Casas would lose the third fall to Dragon a few minutes later with a Tiger Suplex, dropping his UWA World Middleweight Championship to his Japanese rival. Some can be heard laughing, while others are whistling to tease Casas after his grave error. The announcer, almost mockingly, says, "Ah.solito." ("Ah.all by himself.") It's hard to really grasp whether he legitimately slipped or if this was intentional, but I believe in Casas so strongly that I can't help but lean towards the latter. "El publico dividido, unos dicen que si, otros que no," ("The public is divided, some say yes, some say no,") the announcer proclaims.Ĭasas decides to take his chance, climbs up the corner, and slips in the most realistic manner possible. Someone in the crowd can even be seen wagging their finger. Listen to the loud "No!" from the audience.
In this instance, Casas milks this spot for all its worth, as he looks to the audience, visually asking if he should climb or not. These spots, when done right, might be the only time I've ever seen an audience actively encourage, sometimes beg a wrestler not to do something exciting, as the risk and stakes are just too damn high. The chances always felt like 50/50 if he could hit the move or if he would crash spectacularly. In many matches throughout that era, a wrestler would go out on the apron, survey the crowd to see if he should do a high risk move off the top rope. I see it as Negro Casas' own twist of a staple spot we see in high stakes, lucha libre singles, usually championship or apuesta matches in the 1980's and 1990's. Take a look at the slip in the video above.
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