Post by anotherspammer on Dec 6, 2018 10:25:55 GMT -5
When Mistico first showed up in the mid-2000s, he was fun but his style was not (and is not) my favorite. That said, I have really enjoyed his work over the past few years. When he gets a mixed or negative reaction from the crowd he is so good as conveying this sort of grumpy disdain towards the younger tecnico he is facing. He has always been good at selling, the problem is when he decides to simply stop selling to get his moves in. This is still something of a problem in his matches, but it does not seem as prevalent as it used to. He's been a key part of some great matches this year and I would never have predicted it but he is gonna wind up in the top half of my list.
PROMOTION NAME | NAME OF SHOW | DATE OF SHOW | MATCH | NOTES | MATCH STIPULATION | RATING | LINK |
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 | |
LLB | Arena Lopez Mateos | 3/31/18 | 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 Puebla | 4/9/18 | Mistico vs. Caristico | This may have dragged a bit but man the crowd was all over this match and Mistico leaned way in to it, and I am way too in to that sort of thing. | 4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aA9O79Rric&feature=youtu.be&t=01h53m00s | |
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 | |
LLB | Arena Naucalpan | 5/2/18 | Caristico, Octagon vs. Penta 0 M, Fuerza Guerrera | Fuerze and Octagon are pretty useless at this point, but Penta and Caristico looked good. Match was decent and well paces overall. | 3 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iv1bEB9i14 | |
The Crash | Auditorio de Tijuana | 5/19/18 | Caristico vs. Penta 0 M | GREAT match that sees both guys playing their roles perfectly. Caristico bumps all over the arena and sells a beating as great as ever, and Penta leans in to his more sadistic, more violent side. There is a part where Penta and the ref are taking forever to set up a piece of plywood over some chairs but it still works because the delay allows for Caristico to make his comeback. Also, this plywood doesn't break but makes a loud crack when Caristico is pile-driven on it which is worse than if it had broken. | 4 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bcPLTofFZw | |
CMLL | Arena Coliseo Guadalajara | 5/29/18 | Mr. Niebla, Rush, Mistico vs. Kraneo, Caristico, Ultimo Guerrero | 1st two falls are rushed through and the sort of standard "barely working" stuff but all these guys are really good at that "barely working" stuff. 3rd fall finally sees some Kraneo vs. Niebla stuff, Perico vs. Mije stuff and Caristico being a dick to Mistico. Fun, crowd-pleasing stuff but nothing that stands out. | 3 1/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHLbPEyTTPU | |
Invasion Indy | Arena Neza | 6/1/18 | Hijo de LA Park, Volador vs. Caristico, Black Taurus | lots of stalling and schtick and playing to the crowd, but they're good at it so it works. | 3 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cfG7KdiAUM | |
CMLL | Arena Mexico | 6/8/18 | Caristico, Mistico, Rey Fenix vs. Negro Casas, Barbaro Cavernario, Ultimo Guerrero | Fenix looked great, as did all the tecnicos but the rudos certainly helped them. | 3 3/4 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-1WrEXKW0&feature=youtu.be&t=01h24m32s | |
CMLL | Arena Mexico | 6/15/18 | Dragon Lee vs. Caristico | The rematch and it starts with some mask ripping, and then gets to the fast-paced dives. Really fun sprint. | 4 | ||
TOVAR | Arena Lopez Mateos | 6/30/18 | Caristico, Argos vs. Cuatrero, Sanson | Very house show-y but Caristico has a very good house show match style and the NGD match up very well with it. | 3 1/2 | www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJm7Ff-8yZQ&feature=youtu.be | |
CMLL | Arena Mexico | 7/20/18 | Caristico, Dragon Lee, Mistico vs. Penta 0 M, Cavernario, Negro Casas | Fun brawling match. | 3 3/4 | youtu.be/cOytwVKdr-E?t=1h24m28s | |
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. | 4 | ||
KAOZ | Arena Coliseo Monterrey | 10/28/18 | Rush, Mistico vs. Caristico, Daga | Really fun match. Rush & Mistico worked rudo, and the crowd seemed to want the opposite so was not in to the match at all, but it was worked really well and smartly for the story they chose. Rush & Mistico start really fast paced, catching the other team off guard, leading up to a really fun comeback. They continue after that with Rush and Mistico playing really fun, athletic rudos. | 4 | youtu.be/QX6uaAz7rFA?t=5741 |