CMLL on CadenaTres #263 (12/15/2012) 
Recapped: 12/19/2012

Announcers – Rey, but not Karla – welcome us to the show. Karla's there when the show actually starts.

Match 1: Leono, Metatrón, Tigre Blanco vs Bobby Zavala, Disturbio, Taurus
Arena Mexico, 12/11/2012

  1. técnicos

  2. técnicos

Winner: técnicos
Match Time: 11:39
Rating: ok
Notes: Referee is Terror Chino.

1: Both sides have issues with who's going to start, until Zavala and Metatron do. A little bit Metatron dominated, but not far from the usual opening mirror sequence. Blanco and Taurus are next, with the rudos rushing into break up a hold the first time they get. Leono and Blanco chase them away, but the rudos put their hands behind their backs and play innocent. It takes a while to settle things down, but Blanco resumes putting Taurus into submissions easily. It's a minor miracle Taurus escapes one to tag out. Leono rolls in from the top rope, Disturbio slingshot flips in and poses. Crowd does not cheer enough for Disturbio. To his liking. Chop fight lead to a Leono headscissors. Leono run up the rope headscissors sends Disturbio into the rudo corner, but he rushes back for a quebradora. Zavala kicks Leon out, Metatron jumps in with a top rope headscissors on him. Spinning armdrag sends Zavala spinning out. Taurus clotheslines Metatron, then dodges Blanco's dropkick. Big chop for him. Corner whip, quick reverse, front roll into a inverted figure four and Taurus gives.

Disturbio sneaks in and kicks Blanco out, Metatron planchas him, then 'ranas him for a pin. Zavala rushes in, then rushes out to avoid Leono and Blanco. They surround him outside, and he begs off.

2: Metatron gets in a rope flip armdrag on Taurus, and Zavala declines to fight him. Zavala instead kicks Blanco as he comes in, and knocks Leono off the apron. Blanco comes back with a big shoulderblock. Disturbio helps turn the tide with a kick form the outside, and Zavala kicks Blanco down before clearly out the técnicos with chops. Double clothesline on Tigre while Zavala takes care of the other two on the outside. Leono is dropped face first near the barricade, though not on top of it like usually is done. Metatron comes back to the apron to be whipped into a Taurus kick. Taurus has a pose? Kind of. Like so many things with Taurus, not all there yet. Middle rope layout faceslam on Metatron, and Zavala dropkicks Metatron to the floor. Blanco back in, but attacked by both Disturbio and Bobby Zavala for a bit. Leono fights back with a quebradora on Zavala, but is stopped from ore. Whip, double back elbow, triple faceslam – no, Leono casadora cradle, one two three. Zavala is choke. Rudo are slow to realize what happened.

Announcers figure out Disturbio is the captain. Everyone but Metatron and Taurus go out, and they stumble thru a couple spots before Metatron flips Disturbio to the floor. Moonsault onto Taurus takes care of both of them moment. Zavala goes back to the apron as if he's still in the match while Tigre gives Disturbio a quebradora. Tirabuzón, Zavala back in for the DQ, and that's your match.

Leono tries to make the save, and the rudos decide to foul him as well. Metatron is content to stand outside and point while his partners get beat up by Zavala and Disturbio. As he does come in, but gets kicked away.

Fantasma, clearly after his match, welcomes us back to the show.

Match 2: Diamante, Hijo del Fantasma, Sagrado vs Hijo del Signo, Sangre Azteca, Vangelis
Arena Mexico, 12/11/2012

  1. rudos

  2. técnicos
  3. técnicos

Winner: técnicos (2-1)
Match Time: 11:38
Rating: eh
Notes: Karla actually joins the announcers here. Referee is Tirantes.

1: former partners Diamante and Signo start, Diamante winning the short exchange with a headscissors before the other rudos rush him with kicks, and then rush the other técnicos as well. Rudos settle it down to one on ones, but still dominate that. Low blow dropkick, check. Vangelis chops Diamante loudly, which delights the crowd more than any dropkick on backdrop he does. Sagrado helpful runs right into the northern lights suplex for the win. Signo takes a while to get Fantasma in position, and hands off to Sangre for the top rope splash to finish it. Rudos beat up Diamante just because.

