Jan 8, 2025
Oh my giddy aunt!
Rey Cometa
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Oh my giddy aunt!
Rey Cometa
I’ve been watching Fantastica Mania 2023. I don’t follow CMLL at all but arrrrgh, the name Rey Cometa was itching at me all night! But I figured it out! Rey Cometa is the guy Namajague lost his hair to when he was on excursion!
Sketch of Namajague after losing his hair match to Rey Cometa. I'd like to finish this and add some color to it at some point, but this is where it is for now.
Trios dives from Rey Cometa, Guerrero Maya Jr. & Fuego
I am weak for a luchador with long, dark hair that can defy the laws of gravity 😍
Super Friday Incredible Pairs Block A Report! 04/12/2019
Akuma & Espanto Jr. vs. Principe Diamante & Robin
Who’s who?
Espanto in black masked & Akuma in facepaint.
Principe in white & Robin in yellow.
How’s the match?
Good, but nothing out of the ordinary though Akuma hitting this combo is pretty cool. Still hard to recommend going out of your way for this one since these 4 aren’t going to be doing much of note in 2019 unless CMLL is about to change how they feel about one of them drastically. You never know though, as CMLL’s annual New Values Cup might boost the profile of one of these men.
Stuka Jr., Rey Cometa & Black Panther vs. Hechicero, Polvora & Vangellys
Who’s who?
Stuka in blue/black, Rey in facepaint & Black in black.
Hechicero in suspenders, Polvora in flame mask and Vangellys maskless.
How’s the match?
Very good, Stuka/Hechicero revive their long rivalry just in time to team next week in Incredible Pairs. Cometa/Black are great on the tecnico side and Polvora/Vangellys are bodies for them to work with. No offense to either men, even though Vangellys is probably my least liked guy this high on the card. I can’t recall much either did outside of take offense, but they did all that fine.
Dragon Lee, Valiente & Niebla Roja vs. Terrible, Gran Guerrero & Negro Casas
Who’s who?
Lee in black/red, Valiente in blue & Roja in white with no mask.
Terrible shaved + shoulder tapped, Casas with long black hair & Gran in red masked.
How’s the match?
Great, this was Dragon Lee’s last match before going to Japan for an extended tour. That will probably keep him away from CMLL/Mexico for the next few months. Despite that it didn’t dominate the whole match. Valiente/Gran Guerrero & Terrible/Niebla Roja will both be teams in next week’s Incredible Pairs. So that sorta plays into this match. Post match Dragon Lee and Negro Casas shared a moment of respect. This may not be their last match together, but at 59, Negro Casas is closer to retirement than debut.
Seeding Battle Royal
Not reviewing this, but it played out pretty nicely.
Round 1 : Mephisto & Caristico vs. Forastero & Flyer
Who’s who?
Caristico in white/gold, Mephisto in black.
Forastero in white & Flyer in blue.
How’s the match?
Good, if a little predictable. It’s my top seed vs. like my 7th seed? Mephisto and Caristico were obviously going to win this. Forastero showed a little fight, as did Flyer. When hitting his moonsault Flyer seemingly hurt his leg. Not sure how serious it was, or if it was a work for the countout, but that seems unlikely, but doesn’t mean this is serious. Mephisto went out on a stretcher board on Monday and wrestled tuesday this week and here. So Flyer might have just pulled something, we’ll see if he works next week.
Round 1 : Angel de Oro & Bestia del Ring vs. Euforia & Guerrero Maya Jr.
Who’s who?
Angel in white, Bestia in yellow both maskless.
Euforia in blue, Maya in white both masked.
How’s the match?
Very good, my 4th seed vs. my 5th is much closer and it felt it. This was a pretty even match vs. Angel/Bestia’s Flyer/big man team vs. Guerrero Maya/Euforia’s Technical/big man team. It was a cool dynamic with lots of great moments and a hard to call winner. Bestia/Maya stole the show here. Really think Bestia killed it here with Maya. Best Bestia performance as of late.
Round 1 : Titan & Barbaro Cavernario vs. Blue Panther & Mascara Ano 2000
Who’s who?
Titan in mask cheetah print and Barbaro maskless long hair.
Blue PAnther in blue/white and 2000 in black
How’s the match?
Very good, if again a bit predictable since Blue Panther/2000 were the least likely team to win this block. Still, Titan/Barbaro gel like butter. They did cool spots here, the topes through the corner being the highlight.
Round 1 : Triton & Rey Bucanero vs. Soberano Jr. & Sanson
Who’s who?
Triton in white and Bucanero in black.
Soberano Jr. in blue and Sanson in black/white.
How’s the match?
Really good, a little brief with some cool spots. Triton/Soberano Jr. were basically testing their flyer skills. It really feels like Sanson tipped the scales for his team. In fact he saves Soberano Jr. in this match near the end as Triton was getting the better of him. Really good match.
Round 2 : Caristico & Mephisto vs. Euforia & Guerrero Maya Jr.
Who’s who?
Caristico in white/gold, Mephisto in black both masked.
Euforia in blue, Maya in white both masked.
How’s the match?
Very good, this match went well and it seemed like everyone was trying hard and Maya was trying even harder. He stole the show in these matches tonight and hopefully made a case tonight for why he should get bigger spots. Mephisto/Caristico/Euforia were as smooth as ever too.
Round 2 : Soberano Jr. & Sanson vs. Titan & Barbaro Cavernario
Who’s who?
Soberano Jr. in blue and Sanson in black/white.
Titan in mask cheetah print and Barbaro maskless long hair.
