Recapped: 11/02/2019
Matches:
Espanto Jr. & Espíritu Negro beat Magnus & Príncipe Diamante
(10:23 [4:33, 3:08, 2:42], 1/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Dalys, Metálica, Reyna Isis beat La Jarochita, Lluvia, Princesa Sugehit
(14:31 [8:24, 2:25, 3:42], 2/3, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Atlantis Jr., Flyer, Fugaz beat Hechicero, Hijo del Villano III, Templario
(9:42 [5:34, 4:08], 1/2, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Sansón beat Star Jr. to retain the Rey del Inframundo
(23:53 [4:42, 2:49, 16:22], 2/3, good, VideosOficialesCMLL)
- Star Jr. entanglement submission (4:42)
- Sanson powerbomb backbreaker (2:49)
- Sanson fireman’s carry powerbomb (16:22)
Cavernario, Mephisto, Último Guerrero beat Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja, Stuka Jr.
(7:05 [2:41, 4:24], 1/2, ok, VideosOficialesCMLL)
Carístico & Místico beat Euforia & Gran Guerrero for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship
(18:14 [4:27, 3:35, 10:12], 1/3, good, VideosOficialesCMLL)
What happened:
The rudos all wrestle in skeleton themed clothing, though it’s all the same skeleton logo. Caristico is the only tecnico to do so. There is some face paint, though mostly on the referees’ faces.
Lluvia is a replacement for Marcela, advertised yet evidentially not returned from injury.
This didn’t stream live. CMLL did put up on VOD, though missing the first match and almost the entire second match. CMLL later uploaded those separately a few days later. There were some audio issues during the show as well.
Thoughts:
The Misticos title win is going to be remembered more for the outcome than the match. Both the big matches on this show got the crowd into it by the end, had decent action, were enjoyable while they’re on, and probably never worth going back to watch again. These matches lack escalation. They just keep humming around into near falls, the rudos did dives, and then they were beat by Misticas out of nowhere as soon as everyone got back in. It made for a big surprise finish, just what lead up to it didn’t feel like it was going anywhere. The Guerreros continue to improve as a 2 person unit – the double elbow drop is a nice add onto the usual double press slam spot – and theoretically the Misticos will as well. Maybe the rematches will have more.
Strange to see a match go straight fall for the rudos clean like the semi-main. This was one of a few matches that were average which looked to be far above average on paper. The Niebla Roja/Ultimo Guerrero exchanges were good, Ultimo Guerrero no-selling Stuka’s finish to pin him in a cradle in was not so good. Especially for a match where Stuka wasn’t going to get a win back. Just a match.
Star Jr. did fine against Sanson. He needed more than fine. Sanson came off as the bigger star and definitely the rightful winner; the crowd saw that and cheered for him accordingly. The extended third fall, one of the longer falls of the year, gave time for a lot of close ending. The fans brought into them but it never felt like a big moment overall, just a long time for Sanson to put Star Jr. away. This match felt like a better opportunity than last week’s Star Jr. match and it just didn’t work out.
Atlantis Jr.’s match was a slight disappointment. They really didn’t get the time to go all out, an extra problem because what we did get out of them was generally good. Fugaz doesn’t seem to have a high ceiling but is a great fit for the midcard flyer role he’s in right now. Atlantis Jr. works hard and Templario’s knee to his face looked great. Flyer getting injured on his dive and disappearing wasn’t great but he wasn’t really missed. Not sure if they cut it off due to the time or what.
The women’s match was basic, with the rare good moments overshadowed by normal timing issues. They’re definitely rehearsing these but maybe not enough given occasions where no one seems to know who goes next. Dalys looked strong, the tecnicas really didn’t stand out in anyway to argue different, same as usual.
They didn’t let the guys in the opener do anything more than they’d do on a normal Friday, and they didn’t put anyone special in the opener, so it was a normal opener on a Friday show. Espanto and Diamante had a very strange exchange. Principe Diamante having to no sell a Canadian Destroyer to stay in position for a package piledriver was kind of dumb.