CMLL @ Arena Puebla - 11/16/09!

I'm dubbing this the show that proves CMLL can be the best promotion in the world when the stars allign properly. This show was FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC and there was no thought put into at all. The bookers deserve no credit. It just happens that the right guys happened to get booked all together and brought their 'A' games or adapted their 'B' games into an 'A' game after seeing the large turnout and how hot the crowd was.

Delta/Sensei/Trueno vs Escorpion/Espiritu Maligno/Karisma

AMAZING! I delayed watching this because I figured it looks so good on paper it could only depress me when I didn't get half of what I wanted but these guys came through big time. It was a tecnico showcase with Delta in particular stealing the show. Trueno also looked great which makes me more sad his TV appearences are so limited. The rudos were the perfect crew to be on the opposite side since they are all natural big bumpers and catchers. Delta did two out of this world incredible dives that had the crowd in complete awe and Trueno wrapped the match up for the tecnicos.

WHY THIS IS GOOD: Newcomers stealing the show should be mandatory on every show. Your stars need to deliver good matches but you want the fans to leave a show remembering the young guys on the undercard so when it comes time to push them down the road the fans have a connection with them.

Rey Cometa/Pegasso/Leono vs Euforia/Polvora/Virus

Another great match! Minus Leono of course. But any time I say something good about a match involved Leono you have to remember to immediatly remove him from the equation. I was going over the timeline in my head at the first fall took place and realized this was during the 3 week period where Rey Cometa was busting out the dive of the decade in every arena and sure enough... HE BUSTED IT OUT HERE! Still not 100% successful like the first two times he did it but Euforia saved him with a great catch. Rey Cometa is NUTS! Tecs took the first fall and then got to look good early in the second fall. Rudos won with some nice double teaming. Third fall was shaping up to be a generic midcard third fall until they did this crazy thing called... nearfalls! And more nearfalls! And finish teases! And dive teases! WTF? Cometa ended up trying his 450 splash and missing. Polvora went up top and got handed Cometa so he could hit his inverted power bomb as Euforia gave Leono a stiff big boot to knock him off the apron. Rudos win!

WHY THIS IS GOOD: A good midcard match is never bad. The last thing you want is a bad match right in the middle of the show to ruin the flow since (presumably) your undercard stuff has been good.

Shocker/Toscano/Mascara Dorada vs Okumura/Naito/Yujiro

Were the drinks spiked backstage? No Limit came to work! So did Shocker and Toscano! My head was spinning! Excellent work in the first fall. Second fall had Dorada shining and doing spots with all three rudos including almost breaking Naito's neck with a spinning headscissors out of a reverse wheelbarrow. Rudos took over and put the tecs away easily. Third fall was more rudo domination until the eventual tecnico comeback. Dorada did a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge running somersault plancha and then Shocker/Toscano worked together to put No Limit away after a series of moves.

WHY THIS IS GOOD: The foreigners you bring in actually made it worth your while by delivering a good match! This is good! Also... *THE MEXICANS WON THE MATCH*! It's never wrong to put your own guys over cleanly in a competitive match against foreigners.

Mistico/Volador Jr./Strongman vs Averno/Texano Jr./Terrible

Mistico got dragged off the apron into a mob of female fans until security intervened. Crowd was RED HOT for this match. They were loud all night but after seeing such a fantastic show they were off the charts for this main event and they did the right thing by only having this go two straight falls with the tecnicos in control the entire time. It was just perfect. Volador/Averno got heat on their feud which was leading to an upcoming title match and Mistico/Strongman got to do their thing with Texano/Terrible as the perfect rudos who were terrified of Strongman and bumped huge for Mistico. Strongman even did a dive at the end! Volador got a huge pop for pinning Averno to win in straight falls.

WHY THIS IS GOOD: Using the main event to push an upcoming big match is always neccessary. Nothing worse than a main event which is just a random match. There should always be a light at the end of the tunnel. Also, read the crowd. This was a loud crowd who just sat through three excellent long matches. There was no need to do another three fall 20+ minute match where it dragged in the middle with a rudo beatdown. This match came off PERFECT.

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Lineups!

As always - via www.thecubsfan.com/cmll

CMLL (MON) 04/26 Arena Puebla
1) Tigre Rojo & Tigre Rojo Jr. vs Siki Ozama Jr. & Toro Bill Jr.

