CMLL
2014/7/11
Rush,
Marco Corleone, Maximo vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Negro Casas, Cavernario
Infinitely
fun brawl with right combos that made for a swell layout and execution, the
Rush/Casas sessions were absolutely off the charts, such a natural and crazy
intensity with stiff smacking all around, pure brawling right there. Marco and
Maximo are unique personalities that meshed so well UG and the whacky caveman,
this was so much FUN~!
****
CMLL
2014/8/1
Cabellera vs. Cabellera: Rush
vs. Negro Casas
Despite
the good star rating, ultimately this was a letdown. It’s one of those cases
where the finish just takes a dump all over the hard work put into the match
and you simply can’t get over it. That low-blow was both a poor idea and poor
execution. But that’s not the only noticeable flaw in the match, as Negro’s
both physical and emotional selling was highly suspicious in certain moments,
it was so obvious he wasn’t on the top of his game here, not even close. Maybe
he felt shit was not worth it because of the finish coming. Rush, on the other
hand, Rush is the fucking man, he made this match good with his incredible
performance that makes me want to stand up in front of my PC and bow down, he’s
a maestro of vehemence, those early stages where he mauled the 30 years older
Casas like a football were stunning, marvelous, pure roughness that makes your (in
this case, poor Negro’s) meat dark livid. The only “clean lucha” thing he does
is an occasional tope, everything else is hellish kicking, punching, racy
dropkicking, etc. Basically, he doesn’t care for traditional llaves, he just
likes to beat people up, and he’s fucking excellent in it.
Overall
the match is good, but not even close to being the best thing in their bitter
feud, all the tag title matches were better, and some random prelude trios were
also better than this big apuesta climax. Shame, because their chemistry is
just mindblowing. Fuck you whoever booked the finish.
***3/4
CMLL
2014/7/25
Atlantis,
Dragon Rojo Jr., Titan vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Rey Escorpion, Shocker
Your
typical Atlantis/UG prelude trio with UG & Co. dominating the primera and
most of the segunda through vivid brawling before an inevitable heroic comeback
from Atlantis & Co., it’s such a simple structure that delivers every time.
The tercera was not so typical, though, it was more intense than usual, with
lots and lots of mask ripping, and the ending ruled on so many levels, Rey
Escorpion cemented himself as a DICK for ages.
****
CMLL
2014/7/21
Campeonato Mundial de Trios del CMLL:
Atlantis, Volador Jr., Valiente vs. Guerreros Laguneros (Ultimo Guerrero,
Euforia, Niebla Roja) ©
This
was a rather clean title match with an occasional exception in Atlantis/UG
sequences, very good Arena Puebla defense with slick wrestling, would’ve been
great if the tercera didn’t drag for a minute or two after the super crazy
topes into the paying customers.
***1/2
CMLL
2014/7/29
Campeonato Nacional Peso Welter:
Cavernario vs. Titan ©
Kind
of spooky to see two young guys produce a match this great, just imagine what
they’ll be capable of in few years. Titan has already proved he can produce
masterpieces with experienced luchadors (Averno, Virus), and even here with the
green caveman he came damn close. These two have a serious five star potential
in their chemistry, it’s astonishing. In a year or two, with few more big
matches under their respective belts, they need to meet again in a title match,
the minor selling game issues will be no more and we’re gonna talk about modern
day lucha classics, mos def. This match had such an amazing pacing and layout,
captivating stuff, very catchy. Cavernario’s sweet mixture of vivid brawling
and direct, in-your-face mat game reminds me of the surly old NWA/puro/UWA guys,
his control workovers on Titan were incredible, every now and then he’d get
tired of traditional llaves and switch to vicious stomping and chopping. And
yes, he did that insane knee-shattering splash to the floor, it’s a visually
spectacular move but he needs to stop doing it if he plans to wrestle after 25th
birthday. Titan did his usual stuff, which is always awesome though, there were
crazy daredevil dives and tight submission work, nifty little things all
around, this was a tremendous styles clash, and like I said earlier, with
better selling on one or two particular instances, this would be a Top 10 match
of the year.
