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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: Gift of the Gods title match

Posted on by Michael Perry

The Big Takeaways —

  • Famous B is going to be okay.
  • Strong pushes for Jake Strong and Matanza Cueto continued.
  • Even in squash losses, Sammy Guevara and Vinnie Massaro were able to shine and entertain.
  • Antonio Cueto’s changes to the gimmick matches have kept things fresh this season.
  • Ivelisse might be the most over wrestler on the roster, but it wasn’t enough to give her the Gift of the Gods Championship.
  • Mil Muertes is not a happy camper after being excluded from the Gift of the Gods.
  • El Dragon Azteca Jr. has now earned a shot at the Lucha Underground Championship, provided he gives a week’s notice.

Show Recap —

Jake Strong defeated Sammy Guevara via ankle lock submission

Strong got a nice reaction from the crowd. Immediately, Guevara was selling a foot or ankle injury. Strong used a lot of power moves, but Guevara countered with high-flying offense. Guevara tried to climb a ladder, but Strong caught him in an ankle lock as he hung from the lower rungs in a cool spot.

Guevara broke free and climbed the ladder to the upper catwalk, then hit an insane moonsault to the floor, which the crowd loved. Guevara threw Strong back into the ring, but he then missed a springboard tackle and got caught in the ankle lock and tapped out.

Matanza Cueto defeated Vinnie Massaro via pinfall

Antonio Cueto appeared and called Massaro a poor excuse for a man. He said he should fire him. Instead, he sent him a pizza. As Massaro opened the pizza, which he didn’t like (because it had pineapple on it), Antonio announced that Massaro was going to be sacrificed.

Matanza beat up the pizza man. Massaro ran the ropes until he was out of breath, then was dispatched in two moves. The pizza man tried to steal Massaro’s money, but he was met with a chokeslam for his troubles.

Gift of the Gods

After introductions from Melissa Santos, Antonio Cueto came back out. He said that there would be a trios match, and the winning team would compete for the Gift of the Gods.

Cueto let Ivelisse and Son of Havoc pick their partner. They chose The Mack.

Dezmond X, El Dragon Azteca Jr. & King Cuerno defeated Ivelisse, Son of Havoc & The Mack via pinfall

Killshot was out to watch the match. With a nice mix of styles, it was typical trios action. The crowd was strongly behind Ivelisse. The Mack hit a corkscrew dive to the outside, followed by Havoc hitting an even more impressive handspring corkscrew attack on Cuerno and company.

Havoc then missed the Shooting Star Press on Cuerno but rolled through. Unfortunately, this set him up for a quick and cheap pinfall loss. Afterwards, Mil Muertes came out and destroyed the losing team (and Killshot).

El Dragon Azteca Jr. defeated Dezmond X and King Cuerno to win the Gift of the Gods Championship

The match quickly spilled to the outside, where some more aerial acrobatics took place. Cuerno threw Dezmond throat first across the steel guardrail, then stalked Azteca, tossing him into a pile of wooden chairs. Azteca and Cuerno exchanged blows, and out of nowhere, Dezmond hit an insane dive from above.

Dezmond took Azteca to the top rope, but Azteca escaped a fireman’s carry and hopped off. He quickly climbed up and hit what Matt Striker called a victory roll from the top rope (it was more like a package piledriver into a pin) for the victory as the crowd celebrated.

Marty The Moth’s Destiny

After the match, Mariposa stood over the sleeping Marty Martinez. As the show went off the air, she woke Martinez up and told him that it was his destiny to bring the Lucha Underground Championship to the Moth Tribe.

Lucha Underground results: ‘Left for Dead’

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Season 3 — Episode 25: “Left for Dead”

The first round of the Cueto Cup tournament wrapped up on the latest episode of Lucha Underground. Storylines advanced and feuds continued at The Temple in Boyle Heights.

The title of the episode referred to the video package that opened the show highlighting the back story of Dante Fox. His story involves his foe, Killshot, and their background in the military. Fox was taken hostage while serving in Afghanistan.

Presumably, Killshot escaped the clutches of terrorists, but in doing so he left Fox behind. Soldiers eventually rescued Fox, leading to him making his way to Boyle Heights where he seeks revenge against Killshot.

PJ Black defeated Sexy Star to advance in the Cueto Cup

Black was the first member of the Worldwide Underground stable to appear on this episode. The stable had a prominent role on the show. In this match, another member of the stable caused a distraction that led to the finish.

In the match, Black provided a good base for Sexy Star’s flying lucha arsenal. She got plenty of offense on the way to losing the match. Black toyed with her early on, but Star quickly fired up ahead of a series of lucha spots.

