Recapped: 12/14/2019
Matches:
Disturbio, Harley, Hijo Del Eclipse, Lumino beat Patriarca, Pekador, Shura, Sindrome
(11:07, Canadain Destroyer, ok, 00:08:08)
Aramis, Dinastía, Octagoncito beat Arez, Mini Psycho Clown, Parkita Negra
(9:48, Dinastia standing shooting star press Mini Psycho Clown, great, 00:47:41)
Máscarita Dorada, Mr. Iguana, Niño Hamburguesa beat Demus, Látigo, Villano III Jr.
(7:58, Mascarita Dorada armdrag into a cradle Demus, good, 01:14:34)
Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr., Tito Santana beat Faby Apache, Octagón Jr., Taya and Abismo Negro Jr., Ayako Hamada, Keyra in a lumberjack rules match
(11:32, Mocho Cota Jr. frogsplash Faby Apache, good, 01:36:08)
Chessman, Killer Kross, Taurus, Texano Jr. beat Willie Mack, Murder Clown, Pagano, Puma King in a TLC match
(13:04, Killer Kross back suplex Willie Mack, ok, 02:00:23)
Fénix & Pentagón Jr. © beat Australian Suicide & Rey Horus and Hijo Del Vikingo & Myzteziz Jr. for the AAA World Tag Team Championship
(12:00, Factor Animo Suicide, great, 02:30:37)
Big Mami beat Lady Maravilla for the hair
(16:30, splash, excellent, 03:02:37)
Dr. Wagner Jr., Drago, Psycho Clown vs Blue Demon Jr., Rey Escorpion, Rush Toro Blanco
(18:28, Rush powerbomb thru a table Psycho Clown, ok, 03:35:37)
What happened:
LA Park got involved in the main event, helping put Psycho Clown through a table. He attacked and unmasked both Drago and Blue Demon. Rush announced a new Faccion Ingobernable with himself, LA Park, Killer Kross, La Bestia del Ring (not there) and Konnan to end the year.
Keyra, Villano III Jr. and Hijo del Tirantes all tried to help Lady Maravilla. Nino Hamburguesa helped out Big Mami, who got the win. Maravilla got most of her hair cut in the ring. Big Mami & Nino Hamburguesa reconciled and Hamburguesa brought in Strippers Big to help celebrate the win.
Sin Cara made the save for Pagano after the TLC match and announced he’d be back in 2020. Those two may be teaming.
Tirantes fast counted Faby Apache after refusing to count for her moments earlier. The usual.
Thoughts:
There was nothing that could follow the emotion of the apuesta match, but it wasn’t the main event. It was logical for it to be the Rush given the group introduction, but it also didn’t need to go twenty minutes to get there. This was just a set up for angle, and getting there in half the time would’ve been better.
The Big Mami & Lady Maravilla match absolutely delivered. The story deserved a dramatic final and it got one. Even the AAA tropes – tons of interference and an evil referee – worked in giving Mami more overcome in a match she actually does overcome. Mami was asked to do a lot physically, in probably her longest ever singles match, and came thru well. Lady Maravilla was a total professional, willing to play totally rudo and lose without problem in the end. Hamburguesa was used well, not attacking Maravilla until she did something to him and not doing so much that it took the moment away from Mami. The post-match celebration was great, and a pure happy moment with no attacks so uncommon in AAA. This was perfect.
The tag match was the fast paced match expected from those names. Horus made a great first impression with some good spots, though it didn’t feel like he was a big part of the story by the end of the show. Vikingo and Mytzeziz were really good, Myzteziz didn’t feel like he had been gone for long. Wish Suicide showed more than piledrivers; he was the obvious guy getting pinned, but it was a moment for him to show he belonged in this mix rather than the openers he’s been this year, and it didn’t really happen. This wasn’t peak Fenix & Penta but they were putting in good effort. The three-way aspect kept it from a big ending – Myzteziz & Vikingo essentially eliminated themselves to clear out of the way for the finish.
The TLC match was fine for whatever it was. It had a lot of tables broken if you wanted that but didn’t seem to be building to anything in particular. A million weapon spots led to a suplex winning the match over a guy who’s not a regular. Everything that happened here was forgotten as soon as Sin Cara showed up, so it’s another good reason for them not to have done much.
The lumberjack match was built around throwing people out to get strapped until the referee got strapped, same as every other lumberjack match. The ending was more Tirantes/Faby stuff, same as always. There was better than expected in between, with AAA taking advantage of having so many people for the crazy Octagon Jr. headscissors spot. He had the best match, with Abismo Negro Jr. looking the best since taking over the gimmick. Ayako did better here than she’s done of late; they did an unexpectedly good job of managing all the different people involved in this. It wasn’t a mess and that’s a remarkable achievement.
The tecnico trio in the second match of Hamburguesa, Dorada and Iguana fit together well as a fun crew. Iguana did the one doll spot this time and flew around a lot more. He got tossed around a bit too, a bit by Hamburguesa, who was asked only to hit his biggest spots. Villano looked good and didn’t kill himself, which is a step up from usual. Dorada & Demus pulling off five rotations in the headscissors was impressive.
Demus pulled off Dorada’s mask during the match, which somehow was missed for a DQ. A child jumped the rail and gave him his mask, which just happened to be a professional Mascarita Sagrada mask.
The true opener was a high-speed match in the way the Dinastia + other tecnicos have been. He’s so quick and AAA’s found people who can actually keep up. The Aramis/Arez tope caught into the Spanish fly was incredible and the rest of the match met that level.
It was nice to get to see the locals opener on the twitch stream for once but there was really nothing much to them. They did a lot of stuff that didn’t look good and went longer than an opener like this needs o go. Sending eight people out there doesn’t help.
