2019 MOTYC List

HIGH END MOTYC's

1/4 CMLL - Dragon Lee vs Cavernario - ****1/2
1/4 CMLL - Angel De Oro/Niebla Roja/Soberano Jr. vs Cuatrero/Forastero/Sanson - ****1/4
2/10 AAA - Psycho Clown/Puma King/Laredo Kid vs Rey Escorpion/Hijo Del Fantasma/Killer Kross - ****1/2
2/22 CMLL - Titan vs Cavernario - ****1/4

GREAT MATCHES

1/6 CMLL - Reyes Del Aire - ****
1/21 CMLL/NJPW - Caristico vs Volador Jr. - ***1/2
1/26 AAA - Hijo Del Vikingo/Murder Clown/Myzteziz Jr. vs Averno/Chessman/Super Fly - ****
1/27 Arena Neza - Dragon Lee & Golden Magic vs Fenix & Flamita - ***3/4
2/1 CMLL - Dragon Lee vs Terrible - ***1/2
2/2 RIOT - Belial vs Latigo - ***1/2
2/2 RIOT - Aero Boy vs Laredo Kid - ***3/4
2/8 AAA - Laredo Kid vs Taurus - ***1/2
2/10 AAA: Hijo Del Vikingo vs Jack Evans vs Taurus - ***3/4
2/10 AAA: Drago vs Flamita vs Laredo Kid - ****
2/23 Mexa Wrestling: Arkangel Divino & Puma King vs Aramis & Ultimo Maldito - ***1/2


FUN ZONE

1/18 CMLL/NJPW - Dragon Lee & Mistico vs Cuatrero & Sanson
1/21 CMLL/NJPW - Dragon Lee/Mistico/Soberano Jr. vs Gran Guerrero/Namajague/Ultimo Guerrero
1/23 IWRG - Gym FIL vs Gym Pantera
2/2 RIOT - Aramis vs Demonio Del Aire
2/5 CMLL - Audaz vs Tiger
2/8 CMLL - Soberano Jr. vs Cuatrero
2/15 CMLL - Caristico/Mistico/Valiente vs Ultimo Guerrero/Euforia/Gran Guerrero
3/2 CRASH - Micro Man & Gallito vs Chamuel & Zacarias
3/3 AAA - Aero Star/Pagano/Psycho Clown vs Chessman/Monster Clown/Rey Escorpion
3/16 AAA - Aero Star vs Eclipse Jr. vs Golden Magic vs Hijo Del Vikingo vs Jack Evans vs Laredo Kid vs Myzteziz Jr. vs Sammy Guevara vs Taurus
3/17 MDA: Audaz vs Freelance
3/17 MDA: Laredo Kid vs Imposible

NON-MEXICO


1/4 NJPW - Will Ospreay vs Kota Ibushi - ***3/4
1/4 NJPW - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kenny Omega - ****
1/6 TNA - Fenix & Penta 0M vs LAX - ****1/4
1/12 ROH - Bandido vs Mark Haskins - ***1/2
1/15 WWE - Rey Misterio Jr. vs Andrade - ****3/4
1/22 WWE - Rey Misterio Jr. vs Andrade - ***3/4
1/26 NXT - Johnny Gargano vs Ricochet - ***3/4
1/27 WWE - Buddy Murphy vs Hideo Itami vs Kalisto vs Tozawa - ****
1/31 Bar Wrestling - Fenix & Penta 0M vs Daga & Tessa Blanchard - ***3/4
3/1 PWG - Jake Atlas vs Jungle Boy vs Trey Miguel - ***3/4
3/1 PWG - Laredo Kid vs Puma King - ***3/4
3/1 PWG - Bandido vs Jeff Cobb - ****1/2
3/10 WWE - Daniel Bryan vs Kevin Owens vs Mustafa Ali - ***1/2


1/1 CMLL: Fenix rope trick turn around springboard moonsault dive
1/1 Arena San Juan Pantitlan: Dragon Bane/Templario dual SFTD's
1/6 CMLL: Rey Cometa Brillo Cometa variation
1/6 Impact: Fenix tope into Penta belly-to-belly throw
1/18 CMLL: Rey Cometa Brillo Cometa
1/19 AAA: Hijo Del Vikingo parkour ringpost huracanrana
1/19 AAA: Hijo Del Vikingo rope trick imploding 360 plancha
1/20 CMLL/NJPW: Audaz/Soberano Jr. double dives
1/20 PROGRESS: Ospreay/Robinson doomsday headscissors
1/22 WWE: Rey Misterio Jr. 2nd rope rana to the floor
1/22 WWE: Andrade top rope power bomb
1/22 WWE: Rey Misterio Jr. belly slide sunset flip bomb into barricade
1/25 Impact: Hijo Del Vikingo 2nd rope springboard change direction huracanrana
1/27 WWE: Tozawa tope through Itami into Kalisto huracanrana Murphy into barricade
1/27 WWE: Royal Rumble stacked up superplex x3 + Rey Jr. flying cross body
2/2 RIOT: Kratoz/Prometeo 450 off back
2/2 RIOT: Aramis tope
2/5 CMLL: Audaz top turnbuckle to 2nd turnbuckle rana
2/10 AAA: Taurus catches Hijo Del Vikingo somersault dive
2/10 AAA: Hijo Del Vikingo springboard splits Dragon Rana dive
2/10 AAA: Psycho Clown tope through ringpost into armdrag
2/15 CMLL: Mistico assisted rana to floor
2/16 AAA: Myzteziz Jr. Brillo Cometa
2/16 AAA: Aero Star tope into crowd
2/16 AAA: Aero Star/Hijo Del Vikingo dual rope walk splashes
2/19 CMLL: Audaz rope trick spinning armdrag Templario
2/22 Martinez: Stacked up superplex with Arez flying cross body
2/28 WWE: Rey Misterio Jr. Doomsday Rana
3/1 PWG: Jungle Boy wacky dive
3/1 PWG: Trey Miguel Brillo tornillo
3/1 PWG: Jake Atlas top rope pumhandle spinning slam
3/3 AAA: Aero Star assisted rana to the floor
3/8 Impact: Dezmond Xavier assisted somersault over ringpost
3/9 GCW: Tye Hall second rope outside-in tornillo senton
3/9 KAOZ: Mr. Iguana assisted somersault plancha
3/10 WWE: Rey Misterio Jr. springboard huracanrana two guys
3/10 WWE: Mustafa Ali 450 splash onto apron
3/15 CMLL: Dragon Lee/Volador Jr. back-to-back huracanranas to the floor
3/16 AAA: Puma King sunset flip bomb to floor onto table on Super Fly
3/16 AAA: Myzteziz Jr. springboard moonsault senton plancha
3/16 AAA: Golden Magic springboard rana Myzteziz Jr. off apron to floor
3/17 MDA: Iron Kid Brillo tornillo dive
3/17 MDA: Audaz slingshot tornillo splash plancha

2018 MOTYC's

HIGH END MOTYC's

Niebla Roja vs Gran Guerrero (CMLL Light Heavyweight Title) - CMLL/NJPW 1/19 ****1/2
Volador Jr. vs Cavernario (NWA Welterweight Title) - CMLL/NJPW 1/21 ****1/4
Titan vs Mephisto (CMLL Welterweight Title) - CMLL 1/23 ****1/2
Angel De Oro vs Cuatrero (Mask vs Mask) - CMLL 3/16 ****1/4
Dragon Lee vs Laredo Kid vs Titan vs Triton - Saltillo 3/17 ****1/4
Aramis vs Latigo vs Moria vs Septimo Dragon vs Toxin - Mexa Wrestling 3/24 ****1/2
Fenix vs LA Park - CRASH 4/14 ****1/4
Fly Star vs Toxin - Mexa Wrestling 4/28 ****1/4
Soberano Jr. vs Magia Blanca (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - CMLL 5/1 ****1/4
Volador Jr. & Flyer vs Ultimo Guerrero & Templario - CMLL 5/18 ****1/2
LA Park vs Rush - CMLL 6/22 ****3/4
Fenix vs Cavernario - CMLL 6/29 ****3/4
Arez vs Belial vs Impulso - Arena Lopez Mateos 6/30 ****1/4
LA Park/Penta 0M/Fenix vs Rush/Jay Briscoe/Mark Briscoe - CMLL 8/3 ****1/4
Fly Star vs Toxin (Mask vs Mask) - Mexa Wrestling 8/4 ****1/2
Stuka Jr. vs Hechicero (NWA Light Heavyweight Title) - CMLL 8/14 ****1/2
Aero Star & Drago vs Bandido & Flamita vs Andrew Everett & DJZ vs Golden Magic & Laredo Kid (Ladder) - AAA 8/25 ****1/2
Michael Elgin vs Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 10/12 ****1/4
Aramis vs Eterno (Mask vs Hair) - Lucha Memes 10/21 ****3/4
Titan vs Cuatrero (CMLL Middleweight Title) - CMLL 11/6 ****1/2
Leyenda De Plata - CMLL 11/16 ****1/4
Fenix vs Cavernario (Leyenda De Plata) - CMLL 11/23 ****1/2

