by Victor Martinez
La Mascara says he’s looking forward to the Alternativa Tournament, he’s been wrestling 11 years now, and is grateful for it.
Brief words from Hijo Del Signo, Mortiz entrants in Gran Alternativa Tournament. It’s where a rookie is paired up with a veteran. This was just the first half of the tournament not the final tourney.
The Quarterfinals happened last week in Puebla with:
Mr. Niebla & Hijo Del Signo beating Blue Panther & Angel De Plata,
La Sombra & Diamante beating Atlantis & Fuego,
Ultimo Guerrero & Escorpion beating Brazo De Plata & Magnus
Terrile & Mortiz beating Toscano & Rey Cometa
These are the semi-finals:
Mr. Niebla & Hijo del Signo vs La Sombra & Diamante
1 Fall: Niebla and Signo attack right away. They deal out kicks and slaps. Sombra and Diamante come back Diamante does a corkscrew plancha out to Signo, Sombra does a flip plancha out to Niebla. Signo does an underhook suplex on Sombra and gets a two count, then does a splash from the top for another two count as Diamante saves him. Diamante does a fisherman suplex to Signo for a two count. Then a small package for another two as Niebla saves him. Niebla power bombs him for a two count, Sombra saves him. Diamante does a 450 splash and pins Niebla, Sombra pins Signo for the win.
Ultimo Guerrero & Escorpion vow to win.
Ultimo Guerrero & Escorpion vs El Terrible & Mortiz
1 Fall: Terrible and Mortiz come running out during Ultimo & Escorpion’s entrance and attack right away. Both these teams are rudos. Mortiz slams Ultimo from ramp into the ring. The beat down goes on while, but the come back happens with Escorpion doing a missile drop kick to Terrible. Ultimo projects Escorpion out onto their foes. Ultimo then does a plancha from the top out to them. Ultimo does a reverse superplex to Mortiz and pins him. Escorpion does a spring board moonsault onto Terrible and pins him too for the win.
Final:
Ultimo Guerrero & Escorpion vs La Sombra & Diamante
1 Fall: The match happens as soon as the last one ended, with Diamante does a flying head scissors to Ultimo. Escorpion gets flipped into the ring by Sombra and met with a spring board drop kick by Diamante in mid air. Ultimo gets a double superkick. Diamante and Sombra to twin moonsaults from opposite ringposts out to their foes. Sombra tries a superplex on Ultimo but Ultimo reverses it and gets a two count. Sombra does a sunset flip pin on Ultimo but Escorpion saves him. Sombra tries a huricanrana pin on Escorpion but Escorpion rolls through it for a two count. Escorpion school boys Sombra another 2. Diamante does a Code Red on Escorpion for a 2. Diamante and Sombra had their foes pinned but ref Tirantes slow counts them. Escorpion and Ultimo do double clotheslines and receive double drop kicks. Ultimo and Escorpion do double power bombs on their foes and pin with their feet on the ropes but the ref sees them and doesn’t count. Diamante does a 450 on Ultimo and Sombra does a corkscrew splash on Escorpion but Tirantes slow counts. Ultimo does a reverse superplex on Diamante, and Escorpion does a moonsault to Sombra for twin 2 counts. Diamante gets a double slam and pinned by Ultimo. Diamante is gone. Sombra does a roll up and pins Ultimo, Tirantes had to make the three count, Ultimo is gone. Sombra does flips but meets Escorpion knees, and receives a power bomb and 3 count. Escorpion and Ultimo win. This was the first half of the Tournament. I liked the way CMLL presented it, very nicely done, in all with very good action in all the matches.
Volador Jr. & Dragon Lee vow to win the next round of the tournament.
Momentos Estelares: I missed seeing these, Valiente doing a moonsault out to Ultimo Guerrero, Atlantis & Dragon Rojo Jr. doing twin Atlantitas to Blue Panther & Angel De Oro, Sombra doing a moonsault out to Ultimo Guerrero, Averno doing a flip plancha out to Mascara Dorada, Dorada doing a flip plancha out to Mephisto.
