MLJ: Guerreros del Infierno B-2: Héctor Garza, Latin Lover, Tarzan Boy vs Rey Bucanero, Satánico, Último Guerrero

2000-06-17 @ Plaza de Toros, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
Héctor Garza, Latin Lover, Tarzan Boy vs Rey Bucanero, Satánico, Último Guerrero

5:03 in

B match (thus not a comp one). Chronologically, the Villanos and IWRG Niebla (http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2014/08/mlj-los-guerreros-flashback-los-nuevos.html) trios match that I looked at back in August comes before this. So, I'm almost a year into the journey now and I still get a kick out of how much I just don't know. It's not even obscure things like how Inquisidor is the brother of Polvora (thanks, Jay Cordingley), but big things.

For instance, did you know that there was an big 25,000 people outdoor AAA vs CMLL stadium show in 2000? Probably. You probably did. I sure didn't. I'm going to liken that to not knowing that WWE bought WCW and ran the invasion angle in 2001 for a relatively new American wrestling fan. I do think that there are lucha hot points, namely the early-mid 90s (with the emergence of Rey and Psicosis and AAA and before the Mexican economy collapsed and a lot of the big names went to WCW) and the mid 00s (with Perros del Mal and the rise of Mistico) and the period in the middle is a bit more of a black hole.

Case in point, I actually couldn't find a ton about this show (called Padrisimo: Father's Day seems like a day for big shows in Mexico) in English. Best I came up with was that Televisa insisted upon it and CMLL agreed, kicking and screaming. It's actually a pretty fun looking card with an atomicos main event, though dulled a little bit by how many guys would jump back and forth in the years to come.

This was the second match on the card and Garza, Lover, and Tarzan Boy were all currently AAA talent. I know Garza and Lover had been through CMLL first (not sure about Tarzan Boy). They were a pretty logical trio though, as they all had that pretty boy look. The key to figuring out who was who here (since with the video quality and far shots and the fact they're all in white, it can be hard) is that Garza has the long pants, Tarzan Boy has the white kneepads, and Lover has the darker kneepads. They all get pretty big entrances, with Lover's the most ridiculous. The first match in the tag tournament with GdI that I'll cover on Weds has Tarzan Boy. I've seen a bunch of TB/Toscano matches but all after his rudo turn so I'm having to deal with the damn Tarzan Boy song being stuck in my head now which is a new problem for me. I hadn't realized he actually came out to that. Satanico came out with his Nuevo Infernales, but to We Will Rock you. they all had awesome jackets. I can't find any photos from the entrance and the VQ isn't screenshot-worthy, so you'll just have to take my word for it.

This was only one fall and it didn't last that long, but the tecnicos were perfect Infernales opponents in that they were all high flying babyfaces who could take a beating. And they did, getting rushed early. A lot of the key GdI spots were already in the equation, including the alley oop body drop and the corner clotheslines ending with the senton de la muerte. There were more of these trademark unit moves too, ones I hadn't seen, like Satanico hitting a drop toehold and his partners sliding out to kick the head protruding on the apron, and them outright sliding their opponent to the floor.

The comeback was another staple, the two-guys-letting-their-partner-backflip so that he could corner charge spot, where it works twice but is countered the third time. Here it was countered with a ducked clothesline and a powerbomb by Lover to eliminate Bucanero, only for him to get taken out by Satanico being deft in turning a roll up into a submission. Then we had some Ultimo Guerrero vs Hector Garza, which was fun, as these two would be big rivals many years later and this was the first time that I can find that they were against each other.

It all broke down into a spot fest with the tecnicos sort of interchangeably leaping from high places. It finished fun with Satanico rolling up Garza, but using the ropes. The CMLL ref counted it. The AAA ref argued. They shoved each other. Garza took advantage of this and  hit his corkscrew moonsault from the top to let both sides claim victory if they so wanted.

Definitely a fun match in an amazing setting. I love seeing Los Nuevo Infernales as a full unit, especially against opponents who were so fitting for them.