La Parka rules, especially with the pro get-up he wears to the ring now that he’s had a few big contract years in WCW. Silver King, never got the love that Dave Meltzer and others put on him. On the other side we got Damian, who I always felt fit well with hardcore wrestling, and Ciclope, a name I don’t like to type and a wrestler I nary have an opinion on.

This is falls count anywhere, and a hardcore match, showing once again the influence that little ECW had on big WCW. They start with well worked out but somewhat over planned weapon shot spots. This is fairly crazy stuff as they mix in athletic Lucha flying with the garbage spots, but the crowd takes it either as a joke, or is apathetic to it. I go back and forth between impressed and not caring. The not caring usually happens in the time it takes to set up the contrived spots, but the more innovative ones catch my eyes – and attention. These poor guys are taking some crazy shots, many unnecessary, while the announcers make somewhat of a mockery of these guys, mildly racist. I’ll admit its overkill on the shots and dives, but these guys deserve some respect. La Parka is the only one that seems to get a decent reaction, if mild. This keeps going and registers nothing. I’ve tuned out after the umpteenth shot, and that’s before they got to the tables. I pop back in to see Damian kick out of the pin after the table spot. Screw this match. 2 stars and 4/10.

Just like match # 80, which was awesome, only we get Garza and Silver King added to the mix for a good old fashion Lucha trios match. There was a time when people were really giving a look at Silver King and El Dandy as being great forgotten Lucha workers who made it to America, but I haven’t seen anything to say since reading that talking point a few years back. Here’s an isolated incident to view Silver King by.

La Parka is great with his goofy chair gimmick and dancing. It always seems like he’s doing it at inappropriate times, but I guess that’s part of the charm. King and Garza start off running through some fine point/counterpoint stuff. Raven’s Flock comes out through the crowd for some ADD TV, so the crowd is hot but unfocused. WCW liked doing that a lot and screwing their lower card matches, which were often the best of the night. Juvy/Psicosis have a go and hit most of what they are trying for. Parka plays bumping stooge for the smaller guys well.

Crowd goes electric when Rey Jr. comes in. He runs through the heels hitting his air attack. Everyone tries a top rope move and misses. Then everyone gets to one by one come in and hit a big dive to the outside. It works. They’ve built up the crowd and not overdone everything, though this wouldn’t be as popular with today’s hardcore fans (it was clean enough though that I could be wrong). They don’t overstay their welcome as Rey, while selling the knee, hits a backwards rana on King and then the Springboard rana perfectly for the win in 5 minutes flat. 3 and 6/10.

It’s weird after all their matches to see Rey with Juvy, but with both heels being bigger this on paper looks like a gem.

La Parka was such a good cocky bully heel that he makes Pscosis’ better at being one. They take control early with some crisp double team work. Everyone here is hitting there spots, and I’ve always been more of a Lucha in WCW fan than a Lucha in CMLL/AAA fan. I just feel they work tighter and crisper, but the agreement probably goes back to culture and style in Mexico.

Juvy does a decent job as the face in peril, but the heels carry this with their work. They cut off the ring and any come back attempts perfectly. Fans really want the tag to Mysterio, and when he gets it he rules it. Heels still control over all. The moves back and forth are quick and lead to a double somersault plancha from Mysterio/Juvy. I like the variations of moves and the fact that each team saves their partner from pin attempts. Juvy reverses on the top rope into a crazy slam in the ring. Awesome!

There’s no super-transcendent story here, and you cannot pick and say it’s overkill if you’re not into Lucha, but what is going on is solid fast action. The match peaks at the right time with a Mysterio head scissors on the floor and a Juvy 450 splash for the pin in 6:30 minutes. 3 ¼ and 6.5/10.

This is the third or fourth fun little match featuring Savage vs a mid carder in an enjoyable little match. I was about to sing the praises of Savage for working well with those slots on Nitro (something members of the NWO weren’t know for), but that’s not actually what the match is.

The supposed La Parka frustrates Macho at first, flanked by Hall and Liz on the outside. It’s well paced and shows Macho’s timing and presence with the crowd early, but it all unravels three minutes in (with very little to the match before that). LA Parka hits the Diamond cutter and unmasks as DDP. Savage sells it like a pro. Crowd goes crazy, and I remember this feud fondly. Didn’t see most of the PPV matches, but this was DDP at the most productive park of his career with a still motivated Savage. Regardless, this wasn’t their PPV match, just a fun angle. Not much else. 1 star and 2/10.

The opening to this match is hilarious. Something has happened to Tony Schiavone, so Larry Zybysko is running solo trying to give background on the Lucha stars. It’s like listening to him give his son “the talk”. Priceless.

The match is sloppy at times early, but they also do a lot of stuff that hitsd just fine. Seems like they are rushing through some spots, so it feels spotty. This is a more pure Lucha match that isn’t worked nearly as snuck as I prefer, but that’s my own leaning. Park looks like he’s not moving well in his costume tonight, but he does hit a solid missile dive. The selling in this match is lazy in my opinion, and there’s a miscommunication here and there. Sometimes they set up things just to do spots, and that’s not what I like in my wrestling because it doesn’t flow. Done right though, Lucha really can flow. This isn’t always that.

Parka works as a base throughout the high flying Guerrera’s offense. He’s decent at times, out of place at others. Seems to be more Juvi’s fault.

Alright, This one bored me. There’s just not enough solid flow, and Lucha needs flow to breathe. The kick outs and the logic are lazy. Finish was good with Parka taking it via cork screw splash in about 8 minutes. I didn’t come in with terribly high expectations, but this was just an average match for all that they tried. 2 and 4/10.