We begin with
highlights of last week's episode. Cortez Castro (formerly Rickey
Reyes), Big Ryck (formerly Ezekiel Jackson) and Mr. Cisco (The only
lucha star, and a guy I had to look up) are in the ring to start us
off. They introduce themselves and Big Ryck says Mundo knew his face
but last week found out exactly who he is. Mundo storms the ring and
takes down Cortez and Cisco whilst Ryck bails to the floor. Cisco
makes a quick escape as Mundo focuses on Cortez. Mundo sends Cortez
into the ropes but Cortez holds on to the top rope and scampers from
the ring. Cisco hands Cortez a chair and he has another close by for
himself. They get closer to the ring, but Prince Puma's out here!
Puma is here to help his opponent from last week. That's the mutual
respect between these guys. Dario Cueto comes out and says that if
these guys are going to beat the hell out of each other he wants it
to be official. We have our first match.
CORTEZ CASTRO & MR. CISCO VS. JOHNNY MUNDO & PRINCE PUMA
Big Ryck sits on the steps outside watching the match,
and Puma starts with Castro. Both men feel each other out, and Cortez
tries to rush Puma from up close but Puma rolls under it and
handsprings into a headscissors, Cisco rushes Puma but eats a
tilt-a-whirl headscissors sending him out of the ring, Prince Puma
tries to send Castro across the ring but Castro stops himself short
and hits Puma with a right hand. Castro runs into a standing dropkick
and Puma lays in some strikes of his own. Puma keeps Castro in a
front facelock and tags out to Mundo. Castro gets sent across the
ring and Mundo hits a roundhouse to his ribs, Puma with another and
double enziguri drops Castro. Mundo covers but Castro kicks out at 2.
Mundo kicks Castro in the lower ribs but misses the Penalty Kick,
Castro rolls Mundo up but Mundo kicks out. Castro is right there as
Mundo starts getting to his feet and nails him with a running
dropkick as Matt Striker and Vampiro are talking about Konnan's
relationship with Prince Puma. Vampiro says Konnan's corrupted Puma.
Cisco gets the tag, but gets caught by Morrison,
Morrison sets up for a DDT but is sent into the ropes, rebounding at
Cisco with a leg lariat! Mundo hits an impressive freestyle legdrop
and gets another nearfall. Cisco apparently calls his style “prison
shower style” evidenced by his scurrying to the corner, Mundo
follows with a knee to the midsection. Castro sends Mundo across the
ring, but a running dropkick finds the turnbuckle. Mundo goes outside
and mves Cisco to kick him in the chest, Mundo covers for 2. Cisco
reverses an irish whip and Castro gets a cheap knee from the apron,
Mundo knocks him to the floor before clocking Cisco with a back
elbow. Cisco sent hard into the corner and Mundo springs onto the
middle rope, but Castro grabs his ankle from outside, allowing Cisco
to turn the tide with a senton. Cisco gets a nearfall before tagging
out.
Cisco hits a running dropkick to a seated Mundo before
getting back out of the ring, Cortez hits a running leg drop and gets
another nearfall asStriker and Vampiro talk about Morrison and Puma
having a flashy style that will clash with the rough and ready
brawling of Castro and Cisco. He isolates Mundo's arm and grabs at
his face before stomping him. Vampiro says Castro must be from the
streets as he can't be born that ugly as Castro knocks Mundo down
with a back elbow for a nearfall. Cortez isolates Mundo's arm and
tags back out to Cisco. Cortez holds Mundo in place for Cisco to kick
him in the gut and they both drop him with a clubbing blow to the
back, Cisco covers and gets another 2 count. Another quick tag brings
Cortez back in as Cisco slams Mundo down, holding him in place for an
elbow drop. We cut to see Big Ryck watching the match from the steps
as Castro stomps on Mundo in the ring before locking him in a
modified camel clutch. Prince Puma is cheering his partner on but
Cortez brings him back to Cisco in a front facelock and tags out.
Mundo is sent into the corner but he floats over Cisco and rolls
under a Cortez clothesline before flipping over for the tag to Puma!
