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Post by elliott on Dec 11, 2017 4:38:44 GMT -5
Tony Salazar vs Herodes (Hair vs Hair - EMLL - 3/2/1984)
Awesome lucha brawl. This is one of those matches that just feels like a fight. This is gritty, grimy ass kicking at its best. Something I really need to rewatch for the purposes of this project. Its been a while, but based on memory, this has a real good shot of making my list.
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Post by jetlag on Jan 6, 2018 7:02:40 GMT -5
2nd. Brutal gritty fight between two guys who don't get a lot of talk due to footage issues, especially the amazing Herodes. Also, GREAT PUNCHES~!
Full review from DVDVR:
Man oh man. Salazar comes in with white pants and you just know what's gonna happen. I was almost shocked that they spent the first two falls doing some wrestling and armwork. But the last fall is just Oh Shit violent. The blood and selling of the blood is truely high end insanity, Salazar throws some world class punches, Herodes repeatedly crushes him with his size.... just a true lucha bloodbath, violent and gritty. Even the ref was increasing the intensity in his attempts to get them out of the ropes. I didn't mind the finish but the only real disappointment was that we didn't get to hear the pop for it.
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Post by stunninggrover on Jan 14, 2018 16:14:12 GMT -5
Thirded.
This match had blood. The match had some cool moves. The match had good selling and pacing. This match pretty much had everything you’d want from a very good lucha brawl. Not sure if it will make my top 100 though.
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Post by mrjmml on Aug 14, 2023 9:11:07 GMT -5
A great apuesta that was a part of the Lucha 80’s DVDVR, before the match started Miguel Linares interviewed Tony Salazar, he said that his rivalry with Herodes (by the way, it’s the perfect name for a heel) was something that’s beyond sports, he made it clear that the only way their feud could be settled would be an apuesta, if what Miguel Linares said is true it isn’t the first hair match these two have had against each other, in fact, this match is a rematch but we don’t have the first match or at least I don’t know where it is. The crowd loves Tony Salazar either that or they just hate Herodes’ guts, Herodes is Herod the Great in spanish, in the New Testament he’s the King of Judea and most importantly when it was announced that the King of the Jews ( Jesus) was born he took offense because he considered himself to be that so he ordered to kill the eldest son of every family in the area so he’s considered an antagonist in the Bible but archeological records suggest otherwise, the only thing you really have to know is that Herodes is a badass name for a wrestler, that’s the only thing that matters for today’s match. I personally think that this match is one of lucha’s greatest brawls, from the very beginning with Herodes chasing Salazar around the ring to the strange ending that I’ll try to explain when we get to it with Gran Davis ( the referee) being the main cause of confusion, when the match started Miguel Linares said that Herodes had the intention of finishing his opponent quickly ( spoiler: That didn’t happen). The first fall was surprisingly quick, Tony Salazar won without much trouble, the second fall was all Herodes, he took advantage of Tony’s injured wrist and won via Fujiwara armbar or at least its mexican version, now let’s address the finish, a ref bump happens and Herodes hit a low blow on Tony then he went for the pin and when it looked like Herodes had secured the victory Gran Davis declared a draw, maybe he wasn’t sure about what happened, I don’t know.
If you liked Sangre Chicana vs MS-1 you’ll like this one, a bloody brawl full of drama.
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Post by puroraisedme on Mar 22, 2024 20:49:02 GMT -5
Awesome brawl. Both guys look amazing and this has some great selling and pacing in it. One of the best lucha matches of the 80s.
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