REAL IN MEMPHIS - ISSUE#1
Hi and welcome.........yeah, that'll do. Observe as we ramble on about old-school wrasslin', homoerotic lucha libre, unsettling Nova matches, Pentagon and failed hollywood romances. It can only be Real In Memphis#1.

Nova Vs Eddy Guerrero - PCW 2001 By John Kennedy

Urgh - A Nova match, but hey its against "rudo" sleaze bag Eddy Guerrero and if anyone can pull something out of the "Innovator" then Eddy is that man. Nice evenly balanced match to begin with as Eddy pulls Nova through some nice chain sequences and some lucha style rope running, it doesn't last to long though as Eddy turns up the "dick" factor and slaps Nova in the mush. (He reeled him in with the false promise of a handshake, while on his knees - classic rudoisim!!!)
Eddy goes on the offence for a while hitting all the trademark Eddy spots that I never could get bored with, the slingshot senton, the S.T.F. and the Gory Guerrero special. Meanwhile in between Nova shows he still has some of that babyface fire by using every variation of a cradle pin he can think of. Nova then takes over offence after hitting a nice enzuguri and then follows up by trying even more cradle pins - Expect nothing less from the "Innovator" as the commentators politely remind us.
Anyway Eddy, probably as bored with Nova's innovative cradle pin offence as I was, decides enough is enough and takes us to the trusty NJPW juniors style finish, with counters from each mans finisher and a couple of big kick outs, before Eddy takes the victory with his second attempt at the frog splash.
Final Verdict - A decent carry job by Eddy, who knew when to cut Nova off and while nothing remotely close to what Eddy is capable of, this was probably Nova's best ever match and the match that got him into the WWF.

Yuji Nagata v Jun Akiyama - 'GHC Title' New Japan 4/1/02 by Lee Flattery

If a man is rejected by a woman he feels both anger and humiliation. These emotions either become embedded deep within the self or become vented externally. An example would be when Mia Farrow left Frank Sinatra. Mia had absconded to an unknown destination and Frank searching for her in futility was understandably pissed off that his lover had left him feeling the above emotions. Sinatra was recording an album at the time and on that album, it is possible to hear Frank's raging catharsis from his breathing between lyrics. To January 4th, 2002.

Within the previous week Yuji Nagata had lost a shoot fight to a Croatian pig-farmer called Mirky Croptop Flipflops. It was an embarrasing defeat too as he was TKO'd in under a minute. In the last year or so Nagata has been the great last hope for New Japan heavyweights. Away from the vain crippled theatrics of Keiji Mutoh, the shooters posing as wrestlers pimped by Antonio Inoki and the post Chosyu roid boys, Nagata had managed to become both artistically successful and over. Inoki however, in his hyperreal quest to blur the lines of what is 'real' in puroresu had jeapordised Nagata's aspirations by coercing him into the Cro-Cop situation. A packed out Tokyo dome has come to watch Pro Wrestling NOAH's heavyweight champion Jun Akiyama defend his belt against Nagata in a match that has been built for months.
There was never really much question that Akiyama was going over here, especially given the Cro-Cop factor but that remains peripheral to the joy of this match.Angered and humiliated, Nagata chooses to vent his rage in the wrestling ring. We feel the raw emotion of Yuji Nagata as he realises a lethal volley of stiff kicks into the midsection of Akiyama with explicit passion etched on his face. We don't see the usual New Japan style of selling from Nagata here. His pride is too wounded to do that at this point. Instead we get the classic All Japan 'Come on motherfucker!!!' style of selling from him. The harder Akiyama hits, the harder Nagata says 'Fuck you!' back to him. Still, Jun Akiyama must retain his title. One Exploder, a second Exploder and finally a third drop of neck compression bring an end to the match. Reaching his feet after a few minutes of recovery after the match Nagata stands and looks around with tears in his eyes. Nagata speaks to mother nature with his body language and cries, 'Is this all you have for me?'. We have witnessed Yuji Nagata's catharsis.
Review by John Kennedy
Shocker Vs Dr Wagner JR - CMLL Feb 9th 2002

