AAA 2/27

AAA 2015/2/27

Brian Cage, Hijo del Fantasma, Pentagon Jr. vs. Alberto el Patron, Myzteziz, Fenix

Great match and perfect introduction of Brian Cage, he was awesome here in displaying his powerhouse nature, but also the athletic lucha side, he wasn’t just another generic gym enthusiast. He has a damn fine chemistry with Alberto. The other two match-ups were Myzteziz/Pentagon and Fenix/Fantasma, which were nifty and the whole thing just blended quite well. Great 6-man tag with the captivating pace and some truly superb spots, Fantasma’s lightning dive comes to mind.

****

AAA 2015/2/27

Daga & Super Fly vs. Australian Suicide & Argenis

Knew this could rock, but man, they totally caught me off guard with some high quality tag team wrestling. Things slowly escalated into a killer closing stretch and the whole thing was just really well connected and coherent. Daga was meh on the rudo side, but that’s why Super Fly was excellent and he basically carried the whole thing, he’s got some new edge to his character after the mask loss. Suicide was good at taking FIP bumps and Argenis was even better and more complete in other fields. However, the biggest virtue of the match was its great booking and organic structure that enabled the participants to display their skills in a thrilling fashion.

****

AAA 2015/2/27

Joe Lider & Hijo del Pirata Morgan vs. Drago & Super Nova

The only thing that prevented this match from reaching the four star territory was Lider (kind of ) randomly introducing the weapons, particularly the thumbtacks. The stuff with the staplegun was decent with Lider and Super Nova using it back-and-forth on each other, but the thumbtacks at the end felt unnecessary and I felt bad for Drago for having to roll all over it during his pin combos. But everything else was spot on, Super Nova hit some impressive moves and Drago’s tornillo was groovy. The biggest surprise for me was Pirata looking very good, dude’s got the great look and he can throw a blast quite well.

***3/4

AAA 2015/2/27

Hell Brothers (Cibernetico, Averno, Chessman) vs. Parka, Angelico, Jack Evans

Typical Hell Brothers brawl with prolonged beatdown on tecnicos only to lose after a comeback. It was good, though, simple and effective stuff with Angelico and Evans carrying the comeback load via high flying, Parka was there for drawing big crowd reactions and to score the pin. There was a lot of chairshots, but almost all of them were indirect. There was also an obligatory post-match revenge beatdown. Good match with smart layout, but nothing special to remember in a long run.

***1/4