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Two lawsuits have been filed regarding Lucha Underground’s contracts.
Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that El Hijo del Fantasma, who goes by the name King Cuerno on Lucha Underground, filed a lawsuit in California against the El Rey Network and Baba-G Productions, the production company behind LU. In the lawsuit, Fantasma is claiming that both El Rey and Baba-G have illegally restricted him and other wrestlers from “engaging in their lawful profession”.
Documents obtained by Pro Wrestling Sheet said that those under Lucha Underground contracts are making less than $4,000 a year compared to other wrestling promotions who offer a living wage. Fantasma claims to have lost thousands of dollars as a result of the contract, and is seeking both putative and actual damages.
Lucha Central talked to Fantasma’s attorney, Andre Verdun, who said that a class-action lawsuit was being worked on in addition to Fantasma’s suit. The site later reported that Kobra Moon, Joey Ryan, Fantasma and Ivelisse are the names attached to this specific suit.
The situation regarding Lucha Underground contracts has flared up in recent weeks, most notably when Ivelisse wrote a since-deleted statement on social media saying that she was “being legally held hostage” by the company after they wouldn’t release her from her contract following the end of the fourth season.
Lucha Underground hasn’t aired a new episode since November. The fate of the promotion and if it will continue for a fifth season is currently unknown.
Joey Ryan will officially be undergoing surgery for his pectoral injury.
Ryan posted an injury update today where he revealed the results of the MRI that he underwent: “The MRI revealed that I have an acute tear of the left pectoral major including a high-grade tear of the clavicular head at the myotendinous junction and a high-grade intratendinous tear of the sternal head with retraction and hemorrhage into the muscle belly. Disorganized fibers of the muscle-tendon tear identified within the deltopectoral groove.
“The doctor is recommending surgery and I’m to call the surgeon on Monday or Tuesday to set up an appointment to see them.
“A time table on recovery will be determined by the surgeon.”
Ryan appeared at last week’s MLW television tapings with his arm in a sling and revealed that he suffered a suspected torn pectoral muscle when wrestling in Austin, Texas the night before. Despite the injury, Ryan still teamed with Hornswoggle against The Dirty Blondes at the MLW tapings.
With Joey Ryan unable to wrestle at Joey Janela’s LA Confidential, Nick Gage has a new opponent for the show.
Janela and Game Changer Wrestling announced today that Gage will now defend his GCW World Championship against actor and former WCW World Champion David Arquette at the event. Arquette made his return to professional wrestling earlier this year.
Ryan, who potentially suffered a torn pec last week, tweeted an injury update today and noted that he’s still awaiting MRI results to learn the extent of the injury: “I’m still awaiting MRI results to know the extent. Unfortunately I have to pull off of @BarWrestling, @GCWrestling_ & @newwrestling1 this week. I will however still be on the @WSWWrestlingAUS Australia tour next week but likely in a meet & greet fashion only.”
Janela’s LA Confidential is taking place at The Hi Hat in Los Angeles, California this Friday, which is during Survivor Series weekend in the city. The show will air live on Fite TV.
Joey Ryan has pulled himself from dates this weekend following a torn pectoral muscle.
During tonight’s MLW television tapings in Chicago, Ryan came to the ring for a scheduled tag match with his arm in a sling. Despite being injured, he and Swoggle ended up defeating the Dirty Blondes. Following the bout, Ryan took off his sling and revealed that his arm was black and purple, saying that he had torn his pec and surgery was likely.
On Twitter, Ryan posted a picture of the injured area, saying “Had a blast teaming with @wwehornswoggle tonight in Chicago but it’s true; I tore my pec (heard it’s going around) last night in Austin. Unfortunately, I need to pull off [Pro Wrestling After Dark] & [Southside Wrestling] for the rest of the weekend so I can see my doctor & figure out the severity of it.
Ryan is referring to Triple H, who tore his pectoral muscle during Crown Jewel last Friday. He underwent successful surgery the following Tuesday.
MLW will be crowning a Middleweight Champion at their Battle Riot show in Queens, New York next month.