When the DVDR put Shocker at numero uno on their last 500 list and to say I was quite suprised was an understatement. Although I had not seen a lot of Shocker, from what I had seen I wasn't all that impressed. Sure my Chris Chetti comparisons where way over the top, but as I say I wasn't digging the guy especially when their where guys like Santo, Silver King and Gedo (The Japanese Bill Dundee) ripping it up.
So anyhow to cut a long story short, I made it my quest to dig out more Shocker, and here is where my journey begins. The usual 2 out of 3 falls lucha situation here and instantly I am getting in to Shocker, but not for his ring work, but for his red PVC suit, which reeks of Miami Vice and his tribal techno entrance music - GRAND.
The first fall has both men working over each other on the mat; a few surfboard variations until the Doc takes over and starts working on poor Shockers leg here. Rather short fall as Wagner gets the duke with an ace drop kick to the knee and locks in the figure four. We come back after a commercial break, and right away the Doc thinks he has a plan down and slaps on the figure four again, this time Shocker gets to the ropes. More back and forth mat work until Shocker gets the cradlepin out of another figure four attempt by Wagner. The third fall has more back and forth action with Shocker hitting a sweet tope, Wagner hitting a Michinoku Driver for two with finally Shocker getting the win with an abdominal stretch in to a roll up, first time I have seen that and it was rather fine.
OK, I still need to see more Shocker to be convinced, but this was a damn fine match that the crowd also really got into as the match wore on. What I will say for Shocker is that he seems to be a really good seller, I loved that he sold the leg that had been worked on consistently, and leaving the dodgy leg trailing behind him as he ran the ropes was a nice touch. More Shocker please Doctor!!!

Shocker v Dr Wagner Jr - EMLL 9/4/02 Duelling Review Motherfuckers!!!!!!!!! by Lee Flattery

While full of good intentions, I don't feel that John put this match over enough. What with it being the best match in wrestling since Reyna What'shername 'botched the finish' of that match with the 'no-selling' short haired bird and all. The great thing about Shocker is that he has within a year or so gone from being the world's best rudo to being the world's best babyface. Conversely, the Doctor is 1000% rudo, which gives this title match that extra sparkle that seperates the good from the great.
It is important to note that this match is not taking place in Arena Mexico, but rather the more 'intimate' Arena Collesseo. It is important to note because these two through their eternal greatness manage to get the place rocking. I'm talking Motorhead concert rabid. How do they acheive this? That is the question. The answer is that they injected humanity into their otherwise empirical title match, there is no other explanation. The sight of Wagner applying a figure on the mat to Shocker while engaging the audience throughout with the use of supreme Destoyer-Mascaras level selling from both men is something that I could see very few others in today's wrestling climate pulling off. The match reaches the third caida and the effects of Wagner's methodical wearing down of his opponent and Shocker's perpetual fightback are bringing out the emotions of the crowd, who cry for their technico hero to rise above the nastyevilness of Tha Doc. At this point,being the slick bastards that they are, Shocker and Wagner recall their meeting in the 2001 Best Of The Super Junior Tournament going into a total All Japan stiffing sequence, culminating in a tope suicida by Shocker. Not a shitty twisty plancha mind, but a full force damage-doer. That's how it's done! In the end technique (technico???) defeats the Maciavellian exhibitions of Dr Wagner Jr with a beautiful abdominal stretch counter into a cradle for three from Shocker. Post match, Shocker says that EMLL is his territory. Darn tootin'!

HEAVENLY BODIES vs THE ROCK 'N ROLL EXPRESS (Loser Leaves Town Cage Match - Smokey Mountain Wrestling 1/4/94) by Lee 'Doctor Of Desire' Flattery

In the SOUTH, cages are not there for the purposes of aesthetics, escaping or diving off the top of. No sir. They are there for the purpose of maximising the vio-stompage and that's fine with me. Les Thornton on commentary calmly explains to us that the cage will turn one's head into chopped liver.

For you see that is where we are at this particular point in wrestling history - the culmination of over a decade of kayfabalicious visceral loathing between Jim Cornette and the Rock 'n Roll Express. It's all on the line - losers leave Smokey Mountain Wrestling in the confines of unglamourous sharp metal walls. Of course the extra twist in the tale is that if the dirtynastyrudo Bodies lose they can go to the W** to ply their trade jobbing against the Headshrinkers, whereas if the beloved Rick 'n Rob lose the match they have vowed that the Rock 'n Roll Express will cease to function anywhere in wrestling. Do you see? MEANINGFUL MATCHES ROCK LIKE SKYNARD BABY!!!!!!!!!