- I'm always in favor of seeing new blood so this should be fun and hopefully makes TV. Two excellent rudos to carry the rookie.

2) Metálico, Tigre Blanco, Tony Rivera vs Artillero, Mortiz, Súper Comando

- I guess this is where we find out what Mortiz is like when he can't use his Spanish Fly to the floor. Surely none of those tecnicos are taking it, let alone @ Arena Puebla in a match that may not make TV. This isn't Tijuana.

3) Ángel de Oro, Ángel de Plata, Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Arkangel de la Muerte, Hooligan, Nitro

- Standard match. Trivia note: Nitro is the actual leader of the Rebeldes Tuereg, not Arkangel or Hooligan. Said so himself in an interview for TVC.

4) Blue Panther, Strong Man, Toscano vs Atlantis, Terrible, Último Guerrero

- Really hope this gets edited off TV but I fear it's setting up a future match so...

5) Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, La Sombra vs Gran Alebrije, Histeria II, Psicosis II

- This will be... AWESOME! I cannot wait to hopefully see this on TV. The ex-AAA guys will prove they can hang with the CMLL dudes. I guarantee it.

CMLL (TUE) 04/27 Arena Mexico
1) Horus & Metatrón vs Camorra & Disturbio

- And Horus is back where he belongs. I approve!

2) Diamante, Pegasso, Rey Cometa vs Arkangel de la Muerte, Loco Max, Skándalo

- FINALLY! NEW FUERZA AEREA! They teased this team a few months back but Rey Cometa got hurt and had to be replaced. But now... FINALLY! This will be fantastic. I refuse to even think otherwise.

3) Rush, Stuka Jr., Valiente vs Misterioso II, Sangre Azteca, Virus

- One of these does not belong! But to be fair he'll only get better working with these rudos so might as well book matches like this where his partners will carry the bulk of the match and he can just come in for his trademark moves.

4) Blue Panther, La Sombra, Strong Man vs Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero

- Probably gonna be by the numbers. Maybe the ex-AAA guys run-in here? They haven't attacked on Tuesday yet. Atlantis/Buca/Guerrero vs Monster/Maniaco/Psicosis next week? BOOK IT!

5) La Máscara vs Mephisto [NWA WELTER]

- Should be a decent match. With the Universal Title tournament coming up I'd expect to see a few title changes in the next little while as CMLL sorts out who they want involved and try to make it look different than it was last year.

IWRG (THU) 04/29 Arena Naucalpan
1) Dinamic Black vs Keshin Black

- Dynamic Black looked great in BTJr's latest upload so this should be fun.

2) Guizmo & Miss Gaviota vs Alan Extreme & Eterno

- OH NO. SHE'S BACK! BACK TO RUIN MY UNDERCARDS O'FUN!

3) Black Terry & Cerebro Negro vs Trauma I & Trauma II

- And the IWRG forum passes out in excitement. BTJr hinted at an upcoming IWRG school vs Navarro school feud so maybe this is where the seeds get planted.

4) Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro vs Bombero Infernal, Maldito Jr., Samot

- Oh yes - this will be quite fun!

5) Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Máscara Año 2000, Máscara Año 2000 Jr. vs Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo, Gringo Loco [EdM Trios, final]

- I just want Gringo Loco or Avisman to get the winning pin on MA2K. That would be tremendous. Team MA2K is clearly winning the belts though.

CMLL (FRI) 04/30 Arena Mexico
1) Leono & Starman vs Bronco & Inquisidor

- I swear Starman and Bronco started the whole mess of mask match challenges on Sunday and now it looks like they won't even be included!

2) Fuego & Metro vs Euforia & Raziel

- Clearly this is ending in a DQ with all four agreeing to be in the cage mask match o'doom. All four should be safe in the actual match though.

3) Dark Angel, Lady Apache, Luna Magica vs Hiroka, Mima Shimoda, Princesa Blanca

- Oh joy, Luna Magica is back to ruin matches. Sad thing is she will be a step up for this division compared to the awful rookies they have ruining matches currently. Shimoda is also back and that's no surprise since Mexico vs Japan starts up again next week.

4) Bracito de Oro vs Pequeño Warrior [mask]

- I don't see what all the controversy is. The result here seems pretty obvious if you look at the facts:

1. Bracito De Oro is old.
2. This is the biggest match Bracito De Oro will ever get.
3. Bracito De Oro has won all the matches leading up to this Friday.
4. CMLL is not going to unmask a guy who just lost his mask 5 years ago.

