October 2014

I really liked all of the leglock work between Hechicero and Navarro in the opening section, it felt a little like a Imanari MMA fight with both guys trying to find a way to pick an ankle without giving up their leg for a counter. I liked the Terry v. Trauma stuff a ton as well, although it was more of an appetizer to the main dish of Hechicero v. Navarro. We only get a tiny bit of Navarro v. Terry although it was an awesome violent straight right by Navarro which I think split Terry's lip, I really wish we had one of their singles matches on tape. Loved the the finish too, with Navarro doing a slick gator roll into a guillotine choke, shows how Navarro can do nasty matwo…

Total dream match which totally delivers. Hechicero has been having the best year match quality wise of anyone in wrestling, while Terry has been a little AWOL when it comes to great stuff available to watch. So happy our man Black Terry Jr. had his video camera ready to capture this match. We start out with some really great chain wrestling. Terry has been mostly a brawler in his late career resurgence, but he can still really rip it up maestro style on the mat, and when he gets a chance he seems right on the level of guys like Panther, Solar and Navarro. Hechicero is definitely the younger guy (respectively, he has been wrestling since 2001) in lucha most comfortable wo…

Johnny Mundo vs Prince Puma - Lucha Underground 10/29/14 The inaugural Lucha Underground main event pits John Morrison vs Ricochet. Johnny Mundo looks and acts like John Morrison so dont expect a gimmick change. In my WWE rewatch, Morrison's stock went up huge: hard-hitting, sound psychology and great escalation are the themes of his matches, this aint no spot monkey, folks. Lucha Underground was smart but ballsy in pushing an unproven commodity to the top, but I have said it before and I will say it again, Ricochet is a once in a generation high flyer. In a world where there are too many, Richocet stands out because of his grace, precision and velocity. If you are g…