2: Random choking welcomes us back. Sangre bites Diamante's mask string and some how drags him around by that alone. Dropkicks follow. Rudo beatdown is so low energy, Sagrado gets mad and just starts hitting all of them until they get fired up to hit him back. At least I think that's what happened. Sagrado duck a double clothesline to start the comeback. Fantasma enziguris Sangre (or really just kicks him in the chest) and then leisurely runs into a Vangelis spear. Sagrado ranita on Vangelis is all sorts of messes up. They cut to a crowd shot as soon as possible, which is not as soon as needed. Is Vangelis captain? I guess Vangelis is captain. Fantasma sells the spear for a while, making him the best guy.

3: Diamante hiptosses Signo, armdrags him out, and then chases him around to throw him into the barricade for some reason. Not very técnico. Sagrado does his usual bit with Vangelis, but saves the quebradora for Sangre. Sangre flies a long way on Fantasma's monkey flip. A rolling dropkick sends Vangelis off the apron, and Fantasma follows with a tope con giro. Other técnicos beat other rudos.

Match 3: Euforia, Niebla Roja, Último Guerrero vs Dragón Rojo Jr., Pólvora, Rey Escorpión
Arena Mexico, 12/11/2012

  1. Revolucionarios

  2. Revolucionarios

Winner: Revolucionarios
Match Time: 17:59
Rating: great
Notes: Revolucionarios – a name that may not actually be their name since no one's said it outside of like one Radio CMLL show, but what else am I going to call them and this aside has gone on way too long – have jumped the Guerreros when we join the match. Referee is Terror Chino

1: Dragon Rojo rips up Euforia's mask, while it's possible the others have done the same to the Guerreros but not as clear. Niebla Roja isolated in the ring just to be booted to the apron. As much brawling on the outside as in it, more so since the action in the ring tends to be more mask yanking. Escorpion hangs Guerrero for a kick to the head. Pólvora bangs Roja's head into the barricade repeatedly. UG somehow sneaks an inside cradle on Escorpion, but Pólvora arrives just in time to break it up. UG turns to the crowd while being hit – Dr. Wagner Jr. style – and starts to fire up. UG jumps around and brawls with his rivals, but they eventually overwhelm him. Dragon Rojo is late, but not too late to get in a few stomps and celebrate. Euforia rushes them while they do so, bu they grab a hold of him next. Escorpion backdrops Euforia as everyone else heads to their corners. Rudos pull Euforia back from making a tag. Escorpion taunts them, as Rojo gets in some shots. UG storms in, but is held back by the ref and cheap shotted by Escorpion. Revolucionarios get it together – double suplex on Euforia, Rojo splash just gets there, one two – Euforia kicks out, though it's not very clear at first, and maybe that's why the rudo stop paying attention to him and let him tag in UG. Escorpion immediately starts begging off and asking for handshake, and Pólvora waits for UG to turn away to attack him form behind. Lots of chops, yell at the crowd. Whip, back elbow. UG tries to tag Niebla Roja, but doesn't quite get there legally. Roja thinks he's been tagged and argues loudly about it. Rudos hold UG in their corner and all pound him for a moment. UG rolls free and tags in Roja, who's standing on the bottom rope like before, but the ref lets him in this time because he's not good at his job. Roja rushes the rudos 1 on 3, also not good, and gets beat up for it. Dragon rips up Niebla's mask. Niebla takes him down and goes for punches, Escorpion interrupts that, and drops Niebla with sit down powerbomb one two Euforia break it up. Huge running big boot knocks Escorpion out of the ring. Euforia goes after Dragon Rojo next, and the two roll around punching each other on the mat while UG cheers on wildly from the middle middle rope. Dragon gets the better of it, though, and celebrates while grabbing his head. Dragon rips up Euforia's mask, almost yanking it off in the process. Dragon tags in Niebla, who's still grabbing the back of his head. Niebla sees Pólvora sneaking in from behind and turns to go after him, but still gets grabbed, kneed, and held over the top rope for a nice boot from Rey Escorpion. Pólvora Driver one two UG break it up. UG rolls Niebla out – guess that's legal now, but the rudos won't come in to face him. UG begs Rey Escorpion to come in, and Rey is all shocked UG would want to fight him. UG is fired up, Escorpion wants that handshake again. UG slaps away the hand, Escorpion kicks him, UG recovers and chops Rojo and Pólvora on the apron, but Escorpion punches him, and the Revolucionarios all pound UG in the corner for a moment. Corner whip, reversed, Escorpion kicks at UG, UG grabs his boot and pulls him down to the mat. Guerrero all in and all attacking their opponents, leading to a domino chop bit, everyone turning and chopping the next guy. Euforia dropkicks out Dragon and topes him strongly, leaving the other four in. UG and Roja whipped into each other back first, and the Revolucionarios use the old Guerreros legs tied double finish to beat them.

