Recapped: 2019-10-22
Matches:
Astro, Meyer, Sonic beat Espíritu Maligno, Guerrero Espacial, Sombra Diabólika
(13:27 [7:04, 3:00, 3:23], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Asturiano, Star Jr., Tigre Rojo Jr. beat Akuma, El Perverso, Espanto Jr.
(7:38 [4:10, 3:28], 1 DQ/2 DQ, below average, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Kráneo, Stigma, Volcano beat Luciferno, Máscara Año 2000, Vangellys
(13:03 [4:36, 2:20, 6:07], 2/3, n/r, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Ephesto, Mephisto, Mr. Niebla beat Atlantis, Soberano Jr., Stuka Jr.
(11:43 [5:29, 2:08, 4:06], 1/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Carístico, Místico, Valiente beat Cuatrero, Forastero, Sansón
(12:32 [2:31, 3:01, 7:00], 1/3 DQ, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)
What happened:
Negro Casas tied Atlantis’ mask to the top rope in the first fall and repeatedly kicked him until Atlantis gave up. Not sure I’ve seen that submission much.
Akuma was disqualified for throwing Asturiano over the top rope (onto his teammates) in the first fall. Perverso unmasked Star Jr. for the DQ in the second.
Forastero unmasked Místico for the DQ, setting up a match.
Thoughts:
The main event was the basic singles match build up match, nothing special. CMLL’s been built on interchangeable wrestlers, and recent events probably will make CMLL less interested in making anyone standout for fear of them leaving. Still, a downside is the lack of individual or group identities makes the matches feel more similar. There are no battles between NGD and a specific trio team, it’s just which three names get picked out of a hat. There’s nothing special about the matches when none of the wrestlers or combinations feel all that special.
The semi-main had a minimal amount of Stuka Jr. & Soberano, which left not a lot you’d want to see. Tying Atlantis to the ropes was a creative way to work around his limitations but he’s still very limited. At least it was quick.
The segunda was an aggressively nothing match, a waste of time to watch. The rudos aren’t interesting to take 90% of something like this, though that’s what happened anyway.
The first two falls of the opener were a bit dry. The third fall (around 18:45) was worth seeing as a standalone. Astro & Sonic are exactly what works for a prelim team, while Meyer looked good too. Espiritu took a crazy bump out of the ring in between baseing. I’m also 100% sure Sonic had no idea what move he was ending up with when he started what turned out to be a 12 step finishing sequence.