The promotion announced today that Joey Ryan will face Maxwell J. Friedman (MJF) at the Melrose Ballroom on July 19 to decide the inaugural champion. This will be MLW’s third active title, joining their World Heavyweight and Tag Team Championships. Those are currently held by Shane Strickland and Pentagon Jr. & Fenix, respectively.
A two-hour special of the Battle Riot show will air on beIN Sports on July 27. It will be headlined by a 40-man, no disqualification Battle Riot match, where the rules are that a new participant enters every minute, and eliminations can occur via pinfall, submission, or being thrown over the top rope. The winner will receive a World Heavyweight title shot whenever they want it.
Twenty of the wrestlers for the Battle Riot match have now been announced, with Fenix as the most recent addition. Here’s the updated lineup:
Submitted by David Roughton
World Series Wrestling held three International Assault: Best of the Best shows in Australia this weekend.
– The Parea defeated Filip Bros
– Hangman Page defeated Chris Basso
Page looked great.
– Indi Hartwell defeated Laura James
– Abyss defeated Jimmy Havoc in a Monster’s Ball match
There were lots of gross weapon shots to the head, thumbtack spots, and sick bumps (by Havoc), Abyss could barely move and didn’t bump once — just took weapon shots.
– Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Slex
Good match. After it was over, Sabre said he’d come to fight Australia’s best and would make Jonah Rock tap out tomorrow night.
– Marty Scurll defeated Robbie Eagles
Great match. Scurll won with the chicken wing.
– Concrete Dongs (Joey Ryan & Concrete Davidson) defeated Mick Moretti & Madison Eagles
Fun match — it was your standard Joey Ryan affair.
– Brian Cage defeated Austin Aries and Johnny Impact to win the WSW World Championship
The crowd popped huge for Cage winning the title, which was held by Aries.
– Austin Aries said he wanted to make history and defend the Impact World title in back-to-back matches, which he did against two local young wrestlers.
– Impact World Champion Austin Aries defeated Royce Chambers to retain his title
Aries won in five seconds with the Last Chancery.
– Impact World Champion Austin Aries defeated Sammy Falcon to retain his title
This lasted for 10 seconds, with Aries using a brainbuster to retain.
– Impact World Champion Austin Aries defeated Hangman Page to retain his title
Page entered and asked for a title shot since he was Aries’ scheduled opponent. Aries hit him with the belt before the bell.
Page did a moonsault off a rickety part of the grandstand and survived. Aries hit the discus elbow hard and busted Page open — Page looked concussed and they botched a fireman’s carry spot on the apron. Aries got busted open above the eye too.
Aries won with a roll-up and tried to get his feet on the ropes but couldn’t reach.
– Mick Moretti & Madison Eagles defeated Mark Kage & Laura James
Moretti plays a jester and is great at it. Eagles is an absolute powerhouse.
– Robbie Eagles defeated Jimmy Havoc, Marty Scurll, and Abyss in a four-way match
Scurll was meant to wrestle Slex, but Slex couldn’t compete due to an injury. Scurll didn’t do anything crazy in the match. Eagles bumped like a madman and got the pin after hitting his finish on Havoc into the thumbtacks. Poor Abyss can barely move and didn’t take a bump — just head shots with baking trays.
– Jonah Rock defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
Rock won in a brutally stiff, great match. They did hard chops and slaps, with their chests turning red. Both looked great — Rock is so quick and Sabre is extremely technical.
– WSW Tag Team Champions Concrete Dongs (Joey Ryan & Concrete Davidson) defeated Filip Bros (Tome & Stevie) to retain their titles
This was all comedy. They did 10 minutes of baby oil spots before the match. The crowd was in hysterics, chanting “oil forever.”
– Johnny Impact defeated Brian Cage to win the WSW World Championship
Impact won the championship one night after Cage did, with the crowd again popping for the title change. They had a very good match with lots of cool spots. Impact won after a Spanish Fly off the top rope and Starship Pain.
