KING CUERNO VS. JOHNNY MUNDO

King Cuerno makes his way to the ring. Vampiro and Matt Striker on commentary talking about his headdress, trying to guess the reason he places it on the corner post. I mean, it keeps it out of the way and in a safe place I guess, but they go along the lines of it being like an altar for Cuerno. Johnny Mundo makes his way down to the ring and there's a tense staredown between the two before Mundo is even on the apron.

KING CUERNO VS. JOHNNY MUNDO

“Caged Animals” Aired: 25^th February 2015 )

Johnny Mundo charges at Cuerno in the corner to start, but Cuerno strafes out of the way, hitting Mundo with a jumping forearm on the return trip. Johnny Mundo lifts King Cuerno and slams him to the mat, mounting for some ground and pound. Cuerno shoves Mundo off but Mundo runs into him with a knee strike. Mundo covers for a quick nearfall and goes back to the striking on the mat. King Cuerno crawls away so Mundo grabs the ankle. King Cuerno kicks the injured knee and goes to the apron, blocking a forearm and kicking Mundo in the head. King Cuerno tries to springboard back in the ring but gets caught with a superkick, King Cuerno lands on his feet but Mundo dives over the top rope with a double side flip, taking him out. Johnny Mundo takes it back to the ring and knocks Cuerno down with clotheslines. King Cuerno catches a kick attempt and drops Mundo across his knee with a back breaker. King Cuerno hits the ropes and hits a leg drop on Mundo for a nearfall, complaining that the ref counted too slow.

King Cuerno sends Johnny Mundo off the ropes and cuts him down with a dropkick to the injured knee. Cuerno works the knee on the mat and takes Mundo over to what Striker decides to call the `Sacred Corner' with his headpiece. Mundo is sent across the ring, Cuerno immediately follows with a double knee strike. King Cuerno hits Mundo with a right hand, but Mundo fires back, getting some good shots in and he spears King Cuerno for a nearfall. King Cuerno sends Mundo into the ropes to avoid a Moonlight Drive and flips over Mundo to get him into an arm wringer and drop him to mat. I'm sure there's a simpler way to do that. Johnny Mundo counters the armbar, shoving Cuerno into the ropes and hitting him with a forearm. Mundo sends Cuerno into the turnbuckle. King Cuerno ducks a springboard kick but Mundo counters the Thrill of the Hunt, King Cuerno rolls Mundo up for 2.

King Cuerno gets to his feet in the corner, Mundo charges but eats the turnbuckle. Johnny Mundo reverses and irish whip but gets sent over to the apron. Johnny Mundo hits a springboard flying knee and follows with a weird corkscrew splash, cipping his knee on the bottom rope. Johnny Mundo hits the Moonlight Drive leaving Cuerno in position, but Cuerno was playing possum, kicking Mundo in the knee as he jumped to the top rope and sending him crashing to the floor. King Cuerno dives through the ropes at Mundo, sending him into the guard rail as the fans chant “Lucha!” Johnny Mundo takes a walk around the Temple, trying to shake off the pain in his knee and now back as Cuerno gets back in the ring. King Cuerno dives through the ropes again, this time sending Mundo into the announce table and knocking Vampiro's headset off. The referee takes his time counting them down, no one wants to see a draw here. King Cuerno signals with the bow and arrow before a third Arrow of Death takes Mundo out on the floor. King Cuerno is slow to his feet, watching the referee count, then turning around to stare Mundo out as this reaches a double count out.

MATCH ENDS AS A DOUBLE COUNT OUT

What really annoyed me was the non-finish a minute after I said that no one wanted a draw. The post match brawl was a very good ending but it seemed like Mundo forgot about his knee at times. It was also telegraphed a lot on commentary, with talk of the Temple being used as a weapon. There were some scary points, Mundo's side flip and dive through the corner almost hit rope, which could have been really bad with Mundo's acceleration and the match itself seemed like they were filling time until the draw at some points. I want to see more of this match but I want a finish. WORKRATE: 2.5/5 PERSONAL ENJOYMENT 3.75/5 OVERALL: 6.25/10

King Cuerno and Mundo run into each other with clotheslines, then exchange strikes as they get to their feet. King Cuerno posts Johnny but gets sent into the guard rail, knocking into a cameraman. Mundo dives through the corner at Cuerno but gets sent into the wall. Johnny Mundo reverses an irish whip, sending Cuerno into the railing on the stairs. Mundo stalks King Cuerno all the way up the stairs and they continue to brawl. King Cuerno sends Mundo into the post at the top of the stairs and decks the referee. King Cuerno swings from a railing to kick Mundo in the face, but Mundo tries to force him over the railing above commentary. They fight their way through the crowd and crash through a chainlink fence to end the show as the fans are using the announce monitors to watch the brawl.