Match 1: Lluvia, Luna Mágica, Silueta vs La Seductora, Lady Afrodita, Tiffany
Arena Mexico, 05/08/2012
técnicas
Winner: técnicas (2-1)
Match Time: 18:40
Rating: poor
Notes: Referee is Tigre Hispano. This match looks like challenging.
1: Match starts as Silueta vs Tiffany, with Seductora, Lluvia, Afrodita, and Luna in. There are five announcers, but it's up to Bucanero to explain where the técnicas have been and what they've been up to (though I'm not sure he can remember the name of the promotion.) Silueta looks smooth, but it drops off greatly with Seductora and Lluvia. Their slap fight gets booed, and deservingly so. Afrodita's offense starts with a set of running planchas, which is odd way to go for a ruda. Afrodita also looks like she took a picture of Ray to the mask maker and told them to clone it. A Lluvia leg DDT move is way too ambitious for this due and poorly timed. Afrodita is up and fine second later so she and Lluvia can blow a sunset flip. Afrodita blocks a kick to the face, and Luna just kicks her in the face again. Everyone quickly gets involved again, ending with Tiffany kicking down Afrodita by mistake, and being caught into Lluvia's odd looking hold.
2: Afrodita and Mágica forearm each other a bit, then Afrodita gets a near fall when Luna hits the ropes and falls down on a missed charge. Afrodita has issues doing hair tosses. They stick mostly to kicks and cradles, Luna coming off much more as a ruda. Afrodita barley gets Luna up on a suplex. Luna DDTs Afrodita, then stands her up so she can sit her back down and dropkick her again. Running knee to the midsection, running kick to the head. Tiffany kicks Silueta in the head a lot, then tags to Seductora without taking anything. Silueta falls down before Seductora kicks her, then Seductora drops her with a Pólvora Driver. I guess this is the beatdown? Lluvia in, and the rudas elect Afrodita to work with her. They screw up the timing on a kick, then Luna surprises Afrodita with a clothesline. Afrodita just gets up and slaps her. Tiffany and Afrodita ends up booting Luna out. This is nothing but a lot of kicks. Seductora lands a silla on Silueta, and Tiffany finishes with the rolling arm scissors. Silueta is able to take that move, which puts her well ahead of a Dragon Rojo. Seductora and Lluvia almost screw up a side slam, then Seductora finishes her.
3: Luna takes some absurd bumps on a takedown and double dropkick. Afrodita and Tiffany blow the flying sit double team, which is enough to get this tiny quiet to actually boo rudas. Técnicas take control off a Silueta corner whip. Silueta punches Seductora, and sends out Tiffany. Luna can't actually keep Seductora down for all of a three count, but they count it anyway. Silueta can not get Afrodita's feet in the right place for her hold for a while, but battles thru to finish this.
Match 2: Ángel Azteca Jr., Hombre Bala Jr., Titán © vs Cancerbero, Raziel, Virus ©
Arena Mexico, 05/08/2012
rudos
Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 13:25
Rating: slightly better than OK.
Notes: Ref is Rodolfo.
1: Pairs are Azteca/Raziel, Titan/Cancerbero, Bala/Virus Titan and Cancerbero have a fun battle on the mat. Bala is off a little bit a lot in his run, but takes a hiptoss to the ramp to end it. Cancerbero & Raziel land their team moves on Azteca, and Virus crushes Titan with a side powerbomb for the fall.
2: Rudos take turns assaulting Azteca's left arm. Bala slips in a dropkick on Cancerbero, but Virus put a stop to that. Raziel slingshot sentons Bala, then whips into Virus and Cancerbero's feet, as they stand on the apron. Titan goes down hard on a Cancerbero chop, and gets blown up by a back elbow. Bala charges in to protect his teammate when Virus is kicking him, but Virus orders Rodolfo to remove Bala. Virus dropkicks Bala out, and it's Azteca who comes in next. Virus distracts him, and Cancerbero slaps him from behind. Azteca get a boot up on a charge, and Titan comes back with springboard headscissors. Raziel back elbows him down, and dropkicks Raziel out, but Bala jumps in on him with a top rope splash. Armdrag forced around into an arm scissors cradle gets a messy pin. Azteca and virus back and forth ends with another cradle, and they’re tied up.
