Clipping even more present on this show. I think they’re still doing a better job of working to the TV time, but you can feel the editing a bit more.
This Poder Norte opener was better than the last one, even though this is clearly the lesser side. Argenis appears to be working infrequently and getting worse for it. (He also appeared to be on a hunger strike.) The other two were pretty good, though I was sure this was a time Aerostar got hurt and had forgotten about it after that dive. Need to start a running count on how many straight shows where the top guys ‘shockingly’ involve themselves with the opening match. This show makes it 3 of the last 4, and the other one had Billy Boy running in.
Whatever momentuem the Guapos had, and I’m not sure there was much, seems to have been lost over the winter break and it doesn’t feel surprising they’ve been faded out of late. Not sure why they’re doing the slow turn with Guapito (or how having two tecnico mascots actually works, so maybe this was intended to be a swerve.) Seeing as Brazo has head his head shaved quite a few times over the years, you think he would’ve thought to kept it off for a while longer to sell the ‘betrayal’.
If they were really interested in the Super Fly/Electro story, they probably should’ve remembered to give Super Fly the big win here. They gave him normal offense after allowing none, which doesn’t really help anyone or repair any of the damage, but that clearly wasn’t the point here. At least now the Electroshock push has a logical purpose now, as he’s been build up to give Charly a rival on his return.
Ozz vs Chessman dragged at a point, which is not what you want to say about a six minute match. Neither guy has grown into the kind of guy who can carry a singles match, which would be troubling for Chessman if we hadn’t kinda given up on that with him. Like in the last match, Ozz is just here to set up Chessman for the next title match, though I gotta think it would’ve been more switching those two around.
I don’t know that this works another way, but Konnan matches are all pretty much worthless brawls and this week’s fit the pattern. Even though it was stronger than previous matches and played into the finish, it still doesn’t feel llke Black Abyss/Abismo Negro is as big a deal as you’d expect reading about it (or as you saw last year.)
Likewise, nothing to get out of the main event that you didn’t get out of the last one.