What a match. Nothing much else in Lucha compares to this because it’s that uniquely structured and paced. This builds and builds so much hate and animosity in a cerebral way. The match starts with the two locking up, starting out like a traditional lucha match before Chicana fires off the first shot to set things in motion, headbutting Satanico in the eye after being pushed into the corner. And we are off from there. Chicana is the master at brawling so he controls the match but Satanico stands his ground, trying to gouge out Chicana’s eyes and get in a few punches. They maul each other with punches but not in a mindless way. Each shot is thrown carefully and with malice intent. I definitely agree with the consensus that this felt real and gritty. Satanico’s selling was outstanding. Chicana’s throwing hard potatoes and he sells every hit like he is close to being KO’d. I loved how he had to cover up too. A lot of times in wrestling, there isn't a lot of thought put into defensive wrestling or blocking punches or strikes but Satanico covers up and tries to retaliate as best as he could. And the brawling in the crowd is up there for one of the best crowd brawls ever. They make great use of the environment, expanding on their strategic punch exchanges in the process. The crowd throwing shit at Satanico while he’s throwing Chicana into a sea of people and stomping his head into the hard floors is the absolute best. The ref has lost total control and the match can only end in a no contest as these two fight endlessly in the stands, and it might just be the only result that would’ve worked for this type of match. An all time brawl. *****
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