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Post by bossrock on Jan 15, 2018 16:10:17 GMT -5
Fenix vs. Mil Muertes (Lucha Underground-1/25/2015, aired 3/15/2015)
The mother of all casket matches and one of the greatest No DQ matches I've ever seen. Tremendous story of Mil doing everything in his power to try and kill Fenix (whether it be with a turnbuckle hook or the casket itself) and Fenix doing everything he can simply to survive. Unlike almost every casket match ever where the competitors are trying to roll each other in every 5 minutes, the casekt is primarily used as a weapon to make sure that whoever gets rolled in will NOT come back out. Lots of action, lots of blood, and a shocking yet fitting conclusion, this is easily one of the best matches of 2015.
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Post by texanspaniard on Jan 15, 2018 21:55:26 GMT -5
Seconded! I LOVE Lucha Underground and I LOVE this match! The violence is breath taking and the match played up to the angles that built up to it. There are lots of matches I cherish from the first three seasons of Lucha Underground but this is one of the ones I always make sure to show friends who haven't watched any of the show. It always gets over, as does the Penta-Vampiro match from Ultima Lucha. Excellent match!
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Post by smash1992 on Jan 16, 2018 12:01:32 GMT -5
Goooooooood shout. Most Lucha Underground match ever. When it comes down to making a list, things like that will be point in their favor when they might not be in the moment. Incredibly violent. Great beatdown and maybe an even better underdog performance. Can't see my list not having this.
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Post by fxnj on Jun 24, 2018 21:24:27 GMT -5
This was by far the best match from the batch of lucha I've been watching for the past few days. I'd always written off LU as sterilized shit for US audiences, and it kind of is, but fuck it I'd take this any day over CMLL. There's no wacky looking matwork, 2/3 falls formula bullshit, or guys laying around forever after hitting big moves, and that's a great fucking thing in my book.
What we get is really just a very creative, slightly Mexican flavored, take on a US gimmick match that's infamous for producing bad matches. The whole thing is basically structured as one long control segment for Muertes with Fenix scoring a few shots here and there before just barely squeaking by in the finish. It's always irked me how long the control segments can be in lucha without the guys really doing enough damage for me to buy into them staying in control for so long, but that's not at all here. Fenix just takes brutal move after brutal move, and he also bleeds a hell of a gusher. Any bit of offense he gets is treated as a small miracle.
As mentioned, the creative triumph of this match is that they realized the casket is far more interesting when used as a weapon and pretty much cut out the near falls entirely. I'll also add that they made very effective usage of the manager in this match. Usually, managers are just there to cheer on their guy and sometimes interfere or distract the opponent. Here, Fenix's manager mostly stayed on the sidelines while the camera zoomed in on her face to emphasize key moments of the match. When Fenix was getting beaten, they'd show her looking worried or disturbed, while when he was rallying they'd show her looking hopeful. Such a simple sounding idea, but I felt it really added to the atmosphere of the match. The finish felt like something straight out of a movie, and I mean that in a good way. This was my first LU match and I'm definitely interested in watching more. Good chance of making my ballot.
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Post by superstarsleeze on Sept 19, 2020 22:54:01 GMT -5
In my opinion, the most famous match of Lucha Underground is this match and rightfully so. If Catrina still wants to be in wrestling, a promotion should look into picking her up, she has a great presence and charisma to her. Fantastic bloody brawl. Muertes was a powerhouse, horror movie monster come to life and just destroying Fenix. Fenix, bloody & battered, just kept fighting back and I loved the Kick To The Head/Dive Offensive Combination that was the theme of the match and that was ultimately the finish too! One of the best matches of the 2010s! I dont think this would make my ballot on first watch, but it is helluva match and tremendous brawl!
