Lucha Underground S02E13: Monster Meets Monster

Lucha Underground S02E13: Monster Meets MonsterLucha Underground S02E13: Monster Meets Monster

By Big Red Machine
From April 20, 2016
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Monster Meets Monster



FENIX, DRAGO, & AEROSTAR IN DARIO’S OFFICE- very good segment.
It was all based on a nice callback to last year’s trios tournament (because continuity matters on this show!) and resulted in the signing of two big matches for tonight: Drago vs. Aerostar for an Aztec medallion and a trios tournament match pitting the Disciples of Death against Fenix, P.J. Black, & Jack Evans.

WINNER GETS ONE OF THE SEVEN AZTEC MEDALLIONS: Drago vs. Aerostar- 6.5/10
Really fun opener. Aerostar appeared to hurt his leg after slipping off the top rope and tumbling to the floor. I’m not sure if this was legit or not. He kept selling it throughout the match, but it wasn’t incorporated into the story of the match in any way.

JOHNNY MUNDO & TAYA IN JOHNNY’S GYM- okay segment.
Next week we’re getting Mundo vs. Cage in a steel cage with one of the Aztec medallions on the line.

TRIOS TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND MATCH: Jack Evans, P.J. Black, & Fenix vs. The Disciples of Death (w/Catrina)- 7.25/10
SOOOO much fun! Jack Evans is the best. Great action in this match, too.

DARIO STIRS UP SOME SH*T BETWEEN THE TRIOS CHAMPS- Also, he tells us that next week we will see the tournament finals, which will be a four-team elimination match for the titles between the champs and the three first-round winners. I hope this give this match the entire show.

CATRINA SCOLDS THE DISCIPLES OF DEATH FOR LOSING- She says “give me one good reason why I shouldn’t just destroy you right now!” Then one of the Disciples ripped the other two’s hearts out. Catrina approved. We got lots of special effects. The other two turned into big puddles with some remains (think what happens when a vampire gets staked True Blood) while this guy seemed to undergo some sort of slight transformation.

LUCHA UNDERGROUND TITLE MATCH: “The Monster” Matanza Cueto(c) (w/Dario Cueto) vs. Mil Muertes (w/Catrina)- no rating… disappointing segment.
Striker and Vampiro call attention to Dario’s key.
They brawled and the crowd loved it, even with the lack of DQ for interference and weapon shots. Mill did manage to not only take Matanza off his feet but dominated a good part of the match. The finish had them brawl on top of Dario’s office and Mil hit his finisher through the roof of the office for what I guess was a double ref stoppage. Dario was very upset at the thought that his brother might be dead.
The reason I didn’t like this was that it really felt like they rushed to this match and then did this finish specifically to avoid having to do a real finish. Maybe it will turn into an important part of the story later on, but as of right now, that’s the way I feel about it.

CAPTAIN VASQUEZ MEETS WITH COUNCILMAN DELGADO- meh.
He tells her that his “employer” wants her to drop her case against Dario. It is pretty much confirmed that this “employer” is an individual involved in illicit businesses of some manner. Captain Vasquez was quite unhappy about this.
This stuff just feels so disconnected and different from everything else that’s going on that I really don’t know how to feel about it, but I am leaning towards dislike.

In her office, in addition to the picture of Bael listing him as deceased there were also picture of Big Ryck, Alberto, Blue Demon Jr., Hernandez, and someone else (all guys who have left the promotion under circumstances that the bookers weren’t thrilled with) listing them all as “missing.” This was brilliant, as it not only unofficially “explained” their absence, but was also pretty funny.

A great show from LU, even though I was disappointed with the main event.

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