Pequeno Warrior is clearly winning the match and Bracito's mask.

5) Delta & Volador Jr. vs Héctor Garza & Pólvora [Gran Alternativa, final]

- I really think Delta is coming out the winner here but stranger things have happened. Polvora will always have the benefit of winning the bodybuilding contest which is Paco's pet project so his minions would want to please him by booking Polvora to win. Garza doesn't need the win though while Volador Jr. could clearly use this to show he is a top tecnico like Mistico. I'm gonna stick with my pick of Volador Jr./Delta and hope this ends up airing somewhat full on TV.

6) Strongman, Hijo del Fantasma, La Máscara, Místico vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Ultimo Guerrero, Shigeo Okumura, Taichi

- Fantastic! CMLL finally busts out the atomicos gimmick for their regular sized guys and stick a bunch of crap in the match! I think the last second change in match + position on the card indicates the tecnicos will win and the rudos will break-up after losing in two straight falls. This should set up something along the lines of Dragon Rojo, Guerrero and Bucanero vs Tanihashi, Taichi and Okumura next week as Mexico vs Japan takes over Friday nights in May.

AAA TV (FRI) 04/30 Gimnasio Jose Maria Arteaga, Queretaro, Queretaro
1) Atomic Boy, Fabi Apache, Octagoncito vs Mini Abismo Negro, Rain, Tigre Cota

- Yes please! Atomic Boy looked fantastic on TV the other week and I can only imagine how great he'll look here working with those two rudos. This is a nice mix-and-match.

2) Aerostar & Relampago vs Billy Boy & Decnnis

- Well since the taping is being split to air over two weeks this will surely make TV and hopefully be given some time. The rudo team is amazing and I'm still not sold on Relampago but he has improved steadily in all his appearences so I'm not down on him. He needs a different look though. Looking forward to see what these guys do together.

3) Extreme Tiger, Jack Evans, Rocky Romero vs Alex Koslov, Christopher Daniels, Joe Lider

- I'm pretty sure much like Solar/Navarro, Romero and Koslov would be more than happy to spend the rest of their careers working opposite each other. Everyone has a natural opponent here so this will probably be good and end up more like three singles matches rather than a trios match. Still not totally in favor of randomly using Daniels instead of sticking with the regular talent.

4) Monster Clown, Murder Clown, Psycho Clown vs Chessman, Hernandez, Kenzo Suzuki

- God at this point I just want the Clowns to lose to SOMEONE! They've actually gone past the point to where a loss would mean anything so if they're waiting for the big match to get the big pop for the big win... it ain't gonna happen. Might as well have Hernandez just kill them all here. Although it would please me if Konnan ended their winning streak since that's what I originally predicted would happen.

5) Dr. Wagner Jr., Octagón, Pimpinela Escarlata vs Electroshock, Silver King, Último Gladiador

- How's this for an interesting debate: Who's the best worker on the tecnico side? I'd take Octagon with Wagner third.

6) Cibernético, Heavy Metal, La Parka Jr. vs ?, LA Park, Zorro

- Vampiro? Meh. I could care less about anything here although a Metal vs Zorro singles match down the line would be... interesting.

CMLL (SUN) 05/02 Arena Mexico
1) Bengala, Metálico, Trueno vs Camorra, Cholo, Zayco

- Cesar will be very happy since he hates the rudo team.:)

2) Ángel Azteca Jr., Diamante, Fabián el Gitano vs Dr. X, Puma King, Tiger Kid

- Oooohhhhh I like this! Fabian and Dr. X will continue their feud and leave the other four to go wild and do all their fun spots! Looking forward to his! (hopefully it's as good as this past weekend's segunda that aired on 52MX)

3) Blue Panther, Metro, Sagrado vs Euforia, Vangelis, Virus

- Blue Panther working lower on an Arena Mexico card than Histeria, Psicosis and Alebrije. WOW. Makes sense though so I'm not complaining.

4) Brazo de Plata, La Sombra, Toscano vs El Alebrije, Histeria, Psicosis

- Probably won't be nearly as good as the Puebla match b/c of... well... obvious reasons. It'll be interesting to see who goes over. Guessing the indy guys cheat to beat Sombra.

5) Mistico vs Volador Jr.

