CWA Acción Vibrante Recap

Acción Vibrante (8/13/18)

1) El Gabinete (Dimes, Eduardo Ortiz and Fast Forward) vs. Justin Dynamite & Black Scorpion & ???

El Gabinete won after a combination of a Curb Stomp from Eduardo Ortiz and a Diving Elbow on Black Scorpion. Fun match, they gave it time to breathe and engage the fans in the arena. (** ½)

2) Black Money Services vs. Alejandro “Niche” Marrero and Victor Rodríguez

Marrero and Rodríguez win after a combination of a Neckbreaker and sort of a Senton. Another fun match that was a bit on the overbooked side of things, but everything made sense within the storyline. (***)

Noteworthy things:

-          There were two promos hyping up the international talents signed up for their final show of the year, Christmas Showdown. Those two names are Marty Scurll and Colt Cabana.

-          After the first match ended the current champion Star Roger entered the ring and attacked his number 1 contender, Justin Dynamite.

-          They also hyped up their show on the 25^th which is one of their big shows. There Dynamite will face someone who isn’t Star Roger, so I guess they’re milking his number one contendership a lot.

Constructive criticism:

-          The commentary team was lackluster to say the least. I know it is a live show, but the matches are taped beforehand. They at least should’ve watched them before they started filming and have some notes. Given the first match lacked any actual sound, everything you heard was the commentary team and the fact they were improvising a lot didn’t help my experience. So, my advice is to re-watch the matches before filming and contextualizing everything to the benefit of those who might watch the show and have no idea of what’s going on.

Notes:

1. Justin Dynamite impressed me a lot, his physique and ability inside the ring is really good for his age and he’s only going to improve from here. It’s no wonder why CWA pushes him so hard, I see big things for him in the future and HOPEFULLY… he’s the one picked to face off against Scurll, as I feel that would be a great match to watch.

2. The masked wrestler in the first match, Fast Forward, also impressed me. Its rare to see masked wrestlers who aren’t over the top heels or comedic relief in Puerto Rico, so watching him was a pleasant surprise.

3. Black Money Services showed me a lot, they have a lot of chemistry together as a tag-team and have an interesting look to them. I can see the two of them making waves for years to come in the tag-team division in Puerto Rico.

4. After the show CWA announced the third international wrestler confirmed for their Christmas Showdown show, and it was "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn.

Overall Thoughts:

1. This was a really fun show. My only gripe with it was commentary, but that’s something they can improve upon. The in ring action was what really hooked me up, there were only two matches, but they were given a lot of air time and it helped me invest on the show, which didn’t feel an hour long at all.

2. If you wish to watch this show and see if my assessment of it was correct or not, you can do so in here: CWA Acción Vibrante (8/13/18)