Campana! Volador escapes! That was nice.
- Another Campana but Volador grabs the ropes! Crowd sensing Volador is gonna win!
- Volador tries to use the ropes but Mascara kicks out! Ref apparently is okay with seeing Volador cheating!
- Spanish Fly! La Mascara kicks out at 2.999999999! Crowd really loud now! I gotta admit they've picked it up a bit late in the match.
- Volador signals it's over... BUT THE CAMPANA IS LOCKED ON MIDDLE OF THE RING!!! DING DING DING! LITERALLY! LA MASCARA WINS! The second half of the third fall was excellent. Not happy with this result but I'm not the booker so what do I know?

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