So, we are into the match and we establish early on that the Bodies will have to win this one on their own, as the uber-obnoxious Cornette smashes histennis racket in futility against the side of the cage. Remember this is Jim Cornette here - the old-timey genius behind the roughouse clubbering of SMW and a man that knew how, as a heel, to get under the skin of the people of 'the Smokey Mountain area'. Cornette once used a line that I thought was a perfect summary of Corny's years of sleazy southern brat management - 'You are labour, I am management'. How could the common man tuning in to watch wrasslin' after a hard days work not want to see Cornette and his men get their just-desserts from hard working superfaces like the Fantastics and the R'nR's? Kayfabe executed properly like this is not condesending but rather the warmth behind the 'fake' proffessional wrestling which in turn, sucked through a Baudriallardian worm-hole does in itself become 'real'. We go back to the ring and after the initial scene setting brawl where bodies are thrown headfirst into the cage walls and the blade jobs do their work, we settle into somewhat of a traditional tag match.

BUT WAIT!!! - something is not right here. The RnRX are dominating the Bodies!!! Man, Ricky Morton knows how to throw a frickin punch. What's more Tom Pritchard and Jimmy Delray are playing the beating up to the hilt. Dr Tom in particular is selling the assbeatery like some kind of crazy redneck Blue Panther. Of course IT happens. It always does. Out of the blue Pritchard hits a rather nice rolling neckbreaker on a charging Ricky Morton. This is actually one of the best transitions I've ever seen, because even if you've never seen the match you can probably guess what comes next. Yeah, so Tom and Jimmy give Morton heel team beatdown #23466533 of his career and that's a good thing. Let me take a moment here to put over Brian Hildebrand as the messiah of refdom that he was, bouncing up and down like Tracy Smothers-cito holding back Robert Gibson as the Bods put the boots to Morton. Hey you! Question. What is the best way for the RnR to make the babyface comeback del muerte in such a momentous match? If you said - 'Have Trish Stratus flash her cleavage at the Jiggalo' you have obviously strayed from a W** booking meeting, now go back there before I throw something at you...............If on the other hand you said 'Have the Rock 'n Roll do the arm drag into the corner taggy thing' you would be correct. Can't argue with the classics. Here's another thing that Cornette the booker understood - the RnR break up a pinfall with a desperate Gibson lunge from the top rope, seconds later Pritchard prevents Delray from being pinned with a sleazey kick to the back. Again the honest-devious dichotomy that has so wonderfully been the fundamental component of so much of proffesional wrestling's history has triumphed and those in attendance feel it. Thus comes the best booked ref-bump ever. Hildebrand goes out, in comes the 'rookie referee' to attend to him. In the meantime the Bodies have tied Robert Gibson to the ropes and they have a cover on Ricky Morton. Second ref counts, Morton kicks out at two and the crowd goes nuts. Again the Bodies attack Morton , his partner still tied up, the cover, second ref counts two, Hildebrand stops the count, Bodies look around in fatigued shock and AT THAT PRECISE MOMENT Gibson escapes the ropes and the Rock 'n Roll Express get the 1-2-3.

The crowd gives one of the most genuine and emotive erruptions of approval ever, I'm talking everyone on their feet and hands in the air, so effective was the rudoism of Cornette and the Bodies that they are elated to see the last of them. Cornette feigns an aneurysm at ringside as only Cornette can. As perfectly booked a match as you'll ever see. That's not to sell the work short either. While the Rock and Roll may not have been really as 'good' as the Fantastics were, they were the quintessential southern babyface tagteam even at this stage of their careers. As for Delaray and Pritchard, this may have been the best performance from a team that were every bit asgood as the Midnight Express. Cornette ends the whole thing perfectly with a backstage interview in his own inimitable way, explain his obsession and loathing for the Rock and Roll Express throughout his career (naturally making the Express sound like gods in the process). He leaves us with this line, with the most sullen expression ever to grace Jim Cornette's face - 'You won't be seeing the Heavenly Bodies again....and frankly, I'm thinking about going with them.' Sports entertainmant???

