BRM Reviews the 6/10/2015 Lucha Underground
Posted: Jun 11th, '15, 13:14
DRAGO’S BACK, MOTHERF*CKERS!
Or not. He apparently grew wings and tried to test them out by jumping off of a tall building, but just kind of went straight down like a stone.
The musical guest was “Los Rayobacks” which my mind initially read as “Los Rybacks.” I did quite the spit-take.
FOLLOW-UP TO THE END OF LAST WEEK’S SHOW WITH VAMPRIO SAVING SEXY STAR- very good. You really got the feel that while Vampiro is saying he regrets what he did because he is just a mere announcer now, you could tell that he really meant he regrets getting into the ring because he is afraid of falling off the wagon and going down the dark path once again.
DARIO ANNOUNCES ULTIMA LUCHA!- eight weeks away! And tonight we’ll find out who gets the title shot! It will be everyone who has ever had a title shot facing off against each other (minus Fenix because he’s dead).
Also, Blue Demon Jr. is back! And he’s facing Chavo tonight!
ANYTHING GOES MATCH: Blue Demon Jr. vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/The Crew)- no rating. Good segment.
Hey. What do you know? Drago landed safely.
CHAVO & BLACK LOTUS- good.
DARIO & DRAGO SEGMENT- the intensity was good and the stips they set up felt big, but I’m really not a fan of going back on stips. That being said, it did almost feel reasonable here. They also really should have done more with Super Fly losing his mask before doing another mask stip.
PIMPINELLA ESCARLATA, MASCARITA SAGRADA, & BENGALA vs. DISCIPLES OF DEATH (w/Catrina)- 5/10
The action in the match was all fine stuff… I just think it was all a big mistake. The Disciples of Death should have squashed their first opponents. After this match, they just feel like any other trio.
DARIO CUETO MEETS WITH JOHNNY MUNDO- great! Dario is so awesome.
Also, it will be Puma vs. Mundo for the title next week in a show-long Iron Man match.
WINNER WILL CHALLENGE FOR THE LUCHA UNDERGROUND TITLE AT ULTIMA LUCHA (AND IF DRAGO LOSES, HE LOSES HIS MASK AND IS RE-BANISHED FROM THE TEMPLE): Drago vs. Hernandez vs. Cage vs. King Cuerno- 7.75/10
Holy crap Cage has one nifty elbow drop. They had an action-packed match, and also started some build for a match between Killshot and King Cuerno, but most importantly…. DRAGO WON! He and Puma had a good stare-down after the match.
DARIO CUETO & CATRINA- well… they just killed the stip of this match by now booking Drago vs. Muertes for the Ultima Lucha title shot in two weeks. More importantly, though, THE BUILD HAS BEGUN! I don’t know when and I don’t know where, but we WILL get MIL MUERTES VS. DARIO’S MONSTER BROTHER!
A good show from Lucha Underground. There were parts of it I didn’t like, but the main event was great and the backstage segments were full of big moments.
Or not. He apparently grew wings and tried to test them out by jumping off of a tall building, but just kind of went straight down like a stone.
The musical guest was “Los Rayobacks” which my mind initially read as “Los Rybacks.” I did quite the spit-take.
FOLLOW-UP TO THE END OF LAST WEEK’S SHOW WITH VAMPRIO SAVING SEXY STAR- very good. You really got the feel that while Vampiro is saying he regrets what he did because he is just a mere announcer now, you could tell that he really meant he regrets getting into the ring because he is afraid of falling off the wagon and going down the dark path once again.
DARIO ANNOUNCES ULTIMA LUCHA!- eight weeks away! And tonight we’ll find out who gets the title shot! It will be everyone who has ever had a title shot facing off against each other (minus Fenix because he’s dead).
Also, Blue Demon Jr. is back! And he’s facing Chavo tonight!
ANYTHING GOES MATCH: Blue Demon Jr. vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/The Crew)- no rating. Good segment.
Hey. What do you know? Drago landed safely.
CHAVO & BLACK LOTUS- good.
DARIO & DRAGO SEGMENT- the intensity was good and the stips they set up felt big, but I’m really not a fan of going back on stips. That being said, it did almost feel reasonable here. They also really should have done more with Super Fly losing his mask before doing another mask stip.
PIMPINELLA ESCARLATA, MASCARITA SAGRADA, & BENGALA vs. DISCIPLES OF DEATH (w/Catrina)- 5/10
The action in the match was all fine stuff… I just think it was all a big mistake. The Disciples of Death should have squashed their first opponents. After this match, they just feel like any other trio.
DARIO CUETO MEETS WITH JOHNNY MUNDO- great! Dario is so awesome.
Also, it will be Puma vs. Mundo for the title next week in a show-long Iron Man match.
WINNER WILL CHALLENGE FOR THE LUCHA UNDERGROUND TITLE AT ULTIMA LUCHA (AND IF DRAGO LOSES, HE LOSES HIS MASK AND IS RE-BANISHED FROM THE TEMPLE): Drago vs. Hernandez vs. Cage vs. King Cuerno- 7.75/10
Holy crap Cage has one nifty elbow drop. They had an action-packed match, and also started some build for a match between Killshot and King Cuerno, but most importantly…. DRAGO WON! He and Puma had a good stare-down after the match.
DARIO CUETO & CATRINA- well… they just killed the stip of this match by now booking Drago vs. Muertes for the Ultima Lucha title shot in two weeks. More importantly, though, THE BUILD HAS BEGUN! I don’t know when and I don’t know where, but we WILL get MIL MUERTES VS. DARIO’S MONSTER BROTHER!
A good show from Lucha Underground. There were parts of it I didn’t like, but the main event was great and the backstage segments were full of big moments.