CMLL on Televisa: 2013-06-29

recap

taped 2013-06-21 @ Arena Mexico

breaking Ultimo Guerrero’s heart

Sensei & Soberano Jr. vs Akuma & Apocalipsis: Least edited of the recently aired openers; really only the first fall cut down. Maybe that was the interesting part, because the second and third fall weren’t so exciting. Soberano seems more limited of late. Akuma is just getting in much needed work. Totally forgettable match.

 

Rush destroys Negro Casas

Diamante, Rey Cometa, Tritón vs Niebla Roja, Olímpico, Psicosis: The unhappy noise Ultimo Guerrero made when the rudos did a double Guerrero Special was worth the price of admission. Match was good too; they tried some different things with teased técnico comebacks and the rudos generally worked together well for a team that’s not used to teaming. Tecnicos didn’t get as much (or it was cut out), but looked good with what they did. Diamante had some timing issue during the match, and it’s still occasionally surprising to see him now clearly ranked behind Cometa on the técnico side.

 

perhaps the least painful Devil’s Wings ever

Blue Panther, Rush, Super Porky vs Averno, Negro Casas, Rey Escorpión: strong build for the Negro/Rush and Averno/Panther rivalries, and also Porky and Escorpion were here. Both of them come off as strong individual rivalries, which is not exactly what they’re delivering. There’s got to be less disappointing ways to build up a cage match. Not sure why Averno wants that submission match, since it seems it always seems like Panther is about 15 seconds away from tying him up for good.