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Post by elliott on Dec 8, 2017 21:15:14 GMT -5
Atlantis vs Blue Panther (EMLL - 8/9/1991)
One of the most beautiful matches ever. This is a lucha title match with absolutely gorgeous back and forth mat work between two of the best. Panther's rep has seemingly taken a bit of a hit even amongst big lucha fans in recent years, but this holds up as a stone cold classic. Atlantis is one of the most underrated, obviously great wrestlers ever and this is one of his best as well.
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Post by Cap on Dec 9, 2017 16:16:09 GMT -5
Second
I need to watch this one again. I remember this being really good, but I am not sure I had it at elite levels. Regardless, I'll second the nomination on the strength of the guys in it and on my memory of it being a very good lucha title match.
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Post by El Mckell on Jan 21, 2018 7:05:06 GMT -5
Thirded. Every move in the first fall is so perfectly executed. The near falls at the end are pretty exciting. This never gripped me emotionally at all though and as such is not something coming near my list.
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Post by mvz on Oct 15, 2021 0:10:16 GMT -5
Most of the Lucha matches That have grabbed me have been the brawls, but this match clicked with me for sure. I agree that that emotional connection may have been missing but it was a different sort of match and the wrestling was at a high level I have a hard time holding it against them.
This was my first Blue Panther match and I suspect he will be a favorite.
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Post by mrjmml on Apr 5, 2024 20:02:38 GMT -5
Atlantis vs Blue Panther (EMLL - 8/9/1991)
Another technical classic featuring two of the greatest luchadores to ever do it, it’s a great title match mainly because of its runtime, 25 minutes of awesome action while other matches of that kind go for longer (around 30 minutes) but most of them can’t make a match like that work however these two made the most out of their encounter. We all know Atlantis ‘‘El ídolo de los niños’’ literally the children’s idol was the main babyface of the company (EMLL/CMLL) for many years and the 1990’s were his best years although he was their brightest prospect during the 1980’s so his jump in in-ring ability didn’t surprise anyone and his longevity is also worth highlighting considering that he had fantastic matches during the 2010’s against Último Guerrero or La Sombra. His mask is probably the most valuable in lucha along with El Hijo del Santo’s, he was the face of CMLL for many years so his treatment is understandable and logical as a way to thank his contribution to wrestling as a whole for thirty years. Now the NWA Middleweight championship is on the line, Atlantis is defending his title against Blue Panther ‘‘El Maestro Lagunero’’, the match is as good as you could expect from them the hold to hold action is superb from beginning to end, no restholds here, every move has a purpose and helps to move the action forward something not many matches actually achieve, this is direct and focused the way mat wrestling should be. Atlantis came out of that match on top but Blue Panther lost honourably, no cheapshots or anything that might be considered dirty. This is worse than the last match but I’d still recommend this match to anyone who calls himself lucha fan.
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