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Post by anotherspammer on Jul 3, 2018 10:30:46 GMT -5
Hechicero has been having another great year that maybe people are talking about but I have not seen it. He's had several singles matches, which is where he is really able to shine. I have my notes on the matches below, but Hechicero is just fantastic at laying out smart, well built matches that flow logically and consistently from spot to spot building up to a finish. His singles matches really show this but it also comes through in the trios. He's in my top 10 right now, and if he continues to get time for these matches (and good opponents) he has a shot at being #1.
PROMOTION NAME | NAME OF SHOW | DATE OF SHOW | MATCH | NOTES | RATING | LINK | CMLL | Arena Puebla | 1/15/2018 | Hechicero vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. | This is a great, smartly worked lightning match. Maya gets a quick hold on Hechicero's arm, who acts hurt for a second but then takes advantage of Maya letting his guard down and just bullies him around. Maya gets some good dives on his comeback and Hechicero has to kick his violence up a notch. Fun stuff. | 4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkENj941cWM&feature=youtu.be&t=01h15m31s | CMLL | Arena Mexico | 1/19/2018 | Hechicero vs. Kraneo | Lightning match and these two make the best use of their time.Just fun spot after fun spot with a good pacing and flow. Finish was dumb but got a pop from my kids so okay I guess. | 3 3/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3fJZUCkG8s&feature=youtu.be&t=01h14m05s | Lucha Memes | Arena Naucalpan | 2/5/2018 | Hechicero vs. Satanico | Great brawling stuff to start but it never got as heated as their match from last year, and the finish felt somewhat flat. Good stuff, but missing something to put it over the top. | 3 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHOsswv-bJY | CMLL Pura Raza | Arena Lopez Mateos | 3/3/2018 | Hechicero vs. Blue Panther | Not exactly the type of match I was hoping for but it was good with good pacing. | 3 3/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTRxp-WdkA | CMLL Pleu Sports | Arena Azteca Budokan | 3/11/2018 | Hechicero vs. Diamante Azul | Diamante Azul looks like he has been explained in great detail what a wrestling match is and how to be in one but has not actually seen it done so this match is all Hechicero forcing him around and it is weird and stiff and shooty but works? It is amazing at how bad Azul is and how good Hechicero is. | 3 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kJal9aArd8 | LLB | Arena Lopez Mateos | 3/31/2018 | Bandido, Hechicero, Xtreme Tiger vs. Volador, Caristico, Dragon Lee | Amazing match with great spots and more importantly everything is laid out so smoothly and smartly. | 4 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flm9VcvkSEA | CMLL | Arena Coliseo Guadalajara | 5/8/2018 | Titan, Triton, Esfinge vs. Hechicero, Polvora, Dragon Rojo Jr. | FUN match with the rudos just running wild to start, leading up to a very fun tecnico comeback in the 2nd fall. Lots of stalling to start the 3rd fall, which was not necessary, and it was the weakest of the falls, but still a really good match. | 3 3/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsxGhRxgYTk | CMLL | Arena Mexico | 5/11/2018 | Esfinge, Titan, Triton vs. Dragon Rojo Jr., Hechicero, Polvora | Great match that is given a lot of time and allowed to build to a fun 3rd fall. Great stuff. | 4 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMw0ZIKkCZY&feature=youtu.be&t=00h48m35s | CMLL | Arena Coliseo Guadalajara | 5/15/2018 | Esfinge vs. Hechicero | Title match that is absolutely great. I thought the 2nd fall went short, but the 3rd fall is very long and is amazing. I could see some people saying there are too many nearfalls, but the work is just phenomenal and the selling and the pacing just get better as the match goes on. Amazing match. | 4 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF0yIzStM5w | CMLL | Arena Mexico | 6/22/2018 | Blue Panther, Blue Panther Jr., Black Panther vs. Hechicero, Polvora, Dragon Rojo Jr. | Smartly laid out match that builds to a fun 3rd fall. Blue Panther has a CRAZY dive. | 4 |
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Post by ed on Aug 27, 2018 11:40:00 GMT -5
Dude thanks so much for these recommendation tables. Hechicero was someone I knew I loved from Mexico from previous years doing WDKW, but he wasn't showing up a lot in the CMLL Friday shows that I've casually been watching on and off this year. This table was real useful to pinpoint where to find his showcase matches this year. Will be on my list few sure.
