Sunday, December 14, 2014

Panther/Villano V in a Mask Match

CMLL 75 Aniversario

(2008/9/19)

Mascara vs. Mascara: Blue Panther vs. Villano V

Loved this, a fucking spectacular match, the atmosphere is through the roof, hot and electrified, here we have two big stars and legends wagering their iconic masks, both guys have their respective armies of rabid fans rooting for them. Sometimes in matches like this, the rudo/tecnico institute doesn’t matter, these guys are bigger than life and they’re being cheered no matter what. Villano is doing what he does the best, that’s vivid brawling with a big ass variety of different strikes from different positions and ranges. Panther is normally a mat wrestler, but it doesn’t work here simply because Villano is the one dictating the pace here, so he must try with high flying, and it seems to work because his big ass suicida almost killed Villano by shoving his head into the chairs, which makes the back of his head bleed hard. It pissed Villano off and he loses control for awhile, he takes Panther’s mask off and loses the primera by DQ.

Now, that makes him even more mad and turns him into a surly dog in the segunda, he’s on the verge of being DQed again, but manages to put his shit together, and in the manner of a true rudo, he rigs the mask removal in the finish of the segunda and poor Blue Panther loses by DQ. Such an amazing heel move by Villano, huge props there.

The tercera was all about Blue Panther at first, he hit Villano with three GIGANTIC topes into paying customers, female customers mostly, that shit was crazy as hell. All this time we have an amazing camera work that give us quite a cinematic feel to everything, Panther’s topes looked particularly cool. The final chapter of this grand apuesta match has the crowd losing their shit because every move, every reversal can mean the end, until one of them finally does it. Wow, this was incredible, a true and proper mask match that totally lived up to the hype, an immense rollercoaster of drama, suspense and emotion, it all made for a spectacular experience.

This match is right up there with the greatest classics of the decade.

*****

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