3: Cancerbero/Titan exchange includes Cancerbero leapfrogging Titan, which is more impressive than then a titan's usually handwalk bit. It still works, Cancerbero headscissors out. . Titan rolls over the ropes to the apron, and dives off for a headscissors there. Crowd, what there is of one, very into him. Bala trips up Virus on the ropes and lands the knee to the upper back. It's still a peculiar looking move, but seeing it two times in a night make s it a bit clear. Bala promptly runs into a takedown, and Virus finishes with a motocicleta. He can't get Bala much off the mat, but Bala gives right away.
Cancerbero drops Titan with a spinning faceslam, but Titan kicks out at two. Titan casadora armdrag sends Cancerbero out. Raziel misses a dropkick, and flips Titan to the apron. Titan slaps him away, and tope flip moonsault to the floor on Cancerbero. Azteca drops Raziel and casadora cradles him, but only for two. Azteca tries a 'rana, Raziel kills him with a powerbomb, then picks him up for a Falcon Arrow. One two three.
Bala is strechered out. He's grabbing his back. Replay shows he was giving up before virus even had his arms on him. Maybe he got hurt on the takedown?
Match 3: Hijo del Fantasma, Super Porky, Valiente vs Ephesto, Euforia, Mephisto
Arena Mexico, 05/08/2012
rudos
Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 9:57
Rating: eh
Notes: Ref is Tigre Hispano.
1: Pairs are Fantasma/Ephesto, Valiente/Euforia, Porky/Mephisto. Valiente is hyper, and tries to confuses Euforia by pointing up and slipping this legs. Euforia catches him before he can do anything, but Valiente still armdrags him away. More armdrags, more spins and points. Euforia quickly ties of that and tags. Mephisto slaps Porky, Porky bends over to sell, and then appear to have trouble standing all the way back up. Mephisto flies far for his first armdrag, not as much on the second. Rudos get up for the headscissors/headlock move and directly double suplex Porky. Euforia adds the top rope splash, and that's it.
2: Rudos don't do much to Fantasma and Valiente before Porky proves too fast on a corner whip. Rudos all stacked up on the corner, and Porky lands the sit. Técnicos set up for the second, Euforia and Ephesto bail, and Valiente destroys Euforia with a tope. Mephisto tries a sunset flip, is dumb.
3: Porky does everything to star the fall, up to the plancha on two guys. Fantasma is briefly in, then lays on the ramp because where else can he hang out in a third fall. Valiente tosses Euforia around, and pulls of a big fireman's escape armdrag, but the crowd isn't a friendly move. Euforia cuts him off going for another armdrag, and puts him in the Euforia Special for the surprise elimination.
Fantasma of course returns with the Phantom Lariat. Three count.
Fantasma slides out on Ephesto, so his defense is as predictable has his offense. After Ephesto’s tope, they're back to Mephisto and Porky. Porky telegraphs a clothesline, then never actually tries it, letting Mephisto just run past him. Mephisto kick, scoop, slam, but Porky falls on top, one two NO. Mephisto hook the arm, lifts Porky off his feet, and puts him La Rosa for the submission. Mephisto strong!
Stellar Moments
Castigo: Astral and Eléctrico land planchas on Pierrothito and Demus
Lance: Astral senton con giro to the floor
Técnico: Rey Cometa Spanish fly on Skándalo.
Espectacular: Valiente special on Vangelis
Sensacional: Triton thru the ropes tope con giro on Puma King.
