CMLL 1/30/2026 Arena Mexico
El Coyote & Polvora vs. Atrapasuenos (Espiritu Negro & Rey Cometa)
Negro and Coy go at it. Coy guillotines him and they trade headlocks. Coy pulls his arms back and Negro headstands into a headscissor roll. Negro armdrags him and is shouldered over.
Coy gets enzugiri'd in the corner. Pol tags in and Rey 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Rey pop-up hurricanrana's him for 2. Rey ties up Pol and Coy breaks it up. Rey is tripped and pulled out then Coy is as well. Negro topes outside and Rey asai moonsaults outside.
Pol back body drops Rey. The heels hit dropkicks on Rey. Negro is on the 2nd rope and is dropkicked between the legs. Negro takes a double hiptoss then a double basement dropkick. Rey comes in and Coy stands on him. Rey handspring double back elbows then Negro springboard splashes the heels. Negro rope walk crossbodies Pol. Negro then walks up the buckles and diving headscissors Pol.
Coy is sat up top. Rey walks up the ropes and corkscrew headscissors him. Rey then tornillo's outside. Negro gets a 2 count on Coy. Coy dropkicks Negro then springboard plancha's Negro outside. Rey top rope crossbodies Pol.
Rey chops Pol and wasteland's him. Rey misses a 450 and Pol lariats him. Pol lifts Rey in the air, putting his arm around his neck and tying his legs up. Pol submits Rey.
Negro comes in. He's put up and Coy double underhook superplexes him for the pin.
Thoughts: It was an acceptable opener. Rey Comet is always fun and he did some of his signature dives here. Negro looked a little better than he has on some nights. The heels didn't really stand out.
Los Bestia Del Diablo (Akuma, Gemelo Diablo I & Gemelo Diablo II) vs. Los Herederos (El Cobarde, Felino Jr. & Hijo de Stuka Jr.)
Gem - either Gemelo Diablo
1st Fall - Akuma and Fel go at it. Akuma armlocks him and Fel armdrags him into a headscissors. They trade holds that go nowhere then armdrag each other. Akuma shoulders him over. Fel sweeps Akuma and they stand off. Stuka and a Gem get in. Gem back elbows him down. Stuka flips over his back then flying headscissors him. Stuka goes for a springboard outside and is pulled down.
Akuma lariats Cob over the top onto a Gem's shoulders. A Gem slams Fel inside then dives on Cob while he's in the electric chair outside. Akuma top rope splashes Fel and pins him. Akuma's team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Fel takes a triple team and takes a triple gorilla press lawn dart into the buckles. Cob lariats Stuka down. Cob takes a double flapjack then is triple dropped. The Gem's stomp Stuka. Stuka is pop up dropped, lariated, back elbowed then takes a triple dropkick. Cob is popped up into a headscissors on a Gem. Stuka top rope diving headscissors Akuma then Cob top rope dropkicks a Gem. Stuka gets on his partners shoulders and plancha's outside.
Akuma is tripped in the ring and Stuka gets dropped onto him. Stuka and Cob hit dives outside and Fel la magistral's Akuma for the win. Felino Jr.'s team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Gem takes kicks from the faces then a high/low. Stuka gets on his partners shoulders and splashes down on Gem. Felino's team then stands on a Gem. Gem is double rolled into a triple superkick. Cob is popped up into a dropkick on a Gem. Akuma takes a sliding lairat from Fel.
Fel nails Cob on a failed double team. Gem throws Fel over the top. Akuma is then double monkey flipped into a tope con hilo on the faces outside. Stuka is flipped into a sitout slam. Gem's team hits a double suplex on all 3 opponents. Akuma runs the ramp and is monkey flipped in with a 450 on all 3 opponents. Akuma gets a 2 count off of it.
Stuka flying crossbodies Akuma over the top. fel powerslams a Gem then powerbombs the other. Cob top rope swantons the Gem's and Fel top rope splashes the Gem's. Cob and Stuka pick up pins. Felino Jr's team wins the fall and match.
