taped 2011-09-13 @ Arena Mexico
More interesting for the strong build to next week’s big match than anything happening this week.
Bengala & Freesbe vs Camorra & Ramstein: Slow, cold, bad match. This one aired based on time available and not on merit.
Fantasy, Mini Maximo, Último Dragoncito vs Mercurio, Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Olímpico: a very generic unnoteworthy minis match. Fantasy looked better than he usually does, but not enough to make this feel notable.
Dragon Lee, Metal Blanco, Palacio Negro vs Shigeo Okumura, Vangelis, Yoshihashi: Better than I would’ve thought and better than I expected; it was the minutes post the dive that really made the difference. Okumura & Yoshihashi are a strangely good team, so much so that I didn’t mind them winning.
Olímpico, Psicosis, Volador Jr. vs Ángel de Oro, Diamante, Rush: Nice dominating for the soon to be challengers. Técnicos didn’t really get anything, and look to be in complete danger from the rudos. If only they were sympathetic técnicos! The crowd is going to be so happy next week.
Atlantis, Black Warrior, Super Porky vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Hiroshi Tanahashi, Último Guerrero: fine as UG/Atlantis build, but most everything else did not work well and things fell apart near the finish.