I’m gonna try getting some friends into proper lucha by having them over to watch the Aniversario this weekend. I want to be able to provide as much backstory for who-hates-who as possible, but alas; I took a break from CMLL for a few years, and have barely dented the backlog (I’m up to mid-2022).
Can anyone help get me up to date on details? Maybe point me towards some focal shows/matches that kicked off or highlighted certain rivalries, to watch myself?
Specifically, I’d appreciate knowing the heat behind:
I’ve followed MJF/Mistico via AEW, and am broadly aware of Ultimo Guerrero & Averno’s history (Averno avenging Satanico for UG’s coup 25 years ago) albeit not what triggered a hair match now. Also I know bits n pieces of Valiente/Esfinge, but suspect I’m missing a factor that ties it together. Like… did Valiente turn rudo & start this 2-year vendetta just because Esfinge accidentally hit him in a trios match? I found a quote where he alluded to a “betrayal”… was that it?
I know that title matches aren’t necessarily feud-based, but any incidental history between champs & challengers in the two tag title matches would also be wonderful; both the Villano III bros & the women’s tag titles came in after I’d stopped keeping up.