2: Dragon Rojo goes after Euforia's mask again, the eye hole is pretty well ripped right now. Euforia comes back with a couple quebradora which don't look quite right, then goes after Rojo's mask. Rojo upkicks to get away, then clotheslines Euforia form corner to corner. Rojo goes for one too many, and takes a big Euforia boot. Euforia rips Rojo's mask completely apart in the front, exposing his face for a millisecond. Euforia chops Escorpion and shoulderblocks Rojo out of the ring, but Escorpion kicks Euforia out before he can do any more. UG in, and Escorpion shocked as always. UG clotheslines Escorpion down. No mask to rip, so UG rips Escorpion's bandanna instead! It's tied to his hair, so UG pulling it off messes up Escorpion's pony tail instead. Corner whip, reversed, UG to the middle rope. Escorpion thinks this over for a bit and demands UG come down. UG is so angry he does so. Escorpion shoves UG in the corner, sits him on the top rope – you idiot! - and UG grabs Escorpion by his hair. Front superplex, one two NO. Rey Escorpion snap mares UG and goes after his mask, but doesn't get much of it before UG gets free. Corner whip, reverses, UG charges in, Escorpion moves, corner clothesline. Escorpion backs up, looks at his partners, charges in, and gets flipped to the apron. UG chops Escorpion off hard, then returns to tag in his partner. Rojo in, but Euforia in as well. Chop fight. Rojo's hair is pulling out of the front of his mask, covering up his face more than his mask. Euforia falls out of the ring on a Dragon Rojo chop, while Dragon Rojo falls into his corner. Niebla Roja and Pólvora in and fired up to be so. Chop fight of their own, then battling headlocks. Roja knocks Pólvora down hard on a shoulderblock, then evasion leads to Roja walloping Pólvora with his front flip double heel kick. One two NO. Niebla really wanted three there. Niebla turns a corner charge into his flapjack kick to the chest, but Pólvora grabs the bottom rope before three. Roja goes for Polvora's mask, but Pólvora fights free and chops Roja hard. Valagueza front cracker. One two three!

Euforia surprises Pólvora with a clothesline, armscissors into the armscissors armbar, and Pólvora gives right away.

Pólvora rolls away, Euforia tag out, and Rey Escorpion fights UG once more. Escorpion knocks his old leader down, but takes the monkey flip to the floor, and a top rope plancha. Rojo and Euforia in, Euforia big boot hits, Rojo big boot is caught, Rojo yanks Euforia's mask and small packages him, one two three. Ref missed the entire mask pull.

Euforia immediately gets the microphone, and yells at Dragon Rojo for being a Lagunero who's betraying the cause. Euforia demands a match with him. Rojo, hair pulled in front of his mask, laughs at Euforia, and accepts the challenge, though Rey Escorpion doesn't seem okay with this. Everyone starts brawling, Rojo stomping down Dragon Rojo while the other four stop and point at each other. Rojo rips at Euforia's mask but can't get it off. Revolucionarios turn to leave and pose on the ramp, but Euforia rushes thru past the ref and tackles Dragon Rojo. They lay on the ramp and brawl again, then grab each other by the masks and fights in the ring. The ref tries to get back involved, but the Guerrero hold him off. Dragon Rojo knocks Euforia down and takes his mask, putting it on himself so has something that actually covers himself. Rojo poses for a bit, then chinlocks Euforia and talks to him.

