CMLL 12/23/2024 Martes Populares

CMLL 12/23/2024 Martes Populares

Pequeno Olimpico, Pequeno Violencia & Pequeno Pierroth vs. Aereo, Shockercito & Ultimo Dragoncito

Pier and Aereo go at it. Pier trips him then Aero knees drops his legs. Pier crucifixes him. Aer sunset flips him. They trade some holds and Pier AA's him into an armlock. Aero armdrags him and they stand off. Pier trips him and takes a spinning reverse headscissors from the mat. 

Olim and UD go at it. Olim takes him down and UD armdrags him. Olim flips out of a snapmare and is armdragged. They sweep each other and stand off. Shock and Vio go at it. Vio shoves him down and Shock armdrags him. Shock spinning reverse headscissors him from the mat. Shock tilt-a-whirl armdrags him out and poses.

Aereo armdrags Pier and Pier armdrags him back. UD pulls Pier down backwards. Olim interrupts and is chopped down. UD then gets ganged up on by the heels. UD takes a triple boot out. Shock's springboard crossbody is caught inside. Olim facekicks Shock. Shock is held for a double dropkick.

Aereo hits mounted shots on Vio but Vio's partners break it up. Vio dropkicks Aereo on the ropes. UD and Vio go at it. UD casadora armdrags him. UD double lariats Pier and Olim. UD dropkicks Pier then armdrags Olim. He tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Olim and dances.

Shock and Vio go at it. Shock springboard diving headscissors him. Shock flying headscissors Vio. Shock then hits a nice tope on him. Aereo takes a double lariat. Aereo armdrags Pier. They botch a spot and UD tope con hilos Olim through the ropes. Aereo top rope crossbodies Pier. Aereo then does a backroll into a reverse bow and arrow on Pier and submits him. Aereo's team wins the match.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. We had a botch near the end of this when they were doing their dives and the dives weren't the greatest. The heels didn't do anything too impressive either here.

Marcela vs Sanely

They lock up, Sane backs her up on the ropes and pulls her hair. Marc chops her on the ropes. Marc trips her and grabs the leg. Sane armbars her. Sane splashes her and they stand off. Sane elbow drops the leg. Sane then curbstomps her. Sane crucifixes her. Marc rolls her into a pin attempt. 

Marc does a reverse figure four on her. Sane ropebreaks. Sane armdrags her then Marc armdrags her back twice. They mess up a spot and Marc armdrags her out. Sane pulls Marc out and sends her into the rails and post. Sane hits mounted corner shots. Sane corner crossbodies her.

Sane hits corner spears and kicks her in the leg. They go to the ramp and Marc is rolled onto it. Sane then pulls her hair. Sane piefaces her in the ring then foot chokes her. They go on the buckles and Sane hanging dragon sleepers her. Sane does the tarantula to her. 

Sane corner splashes her. Marc does a bad takedown and a 2nd rope double knee drop on her. Marc lariats her then sentons her for 2. Marc rolls her up for 2. Marc pulls on her mouth on the 2nd rope. Marc spinebusters her then double knee drops her for 2. Sane short arm lariats her for 2. Sane corner splashes her and 2nd rope double knee drops her back for 2. 

Marc knees her in the gut and 2nd rope double knee drops her gut for a 2 count. Marc gordbusters her for 2. Sane hits a running forearm on her then does a cross-legged double leg lock. Sane submits her.

Thoughts: It went long and it wasn't good. Sane didn't work the legs that much before winning with a submission on the legs. They had multiple sloppy moments and Marcela was moving pretty slow here. 

Capitan Suicida, El Hijo del Pantera & Valiente Jr. vs. La Ola Negra (Espanto Jr., Gallero & Raider)

EJ = Espanto Jr., Pant = El Hijo del Pantera

1st Fall - The faces go for stereo pins to start. Val flips over Cap's leg and does a hurricanrana. Pant top rope crossbodies EJ then shoulders him over. Pant then slingshot armdrags him out. Pant goes up and over Raid then rolls him into a top rope diving headscissors from Cap. Raider blocks Cap's spinning headscissors but is caught with a hurricanrana. Val flips in and then flips off of it Gall. Val handsprings and backrolls into a bodyscissors on Gall.

Val is pulled out and pushed into the rail. Raid is sent out and Cap flips over the top into a hurricanrana on him outside. EJ back crackers Pin and pins him. Gall swinging uranage backbreakers Val and pins him. Espanto Jr.'s team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Gall sends Pant into the buckles. Pant is sent out. Gall chops Cap down. Cap gets triple teamed. Cap flips over the heels' back then is caught on the ramp. Raid running powerbombs Cap into his partners in the ring. Raid clubs Pant's chest on the ropes. Raid 2nd rope deadlift superplexes Pant in.  

