Los Brazos
Everybody needs to check out this clip of Los Brazos vs. Los Fantasticos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLTOJ7Fa8bA
Such an amazingly great caida of wrestling.
Everything you need to know about lucha, you can learn from watching Los Brazos.
Brazos vs. MS-1/Pirata Morgan/Emilio Charles, Jr. (early 90s, aired WWO)
Brazos vs. Kato Kung Lee/Super Astro/Volador, CMLL 2/8/91
Brazos vs. Atlantis/Mascara Sagrada/Octagon, CMLL 5/17/91
These aren't outstanding matches, in fact they're mostly Brazos shtick, but shtick is part of what makes lucha great.
Porky's girth was a big reason why Los Brazos were a success. If Porky hit a splash, they won a lot of falls, but he was a simple soul; easily distracted & forever getting yelled at by his brothers. Which always led to Porky crying & wanting to leave. If you've never seen Porky cry, it's a sight to behold. Fans would pull him by the arm to keep him from leaving, & El Brazo would try to console him, but the classy part was when the technicos won the fall. They'd invite Porky to celebrate with them, & after it slowly dawned on him, he'd leap for joy. The brothers were never very happy about that, and Porky would have to be nudged back over to his side.
Some people might wonder how the middle of a match can be consumed by comedy like that, or how a potentially great match-up in Brazos vs. MS-1, Pirata & Emilio can be built around miscommunication between Pirata & Emilio and still be a blast... Simply put it's part & parcel of lucha libre. The reason it's gold is that it's actually funny. The comedy's never based on stupidity. It's always genuine humour. Charisma and humour. Like The Destroyer or Fujiwara.
Aside from the skits, I've seen a few people express frustration at great workers like Atlantis being paired with Mascara Sagradas or Octagons in trios... That's not a problem when the rudos are Brazos. When searching for lucha, there's no guarantees about match quality. The greatest looking trios can be letdowns, while entertaining matches feature the worst workers. General rule of thumb -- at least one great technico & two great rudos. Lucha is this kind of all-embracing style where even the shittiest of workers have their moments.
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