Hide Your Kids, Villano IV Might Punch Them in the Face Just Because

I'm in a random mood to watch some Villano IV, so here we go:

AAA Rey de Reyes 2014

(2014/3/16)

Campeonato Latinoamericano de AAA (vacant): Villano IV vs. Chessman

The scheduled match was actually Chessman challenging Blue Demon Jr. for this belt, but Demon didn’t come to Mexico (probably refused to do the job) so he had to vacate the title… via satellite. But we still got a title match, and Demon’s replacement? None other than Villano Fucking IV, everyone’s favorite bladder of lucha libre. Right before the opening bell Chessman feels like he should cut a promo but Villano stops him, he’s here to fight. Yes! The opening two or three minutes were spent on the mat, they did some simple and effective ground based lucha. VIV wins that one and hits an impressive suicida, but Chessman then decides that shit is on and blasts VIV with a stupendous chairshot right across the fucking head. From there on this match is a violent orgy of violence, bloodied violence. Nasty shots are being thrown, both dudes are kind of old and lack in athletic department, but that’s why a Mike Tyson in the mouth always works, Villano’s short range punches are tremendous, there are few moments with both guys rolling on the mat while viciously fighting each other, totally gritty and straight outta a tequila bar. The final chapter is traditional lucha again, the brawling is over and it’s time to call it a day, they’re going for some nice, basic combos to finish the match before Chessman outsmarts Villano with a spear for the title win. What a great old school brawl, loved it the first time, love it even more now.

****1/2

AAA 2014/4/19

Villano IV vs. Blue Demon Jr.

Perfect match. Simply – perfect. I’m trying to think of one reason why not give it five stars, but shit, I just can’t, it’s picture perfect. Watched it half a year ago and loved it, but now on a rewatch? I fucking adore it, honestly it felt like I never even watched it, so many details in there I forgot to register in my head. We start with 5-6 minutes of terrific ground based llaves, old school lucha with a great mixture of comic book takedowns, Captain Kirk-esque selling and an organic struggle. Loved every second of it. Then comes one of my favorite sessions in all of wrestling this year – violent, gnarly brawling with both guys bleeding buckets. You know those moments when you’re watching something and suddenly feel a super strong bond with the content, you get this feeling it’s talking to you, like it’s made specifically for you? That’s what happened to me here during the punching phase of this masterpiece. The third act is traditional lucha again where drama reaches epic proportions, with both veterans busting out few impressive combos until one of them hits the road. What a wonderful match, so damn good in its simplicity. Honestly, I love this even more than Virus/Titan now, which means we’re talking about my new lucha MOTY here, today is a good day.

*****