EJ kicks Val in the leg. Gall then dropkicks Val in the crotch in the corner. Val is triple teamed in the corner. Val takes a double back elbow. The heels try a bulldog on him while he's lifted but he rolls out. Gall goes into the post and EJ is sent out. Val step up flip dives outside, Pant walks up the buckles and dives out then Cap does a very dangerous looking suicide dive. The faces then do triple dives off the top inside and get triple pins. Capitan Suicida's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Pant misses a dropkick on EJ. Pant dropkicks him in the knee then short ddt's him. Gall backdrops Pant for 2. Val comes in and spinning headscissors Gall into a pin attempt. Raid comes in and chops Val. Val pumping knees Raid. Val is caught in the electric chair and he takes a backcracker from it for 2. 

Cap comes in and tilt-a-whirls into a sunset flip on raid. EJ breaks it up. EJ powerbombs Cap. Pant rolls into a headbutt on EJ. Pant then tope con hilos him through the ropes. Gall then tope con hilos Pant and EJ outside. Val walks up the buckles from the ramp and tope con hilos outside. Raid then asai moonsaults Val outside. Cap 2nd rope corkscrew moonsaults Raid and Gall outside. Pant boots EJ then takes a wheelbarrow german from him. EJ pins him. 

EJ poses on the ropes and Val dropkicks him. Val springboard swantons EJ and pins him. Gall boots Val. Gall is sent to the apron. Val walks up the ropes and totally misses a springboard hurricanrana, sending both men to the floor. Cap and Raid are up top and Raid flipping bodyslams him from the top to win.

Thoughts: Valiente's springboard headscissors botch was pretty funny with both guys going down. The match got fun once the faces started to do some of their dives in the 2nd and 3rd falls. The heels' were mostly average here and their sections were less interesting. It was just okay. 

Los Dragones (Dragon de Fuego, Dragon Legendario & Dragon Rojo Jr.) vs. Barboza, Guerrero Maya Jr. & Vegas Depredador

DF - Dragon de Fuego (long tights), DL = Dragon Legendario (short trunks)

1st Fall - Barb and DL go at it. They take each other down and trade some basic moves. They sweep each other and stand off. Maya and DF go at it. They trade some basic moves. DF flips out of a snapmare and armdrags him. DF springboard armdrags him. DF then headflips and poses. Rojo and Veg go at it. Veg double chops him down then shoulders Rojo over. Rojo is triple teamed by the heels.

Veg is double chopped on a failed double tea. Rojo htis a double japanese armdrag then double lariats Barb and Maya out. DL and DF do stereo tope con hilos. Rojo rolls up Veg and pins him. Dragon Rojo Jr.'s team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Veg and DF go at it. Veg trips him and walk up the ropes diving armdrags him. Maya gets in and is armdragged by DF. DF tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Maya then tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Barb dropkicks DF. DF springboard flips into a headscissors on Barb, sending him out. Veg and DL go at it. DL goes up and over him. DL walks up the buckles and does a seated moonsault into an armdrag on him.

DL springboard diving armdrags Maya then corkscrew headscissors Barb. DL poses and Veg dropkicks him. Maya rips at DL's mask. DL takes corner lariats. Barb puts his flag over DL's head and DL takes a triple basement dropkick. DL is triple stomped on. 

DF is double shoulderblocked  then sent into the rails. DF is bridged on the apron and Veg dropkicks him down through the ropes. Maya then topes DF. Barb springboard tope swantons outside onto the faces. Veg top rope moonsaults Rojo and pins him. Barboza's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - The heels triple team Rojo. Barb hair throws Rojo then Veg does the same. Maya hair throws Rojo. Barb is held in the air and Veg top rope dropkicks him. DL is elbowed over then held in the air for a Maya codebreaker. DF is stomped by Veg then DF is triple teamed in the corner. Barb pop up drops DF and basement dropkicks him. DF is triple teamed in the corner. 

DF is pop up dropped by Veg then DF is triple stomped on in the corner. Veg double boots DF in the arm off a slingshot. DF is triple teamed in the corner again. 

DF is sent to the ramp, DL gets double teamed and sent to the ramp then Rojo is triple teamed. Barb poses on Rojo. DL is helped up top and he springboard headscissors Barb down. DF double jump springboard headscissors an opponent. 

