Gecko Watched Lucha Underground (completed)

[Gecko]

Probably no episode this week (although you can never be sure), the Bray news was a proper kick in the gut and has taken me right out of it, so I probably wouldn't be able to give the show full attention.

That being said, imagine if the timing had worked out and we got Windham Rotunda in LU. His creative mind with more freedom for what he was allowed to do (as in: WWE isn't going to have stuff like somebody being splattered with blood as they murder a person, or at least not played seriously), combined with people who know film cinematography instead of primarily wrestling camera work. Some of the Bray stuff was fantastic, but this could have been magic.

[Deleted]

Aug 25, 2023 4:47:38 GMT -5 Gecko said:

Probably no episode this week (although you can never be sure), the Bray news was a proper kick in the gut and has taken me right out of it, so I probably wouldn't be able to give the show full attention.

That being said, imagine if the timing had worked out and we got Windham Rotunda in LU. His creative mind with more freedom for what he was allowed to do (as in: WWE isn't going to have stuff like somebody being splattered with blood as they murder a person, or at least not played seriously), combined with people who know film cinematography instead of primarily wrestling camera work. Some of the Bray stuff was fantastic, but this could have been magic.

It seems to have hit specifically a lot of wrestling fans hard so totally understandable to take a step back and wanna just give time to Brays passing.

But Bray in LU will always remain a huge what if scenario for me because I have always said it and I doubt anyone who has watched this show would disagree that LU was the place he was always meant to be because when you look at all his ideas and how LU works on a creative level he would have excelled and his character work which was already fantastic would have shot through the roof.

I already fawn over the set pieces they had on the show but imagine what Brays creative mind in collab with LU creative could have come up with for the Fiend something straight out of hellraiser or that the fire fly funhouse becomes much more vast and maybe when he gets defeated at certain points to end a season they blow up the house and it comes back in some visual insanity like it mends itself back together.

There is so much fun and insane stuff you could theorize it forever that was just never ever going to be possible in any other company.

[Gecko]

S04E08 – The Ranks of the Reptiles

Last time
- Jake Strong beats Sammy Guevara and then snaps his ankle
- Vinnie Massaro (and Pizza Guy) loses to Matanza and get sacrificed
- Cuerno, Dragon Azteca & Dezmond win a trios match against Havoc, Ivelisse, & Mack to move onto the final stage of the gotg process
- Mil takes out Mack with a powerbomb onto the apron post trios match, Killshot tries to help but hits Havoc instead.
- Dragon Azteca wins the 3-way to become Gift of the Gods champion
- Mariposa redirects Marty’s obsessions towards the LU Title

Recaps of
- A flashback all the way to when Mack first came in and his cousin, Big Ryck, told him that this business is all about making money while you can and not about showing off fancy moves. We then move forward to Mack kicking Mil out of the gotg match.
- Worldwide Underground vs The Reptile Tribe
- Penta's Cage problem
- Dragon Azteca winning GOTG

------------------------------------------------------------

How embarrassing, they wore the same outfit.

Vamp introduces Metalachi and says that everyone is bumping, jumping, and humping... 

Ok, we’re not done with the Penta/Cage stuff, they’re competing in tag team action in the main event. Vamp mentions that nobody knows who their partners are as each is going to choose who to bring.

Right, so Antonio is going to pull a last minute switcharoo and make Penta and Cage team against the people that they choose.

------------------------------------------------------------

Daga w/Kobra Moon VS “The Darewolf” PJ Black

Black is in a good mood on his way to the ring, offering a high five to a fan before pulling it away.

Black shows some of his hidden strength early on by blocking a tilt-a-whirl DDT and then powering out of the guillotine and into a suplex.

Name a more ridiculous looking move that is still probably effective:



I’m almost surprised that Black hasn’t dyed his beard to match his hair.

It’s time to bring back a segment that we’ve not done for a little while:



Somebody I should know, or just a guy who looks like he should be a wrestler?

Is that Kobra on the outside that I hear hissing?

Interesting thing during this match is the amount of submission moves that are happening. It’s almost like each person doesn’t want to just beat the other, but wants to make them quit.
After some rolling round on the mat as each tries to get in position while also countering the other, Daga ends up on top (metaphorically). A crucifix on the floor, combined with a wristlock. That’s different, but it’s enough to make PJ tap.

That was a fun match, couple of minor awkward spots, but overall they meshed well.

As Daga restrains Black, Kobra screams out and here come Drago and Vibora. The four reptiles surround Black and put the boots to him. They flip him up into Vibora, ready for a tombstone, but Mundo and Taya arrive just in time for the save.

Mundo and Taya clear the ring of everybody except Vibora… and here comes Ricky! He trips a little while vaulting into the ring and stumbles back into Vibora. The valiant self-sacrifice of Ricky gives PJ time to arm himself and Mundo with kendo sticks. It takes quite a few shots, but they manage to get rid of the final reptile (who takes a nasty looking bump).



He’s just gone over the top backwards. He holds the ropes for too long, so his shoulders are at that angle, then when he does let go, his face goes into the mat and his arms come down super quick and smack into stuff behind the apron.

Time for a war… of words. Kobra tells Mundo it’s simple: The Reptile Tribe is in his future, accept it or perish.
Mundo hits back by calling her Medusa (not the wrestler) and telling her that, before she turns the crowd to stone with her face, if she wants him so bad, why not come back to the ring and try to take him?

Kobra says that next week the Reptiles will fight Mundo and his minionssssssssssss… four on four, and when they win, he will pledge allegiance to her and bow to her for the rest of his days.
The Worldwide Underground, but especially Taya, isn’t taking this threat very seriously. Mundo asks what happens if they win?
Kobra, as Queen of the Reptiles, can grant any wish his heart desires.

Mundo agrees to this and so next week he wins a wish and those four jamokes win a trip to Slamtown! As Taya and Black join in on the Slamtown shout, Ricky steps forward with his arm raised, only to get shoved out the way and shouted at by Taya. 😆

------------------------------------------------------------

Into the Lucha Locker Room to visit one third of the trios champs, Mack. He’s maybe moving a little gingerly as he gets ready. He closes the door to his locker to reveal Catrina!



I mean, there are worse things to appear from behind doors. She startles Mack, who tells her that she should wear a bell.
Catrina is here with grim news for Mack, even though he says he got the warning last week. Mack crossed Mil Muertes and he doesn’t forget and he doesn’t relent. He’s coming for Mack.
Mack admits again that Mil scares him, but tells Catrina that he better back off or he’ll drop Mil without a second thought.
Catrina departs after announcing that death swirls around Mack. He should breathe it in… like his cousin, Big Ryck did. She bangs on the locker and the door swings open to reveal:

Big Ryck looks like he's lost some weight. 

We know it’s his skull by the eye patch and cigar. Does that technically count as a season 4 appearance?

I was going to make a Ryck comment earlier with the guy in the crowd with the eyepatch. And now I’m thinking that that whole thing was just a very subtle reminder about Ryck.

------------------------------------------------------------

Out into the ring with the new Gift of the Gods Champion, Dragon Azteca.
He says that last week may have been the most difficult fight of his life, but it led to one of the proudest moments of his career. He would be dishonouring his ancestors and his mask if he doesn’t fight for and win the LU title.

This promo is a weird mix of English and Spanish. He seems to switch at random times, even in the middle of sentences.

His tribe, the Eagle Tribe, was the most legendary of all Seven Aztec Tribes (I bet they all say that), and he wants the name, El Dragon Azteca Jr, to become part of that legacy.

Oh, this is different. He’s going to save his title match until UL, but until then he’ll defend the GOTG against anyone who thinks they can take it from him.

The only way he’s taking off the belt is when he exchanges it for his LU title shot in the main event of UL4! 

That could make lots of things very awkward if he’s being literal. Nevermind, that didn’t last long, he’s already taken it off to hold up.

------------------------------------------------------------

Trios Championship: The Rabbit Tribe (Paul London, Saltador, & Mala Suerte) vs Killshot, Son of Havoc, & The Mack (c)

Time to see how the relationship between the champs is holding up. Killshot doesn’t look too happy on the way to the ring.



The Rabbits still haven’t got the hang of just one of the people on the apron making the tag and we end up with all six in the ring for a while.

Tags aren’t going great on the other side either, Havoc tags himself in which doesn’t please Killshot.

Saltador is still hard to watch.

Havoc gets pushed off the top before he’s ready and gets Becky Lynch levels of air before crashing onto almost everybody else, who are on the outside. Saltador, who did the shoving, then takes his place in the spotlight.



Then we get a big ol’ tower of doom spot.