GREAT MATCHES

Negro Casas vs Sam Adonis (Hair vs Hair) - CMLL 1/1 ***1/2
Rey Horus vs Joey Janela - CRASH 1/20 ***3/4
Daga/Masada/Penta 0M vs Bestia 666/Garza Jr./Mecha Wolf 450 - CRASH 1/20 ****
Astrolux/Fight Panther Jr./Pumita/Torito Negro vs Tortugas Ninjas - Mexa Wrestling 1/27 ***3/4
Metaleon vs Centvrion - Mexa Wrestling 1/27 ****
Alas De Acero/Aramis/Iron Kid vs Cuatrero/Forastero/Sanson (Mexican National Trios Titles) - Lucha Memes 2/5 ***3/4
Centvrion/Fly Warrior vs Corsario Negro Jr./Drako - TSW 2/10 ***3/4
Fenix/Penta 0M/Rey Misterio Jr. vs CIMA/Rey Horus/Xtreme Tiger - CRASH 2/16 ***3/4
Fenix vs Penta 0M - Team 1927 2/18 ****
Volador Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero vs Rush & Terrible - CMLL 2/23 ****
Angel Azteca Jr./Brillante Jr./Guerrero Azteca vs Gran Jefe III/Gran Jefe V/Tarantula - AMLL 2/25 ***1/2
Dragon Lee & Mistico vs Forastero & Sanson - CMLL 3/2 ***1/2
Kastigador vs Vengador - Queretaro 3/21 ****
Bandido vs Fenix vs Flamita vs Rey Horus - CRASH 4/15 ***1/2
Arkangel Divino/Black Destiny/Mirage vs Black Danger/Genio Del Aire/Ultimo Maldito - AAA 4/20 ***3/4
Aero Star & Drago vs Rey Escorpion & Texano Jr. (AAA Tag Team Titles) - AAA 4/20 ***3/4
Angel De Oro/Mistico/Soberano Jr. vs Cuatrero/Forastero/Sanson - CMLL 5/18 ***1/2
Aramis & Astrolux vs Latigo & Toxin - AAA 5/18 ***3/4
Averno/Chessman/Super Fly vs Carta Brava Jr./Mocho Cota Jr./Tito Santana - AAA 5/18 ****
Flyer/LA Park/Volador Jr. vs Rush/Bestia Del Ring/Terrible - CMLL 5/25 ***3/4
Aramis vs Eterno - Lucha Memes 6/3 ***1/2
Arkangel Divino/Dinastia/Hijo Del Vikingo/Lady Maravilla vs Arez/Belial/Star Fire/Ultimo Maldito - AAA 6/3 ****
Averno/Chessman/Super Fly vs Carta Brava Jr./Mocho Cota Jr./Tito Santana (Hairs vs Hairs) - AAA 6/3 ***1/2
Arez vs Latigo - Mexa Wrestling 6/9 ***3/4
Bandido vs Steve Pain - Mexa Wrestling 6/9 ***1/2
Caristico vs Dragon Lee - CMLL 6/15 ***1/2
Rey Horus vs Austin Theory - CRASH 6/16 ***1/2
Fenix/Hijo De LA Park/Volador Jr. vs Cavernario/Mr. Niebla/Negro Casas - CMLL 6/22 ***3/4
Soberano Jr. vs Titan (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - CMLL 6/25 ***1/2
Mistico/Valiente/Volador Jr. vs Euforia/Gran Guerrero/Ultimo Guerrero (CMLL Trios Titles) - CMLL 7/1 ***3/4
Volador Jr. & Valiente vs Rush & Terrible (CMLL Tag Team Titles) - CMLL 7/13 ***3/4
Iron Kid vs Kunai - Lucha Tlahuac 7/22 ***3/4
Dragon Lee vs Ultimo Ninja - RevoLucha 7/22 ***1/2
Jack Evans vs Sammy Guevara - RIOT 7/28 ***1/2
Bandido vs Fenix vs Flamita - AAA 8/2 ***3/4
Aramis/Centvrion/Latigo vs Arez/Erik Ortiz/Mr. Iguana - Mexa Wrestling 8/4 ***1/2
Alas de Oro/Centella Oriental/Mexica/Yakuza vs Danger/Lokillo/Sadico/Yoruba - Arena Lopez Mateos 8/4 ****
Dragon Bane vs Freelance - IWRG 8/5 ***1/2
Valiente vs Hechicero - CMLL 8/10 ***1/2
Dr. Wagner Jr. vs LA Park vs Pagano vs Psycho Clown - AAA 8/10 ****
Fenix & Penta 0M vs Mistico & Rush - Arena Lopez Mateos 8/19 ***1/2
Arez vs Belial vs Drastik Boy vs Ultimo Maldito - AAA 9/2 ***1/2
Daga vs Hechicero - CRASH 9/8 ***3/4
Bestia 666/Fatu/Mecha Wolf 450 vs Cuatrero/Sanson/Forastero - CRASH 9/8 ***1/2
Caristico/LA Park/Hijo Del LA Park vs Diamante Azul/Fenix/Penta 0M - CMLL 9/14 ***3/4
Alas De Acero vs Aramis vs Belial vs Impulso vs Iron Kid - Lucha Libre Boom 9/16 ***3/4
Aramis vs Eterno - ROW 9/23 ***1/2
Bandido & Flamita vs Traumas I & II - Arena Azteca 9/23 ***1/2
Arez vs Demonio Del Aire vs Latigo vs Prometeo vs Willy Banderas - RIOT 9/29 ***1/2
Audaz/Esfinge/Soberano Jr. vs Dragon Rojo Jr./Polvora/Templario - CMLL 10/12 ***1/2
Angel De Oro/Black Panther/Blue Panther Jr./Niebla Roja/Stuka Jr. vs Dragon Rojo Jr./Espanto Jr./Luciferno/Misterioso II/Templario - CMLL 10/19 ***3/4
Angelikal & Hijo Del Vikingo vs Chicano & Villano III Jr. - AAA 10/21 ***1/2
Arkangel Divino/Hijo Del Vikingo/Laredo Kid vs Black Taurus/Steve Pain/Ultimo Maldito - AAA 10/27 ***1/2
Sanson vs Templario (Rey Del Inframundo Title) - CMLL 11/2 ***1/2
Ultimo Guerrero/Gran Guerrero/Euforia/Templario vs Mascara Ano 2000/Cuatrero/Forastero/Sanson - CMLL 11/23 ***1/2
Golden Magic vs Penta 0M - AAA 11/28 ***1/2
Aramis vs Virus - Coacalco 12/2 ***1/2
Hijo Del Vikingo/Laredo Kid/Myzteziz Jr. vs Carta Brava Jr./Mocho Cota Jr./Tito Santana (AAA Trios Titles) - AAA 12/2 ***1/2
Dragon Bane vs Alan Xtreme - Mexa Wrestling 12/8 ***3/4
Aramis vs Arez vs Rey Horus vs Toxin - Mexa Wrestling 12/8 ***1/2
Aramis & Toxin vs Black Boy & Espectro - EMW 12/15 ***1/2
Aramis/Hijo Del Alebrije/Relampago vs Demonio Infernal/Hijo De Canis Lupis/Lunatik Xtreme - IWRG 12/21 ***1/2

FUN ZONE

Fiero/Flyer/Magia Blanca vs Coyote/Templario/Yago - CMLL 1/6
Zona de Ejecucion - IWRG 1/7
Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Hechicero - CMLL 1/15
Soberano Jr. vs Sanson (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - CMLL/NJPW 1/19
Arkangel Divino/Mirage vs Aramis/Astrolux vs Black Danger/Latigo - Tijuana 1/21
Aero Star/Drago/Raptor vs Angelikal/Bengala/Mascara De Bronce vs Averno/Chessman/Super Fly vs Carta Brava Jr./Mocho Cota Jr./Tito Santana - AAA 1/26
Anuro vs Nuevo Angel vs Principe Aereo vs Shere Khan vs Steel Dragon - Lucha Libre Toluca 2/4
Arkangel Divino/Astrolux/Black Boy vs Bestia 666/Garza Jr./Mecha Wolf 450 - CRASH 2/16
Argenis vs Bengala vs Escoria vs Mascara De Bronce - AAA 3/4
Lince vs Tormento Negro - Saltillo 3/17
Princesa Azul vs Keyra - Mexa Wrestling 3/24
Alas De Acero/Aramis/Iron Kid vs Ciclope/Drastik Boy/Miedo Xtremo - Lucha Boom 3/31
Caristico/Dragon Lee/Volador Jr. vs Bandido/Hechicero/Xtreme Tiger - Lucha Boom 3/31
Blue Panther Jr./Pegasso/The Panther vs Puma/Templario/Tiger - CMLL 4/20
Angel vs Atomo vs Chamuel vs Gallito vs Guapito vs Micro Man vs Mije vs Zacarias - CMLL 4/29
Esfinge/Titan/Triton vs Dragon Rojo Jr./Hechicero/Polvora - CMLL 5/11
Soberano Jr. vs Negro Casas - CMLL 5/11
Argenis & Hijo Del Vikingo vs Halcon 78 Jr. & Parka Negra - AAA 5/18
Aero Star & Drago vs Rey Escorpion & Texano Jr. - AAA 5/18
Caristico vs Penta 0M - CRASH 5/19
Alas De Acero/Aramis/Mexica vs Atomic Star/Dragon Bane/Gallo Frances - IWRG 5/27
Dragon Bane/Freelance/Iron Kid vs Drastik Boy/Impulso/Low Rider - AAA 5/31
Iron Kid vs Komander - Lucha Memes 6/3
Caristico/Fenix/Mistico vs Cavernario/Negro Casas/Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 6/8
LA Park/Hijo De LA Park/Volador Jr. vs Rush/Bestia Del Ring/Terrible - CMLL 6/8
Geo & Zenky vs Kanon & Johnny Cirio - Arena Neza 6/10
LA Park/Fenix/Volador Jr. vs Rush/Cibernetico/Terrible - CMLL 6/15
LA Park & Hijo De LA Park vs Rush & Dragon Lee - IWRG 6/17
Blue Panther/Blue Panther Jr./Black Panther vs Dragon Rojo Jr./Hechicero/Polvora - CMLL 6/22
Guerrero Maya Jr./Rey Cometa/Stuka Jr. vs Efesto/Mephisto/Templario - CMLL 6/29
Audaz vs Triton - CMLL 7/24
Angelikal/Astrolux/Hijo Del Vikingo vs Carta Brava Jr./Mocho Cota Jr./Tito Santana - AAA 8/2
Audaz & Fuego vs Templario & Virus - CMLL 8/3
Bandido & Flamita vs Eterno & Steve Pain - Mexa Wrestling 8/4
Metaleon vs Tiger - Mexa Wrestling 8/4
Cosmico/Craven/X-Peria vs Star Boy/Viento/Zarco - CRASH 8/10
Acero & Aereo vs Pequeno Nitro & Pierrothito - CMLL 8/14
Flyer/Hijo de LA Park/Soberano Jr. vs Hechicero/Mephisto/Negro Casas - CMLL 8/24
Astrolux/Dragon Bane/Freelance vs Aramis/Drastik Boy/Latigo - AAA 8/25
Nino Hamburguesa & Big Mami vs Dinastia & Lady Maravilla vs Hijo Del Vikingo & Vanilla Vargas vs  Angelikal & La Hiedra - AAA 8/25
Joe Lider/Murder Clown/Pagano vs La Mascara/Rey Escorpion/Texano Jr. (Street Fight) - AAA 8/25
Audaz/Torito Negro/Xperia vs Star Boy/Viento/Zarco - CRASH 9/8
Rey Horus & Soberano Jr. vs CIMA & T-Hawk - CRASH 9/8
Angel De Oro/Niebla Roja/Templario vs Bandido/Flamita/Rey Horus - CRASH 9/21
Bandido & Flamita vs Briscoes - CRASH 10/6
LA Park/Mistico/Volador Jr. vs Cavernario/Hechicero/The Chris - CMLL 10/12
Aramis vs Dragon Bane - IWRG 10/14
Mr. Iguana vs Taurus vs Vasco Jr. - KAOZ 10/28
Bestia 666/Garza Jr./Mecha Wolf 450 vs Cuatrero/Forastero/Sanson - KAOZ 10/28
Penta 0M vs Puma King - AAA 10/31
Atomo/Gallito/Micro Man vs Chamuel/Mije/Zacarias - CMLL 11/2
Fenix/Penta 0M/Ultimo Guerrero vs Diamante Azul/LA Park/Michael Elgin - CMLL 11/2
Ricky Marvin vs Zumbido - Lucha Boom 11/3
Angelikal/Hijo Del Vikingo/Laredo Kid vs Carta Brava Jr./Mocho Cota Jr./Tito Santana - AAA 11/10
Fenix vs Golden Magic - AAA 11/14
Angelikal & Hijo Del Vikingo vs Black Danger & Ultimo Maldito - AAA 11/16
Angelikal/Hijo Del Vikingo/Laredo Kid vs Carta Brava Jr./Mocho Cota Jr./Tito Santana - AAA 11/18
Caristico/Mistico/Volador Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero/Gran Guerrero/Euforia (CMLL Trios Titles) - CMLL 11/30
Laredo Kid vs Australian Suicide - AAA 12/5
Hijo Del Vikingo/Laredo Kid/Myzteziz Jr. vs Australian Suicide/Jack Evans/Taurus - AAA 12/8

