Dragon Rojo Jr vs Rey Escorpion
I liked elements of this match, but it did feel a bit brief,
not helped by some clipping. The first two falls are rushed through, Escorpion
winning the first after some brief matwork, rolling through a roll-up to lock
in Rings of Saturn for the submission. Rojo equalised with a victory roll,
before the third fall sees both guys rushing through a bunch of stuff. Lovely
flip dive by Escopion, great running stage-dive dropkick from Rojo and a really
nice finish with Rojo blocking a rana and turning it instead into a slingshot
powerbomb, but it all felt a bit hollow. Momentum seemed to shift too easily,
and the end saw both guys on their feet in the ring, seemingly shaking off the
previous damage. I liked the move execution, less enamoured with the match
layout.
Goya Kong, Marcela & Princess Sujei vs Amapola, La
Seductoria & Zeuxis
This was a pretty fun deal following on from Sujei and
Marcela claiming the mask of Seductoria in a tag match the previous week.
Really enjoyed Zeuxis in this, she blasted Kong with some vicious knees in the
corner and hit a lovely moonsault to the floor onto Kong. Actually, all the
rudos looked good, with Seductoria hitting a nasty looking seated senton to
Kong and Amapola planting Sujei with Angels Wings. This earned a pinfall and
Seductoria tied up Marcela for the submission to complete the first caida. The
rudos maintained control and I dug them using the size of Kong as a weapon against
her partners by using her to sandwich them in the corner. However, Kong was strong
enough to plow through the rudos with a corner clothesline and nail Amapola
with a guillotine drop for the equalising fall. The rudos still controlled the
third fall until Amapola hit the post on a corner charge and Kong followed up
with a big apron dive, which looked great. The remaining technicos pick up the
win, Marcela hitting a top rope stomp and Sujei hitting a Michinoku Driver for
the falls.
Negro Casas, Shocker & Ultimo Guerrero vs Rush, La
Sombra & La Mascara
This is a follow-up to Rush low-blowing Casas en route to
winning a hair vs hair match the previous week. Casas actually jumps Rush
during the entrances, but this is a poor decision as he gets outnumbered
quickly. His partner try to help, but are at a disadvantage, and this puts them
on the back foot throughout. With Casas eliminated, Rush hits a top rope senton
to pin Shocker and a corner dropkick on Guerrero to earn the primera caida.
Both falls go to Rush too, making him look great. The second fall sees the
captains Rush and Casas face off and end up brawling all over the floor. With
this going on, Guerrero gets knees up on a Sombra moonsault and Shocker hits an
odd-looking pump-handle slam on Mascara to even the ties. While that felt a bit
underwhelming, the third fall is actually pretty fun. Rush and Casas kick off,
and it really shows off how good Casas still looks, with his strikes and kicks
looking on point. He’s really fluid. As they brawl outside, we get a good bit
of ring time from Shocker who, even if he’s bigger and less mobile than 10
years previously, still has some nice moments. Loved him dropping a hefty elbow
drop on a drop down. Sombra hits a massive dive to the floor, sending him
flying into the railings. The end sees Casas get retribution as he rolls up
Rush with La Majistral, only for the ref to get pulled out of the ring by Rush’s
teammates. However, this distraction lets Casas hit a low blow on Rush for the
winning fall and a bit of karmic revenge. Didn’t really get going until the
last fall, but this was ok.
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