– Chris Basso defeated Nick Armstrong
Slex was supposed to be in this match but was still injured.
– Laura James defeated Savannah Summers
– Robbie Eagles defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
They had a great match, with Eagles winning in a massive surprise.
– Jonah Rock defeated Grimm, Abyss, and Jimmy Havoc in a four-way match
They had a brutal match with lots of head shots. Havoc took three tack bumps for the third night in a row.
– The Parea defeated The Rude Ones
– Marty Scurll defeated Brian Cage
Scurll won after interference by Jonah Rock, who came down to challenge Cage mid-match. Scurll rolled up Cage after he took a hit from Rock and a low blow from Scurll.
– Hangman Page defeated Joey Ryan
Page had a heavy bandage over his eye but looked fine. He said Ryan was dead (referencing their storyline on Being the Elite) and there’d be no match, so he called out a girl in the third row wearing floral, saying that he may as well wrestle her.
Laura James came out and challenged Page before Ryan made his entrance. Ryan did his usual shtick and did an Undertaker impression as the match started, sitting straight up, attempting a chokeslam, and slowly walking after Page.
The referee took a bump and James did a slip and slide off Ryan and onto Page. This brought Scurll down. He tried the finger break spot on James, who forced Scurll to touch Ryan’s groin and get flipped by it.
Ryan went for a superkick, but Page dodged and James took it. Page grabbed Ryan’s tights for the roll-up and win. No idea if this will be shown or mentioned on Being the Elite.
– Austin Aries defeated Johnny Impact to win the WSW World Championship
Bit of hot potato with the title this weekend. They had a good match. Morrison went for the Starship Pain, but Aries got the belt up. He hit a dropkick and a brainbuster before getting the pin.
The Cueto Cup continued on the latest installment of Lucha Underground. Killshot and Jeremiah Crane tried to tear the house down with a wild match. In another match, Mil Muertes destroyed an opponent only to get destroyed later on.
Elsewhere, Paul London used a carrot as a weapon and Taya tangled with Joey Ryan. A new character also debuted in the final scene.
The episode opened with a scene featuring Catrina summoning Mil Muertes. In reference to the Cueto Cup, she instructed him to “destroy them all.” Muertes said he would destroy them for her, his love. Catrina kissed him and said, “Bring me the Cueto Cup.”
Muertes won in a complete squash as he ragdolled his opponent. He pummeled Veneno with ground and pound before executing a flatliner. Muertes then pinned him. After the match, Catrina administered the Lick of Death.
London attacked Vibora before the bell, then flew through the ropes with a dropkick. Vibora began to no-sell London’s assault, so London grabbed Kobra Moon. He briefly held her hostage with a carrot (yes, a carrot). Vibora struck down London and the crowd chanted “save the carrot.”
Vibora began to dominate on offense when London briefly fired up. That led to London being tossed off the top rope, and he crashed down on the mat. That would not be his last crash in the match.
Members of the Rabbit Tribe ran in to cause a distraction. That allowed London to send Vibora over the ropes with a headscissors takeover. London went for a trust fall and landed badly.
With the crowd chanting for him, London rolled back in the ring. Rabbit Tribe members hiding under the ring grabbed Vibora’s legs and he was unable to get back into the ring before being counted out.
At the start, Ryan offered Taya his lollipop after rubbing it on his oily chest. She smacked it away and attacked him. When Ryan took a powder, Taya grabbed him by his chest hair to throw him back into the ring. Ryan cut her off and began administering some clubbing blows.
Ryan climbed the turnbuckles, but took too much time in doing so. Taya made a comeback that began with hard chops and slaps. After some counters and exchanges, Taya executed a northern lights suplex. She then leapt into a double foot stomp and pinned Ryan.
In a scene from the locker room, Mil Muertes was about to head somewhere dressed in a suit. Suddenly, Jeremiah Crane attacked Muertes with a chair. Crane delivered several chair shots and left him laying. Crane knelt over a prone Muertes to say, “She’s mine.” That was a reference to Catrina, whom Crane came on to in the past. Crane put a chair over him and hit it with another chair as the scene ended.
