CMLL 1/13/2025 Martes Populares

CMLL 1/13/2025 Martes Populares

Galaxy, Shockercito and Fantasy vs Full Metal, Pequeno Polvora and Rostro de Acero

Ros and Fant go at it. They trade some basic holds. Ros takes him over and is put in a headscissors. Ros trips him and they headflip up together. Pol and Shock trade some holds on the mat. Shock armdrags him. Shock kips up and armdrags him again then Shock armdrags him off the casadora. Shock tilt-a-whirl armdrags him then tiger feints.

Gal springboard crossbodies Metal. He enzugiri's him. Pol comes in and Gal top rope moonsaults into an armdrag on him. Fant hits a hurricanrana on someone and Fant does a bad tornillo out. Shock bounces into the ropes and htis an armdrag then Shock is sent into the rails.

Fant dropkicks Metal then is stomped on. Metal is reverse monkey flipped into a cannonball on Fant in the corner. Pol gets on his knees and Shock headlocks him. Shock takes a pop-up slam then Pol stomps him. Shock is tossed into a powerbomb. Pol top rope splashes Shock while Shock is held in the air. Shock kicks out at 2.

The heels pose. Gal springboard triple crossbodies them but is slammed down and stomped. Gal chops down Ros and superkicks Metal. Gal is pulled out. He is put in the suplex position outside and tope'd down. Pol then splashes him off the apron.

Fant is back body dropped by Ros. Fant avoids a double team shot then flying headscissors Pol out. Metal dropkicks Fant. Shock springboard armdrags Metal then flying headscissors him. Shock then tiger feints and poses.

Pol lariats Fant over. Fant is flipped by Pol then Fant flying headscissors Pol. Gal springboard crossbodies Pol. Gal top rope moonsaults Pol outside. Shock springboard headscissors Ros then topes him outside. 

Fant 2nd rope spanish flies Metal and pins him. Fantasy's team wins the fall.

Thoughts: Fantasy tries but he's a bit too heavy for some of the flying right now and it doesn't look great. The heels all wore similar attire and it was a bit hard to see who was who. Shockercito hit a nice tope outside. This could have been a little better than it was and was just average.

Hombre Bala Jr and Fury Boy vs Okumura and Dark Magic

Zacarias is with the heels.

1st Fall - Dark and Bala go at it. They trade some basic holds. Dark side headlock takeovers him. Bala tries a pin and they stand off. They do a double knuckle lock. Bala trips him and ties his leg up. Bala offers a handshake and Dark pulls away.

Oku shoulders over Boy. Boy armdrags him. Boy flips out of a hiptoss then armdrags him from behind twice. Boy dropkicks him. Boy is shouldered over by Dark. Dark headbutts Boy. Bala armdrags Dark and flying headbutts him. They go out. Bala is hit from behind and double stomped on out there. Dark then clubs Boy down. 

Bala takes a double back elbow. Dark then spears Boy. Bala takes corner attacks then a bridging cutter from Oku. Oku pins Bala. Dark submits Boy with a crab. Okumura's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Dark headbutts Boy. Boy is double teamed in the corner.  Oku tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Boy and Dark dropkicks Boy. Oku cutters Bala then Dark sentons Bala. Zacarias the parrot 619's Boy on the bottom rope. Boy is double teamed in the corner then double stomped on.

Dark chops Oku down on accident. Boy is popped up into a dropkick on Dark. Boy springboard plancha's out and Bala topes Dark outside.  Bala corner diving headbutts Oku. Boy top rope splashes Dark. Boy and Bala pick up stereo pins. Fury Boy's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Oku chops down Boy and then punches him. Boy goes up and over. Boy bottom rope springboard headscissors Oku out. Boy armdrags Dark. Boy 2nd rope diving headscissors Dark out. Bala and Oku fight. Bala flying headscisssors him out. Bala pumping knees Dark then armdrags him. Dark takes a sitout huptoss.

Bala pumping knees Oku and Oku flying lariats him. Boy 2nd rope moonsaults Oku. Dark headbutts Boy. Boy springboard sunset flips Dark for 2. Bala sunset flips Oku for 2. Oku and Dark dosey-do. Dark is hurricanrana'd for 2 while Oku also kicks out at 2. Boy is popped up into a double dropkick. Boy tope con hilos while Bala top rope moonsaults out.

Boy springboard crossbodies Dark. Oku pack tombstones Boy while Dark spinning backdrops Bala. Oku and Dark pick up pins. Okumura's team wins the fall and match.

Thoughts: It was about average. Bala and Fury Boy didn't go too crazy here and the heels didn't do much but the basics. The faces took it easy here. This was a little boring at times.

