Tag Archives: 2000

EL HIJO DEL SANTO VS. Dr. Cerebro
IWRG
IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight
12/21/2000

Year: 2000
Type: Title Match Style
Other: Recommended

Synopsis:

This is the first match in a singles match trilogy involving El Hijo del Santo and Dr. Cerebro. As a title match it is superb. As the first step in what would become a heated feud, it was nearly as excellent. The match and series could not have been better timed as Cerebro clearly had come into his own (as this match attests) by the end of 2000 and Santo still had plenty in the tank before his mid-2000’s swoon. The first two falls are very heavy on (high quality) mat wrestling and the final fall has everything you want from a third fall including excellent dives from both men. This is from the ESPN2 era of IWRG which means that the production is also superb. A great match and a great way to begin a feud.

Additional Reading:

• Cross Arm Breaker Review
• Slam Bam Jam DVD Blurb

  Awesome Third Fall! Drunk Fan ringside…Both guys go for topes…First two falls all matwork and Dr. Cerebro tries to impress Blue Panther (who’s his second in the match).

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