It all gets a bit chaotic. Killshot is on a rampage, ending with a double stomp from the apron to London who is hanging outside the ring with his feet hooked under the bottom rope. It’s probably still preferable to how Saltador took it:



One rabbit left standing. He doesn’t last long. Mack hits the frog splash, but before he can recover enough to go for a cover, Killshot (who had tagged Mack when he was up top) gets the pin.

They’re winning, but it’s not a well-oiled machine. Killshot grabs the titles, shoves one onto Mack and chucks the third to Havoc.

As for the Rabbits, I’m guessing Mr W. Rabbit is not going to be pleased with their lack of success.

------------------------------------------------------------

And we’ve still got one more pretty big match to go tonight.

Cage is in the ring and gently takes the mic from Melissa Santos. He says that he knew that the partner that he chose had to be a cold-blooded killer… that man is King Cuerno!
Interesting choice. I guess that little interaction a few weeks back in Antonio’s office showed they could get along.



Penta stops before he gets to the ring. He reminds Cuerno & Cage that they’re in his Temple and he doesn’t need anyone. He’s hardcore, he’ll take ‘em both on alone.

Cage & King Cuerno vs Pentagon Dark

No Antonio appearance, so apparently, we’re going ahead with this now handicap match.

No tags needed for the team of two it seems, they’re both in the ring at the same time. The only thing working in Penta’s favour is they aren’t used to teaming.

Penta is in control early on, but it doesn’t last.

Cuerno has a surprisingly bad frog splash, while Cage has a surprisingly nice elbow drop.

Cuerno did a standing frog splash a little later which was much nicer than that one.

Cage and Cuerno finally decide to actually bother tagging in and out, now that they’re in complete control.

Penta has a bit of a fight back, hitting a Panama sunrise on Cage, who kicks out.

Cuerno hits thrill of the kill. Cage thanks him for his help and lets him know that he can go now. Cuerno, his work done, grabs his deer head and makes his way to the exit. He stops to watch Cage hit a safe screwdriver on Penta and then pin the champ.



He’s not quite done though…



Conchairto!

------------------------------------------------------------

We’re off exploring in the desert with Indiana Mundo and Taya Ravenwood.



Mundo says they should hurry as Kobra and Daga have probably figured out by now that there’s no ‘Serpents Ball’.

They make their way down into the reptiles’ lair, where they find a chained up Drago who growls at them before suddenly quieting down as a shadow falls over everything. It turns out that Vibora is also home. He is standing next to a casket.

A superkick takes out Taya, leaving Mundo to try and take down the big guy by himself.

Taya recovers as Mundo is getting choked out and hits Vibora from behind with the bat.

Some… interesting… sound effects going on in this one. As well as the usual punching and impact noises, we have Vibora growling, which sounds super familiar for some reason.

Taya finds a handy sword and reminds Mundo that he wanted to take the head off the snake. It seems like that’s not the first time she’s done something like this, it was just one very clean cut.

Green blood? That's not normal, even for reptiles, but it can happen in rare circumstances. It can also happen in people under certain conditions too, apparently. And I'll stop looking into it before I double the length of this post with an in depth look into blood.

Um.. see ya, Vibora, you're extinct. I think I've lost count of how many murderers work in LU.

On the way out, Mundo stops to grab his hat and warn Drago that they were never here. It’s a little hard to interpret Drago’s answering growl.

------------------------------------------------------------

Next time: A Match Made in Heaven

Post Episode & General Thoughts/Questions
- No Antonio this episode.

[Deleted]

LOL how could I possibly give thoughts to this episode and NOT start with.



4 seasons and we finally get the on air reveal (for those that did not ready the comics) that Big Ryck is dead and this is how...it is one thing to have a big dramatic reveal of his skull BUT just to make you know this is infact Big Rycks skull , Catrina apparently meticulisly dressed the skull AND made sure the cigar was inlcuded just to get the details just right AND the damn cigar is already lit as well (perhaps that explains the red light).

I f***ing love this show lol but also this makes all the sense in the world as to how and why she would have his skull because remember it was adorned on Mils throne.

This moment lives in infamy on this show for both the obsurdity but hilarity as well and bonus points to Macks dramatic acting hand this man the oscar.

................................................................................................................


But as if LU was ever gonna leave the insanity at just one no no no.



We head to the reptile kingdom.

That Mundo and Taya somehow managed to find in the middle of the desert...that somehow exsists in LA lol

But this entire thing is just another on the already thousands of points on the board to LU for their cinematic styling that try as they might no one else can replicate atleast not to this level.

The Godzilla sound affects from Vibora , the fight chorography all of it just f***ing great and again on a budget that was basically slashed in half if not more (never have gotten an exact number) and with only 1 month to film an entire season , Skip Chaisson is a man who can do no wrong in my eyes.

And then the pesite resistance another head for the mantle....wonder if he comes back as an east LA mechanic as well?

Now you may have noticed Vibora here was basically fighting with one arm and that is not by design he was legit injured and like others this was their way to write him outta the show.

The other very interesting thing you noticed....was that casket now I will spoil this sorta that is going to come into play sooner than later BUT unfortunately due to time constraints a certain scene was filmed to explain what is coming doesn't not get aired.

Without saying too much it basically showed how Kobra Moon converts those to her command with her venom and it was filmed just again for time constraints it did not make the episode.

But loved this scene everything about it was just beautifully shot and Mundo and Taya get to play a bit babyface here...and remember THEY WERE NEVRER HERE.

...........................................................................................................................

As for the rest of the show all great matches with the stand out being the banger trios match.

Penta being Penta by disregarding any help and paying it for because you see CERO MIEDO!...or in this case Cero intelligence lol.

Rabbit Tribe aint fairing too well ever since converting to the dark side....but too be fair they weren't fairing all that better when they were all happy and high.

Saltadaor is an athletic freak of nature and he is awesome.

...............................................................................................................

And here is a neat little easter egg for ya.

The sword Taya uses to cleave the UnderSnaker is the sword Pentagon won in AAA when he won the Rey De Reyes tournament.



All in all a fine episode with the cinematics being the stand out and the trios match kicks alot of ass.

[Deleted]

So something I just remembered and I just wanted to call back to it as it relates to us finding out Mil is apart of 1 of the ancient aztec tribes.

But we were dropped this way back in season 2 with this little diddy.

[Gecko]

S04E09 – A Match made in Heaven

Last time
- Daga beats PJ Black and makes him tap
- A post-match scuffle leads to a Worldwide Underground vs Reptile tribe 4-on-4 match being agreed upon
- Catrina warns Mack about what is to come and shows off what happened to Ryck
- Dragon Azteca declares that he’s saving the GOTG cash in until UL4 and will defend it until then
- Killshot, Havoc, and Mack defeat the Rabbit Tribe but still aren’t getting along too great
- Cage picks Cuerno for his partner, Penta decides to go it alone.
- Cage and Cuerno defeat Penta. Cage hits a conchairto after the match.
- Mundo and Taya infiltrate the Reptile lair and Taya ends up beheading Vibora.

Recaps of
- Matanza ridding himself of the last of his humanity and starting to sacrifice people
- Dragon winning GOTG and his plans for it
- Vibora’s demise

Pre-show thought: Due to some recent decapitations, the Reptiles are a head short for a four on four match. Kobra Moon (who almost just got a new gimmick via typo: Kobra Mono), Daga, & Drago are either going in at a disadvantage or have a backup plan.

------------------------------------------------------------

We start in Antonio’s office. He’s on the phone and telling the person on the other end that everything is running smoothly, and he’s even planning another sacrifice tonight. He ends his phone call as he has something else to deal with.



(insert joke about knockers here)

Mariposa says that her father used to tell her stories about Antonio Cueto, but they didn’t do him justice. She never expected him to be so handsome in person.
A cynical person would think that she’s after something here and not being genuine.

As she sits on his desk and leans over to stroke his face, she admits that she’s always fantasised about being with a Cueto… maybe because it was forbidden.
Antonio is a little disappointed when she says she’s not here to seduce him, she wants the GOTG title match. He apologetically denies her, saying that she doesn’t deserve it.

Mariposa reveals her next tactic: Money. She drops a couple of stacks on his desk.
Antonio after having a little fondle (of the cash) says that money is the ultimate aphrodisiac and he can never say no to somebody as beautiful and dangerous as Mariposa. She replies that she’ll never take no for an answer either.

------------------------------------------------------------

Into the Temple where Vamp does his intro thing before handing over to Striker to talk about the main event tonight.
He covers the atomicos match and the stipulations: If Worldwide Underground win, Kobra Moon has to grant Mundo one wish. If the Reptiles win, Mundo must leave Worldwide Underground and join them.

