Heroes Inmortales IX (Part 2)

TripleMania

AAA TripleMania XXIII

(2015/08/09)

AAA 07/03

AAA 2015/07/03

Dark Cuervo, Dark Scoria, Mascara Ano 2000 Jr. vs. Elegido, Drago, Bengala

A match. No big stakes, no big heat, no backstories, just six guys doing moves, and that’s about it. As good as it gets all things considered.

**3/4

Chismo Pick: Best of 2014

I just realized I never posted the list of my favorite matches of 2014, so here's my Top 15. Now, why 15? Why not 10? Or 20? Fuck me if I know. 16 is my fave number but I can't go with that. So I'm going with the closest thing. Then why not 17? Oh well... It needed to be more than 10, though, because 10 matches is way too few considering the fact there are thousands of televised pro-graps matches every year. Ergo:

Classic AAA

AAA 1996/10/6

LUCHA EN JAULA: Pierroth Jr., Killer, Halcon Dorado Jr. vs. Mascara Sagrada Jr., Blue Demon Jr., La Parka

Fun cage match brawl, basically as good as it could get with the “escape” stipulation and some of the names involved. But hey, it was entertaining enough and kept short, with a minimalistic structure and layout. Parka was brutal in his comeback punishment, he went full throttle on the rudos with chairshots and caneshots. Totally watchable tussle.

***

Demon/Chessman

AAA 2015/5/2

Campeonato Latinoamericano de AAA: Blue Demon Jr. vs. Chessman ©

The first half was clean and really good, they worked old school style with reversals and nearfalls, it was pretty neat. Obviously, it was only a matter of time before things escalated into chaos, considering Hijo del Tirantes was ref and Park and Ciber were the seconds, and then the other Sociedad members got involved as well and things happened. Thankfully they didn’t totally lose control over the match and they managed to take it home in a somehow solid manner, so yeah, this was a good match all things considered, even with the contrasts of the two halfs being significantly different in terms of style.

***1/4

AAA 4/3 (Part 2)

AAA 2015/4/3

Joe Lider & Daga vs. Drago & Bengala

A Joe Lider match.

**

AAA 2015/4/3

Hell Brothers (Cibernetico, Averno, Chessman) vs. Parka, Blue Demon Jr., Aerostar

Really fun brawl, it was short and almost everything was spot on, the Brothers seemed more energetic and aggressive than usual, I guess reducing their match time helped. Nice team moves. Aerostar almost killed himself with that INSANE bump after diving on Ciber, dude’s completely crazy.

***1/2

Demon/Texano x2

AAA Rey de Reyes 2013

(2013/3/17)

Mega Campeonato de AAA: Blue Demon Jr. vs. Texano Jr. ©

I really liked this, but somehow the impression is they could’ve done more. The biggest surprise (and positive) was them working clean as a whistle for the most part, especially in the first half where it was just some old school lucha, full of simple leg hooks and quick reversals/pin attempts. You don’t see that in brawlish AAA often. The match naturally and gradually escalated and we got few awesome chop battles, the dives were also done very well and the big moves were placed properly, the crowd was into everything. However, things were kind of too move-exchanging happy in the closing stretch, also the match could’ve used some more heat after the awesome llaves contra llaves build. So, yeah, those two things prevented the match from being truly awesome, but all in all this was still a neat title match.

***3/4

AAA 2013/3/29

Blue Demon Jr. vs. Texano Jr.

Similar to the RDR match, only with the mat game cut off, which made for a fast sprint, this was another very quality match between these two. Big moves were executed well once again and the climax was more tight and coherent than in RDR.

***3/4

AAA 4/2 (show of the year?)

