WrestleRant
  • Home
  • Columnist Corner
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • WRR
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • About
    • Contact
Picture

Lucha Underground Review - September 28, 2016

9/28/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
By Graham "GSM" Matthews

​Prince Puma def. ​Siniestro de la Muerte

Remember when they were trying to push Muerte as a legitimate threat last season? How long did that last? Catrina's not even coming out with him anymore, so it appears even she gave up on him and for good reason. At the very least, he's a fine hand in the ring and he bumped around well for Puma and his exciting offense. The commentators made mention of how Puma now has a "darker" edge to him. Is he joining the "dark side" with Pentagon Dark, too? Anyway, this was a fun little opener that furthered the feud between Puma and Mil Muertes nicely.


Pentagon Dark def. Cortez Castro

Uh oh, it looks like Dario Cueto is onto Castro now. I don't think the live crowd sees the segments on television like we do, so they must have been confused as hell in terms of how to react to him. But they went nuts for Pentagon and he absolutely destroyed him. His post-match promo was great and there is little question that, other than Dario, he is the best talker in the entire promotion. He said he doesn't even respect his own mother, and the fans cheered him, regardless. What a heel!

The Worldwide Underground def. Gift of the Gods Champion Sexy Star and Trios Champions Aerostar, Drago and Fenix in an Atomicos Match

I'm not exactly sure what an Atomicos match is (an intergender match maybe?), but it sounded cool, so I'll take it. Both teams have worked extremely well together between last season and this season and this was another extremely entertaining matchup from them. The in-ring chemistry is awesome and there never seems to be a dull moment. I've never been the biggest Sexy Star fan, but if nothing else, the focus wasn't entirely on her. I hope one member of The Worldwide Underground takes the title off her soon, and the heels were due a victory after losing so many matches recently.


Dragon Azteca Jr. def. Chavo Guerrero (Rey Mysterio Served as Special Guest Referee)

Mysterio vs. Chavo was a never-ending feud in WWE for so many years, and now they're bringing their bad blood to Lucha Underground. This will likely lead to them having a million matches against each other, but I hope not. As for this match, it was pretty good and the storytelling was solid with Chavo costing himself the win by getting distracted with Mysterio. Azteca was kind of an afterthought in all of this, and part of me actually can't wait to see Pentagon decimate him like he did Castro earlier in the evening.


Overall Show

Once again, the hour flew by and Lucha Underground remains one of the easiest wrestling shows to watch on a weekly basis. The eight-person tag team match was really the only above-average/must-see match, but the other three matchups served a purpose and there was plenty of storyline progression throughout the night. We're only a few episodes in and I'm already enjoying Season 3 significantly more than I was Season 2. And yes, the lack of Matanza Cueto so far has definitely played a factor in that.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.


    Categories

    All
    #AskGSM
    Battle Of The Belts
    Cruiserweight Classic
    Halftime Heat
    Hidden Gems
    Lists/Rankings
    Mae Young Classic
    Mixed Match Challenge
    News
    NJPW
    NWA Shockwave
    Opinion
    Previews
    Retro Reviews
    Reviews
    RJ's Two Cents
    Satire
    Slammy Awards
    SummerSlam Recall
    The Deadly Draw
    The World Is A Vampire
    Tribute To The Troops
    Women's Eliminator
    Worlds Collide
    WrestleMania Recall
    WWE Draft
    WWE Network Specials
    WWE Starrcade


    Archives

    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010

    RSS Feed

©2023 WrestleRant. All Rights Reserved.
  • Home
  • Columnist Corner
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • WRR
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • About
    • Contact