Thoughts: It was an alright match here. We got lots of flying as expected from Stuka's team. Los Gemelo Diablo rarely ever impress and they didn't do a ton of interest here but help Akuma on dives.
La Jarochita, Skadi & Tabata vs. Persephone, Sanely & Zeuxis
Z = Zeuxis
1st Fall - Pers armdrags Tab to start. Tab rolls her and wristlocks her. Tab headflips out and armdrags her. Pers bridges out of a lariat. Tab splits out of a lariat. Pers rams Tab into the corner and hits boots there. Pers 2nd rope dropkicks her.
Skadi comes in. She lays on the ropes then running knees Pers in the gut and sends her out. Sane comes in and Skadi catches her crossbody. Sane corner lariats her then boots her out of the corner. Sane 2nd rope double knee drops Skadi. Sane corner splashes Jaro then running boots her in the corner. Sane basement dropkicks Jaro for 2.
Sane drops down and is double stomped on the back. Jaro basement dropkicks her. Z comes in and Jaro corner meteora's her from behind. Jaro ties up Z's legs and Pers breaks the hold. Pers headbutts Jaro then Jaro sunset flips her. Pers does a nasty armbar on her and submits her. Persephone' team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - Tab's arms are pulled around the ropes. Skadi boots her. Tab takes a double boot. Skadi takes corner attacks. Skadi is laid on the 2nd rope and Pers handstand double knee drops her. Z then kicks Skadi in the corner.
Jaro is double hiptossed into the ropes and lammed down. Sane basement dropkicks Jaro. Tab is held in the air and Sane double knee drops her off the buckles. Skadi is double stomped on by the heels and Sane bites her foot. Skadi's team makes a comeback. Jaro topes outside. Skadi sitout drivers Sane then Tab suplexes Z. Skadi's team gets double pins. Skadi's team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Pers flying headscissors Skadi. Skadi enzugiri's her in the corner and euros her over. Skadi double underhook backbreakers Pers. Z and Tab go at it. Tab bangs Z's head off the buckles then top rope diving headscissors her. Tab takes a double back elbow. Tab tries to walk up the ropes and flip but she botches it. She armdrags Z and Sane off of it anyway. Tab then poses.
Skadi and Z go into each other and Pers' team tries pins on them. Tab topes Z outside then Pers tope con hilos Skadi outside. Jaro takes a sunset flip from Sane for 2. Sane bridging facebusters her. Tab stunners Sane and basement dropkicks her. Z meteora's Tab then Skadi lariats Z. Pers spears Skadi. Jaro running facekicks Pers in the corner.
Sane and Skadi get put on the buckles. Skadi is hurricanrana'd down then Sane electric chair drivers Tab. Sane and Z pick up pins. Sanely's team wins the fall and match.
Thoughts: It wasn't that good. They had trouble with some of the moves as usual and it went a bit longer than it needed to.
AKARI from Pure-J comes out and greets the crowd.
Claudio Castagnoli does a promo. He says to show some respect for your world champ. He says he will prove that the best luchador does not come from Mexico but from Switzerland. He says Xelhua is going down.
Xelhua then does a promo.
Johnny TV comes out with his team and talks on the mic. He talks in Spanish. He says his name is Johnny Consejo now.
Los Hermanos Chavez (Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja) & Soberano Jr. vs. MxM TV (Johnny Consejo, Mansoor & Mason Madden)
JC and Sob pose. JC shoves him on the lock up. Mansoor and Roja come in, pose then fight. They trade wristlocks. Roja trips him and legdrops the leg. They stand off and Mansoor poses. Roja kicks him in the leg. Mansoor is triple teamed in the corner. Sob stomps on Mansoor's back.
Roja hits punches on Mansoor. Mansoor misses a corner charge then Roja flying headscissors him. Roja goes to pose and is leg lariated by Madden. Sob is crotched on the rail top. Oro takes corner attacks. Oro is held for a springboad enzugiri from JC. Madden punches down Sob then Sob is triple stomped on. JC rips Sob's mask.
