Lucha Azteca Workrate Report 5/17/14

These matches took place at the 5/2 Arena Mexico show.



Euforia, Ultimo Guerrero & Niebla Roja vs. Atlantis, Marco Corleone & Diamante Azul

Match seemed like it would be just kind of Arena Mexico filler into that tercera started and blew my ass away. Primera is a total mugging, with the tecnicos getting no offense at all. UG and the gang jumped them on the ramp and dished out a nice beating, with Euforia really lacing into Marco, and the group doing all the Guerreros Laguneros spots I dig, like the press slam into a kick to the stomach. Segunda ends quick with the tecnicos catching the rudos celebrating and Marco hitting his big running rampway crossbody on UG/Euforia. I'm getting pretty restless as they burned through the first two falls in like 4 minutes and this is seeming like a total throwaway, and then the tercera starts and they decide to have a completely awesome 9 minute set, with good back and forth, with everybody getting cool moments. Roja's exchanges with Marco were fun, with Roja ducking under the big left and stomping Marco's feet. Marco shines more in this than he has in awhile, throwing two of the nicer rolling armdrags I've ever seen him throw. Euforia and UG bring the big bumps, Azul sends Roja and Euforia scattering like bowling pins with his rampway dive, Marco hits a mammoth no-hands running plancha to the floor, UG does some great cowardly begging off with Atlantis, masks get ripped, balls get kicked at. I mean just a red hot, balls out tercera, tacked onto a match where you'd least expect it.



Rush, La Sombra & La Mascara vs. Negro Casas, Ripper & Mr. Niebla

Rush vs. Casas is pretty much the most current "Must See" match-up in wrestling. Some matches add up to more than others, but every one of them is eminently watchable, always leaves me feeling like my time was well spent, and always leaves me smiling. Sombra and Mascara are both really blossoming as rudos, with Sombra especially putting in the most compelling work of his career as a total sneaky punk. At one point here he blasts Niebla in the back of the head with a nasty superkick, and really takes the time afterwards to soak up that hate. He's great as Rush's footman, always adding the insult to the injuries Rush inflicts. Rush is of course electric here, throwing countless high speed running dropkicks that look like he was shot out of a cannon, all of the stomps, the stiff senton, the threats to Tirantes, tying his hair back in a scrunchy like a dick. Just a total unique performer to wrestling history. I'm pretty sure I actually forget to blink whenever Casas and Rush are opposing each other. Niebla was fun here too, walking around slapping people and even hitting a tubby tope. This match up is just so much damn fun.