The Reptiles best make sure they read the contract closely to check that it’s specified which Mundo they get if they win.

The Rabbit Tribe (Paul London, Mala Suerte, & Saltador) vs

Oh. Antonio (Gimmick change via typo no.2 of this show: Ant-onion) showing up can’t bode well for the Rabbits. He says he’s pleased that London volunteered to be here tonight, but as they discussed on the phone, only one of them will compete in this match.
Y’know, London was looking a little shifty. I guess the other rabbits were not aware of this deal.

A rare occurrence as we get to hear from London. He tells Mala that by failing the tribe, he failed the White Rabbit. Now he gets to prove his worth by having a little tussle. London exits the ring with Saltador who is looking… confused? Worried? It’s a little hard to tell. Mala is definitely worried though.

Mala Suerte vs “The Monster” Matanza Cueto

It won’t be the first death for Mala/Cisco, but it’s probably the last.

Mala knows what’s up and goes on the attack before Matanza even gets into the ring. He throws Matanza into the ring and goes to work with some rabbit boxing.



The sound effects during these punches were a little too much for me… and yet I still love this nonsense:



Oh, wow, they’re throwing in all the sound effects for this one as we get the appropriate noises when Mala hops across the ring.

Matanza’s had enough. Headbutt, Wrath of the Gods and a pin as, on the outside, London stops Saltador from helping out.

Mala Suerte gets sacrificed. Saltador is broken up about it and is consoled by London who has a insane grin on his face.

It’s a shame if that’s the last we see of Mala/Cisco, he's been one of those that maybe don't get the spotlight but plays their part very well. 

It’s starting to become very obvious that London is the only one really following the teaching of the White Rabbit and the others were still just out to have fun. I get that the cartoonish sound effects were probably to highlight this, but I was not a fan of them at all.

------------------------------------------------------------

Joey Ryan & Jack Evans vs XO Lishus & Ivelisse

It’s interesting how they’ve just quietly separated Jack from the Worldwide Underground. He just kind of drifted off to do his own thing while not actually leaving the group.

This seems like one of those tag matches that is happening to keep rivalries going without just doing more singles matches.

Striker names the team: Ivelishus.
Ok, let’s try that for the other team. Jo-ck Ry-ans Ev-ry? Jockery?



Of course Joey ended up liking it.

Jack gets tagged back in and springboards halfway across the ring with a beautiful kick. I feel like, while he’s had a solid career, he’s one of those who never really got the recognition or became as big a name as he maybe should have. (I’ve probably said this before)

I was enjoying this match, and then they did the Matrix spot (is there an actual name for this?). That’s fine, but then we got a spider walk as well which scared Jack, which obviously made me think of Bray and now I’m all sad again .

Ivelisse seems a little hesitant in there with Jack. Probably just a timing thing, maybe Jack’s trying to slow down a bit too much?

Ive gets taken out with a superkick, XO is focused on Joey and doesn’t realise that Jack is the legal man and gets caught with another springboard kick, this time with extra spins, and ends up trapped:



There’s no tap out, XO passes out instead.

Jack keeps the hold on after the bell rings and, interestingly, Joey is telling him to let it go. Ivelisse gets back in the ring and she doesn’t bother asking, she pushes Joey out the way and stamps on Jack until he lets go.
Jack escapes and Joey backs off as Ive checks on XO. Jack is pleased with his actions, but Joey is arguing with him as they leave.

Some character development here for Joey. He’s also going to become obsessed with XO Lishus, but for different reasons than Jack.

------------------------------------------------------------

Gift of the Gods Championship: Mariposa vs El Dragon Azteca Jr(c)

I don’t think there’s much chance of a new champ here.

Mariposa stands in the ring staring at an uncomfortable Melissa Santos during her introduction.

Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb. – Dark Helmet.



I mean, even if the ref had seen it, it was before the bell so she couldn’t get disqualified.

Dragon has a lot of unnecessary extra flourishes when he does moves. You don’t always need to do a roll or slide or spin, most moves work just as well without them.

Mariposa surprisingly kicks out of a 450. Dragon really can’t believe it and actually grabs the ref by the shirt. The extra time gives Mariposa time to recover and she almost steals it with a vertebreaker.

Dragon wins soon after with a rollup.

It feels like we’ll be getting a GOTG title match every week. Simple but effective: The stakes get higher and higher as the weeks go on as the more he defends it, the greater chance that he’ll lose it before he gets to UL4.

------------------------------------------------------------

Vibora’s demise still isn’t widely known about as Melissa introduces him with the rest of the reptiles.

The Reptiles make their way to the ring, and Kobra addresses the situation. She says what Mundo did to Vibora (technically it was Taya) was cold blooded… she respects that. It only proves that he belongs with the reptiles.
She knows that he thinks he’s got an advantage now, but she has loyal subjects and they're about to meet the newest. A man she brought back from death with venom… Jeremiah Snake.

And this is obviously where the unaired scene that El Capitan mentioned last time ties in.

….o..k. You could have given me a few hours of guessing and I wouldn’t have got this.
He zombie walks to ringside before taking off his mask and opening his eyes.

Vamp is all for things coming back to life.

The Reptile Tribe (Kobra Moon, Daga, Drago, & Jeremiah Snake) vs Worldwide Underground (Johnny Mundo, Taya, PJ Black, & Ricky Mundo) w/Rosa

We’re not quite ready to start yet, Mundo has a mic. He says he digs Kobra’s last minute line-up change and was thinking the same thing.

There was only ever going to be one of the team getting replaced:



He tells Ricky that this is one job he’s not going to do, he needs some one out there he can trust to handle business. Maybe Ricky can go back to the locker room and play with his doll.
I'm sure that'll do wonders for Ricky's mental state and is not going to help Rosa manipulate him more at all, nope.

Now that Ricky has left, it’s time to find out who his replacement is. Mundo needed someone he could count on, and since Jack is afraid of snakes, he needed someone who isn’t AND who he could count on to do whatever it takes…



I was kind of thinking it might be him.
------------------------------------------------------------

Right, we’re finally ready to start this. The Reptiles are in the ring, back to back, with the Worldwide Underground (Surely they’ve expanded past worldwide status with Aerostar’s inclusion?) circling the ring.

You know what we haven’t had this episode yet? A gif!

I swear he somehow manages to fall slower than he should.

Drago has a Daga assisted leap, Taya takes a basic dive from the turnbuckle, Mundo doesn’t get to do his whatever he was planning as he is interrupted which leads to:



Bonus points for originality there, but it’s more than a little awkward on the set-up. There must be a quicker way of getting Kobra up and keeping momentum.

The Reptiles arrange the other team on the ringside chairs and Jeremiah does a lap of the ring… Strike! I’m not sure it’s going to catch on as a sport though.

Taya prefers a game of “smell my finger”.



Jeremiah turns it into a game of “taste my finger” as he has a chew on the digit.

Hey, look at that, the teams are on the apron in their own corners and this is starting to resemble a wrestling match.

Mundo manages to kick out with Kobra, Jeremiah, and Drago on him for the pin.

The ending sequence sees Mundo roll through Drago’s fancy rollup, hit a knee and then End of the World for the pin.

Hmmm, what would Mundo wish for?

We’re about to find out as Mundo halts the Reptiles before they can make a quick escape and reminds Kobra that she owes him a wish.
Aww, poor Taya. She thinks Johnny is doing something for her with the wish, but he’s actually handing it over to Aerostar.



The obvious one for Aerostar is something to get Drago back, and that’s exactly what Mundo wishes for. He wants Drago freed.

Wow, Taya is really not taking this well.



As she is complaining to Mundo, the other Reptiles leave and Aerostar goes out and unchains Drago. I’m not sure if it’ll be that simple, but it seems to be working as Aerostar leads Drago away.

Back in the ring, PJ is wisely not getting in the middle as Taya grabs the mic from Johnny and calls him an idiot. He chose to help Aerostar out? Everything they just did is for nothing? She can’t say anymore as she is in tears.

Mundo tells her that Kobra Moon could not grant his wish, as only Taya could do it. Do I smell a wrestling wedding? He signals PJ, who eventually finds the ring down the front of his tights.

We get a Randy “Mundo Man” Savage impression as he asks if Taya will marry him?



Through tears which are now happy instead of sad, she says yes! And we get some ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ as the happy couple (and PJ) celebrate.

------------------------------------------------------------

Back in the locker room, Ricky says that he has a wish too… That Taya and Johnny are together until death do them part.



At least he and Rosa have something to laugh about?