CM Punk Vs Chris Hero (IWA Mid South 09/02/02) by Dr Schu

A tables and ladders match from hardcore/garbage fed IWA Mid South isn't usually something that I would show a lot of interest in, but this is a match that had people talking so I decided to check it out. My expectations where rather low going in to it, as I am not a garbage fan in the slightest, and what I have seen from these type of feds (CZW, XPW) has done nothing to change my mind. So to say I was pleasantly suprised when both men started out with some nice basic wrestling was an understatement.
Both men kept it nice and simple for the first 20 minutes, perhaps because they knew they where going 55 minutes, but to me this is what made the match as by the time the big bumps and spots came around I was just nicely warmed up for it. Some crazy spots and nice bumps in the matches, such as a spear threw a plasterboard wall and a side russian leg sweep threw some tables, where just some of the highlights of this crazy match in which Punk eventually won. I also must give muchos kudos to the commentary team who kept me intrerested and put over both guys and the psychology of certain spots really well. Although it maybe not a match for a wrestling purist, anyone who enjoys a nice, bloody brawl will enjoy this match.

AAA TV 2/4/02 by Lee 'Barrio Boy' Flattery

There is some evil propaganda circulating on the internet insinuating that AAA is somehow not good. To the people that write those words I say - look harder. Okay, it's no GAEA or anything but AAA is still rocks. How can village people, monsters and transvestites not rock? So, here we have the annual 4-man elimination match 'Fuck T2P' six-sided ring tournament. I should note that these matches are all cut up to shit because there is apparantly some other promotion in Mexico that has a habit of letting it's TV show run into AAA's precious, precious time. I'm as incredulous as you are.me. I'm as incredulous as you are.

Octagon v Pentagon v Mascara Maligna v Mascara Sagrada

For someone with such a cool name Mascara Maligna really, really sucks. Seriously. However, that old git Mascara Sagrada manages to walk him through this nice little luchamatworkorama sequence culiminating in Sagrada getting nad-slammed into the ringpost. Anyway these two get all eliminated and whatnot. And why not? Which means The Pent gets to spend a couple of minutes doing his underratedrudoselling thing for Octagon before boarding the last train to jobsville. Mexico or Japan - Pentagon is underrated in both. Hail Pentagon!

Dos FRICKIN' Caras v CibURGHHHHHnetico v Oriental v El Texano

Holy fuck! - Texano is still working! He still exhudes badass fat boy rudo qualities too. Only now his plumpness is more than festive and he has horrible peroxi-blonde NOAH hair. He puts the beating on young Oriental well enough though. Sadly, Oriental got to do fuck all in this one. Which is shame, because he can do all kinds of good things don't you know? Dos Caras in all his worldly wisdom ties the truly rubbish Cibernetico up in knots and that is all I ask. Dos Caras will always rule because the base of his work is genius in it's simplicity - just slapping on zany mat-holds like a beefier masked Johnny Saint. Cibernetico makes his roid ridden carcass useful by using the sleazey rudo tactic of ripping off one's own mask in order to get one's opponent disqualified. Credit to AAA for booking a Cibernetico finish that is really hard to balls up. This match was very acceptable. Dos Caras!

Pirata Morgan v PimpiPimpiPimpiPimpinela Escarlata v Gronda (!) v Zandokan

Gronda fucking rules because 1) he is Satan from South Park and 2) under the pointy chin devil mask and red body make-up he is actually HHH (prove me wrong). I get all giddy as Gronda stomps about the ring looking five times more evil than Leviathan. AAA - yes!!!!! Pimpi brings the tranny g-string butt-crack to face counter hold to Zandokan and I am even more in love with this match. However, I am reduced to horrible tears as Pirata Morgan eliminates both Pimpi and Gronda to advance to the final. Will this glass ceiling ever crack?!!!!!! Pirata to his credit does a mean Benoit stretchy submission thing so I leave this match a little more fulfilled.

El Canek v Septiembre Negro v El Hijo De Solitario v Picudo

EMLL may have La Fusion Lagunera in Panther, Doc and Fuerza, but in Picudo AAA have La Fusion Simmons-Estrada. And you people have the nerve to question the greatness of AAA. Hang your heads in shame. El Canek is nearly as slow as Hogan now bless him. Hijo De Solitario does some nice kicks before letting rip with an abysmal business exposing one. I won't lie - apart from the sheer presence of Picudo, this match really sucked. However, since Picudo was in the match I'll have to give it ****1/4. Guess who won? Go on.

AAA - you can never have enough and my anticipation for the next week of AAA and the tourney final is rabid.