In the weekly countdown video hyping Johnny Mundo against Rey Mysterio in a title match, the focus was interviews with several Lucha Underground stars including Chavo Guerrero Jr., Cage, Prince Puma, and Matt Striker. They all put over Mundo and Mysterio, and gave their picks on who will win the upcoming Lucha Underground Championship match.
This was a wild match that took place outside the ring more so than in it during the first half of the bout. Mere seconds into the match, Killshot did a suicide dive through the ropes. Crane countered with a Fosbury Flop. In return, Killshot did a flop of his own. They then began brawling around ringside.
Killshot did a dive off a stage. Moments later, Crane gave Killshot an exploder suplex on the floor. Crane then ran around the ring as he built up speed before launching into a cannonball that took out the front rows of ringside.
When they finally got back in the ring, Killshot countered Crane with a sunset bomb for a near fall. Crane cut him off, and he charged into a corner with a kick (similar to a Broski Boot).
They began trading near falls. Killshot fired up and hit a cutter for a near fall. Crane delivered a brutal brainbuster for a near fall. They went back and forth in the closing moments, leading to a double down.
Out on the apron, Killshot dropped Crane onto the edge of the ring with a Death Valley Driver. Killshot followed that by climbing to the top rope, and he jumped off into a double foot stomp for yet another near fall.
Crane spat on Killshot, which only fired him up. Killshot exploded into a flurry of strikes. A “fight forever” chant broke out in The Temple. Killshot did a swinging DDT for another near fall. Crane got a rope break after Killshot applied a short arm scissors.
Dante Fox appeared in the rafters like he was Sting, without all the Crow gimmickry. The appearance of Fox distracted Killshot. Crane capitalized on the distraction. He delivered a double underhook powerbomb for the deciding pinfall.
After the match, Catrina stood at the top of the staircase. She had a staredown with Crane as the credits began to roll.
The closing scene featured Dario Cueto in his office explaining the Cueto Cup to someone else. That someone was a masked man named Son of Madness. He wanted a match with Son of Havoc.
It just so happened that Son of Havoc was the only person not booked for a tournament match. Cueto obliged by booking a tournament match between the two for next week. Son of Madness has arrived. Oh yeah, dig it.
The show begins with a recap of the Worldwide Underground’s reign of terror — including them taking out Angelico’s leg with a car door months ago. The Cage vs. Texano best-of-five series is then recapped before we see the horribly-acted Sexy Star and Mack segment before she lost the Lucha Underground title to Johnny Mundo.
Dario Cueto is in his office signing papers before Angelico interrupts him and says he wants Mundo tonight — title or not. Dario says that he can’t do that because Mundo has lawyered up, and Angelico threatens legal action due to the beatings he received. Dario is threatened, then says that he will put Angelico in the Battle of the Bulls tournament to possibly get a shot.
Vampiro talks about the Battle of the Bulls tournament — it will be a series of fatal four-way matches with the last one being an elimination match. The winner of that match gets a title shot. Matt Striker says that one word defines Cage — power, while great defines Texano.
Famous B is booed out of the building introducing Dr. Wagner Jr. — and then gets beaten up by Cage.
Wagner starts off strong with a stiff kick to Cage. Cage eats a beating from Texano before he takes a few licks from the bull rope. Joey hits a suicide dive to Wagner before Texano hits one, and then Cage moonsaults onto the pile as they just stand around for some reason.
Cage gets two off a pumphandle facebuster. An outside-in powerplex hits Wagner while Ryan dives into a jackhammer for two. Wagner and Texano backdrop Cage, and then Texano spinebusters Joey for two. Wagner lands a standing tornado DDT and an energetic dragon screw leg whip on Texano. A super cutter hits, but he can’t cover.
Joey hits a spinebuster for two. Cage catches him and charges into the corner, but Joey hits a spinning neckbreaker off the second rope for two. Cage hits a tower of doom powerbomb on the pile. Cage tosses Wagner and Famous B around at one time. Joey eats a superkick from Texano and then a sit-out powerbomb, but Cage steals the pin and wins the match.