------------------------------------------------------------

Next time: A Snake Scorned

Post Episode & General Thoughts/Questions
- Hmm, A proposal and eventual wedding, with Macho Man homages and snake(people) involved? This can’t possibly end well. If Taya and Mundo ever get a giant gift to open, they should probably be wary about somebody jumping out of it.

[Deleted]

I love that the title of the episode is A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN and one of the immediate things Antonio says is GIVE THE LORD MY BEST.

Who knew Antonio had a direct line to god .

Needless to say someone comes knockering I mean much to Antonio and every viewers delight it is the very respecfully lovely Mariposa.

But interesting little bits and pieces of info dropped like Antonio having so much of a reputation amongst the tribes and relations with him were forbidden and of course Cuetos always giving into their greedy nature.

Best parts...I mean PART of this scene is Antonio downing the hell outta the beer at the end as if the old man basically just got himself a hell of a handy lol....the AHHHHHH at the end doesn't help change this lol.

.................................................................................................................

Match #1 Matanza eats a rabbit

This is more the usual what we been seeing but a bit more interesting in that this time...it may or may not tie into something larger at play.

But poor Mala first he died as a street thug now he dies as a wonderfully loveable piece of bad luck and I love that we see how much Saltador valued his friend while no noise his reactions were so good to sell you on his emotional distress and Pauls grin that just cements he done lost his f***ing mind.

Now I know the contention here is the cartoony sound effects...but honestly where else could this happen and you actually be like.....yea it checks out of course if anyone was gonna concoct looney toons sound effects it would be the possibly drugged up rabbits in LU lol.

.................................................................................................................

Match #2 J and J (not security) Dem Asses

This is a solid match if nothing else but the story here is Joey Ryan taking a liking to XO which is interesting but creates this interesting dynamic between he and Jack where as Jack is put off by XO , Joey surprisingly is not and I found this an interesting direction to take Joey in because they could have taken anyone else but they chose the more vile sexual depraved guy on the roster which I thought was again quite interesting.

But there is also another story here and you keyed in on it a bit with Jack and Ive but I will not elaborate on this just yet but there is a reason why you instinctively took notice of their intereaction here.

Again fine match with very interesting development for Joey.

................................................................................................................................

Match 3 - former Melon head Vs a Butterfly

I always get a serious chuckle at how absoloutley casually Mariposa dick kicks DAJ and Vamp is very perceptive when it comes to kicks to the groin he was immediately on it when he said she kicked him on the inside of the thigh...Vamp always paying close attention to the important things at hand.

Mariposa kicking outta the 450 was a great moment but also interesting is DAJ's reaction , we know he has always been a bit of hot head dating back to when he was wanting revenge on Matanza but back then he had guidance to rein him in and so without we may be seeing a bit more of that coming out but without restraint but also shows his desperation and maybe he starts developing a bit of regret of making his hasty decision of being such a fighting champion.

This was a solid showing for Mariposa who hasn't gotten a ton of 1 on 1 time for matches but shows they were onto something with her and wanting to start to do more than simply be Martys sister.

...................................................................................................................................

We go from one dick kick to another but I guess Aerostar has forgiven Johnny since the days of season 2.

I love everything about the set ups here and everything wonderfully ties together.

AeroStar being recruted because of Drago

Jeremiah brought back from the dead...but technically more zombiefied slave so it isn't exactly like Catrina bringing Mil back it is a nice variation on it and I love the little make up job on him to show the affects of the venom used to bring him back.

Mundos treatment of Mandel which ties right into the vingette at the end

The nice call back to Macho and Liz wedding including gawd damn snakes lol

But here is a nice kicker with the proposal here Taya's reaction is genuine because she had no idea that Johnny was basically going to propose to her again but also the things he said to her...because this was close to their real life wedding which was not long after this aired that alot of people thought he was reading his actual vows to her (it was not) due to her reaction and also because I do not believe when this was intially taped that they had announced anything of a wedding so the reaction in the temple is largely because everyone probably thought he was proposing for the first time.

It was a great heartfelt moment in alot of ways and a nice twist and a really neat way to basically turn Johnny babyface but shows that Taya was not willing to change her ways at all and keeps her genuine in that she is extremely selfish because untill she got what she wanted she was gonna be right pissed with Johnny it creates this real interesting wrinkle in their relationship.

The match itself was solid if nothing else but the real highlight is the post match stuff here.

.................................................................................................................

[Gecko]

In case you were wondering, the missing image up there in the previous episode is Mundo on one knee handing the ring to Taya. Why is it missing? Apparently Imgur deleted it for a violation of their TOS (Nope, I don't know either), and I'm too lazy to do anything about it.

-----------------------

S04E10 – A Snake Scorned

Last time
- Mariposa persuaded Antonio to give her the GOTG title shot
- Paul London gave up Mala Suerte to Matanza for sacrifice
- Joey Ryan and Jack Evans beat XO Lishus & Ivelisse. During the match Joey developed an infatuation with XO
- Dragon Azteca beat Mariposa to successfully defend the GOTG title
- Kobra Moon introduced Vibora’s replacement for the atomicos match: Jeremiah Snake
- Mundo switched out Ricky at the last minute for Aerostar
- Worldwide Underground defeat The Reptile tribe
- As per the stipulations Mundo got a wish granted by Kobra. He used it for Aerostar and gets Drago freed. Taya is not happy until Mundo reveals only she can grant his wish of marrying him and proposed to her
- Ricky and Rosa cackled as they said their wish was that Taya and Mundo will remain together until death do they part

Recaps of
- Mack drawing the attention of Mil, with Catrina revealing the fate of Big Ryck as a warning of what might happen to Mack
- Paul London expelling Mala Suerte from the Rabbit Tribe (and life) via Matanza sacrifice
- Mariposa getting the GOTG title match, but losing to Dragon Azteca
- Mack, Killshot, & Havoc’s tense relationship

------------------------------------------------------------

Antonio is sorting his mail and comes across a hand written envelope.



He shows some fancy knife work to match the fancy writing. Awww, it’s a wedding invitation from Taya and Johnny. Antonio discards it while claiming that it’ll never last.

Kobra Moon enters without knocking. She demands that the Reptile tribe have a match for the Trios titles as they never got a rematch from UL.
Yeah, demanding may not be the best approach here. If I was Antonio, I’d grant the rematch, but the Reptiles have to field the same team as last time: Drago, Pindar, & Vibora.

After Antonio points out the big losses she’s suffered, last week and also at UL, she claims that she’s made her ranks stronger and the Reptile Tribe is deadlier than ever.
I don’t know who she’s trying to convince, Antonio or herself. If she had said the Reptile Tribe is deader than ever, that would be more accurate.

Antonio amuses himself with a pun about their dragon being dra-gone… but he loves the sight of a woman scorned, so he grants the rematch for tonight.

As Kobra literally slithers away after he tells her to be-dragone, he complains that nobody there has a sense of humour.

------------------------------------------------------------

Into the Temple for the intros with Metalachi still providing the soundtrack. Striker mentions that they’ve just been told about the trios title match.
Thinking on it, the Reptiles have the same problem as the last show: lack of bodies. Daga, Jeremiah, and Kobra herself have to take part in this one, unless she’s reanimated somebody else.

Killshot is pulling double duty as he is also challenging for the GOTG. Ooh, I could see that coming in to play for the trios match. They lose the titles because Killshot can’t give 100%? Or maybe he wins the GOTG and doesn’t care about the trios titles anymore?

Up to the ring where the Rabbit Tribe are waiting...
Antonio shows up but is halted before he can do anything more than comment about Paul being back again. London grabs a mic and says that last week, Mala Suerte proved that he in fact does not do it like a rabbit. A true rabbit would never take a beating like he did!



Yeah, guess who got volunteered to show what a true rabbit can do?
Run away, Saltador! He’s still got his rabbit’s foot, but I don’t think it’ll bring him much luck.



Hmm. That’s definitely someone significant.

Saltador vs “The Monster” Matanza Cueto

Maybe Saltador will be the one to finally stop the rampage of Matanza? Probably not going by how London has to stop him from running away like I suggested.

This one lasts as long as you would expect. He got in some ineffective offence, but Saltador never really stood a chance.



Again, London doesn’t look upset as Saltador becomes the fifth sacrifice to the gods. Hmm, wonder if seven is the target?

It’s not much of a tribe anymore, but I guess London is free to do what he The White Rabbit wants without opposing voices.

------------------------------------------------------------

Into the lucha locker room with 2/3 of the trios champs. Killshot is absent, leaving Havoc to wonder where he is. He tells Mack that he’s been part of dysfunctional teams before, but this is different as Killshot just doesn’t like him.