NON-MEXICO

Will Ospreay vs Hiromu Takahashi vs Marty Scurll vs KUSHIDA - NJPW 1/4 ****3/4
Fenix vs Sammy Guevara - PWG 1/12 ****1/2
Cien Almas vs Johnny Gargano - NXT 1/27 *****
Will Ospreay vs Hiromu Takahashi - NJPW 2/10 ****1/2
Tyler Bate vs Zack Sabre Jr. - PROGRESS 2/12 ***3/4
Fenix & Penta 0M vs Bestia 666 & Garza Jr. - Baja Stars USA 2/17 ***3/4
Bullet Club vs Kingdom/Shane Taylor - ROH 3/3 ****
Bullet Club vs SoCal Uncensored - ROH 3/9 ***3/4
Bandido & Flamita vs Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz - PWG 3/23 ***3/4
Will Ospreay vs Adam Brooks - PWG 3/23 ****1/4
Matt Riddle vs Zack Sabre Jr. - PWG 3/23 ****1/2
Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW 3/25 ****
Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs Young Bucks - NJPW 3/25 ****3/4
Black Taurus vs Mecha Wolf 450 - Martinez 3/25 ***1/2
Mark Andrews vs Tony Nese - WWE 3/27 ****
Will Ospreay vs Marty Scurll - NJPW 4/1 ****1/2
Kazuchika Okada vs Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW 4/1 ****1/2
Jeff Cobb vs Tomohiro Ishii - WrestleCon 4/5 ****1/4
Fenix & Rey Horus vs Bandido & Flamita - WrestleCon 4/5 ****1/2
Chuck Taylor/Rocky Romero/Will Ospreay vs Flip Gordon/Kota Ibushi/Shane Strickland - Rev Pro 4/6 ****
Adam Cole vs EC3 vs Killian Dane vs Lars Sullivan vs Ricochet vs Velveteen Dream (Ladder) - NXT 4/7 ****1/2
Cien Almas vs Allister Black - NXT 4/7 ****3/4
Johnny Gargano vs Tomasso Ciampa - NXT 4/7 ****3/4
Flip Gordon & Young Bucks vs SoCal Uncensored (Ladder) - ROH 4/7 ****1/4
Rey Horus vs Trevor Lee - PWG 4/20 ***3/4
Bandido vs Taiji Ishimori - PWG 4/20 ***1/2
Jeff Cobb/Matt Riddle vs Dezmond Xavier/Zachary Wentz vs Young Bucks - PWG 4/20 ***3/4
Fenix vs Trey Miguel - AAW 5/5 ***1/2
Young Bucks vs Super Smash Bros - ROH 5/11 ****1/4
Dragon Lee vs Sho - NJPW 5/19 ***3/4
Hiromu Takahashi vs Marty Scurll  - NJPW 5/19 ****
Hiromu Takahashi vs Desperado - NJPW 5/22 ****1/2
Dragon Lee vs Hiromu Takahashi - NJPW 5/25 ****1/4
Fenix & Penta 0M vs AR Fox & Myron Reed - AAW 5/25 ***3/4
Bandido vs Robbie Eagles - PWG 5/25 ***1/2
Dragon Lee vs Kushida - NJPW 6/2 ****
Hiromu Takahashi vs Taiji Ishimori - NJPW 6/4 *****
Dragon Lee vs Shane Strickland - PCW Ultra 6/8 ****1/4
Will Ospreay vs Hiromu Takahashi - NJPW 6/9 ****1/4
Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega - NJPW 6/9 *****
Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong vs Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan - NXT 6/16 ***3/4
Andrew Everett & DJZ vs LAX - Impact 6/21 ***1/2
Mike Bailey vs Sammy Guevara - DDT 6/24 ****
Mike Bailey vs David Starr vs Phantasmo vs Omari - Fight Club Pro 6/29 ****
Mustafa Ali vs Buddy Murphy - WWE 7/3 ****1/4
Dragon Lee vs Hiromu Takahashi - NJPW 7/7 ****
Juice Robinson vs Jay White - NJPW 7/7 ***1/2
Fenix & Penta 0M vs ACH & Rich Swann - MLW 7/12 ***1/2
Rey Horus vs Penta 0M - PWG 7/13 ***1/2
Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs Young Bucks - PWG 7/13 ****
Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito - NJPW 7/15 ****1/2
Fenix vs Taiji Ishimori vs Johnny Impact vs Petey Williams - Impact 7/22 ***3/4
Penta 0M vs Sami Callahan (Mask vs Hair) - Impact 7/22 ***3/4
Tyler Bate & Trent Seven vs Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong - NXT 8/18 ***3/4
Ricochet vs Adam Cole - NXT 8/18 - ****
Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado vs Buddy Murphy & Tony Nese - WWE 8/21 ***3/4
Fenix vs Brian Cage - Impact 8/30 ***1/2
DJZ vs Laredo Kid vs Myron Reed - AAW 8/30 ***1/2
ACH vs Jeff Cobb - AAW 8/30 ***1/2
Fenix & Penta 0M vs Bandido & Flamita - AAW 8/30 ****1/4
Bandido & Flamita vs AR Fox & Myron Reed - AAW 8/31 ****1/4
Joey Janela vs Adam Page - ALL IN 9/1 ****
Kenny Omega vs Penta 0M - ALL IN 9/1 ****3/4
Rey Misterio Jr./Fenix/Bandido vs Kota Ibushi/Young Bucks - ALL IN 9/1 ****1/2
LA Park vs Penta 0M - MLW 9/6 ***1/2
Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay vs Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi - NJPW 9/7 ****1/4
Flamita vs Puma King - PWG 9/14 ****
Joey Janela vs David Starr - PWG 9/14 ***1/2
Ilya Dragunov & Shingo Takagi vs Timothy Thatcher & Walter - PWG 9/14 ****1/2
Jeff Cobb vs Darby Allin - PWG 9/15 ***1/2
Ilya Dragunov vs Shingo Takagi - PWG 9/15 ****
Bandido/Flamita/Rey Horus vs CIMA/Dezmond Xavier/Zachary Wentz - PWG 9/15 ****
Brody King vs Trevor Lee - PWG 9/16 ***1/2
Robbie Eagles vs Shingo Takagi - PWG 9/16 ***3/4
Bandido vs Flamita - PWG 9/16 ***3/4
Fenix & Penta 0M vs Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz - PWG 9/16 ****
Bandido vs Joey Janela - PWG 9/16 ***1/2
Shingo Takagi vs Walter - PWG 9/16 ****
Bandido vs Jeff Cobb vs Shingo Takagi - PWG 9/16 *****
Ricochet vs Adam Cole vs Pete Dunne - NXT 9/20 ****
Fenix vs Aero Boy - GALLI 9/23 ****
Trey Miguel vs Sammy Guevara - AAW 9/29 ***1/2
Will Ospreay vs Marty Scurll - NJPW 9/30 ****1/4
Fenix vs DJZ - AAW 9/30 ***3/4
Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW 9/30 ****1/2
Darby Allin vs Trevor Lee - PWG 10/19 ****
Rey Horus vs Flamita vs Puma King - PWG 10/19 ****
Hechicero vs Zack Sabre Jr. - PWG 10/19 ***3/4
Bandido vs Fenix - PWG 10/19 ****1/2
Jeff Cobb vs Walter - PWG 10/19 ****3/4
Dragon Kid vs Bandido - Dragon Gate 11/4 - ***1/2
Darby Allin vs Penta 0M - NEW 11/9 ***3/4
Fenix vs Kenny Omega - NEW 11/9 ****1/2
Allister Black vs Johnny Gargano -  NXT 11/17 ****1/2
Mustafa Ali vs Buddy Murphy - WWE 11/18 ****
Bryan Danielson vs Brock Lesnar - WWE 11/18 ****1/4
ACH vs Trevor Lee - AAW 11/24 ***3/4
Mike Bailey vs PAC - Rev Pro UK 11/28 ****
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Will Ospreay vs Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi - NJPW 12/15 ****
Bandido & Flamita vs Daga & PAC - Dragon Gate 12/18 ***1/2
Bandido vs DJZ - AAW ****
Bandido vs DJZ vs Gringo Loco vs Isaias Velasquez - GALLI 12/30 ***3/4

2017 Great Match Round-Up

HIGH END MOTYC's: 

Ronnie Mendoza vs Hechicero - Lucha Memes 2/19 ****1/4
Volador Jr. & Cavernario vs Valiente & Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 2/24 ****1/2
Flamita vs Septimo Dragon (CRASH Cruiserweight Title) - CRASH 2/25 ****1/4
Daga & Fenix vs Rey Horus & Ricochet - CRASH 2/25 ****1/4
LA Park vs Rush - BARACAL 3/11 ****1/2
DJZ vs Laredo Kid vs Mr. 450 vs Rey Horus vs Septimo Dragon vs Ultimo Ninja - CRASH 4/5 ****1/4
Negro Navarro vs Zach Sabre Jr. - Lucha Memes 4/28 ****1/4
Gallito & Micro Man vs Mije & Zacarias - CMLL 4/30 *****
Gallito & Micro Man vs Mije & Zacarias - CMLL GDL 5/2 *****
Flip Gordon & Ricochet vs Mr. 450 & Sammy Guevara - CRASH 5/5 ****1/4
Gallito & Micro Man vs Mije & Zacarias - CMLL 5/6 *****
Gallito & Micro Man vs Mije & Zacarias - CMLL Puebla 5/8 ****3/4
Fenix & Penta 0M vs Black Terry & Skayde - CRASH 6/2 ****1/4
Caristico & Soberano Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero & Sanson - CMLL 6/16 ****1/4
Rey Horus vs Lio Rush vs Matt Sydal vs Sami Callahan - CRASH 6/23 ****1/4
Volador Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 7/14 ****1/4
Fenix/Rey Horus vs Sami Callahan/Shane Strickland vs Hanson/Ray Rowe - CRASH 7/14 ****1/2
Rey Cometa/Soberano Jr./The Panther vs Cuatrero/Forastero/Sanson - CMLL 8/4 ****1/2
Gallito & Micro Man vs Mije & Zacarias - CMLL 8/4 ****3/4
Gallito & Micro Man vs Chamuel & Mije - CMLL 9/12 - *****
Fenix vs Flamita (CRASH Cruiserweight Title) - CRASH 9/13 ****1/2
Niebla Roja vs Gran Guerrero (Mask vs Mask) - CMLL 9/16 ****1/4
Fenix vs Flamita (CRASH Cruiserweight Title) - CRASH 10/4 ****3/4
Fenix & Willie Mack vs Flamita & Mecha Wolf - CRASH 11/11 ****1/4
Fenix vs Flamita - CRASH 11/29 ****1/2


GREAT MATCHES:

Flamita vs AR Fox - CRASH 1/21 ****
Angel Metalico/Black Boy/Oraculo vs Ryan Kidd/Tiago/Tony Casanova - CRASH 1/21 ***1/2
Volador Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL/NJPW 1/22 ***3/4
Aramis vs Arana De Plata vs Black Dragon vs Demonio Infernal vs Freelance - IWRG 1/22 ****
Relampago vs Imposible (IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Title) - IWRG 1/22 ***3/4
Drone/Guerrero Maya Jr./Rey Cometa vs Bobby Z/Dragon Rojo Jr./Polvora - CMLL 2/3 ***3/4
Fenix vs Volador Jr. - CaraLucha 2/4 ****
Arez vs Belial vs Impulso (Hair vs Mask vs Hair) - WMC 2/26 ***3/4
Daga & Penta 0M vs LA Park & Rey Escorpion - AULL 3/1 ***1/2
Blue Panther/Blue Panther Jr./The Panther vs Bobby Villa/Dragon Rojo Jr./Polvora - CMLL 3/3 ***1/2
Skyman vs Saturno (Muchas Luchas Title) - CaraLucha 3/3 ****
Rey Cometa vs Cavernario (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - CMLL 3/14 ***1/2
Prayer vs Virus - Lucha Memes 3/25 ****
Black Terry & Negro Navarro vs Blue Panther & The Panther (Arena Coliseo Tag Team TItles) - CMLL 4/11 ****
Fenix & Penta 0M vs Young Bucks - CRASH 5/5 ***1/2
Rey Cometa vs Cavernario - CMLL 5/16 ****
Arez/Atomic Star/Drastik Boy/Emperador Azteca/Freelance/Miedo Extremo vs Belial/Ciclope/Eterno/Mike Segura/Ninja De Fuego/Septimo Dragon - BOOM 5/19 ***1/2
Arkangel Divino vs Latigo (CRASH Junior Title) - CRASH 6/2 ***1/2
Alas De Acero/Aramis/Arez/Belial/Impulso/Iron Kid vs Arkalis/Millenium/Mini Multifacetico/Prayer/Rey Apocalipsis/Rey Samuray - Lucha Memes 6/4 ***3/4
Fenix/Penta 0M vs Jack Evans/Rey Horus vs Flamita/Laredo Kid (PWG Tag Team Titles) - Arena Azteca Budokan 6/16 ****
Caristico & LA Park vs Rush & Ultimo Guerrero - MDA 6/18 ***3/4
Volador Jr. vs Cavernario (NWA Welterweight Title) - CMLL 6/20 ****
Iron Kid vs Demus 3:16 - Lucha Memes 6/18 ***1/2
Rayo Star & Titan vs Drako & Hechicero - Kamikazes 7/8 ***1/2
Xtreme Tiger vs Virus - Lucha Memes 7/15 ***1/2
Arez vs Dralion vs Fuego Del Sol vs Kratoz vs Sammy Guevara - RIOT 7/29 ****
Daga/Jack Evans/Oraculo vs Bestia 666/Black Danger/Garza Jr. - CRASH 8/5 ****
Penta 0M vs La Mascara - CRASH 8/5 ***1/2
Blue Panther Jr./Esfinge/The Panther vs Disturbio/Puma/Tiger - CMLL 8/11 ***1/2
Angelikal/Hijo Del Vikingo/The Tiger vs Angel Mortal Jr./Tiger Boy/Villano III Jr. - AAA 8/26 ***1/2
Gran Prix - CMLL 9/1 ***1/2
Blue Panther Jr./Stuka Jr./The Panther vs Dragon Rojo Jr./Hechicero/Polvora - CMLL 9/16 ****
Daga & Fenix vs Black Taurus & Hijo de LA Park - ANCLA 9/30 ****
Arez/Centvrion/Septimo Rayo vs Eterno/Trauma I/Trauma II - IWRG 10/11 ****
Caristico vs Volador Jr. - CMLL 10/20 ****
Centvrion vs Cobre vs Kalibus vs Low Rider vs Tortuga Rafy - MexaWrestling 10/21 ***3/4
Mistico/Valiente/Volador Jr. vs Euforia/Gran Guerrero/Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 10/27 ***1/2
Rey Horus vs Ultimo Ninja - RIOT 11/4 ***3/4
Jack Evans vs Bestia 666 (Hair vs Hair) - CRASH 11/4 ***3/4
Flamita & Ultimo Ninja vs Flip Gordon & Shane Strickland - CRASH 11/7 ****
Aramis/Dinamic Black/Fly Warrior/Toxin vs Arkangel Divino/Black Boy/Black Danger/Ultimo Maldito - CRASH 11/11 ***1/2
Bandido vs Flamita - TSW 11/18 ***1/2
Arkangel Divino & Black Boy vs Aramis & Toxin - CRASH 12/1 ****
Fenix & Flamita vs Mecha Wolf 450 & Sammy Guevara - CRASH 12/15 ***1/2
Caristico vs Volador Jr. - CMLL 12/22 ***3/4
Caristico vs Volador Jr. (NWA Welterweight Title) - CMLL 12/29 ***3/4


FUN ZONE:

Fenix vs Flamita vs Volador Jr. - CaraLucha 1/1
Volador Jr. vs Mephisto - CMLL 1/6
Mistico & Volador Jr. vs Euforia & Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL/NJPW 1/21
Atlantis vs Rush - CMLL/NJPW 1/21
Blue Panther/Stigma/The Panther vs Puma/Tiger/Virus - CMLL 1/21
Mistico vs Euforia - CMLL/NJPW 1/22
Alas De Acero/Aramis/Iron Kid/Rey Horus vs Astrolux/Baby Star/Black Metal/Jack Evans - CHAIRO 1/29
Alas De Acero & Iron Kid vs Dragon Negro & Sadico - Lucha Memes 2/19
Aereo/Electrico/Fugaz/Pequeno Astro/Stukita vs Espiritu Maligno/Mercurio/Pequeno Universo 2000/Pequeno Violencia/Pierrothito - CMLL 2/19
Arkangel Divino/Black Boy/Oraculo vs Peligro Negro/Tiago/Ultimo Maldito - CRASH 2/25
Emperador Azteca vs Golden Magic vs Imposible vs Sadico vs Xtreme Tiger - AULL 3/1
Fuego & Soberano Jr. vs Misterioso II & Sagrado - CMLL 3/10
Genio Del Aire/Proximo vs Dinamico/Iron Boy vs Kamik-C/Skalibur - Mexicali 3/18
Bestia 666/Laredo Kid/Xtreme Tiger vs Dezmond Xavier/Famous B/Shane Strickland - CRASH 3/25
Reyes Del Aire - CMLL 4/7
Corsario Negro Jr./Drako vs Hermanos Calavera vs Rayo Star/Toxin - LuchaRama 4/8
Drone/Oro Jr./Soberano Jr./The Panther vs Canelo Casas/Cuatrero/Espanto Jr./Hijo Del Signo - CMLL 4/14
Soberano Jr. vs Sanson (Copa Junior) - CMLL 4/28
Arkangel Divino/Astrolux/Black Boy vs Diamante/Famous B/Latigo - CRASH 5/5
Concord & Hijo Del Vikingo vs Bronco Gonzalez Jr. & Guerrero De Plata - AAA 5/16
Black Boy vs Genio Del Aire vs Iron Boy vs Super Calo Jr. - Mexicali 5/20
Bandido/Ciclon Ramirez Jr./Emperador Azteca vs Diamante/Imposible/Metaleon - Arena Naucalpan 5/24
Flamita vs Golden Magic vs Jack Evans vs Laredo Kid vs Rey Horus vs Super Astro Jr. vs Ultimo Ninja vs Xtreme Tiger - Arena Naucalpan 5/24
Arez vs Flyer vs Lunatik Fly vs Yoruba - Kamikazes 5/28
Emperador Azteca/Golden Magic/Terry 2000 vs El Bandido/Hijo De Dr. Wagner Jr./Sadico - AULL 6/3
Hijo de Pantera/Pantera I/Pantera II vs Cerebro Negro/Dr. Cerebro/Freelance - IWRG 6/4
Atlantis/Dragon Lee/Mistico vs Euforia/Gran Guerrero/Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 6/9
Caristico & Soberano Jr. vs Angel De Oro & Oro Jr. - CMLL 6/9
Caristico & Soberano Jr. vs Flyer & Volador Jr. - CMLL 6/9
Team FIL vs Gym Cuautitlan - IWRG 6/21
Volador Jr. vs Hechicero - CMLL 6/28
Dragon Lee vs Luciferno - CMLL 6/28
Volador Jr. vs Negro Casas - CMLL 6/28
Metaleon vs Camuflaje - Gym Hercules 7/9
Aramis vs Dinamic Black - IWRG 7/9
Asombro Jr./Brillante Jr./Cobra Oriental/Onix vs Anima III/Forastero Jr./Iron Black/Radamantis - Torreon 7/15
Fly Warrior vs Shane Strickland - RIOT 7/29
Arkangel Divino/Oraculo vs Black Danger/Ultimo Maldito vs Kamik-C/Skalibur - CRASH 8/4
Drone vs Puma - CMLL 8/15
Bandido vs Astrolux - WMC 8/20
Aero Star/Drago vs Cuervo/Escoria vs Andrew Everett/DJZ vs Monster Clown/Murder Clown (AAA Tag Team Titles) - AAA 8/26
El Hijo Del Fantasma vs Hijo Del Texano vs Johnny Mundo (AAA Mega Heavyweight Title) - AAA 8/26
Soberano Jr. vs Cavernario (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - CMLL 10/2
Brian Cage/Penta 0M/Rey Misterio Jr. vs La Mascara/Pierroth/Rush - CRASH 10/4
Dragon Lee/Mistico/Soberano Jr. vs Luciferno/Mephisto/Rey Bucanero - CMLL 10/6
Torneo Leyenda de Plata - CMLL 10/13
Arkangel Divino vs Astrolux vs Black Boy vs Mirage vs Tiago vs Ultimo Maldito (CRASH Junior Title) - CRASH 11/4
Flamita/Flip Gordon/Ultimo Ninja vs Laredo Kid/Sammy Guevara/Shane Strickland - CRASH 11/5
Astrolux/Pegasus/Torito Negro vs Black Danger/Latigo/Tiago - CRASH 11/7
Magia Blanca & Robin vs Akuma & Templario - CMLL 11/10
Astral/Flyer/Robin vs Akuma/Espanto Jr./Templario - CMLL 11/21
Black Taurus vs Laredo Kid vs Xtreme Tiger - Impacto Total 11/25
Caristico/Soberano Jr./Ultimo Guerrero vs Mistico/Terrible/Volador Jr. - CMLL 12/15

2016 Great Match Round-Up

HIGH END MOTYC's:

Dragon Lee vs Kamaitachi - CMLL/NJPW 1/24  ****1/2
Dragon Lee vs Kamaitachi - CMLL 3/4 ****3/4
Octagon Jr. vs Pentagon Jr. vs Hijo Del Fantasma vs Fenix - AAA 3/4 ****1/2
Dragon Lee vs Rey Horus - CHAIRO 3/6 ****1/4
Caristico vs Volador Jr. - ELITE 4/6 ****1/2
Caristico/Flamita vs Mascara Dorada/Volador Jr. - Nuevo Laredo 5/16 ****1/4
Rey Cometa vs Cavernario (Hair vs Hair) - CMLL 7/1 ****1/2
Gran Prix - CMLL 7/1 ****1/4
Mascara Dorada vs Rey Escorpion - ELITE 7/28 ****1/2
Dragon Lee vs La Mascara (Mask vs Mask) - CMLL 9/2 ****1/4
Volador Jr. vs Cavernario - CMLL 9/30 ****1/4

GREAT MATCHES:

Maximo vs Kamaitachi - CMLL 1/1 ***3/4
Mistico/Volador Jr. vs Mephisto/Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL/NJPW 1/22 ****
Volador Jr. vs Mephisto (NWA Welterweight Title) - CMLL/NJPW 1/24 ***1/2
Dragon Lee/Stuka Jr./Volador Jr. vs Gran Guerrero/Kamaitachi/Negro Casas - CMLL 2/19 ***3/4
Aereo/Alas De Acero/Aramis/Iron Kid vs Freelance/Mike Segura/Pantera I/Sadico - CHAIRO 3/6 ***1/2
Volador Jr. vs Negro Casas (Hair vs Hair) - CMLL 3/18 ****
Caristico vs Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 3/21 ****
Mascara Dorada vs Cavernario (CMLL Welterweight Title) - CMLL 3/28 ****
Mascara Dorada vs Xtreme Tiger - ELITE 3/30 ***3/4
Negro Casas vs Hechicero - MTY 4/24 ****
Hechicero vs Virus - CHAIRO 5/15 ****
Caristico vs Mascara Dorada - ELITE 6/2 ***1/2
Rey Cometa vs Cavernario (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - CMLL 6/10 ****
Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Dragon Rojo Jr. (CMLL Middleweight Title) - CMLL 6/14 ****
Volador Jr./El Bandido vs Flamita/Fly Warrior - CaraLucha 6/24 ***3/4
Fenix vs Daga - AAA 7/8 ****
Mistico/Valiente/Volador Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero/Gran Guerrero/Euforia - CMLL 7/22 ****
Rayo Star vs Skyman- CaraLucha 8/20 ****
Volador Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 8/30 ***3/4
Mistico/Valiente/Volador Jr. vs Ultimo Guerrero/Gran Guerrero/Euforia - CMLL 9/2 ***3/4
Canis Lupis vs Trauma I (Mask vs Mask) - IWRG 9/4 ****
Titan vs Mephisto (CMLL Welterweight Title) - CMLL 9/20 ***1/2
Trauma I vs Tiger - CHAIRO 9/25 ****
Fuego/Soberano Jr./The Panther vs Misterioso/Puma/Sagrado - CMLL 9/27 ***1/2
Volador Jr. vs Cavernario (NWA Welterweight Title) - CMLL 10/7 ****
Caristico vs Mascara Dorada vs Titan vs Volador Jr. - BOOM 10/16 ***3/4
Bandido/Golden Magic/Zumbi vs Hijo De Dos Caras/Hijo De Dr. Wagner/Karonte Jr. - ELITE 10/28 ***1/2
LA Park vs Fly Star vs Wotan - XMW 11/12 ***1/2
Dragon Lee vs Polvora (CMLL Super Lightweight Title) - CMLL 11/21 ***3/4
Astral/Arez/Belial/Impulso vs Shockercito/Alas De Acero/Aramis/Iron Kid vs Ultimo Dragoncito/Freelance/Pantera I/Sadico - CHAIRO 11/27 ***1/2

This is where the next category for good/okay/above average matches would go but other people have that covered so I'm changing it up...

