taped 2013-11-12 @ Arena Mexico
Metatrón & Sensei vs Akuma & Guerrero Negro Jr.: a formula opener. At least they did enough to give me a gif, and Akuma and Metatron didn’t do anything embarrassing this time. I wonder if Guerrero Negro was told not to use the Canadian Destroyer or just decided himself not to do it. I’d expect the later.
Bam Bam, Fantasy, Último Dragoncito vs Pequeño Violencia, Pequeño Warrior, Pierrothito: Match weirdly built around Pequeño Black Warrior and Bam Bam feuding, only Bam Bam and Pequeño Warrior either couldn’t work with each other or couldn’t get along. I don’t know what was supposed to happen in the first fall or the last fall, only that Warrior was really unhappy with what did happen. Match had other problems too, but maybe this is why Bam Bam disappeared again.
Estrellita, Goya Kong, Marcela vs Amapola, La Seductora, Princesa Blanca: The first hour of this show is the least interesting hour of lucha libre to watch on a weekly basis, especially with the increase of women’s and mini’s matches. This was the usual Goya Kong trios, with Goya doing her spots and everyone else working in the spaces around here. Estrellita was not much good, does not much matter.
Ángel de Oro, Super Porky, Thunder vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión: Short match. The Brazo de Plata/Rey Escorpion feud came back, but not at the level of the building up to the hair mask. There was the brawling, but it was not far off usual Porky stuff by the end. Seemed like it existed to give the happy result, not to continue the issue.
Máscara Dorada, Mistico, Valiente vs Kráneo, Olímpico, Volador Jr.: Best match on the show, though that’s not saying a lot. It was okay. Volador pinned both guys to set up the title match, same as Titan’s been doing, so maybe that’s a thing now. You wouldn’t really know Volador and Dorada were meant to be feuding until after the match. Olímpico as a main eventer – as guy on the roster, mostly – exposes the weakness in depth on this show. Tecnicos being treated as a rudos when they’re against Volador doesn’t really help anyone. Dorada didn’t work well with it here.