taped 2013-03-08 @ Arena Mexico
Fuego, Rey Cometa, Stuka Jr. vs Namajague, Shigeo Okumura, Virus: Really kind of a dry match until the finishing sequence, but it was a very long and exciting sequence from the comeback on – back and forth action and near falls broke up and all. They did enough to get you excited for the match next week while having much more room for stuff next week.
La Sombra, Máscara Dorada, Mistico vs Averno, Mephisto, Negro Casas: a long way to go for that sort of finish, and that sort of finish that doesn’t seem to happen except as a way to get out of doing an actual finish. Pointless finishes aren’t newsworthy in CMLLs, but Mistico’s performance here was concerning. It wasn’t just that Dorada easily outshone him and it’s baffling Dorada isn’t getting anything to do – that’s also not new! – but that Místico really seemed to have lost his confidence. This Mistico’s been booed as long as he’s been Místico, and was booed a fair bit as Dragon Lee, but it really visibly got to him this time. He was already missing spots before the crowd reaction, and it seemed to spiral him downwards even farther. CMLL needed to give Místico a chance to build himself back up, but he’s not going to have a smooth match with this group of rudos, when is he going to have one?