THE FUN ZONE: (RobViper-specific approved matches sure to entertain!)

The Panther vs Boby Zavala - CMLL/NJPW 1/20
Alas De Acero/Aramis/Dragon Fly vs Adrenalina/Atomic Star/Vortize - IWRG 1/27
Gym IWRG vs Gym Arkano - IWRG 1/27
Mistico/Mascara Dorada/Volador Jr. vs Negro Casas/Mephisto/Cavernario - CMLL 2/5
Rayo Star/Skyman vs Andy Boy/Guerrero Mixtico vs Toxin Boy/Wasson - Kamikazes 2/6
Golden Magic/Triton vs Puma/Tiger - ELITE 2/7
Volador Jr. vs Negro Casas (NWA Welterweight Title) - CMLL Puebla 2/15
Mascara Dorada vs Mephisto (CMLL Welterweight Title) - CMLL 2/19
Venum/Ludxor vs Gran Apache/Carta Brava - AAA 2/19
Gym IWRG vs Gym Toluca - IWRG 2/24
Centvrion/Latigo vs Metaleon/Mr. Leo - LuchaRama 2/27
Caristico/Mistico/Mascara Dorada vs La Mascara/Ultimo Guerrero/Volador Jr. - ELITE 2/28
Venum/Ludxor vs Carta Brava/Super Fly - AAA 3/4
Mistico/Dragon Lee/Mascara Dorada/Valiente vs Okumura/Kamaitachi/Fujin/Raijin - CMLL 3/18
Atlantis/Caristico/Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero/La Mascara/Volador Jr. - ELITE 3/30
Rey Cometa/Stuka Jr./Titan vs Cavernario/Felino/Mr. Niebla - CMLL 4/8
Centvrion/Latigo vs Drastik Boy/Rocky Lobo - WMC 4/23
Freelance vs Sadico - Lucha Memes 4/24
Caristico/Mistico/Mascara Dorada vs Ultimo Guerrero/Euforia/Rey Escorpion - ELITE 5/4
Flamita & Johnny Idol vs Drastik Boy & Ronnie Mendoza - DTU 5/29
LA Park vs Rush - Tijuana 6/3
Puma/Tiger vs Traumas I y II - CaraLucha 6/24
Volador Jr. vs Michael Elgin - ELITE 6/25
Mascara Dorada/Rey Cometa/Titan vs Cavernario/Dragon Rojo Jr./Rey Escorpion - CMLL 7/8
LA Park vs Rush - ELITE 7/14 (***** spectacle)
Centvrion vs Fly Warrior vs Latigo - WMC 8/7
Gotita De Plata/Lanzelot/Venum vs Carta Brava Jr./Mocho Cota Jr./Soul Rocker - AAA 8/19
Aero Star/Drago vs Angelico/Jack Evans vs Hijo Del Fantasma/Garza Jr. vs Matt Cross/Paul London - AAA 8/28
Mascara Dorada/Hechicero vs Flamita/Angel Blanco Jr. - CaraLucha 9/3
Leo vs Mike vs Raffi vs Teelo - Innov Aztec Power 9/4
Danger vs Jimmy Madrid vs Loquillo - Innov Aztec Power 9/4
Reyes Del Aire - CMLL 9/23
Fenix vs Mascara Dorada - The Crash 9/24
Dragon Lee/Guerrero Maya Jr./Mascara Dorada vs Euforia/Gran Guerrero/Niebla Roja - CMLL 10/14
Emperador Azteca/Hijo de LA Park/Zumbi vs Diamante/Imposible/Karonte Jr. - ELITE 10/21
Rey Bucanero vs Hechicero (NWA Light Heavyweight Title) - CMLL 11/1
Metaleon vs Centvrion - XMW 11/12
Flamita vs Negro Casas vs Ronnie Mendoza - DTU 12/15

2016 Great Match Round-Up

HIGH END MOTYC's:

Dragon Lee vs Kamaitachi - CMLL/NJPW 1/24  ****1/2
Dragon Lee vs Kamaitachi - CMLL 3/4 ****3/4
Octagon Jr. vs Pentagon Jr. vs Hijo Del Fantasma vs Fenix - AAA 3/4 ****1/2
Dragon Lee vs Rey Horus - CHAIRO 3/6 ****1/4
Caristico vs Volador Jr. - ELITE 4/6 ****1/2
Caristico/Flamita vs Mascara Dorada/Volador Jr. - Nuevo Laredo 5/16 ****1/4

GREAT MATCHES:

Maximo vs Kamaitachi - CMLL 1/1 ***3/4
Mistico/Volador Jr. vs Mephisto/Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL/NJPW 1/22 ****
Volador Jr. vs Mephisto (NWA Welterweight Title) - CMLL/NJPW 1/24 ***1/2
Dragon Lee/Stuka Jr./Volador Jr. vs Gran Guerrero/Kamaitachi/Negro Casas - CMLL 2/19 ***3/4
Aereo/Alas De Acero/Aramis/Iron Kid vs Freelance/Mike Segura/Pantera I/Sadico - CHAIRO 3/6 ***1/2
Volador Jr. vs Negro Casas (Hair vs Hair) - CMLL 3/18 ****
Caristico vs Ultimo Guerrero - CMLL 3/21 ****
Mascara Dorada vs Cavernario (CMLL Welterweight Title) - CMLL 3/28 ****
Mascara Dorada vs Xtreme Tiger - ELITE 3/30 ***3/4
Negro Casas vs Hechicero - MTY 4/24 ****
Hechicero vs Virus - CHAIRO 5/15 ****
Rey Cometa vs Cavernario (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - CMLL 6/10 ****
Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Dragon Rojo Jr. (CMLL Middleweight Title) - CMLL 6/14 ****
Volador Jr./El Bandido vs Flamita/Fly Warrior - CaraLucha 6/24 ***3/4

This is where the next category for good/okay/above average matches would go but other people have that covered so I'm changing it up...

THE FUN ZONE: (RobViper-specific approved matches sure to entertain!)

The Panther vs Boby Zavala - CMLL/NJPW 1/20
Alas De Acero/Aramis/Dragon Fly vs Adrenalina/Atomic Star/Vortize - IWRG 1/27
Gym IWRG vs Gym Arkano - IWRG 1/27
Mistico/Mascara Dorada/Volador Jr. vs Negro Casas/Mephisto/Cavernario - CMLL 2/5
Rayo Star/Skyman vs Andy Boy/Guerrero Mixtico vs Toxin Boy/Wasson - Kamikazes 2/6
Golden Magic/Triton vs Puma/Tiger - ELITE 2/7
Volador Jr. vs Negro Casas (NWA Welterweight Title) - CMLL Puebla 2/15
Mascara Dorada vs Mephisto (CMLL Welterweight Title) - CMLL 2/19
Venum/Ludxor vs Gran Apache/Carta Brava - AAA 2/19
Gym IWRG vs Gym Toluca - IWRG 2/24
Centvrion/Latigo vs Metaleon/Mr. Leo - LuchaRama 2/27
Caristico/Mistico/Mascara Dorada vs La Mascara/Ultimo Guerrero/Volador Jr. - ELITE 2/28
Venum/Ludxor vs Carta Brava/Super Fly - AAA 3/4
Mistico/Dragon Lee/Mascara Dorada/Valiente vs Okumura/Kamaitachi/Fujin/Raijin - CMLL 3/18
Atlantis/Caristico/Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero/La Mascara/Volador Jr. - ELITE 3/30
Rey Cometa/Stuka Jr./Titan vs Cavernario/Felino/Mr. Niebla - CMLL 4/8
Centvrion/Latigo vs Drastik Boy/Rocky Lobo - WMC 4/23
Freelance vs Sadico - Lucha Memes 4/24
Caristico/Mistico/Mascara Dorada vs Ultimo Guerrero/Euforia/Rey Escorpion - ELITE 5/4
Flamita & Johnny Idol vs Drastik Boy & Ronnie Mendoza - DTU 5/29
Caristico vs Mascara Dorada - ELITE 6/2
LA Park vs Rush - Tijuana 6/3 

CMLL Trios Titles Match & FIL 5 Way

The only two matches you really must watch this week...

Ultimo Guerrero/Euforia/Niebla Roja vs Mistico/Volador Jr./Valiente - 2/13/15

I was a huge fan of the way this match was laid out. I'd like to think this match was our reward for those of us who sit through so many generic CMLL Trios Titles matches that just stick to the same formula. They started with the usual matwork and had the rudos take over immediatly afterwards as the crowd was getting restless. (*) We got to see the star of the match - Ultimo Guerrero - bust out his old double submission combo which he hasn't used in ages. Second fall had the rudos doing their usual beatdown spots including Niebla Roja's assisted tornillo on the floor. This leads to the tecnico comeback and three awesome dives! Instead of the countout win we get Ultimo Guerrero eating the triple finisher combo of a superkick -> backcracker -> Valiente's finisher for the tecnico win. Then comes the 3rd fall and this is where the match comes off the rails but in a fantastic way! Every twist & turn you'd expect from the usual match, they go the opposite way! Ultimo Guerrero was clearly made into the monster of his team as twice they built to traditional finishes where he was left alone first with Valiente, then with Volador Jr., and both times he took their finishes only to survive. Instead of doing the usual stacked up superplex spot in every trios match they went to multiple submission spots with UG doing another great power spot trying to submit two guys, countering two guys trying to submit him & then the great spot where he & Volador ended up face-to-face when applying submissions and he got caught in an abdominal stretch. They teased legit finishes that have ended many matches before including the Guerrero Especial getting a 2 count/save along with Volador going for his Spanish Fly only for Euforia to counter and attempt his own submission finish only for Valiente to stop it. One of my favorite spots that defied all #CMLLogic was Guerrero/Euforia taking the same bumps they've taken a billion times to set up double dives from the tecnicos only for Niebla Roja to sneak in and stop it with a double clothesline. Such a simple spot that some may have not even noticed but I was marking out huge. They also reversed things in the 3rd fall with the tecnicos wiping out to the floor and eating combo dives from Euforia/Niebla Roja. Of course in between all the great twists & turns you had the usual expected craziness like Mistico getting LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR for a rana on the floor which is definite spot of the year material. Couldn't put the finish over more with another little twist as Euforia caught Volador's assisted rana and power bombed him into the turnbuckle only for Mistico to hit a springboard rana, Euforia winds up outside - Volador slingshot headscissors, VALIENTE ESPECIAL, LA MISTICA~! WIN! Just a tremendous sequence to cap off a great match. Easy MOTYC for me.

