CMLL Puebla: 2017-10-23 

this is how the show went

Recapped: 10/26/2017

A disposable show with nothing much to recommend it. None of the match I watched was bed, but it’s very replacement level CMLL.

Matches:

Black Tiger, Meyer, París beat Ares, King Jaguar, Sombra Diabólika
(15:51 [6:58, 3:34, 5:19], 2/3, not rated, via:
VideosOficialesCMLL)

Arkángel de la Muerte, El Malayo, Rey Apocalipsis beat Astral, Espíritu Maligno, Tigre Rojo Jr.
(19:32 [6:57, 5:40, 6:55], 2/3, not rated, via
VideosOficialesCMLL)

Misterioso Jr., Pólvora, Sagrado beat Blue Panther Jr., Drone, The Panther
(11:00 [5:13, 0:34, 5:13], 1/3, ok, via
VideosOficialesCMLL)

Ángel de Oro, Diamante Azul, Niebla Roja beat Hechicero, Terrible, Vangellys
(14:51 [5:49, 3:04, 5:58], 2/3, ok, via
VideosOficialesCMLL)

Carístico, Valiente, Volador Jr. beat Cavernario, Kráneo, Mephisto
(11:58 [2:42, 2:42, 6:34], 2/3 DQ, ok, via
VideosOficialesCMLL)

What Happened:

Carístico and Volador don’t get along, but it’s played down after the opening moments. Cavernario sort of ducks Volador all match, and fouls him at the end.

Review:

this is the only other GIF I grabbed

The main event had lifeless parts, and they didn’t do much to make the Cavernario/Volador direction obvious until the finish. (You would’ve thought it was Cavernario/Carístico for most of the way.) It was about average quality for the rest of the show. Valiente and the rudos seemed to be on different pages for the comeback spot, and then there was so much stalling before the third fall really got going. Mephisto came off as really passive. The luchadors can get the crowd to react, and I guess that’s all that matters. It’s a bit tedious to watch if you’re not there and OK feels generous.

The semimain was as routine as the rest of the show. Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja show more life as a tag team then they do separately, and it’s too bad CMLL doesn’t have a functioning 2v2 division to roll with it. Usually, Terrible probably should be getting some wins over Diamante Azul to build suspense, but no amount of trios wins is going to convince fans the obvious is not happening and so they might as well go all the with Diamante Azul if they’re so set at it.

The tercera was a standard and less interesting variation of the usual Panthers/Misterioso/Sagrado match ever present thru 2017. Pólvora being the one cradled was the one twist, but it also meant a short second fall and the rudos lethargically controlling most of the action. The Panther is putting on weight, which is making it slightly harder to tell him from his brother. I don’t need that. Pólvora lifting a guy much larger than him for his finish was impressive.