Low-ki Vs American Dragon Vs Christopher Daniels - ROH Debut show! by John Kennedy

A 3 way dance usually is the type of match that I can never seem to get into, even the much heralded ECW mix of Crazy, Guido and Tajiri never done it for me.
Personally I always think that there is nothing better than a one on one match and going into this my thoughts where no different, why not just let Daniels fight Ki or Ki fight Dragon or something to that effect.
But as soon as I started watching and got sucked into the action, I was so glad they decided to go with this. The match is probably one of the most hard hitting, innovative matches I have ever seen stateside. There are some unbelievable spots the likes of which I have never ever seen before, a top rope abdominal stretch, Daniels having one man in a Boston Crab and the other in a Camel Clutch and Dragon having Daniels in a leg lock while hitting a Northern Lights Suplex on Low-ki just has to be seen to believed. A lot of indy wrestlers are criticised for just going from spot to spot, but in this match they fight for every hold, every transition is smooth and nothing seems goofy or out of place.
For me the star of the match was the 10 year veteran - Mr Christopher Daniels !!! He takes a heck of a beating at the hands of Dragon and Ki (at one point Dragon and Ki have a mini contest to see who can kick Daniels the hardest) and bumps like a freak. His offence is also solid and I don't know of any wrestler who hits a more graceful looking moonsault.
I honestly can't criticise this match at all, sure I could dig deeper and pull some little things out such as the annoying RF shilling comments of colour man Steve Corino, but the wrestlers don't deserve that at all, because for guys who haven't been in the business that long (with the exception of Daniels), this is fantastic and is the perhaps the best indy match I have ever seen.

AAA TV - aired April 9th 2002 by Lee Flattery
Yes, more AAA. Show starts with a sillouette of motherfucking Gronda. Oh yeah.

Octagoncito/Mascarita Sagrada v Mini Abismo Negro/Mascarita Maligna

This rules. You see, unlike SeeZeeDubYou this minicore match has a STRUCTURE. Gasp! The rudos, in full zillion times better than big version mode, control the pace of the match by selling properly and giving the technicos space to work and hit their spots. Which means the crowd are also interested in the development of the match rather than watching for the next spot while scratching themselves and contemplating purchasing the Missy Hyatt skin flick from the RF stall over in the corner. Octagoncito and Mascarita Sagrada having been provided with a suitable context then don't dissapoint in bringing the badass spotacularness. Sagrada does the neatest 'throw me ten feet in the air and I'll hurracanrana you on the way down' in the world. The crazy little bastard really does get some hang time before spiking Mini Abismo, who was bumping like a freak for these guys and gets my eternal thumbs up for it. This match also has the hillariawesome technicos fake a double tope suicida and the rudos bump into each other bit. Did I mention that this rules? Technicos take it home and Octagoncito is the most underrated wrestler in the world . As is Mini Abysmo Negro.

Apache points a bow and arrow straight at the camera lense during 'Noti AAA'. He's an Injun!!!

Abismo Negro/Electroshock/Chessman/Monster v LaParkanator/Zorro/Mr.Aguila/Alebrije

I look at it this way - there is Santa Claus (yes there is!) and there are 'Santa's helpers' that work in department stores accross the world. Reason being that the REAL Santa Claus cannot be everywhere at once. Now - since the REAL La Parka has to be kicking ass and taking names in dirty, sleazey non-televised arenas accross Mexico, it must only be right that one of his 'helpers' work in AAA for that nice Senor Pena. I think the kids in the front row could tell though, because he didn't QUITE have the ass-pinching down right. MR AGUILA looks all kinds of decent in this, pretty fluent and not sucking. That sort of thing. AAA announcers correctly
pronounce it as Essa not Esse by the way for all you monolingual non-third world goons! Monster has an Osaka-Pro level of ridiculousness in his facial apparel - there's just something appealing to me about a guy in a caught-in-the-wind-face white monster mask bumping for a guy as outlandish looking as Alebrije and his mini-git sidekick Cuije. Chuky takes a nice bump two as well I should add. LSD and AAA booking meeting are not mutually exclusive methinks. Electroshock looks fine here, taking a commanding rudoist presence and pretty much carrying his team through a cheap and slutty match. Finish was cheap and slutty too. Chessman, the man with the greatest name in all of proffesional wrestling. Low blow. Heel ref. Pepe Casas. No. Yes. You know
the score. Cheap and slutty, but I like cheap and slutty.

Octagon v El Canek v Cibernetico v Pirata Morgan
I really can't be arsed in the futility that would be writing an overview of this match. So let me be all scientific and break it down
worker by worker:

Octagon: His valet had on this long red dress with red lace bra sticking out of the top. Her ass was stacked too. Hey Octy, you no a do a ya twisty arm-a-drag no more!!! They should really consider giving Octagoncito Octagon's spot.