(* -> This is one thing that people often complain about - the quick tecnico comebacks or rudo beatdowns. What you need to understand is the crowd dynamic of Arena Mexico has completely changed over the years. This was the 6th match starting more than 2 hours into a Friday night show in the year 2015. Yes, after 2 minutes of matwork the crowd got restless. That's just how it's going to be and there's no way around it. Instead of criticizing the wrestlers for not forcing their own style on the fans, I'd like to think we should be applauding them for adapting to what the fans want in this day and age where WWE wrestlers are grabbing headlocks in matches where the crowd is already sitting on their hands in silence.)

Aramis vs Black Angel vs Dragon Black vs Alas De Acero vs Voltar - FIVE MATCH FIGHTERS 2/8/15

WHAT. IN. THE. FUCK. These guys clearly spent significant time putting this together and memorizing everything which I have no problem with at all because THIS RULED! Five young guys trying to make names for themselves on a rookie show and I'd like to say it worked because halfway through the match I realized I once saw Aramis live in Coacalco! Way too many crazy spots to go through including a never seen before rope trick rana by Voltar & oodles of dives both onto people and straight onto the concrete. Loved that just when you thought things were winding down at the end they went into elimination mode where each guy took a death bump to eliminate themselves leaving the final two guys to hit their big spot and end things. This wasn't the best match of the week... and actually it wasn't the funnest either b/c CMLL FOX had that incredible trios titles match but holy crap this was such a blast to watch and IWRG is such shit this year I have a feeling it won't be topped for quite a while. I need more FIVE MATCH FIGHTERS matches in my life.

Random Matches

ALL ELITE 2/8/15:

Atlantis/Xtreme Tiger vs Ultimo Guerrero/Super Crazy: A typical UG match but in front of a crowd actually reacting to his big spots. Thought Crazy looked really good which was bound to happen as he's trying to get in here as a regular between Japan gigs and it looks like he'll succeed. Never been a huge fan of Xtreme Tiger but he's certainly much better than his AAA days. He had some nice spots but didn't really stand out as I can name 20 better flyers without even hestitating. 3rd fall dragged a bit but crowd was into it so I'll say this was good.

Negro Casas vs Fuerza Guerrera: Man the reactions for the entrances were great. The main thing this match proved to me is Negro Casas is the greatest of all-time (after Rey obviously). I know everyone will be all about Fuerza but I've seen a few Fuerza matches over the last couple of years and he's bad. Real bad. But he looked great here. Was he extra motivated? Sure. But he also wasn't in there with someone like Octagon or Veneno or Villano IV where he had to do the heavy lifting. That was Casas' job here and Casas did it beautifully. There is no way Fuerza would be able to replicate this performance on a regular basis nor without Casas on the other side. First two falls were pretty generic and slow but I thought the 3rd fall was just oustanding. Casas was doing everything he could to make Fuerza look great including that sick dropkick to the floor bump and eating the senton off the apron. There were some really nice nearfalls and I fell in love with the multiple Casita counters before Casas finally managed to grab Fuerza and pin him. A definitely must-watch match but not a MOTYC. Would love to see a tag with these guys mixing it up with Terry/Navarro.

La Sombra/Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Volador Jr./LA Park: I think I'll be in the minority but I enjoyed this a lot and thought it was the best match of the show (that I've seen so far). Wagner/Park are the greatest at being one-and-dones. I can watch them once every 6-8 months and their act is great. But if they were weekly attractions I'd be so bored of their antics. So as a one-off I loved their brawling and interacting with the crowd like a lot of younger luchadors are incapable of doing. But the real MVP in this match was La Sombra. Just a super fucking dick refusing to do the Wagner hand sign, then tricking him into doing it and kicking Wagner over when he did his pose. Oh, and when he hit the enzuigiri in the corner and just laid on the ropes doing his pose. I cannot see how anyone can NOT dislike Sombra as a natural rudo. There was this spectacular 3rd fall sequence with the stage dive, dragon screw & ramp dive by Wagner. I even accepted the ending because I knew it was coming - it ALWAYS is with Wagner/Park involved. Like I said, I give them a pass this time but if ALL ELITE runs again next month with these same guys and same finish it'll be a different story. Should definitely go out of your way to see this from entrances to finish.

AAA Toluca 1/30/15 Part 1:

Gotita De Plata/Super Nova/Nino Hamburguesa vs Apache/Mamba/Belial: God bless random AAA TV openers! Super Nova really doesn't fit in with this crew as you'd expect him to be much higher with his talent and family connections but he was actually the worst guy here. Not that he was bad, he just did nothing. Maybe he thought he was better than being in this match. Gotita was the star! He hit a ton of crazy shit including our first DOTYC! Crazy that he's only 16. Belial did good as a rudo and still got his trademark spots in. Apache & Mamba were great as usual and kept the tecnicos in check. Every promotion should have openers like this.

Angelico/Jack Evans vs Averno/Chessman: The tecnicos were fantastic. They always are. I thought the rudos - particularly Averno - couldn't keep up. Averno has come off like that for the entire AAA run except when he works Myzteziz. He clearly is so set on working with generic CMLL high flyers he has no idea what to do with anyone else. The same thing was evident in CMLL if you ever saw him working with Rush or tecnico Hector Garza. Averno is the guy you want as a base, not a guy who has to take strikes which he seemed to be very afraid of here. This is the second match with these teams and I've yet to see any chemistry. Would reccomend AAA not doing it again.

Mesias vs Cibernetico vs La Parka vs Parka Negra: My main takeawy from this match was Parka Negra was so obviously being played by Ultimo Gladiador. He didn't even try to hide it except for not using a piledriver as he's prone to do. The Mesias/Parka Negra finishing run was good enough but this isn't a match you really need to see.

CMLL FOX 2/7/15:

Maximo vs Terrible: Really wanted to enjoy this and was pleasantly surprised to see it got so much time on TV but... I just couldn't. There was some really good stuff like Maximo changing up his offense, the Cavernaria/armbar fakeout which I popped for & Terrible's killer dropkick. But Maximo blew a big spot really badly and the entire ending stretch just killed it for me. That's a finish I can accept in AAA or Park/Wagner one-off matches but as a finish for a big title match that just went 20 minutes... eh... that's annoying. I'll give Maximo lots of credit though - he is trying to be more than just an Exotico act.

Mistico/Volador Jr./Valiente vs Ultimo Guerrero/Euforia/Niebla Roja: Perfect. Exactly what I want from this crew - moves, dives, more dives, rudo beatdown, more dives. That's really the only thing they are great at when working each other. All the big spots looked fantastic and they got out before UG got the chance to be annoying and selfish. If you want to see a quick sprint this match is definitely for you.

Randomness...

Ninja Turtles & Seiya vs Black Terry/Dr. Cerebro/Cerebro Negro/Dragon Celestial - IWRG 2/8/15: Seiya didn't even play along and get stuck when he fell on his back! NOT COOL! As the biggest Turtles mark on the internet (there was a fan with a "MIKE! VAMOS A GANAR!" sign so she is clearly the real #1 fan) I can safely say this ranks in the upper half of all their matches. Lots of really neat exchanges especailly when Dragon Celestial was in there working. Thought it was funny when Leo/Seiya exchanges outfits for a moment and Leo got all dizzy doing Seiya's martial arts moves. Rudos winning clean was not cool! Think of the children!

Freelance/Mike Segura vs Rayo Star/Skyman vs Andy Boy/Guerrero Mixtico - 2/7/15: Super fun match! Always nice to see Guerrero Mixtico in action and he delivered here with a couple great spots and his usual fun basing including catching a springboard Dragon Rana by Rayo Star and turning it into a Code Red basically all on his own as Rayo looked to be dead-weighting him. Skyman looked better than he did on the CaraLuchas show. Freelance & Segura even looked better than they did on the OTHER CaraLuchas show. The highlight was Freelance/Mixtico getting to work together. I'm happy to see the cheap finish may be setting up a straight up Freelance/Segura vs Andy Boy/Mixtico tag match on the next show. If there is a god (or if AAA keeps taking ideas straight from my brain) Guerrero Mixtico finds his way into an AAA random opener this year and gets a role to work matches against their young flyers.

Dragon Rojo Jr. vs Niebla Roja - CMLL 2/3/15: Weird match. The first fall was real good and I liked the counter to finish things. The second fall definitely seemed like someone screwed up because Roja kept wearing the same mask that got torn off which usually doesn't occur when they plan mask removal spots. The third fall turned into a generic CMLL by the numbers title match although I will say Dragon Rojo had an extra bounce in his step. Niebla Roja is a hard guy to figure out. He'll occasionally show brilliance but then go through long stretches of just doing enough to get by. Not to mention his big matches almost always fail to deliver (see: vs Titan). Maybe he's just better as a trios wrestler?

Lucha Underground, CaraLuchas, AAA TV, CMLL, More!

Lucha Underground - 2/4/15:

Great video package summing up everything leading into this episode. An underrated thing on this show is their ability to balance feuds out on various shows instead of insisting the same guys stay on every week. Keeps things fresh.

Angelico vs Son of Havoc: Wasn't sure how these two would match up but it worked out! Angelico busted out his knee strikes that I really like including one that the camera edit kinda missed where he did that deal where you step on the bottom rope re-entering the ring and then he knee'd Havoc (think of ACH's flatliner executed the same way). Great dive by Angelico. Finish was well timed and started the Havoc/Ivelisse angle nicely. Looking forward to more Angelico.

DARIO! The more Dario the better! Something tells me he's not really interested in being friends with Mundo.

Pentagon Jr. video pacakge is greater than the first one! They're making him into a no nonsense killer which is perfect.

Pentagon Jr. vs Famous B: PACKAGE PILEDRIVER! BROKEN ARM! What else do you say? The arm breaking deal came off great. I think they even added a sound effect but I'll have to re-watch. Either way Famous B sold it great and I'm happy the show is letting the Mexicans cut promos in Spanish. Feels more authentic.

DARIO AGAIN! Ah... his monster is the one the Asian chick is looking for. I knew he was lying last week! They're really stretching out the build as to who this monster is so he has to be something special but I have no idea who it could be unless it's Goro. Maybe Hernandez? Very curious.

Aero Star vs Drago: Very short but full of cool stuff. In another life these two were part of a great series of matches with the Fuerza Aerea & Barrio Boys so I know these two can work together. Aero Star's dive was so gorgeous. He was floating in air! I still can't figure out how he does that springboard from the 2nd rope over the top inside the ring. Margain for error is TINY. Drago's dive was also great. Messed up leapfrog spot was ugly. Always confuses me when botched spots make it into this show given how much editing is done to the matches. Drago's DDT to finish was really great. Looking forward to Round 2!

Catrina is interested in Fenix? Maybe she should see some of his infamous tweets before getting too far into this. LOL But... if Lucha Underground is doing a long story arc where Fenix morphs from talented high flying luchador into his legit emo self who loses his love of Lucha Libre and just whines about women... I think this could be the greatest thing ever. But back to the actual storyline... Mil Muertes is going to kill them both and it's going to be GLORIOUS!

