Humans Are Vile Creatures

Cara Lucha 2015/1/1

Flamita, Hijo de Fishman, Skyman vs. Fenix, Hijo del Fantasma, Pentagon Jr.

Cara Lucha versus Triple A, holy motherfucking shit this was phenomenal, a true blueprint of what an interpromotional showdown should look like, in the words of the almighty Excalibur, this is serious. It’s a rather long match (35+ min) that has all the classic lucha phases: tight and flashy matwork, fast counter and combos, rough brawling, and super crazy topes and dives. It all built tremendously here, you got to feel the proper escalation, that’s a huge plus in my book. However, there was one ingredient that’s always essential for a good interpromotional match – heat. Tons and tons of heat, starring Flamita and Fenix, sweet fucking god they beat bajesus out of each other in this match, there were clear moments with both luchadors shooting on each other, some of those shots were headsweeping, Flamita got knocked the fuck out at one point. 

Fortunately, they resolved whatever the beef they had after the match, thank fuck, because that looked nasty to the point where they refused to sell for each other on few instances. Normally I’d hate it, but it fit so perfectly here somehow.

Pentagon was the MVP, though, he did his thing which means the Cara Lucha trio got their asses kicked silly, in a very gruesome manner. Pentagon is so magnificent, his menacing presence alone is enough to carry some segments, every time you stumble upon him working an indie match, don’t fucking miss it, because there’s a guaranteed ass kicking that’s impossible not to enjoy.

What a fucking amazing scuffle, what a way to start 2015.

****3/4