Daga & Héros vs Comando Negro & Eterno (and part 2): Is there any other promotion in the world that would put trainees in a twenty minute match and air it all on TV? I’m thinking no (and maybe that would’ve been the best.)
There have been times in recent IWRG, and the first fall of this match was one of those times, where it feels like I’ve missed some announcement about IWRG switching to a figure skating-like judging system. Like, luchadors get graded about the level of difficulty of holds they lock on two seconds, but actually using those holds to win the match is beside the point.
It’s not just that they only lock on the holds for a two seconds, it’s that other guy never actually tries to escape. The attacker just gains the position, holds it long enough to prove he did it, and lets go with no struggle. They’re living exhibitions of a book of 1,001 Holds, but I signed up to watch an actual fight.
Gringo Loco & Maldito Jr. vs Trauma I & Trauma II: This was OK. Maldito Jr. did not seem out of place, which was a little bit of a surprise.
“There have been times in recent IWRG, and the first fall of this match was one of those times, where it feels like I’ve missed some announcement about IWRG switching to a figure skating-like judging system. Like, luchadors get graded about the level of difficulty of holds they lock on two seconds, but actually using those holds to win the match is beside the point.
It’s not just that they only lock on the holds for a two seconds, it’s that other guy never actually tries to escape. The attacker just gains the position, holds it long enough to prove he did it, and lets go with no struggle. They’re living exhibitions of a book of 1,001 Holds, but I signed up to watch an actual fight.”
They’ve been watching too much Solar vs Negro Navarro matches.
That or you just don’t understand what real wrestling is.
Or both.
wait, someone’s still reading these?
You stalk my blog, I stalk yours.
I think you just need OJ 101. That’s where you learn to see what isn’t there and then get blown by Mike. Or something.