Pirata Morgan: His valet has great tits. For an old man Pirata still has a fair amount of decency left in him. No Satanico though. I can't remember how the hell he got eliminated from this. Or care.

Cibernetico: Generic Major Gunns type valet. Boo! Gets distracted Alebrije and El Hermano De Roland Alexdander and loses. Also gets the added bonus of Pena beating the shit out of him on television.

El Canek: Bland valet really. Gets in one little mathold on Cibernetico that was nice. Wins.

Here's to El Dandy, Pimpi and Apache tying up in this promotion soon anyway!

Tiger Mask IV Vs Pentagon - AAA Vs MPW Mexican Beauty (August 2000) by John Kennedy
Never heard any pimping of this match on the net, so I was quite suprised when I found this little sleeper on a tape that I got from Parka in a trade. I shouldn't really have been suprised as it's Tiger Mask IV and he is the king of swing who wears jazzy red pants and always brings it. Anyhow this was a funtastic little match in a high school gym with about 100 fans, that has mask tearing, blood and Apache interference (He beats up Tiger with a broom). Tiger Mask eventually wins with a cross ambreaker, but the evil rudo's get their heat back with a post match beat down after tricking the trustworthy Tiger into a handshake. Tiger Mask will know better next time, never trust a rudo!!!

CMLL Lucha TV November 1 2001 - by Parka Jud / Parka Tapes

Villano IV, Villano V, and Blue Demon Jnr.. vs. Tarzan Boy, Mascara Magica, and Fuerza Guerrera

Primera Caida
Villano IV kicks it off against mascara magica. Mat work, reversals and and rolling about on the floor ensues. In steps Blue Demon Jnr. and emphatically Tarzan Boy where the action picks up, pinning predicament followed by a bridge up to an arm drag to send Tarzan Boy to the outside. Whilst on the outside the sneaky Fuerza Guerrera steps in to face Villano V where once again hiptosses and armdrags are the order of the day. Villano V DDT's Fuerza Guerrera on the floor with one of the most poorly executed moves of the match so far. Primera Caida ends abruptly with a triple submission for
the technicos to win the fall.

Segunda Caida
Again more of the same with some sweet lucha drags. The rudos single out Villano IV and lay a beating on him. Fuerza Guerrera knocks up a lucha favourite by low-blowing Villano IV with a knee to the groin. Followed with a double submission by the rudos for the fall.

Tercera Caida
Begins with grappling on the outside whilst Mascar Magica begins to unmask Blue Demon Jnr. And then attempting to unmask Villano V. With all this beating going on the technicos begin their comeback with the crowd lapping it up. With four men in the ring and two battling down the rampway Fuerza Guerreras mask is ripped off behind the refs back. And when you think the technicos are going to wrap the match up Tarzan Boy low blows Blue Demon Jnr. and a triple pin follows. Rudos take the deciding third fall.

This was a good flowing match, there wasn't really any parts which dragged. We had unmasking, arm drags, the Villanoes and low blows. Lucha baby!!

Before the next mask were treated to Emilio Charles sitting down with his lady and drifting off to sleep. He slowly turns into a werewolf and attacks his missus!! Until he wakes up and realises its a dream....until he finds some werewolf hair.

Rayo de Jalisco Jnr., Brazo de Plata (super porky), and Mr. Niebla vs. Emilio Charles Jnr., Scorpio Jnr., and Bestia Salvaje

Primera Caida
Begins with arm drags and Scorpio Jnr.. flexing his muscles much to super porkys amazement!! who attempts to touch them. Scorpio Jnr.. tries to show off by running the ropes and knocking into porky, who obviously wins. Most notable part of the first fall was Rayo de Jalisco Jnr.. (whose mask
absolutely rules) hitting a tope against Emilio Charles Jnr.. The technicos take the first fall when porky is lifted by Scorpio Jnr.. and falls on top of him for the three count, and when Mr. Niebla performs a diving shoulder charge from the top rope and hits Bestia Salvaje.

Shocker makes an appearance with a toy of Animal from Sesame Street. He
compares Emilio Charles to Animal!!! and the similarities are striking.