Star got a near fall after a super Frankensteiner. She also flew to the outside with a crossbody. Back in the ring, she used a second flying crossbody for another near fall. At that point, Taya came out to ringside to cause a distraction. Taya also tossed Black a pair of brass knux, only for Star to get ahold of them.

Star hit Black with the brass knux, and was thusly disqualified. So, she also laid out the referee using the knux. Taya fled with a smirk on her face, as she accomplished her goal of costing Star the match and getting a win for her stablemate. This seemingly builds to a grudge match between Taya and Sexy Star.

In the weekly countdown hype video building towards Johnny Mundo against Rey Mysterio, this week’s edition showed a montage of training footage. Each combatant also talked about their chances of winning. The story remains that Mysterio is a man of people and Mundo is the cocky champion. These videos have all been tremendous pieces of business, and this edition was more of the same.

Son of Havoc defeated Son of Madness to advance in the Cueto Cup

The story is both are part of a motorcycle club, and Son of Madness arrived in The Temple to make Son of Havoc pay a penance for some slight towards the club. Both had almost identical gear, including similar vests that Matt Striker referred to as their “colors” that represented the club.

This being a grudge match of sorts, there was no collar-and-elbow lockup to start the match. Nor did they have a traditional match. Rather, they had a fight as they brawled in and out of the ring in a match that was all action.

Madness got heat on Havoc, then Havoc made a comeback. Though Madness blocked an attempted Muta-style handspring back elbow, Havoc hit the move moments later. He followed that with a springboard crossbody for a near fall. Madness countered with a double foot stomp and a brainbuster for a near fall. Havoc rallied into doing a tope suicida.

For the finish, Havoc went for a shooting star press that Madness avoided. Havoc impressively landed on his feet only to get schoolboyed. Havoc kicked out and used his own schoolboy to score the pin.

After the match, Madness laid out Havoc and took his vest. Therefore, this feud must continue. Jean Pierre Lafitte once stole Bret Hart’s ring jacket during a lackluster feud in 1995. Let us hope this feud between bikers is more memorable than that. Judging by the action in this match, it probably will be.

Prince Puma defeated Ricky Mandel to advance in the Cueto Cup

Puma wrestled in street clothes that included a hoodie and pants. It was a similar look to what Ricochet wore during his run-in this past weekend at the G1 Special where he seemingly directed a veiled insult at Lucha Underground. Instead of a cap and glasses like in Long Beach, Puma had a mask on in this match at The Temple. There were also no insults, just brooding by Puma.  

Mandel is an interning member of Worldwide Underground who cosplayed as Johnny Mundo in this match. Beforehand, he told Puma that he was taking him to “slam town.” Instead, Puma gave him a superkick and proceeded to pummel him in a glorified squash. That does not bode well for Mandel’s internship.

Puma followed the superkick with a northern lights suplex and a brainbuster for a near fall. Mandel tried to fight back, but to no avail. Puma finished off Mandel with a spinning Michinoku Driver for a pinfall in a quick match where Puma showcased his dark side.

An advertisement for Modelo beer highlighted the accomplishments of Sexy Star. The ad portrayed her winning the Lucha Underground Championship as her breaking through a glass ceiling. The ad also insisted it “cemented her place as one of the most iconic female performers in lucha libre history.” Yeah, and Mae Young is a “pioneer” of women’s wrestling.

In a locker room scene, Mysterio was giving a pep talk to Dragon Azteca, who vowed to win the tournament and go on to face Mysterio when he wins the championship. Prince Puma entered the scene to interrupt them. He vowed to win the tournament, and he also wanted to face Mysterio for the title. Puma promised he would not lose in their rematch.

Dante Fox defeated Dragon Azteca Jr. (w/ Rey Mysterio) to advance in the Cueto Cup

They took it to the air early on in the match. Fox began to dominate with his aerial arsenal as the crowd chanted his name. Azteca made a comeback and did a hurricanrana on the floor. That led into a flurry of offense from Azteca. Fox cut him off and they exchanged strikes. Fox executed a running Spanish Fly for a near fall. A “this is awesome” chant broke out.

Taya made her second run-in of the show, flanked by others in the Worldwide Underground. Mysterio fought them off at first as the match continued. Then, Mysterio was catapulted into the arms of Johnny Mundo, who powerbombed him into a wall. The heel stable ganged up on Mysterio for a beatdown.

Azteca made the save with a dive through the ropes. He went to springboard back into the ring, only for him to eat a superkick from Fox. He then delivered the Fox Catcher to score the pinfall. With that, the first round of the tournament is over.

On the next episode, the second round of the Cueto Cup features Mil Muertes against Paul London. Also, Taya meets Jeremiah Crane in a tournament match and Marty the Moth faces Fenix in another tourney match.