Johnny Mundo vs Cage: I thought this was pretty great. Mundo is the perfect guy for this type of show and always delivers. Cage came off good again. The moonsault spot was neat but I still prefer his power spots. Also he could do with the lariat or multiple power bombs as a finisher. Not digging the Gory Special Flatliner deal which takes too long to setup. Dario was great restarting the match. Obviously he's screwing Mundo but he covered it up nicely so he comes off as just wanting to give the fans what they want. That's how you do it. You don't need a 20 minute promo trolling the fans making inside references and putting babyfaces in handicap matches to come off as a heel if you know what you're doing.

And finally... "... but, you already knew that." *wink" AWESOME ENDING!

BREAKING: The greatest wrestling show on TV is still the greatest wrestling show on TV.

AAA TV @ Arena Naucalpan 1/23/15:

Venum/Ludxor/Dinastia/Arez vs Apache/Carta Brava/Mini Psycho Clown/Ciclope: FREAKIN' AWESOME! As usual everyone can learn from AAA. The opener needs to be a fun match full of spots to get the crowd going. Fuck that "burn out the crowd on highspots" shit. The crowd is hottest when the show starts. You can't kill them by sending out fucking Leono & Metatron to do nothing. Fucking CMLL. Anyways... these guys just went all out. It was a tecnico showcase with the rudos just getting a minute or so before the tecnicos fought back. Arez looked really good and professional. He has zero charisma but a great look. The opposite for Ciclope who has a shit look but was sort of charasmatic and I guess was just there to eat Arez' offense which he did a fine job of doing. They mixed up the pairings a lot which was a nice twist. The dives were off the charts and the finish was super sick with the power bomb/Air Raid Crash off the top rope at the same time! MORE OF THIS PLEASE!

Australian Suicide/Bengala vs Joe Lider/Pentagon Jr.: Good match! Pentagon has entered 2015 with new moves in his arsenal and even some cool tag spots with Lider. They kept showing a stapler in the corner but thankfully Lider never used it. Suicide looks to be in great shape and was ON in this match. Well worth watching.

Aero Star vs Monster Clown vs Super Fly vs Hijo De Pirata Morgan: Sadly just an angle. Aero Star did his tope into the crowd but the match only went 6 minutes or so and nobody else did anything. Kind of a bummer but I'll overlook it since the right guy won. AERO STAR FOR REY DE REYES! MAKE IT HAPPEN!

La Parka/Drago/Jack Evans vs Cibernetico/Chessman/Averno: Jack Evans did a SUPER QUEBRADA INTO A BACKFLIP FOR A RING ENTRANCE! Then he had a cool exchange with Chessman involving multiple flips! And... that was it. A largely nothing match.

Myzteziz & Psycho Clown vs Perro Aguayo Jr. & Texano Jr.: This is the type of match Cubs & I will disagree on. He'll probably dislike it. I loved it! Crowd was super hot for the brawling and then especially the comeback which included two seperate crowd dives by Myzteziz! If that wasn't enough for you - Psycho Clown did one later as well! Perro & Texano are a great stooging rudo team bumping all over the place. Clean win followed by beatdown from multiple rudo factions to get things going for 2015.

A fine start to the year for AAA TV! Looking forward to the Toluca show.

CaraLuchas 1/31/15:

Freelance/Mike Segura vs Demus 3:16/Pierrothito: A bit of a disappointment. Freelance came to work, Segura didn't. The CMLL guys came to base but not do much else and certainly not work the match like a feud was starting. Freelance's dives were great as was a quick exchange with Demus but there was really nothing else and you can totally skip this unless you really need to see probably the only time Freelance/Demus will cross paths.

Ultimo Guerrero/Hechicero/Magnifico I vs Negro Navarro/Traumas I y II: Fantastic match. Tim Cooke called it "very good" but I'll go as far as excellent. Even though I just said fantastic. I have no idea what my own scale is. The match was centered around Ultimo Guerrero vs Trauma II which is fine by me. They both brought it and the crowd was really into seeing that match-up. The Hechicero/Navarro stuff was great too and I especially loved when Hechicero did Navarro's own kip-up spot three times in a row to mock him. But Navarro got his revenge with this wacky submission I've never seen before to take the second fall. It would have been nice to see Magnifico get to do something as he's actaully good but he was a fish out of water involved in this match and largely ignored. Only thing this match could have used was a longer 3rd fall as it seemed they just decided to wrap it up as quick as possible after going long in the first two falls. Probably ends up on the edge of being a MOTYC. Depends how the rest of the year goes as no bar is set yet.

Flamita & Aero Boy vs Dragon Lee & The Panther: Fucking loved this. FUCKING. LOVED. THIS. There was this one Flamita/Dragon Lee exchange where my mouth was just hanging open. This wasn't the Fenix/Flamita beating the shit out of each other style match but instead worked more like a Dragon Gate back-and-forth match where guys were doing moves and countering each other's moves. For example Aero Boy countering the Tree of Woe double stomp with a belly-to-belly suplex off the top which was crazy! Crowd was cold to the CMLL guys early on and the CMLL guys didn't help by having negative charisma but it picked up later on when the crowd stopped chanting against the CMLL guys and got into the match being great. Will surely end up a MOTYC for me and I will legit cry if we don't get Dragon Lee vs Flamita before Flamita becomes an official AAA guy and the match can't happen.

DF vs GDL Torneo Cibernetico - 1/20/15: This was a pile of trash. Poor Virus, Tiger & Puma wasted against a group of awful GDL local guys. The only GDL guy who seemed even semi-decent was Esfinge but he was clearly outclassed by everyone on team DF. Leo's elimination sums up his team's performance. This match was pretty much an indictment on the CMLL system failing to produce any new stars. None of these GDL guys are even 1/2 as good as the better Puebla guys and yet they'll all get shots before anyone in Puebla. Heck, Stigma was the guy pulled out of Puebla and he was hardly the best guy there, he just had the right family name. No other Puebla guys have that going for them and so we'll be stuck with Esfinge & probably Omar Brunetti stinking up CMLL undercards in DF for years to come down the road.

Stuka Jr. vs Hechicero - 2/1/15: Good for a lightning match. Stuka has gotten really tubby which made Hechicero throwing him around all the more impressive and also made Stuka's finishing Torpedo Splash actually seem like a legit finisher!

Year In Review/Preview

10 Best Wrestlers of 2013:

1. Rush

The future of CMLL. Became a one man show in 2013 who could go into the ring with almost anyone and make it interesting all by himself. Feud with Negro Casas was must-watch TV and is clearly going to be the money match for CMLL in the coming year.

2. Negro Casas

The constant pro. Worked maestros matches giving us great 80's flashbacks, worked with young high flyers showing age doesn't matter & was willing to sacrifice his life to make Rush look like a killing machine. The ultimate compliment is finishing #2 to the guy who is the future of CMLL. Possibly the best wrestler in the world at this very moment.

3. Mascara Dorada

Rebounded after a very disapointing 2012 to make 2013 his best year yet. Never took a night off and had a few nights where he delivered possibly the best single performances of the year (3/29, 5/10 & 8/6 come to mind). Easily the most complete high flyer in the world.

4. Rey Escorpion

The only man who can even challenge Negro Casas when discussing the best rudos in Mexico. Carried the most lazy of opponents to the best matches possible, was a one man show in various trios matches to make limited tecnicos look like a million bucks and was involved in the best match of the year. Truly unbelievable to think only a couple years ago AAA decided they had no use for him and CMLL was putting him in opening matches with Molotov.

5. La Sombra

One could argue he certainly had the biggest/most important year for any wrestler in Mexico with his unmasking of Volador Jr. & winning the IWGP Intercontinental Title from Shinsuke Nakamura. His feud with Volador Jr. carried CMLL for much of the year when Atlantis/Ultimo Guerrero were on break & he was positioned as the top future tecnico in CMLL.

6. Titan

Started off the year rough as he had to deal with a pesky injury than took away all the mometum he had coming in from 2012. Thankfully he kicked it into gear in the second half of the year to re-establish himself as right there with Sombra & Mascara Dorada as the 3 tecnico building blocks CMLL needs to focus on. SHOCKINGLY well booked by CMLL tecnico standards and one still has to wonder if that is intentional or not. Any singles match of his post-June is well worth checking out.

7. Rey Cometa

Much like Rey Escorpion, Cometa is another example of a guy who AAA completely wasted & CMLL had stuck in generic trios matches until he got his big break at last year's Anniversary Show and carried the momentum into 2013. Feud with Okumura/Namajague was shockingly great and provided one of the best matches of the year at Dos Leyendas. Work ethic pretty much unmatched as he'd bring his A game to even pointless Sunday shows. Will hopefully return from injury in 2014 and get the chance to stick in semi-main events.

8. Jack Evans

An AAA wrestler! Can be classified exactly as Rey Cometa - a guy who always delivers no matter if it's a TV show or not or no matter who his opponents are. Would be higher if AAA had given him anything to do this year. His tag team with Angelico (later trio with Australian Suicide) consistently provided great matches throughout the year. One can only hope he will be more focused on in 2014 and perhaps get the big singles feud we are all waiting to see.

9. Volador Jr.

Rinse/repeat what was said about Sombra. Only thing knocking Volador down on the list is his post-unmasking run was very disappointing as he headlined some very weak Tuesday shows and is currently involved in a poorly done tecnico turn. But even that can't dismiss being involved in the best match of the year with Rey Escorpion and the feud with Volador Jr. that led to no less than 5 MOTYC's.

10. Pentagon Jr.

IF ONLY. The sky is the limit with this guy IF ONLY AAA would focus on him. Was probably due to do more this year if not for his rival Octagon Jr. leaving for WWE. Had limited appearences on TV but whenever he showed up he demonstrated he had main event talent and charisma. One of the best future prospects AAA has although one wonders if the promotion realizes it.

Just missed:

- Guerrero Maya Jr.: Consistent performer but stuck in too many meaningless trios matches.
- Virus: Same as above. Had a couple excellent singles matches though.
- Texano Jr.: Big matches just didn't deliver this year, mainly due to overbooking.
- Terrible: Underrated big man always bring his A game but focus wasn't on him this year.
- Steve Pain: Showed up out of nowhere and had a great 6 months. Sure to crack the list in 2014.

Top 10 Matches of 2013:

1. Volador Jr. vs Rey Escorpion (CMLL Light Heavyweight Title) - 1/29/13
2. Mascara Dorada vs Negro Casas (NWA Welterweight Title) - 6/2/13
3. Rey Cometa & Stuka Jr. vs Namajague & Okumura (Hair/Mask vs Mask/Hair) - 3/15/13
4. La Sombra vs Volador Jr. (Mask vs Mask) - 9/13/13
5. Guerrero Maya Jr. vs Virus (CMLL Super Lightweight Title) - 10/6/13
6. Titan vs Averno (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - 12/1/13
7. La Sombra vs Volador Jr. (IWGP Intercontinental Title) - 6/28/13
8. Shocker/Negro Casas/Terrible vs Rush/Maximo/Rey Escorpion - 6/28/13
9. Titan vs Polvora (Mexican National Welterweight Title) - 1/1/13
10. Rush vs Shinsuke Nakamura - 6/9/13

Note: Weird year as if I was making a list of personl 3 *FAVORITE* matches the top 3 would be Dorada/Casas & 2 matches that didn't even make the list - those being the trios titles match from the CMLL Anniversary Show & the 8/16 Aero Star/Angelico/Jack Evans vs Pentagon Jr./Machine Rocker/Soul Rocker match from Queretaro. Lots of matches left off this list such as AR Fox/Flamita, Ricky Marvin/Belial, Panther/Averno & Sombra/Nakamura just goes to show what a strong year it was for high end match quality.