Segunda Caida
Mr. Niebla does an impressive flip into the ropes upside down to bounce back to his feet to kick off the second fall. But for his troubles gets triple-teamed by the rudos. Followed up by a triple teaming of super porky and then Rayo de Jalisco Jnr.. Shocker heads towards Emilio Charles' missus in the audience and whilst Emilio Charles is distracted the technicos take
the fall and the match by splashing both Scorpio Jnr.. and Bestia Salvaje.

Shocker departs taunting Emilio Charles.

Next we're treated to more EMLL halloween vignettes. Shockers gets a beating in the middle of a ring and when he awakes he has a hump and huge nose!!! Those crazy Mexicans. Again he wakes up and its just a dream....or is it?

Felino, Rey Mysterio Jnr., Black Warrior(c), and Antifaz del Norte vs. Virus, Juventud Guerrera, Nicho el Millonario, and Black Tiger(c)

Primera Caida
This match starts with Black Warrior and Black Tiger brawling on the ramp-way whilst everyone else waits in the ring. The match kicks off with Antifaz hooking up with Virus they go through reverses and escapes. Next in is Felino and Juvi with a dropkick to Juvi's leg by Felino. Juvi is sent to the
outside. Its Rey and Nicho's turn next with Nicho hitting a nasty looking clothesline with Rey's response being a huricanrana and throwing Nicho to the outside by sliding him on his belly, ouch!

Antifaz jumps in to face Black Tiger and before he realises it Black Tiger dropkicks him in the leg. Then he clotheslines him but holds on, brings him up and clotheslines him twice again. Antifaz then catches Black Tiger with a huricanrana to send Black Tiger to the outside to set up Black Warrior to hit a massive tope all the way into the first row. Back in the ring after a nice exchange Rey pins Juvi, Antifaz pins Virus with a belly to back suplex and Felino pins Nicho after a top rope powerbomb for
the fall.

Segunda Caida
In steps Black Tiger to face Black Warrior. Black Tiger attempts to rip Black Warriors mask off, he then gets Black Warrior with a powerslam and follows it up with a 2nd turnbuckle moonsault and gets the pin (!). Didn't understand that fall, why they didn't get Black Tiger to beat on Black Warrior a bit more i don't know, it just made Black Warrior look weak.

Tercera Caida
Starts with a brawl on the outside. Juvi and Felino square off in the ring with some neat exchanges. Virus and Rey then have there turn, Virus hits a flapjack and follows it with a dropkick to the face. Out steps Rey and in steps Antifaz, Nicho jumps in to break up a submission attempt by Antifaz. He gets to perform his legdrop from the top-rope with huge air-time. Nicho goes for the pin but its boken up by Felino.

Juvi and Rey step up to the plate with Rey getting the better of Juvi with two tilt-a-whirl backbreakers followed by a pin attempt which Black Tiger interupts. Juvi then hits a powerbomb on Rey and both guys are out on the floor. Virus enters the fray with a graceful moonsault. Which again allows Black Tiger to face off against Black Warrior (notice the pattern).

Black Warrior attempts to take Black Tigers mask off but gives up and instead sends him to the outside followed swiftly by sending Nicho out. He follows it with another tope and while the three guys are down Rey gets on the top rope and does a diving forward somersault to the outside.

Inside the ring Virus hits a standing moonsault onto Antifaz. Black Tiger and Black Warrior get back into the ring and Black Tiger connects with a huricanrana to a pin which Black Warrior kicks out of. Black Tiger follows it up with a death valley driver and again goes for the pin but its broken up by Rey Jnr. with a leg drop. Rey Jnr. gets Black Tiger onto the top rope and hits a backward top rope huricanrana!!!!

Black Warrior grabs the now dead Black Tiger DDT's him and then whacks on a submission which looks like a standing figure four leg lock. Black Tiger submits and the Technicos win the match.

This was a fantastic match, if there was ever a match to get you interested in lucha then this is it. Not much more can be said other than the second fall will just annoy you.

Lizmark Jnr.., Olimpico, and Gigante Silva vs. Cien Caras, Mascara Ano 2000, Universo 2000, and Apolo Dantes

The matches stips are a 'A una Caida' which basically means one fall. Ok, this match has Gigante Silva in, urgh! The only thing that he does of any worth is slip trying to stand on the top rope and try to blame the ref. Ususal type of match with Silva all four guys try to beat on him but he thwarts there every effort. Yawn. Gigante Silva gets the pin after splashing Apolo Dantes and Cien Caras to end the suffering.

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