In Case You Weren't Aware, Lucha Indies Kinda Rule!

Lucha Memes Chairo II

(2015/12/25)

1.      Alas de Acero, Aramis, Iron Kid, Demasiado vs. Suicida, Freelance, Super Mega, Septimo Rayo

Jeeesus Christ, this was pure insanity, I think I’m spent already. You can expect a lot of things from an indie lucha multi-man opener, and calmness is not one of them. However, these guys managed to contain their own chaos, which resulted in strong and relatively logical spotfest. This match was just a bunch of short guys doing fucking crazy flips, dives and other high-risk shit, and it was beautiful. Alas de Acero looked the smoothest to me, and Freelance was definitely the craziest one, he was so goddamn reckless, I loved it. One other thing, the match probably benefited from the fact all these guys were/are pretty damn fresh to me, because there are not many ways for us to watch indie lucha unless you’re willing to spend $4,80 per match, which is an insane price that only allows you to consume 5-6 matches from indie scene maybe once a month.

***3/4

2.      Arez, Impulso, Belial vs. Decnnis, Toscano, Zumbido

Another strong undercard match, also another spotfest, but not as wild as the opener. There were still some spectacular dives, obviously. Zumbido was the best rudo guy, Arez and Impulso carried the tecnico load. I really appreciated the first few minutes with the rudos laying some gang beatdown on the pretty boys.

***1/2

3.      Negro Navarro vs. Virus

This was never gonna be Virus/Cerebro, make no mistake about it, but it came as close as possible to it, which is major accomplishment. Unlike every other Navarro Maestro Expo out there, this matcore actually had some clear and tangible sense of escalation and increased intensity. All hail Virus! Negro Navarro is not very technically sound and precise for someone who takes so much pride in lucha matcore style.

Great, pure llaves contra llaves maestro showcase with literally zero strikes, it was all holds and jockeying for positions.

****1/4

4.      Dalys vs. Keira

Solid beginning, good asskicking in the middle, bad closing stretch, terrible fucking finish that ruined the whole damn thing, yuck!

bad

5.      Dr. Cerebro vs. Negro Casas

This was basically the best possible CMLL Match Relampago, with two highly seasoned veterans going heavy at each other in order to collect that quick and sweet W. They skipped all the feeling out stages and went right onto the matter. The finish totally caught me off guard, and I gotta be honest here, because at first I didn’t really know how to react but then after watching it few more times, I learned to appreciate it. La Casita out of nowhere always works for me.

****

6.      Traumas (I & II) vs. Black Terry & Negro Navarro

Such massive disappointment, and I had huge expectations for this match to take the show to the next level. Instead we got a painfully average and ultimately super disappointing tag team match, I swear a god they had no idea where to take the match and how to handle each others. So weird and so disappointing, man… Do NOT watch this!

**1/4

7.      Atlantis vs. Caifan

Terrific, fierce brawl, worked in good old smashmouth style. All the punches, chops, pushes etc. were awesome. Caifan bled, he was highly motivated to take on CMLL’s top babyface legend and he made big statement when he ripped his mask. People often forget what a great brawler Atlantis actually is, and I hope this match serves as a reminder that dude can go real hard when situation requires.

****1/2