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Post by anotherspammer on Sept 12, 2018 13:16:28 GMT -5
Bumping this to update with a few more matches. The Aramis match and the Arena Naucalpan trios are both great matches and well worth your time. Hechicero as the bully in the Aramis and the Felino match is a great performance. People on my twitter timeline seemed to love the Daga match. It was good, but I've seen a lot better from both guys. They have another match this Sunday in Arena Lopez Mateos that I am looking forward to. I watched another match that is not on here - Hechicero & Audaz and The Panter vs. those French shoot guys. I don't know what to make of those guys so I am going to watch it again. CMLL | Arena Mexico | 6/26/2018 | Hechicero vs. Felino | Lightning match that starts out fairly even but then Hechicero just becomes that bully that he is so good at. Fun stuff. | 3 3/4 |
| Lucha Memes | Coliseo Coacalco | 7/22/2018 | Hechicero vs. Aramis | Great underdog vs. big man match. | 4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BPlYxoupdQ | IWRG | Arena Naucalpan | 8/16/2018 | Hechicero, Imposible, Ultimo Gladiador vs. Aramis, Dr. Cerebro, Xtreme Tiger | Really fun match that is just nonstop with guys fighting all over the place then hitting big dives then fighting all over the place then hitting big dives | 4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AqbsfPbhfg&t=4s | FILLM | Arena San Juan Pantitlan | 8/18/2018 | Hechicero, Templario vs. Herodes Jr., Dr. Cerebro | The Cerebro/Templario stuff to start was really good, but man Herodes is fucking terrible and this match just dragged along. | 3 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ZSQXE8GQI | The Crash | Auditorio de Tijuana | 9/8/2018 | Daga vs. Hechicero | Good match but I saw a lot of people raving about it and am not sure I would have it at that level. | 3 3/4 | youtu.be/YzD2f0DzSHM |
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Post by anotherspammer on Nov 5, 2018 15:32:44 GMT -5
Hechicero has had some great matches in the past 2 months, all but cementing a spot in my top 10 and maybe even top 5. The match vs. Daga would be 5* if not for the stupid finish, and the Marvin match suffers a similar fate. I hope his PWG match is worth watching and leads to more US bookings as he is one of the best going today. LLB, Lucha Memes | Arena Lopez Mateos | 9/16/2018 | Hechicero vs. Daga | GREAT match. Screwy finish but super well paced and hard hitting leading up to some wild nearfalls. Updated the video link to the complete version of this match, which really captures the pacing well. I have watched this like 5 times and each time there is some new, very little and subtle thing Hechicero is doing that I see for the 1st time. | 4 3/4 | youtu.be/FtCJDrUyWnI?t=4688 | Lucha Memes | Coliseo Coacalco | 10/21/2018 | Hechicero vs. Ricky Marvin | AMAZING match that sees these 2 beating the hell out of each other. Marvin is just hanging on and then pouncing whenever he gets an opening. Brutal strikes and some great nearfalls towards the end. This match had me yelling like 3 or 4 times. Finish is terrible but I have long ago made peace with terrible finishes in indie lucha singles matches. (note: I did not watch this youtube link) | 4 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSzdN4DQVsA | CMLL y Tirantes | Salon Bazar | 10/25/2018 | Blue Panther vs. Hechicero vs. Virus vs. Solar vs. Gurrero Maya Jr. vs. Eslabon Perdido | Standard maestros stuff, which is good. | 3 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFbx6Y0osco |
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Post by xoanafacetico on Nov 15, 2018 12:13:13 GMT -5
Hechicero is probably the best pure wrestler in the world, and not in some corny sense of "pure", like Sabre's technical prowess where who could possibly give a fuck, because him dropping the straps is as good as anything.
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Post by anotherspammer on Nov 16, 2018 10:30:03 GMT -5
FWIW I am looking forward to seeing Hechicero vs. ZSJ but I am also prepared for it to be, like, Hechicero's 11th best match of the year.
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Post by xoanafacetico on Nov 16, 2018 20:28:53 GMT -5
Yeah, same. Like he had a borderline great match with Chris Daniels. At least give him a challenge.
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