Sob takes a side slam + legdrop combo and JC running ssp's Sob for 2. Roja is stomped on then JC's team poses. JC rolls Roja down. Roja is triple teamed and hit with punches. JC and Madden are dropkicked out. Oro's team then does triple stereo topes. Oro's team holds Madden in the corner and Sob rolls into a low blow on him. Madden takes corner attacks. Madden is then triple basement dropkicked. Madden kicks out of a triple pin attempt.
Sob dropkicks Madden then Oro and Roja double dropkick Madden. Oro's team poses. JC flying lariats Oro and Roja. JC topes Sob outside. Mansoor is superkicked and hit with a jade end for 2. Madden gets on the buckles and is double gorilla pressed down for 2. Sob's team hits triple splashes on him off the buckles for 2. Sob and Oro miss dives outside. Roja crabs Madden. Roja is held in the air for a jumping side kick from Madden. Roja takes a starship pain from JC. Roja is chokeslammed by madden and pinned.
Thoughts: The heels did a lot of posing here and ended up losing this one. Johnny looked good out there hitting his usual trademark spots. Sob's really over but they didn't do him much justice here to make him look good. This was average.
Mansoor talks on the mic after. He talks in Spanish and seems to want a tag title shot. Oro replies. Sob then talks and has words for Johnny. I think he challenges him for next week. Johnny accepts and Johnny's team then beats up on the other team. Johnny pulls Sob's mask off. Sob then goes after Johnny on the ramp and gets triple teamed. Oro and Roja then help out.
Barbaro Cavernario vs. Flip Gordon
Barb and Flip lock up. They trade forearms. Barb knees him in the gut and slaps him. Flip back elbows him then Barb shoulders him over. Barb dropkicks him. Flip dropkicks him out then topes him. Flip chops Barb in the corner.
Flip goes up and over him and does backflips. Barb is booted and does the worm. Flip superkicks him. Barb goes to the ramp and Flip top rope crossbodies him there. Barb la rosa suplexes Flip on the ramp. Barb then vader bombs him on the ramp.
Barb walks up the ropes and dropkicks Flip. Barb triangle springboard plancha's him outside. Flip is sent into the rails. Barb chops Flip in the corner then kicks him in the inner thigh. Barb corner lariats Flip. They trade chops in the corner.
Flip hits a kneelift. Flip superkicks Barb off the apron then dropkicks him through the ropes. Flip 2nd rope 180 corkscrew flip dives him outside. Flip springboard dropkicks him inside then corner lariats him. Barb is sat up top. Flip 2nd rope green bay plunge's him for 2.
Flip springboard slingblades him. Flip springboards and is powerbombed down. Barb goes for a springboard splash but Flip gets his feet up. Flip finlay rolls him and 2nd rope moonsaults him. Flip misses a 2nd rope moonsault then Barb hits ataxia on him for 2. Flip hits chops and Barb chops back. Barb hits some slaps. Flip springboard stunners him. Flip hits a double underhook twisting drop and pins him.
Thoughts: It was alright but nothing too special. Flip hasn't been around a lot on som of the shows I have seen. Flip did his usual flying and Barb stuck to his usual match.
CMLL World Heavyweight Title Match - Claudio Castagnoli (c) vs. Xelhua
They all take a photo before the match.
Xel side headlocks CC and they battle for control. They go to the mat. CC back elbows him. They get up and reset. Xel takes him down and does a heel hook on him. CC tries to roll him off then stomps on him.
CC back elbows Xel. CC slams him. Xel hits some armdrags and misses a dropkick. CC jackhammers him for 2. CC stomps him and rnning boots him. CC chops him in the corner then tries to pull his mask off. CC euros him in the corner. CC misses a corner charge and takes tilt-a-whirl backbreakers. Xel dropkicks him out then slingshot plancha's him.