Killshot has apparently been hiding round the corner waiting for the perfect line to make his entrance. He says that he likes Havoc just fine, but he doesn’t respect him. He doesn’t respect somebody that got handed a title, and he doesn’t respect somebody who’s trying to get Mack to turn against him!

Mack tries to play peacemaker once again, but Killshot points out that he knows where Mack stands with how he pinned him to take Havoc to the GOTG match. And while they failed to capture the GOTG, he won’t in his title match tonight.
This is news to the other two. Killshot says he’ll help them defend their little trios titles after he wins GOTG, and as he’s leaving he’s tells Havoc that he’s right: Killshot doesn’t like him.

------------------------------------------------------------

Before we get to the GOTG match, commentary lets us know that next week the LU title will be defended. Penta vs Cage in a Last Man or Machine Standing match!

We get another shot of the religious guy as Melissa makes the introductions.

Gift of the Gods Championship: Killshot vs El Dragon Azteca Jr(c)

This will be a fancy, flippy match.

I had to watch this one a couple of times to catch what happened:



Killshot responds with something that actually hurts. He’s on the apron and dodges Dragon sliding out, he also dodges dragon sliding back in, but does so by leapfrogging the ropes and landing on Dragons back in the ring.



Do we get a title switch here? I’m leaning towards no.
While winning the title moves Killshot’s story along, not winning would progress it too in a different way. There’s also the fact that it’s not a great look for Dragon if he goes, “I’m defending the title all the way up until Ulti… oh, I lost on my second defense.”

Ooh, Rings of Saturn. One of those moves, like the Texas Cloverleaf, I wish somebody would adopt as a finisher. Unless somebody already is, in which case, good on them.

I realise how blasé I’ve become about things when a ‘rana off the top to the opponent on the apron and down to the floor only gets a, “nice.” While the crowd comes to its feet with a “Holy Shit!” chant.

Hey, who’s that?! Oh, it’s just a tech guy running over to commentary.

“You don’t need technical ability!” – Vamp

Killshot with the Killstomp only gets a two! He didn’t hit it as well as he could have.

Both are back on their feet and are just exchanging slaps… hey, that gives me an idea for a show.

Wow, kind of a sudden and unexpected end as Dragon catches Killshot with his spinny round DDT and gets the win!

Killshot I think may be about to complain as he kicked out right after the three. Or not.
Dragon applauds his opponent and offers a handshake, which is refused.

Yup, that was a quality match.

------------------------------------------------------------

It’s time for everybody’s favourite sitcom: The Dragon and the Spaceman!
Nah, but let’s check in on them and see how they’re doing.



Aerostar says they fought hard to free Drago, but he’s kept himself hidden. (He’s just doing what the movie says, just like how tigers should be crouching)

A guilt-ridden Drago says he doesn’t deserve a second chance, that he did things as part of the Reptile Tribe that can never be forgiven.
Aerostar reassures his friend that it wasn’t him, it was the one armed man Kobra Moon. She was pulling the strings, but they’ve now been severed.

Drago admits that he doesn’t remember much, but knows that he’s no longer deserving of Aerostar’s friendship, and that he has to leave.
Aerostar offers his hand and says they will meet again. Drago takes the handshake but isn’t sure that they will meet again.
Drago flies away… to be seen again? Or not? I guess it will come down to whether he can come to terms with the actions he took while not himself. There’s some guilt there that has to be worked through.

------------------------------------------------------------

Trios Championship – Tornado: The Reptile Tribe (Daga, Jeremiah Snake, & Kobra Moon) vs The Mack, Son of Havoc, & Killshot(c)

Tornado rules changes things up a little, I like.
Geez, Melissa, don’t make it too obvious who your favourite team in this one is.

The champs come out a man down. I think you can guess who. Jeremiah proves that he can count to at least two as he makes sure everybody is aware of the number of people on the other team.
Tornado rules comes into play a lot more if the sides are uneven for at least some of the match.

That’s at least three times we’ve seen Religious Guy. Yes, that’s what he’s getting called for now. His name is Guy, and he’s religious… wonder what he thought of Vamp’s outfit that one time.

As expected, the champs can’t keep the advantage thanks to being outnumbered.

Here’s Killshot! He maybe is regretting turning up right at this moment though:



Can something be disgusting yet kind of impressive at the same time?

Jeremiah has better aim with that than any of his blows as he fails to land a hit on Killshot.

Have you ever seen that movie, Human Centipede?

Ha, Daga reaches the ropes while Mack is at the ropes on the other side of the ring. As the only one left standing and in the ring, Mack gets bumped to the top of the list for dives.

Religious Guy gets another shot on camera and Striker finally acknowledges him. He names him as Father Rick O’ Shea… Yeah, I see what they did there (It also makes the posts here with that name substituted for Ricochet make more sense). Anyway, he’s the one doing the wedding.

The other parts of the champ team also take a turn at diving out the ring. Reptiles aren’t really known for their aerial skills. Kobra tries to give it a go but is halted by Killshot, and everybody has dispersed by now anyway.

Ah, I guess this is the move that Mundo interrupted last time. Yeah, this works much better



Half of Jeremiah’s offence involves throwing Kobra at somebody. After this he throws her from a suplex into a DDT and then from an electric chair into a senton.

There are some nice spots in this match. Jeremiah has Mack in a stretch muffler (more people need to use that too), Havoc springboards in with a double stomp and doesn’t stop as he uses the momentum to dive out the other side of the ring. Shame he hit Killshot as well as Daga...

Killshot pushes Havoc off the top rope and watches as Jeremiah hits a double underhook shoulder breaker and picks up the win.

Very enjoyable once it got going properly. There was always that feeling that it wasn’t going to be a straightforward ending though.

The Reptiles have a quick celebration before vacating the area.

Mack is still out of the picture as Killshot taunts Havoc, asking why he can’t get up



He puts the blame on losing the championships on Havoc for also being unable to get up when he was getting pinned.

A quick top rope double stomp makes sure Havoc isn’t getting up anytime soon, as Mack makes his way back to the ring. Mack questions what Killshot is doing, but he just walks away after telling Mack he doesn’t give a shit.

So, I guess that’s the end of that team. Killshot and Havoc will probably get into it and Mack has Mil to worry about.

------------------------------------------------------------

Melissa introduces Cage and he makes his way to the ring.

He says that next week, Penta will find out once and for all, what he’s been saying for years:

He’s not a man… he’s a SUPERKICK! And we’re into a brawl between Cage and Penta.

Some people are just unlucky:



At least it was at the end of the show and the he won’t miss much (yes, I’m aware the odds of it just being an actual fan are miniscule).

They work their way up the stairs and Penta ends up wandering over to the band to grab a guitar. You’d think with how long they’ve been playing there, that the guitarist would know to not chase after Penta to try and get it back.



El Kabong!
Nobody is safe. Wonder who the new band will be?

A single security guy shows up. It appears that Antonio is even cheaper with his security than Dario. Single security guy gets slammed.

Going by Father Rick’s expression as he watches Cage and Penta take turns trying to murder each other, Mundo and Taya may need a new official for their wedding



As they finally get back to ringside, Cage stumbles and bumps into Father Rick. Penta happens to save the padre with a chair to the back of Cage. Father Rick thanks Penta, but I doubt he was even aware that he saved somebody.

Father Rick O’Shea tries to bless Penta and… well, we’re going to find out if he can still do the ceremony with only one arm.



“crowd members, guitarists, priests down…”

The break (no pun intended) has given Cage the chance to grab his own chair, and they manage to hit each other at the same time.
The credits roll as they fight their way towards the exit.

Non-match brawls that last a while aren’t common in LU, so it was a nice change of pace.

------------------------------------------------------------

Mack interrupts Antonio’s drink as he wants Killshot next week.

Antonio says he’d like nothing more than to see that, but Mack already has a match next week. A match specifically asked for by Catrina.

It will be Mack against Mil Muertes in the first ever….



Haunted House Match!

If he has to do it to get Mil and Catrina off his ass (No. Don’t. Bad Fenderbaum.), then he’s only got one thing to say.

He steals Antonio’s hat and puts it on, tips the brim and says, “Trick or treat, motherf”END OF SHOW

It seems like we’re getting a mid-season super special super show next week. So, I'll probably take my mid season break after that.

------------------------------------------------------------

Next time: Last Man or Machine Standing

Post Episode & General Thoughts/Questions
- The mortality rate for this season has spiked
- We are somehow halfway through the season already

[Deleted]

I love me a good butterfly knife twirl and I have 3 of them , nice little time wasters but also a nice way to either lose a finger or impress people...I still have all my fingers by the way so my digits were not infact DRA GONE.

I love the sort of metaness of "IT'LL NEVER LAST" between Taya and Mundo but they have infact lasted and thrived.

