Siglo XX is not very good (luchawiki says he is the Killer), although he takes a posting well. The first two falls are short and pretty bad. The third fall gets pretty great though, as both guys start bleeding like pigs, and the crowd gets super rabid, crowding the ring. Siglo hits a crazy looking plancha, and the finish is great as he tries a pescada and missed splatting the flood. Cien buries him under chairs and he loses by countout and gets unmasked on a stretcher. I am torn about this, as the beginning is bad, but the finish may be crazy and hot enough to put on.

Watched this today and thought it was perfectly okay. The first two falls were devoid of anything cool but the third fall was pretty good. Wouldn't go to the wall for it but it's not a bad pick.

I liked this way more than either of you guys. Thought Siglo actually looked really good here. If I didn't know he was Killer, I wouldn't have guessed, because Killer never gave a performance this good. He took a pretty big beating from Cien. Loved how Cien kept kicking him out of the ring every time he tried to get in at the start of the match. He got posted three times and ate it like a champ. Liked his goofy rocking horse finisher thing. And when the brawl was on, this kicked into overdrive. The third fall was spectacular. Kinda had the same feel down the stretch as the Flair/Kevin match that I really liked did, where both guys have taken so many spills by the end that it is clear they are totally wiped out. Siglo going for his zany finisher again but not being able to keep rocking because he just didn't have enough gas left in the tank was a really neat spot. And it was bloody and violent and had big dives and big bumps...fuck it, this feels like a slam dunk to me.

 

Mexico 3/88

Mascara contra Mascara: Cien Caras vs. Siglo XX (4/12/87)

 

Siglo would become The Killer and he was shitty here like he would be shitty as The Killer. Cien was okay here but Siglo really stunk at least for the first two falls and then came the 3rd fall. Siglo comes into the 3rd fall bloody from taking a big post shot and takes more punishment from Cien making the blood flow like water. Siglo gets fired up though and finally brings some good stuff here as he viciously goes after Cien's mask and forehead looking for blood and he finds it. Cien ain't giving up either as the taste of his own blood fires him up and this becomes a battle of two dudes covered in blood in a war of atrition trying to save their masks. Siglo hits a huge plancha from the top rope to the floor that gets the crowd going and almost submits Cien with his row your boat submission but he loses his grip so he decides to hit a plancha from the ring to the floor where he almost missed completely. Siglo then goes for another one and this time Cien moves out of the way with Siglo crashing and burning on the wood. Cien then buries him in chairs so he can win by countout. Siglo gets unmasked while taking a ride out on a stretcher which was awesome on its own but Cien & MA2K celebrating in the ring while they are pelted by beer was just as awesome. The 3rd fall of this was so great that it totally made up for the first two falls and this is a solid nomination to me.