El Zorro VS. CHARLY MANSON
AAA
HAIR VS. HAIR
06/18/2006
Year: 2006
Type: Hair vs. Hair
Other: Cage
Synopsis:
A great example of how not all heavily booked AAA main events wide up being overbooked messes. There is a lot going on in this match, starting with the fact that the match carries three stipulations: hair vs. hair, cage, and last man standing. There are also weapons and run-ins. Yet, because the match has so much heat and because the gimmicks and tricks are used in a way that enhances the match rather then distracting from it, the end result is a match that is far better than it appears on paper. At the end of the day, the is still an ECW-like main event which is always going to turn off some people but the heat and the smart way the gimmicks are used help the match standout in a positive way.
Additional Reading:
- Cross Arm Breaker Review
- Rudopolis Review
Rob Bihari Review
El Zorro vs Charly Manson – Hair vs Hair in a closed Cage: Now THIS should have been the main event. Both guys got enormous reactions for their entrances. The match had a ‘special feeling’ about it, ala Rock/Hogan which I was there for live. Crowd was buzzing just during the intros and when the guys began brutalizing each other, EVERY MOVE, no matter how little, got a GIANT reaction. Crowd seemed to be split which added a lot. Both guys bled early. Tons of weapons were used but it wasn’t the clumsy AAA style garbage match, they seemed to have things worked out quite well and things were very equal so both guys had taken a ton of punishment just 10 minutes into the match. Manson took a sick Psicosis corner bump through a table! Later he got german suplexed through another table in the corner! Some lighttubes got involved as did a knife(or something like a knife). This was a WAR! After about 12-13 minutes, Chessman and Escoria ran out to smash Tirantes’ head into the cage. They then climbed up top and Chessman pulled out a pair of pliers which he began using to take apart the top of the cage! Normally in AAA they overbook this shit and something malfunctions and the match falls apart. Thankfully that didn’t happen this time(Chessman = god) and Chessman easily tore the top of the cage open as the crowd screamed. He climbed inside and spewed Zorro with his red mist! He then grabbed a chair to hit Zorro… BUT MANSON STOPPED HIM! Manson threw the chair away and yelled at Chessman to leave the cage! Huge pop as Manson scolded Chessman! Chessman reluctantly left the cage and Manson hit Zorro with a Vertebreaker type move. Not only did Tirantes start counting but THE ENTIRE CROWD counted along and when it got to eight you could barely hear the announcers talking as the entire place was fucking screaming for Zorro to get up. NINE… and… and… and… TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!! Manson collapsed to his knees and began crying as fireworks went off and the crowd went insane since I don’t think ANYONE expected Zorro to lose, especially after he had just lost the National Heavyweight Title a few weeks before which was the ultimate swerve. La Secta ran out to congratulate Manson who still seemed pissed at them. The doctors attended to a KO’ed Zorro and for some reason put an iron mask on him?!?!?! I guess that’s his new gimmick. He did indeed get his entire head shaved as the mask was on though so this was no Pena ‘fraude’. If you’re looking for pure wrestling, this is definitely not the match for you. If you want drama and violence – you NEED to see this! One of the most dramatic matches I’ve ever seen in Mexico. If we just talk about AAA, it’s probably right up there with Perro/MA2K from the first Triplemania. Incredible atmosphere.
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