Lightning Match - Calavera Jr. I vs Robin

Cal just took Robin's mask. He runs in and dropkicks Robin (who still has his mask on) out. Cal then top rope moonsaults him outside with his cape on. Robin is sent into the rails. They go up top. Cal rips at Robin's mask and takes it off since he shouldn't be wearing it anyway.

Cal chops Robin in the corner. Cal corner lariats him then step up enzugiri's him. Cal dropkicks him in the knee. Cal then backflips into a basement dropkick on him. Cal then poses on the ropes.

Cal fish hooks Robin on the apron and throws him back in. Cal stomps Robin. Robin tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Cal no sells it, dropkicks him then stomps him. Cal knee drops the arm. Robin flying headscissors Cal. Cal ends up going over the top when Robin handsprings into the ropes. Robin topes him outside.

Cal is sent into the rails outside. Robin then gets a 2 count on him inside. Robin rips on Cal's mask. Robin kick him while he's down. Robin chinlocks him on the ropes. Robin hits a TKO for 2. Cal basement dropkicks him. They handspring into the ropes together then double lariat each other.

They trade shots on their knees. They have 1 minute left. They chop each other. Robin hits wasteland. Robin misses a top rope swanton. Cal ties up Robin's legs, one of his arms and kimura's the other arm. Robin taps out.

Thoughts: I don't know that I bought that Robin couldn't hold on a few more seconds here to go to the draw. There wasn't a clear face or heel here. Calavera winning probably means this feud is over. I thought this was average. 

Valiente, Yutani and Magnus vs Star Black, Star Jr. and Fugaz

SB = Star Black, SJ = Star Jr.

1st Fall - SB and Mag go at it. SB reverse headbutts him and kicks away his handshake. SB heandstand reverse spinning headscissors him down twice. SB armdrags him off the casadora. They armdrag each other and stand off. Yut and Fug go at it. Fug arm throws him twice. Fug hiptosses him. Yut upkicks him. SJ comes in and springboard headscissors Yut down.

SJ is double flipped into the ropes and hits a double armdrag off of it. SJ then tope con hilos through the ropes onto Yut. Fug and SB hit springboard headbutts and score 2 pins. Star Jr.'s team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Yut and SJ go at it. They trade leg kicks and body kicks. SJ drops him with a big punch. SJ is triple teamed by the heels. Yut chops SJ and SJ chops back. Yut then dropkicks SJ while he is held. 

SJ hits a big punch on Yut. SJ walks up the buckles and hits a diving armdrag + headscissors combo, sending his opponents out. SB and Yut fight. Yut shoves him and SB dropkicks him. SB handspring backflip reverse topes. He then hits more reverse topes on the heels and even nails his partners on accident. The heels take over and send the faces out. Fug is chopped down then takes a double facekick. 

SJ hits chops on Yut and Mag. SJ is then triple stomped. Mag 619's SJ and rolls into a cutter on him. Yut top rope frogsplashes SJ for 2. Fug takes a triple powerbomb and is pinned by Mag. Val takes down SB. Yut 2nd rope outside to inside moonsaults SB and pins him. Yutani's team wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Fug is sent into the rails. SB is double hiptossed in then he is basement dropkicked. Mag legdrops SB between the legs. SB takes a triple boot and goes out. Fug is popped up into a kick to the gut. SJ is double teamed in the corner and Mag slaps him around. SJ takes corner attacks. Val throws SJ off the buckles then Yut superkicks SJ.

Fug is triple stomped on. SJ stomps on Val in the corner. Mag hair throws SJ then Val does the same. SB chops Val. Mag jawbreakers SB. SB tries to tag out but the ref doesn't accept it. SB then SJ get triple teamed in the corner.

SB is kicked in the leg. SB hits a springboard double reverse tope. Fug springboard crossbodies Yut then is popped up into a double dropkick. SJ superkicks Yut out. The faces then do triple tope con hilos outside. SJ poses on the apron and Val diving armdrags him off of it.

SB springboard tornillos Mag. Mag corner meteora's him while Yut hits a styles clash on Fug. Mag and Yut pick up pins on SB and Fug to win.

Thoughts: I wasn't that into this one. The heels got most of the offense in and mostly stuck to stomps. Val's diving armdrag on SJ off the apron was interesting. The faces didn't fly as much as I expected. 

Lightning Match - Stuka Jr. vs. Mascara Dorada

Stuka flips MD off the ropes then flying headscissors him into the ropes. MD handsprings and backflips out. MD gets on his shoulders in the electric chair and victory rolls him over the top. Stuka keeps him in the electric chair outside and MD headscissors him down on the floor. MD tornillo's him outside. 

MD misses a 2nd rope moonsault outside and is hit with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on the floor. Stuka unties his mask inside then chops him on the ropes. MD pump kicks him. MD handsprings and is caught in a burning hammer variation for 2.

