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[Phil Schneider]

Going to do a Complete and Accurate December where I update one of my C+A lists every day. Starting with a new Complete and Accurate Jose Lothario

 

C+A Jose Lothario

[Curt McGirt]

That Ultimo Guerrero vs. Rey Escorpion match was really fucking great. A couple thoughts:

 

Ultimo without his mask is one ugly mofo, like a cross between Finlay in his Belfast Bruiser mullet days sans facial hair and Tatanka. That mug is rough. Rey trying to make it worse for him with the shoot punches didn't help any. 

 

I don't know why they didn't continue with the brawling throughout the match, I guess Rey was already losing his hair and didn't want to look worse for wear or maybe Ultimo can really put you on your ass if he has to make it look good. 

 

Ultimo's flying hip attack is the most baller move in wrestling today. It's simple, effective, and if the camera captures it right it's perfect. It's an old guy who wants to land on something other than his knees who is sacrificing his other most necessary body part aside from his spine to fuck you up from a great, or sometimes not so great height. Shiro Koshinaka wishes he nailed it better. 

 

Gritting out of a package piledriver is dumb, dumb, dumb but the crowd (especially the Guerrero three that were practically in tears) made up for it. I still wanted to see Ultimo cut a lock of Rey's hair by himself and laugh in his face though.

[Matt D]

I was really high on it too. It's crazy underrated by everyone else this year. Awesome crowd for it.

[odessasteps]

When he unmasked, lots of folks thought he looked liked Gordy.

[Curt McGirt]

For a second there I thought you were talking about OUR Gordy and was like "no way dude" haha

[Curt McGirt]

I watched that IWA-MS tag and Gilbert very clearly bladed. The punches didn't hurt though. And it was good seeing Brian Hildebrand again though he was riddled with cancer; that guy's still my favorite ref of all time.