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Lucha Underground results: More Ultima Lucha IV build

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

The Takeaway —

Melissa Santos is unwilling to give up on Fenix. Aerostar told her that Fenix was too far gone — and that Catrina’s soul has corrupted him.

Son of Havoc continued his feud with Killshot, and a mask vs. mask match was set for Ultima Lucha.

The White Rabbit Tribe has a new intensity with Killer Kross. They look to be gunning for a Trios Title shot.

Marty the Moth beat up his sister, then challenged Pentagon Dark to a Cero Miedo match at Ultima Lucha. Pentagon accepted.

The Recap —

The show started with Melissa Santos discussing what happened to Fenix. Aerostar talked about how he shouldn’t have brought Fenix back from the dead and how Catrina’s soul corrupted Fenix’s, turning him evil. Santos said that he must still be in there. Aerostar said that he could not be saved, because he has seen the end. The end of everything.

The White Rabbit Tribe (Paul London, El Bunny & “The White Rabbit” Killer Kross) defeated Joey Ryan, Ivelisse & XO Lishus via technical submission

Ivelisse started the match with London, who was covered in white face paint. Ivelisse tagged out to XO Lishus, and El Bunny was tagged in by London. El Bunny outwrestled and brutalized Lishus, then London was tagged back in. Ivelisse came in and German suplexed both London and Bunny. The match broke down with everyone getting involved except The White Rabbit. Ryan superkicked him twice, to no result.

Ryan tried to use his lollipop, but Kross hit a Saito suplex and put on a white glove. Kross locked on a Mandible Claw — and Joey Ryan passed out. Kross had blood over his glove when he withdrew his hand. The crowd chanted “Tick Tock.”

Son of Havoc defeated Killshot

Killshot immediately took the action to the outside and tried to rip Son of Havoc’s mask off. Killshot tried to break Havoc’s wrist, and there was a cracking sound that made it sound like his wrist was broken. Son of Havoc, however, is not one to give up easily, and was able to hit a suicide dive. Son of Havoc followed up with a double stomp onto Killshot’s back and a Shooting Star Press, but Killshot kicked out.

Killshot went back to the mask, but Son of Havoc hit a cutter and Killshot kicked out. Killshot hit a double under hook suplex, but Havoc kicked out. Killshot had an armbar, but Havoc refused to tap out. As Killshot went for a La Magistral cradle, Havoc countered and pinned Killshot!

Killshot grabbed his dog tags and beat on Son of Havoc with them after the match. The crowd booed as Killshot tried to take Son of Havoc’s mask, and as he ripped it off, the crowd booed even more. Antonio Cueto came out and said “You know how much that mask means” and how they were symbols of the new warriors that they have become. Cueto booked a mask vs. mask match between the two for Ultima Lucha IV.

Marty the Moth entered The Temple with Reclusa and cut a promo while the fans refused to hear him and chanted “Cero Miedo.” Marty addressed Sexy Star, saying that she embarrassed him and his family, and how he got Reclusa to deal with her. Reclusa apparently beat her so badly that the only thing left was her mask. It appears that Reclusa killed Sexy Star.

Marty the Moth said Reclusa was wonderful and beautiful, but there was one woman who was more beautiful. Marty looked at Melissa Santos — and Santos did the “Cero Miedo” sign to massive cheers from the audience. Marty clarified, and said that he was talking about his sister, and that he owed her a match.

Lucha Underground Champion Marty the Moth defeated Mariposa to retain his title

This was really uncomfortable to watch, as Marty beat on Mariposa. Marty threw Mariposa into a few rows of chairs and head-first into the announce table. Mariposa was bleeding. The crowd got quiet watching this, indicating a large amount of discomfort. This sucked. Plain and simple.

Marty beat on her for about five minutes before she made a brief comeback, smashing him repeatedly with chairs. Reclusa kicked Mariposa, and Marty was able to hit a package piledriver to defeat her. This was really, really uncomfortable in the early portions of the match. By the end, it turned around with Mariposa making a comeback and Marty being unable to beat her without Reclusa. Mariposa’s comeback was fantastic, but the rest of this was very hard to watch.

