Rey Cometa Apuesta Matches

CMLL 79 Aniversario

(2012/9/14)

Mascara vs. Mascara: Puma King vs. Rey Cometa

Good match that could have been so much better with a talent more suitable to Cometa’s abilities, because Puma King simply wasn’t good here. He had his moments, sure, but overall he sucked the life out of the match and just – wasn’t good. Cometa, on the other hand, was excellent in everything he did, whether it was emotion or execution, you name it. Impeccable high flying. He not only saved the match from being bad, no, he actually elevated it to the point where I can call it a good match, which means this was a totally Rey Cometa carryjob. Retrospectively, I can’t believe they had Puma going over here, because now, more than two years later, Cometa is way more appreciated and gets better spots on cards, meanwhile Puma King is still wrestling very low and if he retired tomorrow I imagine no one would miss him. So naturally, this big win they gave him seems like such a waste. Vintage CMLL!

***

CMLL 2013/3/15

Cabellera & Mascara vs. Cabellera & Mascara: Rey Cometa & Stuka Jr. vs. Okumura & Namajague

Fantastic match executed insanely well on every front, this was a true war of wrestling philosophies, Mexico vs. Japan, shit man, I enjoyed everything. All four guys worked hard and sold amazingly, but still I gotta give it to Namajague, dude was on fire in this one, the sequences and chemistry with Cometa were unbelievable. It was lucha high flying taking on puroresu strikes, but with both guys mixing it up and “stealing” from each other’s entities. The Japs were vicious and relentless on offense, sometimes even malicious, the tecnicos’ comebacks were paced and executed tremendously, and the climax of the match with Cometa and Namajague fighting for everything with their eliminated partners freaking out at ringside, the crowd going ballistic… Smashing shit, I’m telling ya.

****1/2

CMLL 2013/4/26

Cabellera vs. Cabellera: Rey Cometa vs. Namajague

Forty days after the epic double mask/hair match, here is la revancha, Namajague is maskless and even more vicious than before, therefore Cometa is about to enter the world of pain. They proved their captivating chemistry from the previous lucha de apuesta wasn’t an accident, they fucking did it again here. Superb hair match with lots and lots of punishment, drama, crazy dives and just overall great wrestling.

****1/2

CMLL 81 Aniversario

(2014/9/19)

Cabellera vs. Cabellera: Rey Cometa vs. Cavernario

I had this at ****1/2 originally, but fuck it man, I gotta bump it up now, the match is perfection, incredible star making performance by Caveman. Sure, he had some great performances and matches before, but this was that X factor moment, he delivered and got over big time on the same show that had Atlantis and Ultimo Guerrero fighting in a mask vs. mask match, just think about it. In a couple of years when he moves to WWE or something like that after being a star in Mexico, this is the match people are going to name as “career defining”. That is, of course, if he doesn’t crush his knees, and he will if he keeps performing that ultra dangerous splash to the floor. God, I hope he wears double fucking diapers around his knees.

Anyway, what a match! Yada-yada-yada… I’m spent, ****3/4 it is.

****3/4