Mil Muertes vs Fenix - Lucha Underground 3/18/15 Casket Match
In my opinion, the most famous match of Lucha Underground, so famous is that I sought it out and watched it back in 2015. My recollection is that this rocked! The story of this match is that Fenix was the first man to beat Mil Muertes (Thousand Deaths in English), but it was kinda flukey. In the following match, Muertes' manager, Catrina threw the Magic Stone to Fenix and he clobber Mil with it. Catrina gave Mil the Lick of Death and then snogged Fenix. So Catrina, who is pretty jacked, was she a wrestler?, is with Fenix. Mil is doubly pissed for losing to this pipsqueek and losing his woman. Fenix is such a great babyface. AEW has really squandered Pentagon & Fenix thus far. Big charisma in both!
Muertes Suicide Dive for the red hot start! Muertes is Mesias for TNA & AAA fans and in my research, I found out he is Puerto Rican, which I didnt know. Mesias is kicking ass and he is looking better than I remember from TNA watching. Fenix uses a quick kick to gain control, but tries to set up for a long run to dropkick but Muertes moves out of the way and Fenix bumps on the apron. Fenix uses another kick to the head to set up a Swandive over the top to the floor. That's what Fenix needs to do against the bigger and more powerful. Big aerial assault with lots of velocity to create momentum to compensate for his lack of mass.
Muertes rises from the dead and Chops the hell out of Fenix's back. Slams his head into the Casket. Stop calling it a box you fucking idiot, Striker. Muertes beats Fenix with the Floral Arrangement I enjoy that. Fenix DDTs Muertes on the Casket. Fenis goes for another dives but ends up spearing the Casket! Muertes had lifted the Casket as a shield . Sick spot, probably the best of the match. Muertes tears the mask of Fenix almost clean off. Then does the bottom turnbuckle and smashes the turnbuckles into his head. The crowd chants "We Want Blood". Hell Yeah! Lucha Underground is best violent brawling territory of the 2010s. Muertes gnawing at the cut while choking him with the turnbuckle. This is fucking awesome! He beats Fenix up the stairs. This is a fantastic heat segment. Fenix is selling like a million bucks. They are up in the balcony. Muertes slams Fenix face-first into some metal vent duct. Damn! They teased a big highspot, but nada. Muertes POWERBOMBS Fenix on the announce table, but it doesnt break! That hurt! Fenix is selling like a million bucks while bleeding like a stuck pig.
Muertes has dragged the Casket into the ring. Fenix takes a wicked bump, a back drop into the Casket and that's quite the dent. Back to biting the cut! Spitting Fenix's blood. Best Lucha Underground match of all time, baby! Superkick by Fenix! Got to go for headshots! Muertes big time Uppercut! Codebreaker from the top by Mil Muertes! Blood is just spurting from Fenix, who is selling so damn well. Mil wooden chair throws to the head! I love Chair Throws! Another big head kick by Fenix. It has been his best offense. Just keep trying to kick his head off. This sets up the Bleacher dive on Muertes. Kick to head->Dive is his best offensive combination. He deviated it from it again and back to getting slammed into the metal railing, repeatedly. Superkick to the head again and Moonsault from railing to Muertes. Head Kick->Dive! Keep it up! They slug it out. Muertes accidentally decks Catrina. He hestiates and Fenix Enziguiri! Head kick! Muertes bites the cut in retaliation! Catrina opens the Casket as they are struggling over a Suplex. BIG ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD! Fenix walks the ropes and Double Stomp! Catrina Lick Of Death to the Magic Stone and throws it into the Casket.
If Catrina still wants to be in wrestling, a promotion should look into picking her up, she has a great presence and charisma to her. Fantastic bloody brawl. Muertes was a powerhouse, horror movie monster come to life and just destroying Fenix. Fenix, bloody & battered, just kept fighting back and I loved the Kick To The Head/Dive Offensive Combination that was the theme of the match and that was ultimately the finish too! One of the best matches of the 2010s! ****1/2
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Post by elliott on Oct 8, 2023 21:57:27 GMT -5
Yeah this is fucking amazing. So much fun.
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