Marty challenged Pentagon Dark to a Cero Miedo match. He then broke his sister’s arm. Pentagon ran out to a massive pop, and he said he would accept. He promised to break Marty’s bones at Ultima Lucha IV and take his title back.

Lucha Underground results: Romance clashes with lucha

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Season 3 — Episode 23: “Family First”

Relationships, and the fighting that surrounds them, was a theme on the latest installment of Lucha Underground. The show tackled two different relationships. One involves a blooming romance between lovers and the other involves crazed siblings with violent tendencies.

Likewise, an eerie love triangle continues to develop in another sub-plot.

In the main event, Fenix fought in a match dedicated to Melissa Santos. Her character played a prominent role in a plot involving her being attached romantically with Fenix while Marty the Moth continues to stalk her. In the match dedicated to Santos, Fenix wrestled Mariposa in an intergender match.

All four matches on the show made up another block in the opening round of the Cueto Cup.

The opening scene showed Fenix arriving to The Temple earlier in the day. Fenix drove his sports car into a parking spot, where Melissa Santos met him for a romantic embrace. Fenix dedicated his match later on to her. They were unaware someone was watching them.

Lurking in the shadows, Marty the Moth spied on them as Santos and Fenix kissed. That greatly upset Marty, who is stalking Santos. Fenix and Santos left together, only angering Marty even more. He smashed his head into a glass window.

Moments later, after the introductory segment with Vampiro and Matt Striker, Santos was in the ring, As the ring announcer, she introduced the participants in the episode’s first match.  

All the matches had a particular theme, with the opening match being about a murderous machine against a bum. In his first appearance since his character committed a gruesome murder on the previous episode, Cage enters the Cueto Cup tournament.

Cage defeated Vinnie Massaro to advance in the Cueto Cup

Cage had his gimmicked gauntlet. Massaro was doing a bum gimmick similar to the Brooklyn Brawler, without the New York Yankees apparel nor a cigar. Cage squashed him. Massaro did get a hope spot, but foolishly tried to steal the metal glove. He would pay for that by getting pummeled even more relentlessly. Cage gave him a brainbuster for the pinfall.

After the match ended, Cage kept attacking him. He put on his gimmicked glove to use as he pummeled Massaro some more. He laid out Massaro with a punch using the gauntlet. Massaro got color, bleeding​ from the forehead.

In the now-weekly segment hyping the upcoming match with Johnny Mundo defending his Lucha Underground Championship against Rey Mysterio, a sleek video package furthered the attempt at giving the match a big fight feel. 

Mysterio trained, hung out with a mob of adoring young fans, and did an interview in front of a mural of himself painted by a street artist. The narrator played up the worldwide fame and notoriety of Mysterio.

Mundo trained by getting whacked repeatedly with kendo sticks. He also sparred with the kendo sticks and took out his sparring partner with a wicked shot to the neck. He twirled kendo sticks afterwards. He also did an interview playing a cocky and confident champion heading into the title match.

Marty “the Moth” Martinez defeated Saltador to advance in the Cueto Cup

The theme of this match was wackiness, so much so that the crowd chanted “let’s get weird” at one point. Striker called it “the odd versus the weird.” In a sub-plot of the wacky match, Marty made unwanted advances towards Santos. He leered at her as she sold being creeped out.

The personalities carried the match more so than athleticism, though they still had a good match with a simple formula of shine, heat, comeback, and the heel cutting off the comeback for the win. Marty spat on the referee during the match, which was somehow apparently not against the rules.

At the finish, Marty the Moth executed a dominator into a codebreaker before he pinned Saltador.

Backstage, members of the Rabbit Tribe worshipped Mascarita Sagrada. They bowed and knelt at his feet, praising him as their “king.” They groveled as he seemed dismissive of such a notion. Sagrada walked past them and headed to the ring for his match.

In another scene, Marty the Moth was in his lair talking to photographs of Santos. Marty muttered to a collage of pictures before his sister, Mariposa, suddenly interrupted him. Mariposa wants to fight her brother next week in the next round of the tournament.

Mariposa told him that his “lust for [Santos] has made you weak.” Mariposa and Marty slapped each other across the face. Mariposa walked away, leaving Marty to converse with the photographs.