Xel suplexes him. Xel ties his arms up and rolls him into a pin for 2. Xel is on the 2nd rope and CC cutters him down. Xel top rope crossbodies him. Xel hurricanrana's him for 2. CC hiptosses Xel over the top. CC then flying la silla's him off the apron. CC sends Xel into the rails then running euros him there.
CC running lariats him for 2. Xel boots him in the gut then gorilla press slams him for 2. CC hits forearms in the corner. They chop each other. CC knees him in the gut and euros him down. Xel headstand spinning headscissors him. Xel then flying headbutts him. Xel takes him down by the arm. Xel puts a leg around his neck, grabs the legs and rolls him into a submission. CC rope breaks.
CC pop-up euros Xel for 2. Xel back body drops him and CC sunset flips him for 2. Xel la rosa drivers him for 2. CC begs off in the corner and puts the ref in his way. He moves the ref. CC facekicks him then giant swings Xel CC then hits a neutralizer and wins.
Thoughts: It wasn't quite the technical battle you'd expect. It was still okay though and Xel made for a natural underdog with his size. Xel doing a gorilla press slam to him was impressive. Xel had no shot at winning this and lost as expected.
CC offers a handshake after then pulls away.
Difunto, Ultimo Guerrero & Volador Jr. vs. El Sky Team (Mascara Dorada, Mistico & Neon)
1st Fall - Mist runs in and is hit by UG on the ramp. UG whips him with something. Mist's team is then stomped on in the ring. MD and Neon are thrown out. Mist is tripped into a basement dropkick. Mist is stomped on by Vol and UG. Neon is corner lariated then Vol htis a superkick on him. MD is kicked in the leg. MD is pop up kicked and pinned. Dif rope walk dropkicks Neon in the corner and pins him. Volador Jr.'s team wins the fall.
2nd Fall - MD is sent to the ramp. He is bridged on the ropes and Dif is popped up and butt drops him in the gut. Mist is flipped from behind in the ring. UG pulls on Mist's mask up top. UG then baseball slides Mist off the apron.
Neon comes in and Vol spinebusters him. He then holds him for a top rope Dif dropkick to the butt. The heels double wristlock Neon. Dif poses on Neon while he is bent over and Mist springboard headscissors Dif down. Mist is popped up and he headscissors UG down. He then tilt-a-whirl armdrags Vol and topes UG outside.
Neon and MD hit stereo superkicks on the heels. MD top rope 450's on Vol while Neon double jump moonsaults Dif and pins him. Mistico's team wins the fall.
3rd Fall - Neon enzugiri's Vol from the apron then springboard diving armdrags Dif. Neon spinning headscissors Vol. Neon goes up the buckles and diving headscissors UG. Neon then jumps over the top and flying headscissors Dif down to the floor.
MD and Dif go at it. MD does some flips then walks up the buckles and seated corkscrew moonsault armdrags him down. MD is popped up to the top again. He flips off the top and diving armdrags Dif. MD flips to the ramp. Vol pops him up and he flying headscissors UG. MD corkscrew headscissors Vol.
Mist and UG stand off. UG armdrags him. Mist flying headscissors him. Mist pushes Vol into Dif. Mist 619's Dif then enzugiri's Vol. Mist springboard diving headscissors Dif. Mist springboard diving headscissors Vol. Neon and MD do fosbury flops out.
Mist and UG go at it. Mist springboard twisting crossbodies him. Mist spinning headscissors him into la mistica and submits him immediately. Mistico's team wins the fall and match.
Thoughts: It was a rushed main and got less time than some of the midcard bouts. Why? Who knows. The first fall was a waste of time but it was still alright as the faces flew around a bit.
Overall thoughts: We had 7 matches here instead of the usual 6. Everything except the women's match was at least average to acceptable. I'd say take your pick on whether the main, semi main or the 2nd match was the best bout on this one. Nothing was absolutely must see though. It's fun when the foreigners come in, but CMLL has their own style and the styles clashes don't always end up being the dream matches you'd want. I'd give this a higher 6 out of 10 overall. It's a shame none of the three top matches got more time to develop and Claudio/Xelhua likely would have been a lot better with extra time.
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