Video link to the match on Youtube : https://youtu.be/2ZHJhhbQtmc



No cagematch page exists for this match/event.

Who’s Who?

Satanico

Satanico is a pillar of modern post 1980′s lucha libre. He debutted in 1973 when he would have been 18 years old. For a majority of his career El Satanico worked in EMLL it of course changed it’s name in the early 1990′s when it left NWA to become its own none affiliated entity known as CMLL. Going roughly from the Mexican Lucha Libre Company to the Global Lucha Libre Company.

The first decade of Satanicos career was all building towards what he will like be remembered for. 1984 where he had a fantastic year of matches on top of making a rudo trios. In the early 1980′s trio wrestling was becoming a hot ticket with UWA’s Los Misioneros de Muerte (the Missionaries of Death) which were Negro Navarro, El Sign and El Texano being a big part of that. So in response EMLL decided to make their own rudo trios team. Which had Satanico as the leader, this trios of course being Los Infernales who would go on to be one of the most important trios of the time and of all time. This group consisted of Satanico, Pirata Morgan and MS-1.

At this time Satanico’s Luchas de Apuestas record was 11-5-1, yes he actually tied with Sangre Chicana in 1982 resulting in both getting shaved. At this time he was also in his 4th reign as NWA World Middleweight Championship a belt that would define his legacy though he also held the NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion 4 times in the late 80′s and early 90′s and also hold the Mexican National and CMLL World Trios championships multiple times.

He is the headtrainer for CMLL’s wrestling school in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and as such has trained dozens and perhaps even hundreds of luchadors over the last decade as primarily a trainer for the company.



Super Astro

Super Astro isn’t the huge name that Satanico is, but is still fairly well known. Back in the day he was in a very popular team Los Cadetes del Espacio(The Space Cadets) with Solar and Ultraman in the 1980′s. Super Astro has worked many places making his debut in 1974 when he would have only been 12! Or 12 and a half, regardless he got started pretty young. So at the time of this match he would have been 22ish.

I’m not going to go into Super Astros Luchas de Apuestas record, because I don’t really have complete information or he didn’t have many. I’m guessing it’s the former and his wins in the 1970′s and 1980′s aren’t as recorded… because they may not have been major. He could have won some in indie feds and the records just aren’t well known. He was at either 2-0-0 or 3-0-0 depending on the date in 1984 this happened. On July 8th 1984 Space Cadets would win a Masks vs Hairs match over Black Terry, Jose Luis Feliciano & Lobo Rubio.

Much like Satanico, Super Astro was a middle weight and carried the UWA World Middleweight title which he won for the first time in 1984. Super Astro may have won more belts, but he is only credited 3 on cagematch. He was a fan favorite and the trios Space Cadets would be in the cover of magazines and publications.

So in 1984, Super Astro is in a popular UWA trios Los Cadetes del Espacio and the UWA Middleweight champion vs. Satanico who is in popular EMLL trios Los Infernales and the NWA Middleweight Champion. This match is a great example of the crossover we saw with EMLL/UWA and even CMLL and UWA as the name change for CMLL came before UWA shut their doors in 1995.

How is the match?

Fantastic, it took a while to get to two lucha guys fighting in this series. I just did this looking to go chronological to make planning better which made this list NJPW front loaded. This probably happened in UWA, but might have been a UWA/EMLL joint show as well which weren’t unheard of. Regardless of who brought these guys together I’m glad that they got together. They would feud in UWA some over the UWA Middleweight belt in 1985 a year after this.

This is the best match in this series so far and might keep that distinction for a while. It might be one of the best matches of the 1980′s. I really enjoyed it and Satanico looked like a million bucks here playing an excellent rudo. You can see in this match why he is considered the best lucha talents ever.

On the other hand Super Astro has to be someone you want to root for in order for Satanico to be such a good villain. Super Astro’s legacy seems to be a little forgotten so it’s nice that CMLL have booked him lately since he mostly worked indie dates after 2000. His son making his CMLL debut recently got Super Astro chants on the night he debuted. So Super Astro is at least well remembered.

This match feels pretty perfect for a classic lucha libre match. 2/3 falls format being used again to perfection. Satanico’s rudo game is on point and Super Astro was a master of the ropes with Satanico reacting perfectly whenever Super Astro’s offense needed a catch or in one point a none catch to sell the high risk nature of that sort of offense. Finish is great and exciting coming out of nowhere to finish the match off on a high note. Definitely check this out one before it disappears from Youtube and becomes myth.