Pindar (w/ Kobra Moon) defeated Mascarita Sagrada to advance in the Cueto Cup

The theme of this match was monster against mini. They actually had a fairly competitive match that still played off the ridiculous size difference. Pindar was a good base for Sagrada to fly around.

Kobra Moon tried to interfere at one point, but Sagrada thwarted her attempt. He then slapped her moments later. Sagrada got plenty of offense and a near fall after a moonsault press. Pindar eventually used the size difference to his advantage. He finished off Sagrada with a powerbomb into a flapjack of sorts, then pinned him.

Fenix defeated Mariposa to advance in the Cueto Cup

The theme of this match was man against woman. Moreover, two stories also played out involving two separate relationships that played into the backstory. One was romance between two lovers, and the other relationships dealt with an eerie sibling rivalry.

Fenix and Santos were at the forefront, linked together as a couple that blew kisses at each other during the match. The story of the siblings, Mariposa and Marty, played into the finish showing they will fight for family even if the family is at odds with each other.

The intergender match began with Fenix being somewhat timid with fighting a woman. That soon changed when he nailed a kick. Moments later, Mariposa countered with a tornado DDT. They fought on the floor with Mariposa getting the better with a hurricanrana. Mariposa did some lucha spots with Fenix.

Echoing the kick earlier in the match, Fenix first held back on a high kick when Mariposa offered a questionable handshake. He thought it over and then kicked her in the head. She fought back with a modified sunset flip powerbomb.

Fenix went for a Spanish Fly, but Mariposa blocked the attempt. She went for a flying crossbody off the middle rope, and Fenix caught her. He then dropped her into a Fenix Driver for the pinfall.

After the bell sounded, Marty the Moth ran in to attack Fenix. During the next round of the tournament, the two are set for a match. So Marty the Moth stomped on Fenix trying to soften him up, until Fenix fired up.

Fenix did a wild flip dive over the ropes to the floor. Santos seemed very impressed. More kisses were blown back and forth in celebration. Romance ruled the day, even if a stalker lurks.

Lucha Underground results: Sexy Star vs. Mariposa in an I Quit bloodbath

Posted on by F4W Editors

Every match on the show is for an Aztec medallion as Cage faces Mascarita Sagrada, Marty The Moth battles The Mack, Sinestro faces King Cuerno, and in the main event – Sexy Star faces Mariposa. It isn’t just any kind of match this – they will wage war in a No Mas match with Star being told by Dario to maim Mariposa and get revenge.

Show Recap:

The show begins with a rundown of this season’s quest for the Aztec medallions. We also see Sexy Star and The Mack try to act, which is even worse in recap form. Dario Cueto closes up the ceiling in his office, but Catrina comes in and tells him that Mil nearly ended Matanza. Catrina wants a rematch for Mil, and he tells her that Mil’s power doesn’t match what kind of power the key has. He’ll give Mil his match, and in his specialty – the Grave Consequences match. But Dario has a special twist – it will be Graver Consequences, with more coffins. That was awesome! Bang Data brings us in to Vamp and Striker, saying that every match tonight is for an Aztec medallion.

Marty the Moth vs. The Mack

Marty flaps away before The Mack comes down to face him. Mack punches him to the floor and hits a flip dive with his jacket still on. Suplex hits, then a Northern lights, and then a big German – giving Mack the edge. Mack eats a dropkick and Marty does the Rick Rude hip swivel while removing his shirt and revealing his too-short trunks. Mack eats a corner exploder and it gets 2. Marty wears him down with a cravate, but Mack recovers and lariats him before spinkicking him down. Vamp talks about how much more money you make as a champion, while Mack gets 2 off a legdrop. Stunner hits, but Marty is still up, so a spinning TKO takes him out. This was fun.

Catrina talks to King Cuerno and says that Sinestro will get the Gift of the Gods Title, but Cuerno says he’ll take Sinestro out tonight. He’ll take the title and Mil’s mask because the hunt is on. Sexy Star knocks on Dario’s door He says he respects her and knows something bad must have happened to her because there’s been a change in her. He saw that when he was young, and experienced suffering at his mother’s hands. He says that whatever Mariposa did to her, she will say no more and beat Mariposa to make her pay for what she did to her. It will be a No Mas match – and he tells her to not only make her submit, but not stop after the match is over. 

