CMLL Guerreros del Ring on 52MX: 2014-03-01

recap

taped 2014-02-18 @ Arena Coliseo Guadalajara

ghost ham

Gallo, Sagrado, Super Porky vs Kamaitachi, Shigeo Okumura, Virus: This same show had Solar/Navarro (which is reliably good) and Stigma/Camorra (a feud they’re emphasizing and showed the last two weeks of lead up trios matches to it), and instead they show a trios built on Super Porky/Virus spots. I love Virus but c’mon. Match was totally generic. Setup to the finish appeared to happen in slow motion. It appears Kamaitaichi is doing a very painful looking move in a very safe way, which is nice to see.

Estrellita plancha

taped 2014-02-23 @ Arena Coliseo
Estrellita, Goya Kong, Lady Afrodita vs Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugheit, Tiffany: Energetic match in the early going, slowed down a little bit when the rudas got in control. OK enough filler material. Lady Afrodita hasn’t been around much, so maybe she’ll get better with more regular work, but definitely looked like someone who hadn’t been in real match much of late. Princesa Blanca plays off Estrellita and Goya well.

Dragon Rojo’s corner low blow dropkick

La Máscara, La Sombra, Marco Corleone vs Averno, Dragón Rojo Jr., Mephisto: This seemed fine watching live, but could not hold my interest at all six days later. Standard week 1 buildup to a title match, except they’re skipping a few more weeks and going right to the the title match next week. Everyone else did their usual thing, including the comedy punch spots with Mephisto, Averno and Marco. Mephisto’s was so confused about Marco’s finish in the second fall, but it worked out in the end.