Lucha Underground Season 1 Episode 1 October 29, 2014

Lucha Underground Season 1 Episode 1 October 29, 2014

We start off with a luchador getting into a fight with unknown people in an abandoned area. The masked guy said they need to talk about the 7 tribes of the Aztec and their legacy. He said lucha has been around for 100 years and now it is time to rise.

We are introduced to Dario Cueto, who is a businessman and wants AAA's wrestlers to fight for him on Lucha Underground.

The masked guy asked a guy in a hoodie if he will join ur or not and we see various luchadores walking on hills and wrestling in the ring.

We go to a packed warehouse and are welcomed to the show. Matt Striker and Vampiro welcome us. Dario Cuerto is introduced. We're told he's not Mexican, but Spanish. Dario says he has opened his doors to the best fighters and says this is his temple. He said we honor ancient traditions like violence and the luchador who impresses him the most gets a $100,000 signing bonus. He said the luchadores can get rich or die trying.

Blue Demon Jr. vs Chavo Guerrero Jr.

They go to the mat and Demon steps on his hands. Chavo turns a hiptoss into an armdrag and Demon baseball slides Chavo while he is outside. Chavo gets slapped in the face and takes a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Chavo goes up and over into the corner, gets caught and turns it into a tornado ddt. Chavo brings Demon over the top then plancha's him.

Back in and Chavo gets crotched on the top and falls. Demon goes for a flipping senton but misses and Demon is holding his knee. Chavo goes for a hurricanrana on the top, gets blocked and is powerbombed down. Demon then puts Chavo in a sharpshooter with the arm hooked and wins it. This wasn't the greatest match or anything but there wasn't anything wrong with it and it was an okay opener.

Dario talks to Konnan in his office. Konnan says he's not interested in working for him but is interested in his money. He said he has the best fighter in the world. Dario says he has his own signee though and it's Johnny Mundo. He said he only signed him to make an example of him as he doesn't respect his temple. He says Johnny is here for the money and fame and tells Konnan to have his man take him out to get the $100,000.

Johnny Mundo is shown doing pull-ups. Vampiro says Konnan has Prince Puma and Konnan does not invest time and money into just anyone. We then go to meet Prince Puma.

Konnan talks about his career and says Prince Puma is the legend of lucha. He said his grandfather used to talk about 7 aztec tribes who had their own champion and said Azteca luchadores would claim the head of their fallen opponent. He then explains why losing your mask is so important in lucha. Konnan says Prince Puma's bloodline is the jaguar and he traces his lines back  to the Aztecs. He said Puma is born to be a legend and he will show him his glory.

Back to the ring. They do a package on Sexy Star. She says the mask saved her life and talks about bs like women being as strong as men. She said she is out there for women who need to get on her feet and does everything for the girls. She says every woman is sexy and a star. That's not true for men or women.

Son of Havoc vs Sexy Star

Havoc is from the open road. He grabs the mic and they do some voice filters. Havoc says he isn't wrestling a woman and tells her to leave. Star teases leaving and of course returns and flurries on him. Havoc knocks her down and misses an asai moonsault. Star then comes back with a satellite headscissors and gets put down on her chest. Star crossbodies him for 2 from the top and is backbreakered and pinned. Havoc grabs the tights on the pin.

At least this was short and they didn't do anything too unbelieveable. I hate intergender wrestling as it really isn't believeable at all. Yeah, maybe Ronda Rousey could take out a random guy off the street who hasn't seen a gym or a fight ever. But wrestlers? No. I also don't like it because it's often forced by people who don't even like or care about wrestling.

Dario talks to Chavo Guerrero Jr. in the back. He asks what happened and why Chavo lost. He said he was supposed to put Demon into retirement and asked what his family would think of him tapping out. He said he won't get the $100,000 and would have to find someone new next week who can get the job done. Dario said there is nothing he can do to stop this guy when he comes and says "1,000 deaths might be coming for us all"

Johnny Mundo vs Prince Puma with Konnan

This is the main event and we have about 20 minutes left for it. They block each other's kicks early and Puma kips up out of a shoulder block. Johnny headsprings out of a wristlock.

Puma backflips out of a leg sweep and they kip up at the same time. Vamp says Konnan is evil on commentary and Puma is about to be corrupted. Puma does a double backflip into a headscissors then a nice satellite headscissors. Vamp gets up to cheer and Johnny evades a dive.

Johnny goes over Puma's back abd bounces Puma's throat off the top rope. Johnny does an awesome twisting spin kick and as he goods around with the crowd, Puma springboard dropkicks him. Puma puts his knees on the top and flip sentons on Johnny. Puma enzugiri's Johnny out of the ring and they fight outside. They fight at the announcer's table and Johnny jumps off the table and flips over Puma. Then he bangs him into the post.

Back in the ring, Puma hits an enzugiri from under Johnny. Puma springboard crossbodies Johnny then standing SSP's him.  Johnny pushes him into the corner and punch flurries him. Johnny hits some hard clotheslines and a leg lariat. Johnny springboard kicks Puma for 2. Puma goes for a slingshot sunset flip, but gets a running knee. Puma evades starship pain then hits a springboard meteora for 2.

Puma goes for a springboard 450 but no one is there then Johnny does a flipping neckbreaker for 2. Johnny does a standing spanish fly to Puma then hits starship pain for the win. This went on a little longer than they needed to and while the moves and stuff were nice, the match didn't have that much story. They could have stopped this about halfway and I think the match might have been better. It was also clear that various parts of this were cut out.

Johnny and Puma gave each other respect after and Dario Cueto came out. He congratulates Johnny and says he earned the money, but then closes the suitcase. Ricky Reyes and I think B-Boy then come in and jump both guys. Then Ezekiel Jackson comes on the apron. Puma takes a flapjack into a codebreaker and Johnny takes a chokeslam from Big Zeke. They pose over Johnny. Dario grabs the mic and says these guys work for him, and hands Zeke the briefcase. He then said welcome to Lucha Underground as the show ends.  

Overall thoughts: Fantastic production here. Every match had some build to it and the various segments were really good. While I didn't approve of the intergender wrestling, it is really hard to complain about anything else on this show. Good episode and I really do like the format.