Dario tells Sexy Star that he likes her and says she’s a fighter and the title was taken from her. He will give her a unique opportunity — a match with PJ Black, and if she wins, she’ll get a rematch.
Moreover, no one can interfere in the title match because it will be in a steel cage. However, if she loses tonight, she will never get an LU title shot again. She’s okay with this, but warns him that his troubled past could become a troubled future at her hands.
Reyes meets with his cop boss, who tells him that she doesn’t trust Mehan anymore. Reyes says that his cover is blown now and she says that he’ll return as a new man — under a mask.
Sexy Star comes out for her match with PJ Black while Striker talks about how she’s overcome all the odds and says she’s now the Princess of Power — complete with a wacky Power Rangers getup.
Star hits a rana and then eats a run-up armdrag. She hits a series of forearms and kicks before hitting a rana. PJ plants her mid-ring and works on her neck. He locks on a pendulum submission before bonking her head into the buckle. Vampiro and Striker talk about how brave Star is and how you shouldn’t pity her.
PJ avoids a neck crank and hits a lift-up suplex. Star hoists him up top and slaps away at him before hitting a super rana. PJ rolls through it and hits a Styles Clash for two. He misses the top rope springboard moonsault and she lands a series of kicks before spiking him with a DDT for two. Jack Evans comes down and throws a bat in the ring, but it leads to PJ’s downfall as he’s distracted and eats a sunset flip to lose.
Kobra Moon is her in throne room talking about how great their tribe was. Pindar was one of their generals — so he should play a larger role in things and she has the two other generals of her tribe rise above her. She tells them to bring her the man who was once a dragon — so Drago is doomed.
Dario asks Matanza if he wants to be in the Battle of the Bulls tournament, but Matanza just wants Rey Mysterio. Dario tries to entice him to go after El Dragon Azteca Jr. Dario insults Matanza’s intelligence, so Matanza grabs his head and slams it into the cage before reaching for the key.
Mil Muertes runs wild on everyone with heavy uppercuts. Mack and Marty punch and kick away at him before sending him to the floor. They double team Dragon Azteca with heavy chops, but Azteca holds onto Marty before Mack hits a flying knee strike. Mack rushes in and eats a kick and then a giant self-flapjack into a spinning DDT. Marty and Muertes go at it before Muertes hits 10 lariats in the corner.
Muertes hits a suicide spear onto Marty on the pile on the floor. Striker calls this a minestrone of masochism before Vampiro says he’ll need to have a word with him later. Everyone gangs up on Muertes before Azteca sends Mack flying. Muertes goes for a powerbomb, but eats a rana and a 450. Azteca doesn’t go for a cover and instead Matanza comes down and powerbombs Azteca onto Muertes.
The Wrath of the Gods from Matanza lands on Azteca before Dario comes out with a bloody towel held to his face and asks him to come back. Marty tries to steal the pin, but Mack prevents it. A running stunner hits and the Mack wins!
Two titles are on the line tonight as Cage battles Chavo for the Gift of the Gods Title, and Rey Mysterio Jr, Prince Puma, and Dragon Azteca Jr. defend against the team of Fenix, PJ Black, and Jack Evans. It’s an unlikely team of opponents though, as Fenix is a babyface and thus an odd man out. Joey Ryan also faces Mascarita Sagrada, who is looking for his first win with Famous B by his side.
The show begins with a recap of the cop drama and the Trios Titles being won by Rey, Prince Puma, and Dragon Azteca Jr. Chavo stealing Cage’s medallion is shown, and we see him letting Chavo win so he can get a shot tonight. In Vampiro’s lair, he tells Pentagon Jr. that he’s not ready to face Matanza – while Pentagon says he has zero fear. Vamp welcomes the Voodoo Greyskulls to the show, and he runs down tonight’s card as Cage battles Chavo for the Gift of the Gods Title.