I would need to check on this because it was either last weeks promo or one yet to air but Kobra Moon fun distinction of cutting the worst promo in LU history and it was so bad that not even LU's masterful crew could save it and this was largely because Johnny improvised on the spot and Kobra Moon could not , so whether that is me either spoiling something yet to come or addressing something I should have well now ya know.

Nothing really to elaborate on with the opening scene apart from Antonio having that familiar Cueto humor and love of Puns (Famous B put into a "Handicap" match because he was literally handicapped lol).

But always get a nice little laugh at Kobra Moon entering normally by ends up slitering away I wonder if this was some sneaky anatomy on snakes I am not getting.

..................................................................................................................

And speaking of more things I do not need to really elaborate on Matanza gobbles down another Rabbit.

I do like how this has sprkinglings of Matanaza pre-fully god when he first showed up and mowed through the roster each fighter that challenged just chinked away at the preverbial armor bit by bit to eventually take him down , it is tropey booking but it works because you know there is an end point just a matter of when.

But question is now what does Paul do he aint got no more rabbits to serve at the next dinner.

He could try bear...but from what I hear bear is extremely greasy so that probably isn't gonna mesh well with a godly diet.

I also really enjoyed how expressive Saltador was with never saying anything just his body language evoked such fear you felt a little bad for checkers.....Antonio is clearly a connect 4 type of guy.

................................................................................................................................

Everyone loves Swerve now but this where that love really started just without swerving when he drives.

This is such a great little scene for him because it goes with a theme of the season where he makes pretty strong points as to WHY he is being a dick and plays on your pov here on whether he is right to pissed off or not.

Because Havoc was infact handed the trios titles and Mack has chosen to side with his friend but that is more because Killshot is being a dick.

But my favourite thing here is his Shao Khan laugh as he enters the scene just so evil and so good and that smirk he gives after Havoc is surprised at him having a GOTGs match on the same night he is to defend the trios titles , he reveling in just being an asshole and it is great.

..............................................................................................................................

Which leads right into former Melon head Vs current Dickhead

This was a banger match as to be expected from 2 guys who can go and we get some nice inovative spots as lord lizard has pointed out when Dragon slides into the ring but Killshot catches him by leaping and them stomping on him as he slides in...the timing on that had to be right on or else it would look real clunky and quite frankly be a bad botch.

And a completely clean finish but also the end leaves it up to whether Killshot did get beat or did Dragon just get real lucky at the end because like pointed out Killshot immediately popped up after the three so it again leaves room for people to interpet the end how they want and also room to further Killshots agenda and gives strong cred to Dragon Azteca as a fighting champion.

This was so good because it felt like what you absoloutley expect out of a LU match just balls to the wall non stop and gunshot sounds EVERYWHERE.

.................................................................................................................

And speaking great things probably my favourite part of this episode...2nd only to something we will touch on here soon.

But this is so good with the cinematography and the music swelling to give this the emotional touch it needed but what I love about this unlike how it would typically go in wrestling is that Drago feels guilty and doesn't just go back to being usual Drago and everything over the past few seasons is forgiven , he doesn't forgive himself even with Aerostar pushing him to try and move on , he has been on an actual story arc and it isn't over just because he got saved from the snake queen.

But Aerostar f***ing spoiling the future ..never play poker with this man it never ends well.

..................................................................................................

1..2 Jeremiah can see there are only two of you , Sami is again so good at playing a zombie even though his usual tendencies do tend to emerge....how does the undead still have saliva by the way? or he is spitting venom?

I appreciate Kobra Moon standing front and centre hardcam side by facing away 20 outta 10 episode...I note the important stuff around here.

I do love how this match starts and plays out with the trios champs a man down but then we get to the choose your side again with Killshot...like was he wrong to retaliate the way he did? or was that just the moment he was lookin for so that way no one can claim he was the "bad guy" here and he left his team hanging at the start make it easier for their fall ...Killshot is alot of fun on this entire episode because everything he does is clearly on purpose but the way it all plays out gives him all bunch of outs if accused , it is great writing.

................................................................................................................

The end brawl is just a ton of fun to set up an absoloute banger of a match next week.

THE FATHER THE HOLY GHOST AHHH MY ARM! just more reason why this Penta is the absoloute best version because he is not just monster he is a f***ing menace not even the one above all is safe.

.............................................................................................................

Speaking of next week...this season so far has been alright with nutty moments but next week sort of starts a string of events but it doesn't really start kicking into real high gear untill the following episode but next episode has a moment though....has anyone seen Bengi by the way?

[Gecko]

S04E11 – Last Man or Machine Standing

Last time
- Kobra got the Reptiles a rematch for the Trios titles
- London volunteered Saltador as Matanza’s next opponent
- Matanza beat Saltador and sacrificed him
- The Trios champs were still not getting along
- Dragon Azteca defended the GOTG against Killshot successfully
- Drago said he doesn’t deserve a second chance or Aerostar’s friendship and has to leave. Aerostar thinks they’ll meet again
- The Reptiles beat Killshot, Havoc, and Mack for the Trios titles after Killshot retaliated for an accidental Havoc hit.
- Post match, Killshot taunted Havoc and put him down again before walking away
- Penta interrupted a Cage promo and they brawled around the Temple. During it, Penta snaps the arm of Father Rick O’Shea who was supposed to be doing Mundo and Taya’s wedding
- Antonio won’t give Mack a shot at Killshot next week as he already has a match: The first ever Haunted House Match against Mil

Recaps of
- Cage and Penta’s rivalry
- Drago being freed from the Reptiles and choosing to leave.
- Why we’re getting a Haunted House match with Mack and Mil

------------------------------------------------------------

Melissa is preparing for the show when somebody tries a quick jump scare on her.



It’s only Dragon Azteca here to check up on her. When she says she’s ok, he replies that she might have to put on a happy face out in front of the Believers, but she can be honest with him.
Melissa admits that she misses Fenix more every day. Aww.
Dragon puts the Piedre Immortal fragment around her neck as he says that that just means that Fenix is alive and well.
As she leaves to head out for the show, she tells Dragon that she’s lucky to have a good friend like him.

Wonder how much Dragon knows about the talisman? Maybe it’s a deal where it has to be worn in order to do anything? Will her wearing it in proximity to the ring have any effect on the matches, maybe her favourites get a power boost?

------------------------------------------------------------

We head into the Temple, seeking shelter from the ominous storm and slightly red sky outside.

We’re about a month early for Halloween, but we’re starting off with:



So, it’s a cage match with weapons… and appropriate decorations. And when I say weapons, I don’t mean just traditional wrestling weapons like chairs and bins; I saw an axe, knife, hammer, crowbar…

We get a shot of Famous B, who is in attendance. No Brenda, unfortunately. I wonder if he has any plans other than watching tonight.

Haunted House Match: The Mack vs Mil Muertes w/Catrina

Pin or submission only, you can’t win by running away.

They’ve really put the effort in on dressing up the Temple for this one. There are cobwebs all over the place, pumpkins, headstones, creepy tree branches, and at least one ghost hanging around outside the cage as well as one inside.
There are also a couple of very familiar pillars adorned with skulls.



Imagine getting a front row seat only for them to then come out and stick a pillar right in front of you.

Catrina grabs the mic from Melissa. She says she knows that Melissa is not that smart, but she forgot to introduce her. So, now, do it the correct way… bitch! *cue gif*

Melissa stands up, takes a breath… and says no! and we get a small bonus match as Catrina knees her before running her into the cage and then bouncing her face first off it a few times.
Catrina grabs a vase and walks over to Melissa, where the vase goes off script and breaks early. Nice save though: She licks Melissa and slams her face down as Striker exclaims that she just slammed her face into the glass vase shards. And just to finish off, she picks up the section of vase that fell off and drops it on Melissa’s head.

A crew member comes over to check on what looks like a bloody Melissa as we go to break.

What are the odds that Piedre Immortal also needs some blood to activate?

Ooh, or maybe it's a blood, sweat, and tears thing? We've had two of the three now.

------------------------------------------------------------

We come back as the match is starting with Striker informing us that Melissa has been taken to a local medical facility. I guess they’ll need a replacement for the night. Maybe see if they can get somebody… Famous?

Ha, Mack wants no part of this match at first, but he realises he doesn’t have much choice and gets on with it. A few hard shots do basically nothing to Mil.

Mil is the first to weaponise and he goes for a standard kendo stick, but soon switches to a crowbar and actually gets a solid stab in on Mack.

Ooh, I didn’t like that powerslam:



It looks like it came scarily close to going disastrously wrong.

