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LA Park
Dec 3, 2018 12:01:08 GMT -5
Post by concrete1992 on Dec 3, 2018 12:01:08 GMT -5
It feels wrong to say that 2018 is a career year for Park but...it kind of is? His feud with Rush will never have a proper conclusion but that's FINE I guess. The matches have been rad, wild brawls with theatrics. I enjoyed the Pentagon Jr. match as it showed that even for a US-based show he was willing to go the extra mile to put on a show.
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LA Park
Dec 3, 2018 12:21:55 GMT -5
Post by thefourmanband on Dec 3, 2018 12:21:55 GMT -5
Won't make my list because he doesn't work anywhere I watch regularly, but he'll get my vote for in any catagory similar to the Thezs/Flair in any year end ballots I end up voting on.
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LA Park
Dec 3, 2018 16:59:32 GMT -5
Post by anotherspammer on Dec 3, 2018 16:59:32 GMT -5
I like how nobody made an LA Park thread before today as if nothing needed to even be said about his amazing year. He's had 2 strong match of the year candidates in the singles match with Rush (which is one of the wildest things I have ever seen. Just feels absolutely out of control from the get go) and the tag w/Caristico vs. Lucha Bros. He's got several more lower-end MOTYCs, my favorite of which is the Fenix singles match. He twirled nunchucks around in Arena Mexico. I had him at 16 on my ballot last year and I can't see him not breaking in to the top 10 this year. The out of control energy he brings to his matches is top of the line, and it never feels formulaic. I have watched him and Rush have brawls, I dunno, 20 times over the past 3 years (?) and they still find ways to make a half hour of this stuff exciting and interesting. He can also work a more spotfest type match (like the Aniversario match) when need be. PROMOTION NAME | NAME OF SHOW | DATE OF SHOW | MATCH | NOTES | MATCH STIPULATION | RATING | LINK | Grand Lucha | Auditorio de Tijuana | 3/2/18 | LA Park vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. | Wagners were reunited to start so most of the match was a long beatdown of Park. This was fine. |
| 3 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9NZS0_quj4 | G21 Meca | Arena Queretaro | 3/21/18 | Caristico, LA Park vs. Fenix, Penta 0 M | The ropes came loose so we got shoot style Fenix with stiff kicks and LA Park throwing headbutts. Yeah, they played to the crowd but they also beat the hell out of each other and this was great. Maybe not as fast-paced as some of the Lucha Bros. other matches but really stiff and angry and violent. |
| 4 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=th1Lyx5fCxQ&feature=youtu.be | The Crash | WrestleCon | 4/6/18 | Bestia 666, Garza Jr., Mr. 450 vs. LA Park, Nicho, Damian 666 | LA Park doing topes and whipping dudes this shouldn't have been so fun. |
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| The Crash | Auditorio de Tijuana | 4/14/18 | LA Park vs. Rey Fenix | Great match that saw them brawling all over the place. Great selling by Fenix throughout the match, and then really good comebacks. |
| 4 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0FpAQdzrIQ | G21 | Lienzo Charro Rafael Molina | 4/27/18 | Penta 0 M vs. Caristico vs. LA Park | Match is built around Caristico selling a beating by the other 2 forever, then eventually getting his comeback. It's not bad, but they take their time and it's basically just crowd-pleasing stuff that does not translate to the not-live crowd. |
| 3 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJWGsZiKQdc | MDA | Arena Coliseo Monterrey | 4/29/18 | LA Park vs. Mesias vs. Rush | There were lots of cool little things in this match with each guy using little tricks to get advantages, but it didn't ever quite have that out of control feel you hoped for. |
| 3 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI8Fax80pWw | CMLL | Arena Mexico | 5/25/18 | Rush, Bestia del Ring, Terrible vs. LA Park, Volador, Flyer | GREAT match which is not that different than most Rush vs LA Park brawls but you have Flyer and Volador hitting big dives, LA Park hitting big dives, a HOT Arena Mexico crowd and this just works. |
| 4 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8tj-gg26jY&feature=youtu.be&t=01h51m00s | Invasion Indy | Arena Neza | 6/1/18 | LA Park vs. Rush vs. Mesias | Pretty similar to their ACM match in that it's not a wild brawl or anything, but these are 3 of the best doing their thing. They take it easy, but they are so good that this is still a really good match. |
