taped 2012-03-02 @ Arena Mexico
Diamante Azul, La Máscara, Marco Corleone vs Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr.: first of what is sure to be many Diamante Azul’s showcases. He worked a ton with Ultimo Guerrero, so perhaps he’s a special project. He did okay here. For all he’s set up to look like Blue Demon, the real revelation here is that isn’t the wrestler he’s trying to be in the ring. Diamante Azul is the new Dos Caras Jr. A few bigger moves, a more spectacular luchador, but he also has the same inability to connect with the fans that his predecessors had (at least here.) It’s be nice if he didn’t drop people on their head, but that’s the part they really must fix.
Blue Panther vs Negro Casas for in a hair vs hair match: When I did that rant a few recaps ago about too many leglock finishes, I totally had forgotten this was a leglock finish. At least it’s Panther, who could conceivably use a leglock at some point. I think the story in the end is that Panther is more skilled, but Negro makes him angry and causes him to do stupid things – Panther cost himself his hair because he’d rather smack Negro Casas in the face a few more times, which I do believe makes Negro Casas the real winner of this battle. There are few luchadors in this promotion, and in Mexico, which could get a 2012 crowd to be this involved in a match going at this relatively slow of a pace and long of a match. This was good, but was also the CMLL equivalent of Negro Navarro vs Solar, where the point is less about the outcome of the match but more to show how differently they wrestle than everything else. For a feud built on finding out who was better, the finish is a detraction.