Speaking of going wrong:

I’m guessing that didn’t go quite to plan, but it’s one of those cases where things not going all nice and smooth and perfect maybe adds to the spot instead of taking away, cause that looked great... well, the first part at least, the second attempt looked like it hurt.

There’s enough of a gap for them to squeeze out, but after hitting a DDT, Mil chucks Mack back in the ring while he grabs a table. Actually, he didn’t even put it in the ring, he just leaned it up against the cage where it was previously. Mil Muertes: Neat freak.

Are we sure Mil running head first into the cage twice didn’t knock him loopy? He climbs up the cage and down into the ring onto the turnbuckle where he launches himself onto Mack.

Mil sets up a scary table in the corner of the ring. Why scary? It has “Booooo!” written on it, and the believers boo it. In the opposite corner, he sets up a spooky table. Why spooky? It has “Spooky” written on it and the believers chant “Spooky!”

Sometimes the refs only have themselves to blame.



If a guy with red eyes is looking at you like that while holding a big knife, don’t argue with him.

Hey, slowing it down it almost looks like Mil didn’t actually stab Mack in the head! But that would mean that they're just pretending, and that can't be true. Must just have been a funny camera angle.

A bloody Mack isn’t done yet and manages to put the brakes on to prevent himself going through a table and ends up putting Mil through it instead. He’s taken a lot of damage (and blood loss) though, and by the time he gets back to his feet properly, Mil is also up and puts him through the other table.

Mil finally drags in the “Haunted” table from outside and sets it up in the ring.
Maybe the final chance for Mack as he fights out of a flatliner attempt and hits a stunner! Mil is still on his feet, so Mack hits a second, and then a third which finally takes down Mil.

Mack takes too long climbing up though, and gets caught by Mil.

Eesh. That is, rightfully, enough to keep Mack down for three (hundred).

A silly sounding name for a match that turned out to be brutal, and sometimes scary for the wrong reasons.

Mil points Catrina towards his opponent for the lick of death, but Catrina mimics Melissa and says no, leaving a confused? …annoyed? Mil behind.

------------------------------------------------------------

After a graphic for an upcoming match involving Jake Strong to take us to a break, we return to the Temple and Famous B with a mic.



He thanks everybody for calling him at 423-GET-FAME and wishing him a speedy recovery. It only took seven screws and three surgeries, but he’ll be good as new soon. (I have a feeling he won’t)
Since Melissa isn’t here, he figures he’ll introduce the next match and, unlike Melissa, he’ll never leave any of us ever again. (I have a feeling he will)

Not having time for preparation, he is reading the intros off of cards.
“The following lucha is scheduled for one fall” Yup, seems fine so far.
“Introducing first…” *Looks at the card and his face drops*
“Oh…. Shit.”

He’s a professional though and finishes introducing Strong.

“The Savage” Jake Strong vs Aerostar

Not expecting this one to go very long.



That’s quite the size difference.

Aerostar jumps from the second turnbuckle onto the ropes and springboards back towards the middle of the ring. He hits an ugly dropkick which I’m not convinced was the plan at the start, it looked more like he wanted a huricanrana or something but didn’t get the spring bit right.

Aerostar is flying about the place and getting lots of shots in on Jake, but none of them are doing a great deal to slow Strong down. He finally gets caught and put in the ankle lock, with an immediate tap out.

Jake holds on the ankle lock, looking to snap it, but Aerostar has a saviour!



A nunchuk wielding Drago is how you get rid of Strong. Going by the new fur on his outfit, his time away may just have been a hunting trip with Cuerno… possibly to the Himalayas where they caught a yeti.

How about that, the time-traveller was correct about seeing Drago again.

Drago helps Aerostar up and they watch Jake walk away, and that’s the end of that. I was expecting more at the end of that, either some interaction between the friends or something with Jake and Famous B. Definitely felt like one of those bits where they didn’t have the time they wanted.

------------------------------------------------------------

We’re off to the Worldwide Underground locker room, filled with decorations and presents (and apparently working on a green theme).

It’s present time for the happy couple.
PJ gets them a gift certificate for a couples massage at Slamtown Spa & Resort!
Before we get to Jack’s gift, Taya wants Johnny to open one that’s from her to him. It’s a painting of him as LU Champ!



It brings tears to his eyes as he claims it is the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen… but it also reminds him of how his LU title was stolen 😢
Another present for Johnny from Mundo: She spoke to Cueto, and a week after the wedding, he gets a one-on-one match for the title against the champ.
Ooh, the wedding is next week! (well, not really since I’ll be taking a couple of weeks off)

Hey, look it’s Benjamin Cooke!



Although, he’s having trouble getting past the doorman, Ricky.

Benji points out that he was invited because he’s useful and helps Johnny’s career, whereas Ricky is standing outside because he is useless to Johnny and doesn’t help anybody.
This prompts Rosa to speak up and tell Ricky that Benji can’t talk to him like that. Ricky should show him just how useful he can be, just like he showed Angelico!

Oh! OH! AAH! I was not expecting that!
Ricky pulls out a pen and Benji asks if that’s what he uses to have Johnny sign his autographs? “Not anymore!” Is the answer as Ricky smacks him in the face, grabs his head and twists it round. I don’t know if he snapped his neck, but it’s probably better for Benji if he did as Ricky just goes crazy with the pen, stabbing him over and over and over as he and a laughing Rosa are covered in blood!



Cut to a screaming Taya! She’s just excited about Jack’s gift: matching bandanas! While they’re having fun inside, Ricky is still having fun outside.

I really should have known from Marty and Cage that when somebody loses control, it might start just a little crazy but will definitely escalate. Bye, Benji.

------------------------------------------------------------

Lucha Underground Championship - Last Man or Machine Standing: Cage vs Pentagon Dark(c)

Standard rules apply, if your opponent can’t get up by a ten count, you win.

The show itself turns heel by taking a break and interrupting Penta’s entrance music. We come back as Penta gets attacked by Cage before he gets in the ring, and it looks like we’re picking up where we left off last time.

Wow, Cage rips the mask of Penta in the first minutes.

Penta breaks a beer bottle over Cage’s head… which, as usual, has no effect on him.
Cage breaks a beer bottle… on the ring post. Then takes the improvised weapon and gouges at Penta’s head.



Vamp asks why Striker is apologising for the graphic image? He didn’t apologise when Vamp got set on fire. Striker says that he might have apologised then, but Vamp assures him that he was told by everybody in the back that Striker was laughing.

Penta hasn’t been able to get going in this one, but he changes that with a DVD through a table set up in the corner. He follows up with a straight chair shot to the head and double stomp off the top onto a chair that’s lying on Cage.

More tables, bins, the usual accessories come into play. There’s a couple of tables set up on the outside which will surely be used later… or even right now.



They both get up from that. Penta hits a DVD off the apron through another table, and Cage makes it to his feet at nine.

More Tables! And a partially broken cinder block. Cage doesn’t get a chance to use them quite yet though, as Penta has other ideas on what should happen.



What good are tables without chairs?



Penta doesn’t wait to see if that’ll be enough, he uses the chairs to soften up the arm of Cage before snapping it his usual way. Oh, and the other arm too! Cage is still trying to struggle to his feet… until Penta stomps his head through the cinder block.

The battery on the machine is out of charge, A successful defence for Penta.

A fun, hard hitting one. Probably not one I’ll revisit without a full episode watch through though, unlike some others.

------------------------------------------------------------

Next time: Til Death do us Part

Post Episode & General Thoughts/Questions
- A wrestling wedding? Surely nothing could possibli go wrong.

- Are we done with Cage? I don’t mind this one getting answered, obviously no specifics details needed if he’s showing up again, but a couple of snapped limbs should put him out for a while and we’ve not got too long left.

Oh, and I will take a couple of weeks off now, then we go into the final run of episodes.

[Deleted]

Has anyone seen my pen? just like car keys just can't find'em when ya need to.

But first before I go looking for my note making utencil we have to do a little grieving.

Was I the only one who found this opening scene strangely unnerving? like Fenix for all intents and purposes and here comes Dragon Azteca like he is Christian Cage rolling up on the lonely hot widow.

I know we are suppose to take it at face value that the intentions are noble and he is just checking up on her but something about this from his sillouette in the door before he enters to everything about his aura in this scene has always had me believing they were starting up something here..and she called him a good friend something he probably did not appreciate but we weren't suppose get that impression just quite yet.

...................................................................................................................

Now we from beauty to the beasts.

And something interesting to note about this which is always dissapointing when you learn what the real plan for this match was which was to build an actual full blown haunted house for this match.

Unofortunately this seasons theme of time constraints (shakes fist) prevented it from happening and so what we end up with...was a haunted house match in name only.

