AAA Sin Limite - 01/08/1993
It seems I missed the heel turn, as I assumed it’d happen on the AAA La Revancha. So here we are. Out of order.
El Hijo del Santo, Eddy Guerrero & Love Machine vs. Blue Panther, Fishman & Fuerza Guerrera
And this is the heel turn that sets the tone for the next year. Love Machine turned heel already but Eddy turning on Santo (after being masterfully tricked by Love Machine, who attacked him while wearing a Santo mask). Eddy attacked Santo, who was just on the receiving end of a triple team beat down by the other team, then Love Machine joined him, then Fuerza Guerrera joined in. Blue Panther got attacked also, being a main rival of Love Machine, and got his masked removed. The action was secondary but I do have to admire Hijo del Santo's tope where he wiped out Guerrera. ***
AAA La Revancha - 28/08/1993
This was an incredibly successful weekend of shows for AAA, with this one being the one of three houses that drew a total of $384,000 ($243,000 on this show alone). They drew a huge 17,000 with very few people being papered in. It was one of the best houses in LA for the time and it was for a non American promotion that started a year before this.
Mascarita Sagrada & Octagoncito vs. Espectrito & Jerrito Estrada
The Minis got a great reaction from the hot Los Angeles crowd. Sagrada got a big pop and Octagoncito got an even better response as the match progressed. The crowd was electric but the action was nothing more than solid. The rudo team had some neat double team moves, like when they launched Sagrada six feet in the air. Sagrada had some cool spots when making his hot tags (Octagoncito was the one bumping and selling for the mspt part) but this didn't peak too high. The finish was nice with Sagrada pinning with a sunset flip. ***
Heavy Metal, Jerry Estrada & Psicosis vs. Misterioso, Rey Misterio Jr. & Volador
This was a pretty good trios match with the tecnicos winning the first fall and the rudos having to catch. We get some good Rey v Psicosis spots that would become famous worldwide in a few years. Nothing spectacular but it was awesome to see in context. One of the best moments of the match was Misterioso teasing a tope onto Heavy Metal, who cowered away on the outside before smacking Psicosis and Estrada on the apron. That was a cool spot. Volador had some great moves as well like his quebrada onto Heavy Metal. And his team work with Misterioso is always good. Tirantes had one of his signature moments, not counting the tecnicos pin but counting the pin after Estrada fouled Misterioso and pinned him. Boo. Speaking of Estrada; many people said that he looked out of it in this match (on drugs). I dunno about that but this wasn't one of his better performances. ***1/2
Fuerza Guerrera, Eddy Guerrero & Love Machine vs. Blue Panther, El Hijo del Santo & Octagon
Love Machine and Guerrero have their immigrant schtick down pat already, doing swimming gestures on the mat which angered the LA crowd (aka a lot of Mexican immigrants). There was so much heat for the rudos and the match was mostly built around adding fuel to the fire. The wrestling was really great at times. Santo and Eddy have tremendous chemistry and they had some great exchanges with Santo finding multiple ways to arm drag Eddy around the ring, which pisses Eddy off. The second fall meanders in little but the third fall picked up back where the first fall left off with Los Gringos Locos bullying Blue Panther and antagonizing the tenico side any time they could. Cool semi main event that brought LGL’s character work into the mix. ***1/2
Three Way Elimination Match: Jake Roberts vs. Konnan vs. Cien Caras
Another AAA main event where the story and the chaos is the focus and not who is winning the falls. Let's try to make sense of things. First things first, watch the handheld version of this to see the entrances. Powerful stuff. The seconds are just as important to the match than one of the wrestlers (Cien Caras) is, with Diamond Dallas Page and Los Gringos Loco, who accompanied Jake Roberts, attacking Cien Caras after he'd been eliminated by Konnan (via an assist from Roberts). This led to a handshake between Cien Caras and Konnan later in the match. Roberts was being a huge dick at ringside, spitting on people, throwing drinks into people's faces, attacking Mascarita Sagrada, slamming him onto the floor. Then when it's finally him vd Konnan alone, he has no interest in wrestling and quickly gets the DQ. Everyone gets involved. It's very chaotic and slightly incoherent but it's quite a sight ultimately. ***1/2 for everything
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