Top 5 AAA Shows of 2013:

1. 11/3 Tonala

AAA needs to use this show as the blueprint for how they can be great. A big singles match with a talented foreigner, stable warfare, the debut of two new stables in excellent matches, Relevos AAA opener & the biggest shock of all - A FRESH MAIN EVENT INVOLVING NEW BLOOD!

2. 8/16 Queretaro

AAA shows are always extra great when you get to see the full package. This show had it. Mini's, a hardcore match & the best AAA match of the year. All that before even hitting the semi-main event.

3. 4/15 Leon

Much the same as above. Mini's, women, great high flying midcard match & the debut of a new trio that got over big and was then ignored the rest of the year. Perros/Secta was a sleeper great brawl.

4. 8/2 Mexico City

Best opening match of the year in Mexico set the tone for an excellent show that ended with the best angle of the year (even if the follow-up sucked). The Ciber/Perrito match was everything their Triplemania match wasn't. Show may have been even higher on the list if not for a very short and disappointing semi-main likely due to timing issues.

5. 7/7 Ecatepec

Action packed showed with the debut of a new stable, elevation of undercard acts & unforgettable midcard spotfest. A great sign of how fun a combo Galavision/Fusion TV taping could be.

Top 10 CMLL Shows of 2013:

1. 9/13 (Anniversary Show)

Not much else to say other than the best show of the year in Mexico. Nothing else was even remotely close.

2. 3/15 (Homenaje Dos Leyendas)

Strangely an amazingly put together show with... count 'em... *4* big matches! Match order was even jumbled the day of the show which turned out to be for the best and provided 4 distinct top matches including a main event that won't be soon forgotten. Two unaired undercard matches even popped up on youtube and were excellent. In any other year this is an easy best show of the year.

3. 6/28

CMLL finished off a strong month with a show that set the stage of what was to come later in the year. Great title match with Sombra/Volador, a Relevos Incriebles match that was really CMLL at it's finest if they had any focus in the programming department & the true start of the Panther/Averno feud. Relevos Incriebles match also had the Rush/Negro feud get thrust into the spotlight.

4. 4/26

Another shockingly well booked show. Wasn't even considered a major show by CMLL standards but had 3 big matches that all delivered. Gran Alternativa finals, Rey Cometa/Namajague hair match & Mistico II/Averno title match.

5. 8/16

Blue Panther tribute show complete with maestros match, the complete opposite in an Estetas Del Aire vs Hijos Del Averno match & another great Sombra/Volador Jr. singles match where the bomb was dropped as to the Anniversary main event.

6. 6/16

A Sunday show! A very good Sunday show! Finals of the tournament to crown new CMLL Trios champions & a semi-main event where Rush turned in an incredible performance. Women's Torneo Cibernetico wasn't half bad either.

7. 9/20

Post-Anniversary show was an excellent overall card with a fantastic midcard trios match involving Rey Cometa/Fantasma/Triton vs Ishii/Puma/Tiger. Excellent wrestling combined with setting the stage for the feuds to carry the last part of the year (Porky/Escorpion & Marcela/Dalys).

8. 6/9

A show with a tournament! Very generic description by CMLL standards but in this case it was an 8 team tournament to crown finalists for the CMLL Trios Titles that ended up being 6 very wild matches. Combine that with a MOTYC main event where Mexico hero for the night Rush absolutely obliterated hated foreigner Shinsuke Nakamura and this was a very enjoyable 2 and a half hours of free internet TV.

9. 2/22

A show kicking the year into high gear with all the Dos Leyendas feuds taking center stage. Two excellent mid-card matches & a shockingly good La Mascara/Averno lightning match.

10. 10/18

What should have been the last CMLL major show of the year ended up being just a regular show but still delivered. Porky/Escorpion was a wacky sight, Estetas Del Aire delivered as usual & Marcela/Dalys topped all expectations. If only the main event had actually been a tag title match instead of a screwjob who knows how high this show could have finished.

5 Things I Want in 2014:

1) No more Canadian Destroyers. Or any Canadian Destroyer variations. EVERY wrestler seems to use it & it seems to happen in EVERY match. It's a horrible move that isn't even used in the U.S./Canada any more so please please please... Mexican wrestlers... stop using it. It looks dumb. Also, piledrivers are illegal - remember?

2) The growth of promotions like Chilanga Mask & DTU. Companies that put on good creative lineups & listen to what their fans want should be rewarded with more fans coming to the shows so they can start running bigger buildings and making more money. Mexico needs more companies like these instead of EAW returning or TxT existing.

3) CMLL continuing to work with Terra to show events online. Don't get me wrong - I hope they get a real TV deal because they deseperately need one for the sake of the future of the company - but watching shows live is always better than even waiting a day or a week when you already know the results. Other companies should take advantage of new technology to try and do the same. Even setting up a camera and hitting record on a wide shot for a live IWRG show would be neat. AAA tried ustream and failed miserably but I'm hoping they even give something else a shot in 2014.

4) Instead of En Busca De Un Idolo I'd like to see a similar tournament to the G-1 Climax that New Japan does or Champion Carnival in All Japan. You can't just create a "new idol" every year. That defeats the purpose of someone being an "idol". Instead use the 2 months to have your best wrestlers in a big tournament... and perhaps because you are doing this tournament you can cut down on the number of other tournaments during the year. Pretty please? #nomoretournaments

5) AAA focusing more on individual/tag/trios rivalries rather than the generic umbrella of (randomly named faction of 10+ rudos) threatening to destroy their own company. AAA had a fantastic roster and an unlimited tap of great potential feuds. Psycho Circus vs Consejo, La Parka vs Parka Negra, anyone vs Jeff Jarrett & Mexican Powers vs Psicosis/random partner are COMPLETELY OVERDONE and well past stale. It's time to move on. Moving on does not mean Joe Lider turns on Crazzy Boy, La Parka tries to go rudo again and Psycho Circus vs Secta. Moving on means some Daga singles matches, the trios titles being moved into a position where the great trios teams can compete for them & Jack Evans/Angelico feuding with Texano/Hijo Del Fantasma either in tag matches or for singles titles. Like I said, the talent is all there... the creativity & dedication to changing things is not. 2014 is a new year - it's time for a (long overdue) change.

10 Legitimate Predicitions for 2014:

1) Mistico/Sin Cara shows up in AAA. All goes well until Triplemania before things fall off a cliff due to his ego combined with unprofessionalism from various AAA wrestlers who don't like him. By the end of the year he's working indies with LA Park & Dr. Wagner doing comedy hardcore matches ending in DQ.

2) Rush/Negro Casas have a hair match at Homenaje Dos Leyendas & Atlantis/Ultimo Guerrero finally have their mask match at the September Anniversary Show.

3) El Hijo Del Santo returns to the ring, finds a moneymark to sponsor one big show over the summer & on that show unmasks El Hijo Del Solitario.

4) The Volador Jr. as a tecnico experiment is done by the summer... if it takes even that long.

5) Titan wins his first mask in Arena Mexico... possibly Efesto, Reapper or Morphosis.

6) Kazuchika Okada makes his CMLL debut, has a quick feud with Rush. (Unfortunately likely beats him)

7) DTU has more of an influence on AAA undercards by providing new talent and thus the phasing out of a lot of AAA regulars who have no affiliation to Crazzy Boy.

8) More maestros matches on special CMLL shows including an apuesta match involving Black Terry.

9) Some sort of supershow at a decent sized arena promoted by Chilanga Mask involving a couple of US indy promotions.

10) Breakout years internationally for Mascara Dorada & Bestia 666.

(I'm not touching the AAA in US deal!)

~HAPPY 2014!

20 Thoughts: Lucha TV Nov. 16 & 17/2013

1. Best match of the weekend was clearly the Rush/La Mascara vs Terrible/Tama Tonga tag title match. Rush is just a blast to watch when he's killing people. La Mascara is still throwing way too many superkicks but Tonga kept him in check here. Shit finish but at least Rush was hilarious in the post-match.

2. Another completely dreadful C3 episode. Not a single even average match.

3. So the CMLL mini's aren't allowed to do dives but the women are? And the women allowed are Goya Kong & Estrellita? Am I watching WWE?

4. Mini's on C3 completely embarassed themselves. Blown spots, guys completely gassed, guys not even trying at half speed... just a sad state for the division right. Best example of how far they've fallen: Mini Fantasy used to do a run-up-the-ropes moonsault finish. Now he struggles to just step on the 2nd rope and do the moonsault.

5. Atomic Star & Electro Boy are GREAT at the dumping your opponents on their head thing. Now if only they could master at least ONE of the following: actual wrestling, making your oppnents moves look good, remembering spots, selling & acknowleding a crowd is watching the match.

6. Really evident how much better trained the IWRG guys are. Fulgor II doesn't make TV a lot but he did this week and between knowing exactly where to be for the next move and being able to carry weaker opponents he is clearly a competent wrestler. In comparison to Eterno's guys & Tony Rivera's guys (aside from Guerrero Mixtico) who look completely lost all the time and are only interested in doing their big moves/dives.

7. Guerrero Mixtico is better than people seem to be giving him credit for. Tons of charisma and does spots you would think a guy with that gut wouldn't be able to do. Hope he sticks around in IWRG even after Tony Rivera loses his hair.

8. Remember when La Sombra/Euforia in the same match meant at least some good creative exchanges? I guess Sombra has already checked out for Japan.

9. Mask or no mask Alan Xtreme is still amazing.

10. Still waiting to see the full version of the AAA matches so skipped Mesias/Styles for now. The trios to opener the show was good. Not really good but good enough. I think I'll like it better unedited. Some of the camerashot choices were beyond annoying though. Why was Jack's insane tornillo barely shown? Why did they go to an extreme wideshot when Australian Suicide went for his corkscrew 630 splash? Juvy's group looked very promising though. Hopefully they get to spread their wings so to speak and work with teams like the new Cadets & possibly other rudos instead of wasting their time with the Mexican Powers.

11. The Lucha Azteca show looks nice. I'm happy they aired the missing 10/11 matches - especially the semi-main with Escorpion beating the crap out of Porky. Loved Maximo absolutely snapping and beating the crap out of Escorpion for the DQ.

12. Sombra vs Volador Jr. from Puebla was the usual real good match between those two. Even though they match is being overdone they still come up with a couple new things like the double moonsault counter. These two just seem to like working with each other which is a good thing.

13. The Puebla Relevos Incriebles match was made by Rush being Rush. Too bad they didn't show the fan trying to attack him. Hyped for the 3 way next week and upcoming Casas/Rush singles match.

14. Golden Magic vs Canis Lupis was another good match. I feel like it would have been better had anyone actually been in the crowd to make noise. Lupis is very underrated but this gimmick sucks balls.

15. Was it just me or did Mistico II look very uncomfortable working with Olimpico on C3? As if he didn't trust him at all.


16. Opening match on DTU TV was the best mixed match of the year. Everyone got to look good and it was better paced than usual DTU multi-person matches. This remains one of the funnest shows on TV right now.

17. Puebla undercards are still a mess. I understand having some rules for DF openers not getting too crazy but why are you limiting what the locals in Puebla do? It makes them insignificant and the shows much more boring since the usual CMLL crew tends to mail it in.

18. Marcela vs Dalys was passable. Strangely I liked the Princesa Blanca/Dalys match from Puebla much better and that was 2 years ago when Dalys was much worse.

19. If you are going to air one match from Guadalajara every week I'd rather it be one with effort - i.e. no top CMLL guys. Either go midcard or air an extra Sunday DF match.

20. HYPED FOR MASCARA DORADA VS VOLADOR JR. THIS SATURDAY! May actually PVR the Leafs 3rd period so I can watch it "live".