Informa: Pierroth Jr. retaining the National Welterweight Championship, and footage of their card in Brazil.
Mascara Dorada & Metal Blanco vow to win the tourney.
In the next round of the tournament the Quater Finals happened like this:
Volador Jr. & Dragon Lee beat La Mascara & Hombre Bala Jr.
Mascara Dorada & Metal Blanco beat Mephisto & Tiger Kidd
Negro Casas & Puma King beat Maximo & Guerrero Maya Jr.
Averno & Palacio Negro beat Black Warrior & Lestat
Semi-Finals:
Volador Jr. & Dragon Lee vs Mascara Dorada & Metal Blanco
1 Fall: Volador and Dragon attack right away, doing twin flip planchas out to their foes. Dorada and Dragon go at it, Dragon does a flying head scissors to him. Volador & Blanco go at it next, Volador kicks him in the back during a flip and power bombs him. Dragon does a standing 450 and gets a 2 count. They flip Dorada onto the ramp. They come back with Dorada doing a flying head scissors to Volador, and Blanco a kick to Lee. Lee does a flip plancha out to Dorada. Volador does a chest cracker then a back cracker to Blanco, but Dorada saves him. Volador superplex’s Dorada while Blanco power bombs Volador, and Lee comes off with a top rope elbow to Dorada for 2 counts, but the ref does appear to count 3 several times, but since that’s not the ending, those were ignored. Blanco comes off the top with a huricanrana pin on Volador, and Dorada does a corkscrew splash on Dragon and they pin them for the win.
Negro Casas & Puma King vow to win Negro says in this case he is a mentor and uncle to his rookie. Puma is his nephew.
Negro Casas & Puma King vs Averno & Palacio Negro
1 Fall: Averno & Palacio attack right away. It is short lived, as Puma does a flying head scissors to Averno, and a flip plancha. Palacio does a tope to Casas. Puma does a slow huricanrana pin to Averno for a 2. Puma does a chest cracker to Averno for a 2 Palacio saves. Palacio does a corkscrew splash on Puma, and Averno reverses a Casita/Majistral and they pin their foes. This was the only match so far that wasn’t that good. Short and not much to it.
Averno & Palacio Negro vow to win, and go on to face Ultimo & Escorpion.
Final #2:
Averno Palacio Negro vs Mascara Dorada & Metal Blanco
1 Fall: Averno & Palacio attack right away, Averno tries to unmask Dorada. There appears to be a edit here, as suddenly they are much further along in the match. They make a come back however, with Dorada doing a missile drop kick to Averno, Blanco does a moonsault out to Averno, and Palacio does a flip plancha out to Blanco and Dorada does one too. Dorada does a roll up pin to Averno but ref. Tirantes slow counts it. Palacio does a spring board splash for a 2 count. Blanco does a roll up on Palacio but Averno saves him. Averno power bombs Blanco, and Palacio does a corkscrew splash to him, and Averno does a pump handle slam to Dorada and both get 2 counts. Averno and Palacio power bomb their foes and pin them with their feet on the ropes but ref Tirantes sees them and won’t count. Dorada and Blanco to twin school boys and get slow 2 counts. Averno and Palacio do twin Devil’s Wings to Blanco and Dorada respectively, and get 2 counts. Blanco does a flying head scissors to Palacio and a twisting plancha to him outside. Dorada does a running flying head scissors from the ramp, and a sunset flip pin for a slow 2 count on Averno. Dorada tries a flying head butt tope but Averno pulls off his mask in mid flight, Ref. Tirantes DQ’s Averno and Palacio. Dorada & Blanco win this half of this round of the tournament and they go on to face Ultimo Guerrero & Escorpion in the final. Dorada says afterward he lets his actions speak louder than his words and wants a mask vs mask with Averno. They fight again briefly, but Averno pulls off his mask again.
That wraps up the show, it’s amazing how CMLL manages to cram so much into almost 2 hours. This was one action packed tourny. Seek it out and watch if you can. More of reviews are at vicsixx.wordpress.com, email for response is vicsixx42@hotmail.com. Thanks for reading.