The other for guys hustle back to the ring. Niebla Roja gives Euforia a replacement mask. Dragon Rojo starts o lave, but Pólvora tells him to stay. Escorpion who's been asking for a microphone, gets it brought to the ring, and Dragon Rojo challenges Euforia to one more fall for ten minutes. Rojo goes after Euforia, but UG pauses him, to see if the commissioner would approve it. Rambo and the ring announcer are already standing ready to make some announcement as Guerrero pleads for the match. Escorpion has gotten a new bandanna in here. Rambo comes into the ring and Guerrero asks as nicely as he can, saying Rambo has the final word. Terror Chino, who had come back to the ring with the luchadors, now hustles to towards the back to talk to someone (though he's not gone too long before returning.) UG leads a crowd chant for the match as the rudos think about leaving. UG hits the catchphrase, then suggests a mask vs hair match with Escorpion. Rambo wants UG to take it down a notch or two. Rambo has been talking to Dragon Rojo, and requests the mic back – he'll make an exception this time for an unscheduled mask and allow it. Guerreros are happy, up until Rojo surprises Euforia with a dropkick. Everyone else bails.

Match 4: Dragón Rojo Jr. vs Euforia
Arena Mexico, 12/11/2012

Winner: Dragon Rojo
Match Time: 4:03
Rating: ok
Notes: Referee is STILL Terror Chino

Dragon Rojo kicks Euforia out, then heads up – plancha to the floor! Dragon Rojo looks like a man who does not like tardiness. Back inside for Rojo corner clotheslines. Euforia knocks down in the corner, and given a low blow dropkick. Rojo coverts, one two NO. Everyone else is around ringside, though Pólvora is on the ramp and occasionally standing on the ropes. Euforia sneaks in an inside cradle one two Pólvora reaches in to kick it apart , though Dragon Rojo kicks out anyway. That seems like it should be a DQ, and the referee warns Pólvora. Whip, Euforia 'rana is not so great, kinda hilarious, but they make it work best they can one two Escorpion pulls the ref to stop him from counting. Rojo tirabuzón forward cradle, one two NO. Both guys – both Euforias, because Dragon Rojo is still wearing that mask – get up slowly. Euforia kick, powerbomb, one two NO. Euforia's mask is barely staying on, he nearly unmasked himself on that pin and it almost comes off again as Rojo picks him up. Rojo throws Euforia out, and follows with a slingshot tope con giro. Replay of that. Terror Chino stands on the middle rope to count them both out, but Dragon Rojo rolls back in underneath him. Euforia slow in to follow. Rojo grabs Euforia, points the ref at Pólvora, Ref turns, Rojo pulls the mask again and small package, one two three.

Guerreros protest, frustrated, and the Revolucionarios celebrate. Dragon Rojo is a tired man, slumping down in the corner after the match. Euforia is doing a bit better. No more talking, the ref escorts the Revolucionarios to the back, and the Guerreros pose in the ring. Replays are for the trios match first, because they never go to show that one, and then then the second match. The two teams face off on the ramp again after replays, but the ref doesn't want them to fight any more. They do kill a little bit more time this way, which I'm sure Terrible appreciated later.

CMLL History Capsule: El Enfermero and his cruceta.

Stellar Moments

Castigo: Skándalo package piledriver on Pegasso

Espectacular: Triton tornillo moonsault onto Namajague

Tecnico: Rey Cometa tornillo onto Namajague

Admirable: Sangre Azteca middle rope splash to the floor on Triton

Lance: Stuka Jr. deadman's plancha to the floor.