AAA 2015/4/2

Texano Jr., Pentagon Jr., Dark Cuervo vs. Parka, Psycho Clown, Angelico

I have no words for this. Such a glorious ass-kicking brawl in front of probably the hottest crowd of the year so far, I’m talking world wide here. Psycho Clown entered the match with a legit angle injury and they decided to make a story out of it in the match, and oh boy, they did a wonderfully job. Texano got the role of a merciless piece of shit who destroyed Psycho’s leg with chairs, stomps, etc. and he was like a relentless pit-bull in doing so, we got doctors checking on Psycho and taking him out while the rest of the crew fought all over the ringside, it was chaotic and awesome. Parka and Angelico took a beating, I’m telling you. The match was a handicap match for awhile before the tecnico comeback, Angelico was simply spectacular, dude’s growing on me tremendously. Parka and Angelico gave the rudo team a taste of their own medicine and did to Pentagon the same what they did to Psycho. So, we’re 2-on-2 now and it was a perfect opportunity for Parka to do his vintage Parka things. Fabulous. The finishing match-up was Cuervo/Angelico, and while it may sound “meh” on the paper, it was everything but, trust me, I’ve never ever seen Cuervo being this good, and like I mentioned earlier, Angelico’s been improving in my eyes. Their respective partners Dark Scoria and Jack Evans got involved. Great drama, great finish, great match.

****1/2

AAA 2015/4/2

NO DQ: Brian Cage vs. Alberto el Patron

Shit man, who would’ve thought a couple of years ago that Brian Cage of all people would be this good and competing in a main event scene for a major wrestling promotion. He had that great Steen title match and a fair share of awesome multi-man performances, but in singles competition he was mostly hit or miss. He also got roided way too much, but in the last half a year or so, he toned it down and now looks totally appropriate, it also noticeably improved his stamina and condition.

This was a great hardcore match, it was really well done and the tables/chairs spots were all paced in a compelling manner. Once again Cage got over, he even used some quasi-lucha moves, so there you go… Needless to say, Alberto was stupendously over in his hometown. Since this was a No DQ, Konnan, Fantasma and Pentagon used it profusely in Cage’s favor, while on the other side Parka came to help Alberto. Surprisingly great match, tbf.

****

AAA 2015/4/2

Mini Charly Manson & Mini Psycho Clown vs. Dinastia & Mascarita Sagrada

Slick, smooth and clean as a whistle, that’s honestly all I can say about this one. Four minis going all in and creating magic, Mascarita Sagrada was godlike here, and the centerpiece of the match was Dinastia/Psycho building to a title match at some point, oh god, that will rock. I wasn’t totally sold on Dinastia before, but that quickly changed after this one. Awesome sprint, kind of must-see.

****

AAA 2015/4/2

Electroshock, Hijo del Pirata Morgan, Carta Brava Jr. vs. Fenix, Aerostar, Argenis

I’ve always felt Electro was getting a lot of undeserved hate. I mean, sure, he’s not very athletic or agile, but dude can throw a punch and is willing to bleed buckets for our own amusement. That’s a gigantic plus in my book. Therefore, I’m kind of excited to see where his angle is heading to, especially with Pirata in his team. Needless to say, I dig Pirata very mucho, and if you wanna know why, just check this match. The tecnico trio was fucking out-of-this-world spectacular here, especially Fenix who acted as if someone shoved a turbo engine in his ass, the shit he did here was totally unreal and if he doesn’t win all the High Flyer of the Year awards, I might murder someone. Like, seriously, what the fuck was that?!

****1/4

AAA 2015/4/2

Daga, Super Fly, Dark Scoria vs. Drago, Bengala, Jack Evans

Another really good match, but slightly damaged by the ending. It wasn’t anything scary, though, just a minor thing that bugged me. I guess something was in the air this night, because even fucking Bengala looked pretty damn good. Super Fly’s post- mask loss of hot wrestling goes on, and Drago is Drago. And yes, Evans is Evans too.

***1/2

AAA 2015/4/2

Mesias & Hijo del Fantasma vs. Myzteziz & Blue Demon Jr.

To everyone’s surprise, they’re starting things off with a minute of clean chain wrestling, courtesy of Demon and Fantasma. But then (to no one’s surprise) Mesias decides he’s had enough of it and turns the match into a smacky tussle just like that. There’s nothing in the world better than a rudo domination in lucha. Nothing. Especially if there’s blood and mask ripping. Now, this match didn’t have those two things, but Mesias did give Demon quite a proper beating, and Fantasma to Myzteziz too. It was all awesome in front of the fantastic crowd. The inevitable comeback was excellent and Demon is excellent in these violent affairs where he gets to throw smacks and use weapons. Do I smell a potential TripleMania main event in Demon/Mesias? Hmm, I’d fucking love that. Also, the Myzteziz/Fantasma chemistry is beautiful, and goddamn it, AAA is just hitting it on all cylinders right now.

****