Recapped: 05/22/2019
Matches:
El Coyote & Grako beat Arkalis & Halcón Suriano Jr.
(12:01 [4:20, 2:46, 4:55], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Metálico, Nitro, Sangre Azteca beat Eléctrico, Retro, Súper Astro Jr.
(15:44 [8:06, 2:29, 5:09], 1/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Disturbio, Kawato San, Sagrado beat Fuego, Pegasso, Stigma
(11:51 [3:30, 2:44, 5:37], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Guerrero Maya Jr. beat Templario in a lightning match
(7:30, bodyscissors cradle, good, VideosOficialesCMLL)
El Audaz, Flyer, Kráneo beat Mr. Niebla, Rey Bucanero, Shocker
(10:37 [3:57, 4:27, 2:13], 1/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)
La Bestia Del Ring, Rush, Terrible beat Ángel de Oro, Atlantis, Niebla Roja
(10:55 [2:45, 8:10], 1/2, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)
What happened:
Terrible snuck in a foul on Niebla Roja for the pin. The técnicos try to set up a rematch for next week but get punked out for a second time.
CMLL loses the picture for a couple of minutes starting with Metalico’s entrance. It only removes about 15 seconds of the match. Super Astro took a stretcher after Nitro’s piledriver. That happens fairly frequently with piledrivers; CMLL no longer treats anything besides the tombstone version as a DQ, but they’re all still treated as dangerous moves. In this particular case, following Silver King’s death and the lax medical attention, it might have also had to do with demonstrating CMLL’s procedures. Referee Edgar, in particular, seems much more alert to the situation and waving in help than usual.
Thoughts:
The lightning match was one of Templario’s best performance as a power style wrestler in CMLL, just dropping Guerrero Maya with strong moves after another in the closing half of the match. He still does a handspring and all, but Templario comes off as a dangerous threat in a way most of the rudos don’t. Guerrero Maya hasn’t looked this good in a singles match in a long time, mostly because he hasn’t had someone who pushed him this hard and made him go beyond the usual. I really wish they had a stronger finish or had just kept going thru the one that didn’t work to something better. The idea of Maya’s experience catching Templario was good but the execution of that particular spot was not.
Not quite as exciting as Halcón Suriano’s Friday exhibitions, but he still has some good moments. He might have won if he would just stop moonsaulting but there are worse ways to lose I suppose. Grako’s clapping on his corner charge is so obvious that I’m sure it’s supposed to be part of the spot but I’m not sure how. Grako & Coyote can sometimes do sequences while hesitating onto the next one, which causes these matches not to feel a bit rough.
