[1990-05-04-EMLL] Solar I & II vs Hombre Bala & El Supremo

[Zenjo]

Talk about it here.

[Zenjo]

This wasn't a title bout, but was fought in that manner. The Rudos used a slightly rougher technical style and did some heelish mannerisms. Not outright cheating, it was more subtle than that. Lots of fine matwork followed by fluid uptempo moves. Supremo generally stuck to the ground attacks with Bala featuring more on the running sequences. They fought a hard, full length bout. Great to see the sweat on everyone's backs. My favourite part was in the Tercera when they were fighting over an arm submission. Normally that would be Primera work, but the battle was so competitive that it more than substituted for high flying thrills and spills.

[Jetlag]

Classy match. Mostly textbook matwork and exchanges built around hip throws and armdrags. There was no outright rudoism, but the sympathies were clearly on the side of the sun brothers and they played to that. It's another good way to work that kind of match to break up the monothony of skill vs. Cheating. The highlight was easily El Supremo getting his shoulder mangled. Unique spot leads to the finish. This won't blow your mind if you've seen a ton of lucha but it's another good round at Arena Coliseo.