Rojo top rope diving armdrags Maya. Rojo is monkey flipped into a tope con hilo on Barb. DF springboard inverted 450's the heels outside. DL springboard ssp's the heels outside. The faces do 2 top rope 450's off the top and Rojo does a top rope double stomp. Los Dragones pick up triple pins. Dragon Rojo Jr.'s team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It a good bout. The heels' section went a little too long in the 3rd fall but it was fun otherwise. The faces did a bunch of flying here and busted out some exciting stuff as usual. They did well and I think they could do an even better one if they had the chance. 

CMLL World Middleweight Title Match - Templario (c) vs. Volador Jr.

Temp offers a handshake. Vol hits an armdrag early and Temp armdrags him off of it. They then stand off. Temp flying headscissors him out then topes him into the rails. Temp then topes him near the post. Temp rope walk crossbodies him and flips over his back. Temp walks up the ropes and diving headscissors him. 

Temp is sent into the rails by Vol. Vol boots him down inside. Vol pop-up drops him and superkicks him. Temp corner lariats him then Vol superkicks him. Temp pumping knees him and step up enzugiri's him. They then facekick each other down at the same time. 

Temp walks up the ropes and diving armdrags him. Temp flying space tiger drops him outside. Temp rolls him up for 2. Temp hurricanrana's him for 2. Temp tries a headscissors but is dropped onto his chest. Vol's springboard crossbody is caught. Vol flying headscissors him. Vol diving headscissors him from the apron. 

Vol is hit with a wheelbarrow german for 2. Vol rolls into a code red on him for 2. Temp powerslams him then asai moonsaults him for 2. Vol superkicks him and backcrackers him for 2. Vol is up top and is kicked. Temp top rope hurricanrana's him down for 2. Temp flying space tigers from the ramp to the ring but Vol gets his knees up. Vol canadian destroyers him for 2. 

Vol superkicks him. Temp is hurricanrana'd off the 2nd rope for 2. Temp powerbomb backcrackers him for the win.

Thoughts: I wasn't a big fan of this. They oversold early and undersold later on. They also busted out more big spots than needed later on. It really didn't have much of a rhythm to it either.

Vol puts the belt around Temp's waist after and they hug.

CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title Match - Mistico (c) vs. Difunto

They lock up a few times then armdrag each other. Mist rolls on his back and armdrags him. They legsweep each other and stand off. Mist handsprings and is dropkicked in the back. Dif stomps him. Dif hits shots in the corner and kicks him in the leg. Dif throws him out. Mist is crotched on the rail. Mist is sent into the rails. 

They go back in and Dif rips Mist's mask. Dif hits a corner splash and a basement dropkick on him for 2. Dif rips his mask up on the top rope then stomps him in tree of woe. Dif dropkicks him there. Dif back body drops him for 2. Dif back body drops him to the outside. Mist is sent into the rails.

Dif tries to pin him by standing on his chest. Dif running forearms him on the ramp. Mist flying headscissors him on the ramp. Dif then elbows him over. Mist goes in and Dif hits wasteland on him. Dif sentons him for 2 then running boots him. 

Dif pulls on Mist's mask. Mist is dropkicked out. Dif lifts him and throws him into the post. Back in the ring, Dif hits a running corner forearm. Mist flying headscissors him. Mist 619's him. Mist springboard diving headscissors him then topes him into the rails outside.

They get back in. Mist step up headscissors him on the ropes. Mist then flying headscissors him out. Mist tornillo's him outside for 2. Mist rolls him up for 2. Mist hurricanrana's him for 2. Dif facekicks him then sentons him for 2. 

Dif suplexes him for 2. Dif flapjacks him and double stomps him for 2. Dif hits a corner lariat then corner dropkicks him for 2. Mist walks up the buckles and springboard diving corkscrew armdrags him. Mist asai moonsaults him outside. Mist topes him into the rails. Mist springboard crossbodies him but Dif rolls through and gets a 2 count on him. 

Dif walks up the buckles and springboard diving lariats him for 2. Dif goes up top and Mist top rope spanish flies him. Dif walks up the ropes from the ramp and springboard dropkicks Mist for 2. They each hit corner lariats then boot each other down.They trade shots. Mist spin kicks him. Mist misses a top rope moonsault and powerslams him. Mist springboard crossbodies him then la mistica's him. Dif taps out immediately.

Thoughts: The finish was a bit random here with Mist submitting him. Like the last match, it had a lot of laying down between the big spots. It was acceptable but certainly not great. This also probably went longer than it needed to. Mist won as expected here. They went outside and then back inside a bunch of times here.

Overall thoughts: The opener and women's matches weren't good.The Capitan Suicida match was just okay. Los Dragones bout was easily the match of the night for me. I thought the semi-main and main were similar bouts with a lot of laying around between big spots. I liked the main more. I thought CMLL tried here but it didn't quite deliver. I'd give this one a 5 out of 10 and thought it was average.