Match 4: Diamante Azul, La Sombra ©, Máscara Dorada vs Kráneo, Mr. Águila, Psicosis
Arena Mexico, 05/08/2012
técnicos
Winner: rudos (2-1)
Match Time: 17:52
Rating: okay
Notes: Kraneo and his new mask are accompanied by Mije and his old mask. Invasors all enter separate. Ref is Tirantes, making a rare Tuesday appearance.
1: Kraneo's gear is slightly modified, but I suspect it's more just let out in the stomach area again. Azul sends him out with a handwalk headscissors. Sombra and Aguila are quick on the mat, accomplish little to start. Psicosis helps out, gets headscissors by Dorada, and Dorada chases him out to slap. Kraneo makes the save, slapping Dorada around and holding him for a Psicosis slap. Rudos bring him back in, and attack the left arm. Dorada rolls out after a back elbow from Psicosis. Psicosis distract Azul and sneaks in a dropkick to the knee. Kraneo helps with a double back elbow, and wheelbarrow suplexes him on his own. Brainbuster! Tag to Aguila, who slingshot in with a legdrop, then picks up Azul to snap mare him in position. Mije climbs to the ropes – low blow headbutt. Azul's whipped back to his corner to tag in Sombra, but Aguila gets in a dropkick to the knee and a Destroyer to take the fall.
2: Psicosis goes after Dorada's mask, then brings him back in for a inverted crucifix bomb. Sombra checks on Dorada, then gets mugged by the rudos in the ring. Aguila celebrates landing his heel kick big. Psicosis adds a falling top rope elbow drop and holds Sombra in a half crab/armbar bit for a moment. Psicosis tries to set him up for more, but Sombra grabs the ropes and rolls out at the first chance. Azul gets a catapult hold/slingshot elbow drop. Aguila throws Dorada to the ramp. They probably should reconsider that. Aguila distracts Sombra with a handshake, probably waiting for Psicosis to grab him, but Psicosis never does until Aguila slaps him over. Rudos all come in for the swinging gate bomb on Sombra, but Azul trips up Kraneo and pulls him out. Sombra gets free, and is boosted into a dropkick on Aguila. Dorada waits, and lands a springboard armdrag in, then a big top rope plancha to the floor. Aguila misses a corner charge, Sombra holds him in place and kicks Kraneo away, Azul planchas Kraneo, then Sombra Brillante Bombs Aguila while Azul German suplexes the big man.
3: Psicosis stalls, end up running Azul's belly to belly anyway. Kraneo and Azul have a pose off. Neither man goes down on shoulderblocks or clotheslines, but Kraneo runs into the giant arm drag. Kraneo gets no air on the monkey flip. Azul clotheslines him hard to send him over ht top rope and the floor. Aguila and Sombra have dueling flipping urns, and Sombra headscissors Sombra out. Others miss clothesline, Sombra kicks Psicosis away, elbows Kraneo, springboard headscissors for Psicosis, running jumping forearm to topple Kraneo. Sombra goes for the mask, and Mije attacks him from behind. Sombra grabs him, presses him, and throws him at Kraneo. Sombra slingshot to the floor to go after Kraneo, but Kraneo wants no more of him. Sombra takes off his shirt anyway. Dorada gets Psicosis with a double jump twisting armdrag. Other rudos kick him down. All other four in, Azul flips Sombra to safety, Kraneo miss a charge and spears the post, Sombra springboards in to armdrag Aguila away. Técnicos go to opposite corners. Sombra take the easy way out and slingshots up, while Diamante Azul stumbles trying to walk up the ropes, and settles for an apron tope con giro instead. Dorada and Psicosis left. Dorada miss a corner charge. Psicosis corner whip, reverses Psicosis kips up and out, Dorada torito, one two NO. Psicosis telegraphed a clothesline blocked, scoops, fireman's drop. Dorada up top rope moonsault means knees. Psicosis says this is it, reaches down, and Dorada cradles him one two NO. Dorada goes for the torito again, Psicosis shoves him off and fouls him, then covers. Tirantes pull Psicosis off by the hair and calls the DQ.
Everyone gets up and leaves quick.