- WOO-HOO! Might actually get to see a somewhat full match with these guys since it won't be Televisa slaughtering the editing.

IWRG (SUN) 05/02 Arena Naucalpan
1) Héros vs Imperial

- Want this on youtube! I'll see it one way or the other anyways.

2) Dinamic Black & Tonatiuh vs Alan Extreme & Comando Negro

- Tonatiwho??? I want to see this just to see what kind of wacky outfit he'll have and to see if we can figure out which rookie he was in the IWRG vs Queretaro Torneo from a few months back.

3) Oficial 911, Oficial AK47, Oficial Fierro vs Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo, Gringo Loco

- Ugh, they had to put this in the dead spot for TV! Curse you IWRG!

4) Black Terry, Chico Che, Jack vs Cerebro Negro, Maldito Jr., Samot

- Confusing booking. I guess we're all turning on Cerebro Negro again? Maybe Black Terry helps him out to set up a tag vs Maldito and Samot next week?

5) el Ángel, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Scorpio Jr. vs Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Universo 2000, Veneno

- YUCK!

Puebla 8/24/09, AAA Lucha Libre Premier 8/15/09 & IWRG 8/20/09

CMLL @ Arena Puebla 8/24/09:

Lestat/SWAT vs Policeman/Siki Osama Jr.: Should SWAT and Policeman really be feuding? Shouldn't they be teaming up to go after the guy with the name 'Osama' in his name? Is my blog now being watched by the FBI? Oh, the match... right... it was pretty good. Lestat was the star. He did a bunch of neat stuff including this great rope-walk reversing positions moonsault into an armdrag! These were the perfect rudos to oppose him since they're the best of the local rudos. SWAT is really getting fat and didn't do much of note. Finish was strange since they did the stacked-up superplex spot but Policeman just no-sold it and then the rudos finished off the tecnicos.

Angel Azteca Jr./Angel De Oro/Angel De Plata vs Dr. X/Hooligan/Nitro: Very disappointing. The teams just weren't clicked, the rudos were uninspired and Nitro was very tenative since this was only 10 days into his return from a serious knee injury. Azteca had some neat moments in the third fall including busting out his double jump springboard rana spot that I love but that couldn't save the match.

Hector Garza/Hijo Del Fantasma/La Mascara vs La Peste Negra: Not much to this. Basic stuff to set up the upcoming title match. I did mark out for the second fall dual Campana/Mecedora submissions by Mascara/Garza. That move was Garza's staple back when he was in Mascara's spot on the roster from 1994-1996.

Mistico/La Sombra/Volador Jr. vs El Mephisto/Terrible/Texano Jr.: Generic Super Sky Team match. They got beat on, they came back with a triple dive and their finishers, they showed off their flying moves, they did more dives and La Mistica on Texanito got the win. Of note was Mistico almost overshooting an asai moonsault in the second fall but Texanito made the save.

AAA Lucha Libre Premier 8/15/09:

El Elegido/Pimpinela Escarlata/Octagoncito vs Decnis/Polvo De Estrellas/Mini Abismo Negro: Pretty good match thanks to Elegido staying out of the way and Octagoncito/Mini Abismo controlling the bulk of the action. Pimpinela seemed extra motivated and the crowd was really into him. Rudo beatdown didn't overlast it's welcome and the finishing segment was really well done. Can't complain about this.

El Zorro/Jack Evans/Marco Corleone vs Alex Koslov/Chessman/Electro Shock: I'm gonna need to check out Cubsfan's archive to figure out why that tecnico team was the way it was but I'm not complaining b/c this match was AWESOME! Seriously! I'm not joking! Easily the best match not involving mini's or undercard flyers the entire year in AAA. I'd reccomend everyone checking this out and taking note of what AAA could be like if they focused on the wrestlers they have on their roster instead of always looking for which foreigners they can bring in to fuck with the formula. Evans/Chessman had a fantastic exchange early on as did Zorro and Electro Shock. There was a dive sequence which creatively led to the rudo beatdown. Corleone led the comeback and then did an awesome spot where he went for his dive but Koslov told him to... STOP! He even put up the hand! Corleone just shook his head and ran right at Koslov who pissed himself and ducked as Corleone flew over him and almost over Electro Shock too! Announcers were confused at the end since Zorro pinned Koslov but the match continued and Jack pinned Chessman with the 630 after a neat setup from Zorro. Great job by all six guys!

