2019 Ongoing MOTY List: Demus vs. Virus

9. Virus vs. Demus 3:16 RLL 2/16

PAS: These two had a hell of a brawl back in 2011 where the loser had to go back to being a midget (maybe my favorite wrestling stip ever). It is crazy to see these two pick their war up 8 years later and not miss a beat. You don't normally think of Virus as a brawler, but he was really kicking the shit out Demus early, busting him open, removing the padding of the ring barrier so he could smash Demus's skull into it, chucking chairs, throwing hands. Demus gets some control when they brawl on the ramp and he hits an awesome ramp to the ring spear, and head smushing senton. The in ring lucha was almost as great as the bloodletting early. A lot of lucha indy dream matches underwhelm, this did not.

ER: We get a lot of glimpses into longtime CMLL guys venturing into the indies and brawling in ways that we don't get to see them do in CMLL, and it's no shock that Virus is as good at it as anyone. It's really a treat to get up close and personal into what these guys do, to see that up close magic and see what is magic and what is just tough surly guys clonking each other. Virus really brings the hard chops and meaty fists to Demus' chest, jaw, and back, and I loved all the stuff with that unyielding chair, especially when he kicked it right between Demus' legs. You don't see any kind of "Hey, are your balls protected before I do this?" communication, just Virus blasting Demus in the nards with a chair. I loved all the stuff on the rampway, love the way they come up with fun stuff in tight confines, like Virus bumping chest first into ropes and setting up the rope slide into the ring. Virus throws a bunch of great stiff arm lefty lariats, Demus hits a bitchin spear from the ramp into the ring, and that musclebuster really looks like it would throw my body out of alignment for months, and all that biting and punching is just icing.


Note: Because this is a lucha indy match, which is never easy, there is a "best way" to watch this match.

This link the best camera angle, and we get some great close up shots of punches and headbutts and bleeding:

BEST VIEW OF THE MATCH

However the video cuts off, so the last two minutes can be watched here (link picks up where the first link ends):

REST OF THE MATCH


2019 MOTY MASTER LIST