Striker talks about the main event which will see PJ Black, Jack Evans, and Fenix facing Rey, Azteca, and Puma. Joey Ryan is mid-ring while Striker calls him a hit and quit it kinda guy. Famous B comes out and gets a nice Famous B chant. He transitions it into a Mascarita chant and introduces him wonderfully, outside of getting jumped and calling him ‘MASCARITA GODDAMN!”
Joey jumps him, but Sagrada recovers, sends him to the floor and dives onto him. Sagrada gets crotched, and then Joey offers up his lollipop to Brenda. Joey can’t lift him over his head, but is overjoyed when he lands a basic slam. Wasteland by Sagrada and a diving headbutt gets 2. Joey gets kicked low, which hurts Sagrada. A small package gets 2 for Sagrada and then Joey gets a very awkward tornado DDT for the win. B and Brenda console Sagrada while the commentators talk about how Sagrada has yet to win with Famous B by his side.
We get a Taya personality profile about how she sees confidence when she looks in the mirror. She also kicks the asses of a bunch of wacky suited ninjas, as you do. Taya says she sees the perfect woman in the mirror, and Mundo agrees. Her red dress and ass-kicking made it seem like they were going for a Ronda Rousey in Expendables 3 vibe – only with more lucha ninjas. King Cuerno talks to Mil Muertes’s body in a coffin in his office. Mil acted like he was king – but he was still in Cuerno’s jungle. Well, that was different and great. Chavo comes down and then Striker adds a billion nicknames for Cage, including the Sentinel.
Chavo gets a “Cage is gonna kill you” chant right away. Cage’s new black and gold singlet looks fantastic. He starts with tons of lariats in the corners while Vamp buries Striker for saying Chavo was once one of the best in the world. Chavo tries to gain an edge with sneaky tactics, but gets caught in an apron tree slam. He rakes the eyes and gets Cage to the floor – but a dive is caught and he eats several slams against the railing. Chavo sends him to the floor with a tilt a whirl headscissors and a dive.
Chavo lands a draping DDT and gets 2. Chavo goes for the legs, but Cage tosses him into the buckle and monkey flips him. Cage catches a dive and lands a Finlay roll before a moonsault misses. Chavo gets 2, and works on the knee. Cage hits an apron kick and lands his power superplex into the ring. European uppercut sends Chavo into the corner, where Chavo tries to kick him – but eats a sitout Alabama slam that gets 2. Cage’s F5 is countered and Chavo hits a running tornado DDT for 2.
Rolling kick hits for Chavo, but a discus lariat only gets 2 for Cage thanks to Chavo getting his feet on the rope. Chavo avoids a superplex and gets a sunset bomb and a frog splash for 2.5! Chavo doe the Eddie shuffle and lands Three Amigos – but only gets two of them and Cage turns into a suplex, then a powerbomb, and then Weapon X for the win and the Gift of the Gods Title. Cage trades in his title for a shot at Matanza next week – where it will be Monster vs. Machine.
Taya takes Jack and PJ to the locker room where Fenix is laid out. Mundo replaces him and then punts Fenix for good measure. Officers Neehan and Reyes search Dario’s office since Dario and “his hot ninja” are gone. They find tons of money before Castro busts them for trying to rob Dario without him – so Reyes arrests Cisco while Neehan points a gun at him. Well, this was different and furthers the cop drama while also ending The Crew. Taya comes out and tells everyone that Fenix won’t be here, but PJ and Jack have a better partner – Mundo!
Johnny Mundo, PJ Black, and Jack Evans vs. Trios Champions Rey Mysterio, Prince Puma, and Dragon Azteca Jr.
Jack starts with Azteca and lets everyone know he still hates dragons. Jack flips around a bit, but eats a dropkick and some nasty chops in the corner. Azteca hits a double-jump armdrag sending Jack to the corner. A triangle dropkick sends Jack to the floor. PJ comes in to face Puma, and Puma gets tied to a tree of woe before Jack attacks in the corner. Mundo lands a tornado kick while Puma tries to rise up. PJ comes in and gets 2 off of that match. Mundo and PJ land a double backbody drop for 2.