Puma ducks a clothesline from Cortez and knocks Cisco
down with a back elbow. Cortez gets a back elbow too and Cisco gets
knocked down with a clothesline, spinning back elbow for Cortez as
the crowd goes nuts. Cisco catches a right hand, getting a full
nelson on Puma, Puma boots Cortez away and spins free, sending Cisco
into Cortez, hitting a running neckbreaker on Cortez to send both men
down. All of that in thirty seconds. Vampiro tells Puma to go for the
pin from commentart and he does on Cisco, but only gets a nearfall.
Puma stalks Cisco as he gets to his knees but misses a roundhouse
kick, Cisco tries to sweep Puma's leg but Puma jumps it and hits a
dropkick. Striker says Big Ryck took most of last week's $100,000
reward. Puma hits a standing shooting star and covers but Cortez
breaks it up. Mundo hits Castro with a right hand and sends him out
of the ring with a flying headscissors. Mundo tries to follow with a
corkscrew plancha but Cortez was able to dive in the ring quick
enough to avoid it.
Cortez heads straight for Prince Puma in the ring, but
Puma elbows out of a german suplex attempt. Puma picks up some speed
but Cortez follows and catches him with a running dropkick, another
dropkick from Cisco knocks Puma down, Cisco covers but only gets 2 as
the fans chant “this is awesome” we see Mundo beginning to move
on the outside, but Cisco and Cortez are stalking Puma in the ring,
Cisco lifts Puma but Cortez gets tripped by Mundo from the outside.
Puma gets free and rolls Cisco up, 1, 2, 2.9999! Cisco hits Puma with
a right hand, and lifts him for a back suplex, Puma lands on his feet
and stumbles back to his corner. Mundo's there to get the blind tag.
Cisco hits Puma with another right before Puma speeds off into the
ropes, Cisco follows not noticing the tag and is caught with a
running cutter by Puma! Mundo hits a Moonlight Drive and covers,
1,2, 2.999999! Cisco kicks out. “That's years of getting your ass
kicked in the streets. Puma dives out onto Cortez Castro! Mundo has
Cisco set up for End of the World but Cisco rolls him up, Cisco has
his feet on the ropes, 1, 2 no! Rick Knox notices and stops the
count.
Cisco brings Mundo to his feet for another knuckle
sandwich, sending him into the corner, Mundo reverses an irish whip
and follows Cisco, Puma's back in the ring following Mundo too...
Mundo drops down and Puma flies over him hitting Cisco with a
dropkick in the corner! Cortez charges the ring and it taken down
with an enziguri by Mundo. Puma and Mundo climb to opposite corners
and hit stereo 450 splashes to end the match.
Already Lucha Underground is one of the best
companies for continuity. The end of the last episode lead straight
into this match being made. The match itself was really good with the
former Ricky Reyes showing he can still go. They showed Big Ryck's
henchmen as a real unit against the makeshift team of Mundo and Puma,
but as Puma and Mundo swung things in their favour they were able to
show their versatillity and work well as a team with their
complimenting styles. Speaking of styles the brawling from Cortez and
Cisco helped to make Mundo and Puma's dives mean so much more when
they hit. The fans loved it and it reminded me why these didn't get
done. Lucha Underground is too easy to watch without stopping and
reviewing. I've found my new addiction. – Wrestling: 3.5/5 Personal
Enjoyment 4/5 Rating: 7.5/10
WINNERS: JOHNNY MUNDO & PRINCE PUMA
Johnny Mundo & Prince Puma
celebrate in the ring to a standing ovation as Big Ryck walks off not
looking happy. Vampiro notes a new brotherhood in the ring between
those two guys as we go to commercial break. As we return we see
Konnan in the changing room with Prince Puma. Konnan says Puma is
Lucha Underground but he needs to leave Johnny Mundo and Johnny
Mundo's fights alone. It gets a bit tense... Moving from that Vampiro
and Matt Striker remind us of Mil Muertes' debut tonight, his name
literally translates to 1,000 deaths. We get a video package for this
delightful fellow and as a grown man I'm not scared to admit it
freaked me out a bit.
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