BRM Reviews the 12/10/2014 Lucha Underground (awesome)
Posted: Dec 14th, '14, 15:05
KING CUERNO vs. SUPER FLY- a long squash.
Super Fly is not Jimmy Snuka. He’s just some Luchador. Yeah, I know. I was disappointed, too.
Cuerno squashed him. Drago watched from afar.
PENTAGON JR. VIDEO PACKAGE- okay.
CHAVO GUERRERO JR. (w/Pentagon Jr.) vs. FENIX (w/Sexy Star)- 4/10
All of the sudden the crowd got smarky and is split 50-50 between the babyface and the heel. Matt Striker says that he likes that the crowd is split. This would be the same Matt Striker who has spent the last five weeks telling us that Chavo is so evil that he lists his favorite activity as setting fire to orphanages for puppies.
Chavo worked over Fenix’s knee and Fenix sold it really well… until it came time for his cool jumping kick move, after which point he just completely forgot about it.
SEXY STAR PROMO- she warns Chavo that she isn’t done with him yet, and tells him that Blue Demon Jr. is coming back. The bookers have written themselves into this horrible corner with Sexy Star. They are trying to portray her as a “strong powerful woman” who can “hang with the men” (both of which are phrases Matt Striker says often enough that it makes me want to scream “OKAY! WE GET IT! SHUT UP ALREADY!") and yet they have stuck her in this feud where she is not the one whose revenge on Chavo they are building up… but they still don’t want to let Chavo beat her, so she comes across as just letting the men do her fighting for her, which kills her character.
BRIAN CAGE VIDEO PACKAGE- pretty good.
$100,000 LADDER MATCH: Johnny Mundo vs. Big Ryck vs. Prince Puma (w/Konan)- 8/10
Best Lucha Underground match so far and they did a good job of making it feel like the biggest match in the promotion’s short history. Lots of cool stuff and big bumps. In other words, a modern latter match.
A “fan” wearing a mask jumped Mundo when he was about to win. Then he immediately took his mask off. So what as the point of having the mask on in the first place? No one recognized him when he did. So again, what as the point of having the mask on in the first place? Then Mundo won the match about a minute later. So what was the point of the whole spot?
POST-MATCH SEGMENT- now that Mundo has his money, Cueto wants him to return the key which he took as an “insurance policy.” I get the Cueto was being a little rude here, but Johnny came off like a huge dick just punching him in the face. He did eventually give the key back, though, so that was good.
An awesome show from Lucha Underground. Go watch it.
Super Fly is not Jimmy Snuka. He’s just some Luchador. Yeah, I know. I was disappointed, too.
Cuerno squashed him. Drago watched from afar.
PENTAGON JR. VIDEO PACKAGE- okay.
CHAVO GUERRERO JR. (w/Pentagon Jr.) vs. FENIX (w/Sexy Star)- 4/10
All of the sudden the crowd got smarky and is split 50-50 between the babyface and the heel. Matt Striker says that he likes that the crowd is split. This would be the same Matt Striker who has spent the last five weeks telling us that Chavo is so evil that he lists his favorite activity as setting fire to orphanages for puppies.
Chavo worked over Fenix’s knee and Fenix sold it really well… until it came time for his cool jumping kick move, after which point he just completely forgot about it.
SEXY STAR PROMO- she warns Chavo that she isn’t done with him yet, and tells him that Blue Demon Jr. is coming back. The bookers have written themselves into this horrible corner with Sexy Star. They are trying to portray her as a “strong powerful woman” who can “hang with the men” (both of which are phrases Matt Striker says often enough that it makes me want to scream “OKAY! WE GET IT! SHUT UP ALREADY!") and yet they have stuck her in this feud where she is not the one whose revenge on Chavo they are building up… but they still don’t want to let Chavo beat her, so she comes across as just letting the men do her fighting for her, which kills her character.
BRIAN CAGE VIDEO PACKAGE- pretty good.
$100,000 LADDER MATCH: Johnny Mundo vs. Big Ryck vs. Prince Puma (w/Konan)- 8/10
Best Lucha Underground match so far and they did a good job of making it feel like the biggest match in the promotion’s short history. Lots of cool stuff and big bumps. In other words, a modern latter match.
A “fan” wearing a mask jumped Mundo when he was about to win. Then he immediately took his mask off. So what as the point of having the mask on in the first place? No one recognized him when he did. So again, what as the point of having the mask on in the first place? Then Mundo won the match about a minute later. So what was the point of the whole spot?
POST-MATCH SEGMENT- now that Mundo has his money, Cueto wants him to return the key which he took as an “insurance policy.” I get the Cueto was being a little rude here, but Johnny came off like a huge dick just punching him in the face. He did eventually give the key back, though, so that was good.
An awesome show from Lucha Underground. Go watch it.