| 3 3/4 | youtu.be/v5BmQ6t3x-s | CMLL | Arena Mexico | 6/8/18 | LA Park, Hijo de LA Park, Volador vs. Rush, Terrible, Bestia del Ring | All brawling to the extent that it was almost more of an angle than a match. |
| 3 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-1WrEXKW0&feature=youtu.be&t=01h49m29s | CMLL | Arena Mexico | 6/15/18 | LA Park, Volador, Rey Fenix vs. Rush, Terrible, Cibernetico | Did some idiot say last week's match was all brawling to the extent it was almost more of an angle? What idiot would say that? |
| 4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MTK7BIHNrg&feature=youtu.be&t=01h48m14s | IWRG | Arena Naucalpan | 6/17/18 | LA Park, Hijo de LA Park vs. Rush, Dragon Lee | Fun brawling stuff. I think their matches last year were better, but this was good. |
| 3 3/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=6foXwvKHHl8 | CMLL | Arena Mexico | 6/22/18 | Rush vs. LA Park | The Super Libre match and this is one of the wildest things I have ever seen. Just absolute chaos from the jump with Park throwing AMAZING punches. A wild out of control brawl. |
| 4 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLornQzs26c&feature=youtu.be&t=01h56m55s | AAA | Gimnasio Olimpico Juan de la Barrera | 7/21/18 | Electroshock, LA Park, Puma King vs. Dr. Wagner Jr., Hijo del Fantasma, Psycho Clown | Fun brawling stuff. |
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| MDA | Arena Coliseo Monterrey | 7/29/18 | LA Park vs. Blue Demon Jr. | Fun if nothing special, with some run-ins that don't do anything? UPDATE: Watched the full version (updated link) and this is better than initially thought. Park and Blue Demon brawl all over and this is pretty out of control on a card that was nothing but these types of matches. |
| 3 3/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMxwuHO6w3U&feature=youtu.be&t=01h48m07s | AAA | Arena Ciudad de Mexico | 8/25/18 | Psycho Clown vs. LA Park vs. Hijo del Fantasma vs. Penta 0 M | The stuff in the cage at the start is pointless and short but then it comes down to just Park and Fantasma, which is wild because I think everybody expected Psycho and Fantasma. Good brawl from there on, but with lots of AAA ref stuff. | APUESTA MATCH | 3 1/2 |
| PALL | Arena Naucalpan | 8/31/18 | LA Park vs. Hechicero vs. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. | Lots of shtick, which is to be expected. |
| 3 1/2 | youtu.be/OGe-UXjyH50 | MLW | War Games | 9/6/18 | Penta 0 M vs. LA Park | Real good babyface performance from Penta, different than normal. Great brawling match between these two that has everything you would hope for including a weird finish. |
| 4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmG5b7MFEJM | CMLL | Arena Mexico | 9/14/18 | Caristico, Hijo de LA Park, LA Park vs. Diamante Azul, Fenix, Penta 0 M | great match with Lucha Bros. running all over the place, chaos everywhere, big beefy chops between LA Park and Diamante. |
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| CMLL | Arena Puebla | 9/17/18 | Hijo de LA Park, LA Park, Ultimo Guerrero vs. Cavernario, Bestia del Ring, Rush | YES!!!! A great brawl all over that even if you have seen LA Park and Rush brawl 100 times (and you should have) they still add some new stuff. |
| 4 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBRZvdGgl3Q&feature=youtu.be&t=01h31m30s | MLW | Melrose Ballroom | 10/4/18 | PCO vs. LA Park | Hard hitting and good stuff. |
| 4 | youtu.be/3QJ8-CucBDA?t=1007 | AAW | 115 Bourbon Street | 10/26/18 | LA Park vs. MJF | Fun LA Park brawl with some stiff shots. Great match. |
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| G21, LLB, Lucha Memes | Arena Lopez Mateos | 11/19/18 | LA Park, Hijo de LA Park vs. Hechicero, Masada vs. Caifan, Caifan II | A hardcore match that told a fun story and had great work and pacing. The two teams joined up to brutalize the Parks for most of the match, then they got their very fun revenge. Good match. |
| 3 3/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItD773nRvDo&feature=youtu.be&t=01h30m15s |
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LA Park
Jan 11, 2019 20:36:58 GMT -5
Post by pto on Jan 11, 2019 20:36:58 GMT -5
I think after Park vs. Rush at Arena Mexico there was absolutely no question to me who my #1 pick was going to be. God bless the fat piss skeleton man.
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