How’s the match?
Great, what a competitive match! I can’t express how wild this was. No one here was going to go quietly so pretty much everyone got a great spot. I think Titan/Barbaro have crazy chemistry together. Great single match this year and now this tournament, they might have some of the best chemistry in wrestling right now. They seem to know each other pretty well.
Block Finals : Caristico & Mephisto vs. Titan & Barbaro Cavernario
Who’s who?
Caristico in white/gold, Mephisto in black both masked.
Titan in mask cheetah print and Barbaro maskless long hair.
How’s the match?
Great, likely front runner for best tag match of 2019. Both teams really shined here and through the previous matches in the block. Titan/Barbaro as dream team proved to be great on both paper and execution. This block final was great and the full finals will be just as great, no doubt in my mind.
Gilbert El Boricua vs. Volador Jr.
Who’s who?
Gilbert with long hair & Volador in saiyan gear with short hair.
How’s the match?
Good, a let down after the block finals and the whole block of pretty good matches. The ending was obviously a bit of a let down. Not awful, though this was fine, but the “You lied about being kicked in the dick so next week I’m going to lie about being kick in the dick next week” trope is a bit annoying. That drags it down hard for me. Poor ending to the 1st Gilbert singles match, but hopefully this leads to a great match down the line.
Highlights :
Rey Cometa floors Tiger in their lightning match.
Super Friday 11/3/2017
Rey Cometa, Drone & Esfinge vs Puma, Tiger & Virus
Who’s who?
Tiger is in all black and white, Puma yellow and black with their 3rd Virus being maskless.
Rey Cometa is maskless in all blue, Drone is in white/red/blue and Esfinge is in white/yellow.
How’s the match?
Good, probably earlier on the card then I’d like. This was Puma’s only match broadcasted this week and it’s a little sad that none of these 6 got to have fun with the day of the dead theming which was pulled out right after this match.
Still it’s a fun trios match with Tiger/Puma working well together as you’d expect. The one plus to missing the theming is that this last match got to go on without having the purple mood lighting that was used the rest of the night. I get why they made that choice, but it does wear it’s welcome off by the time the main event takes place.
Niebla Roja, Angel de Oro & Stuka Jr vs Negro Casas, Shocker and Barbaro Cavernario
Who’s who?
Niebla Roja is maskless in red, his brother Angel de Oro is in gold and their 3rd is the stout Stuka Jr in Blue.
Negro Casas is in just plain black tights, Shocker is wearing wrestling headgear and a singlet while their 3rd is the youngest and a caveman Barbaro Cavernario.
How’s the match?
Good, Shocker almost always drags down a match and he does that here pretty obviously. Still Negro Casas and Barbaro look fantastic in their day of the dead makeup. Also, while this is standard for most involved... most involved have a high standard. This match is the start of losers being dragged to the underworld as a part of the theme of the night. Though, it’s less noticeable in the main torneo cibernetico since that match continues going as each loser is taken to the underworld.
Dalys(c) vs Marcela for the CMLL World Women's Title
Who’s who?
Dalys is in orange and is champion as she has been for just over 600 days.
Marcela is in a pink attire and is the one who dropped the belt 600 days ago and has been Dalys most frequent rival during this reign.
How’s the match?
Good, it’s a little by the numbers, but still relatively solid. Dalys took a note from her significant other/husband Negro Casas and is also rocking the cool skeletal face/bodypaint. I’d say this match isn’t as exciting as the women’s lightning match we got on Tuesday, but that’s not to say this isn’t a good women’s match. Even if it’s something we have pretty much seen a few times between these two for this belt.
Inaugural ‘Day of the Dead’ Torneo Cibernetico
Who’s who?
I did a primer on this match that has images of all 8 talents in the match.
It’s a 4 on 4 elimination match where only 1 man can become the inaugural ‘King of the Underworld’.
How’s the match?
I honestly don’t think you can go wrong with any of CMLL’s 2017 Torneo Ciberneticos and this is no exception to the rule. I’m particularly happy with the fact we got a less predictable winner. I was really assuming Azul was going to win this or at least make it towards the end only to be screwed. Glad that didn’t happen, Azul got to look strong here without walking away with the belt.
One could argue this was as good or better than the Leyenda de Plata 16 man Torneo we got 2-3 weeks ago. I wouldn’t agree with that, I think the bigger match had more interesting interactions. Still, this one probably went off smoother having a smaller pool of guys within it. CMLL seem to be high on NGD and they looked like a million bucks here.
Valiente got to do his signature dive : a double springboard moonsault which is always nice to see. We got a few team moves from NGD and Soberano Jr did 3 or 4 of his tornillo dives. Great action all around and I couldn’t be happier for the winner. I really would have liked anyone but Azul, but really think Sanson is a good choice. This is his first big singles accolade which should go well along with his tag/trios belts.
Rush, Volador Jr. & Caristico vs Los Guerreros(Ultimo, Gran and Euforia)
Who’s who?
Guerreros are in their normal Green/Black attires ; Ultimo no mask, Gran in shorts and Euforia in full pants.
Caristico is in all white and masked, Rush has full day of the dead paint and Volador Jr is in green.
How’s the match?
Filler, complete filler and criminally short for a main event. It’s fairly obvious this is only main event in name everyone bought tickets for the Day of the Dead theming and torneo match. They continued to tease Volador Jr joining ingobernables and the direct invitation from Rush is long overdue though it seems uncertain if Volador will accept said invitation.
Highlights :
Super Friday Highlights 11/04/2017 'Day of the Dead'