Fabi Apache/Koa vs Mari Apache/Rain: I don't even know what happened here. The rudas beat on Koa early on and to demonstrate how green she is - she was actually whipped into the ropes but just collapsed onto them instead of rebounding to take whatever spot was planned. WHAT ... THE ... FUCK? A minute or so later she rolled outside the ring and seemed injured so the doctor checked on her and whether it was legit or not I have no idea but Sexy Star came strolling down to ringside a few minutes later and distracted Fabi leading to Rain using an implant DDT for the win. Whatever.

Dr. Wagner Jr./El Mesias/Rocky Romero vs Cibernetico/Kenzo Suzuki/Sugi: Pretty much a mess. Just tons of brawling that led nowhere in particular. Romero and Sugi got one exchange which was mostly to put Sugi over as he did his trademark spots and finished with a springboard moonsault dive. Then Wagner/Ciber took over and Ciber took a bump off a missed knee strike that would have made Koa look like the greatest wrestler ever. Wagner used his somersault off the apron. Mesias ducked a Kenzo clothesline so Kenzo fell outside and then Mesias easily put Sugi away with his finisher.

Overall I thought the dual set of tapings was really fun but I didn't bother getting into any of the point systems or storylines they were trying to do with the studio segments. Is it right that the only other tapings they did with the one in October which Fredo has and then the final taping in November which I assume will come in the next shipment?

IWRG 8/20/09:

This was the Festival De Mascaras show where all the old wrestlers get to put their masks back on for one night only... which is pretty hilarious since most of these guys always work small shows in their masks or at least begin the match with their masks on. Yay for con artists! At least the gimmick drew a better than average crowd but you can usually do that once a year with this crew.

Orito/Panterita vs Dr. Cerebro/Cerebro Negro: Pretty bad. I'm gonna blame it on the fact all four guys weren't used to working with masks again and that the idea SEEMED to be to do spots they used to do when they were younger and doing these same masked gimmicks. It failed miserably. Who wants to watch a toned down Freelance?

Negro Navarro & El Signo vs Black Terry & Shu El Guerrero: Had it's moments but they were FEW and far between. It was kinda hilarious to watch Signo huffing and puffing like he was about to collapse from exhaustion after the slowest opening exchange ever. Sad thing is he probably was about to die.:/ Also hilarious was Shu doing the old Espectro gimmick of sitting in the ring and daring Navarro to come at him and when Navarro did he would get thrown. Why hilarious? Because: a) Shu never did that when he was younger & b) Navarro was taking bumps seconds before Shu actually got out of sitting position to throw him. Naturally in a match with four supposed technical experts working technical style it degenrated into a brawl with Terry bleeding and there were low blows involved in the finish. If I'm going to invest time into watching these guys work together, I at least want a clean finish.

Pantera/Ricky Cruz/Scorpio Jr. vs El Veneno/Kraneo/Rambo: Since when are Ricky Cruz and Veneno legends? Since when are either masked? Well... Veneno was masked, but the mask he used here wasn't his original mask so I was so confused. Very little to comment on here because I don't want to be all negative. I'll save it for the main event.

Fantasma/Mano Negra/Villano III vs Kahoz/Mascara Ano 2000/Sangre Chicana: Fucking awful. There is no doubt in my mind Villano III and Chicana were completely wasted. They just stumbled around throwing punches and honestly if that's your idea of good professional wrestling then you should get your fat ass off the sofa, put the laptop away and go spend your nights at the local pub b/c you'd get to see some awesome professional wrestling every night instead of waiting for Fredo to get DVD's in. This was unbelievably sad. I'm so glad that when these guys pass away we'll only discuss how great they were in their primes instead of what sad old men most of them turned out to be.

Avoid this show like the plague.

Updating once every three years is exactly what I have in mind. Not mentioning to anyone that I'm still updating here is also a good way to go.

Today I watched...

Turbo vs Black Thunder - PdM 2/20/10: What a disappointment. Their match from the Sala De Armas was MOTY quality. This was not. This was a disjointed mess with both guys missing spots they'd normally easily pull off. Thunder threw three of the worst clotheslines I have ever seen in professional wrestling. I'm sure they'd love a re-do of this and maybe they'll get a chance down the line since their series is tied 1-1.