****1/2
CMLL
2014/8/5
Rush
vs. Ultimo Guerrero
Hella
tussle in the first two falls which I fucking adored, it was gearing towards a
classic match, but unfortunately the tercera was kind of too “my turn-your
turn” heavy, the selling wasn’t very good and they seemed to be in rush, also
Rush’s tope was awful, but overall the match is still fucking good, and the
first two falls were pure greatness. Christ, I hope these two main event the
next anniversary show in a hair match.
***3/4
CMLL
2014/8/1
NWA World Welterweight Championship:
Volador Jr. vs. Sombra ©
The
first two falls were weak, they got literally less than one minute for both,
they used their respective sig moves to win them, which is something they
basically do in every match, and then they bank everything on the tercera,
sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn’t. Here? It didn’t pay off. Big guns
were pulled out, the bodies were flying around, the visuals were spectacular,
but also the reset button was pushed once or twice too many. Mediocre match,
skip this.
**1/4
CMLL
2014/8/1
Mascaras vs. Cabelleras: Marcela
& Princesa Sujei vs. Princesa Blanca & Seductora
Holy
hell, this was sensational, 16 minutes of fabulous women-on-women violence, a
picture perfect helter-skelter scuffle that put Rush/Casas from the same show to
a fucking shame. These four girls were beating each other silly, nasty strikes
and kicks from hell were thrown, Daisuke Ikeda must be proud somewhere. Tons of
hate and intense animosity, and the best thing is, they maintained the
fantastic pace throughout entire duration. Fuck me, I’m in love with this
match.
*****
CMLL
2014/7/28
Mascara vs. Mascara: Tigre
Rojo Jr. vs. Blue Center
Glorious
mask match between two guys I’ve never seen before, true story. They built and
built and built until the eventual payoff, this was an excellent lucha de
apuesta with clear cut character roles that were played to perfection, they got
both me and Arena Puebla emotionally invested into them. Sweet and smart finish
too, that’s a high wrestling IQ right there. Also this match is a living
testament to the incredible depth of CMLL’s roster, here are two luchadors I
wasn’t even aware they existed, tearing the house down in a killer mask match,
I mean that’s a serious WTF.
****1/2
CMLL
2014/8/12
Cabellera vs. Cabellera: Omar
Brunetti vs. Disturbio
Nice
little hair match between the young prelim guys. Came into it looking forward
to Omar, but Disturbio was the one carrying the match and being the abusive boss.
This had an old school feel to it, I dug it very much. The finish setup
could’ve been little less complicated, but it is what it is, waddaya gonna do.
***1/2
CMLL
2014/8/22
Volador
Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero
The
beginning was awesome with Volador being all over UG with his crazy agility and
flying, but unfortunately the rest of this one fall match was hilariously
average… at best. Too much parity, way too much.
**1/4
CMLL
2014/8/4
Ingobernables
(Rush, Sombra, Mascara) vs. Mr. Niebla, Ultimo Guerrero, Shocker
All
the right combos happened here (Rush/Niebla, Sombra/UG, Mascara/Shocker) and it
resulted in a very fun brawl, they went hard on each other and the finish was
legit hilarious. Rush/Niebla chemistry is so fucking promising.
***3/4
CMLL
2014/8/19
Titan
vs. Gran Guerrero
Damn
fine one fall match between the young guns, lots of nifty counters and high
spots, Titan is a killer and GG is rock solid for his age too. Titan is much
more experienced and it showed, but GG is smart enough – he doesn’t leave his
comfort zone and keeps doing simple stuff, that’s called a good work within
limitations.
***1/2
CMLL
2014/8/26
Maximo
vs. Shocker
Good
clash of styles with Shocker being an excellent rudo, the way he bickered with
the fans was glorious. Seriously, that was a lot of bickering.
***1/2
CMLL
2014/8/8
Campeonato Mundial Peso Medio de CMLL:
Rey Escorpion vs. Dragon Rojo Jr. ©
Great
Escorpion showcase, too bad Rojo is a sack of mediocrity who couldn’t match his
opponent’s swagger.
**3/4
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