Puma uses Jack and PJ against each other and forces PJ to DDT Jack with a flying lariat. Rey comes in to face Mundo and sends him down with a deja vu headscissors. Puma and Azteca kick away at Mundo. They get 2 off a legdrop while Jack jumps in for a save. Johnny turns Puma and Azteca’s bodies against each other by catching Azteca and sending Azteca into Puma in the corner. PJ gets 2 off a pop-up cutter. Evans comes in and lands a tornado kick before Rey sends Mundo to the floor. Azteca lands a springboard rana to the floor and sends Mundo into the apron.
Evans goes up, but gets crotched. Puma sends him down and that results in Evans hitting a wacky kick before hitting a pop-up rana that sends Puma into PJ where PJ eats a rana. Rey kicks PJ into the ropes for a 619, which hits. Puma’s 630 hits and only gets 2 because Mundo pulls the ref out. Mundo kicks Rey low before Mundo and Taya land a double superkick. PJ kicks Puma in the crotch and Evans kicks Puma low too! PJ goes for a brainbuster, but Jack kicks him low first and then the Wellness Policy hits. Johnny goes for the End of the World, but it only gets 2! Mundo goes for a German superplex, but Puma flips back and tags Azteca. Azteca gets a code red, but Jack chairshots him and Mundo cradles him for the win! PJ Black, Jack Evans, and Johnny Mundo win it – giving us two new champions tonight.
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Last week, PJ Black and Rey Mysterio made their debuts. Rey debuted in a vignette with El Dragon Azteca Jr, while PJ Black lost against The Mack. The show opens with a recap of season two so far. We see King Cuerno winning the Gift of the Gods Title from Fenix, and Ivelisse’s match against Muertes is recapped with only the finish. Pentagon Jr. snaps the arm of Mil to close out the video, and we go to the Temple. Vampiro rattles off how great Pentagon Jr. is while turning red. Bengala comes out while Striker talks about focusing on the feet of the man beneath the mask showing that he’s a veteran. He faces Kobra Moon, who debuted last week in a vignette. She comes out in a fancy headdress while Vamp talks about the significance of the serpent in Spanish culture. Kobra slithers around the ring while the crowd chants “mamacita”.
Kobra sends him to the floor and dives onto him. She rests on the ropes seductively before axe kicking Bengala as he enters the ring. He retaliates with a boot out of the corner and a flying standing headbutt. He gets 2. Kobra wraps her legs around his leg to avoid a suplex, but gets flipped over and eats a sick basement superkick for 2. Bengala dives onto her knees, but is locked in a dragon sleeper and she wins after applying a bodyscissors alongside it. Backstage, Catrina says she gets a tingle of excitement when Fenix comes in. He wants King Cuerno and she tells him that 1,000 deaths are coming.
A vignette tells us that a millennia ago, the man from the stars returned. We see a tribal leader say that the Gods will be at war, and Aerostar blasts off saying that he must return and unite the tribes. So basically, Aerostar is now a time-traveling spaceman and is the one sent by the Gods of the tribes mentioned throughout the show to unite them once again. Cuerno works out with this title belt in the background. Catrina comes in and says that he won the title, but didn’t destroy the man. Catrina tells him that he may be a hunter, but the best hunter will fall to Mil Muertes. She wants him to kill Fenix in his specialty – Last Luchador Standing, and he won’t even have to put the title on the line. He tells her the hunt is on and she disappears. Jack Evans flips around in the ring before Drago comes down to a huge round of applause.
Striker says that this match is what the sport is all about in 2016. Well, that sure is a bold statement that could have used some elaboration. They tie-up a bit in the ropes before Evans goes for a basement dropkick, misses, and then misses a standing corkscrew splash. Evans eats a basement dropkick and goes to the floor. Evans ducks a lariat and hits a forearm before a punch exchange breaks out. Drago armdrags Evans down and goes for a submission, but Evans bites the thumb to escape. Evans lands a flipping kick and gets 2. Evans sends him into the corner for a double backflip eye gouge. Evans hops up to the top rope and talks smack, but eats a superkick that gets 2.