La Parkita/Cosmico vs Mr. Aguila/Mini Talisman - PdM 1/31/10: For whatever reason they gave these guys 3 falls. They could have accomplished everything in 1. Parkita is awful and only does comedy. Cosmico is fun but these really aren't the best rudo bases. Some nice stuff but nothing memorable.

Also went through a bunch of Fox Sports footage that Alan was nice enough to pass along...

1/3:

Fabian El Gitano/Leono/Rush vs Cancerbero/Raciel/Virus: Only two falls with the rudos getting DQ'ed quick in the second. I guess this was supposed to put them over as bastard rudos. It didn't work.

Mascara Dorada vs Felino: Really fun match as these two work great together. Dorada hit some really neat spots in the second fall and the third fall as well. Nearfalls were well done and finish was perfectly executed. No complaints here and thanks to the previous short match this seemed to air in full.

1/10:

Angel Azteca Jr./Pegasso/Rey Cometa vs Arkangel/Hooligan/Skandalo: By the numbers. Tecs did nice dives but all the in-ring stuff was shredded by the editing machine.

Mistico/Blue Panther/Strong Man vs Averno/Mephisto/Efesto: Exactly what you'd expect.

1/17:

Angel De Oro/Pegasso/Rey Cometa vs Dr. X/Hooligan/Loco Max: Similar to the previous week except this time in a different building. Once again not much made it past the editing machine except for the big dives.

Mistico/Shocker/Hector Garza vs Atlantis/Rey Bucanero/Ultimo Guerrero: Bucanero was having a fun time in his return and Mistico/Ultimo worked great together as usual. Not much otherwise.

1/24:

Mascarita Dorada/Pequeno Olimpico/Electrico vs Pequeno Nitro/Pequeno Warrior/Pierrothito: Had high hopes for this after a strong first fall and a nice start to the second fall but then the rudos got DQ'ed within seconds for Dorada's mask flying off by accident. Silly refs.

Brazo De Plata/Hector Garza/Hijo Del Fantasma vs Negro Casas/Terrible/Texano Jr.: I don't know how Cubsfan does it b/c it pains me just to have to write this match about a match like this and he somehow does PBP for the most part.

1/31:

Fuego/Metro/Valiente vs Okumura/Misterioso II/Sangre Azteca: By the numbers. Valiente was way out of control on his Valiente Especial but made it work. Fuego seems to have left his charisma in his old Flash outfit. If anyone finds it and can return it I'm sure Reebok will pay a $10,000 reward.

Mistico/Atlantis/Ultimo Guerrero vs Volador Jr./Mr. Niebla/Maximo: Pretty fun. Crowd was hot for the feud of the year thus far and really into the Niebla/Maximo shtick. Monito was around but I honestly didn't see him until the third fall. Mistico/Volador did a little too much posing for guys who seemingly want to rip each other apart. Niebla busted out his old giant moonsault dive along with a couple old spots from his tecnico days. Stuff like that will happen when you are facing Ultimo Guerrero. Mistico yanked Volador's mask for the finish as he tried the Spanish Fly.

Watching this week's C3 now...

Women's Opener: As bad as you'd expect. Marcela/Amapola really didn't do anything out of the ordinary to make me think they were headed for a title match. Dalis chickened out while getting backdropped over the top into a plancha so he she hit her face on the apron and smashed her knees on the floor. So awful.

Angel Azteca Jr./Pegasso/Rey Cometa vs Cancerbero/Raciel/Nosferatu: By the numbers. Tecnicos didn't do anything spectacular and these days you really need to for a match to be memorable with the amount of CMLL that is available. Rudos won clean. Can we officially start calling Nosferatu a member of Los Cancerberos please?

Valiente/Metro/Angel De Oro vs Okumura/Sangre Azteca/Dragon Rojo Jr.: Rojo's Hulk Hogan color scheme is awesome. Angel De Oro/Dragon Rojo seem to have good chemistry together so that's a feud to watch for in the future. Third fall was really good and after a dive sequence Angel De Oro used the Skayde Special on Okumura for the win. Good stuff.

Shocker/Toscano/Hijo Del Fantasma vs Mr. Niebla/Maximo/Rey Bucanero: Tons of comedy as you'd expect. Distracted from the Shocker/Bucanero stuff. Should Fantasmita really be getting pinned after a kiss? Maybe if it was a surprise roll-up but he got kissed and then laid on the mat for 10-15 seconds before being pinned. Kinda makes him look weak.

Below average show.