Templario vs Rey Cometa in a lightning match
(CMLL @ 12/14, 6:29, good, HVSLuchaLibre)
Cometa & Templario rushed through some of their bigger spots, trying to get in as much as they could instead of setting anything up. The finish looks effective but is also abrupt. It’s watchable but not strong so; there’s no depth to it. Templario seemed to adjust mid-spot to a springboard tope instead of a dropkick, which worked better for the moment and also is a bit more variety.
Eléctrico © vs Halcón Suriano Jr. for the Mexican National Lightweight Championship
(CMLL @ 12/22, 15:34, good, HVSLuchaLibre)
Virus is much better than Halcon Suriano Jr., at least when it comes to getting something out of an Electrico title match. This was a good move exhibition with not much more to it. Electrico wrestled a lightning match with some more mat work at the start. He repeated spots near the end because he doesn’t really have that much to do. Suriano actually shelved some of his usual spots, pulling out stuff we’ve never or rarely seen from him. One wonders what he could do if he was given a better opponent. The wildest part of this was seeing Leono & Bengala as title match seconds.
Canibal, Mike, Teelo, Voltrex vs Águila Oriental, Dinámico, Noise Boy, Spyder Boy
(MexaWrestling @ 10/26, 9:59, great, CaritaJC denigrando la lucha libre)
I couldn’t find a rating for this one, which is odd for a match I’m sure I watched and GIF-ed around the time everyone saw and was blown away by the creativity. This still holds up as amazing even when you’re not surprised by it. Some of it feels heavily choreographed, but there are other matches which feel choreographed that’s not nearly as impressive as this. There are stretches here as amazing as anyone pulled off all year and I’m interested in finding out if this is the start for a lot more with these guys or just one moment of brilliance. Bonus points for the guy taking the finish to belay dead still on the mat for two minutes while everyone else is still celebrating the reaction.
LA Park vs Blue Demon Jr.
(IWRG @ 12/15, 20:57, great, +LuchaTV)
2019 is the best year of Blue Demon’s career as best anyone any tell, and it’s so weird. He’s getting cut by a broken bottle to end the year and I don’t think anyone saw that coming 12 months earlier. LA Park carries this brawl in the usual fashion, but Blue Demon’s totally up for it. He’s into from the first moment, ready to take Park’s fight to him and willing to get covered in blood while doing it. It’s the total LA Park screwy finish you’d expect – where you’re left realizing they did some of it for no reason other than they like doing it – but it’s fine as long as you know what you’re getting in for.
Park and BD jr had a pretty good match at that Bret Hart tribute show out of Puerto Rico from November, too. Don’t think it was bloody like that one off the top of my head, though.