Match 5: Tama Tonga & Terrible vs La Máscara & Valiente for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Arena Mexico, 12/11/2012

  1. rudos

  2. técnicos
  3. rudos

Winner: Tama Tonga & Terrible
Match Time: 13:41
Rating: ok
Notes: Entrances shown. Terror Chino walks to the back while Valiente is coming to the ring, though Maya turns out to be ref for this match. Tama has his tag belt, though they don't spell his name right. They edit it together as if Terrible enters after Tama, but the ring mic is off. Tama meets him on the ramp for a hug. Wait, Terrible had enough time put on a vest that he's immediately going to take off anyone? I guess a vest doesn't take much time. They hand over the tag belts, but there's no presentation (and no sign of Namajague unless I missed him somewhere.) Both sides start fighting while Maya is trying to explain the rules.

1: Rudos get the better of the brawl, as they usually do. Terrible rips up Mascara's mask. Valiente does turn the table and punches Tama few times until Tama is able to get back on top. Mascara tries a 'rana just so Terrible can give him the Terrible Clash easier. Referee Maya visibly alerts Tama that he needs to go beat Valiente now, before dropping to count Valiente.

2: Rudos still in charge. Bucanero is either very quiet or has left the announce booth. Graphic pops up for the last match because that's how thy roll. Valiente revers a whip, Tama Tonga hits the barricade, then Mascara climbs over. Tama throws a drink at Mascara to get the edge in him back. Terrible bites Valiente's mask, then the rudos double team Mascara. Corner splash by Tonga. Tama elbow drop on Mascara. They set up for another splash on Máscara, but he kicks Tonga this time. Terrible kicks him, and Valiente headscissors Terrible and topes him into the barricade. The other two in, cameraman get up on the apron because they think they're in position for a campana, but Mascara dropkicks Tama and casita him instead. One two three. Terrible is counted out in a quick 20 count.

3: Mascara takes off his shirt while waiting for this to actually get started. Whip, up kick duck superkick to send Terrible out. Terrible shoulder blocks Máscara for repeated zero counts, then takes an enziguri. Valiente and Tonga end up fighting on the outside, and it leads to the rudos winning the brawl again. Tecnicos need to stop doing that. Rudos bring it back in, headlocks and shout off into each other, Tecnicos superkick and dropkick the rudos out, and follow with topes. Another ref – I'm not sure if it's Terror Chino or someone else – has snuck down to the ring to give Maya a message. Not so sneaky that I can't spot it, and Maya stops to talk to him just before the dives. Time cue? It doesn't look like Maya has his earpiece in, which makes sense if this is the way they're relaying messages. Terrible and Valiente back in, Tama shoulderblocks Valiente until Valiente waves him by and drops him with a shoulder faceslam. Standing splash, one two NO. Valiente's fisherman's suplex one two NO. Terrible slaps Valiente down and celebrates a bit. Crowd. Boos. Terrible spinebuster, half crab/armbar, and Mascara superkicks it apart. Chop fight between the two, Mascara wins with a kick, then pulls Terrible down to the mat for a casita one two NO. Casadora cradle, one two NO. Corner whip, reversed, Terrible charges in, Mascara flips him to the apron, Terrible slaps him away, Mascara kicks Terrible in the head. Tama sneaks under Máscara,a for the superplex powerbomb. Valiente splashes Terrible, and Tama lets go of his pin on Mascara to break up the one on Terrible. Tama dropkicks, Mascara out, Valiente springboard topes him one two Terrible breaks it up. Corner whip, Terrible corner splash, Tama corner splash. Tama lifts Valiente up, yells something to the crowd, and drops Valiente with a big spinebuster slam. One two three.

Tama poses, and misses Máscara coming in. High dropkick, high dropkick one two Terrible breaks it up. Mascara evades a corner whip, and Terrible dropkick Tama by mistake. Casadora, campana, Terrible gives.

Tama and Mascara in. Tama fired up, Mascara showing no emotion. Chop fight, and Tama paces and yells before getting in a kick. Mascara shoulderblocks him down. Terrible trips him up from outside, Tama kick, Headshirnker, that's it.

Mascara notes they lost, but he beat Terrible, so he wants a heavyweight title match against Terrible. Terrible has no problem with it, because he's a professional. Tama hits the catchphrase and drops the mic. Announcers wrap up the show.