Lucha Libre USA Episode #3

Alfredo said I would hate this episode and he was...

... WRONG! HA!

It was definitely the weakest of the first three but I blame that on the waste of a main event. Just a complete mess. I don't want to watch women wrestle unless:

a) They're talented
and/or
b) They're hot

Neither of the two women in the main event fit either category. Is this where all the Awesome Kong marks call me an idiot? Probably. I guess some people have this fetish seeing a butch beat the hell out of some skinny chick while she screams but that's really not up my alley at all. All the power to you if that's your thing though. There are certainly many places to see that kind of thing. I just don't need it on my Lucha Libre USA show.

And what's the deal with Mini Park? He's not really mini and what's a 'Park'? Once again... establish your own gimmicks please Marco.

As for the rest of the show which I enjoyed...

The opening brawl was chaotic and fun but the crowd noise from post-production didn't mesh well with the live crowd sitting on their hands as everyone went at it and then Marco did his big dive. (Was I the only one who thought he was going to try to leap from the stage into the ring?)

Opening trios was really fun. Octagoncito looked fantastic and I liked his new color scheme. Purpura once again looked solid. Lizmark Jr. played his role fine and pinning Octagoncito was the perfect rudo finish to the match. I'm actually looking forward to the eventual match vs Marco they are clearly building to.

Tinieblas Jr./Oriental promo was funny for some reason. Campy stuff like this will only help this show so I encourage more of it!

Charly Manson vs Rellik was short but not awful. I continue to be amazed that there aren't a ton of obviously blown spots betwee the Mexicans and non-Mexicans on these shows. You'd think they actually spent time before the show working out what they wanted to do in their matches!:o Manson wins by DQ which is good. Wonder if he'll still work these shows even with his CMLL gig? I'd guess so but I still wonder.

In between this match and the main event they let the hot as fuck announcer chick talk so that was fantastic. MORE HER PLEASE, LESS WORTHLESS FEMALE WRESTLERS, THANK YOU!

There was also a skit with Aguilera in his new gimmick being trash talked by Chi Chi and his chick. Another campy skit - another success! The music in the background made it all the better. MORE PLEASE!

Really looking forward to the show that aired yesterday b/c I was told the six man is just tremendous and the other advertised tag with Marco/Aguilera vs Oriental/Tinieblas Jr. doesn't sound bad.

Lucha Libre USA Episode #2

Random thoughts about the show...

- Strange seeing Octagoncito and Misteriocito. They're both very old school minis in the sense they are actual midgets so they work differently that the current crop of minis who just seem to be smaller regular sized guys and thus work like the bigger guys which is sometimes a flaw.

- Why use an Octagoncito and Misteriocito? You don't have an Octagon or Misterioso. Same deal with Mascarita Dorada and Pequeno Halloween. It's not like any of them really have name appeal outside of Dorada and even Dorada puts on a chicken outfit when he works Lucha VaVoom. Should have created a new set of mini gimmicks for this show. Not like MTV can't afford to pay for new otufits.

- Opening mixed tag was short and effective. I liked it.

- Nova/Manson vs Lizmark Jr./Sydistiko was too short but filled it's purpose. I would totally have had Manson be a rudo but what do I know? From what they tell me on DVDVR - TJ Perkins is a man who brings in fans!

- Very opposed to using Rellik as one of the top heels but I expected it in a promotion run by Corleone. Still... if this ever starts taking off I think Marco has to re-think which of his friends he chooses to use. BTW, didn't Rellik say he had tons of offers to wrestle elsewhere when he left AAA and put up this huge rant? Where the fuck has he been for the past 2 years?

- Oh my god John Walters in the main event. Kill me now. Why Magno and not Incognito? He's the better of the two!

Enjoyed this show less than the first show but there was nothing here that would turn me off to watching more episodes. Unless of course they're actually building to a La Parkita vs black chick singles match.