I barely watched any CMLL during this last summer due to many reasons, the main being the exhausting G1 Climax, so now I cherry-picked the matches that sound really fucking good on paper, and man, some true gems right there, here's my Vol. 1:
CMLL
2014/6/30
Mascara vs. Cabellera:
Asturiano vs. Pequeno Warrior
Two
small prelim guys tore Arena Puebla down in this fantastic apuesta match. It
had a raw, gritty feeling, it didn’t even feel like a CMLL match, but rather
like a fierce indie slugfest. I don’t know anything about this feud nor I
watched any of the matches that built to this one, but fuck me, they were so
good it didn’t even matter. Pequeno is the mini version of Psicosis, I guess,
and his amazing performance here secured him a worldwide nomination for the
Biggest Prick, the shit he did was so old school, he was a relentless,
merciless son of a bitch who abused both Asturiano and his second. Pequeno’s
second was also a marvelous douchebag here, they were taking constant
shortcuts, cheap shots and ambushes, I’m not going into details, just sit down
and enjoy this tremendous lucha de apuesta. Shame about CMLL’s no blood policy,
because that was the only thing missing here.
****1/2
CMLL
2014/9/16
Negro
Casas, Cavernario, Hechicero vs. Sombra, Diamante Azul, Dragon Lee
The
rudo trio is basically a dream team, so much swag there, their teamwork is
impeccable, and the best thing is, they’re willing to throw a nasty punch or
two to make things go their way. La Sombra was actually the “weakest” in terms
of displayed quality here, as Dragon Lee got another chance to shine, and he
took it, while Diamante Azul busted out the best performance since I’m watching
CMLL on a regular basis. To sum up, this was a killer trio.
****
CMLL
2014/6/24
Ultimo
Guerrero & Gran Guerrero vs. Atlantis & Titan
Less
than seven minutes long, but borderline great, there was no feeling out
process, everything was about hit & run, the whole match pure intensity and
hatred.
***3/4
CMLL
2014/6/27
5-on-5
TORNEO CIBERNETICO: Escuela Negro Casas (Negro Casas, Cavernario, Dragon Lee,
Cachorro, Soberano Jr.) vs. Escuela Virus (Virus, Hechicero, Guerrero Negro
Jr., Super Halcon Jr., Star Jr.)
Long
and ridiculously fun cibernetico with no slow moments, there was a constant
movement, usually involving heavy hitting or high flying. Some spots were blown
early in the match, but here – it was the part of the charm and kind of added to
the story, because there were many young and inexperienced fellas, and the
older dudes made sure the mistakes were being acknowledged, sold and punished.
The combos that rocked were endless here: Casas/Hechicero, Virus/DL,
Virus/Cavernario, Virus/Cachorro, Hechicero/Cavernario, Hechicero/Cachorro… and
– Casas/Virus at last. To my knowledge they never met mano a mano, hopefully
that changes sometime in the future.
****1/4
CMLL
2014/6/24
Ultimo
Guerrero & Gran Guerrero vs. Blue Panther & Cachorro
Five
minutes of surly awesomeness.
***3/4
CMLL
2014/6/24
Virus,
Morphosis, Olimpico vs. Triton, Fuego, Stigma
Virus
vs. everyone else carried this match to greatness. Holy shit, Virus is truly
incredible, honestly I can’t stress it enough, his mat stuff with Fuego was
smashing, and the hate displayed to Stigma, brrr, mouthwatering.
****
CMLL
2014/7/8
Atlantis,
Valiente, Rey Cometa vs. Euforia, Dragon Rojo Jr., Polvora
Great
match where Cometa displayed the whole luxury of his talent, he really might be
the best flyer in the world today.
****
CMLL
2014/7/4
Atlantis,
Valiente, Titan vs. Guerreros Laguneros (Ultimo Guerrero, Niebla Roja, Gran
Guerrero)
Very
nice Atlantis/UG prelude trio with a particularly smart and funny finish.
***3/4