Drago traps him in the corner for a huge chop. Evans flips some more and gets a double eye gouge before tossing him to the mat. Evans punches away, but eats a backdrop once Drago recovers. Big armdrag sends Evans to the floor. Drago goes up top and lands a flying crossbody. Drago lifts him up to the top strand of rope and spikes him with a draping DDT for 2. Evans lands some kicks to the leg and body while Muertes stares from his throne. Drago sends him to the mat for a La Magistrol cradle for 2. Drago lands the blackbuster DDT and goes for his cradle, but Evans backslides him out of that and flips out of it before also using the ropes. Evans tells Melissa Santos to shut up and does his own ring announcing and declaring himself to be the Dragon Slayer.
Texano is shown on his ranch and we get a recap of him both in LU and AAA. We see Chavo, Blue Demon, and the Crew attack him and then Texano beats up some goons in a bar. He beats them up with his hands, feet, and bullwhip before we see that he will return next week. Prince Puma stares in the mirror while Catrina walks in and asks who he prays to. She heard Konnan praying as his life was drained in the casket, and she tells him his last words were “forgive me” and she wondered if he was asking God to forgive his sins, or Puma for failing him. Catrina makes Puma vs. Pentagon Jr. next week. Melissa Santos introduces the Last Luchador Standing match – our main event.
Striker says that Fenix is young and a match like this isn’t the best idea for him at this stage in his career. Striker says he has no idea why the title isn’t on the line, but then says that it’s in Catrina’s best interest to not have Fenix as the GotG champion since he took the fight to Muertes more than anyone else. A forearm exchange starts things off before Fenix lands a Tajiri-esque handspring elbow. Cuerno gets crotched and then Fenix hits a double-jump rana off the second rope. Cuerno gets up at 5 and hits a big boot alongside a flying European uppercut. A flying single-leg dropkick hits Fenix flush and the ref’s count gets to 4. Fenix hits a giant backdrop and sends Cuerno to the floor, but he evades a flip dive and a count begins and ends at 4.
Fenix punts his face off and throws him into the post, resulting in a goofy bonk sound effect. They fight into the crowd and Fenix is tossed three rows deep for a 6 count. Cuerno tosses Fenix into the gated wall, and he gets up at 7. Fenix stands tall, but is sent down with a hard lariat on the floor. Fenix rises and eats another kick. Fenix rises with the aid of the ring skirt and gets tossed back into the ring. Fenix lands a big dropkick and sends Cuerno to the floor. Fenix lands a triangle corkscrew dive to the floor while the crowd chants “lucha!” loudly. Cuerno gets up from that only to fall once again to a top-rope leaping corkscrew dive to the floor. Cuerno gets up at 9 and eats a forearm shiver.
Fenix hits Wasteland and slowly climbs to the top. Cuerno kicks him up top and sends him to the floor before hitting a corner to corner Arrow of Death dive. Cuerno grabs a gigantic ladder from behind Vamp and Striker and hits Fenix right in the face with it. Cuerno climbs the ladder as it stands against the wall and tells the ref to stop counting. Cuerno gets a table from beneath the ring and attacks the kidney area. Fenix avoids a pair of Germans with a pair of superkicks and sets him on the table. Fenix and Cuerno climb to the top of the office area, but Cuerno is on the ladder and Fenix shoves him off through the table. This gets a “holy shit” chant from both the fans and the announcers. Fenix gets the win with this crazy stunt.
Muertes stands on his platform looking pissed and we go to an office building. A female officer named Captain Vasquez is told that The Crew and Chavo are together, while Blue Demon Jr. has retired. No one has seen Dario Cueto, and the officer wanted to see Cueto brought to justice when Bael was murdered by Matanza. Joey Ryan debuts with his lollipop and they’re told to go into the Temple undercover and bring down Dario Cueto. Well, that was sure an unexpected twist in the story. Given that Joey Ryan already looks like a sleazy male stripper, him playing a cop seems like a natural move.
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