Sinestro De La Muerte vs. King Cuerno

Vamp talks about how this is a battle for the medallions – and their origins are in bloody war. RKO by Cuerno gets 2 quickly. Cuerno lands a sick overhand chop and a running rana. This sends him to the floor for the dive, but Catrina hits him on the head with the rock. Flying legdrop off the top to Cuenro gets the win, in one of the biggest upsets so far in the show’s history. Backstage, Mascarita Sagrada lifts weights while Famous B talks to him about setting up the biggest match for him ever! 

Chavo comes in and asks Dario why he isn’t in a match for a medallion. Dario tells him he’s not worth it, and that he lost not only two Aztec Warfare matches, but got hurt in a match for the LU Title. He isn’t going to give him opportunities if he can’t do anything with him, so Chavo basically tells him he’ll make one for himself. Famous B cuts a promo and hands out his business card to fans before introducing Sagrada while Striker says that he has never dipped, but he will dance with Sagrada coming out. A huge Famous B chant breaks out.

Mascarita Sagrada vs. Cage

Cage has a new black and yellow singlet, which looks better than the other ones he’s had. Sagrada prays and then starts to do some pushups. Sagrada charges in, which fails. A charging kick misses and Cage eats some leg kicks. These have no effect, but a dropkick to the knee sends him into the buckle. Weapon X ends it. Cage tends to Sagrada, but Chavo comes out and steals his medallion – while Famous B tells him “YOU GOT ROBBED!” The main event is hyped up with a graphic and then instead of a break, it’s time for the match. Striker talks about the history of I Quit matches and how both Tully Blanchard and Mick Foley were never the same after their most famous ones. They come in the ring and now it’s time for a break.

Sexy Star vs. Mariposa – No Mas Match

Vamp says that this is the one match he shied away from because he’d rather die than say he quits. Sexy is slammed onto the seal and eats a Muta elbow. Mariposa corner her and hits her with a slew of body blows. Sexy Star gets choked, but still won’t quit. Sexy charges and attacks before cornering her and hitting a series of pop-up bronco busters. Chain of suplexes lead to a single-leg crab. Mariposa locks on a modified Indian deathlock, and kicks her head while she’s in the move. Sexy low-bridges her and hits a seated senton to the floor.

Sexy hits a series of overhand chops on the floor, but eats some knees against the railing. Sexy eats a chair to the throat, then a chairshot, then a basement dropkick with the chair. She shakes her head no to prevent giving up. Sexy recovers, hits her with a chair and then places the chair between her legs for a chairshot to the chair between the legs. Sexy lifts Mariposa’s leg up and kicks her in the crotch again. They fight up the staircase.

Mariposa tears at the mask, but a “Sexy” chant breaks out. They fight up to Dario’s ceiling. No! HE JUST HAD THAT FIXED. They fight up to the catwalk while Striker says that Cornette broke his ankles in a scaffold match. Mariposa tries to toss her off the catwalk, and then chokes her with the steel. Sexy’s head is split open and she fights her way back to Dario’s ceiling. Marty comes up and grinds her face into the railing. The Mack comes in and kicks Marty’s ass before tossing him through a door.

Sexy chokes her on the bleachers and then smacks her head against the wall. Reverse powerbomb giant swing series into the announce table by Mariposa. Striker yells about how Sexy still has fight in her. She grabs a trash can and hits her with it while Striker name-drops Duke Droese. Mariposa punches her in the gut and back a few times before things end up back in the ring. Sexy avoids the Butterfly Effect, but a punch to the throat works.

A kneeling Edgucator results in Sexy saying “f*ck you, f*ck you Mariposa!” completely uncensored, kicking her and locking on a choke before Marty comes back, but misses a punch and Mack stunners her. Sexy locks on an armbar and gets the win – which will certainly result in Striker comparing her to Ronda Rousey even more. True to what Dario told her, she keeps the hold locked on after the match while her theme plays and a “break her arm” chant breaks out. Sexy closes the show just covered in blood being embraced by The Mack. Holy crap was this crazy. It wasn’t “good” in many ways, but it was sure memorable. 

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