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Kaligua vs. Stukita, lightning match

Who’s who?

Stukita in blue and Kaligua in peach and black.

How’s the match?

Poor,  Halcón Suriano Jr. seemed like it was happening a few weeks ago, meanwhile he is just rolling on as Stukita. This match is basically proof that he has outgrown this division. Stukita looked great, but a major botch by Kaligua at the tail end of this match nosedives it. As that botch was the main thing that sticks in one's mind from this match.Stukita needs to become Halcon Suriano Jr. and open his talent up to fighting more exciting talents, just like Astral/Electrico/Virus have done before him. #FreeStukita #WeWantHalconSurianoJr

Okumura, Kawato San & Misterioso vs. Blue Panther, Blue Panther Jr. & Black Panther 

Who’s who?

Okumura in blue pants, Kawato San in red and Misterioso in black, masked.

Blue Panther maskless, Black Panther in half blue/black tights and Blue in black tights with blue boots. The brothers can be a bit hard to tell from each other in the match with pretty similar attires. 

How’s the match?

Great, with Puma out of the picture the Panther Clan have had to pull out great matches with other combinations and one of those is Kawato/Okumura. An old rudo stand by as young lions teaming with Okumura has been a thing now for about a decade. It worked wonders here like it has in other recent weeks. I miss Puma, but I’m glad to see Tiger/Panthers have still been able to put on show stealing performances even with one of the main 4 felines gone. Felino showed some energy Monday night as well. In recent interviews Tiger has said he’d like to do trios with Felino/Uncle Negro Casas more often and that seems like another great team for Panthers to take on. I wonder if NJPW has plans for any more young lions. As Kawato/Okumura could do with a perminate 3rd, but Misterioso has been doing fine in the role. Also, Blue Panther Jr. topes better at 58 than anyone on the WWE roster and it’s a treat to see. One of the greatest of all time is still going and it’s awesome. Felino seemingly has no hope of winning Friday’s Torneo Cibernetico, but I hope he at least gets a good sequence or two.

Stuka Jr., Kraneo & Volcano vs. Hechicero, Dark Magic & Ephesto

Who’s who?

Stuka Jr. in blue, Kraneo in yellow/black & Volcano in red.

Hechicero has his suspenders, Dark Magic in red & Ephesto in green mask.

How’s the match?

Very Good, if you don’t like Kraneo/Volcano, you likely won’t suddenly like them here. They are a comedy team though and I think they did just fine in that role here and in general do a good job. Dark Magic... needs more offense. He is pretty new, but so far he seems to completely be forgotten in matches and comes off as a stooge type. Maybe he could form some sorta stable with Hechicero off the magic theme? Stuka Jr./Hechicero feuded here and perhaps that’s leading to a title rematch? Or a rubber lightning match? Because lately they have been facing off and feuding pretty heavily since Hechicero dropped his title to Stuka Jr. 

Niebla Roja, Angel de Oro & Atlantis vs. Rey Bucanero, Shocker & Euforia

Who’s who?

Roja/Oro in half/half gear with Roja in red boots/Oro in gold(These guys know color coding... take notes panthers) and Atlantis in his iconic white mask.

Rey Bucanero in facepaint, Shocker with blonde hair and Euforia the only masked rudo in black green.

How’s the match?

Good, I’ve been pretty transparent that I don’t love Senores Bien(Bucanero/Shocker). I use to love Bucanero when he teamed with Ultimo Guerrero and around the same time Shocker too was great, but that was like 15ish years ago. Bucanero can pull out a good match and I actually loved the rope tied chest kicks Bucanero did here. At the post match Roja/Bucanero said they wanted a hair match and it’s coming Sunday. I will watch that if it makes tape... but normally Sunday shows don’t. I hope it does as hair matches and the CMLL tag title match happening on the same card seems like it should be something fans can witness...without being there live. We’ll see. Two matches before this were better/more recommended for me personally.

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