MD is pop up dropped by Stuka and booted out. Stuka topes him into the rail outside. MD is sent out. MD sends Stuka into the rails. MD flying cutters him over the rail then springboard diving headscissors him on the floor. MD 2nd rope ssp's him outside. MD misses a top rope 450 inside. 

Stuka suplexes him onto his chest (he turned him in mid-air during it). MD spin kicks him in the gut. They go to the ramp and MD superkicks him there. Stuka tries a slam on the ramp but MD rolls him over the top and gets him in position for a package tombstone. MD gets a 2 count on the package tombstone.

MD top rope ssp's and Stuka gets his knees up for 2. MD uses the ropes and canadian destroyers him. MD top rope ssp's him and pins him.

Thoughts: I wasn't a fan. They did some complicated spots that didn't look that good and they didn't sell a lot before going home. 

MD help him up after and raises his hand. Stuka then hits him. 

Mistico & Templario vs. Hechicero & Volador Jr.

1st Fall - Hech takes Temp down by the arm. Temp chops him from behind. Hech trips him and twists his ankle. Temp wristlocks him and stomps the knee. Temp flying snapmares him then is shouldered over. Vol double axe handles Temp's arm. Temp is stomped on in the corner. Hech rips at Temp's mask.

Temp flips over the heels back and tags out. Mist and Vol go at it. Mist flying headscissors Vol. Hech pop up drops Mist and Mist takes a double kick. Temp is thrown in by the heels. Mist and Temp are sent into each other. Vol knocks Temp down a few times. Mist takes running corner lariats from the heels. Hech punches Mist out of the side headlock. 

Temp's legs are split by the heels then he is double kicked. Hech tries to take Mist's mask off. Mist takes a Vol superkick. Hech step up knees Mist then Vol superkicks Mist. Hech flips Mist into a kick from Vol. Vol pins Mist. Hech then does an abdominal stretch on Temp and taps him out with an armlock. Hechicero's team wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Vol sends Temp into the side of the ring and the rails.  Hech beats up Mist on the ramp and throws him back in. Hech hits punches on Mist and drops him. Vol rips Mist's mask. Hech splashes Mist's back over the 2nd rope. Temp is dropped gut first onto Vol's knee. Hech dragon screws Temp over the 2nd rope. Vol trips Mist and hits a low bulldog for 2.

Hech trips Temp and surfboards him. Vol then bulldogs Temp while he's in the hold. Hech stomps Mist and stands on him. Mist hits chops on Hech. Hech enzugiri's him down. Temp flying headscissors Vol then Mist springboard diving headscissors Hech. Mist flying headscissors Vol and Temp springboard diving armdrags Hech. Temp and Mist do double seatbelt pins on the heels and win the fall. Mistico's team wins the fall. 

3rd Fall - The heels stall. Mist grabs Vol's shirt and teases ripping it up. Hech knees Mist from the apron then the heels stomp Mist. Mist does a double armdrag off a double hiptoss into the ropes. Mist is popped up and flying headscissors Hech. Mist springboard headscissors Vol. Mist spinning headscissors Hech from his shoulders. Mist then slingshot headscissors Hech outside.

Temp boots Vol. Temp goes up and over him then flying headscissors him. Temp superkicks Hech then walks up the buckles and diving headscissors him. Mist walks up the buckles and corkscrew diving armdrags Vol. Temp topes out and Mist topes out as well. Mist and Temp then hit a 2nd string of topes.

Mist gets a 2 count on Vol outside. Mist boots him out of the corner and sunset flips him. Temp sunset flips Hech. They get nearfalls on the heels. Mist and Temp roll up the heels at the same time for nearfalls. The heels hit stereo powerbombs on the faces for 2. The faces roll up the heels for 2 counts.

Mist superkicks Vol and Hech facekicks Mist. Temp and Vol facekick each other down. Temp canadian destroyers Hech. Vol superkicks Temp then backcrackers him for 2. Temp powerslams Vol. Mist springboard twisting crossbodies Hech. Mist la mistica's Hech and Temp flying space tiger drops from the ramp into the ring on Vol. Mist submits Hech and Temp pins Vol to win.

Thoughts: It was a longer bout and had the usual tornado tag format.  I thought some of the time could be cut here without anything really being missed. Mist's team got the win as expected in this. Mist was holding his ankle for a bit here. I thought this was just acceptable only and was totally forgettable.

Overall thoughts: I had some expectations for this show and didn't  really like it that much. Everyone took it a notch easier than usual and there was no match I really even liked that match. The heels also got a lot of offense in during the various matches which slowed things down some and made it less exciting. I'd give this a 4 out of 10 total and found it to be about average.