I mean the match is fine what it ends up being and we get Mil stabbing a man in his face with a giant gawd damn knife. But just imagine if they had the time alloted that a 40 episode season would grant them and how an actual haunted house in the middle of the temple for a match to take place in would have looked and it really sucks we never got it.

I liked the little touch of Catrina and Melissa representing SD and Raw.

100 outta 10 episode CATRINA IS HERE AND SHE LICKED MELISSA!...no not like that you pervs...however wait what? nvm.

Something else I really like about this is Mack actually being afraid but still willing to fight and I love that instead of him just simply no selling his fear of Mil because it is a match and I love that just consistency.

LOL @ Striker taking a pot shot at Blum House's truth or dare...fun fact Chris Roach was a writter for Blum Houses fantasy island movie.

Love when Mil spears Mack "through the cage" just the way the cage opens but not fully and mack kind of stuck in the mesh really gives it some authenticity that it was not planned and not the usual clearly staged as someone goes into a cage and the whole side just collapses.

And Mil scaling the cage as fast as he did...remember when running might have been an option? not anymore with how fast he is moving.

Mil sets up spooky table...commence spooky chants because believers get the message.

Only in LU does a man get stabbed in his gawd damn head multiple times during a match with a giant Michael Myers trademark size knife.

lol and Vamp being shocked and needing Striker to validate his concerns by demanding he be shocked to.

And HOLY SHIT Mack taking the super flatliner through the table basically head first is maddening but what a way to end the match....and Catrina I hate to see you leave but love to watch you walk away WAIT WHAT? YOU HEARD NOTHING!..hey look muffins.

........................................................................................................................

Introdoucing first....OH SHIT lol

Not much to say here it is a short match between the Strong and the Short.

Aerostar gets some nice offence in and luckily for him doesn't not need 3 surgeries and 7 screws as El Inframundo returns from his yeti hunting adventures save his bestie.....I need me some shoulder fur in my life.

...........................................................................................................................

lol I LOVE that they authenticate that SlamTown is not just a catchphrase it is a real life place with the SlamTown spa and resort.

And more greatness is how they tie a gift from Taya right back into the end of ultima lucha tres and Johnny kind of falling back into Johnny of old by solely focusing on the LU title , and maybe it is just me but this felt like Taya trying to influence and push Johnny back to the Johnny she wants by putting his mind back onto the LU title...and this builds off of her getting upset at him not using the wish for their needs , like Johnny is clearly trying to be a better man but Taya is not onboard with this ...atleast not right now.

Hey remember that talk right at the start of this season about to keep your eye on Ricky here because he becomes quite the showstealer...welcome to the scene that authenticates that.

Because HOLY SHIT what a leap going from creepo but ultimately not so dangerous goofy intern to now getting a body count thanks to his laugh-o-Doll over there , these are the scenes that just put a chefs kiss on this show because every other wrestling show can't only pretend to murder someone (remember Mickie death by train?) before they inevitably come back with a just a bandaid on their head? not here though when you get killed you get f***ing slaughtered.

And I love everything about this scene how it was set in this very confined dirty as hell space so there was no real escape and as Ricky stabs the hell outta Benji this soft orchestral music kicks and how it scene transitions from the horrorifying act taking place back to the happy party and then back to the horrifying scene with blood splattering....I LOVE THIS f***ING SHOW! I say it so many times but this is why I say other wrestling shows may know how to use a camera but this is the only damn wrestling show that knows how to actually shoot a show , the transitions the music , the scene setting and direction ...chefs kisses.

And we might have already guessed it but this all but confirms that Ricky killed Angelico.

And Rosa is so f***ing good for being just a doll and it is all in the tone and inflection of that voice how it sounds playful but everything is filled with murderous intent behind it.

RIP Benji...don't think anyone is gonna miss ya....maybe Johnny.

.................................................................................................................................

God tier theme incoming



You suck AEW Penta (sorry force of habit recently )

Gonna keep this one short but none the less this was an absoloute banger of a match and I love that Pentagon had to do quite literally everything to end Cage...it was not enough to packcage piledrive him through chairs , wasn't enough to gawd damn destroyer him from the turnbuckles through a table , and it was not enough to break just one of his arms but both.

That is how you put over both guys IMO Pentagon is f***ing remorseful and relentless knowing what he has to do to get this done and it shows how much it took to put Cage without the gauntlet down.
....................................................................................................................

NEXT WEEK THE WEDDING OF THE CENTURY! AND THIS IS A WRESTLING WEDDING SO YOU ALREADY KNOW....I AM NOT SHOWING UP TO THIS WEDDING WITH PANTS JUST TO LET YALL KNOW AHEAD OF TIME.

[Deleted]

Look at me reminising because I just do.





Now of course our Gecko god cannot watch these yet for fear of coming across anything spoilerific for Season 4 he has not seen yet.

But these trailers just really emphasis how much wrestling misses this...because everything else is all well and good but just there is nothing at this creative level because it is just not possible to replicate it , you would anticipate it just to have lengthy as f*** discussions about how it could all play out before the season debuted but then the show would throw all your guesses out the window for the most part , the trailers were as much of an event in an of itself for fans as the season itself.

And something to notice in hindsight now is how much of the season end montage they give away in the season 3 trailer lol.

[Gecko]

S04E12 –Til Death do us Part



The song seemed appropriate, and that version because at this point a murderdoll is more likely to put in an appearance than an idol.
If (and that’s a big if) they remember to even invite him, Ricky’s plus one is going to be Rosa... Who am I kidding, they’re showing up no matter what.


Last time
- Melissa’s good friend, Dragon Azteca, gets her to wear Piedre Immortal
- Before the haunted house match, Melissa refuses to introduce Catrina. Catrina then bounces her face off the cage and smashes a vase over her head.
- Mil beats Mack in the Haunted House match. After, Catrina refuses to perform the lick and walks off
- Famous B takes over ring announcing duties
- Jake Strong beats Aerostar but is prevented from breaking the ankle by a nunchuk wielding Drago
- Wedding shower time for Mundo and Taya. PJ gets them a gift certificate for Slamtown Spa & Resort, Jack gets them matching bandanas. Taya gets Johnny a portrait of himself as champ and a title match for the week after the wedding
- Ricky is outside on guard and is insulted by Benji Cooke, which leads him to murder Benji with a pen after a little encouragement from Rosa.
- Penta defeats Cage in Last Man or Machine Standing by breaking both his arms and putting his head through a cinder block

Recaps of
- Worldwide Underground beating The Reptile Tribe, leading to Drago being freed… oh, yeah, and the small matter of a proposal.
- Jake Strong snapping ankles… but not Aerostar’s as he was saved by Drago.
- Jack Evans and his obsession with XO Lishus… and Drago was probably also there.

------------------------------------------------------------

It looks like we’re sticking with the green theme for the actual wedding too. The men of Worldwide Underground are looking dapper… well, most of them.

Rosa is also dressed up appropriately.

I wonder if we weren’t tight on time with having a shorter season whether we might have got a look at what Johnny’s stag do was like? Oh well.

Ah, this might explain Jack’s non-fancy state. Tonight is special as Johnny will say, “I do.” And Jack will make XO Lishus kiss his ass until he says, “No Mas.”

OK, what is up with PJ? He’s not moved and is just sitting there with that odd expression. How many of those drinks has he had already?

The guys have a surprise for Johnny:



Joey Wrestling?! (Aka Joey Mercury) He’s here because heard Mundo needed a best man. Ricky tries pointing out that PJ is supposed to be best man, but gets put in his place and told that he’s been demoted to ring bearer.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! Not only does Ricky get told not to when he tries joining in the air guitar celebration, Johnny takes his air guitar off him and gives it to Joey! (Yeah, why not, it makes as much sense as anything else going on around here)

The others leave, which means we also say bye to sane Ricky and hello to creepy, crazy Ricky. Rosa pipes up to say that she hopes he’s planning on keeping his vows… to her.

------------------------------------------------------------

Into the Temple where commentary have put in a bit of an effort to dress for the occasion as Striker lets us know that John E Mundo and Taya have invited us all to the best looking wedding of all time. but before we get to all that, we’ve got some other stuff.

Famous B is still subbing for Melissa, and the first person he gets to introduce tonight?

“The Savage” Jake Strong vs Drago

Oh, I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

One thing about WWE guys is that you don’t realise quite how big they are until they go elsewhere and tower over everybody.

This one isn’t going to last long. Strong is in complete control at the start, and even when Drago gets a bit of speed up, Strong is able to counter him quickly and take his leg out.

Drago manages to get Strong down with a combination of kicks and a DDT and goes for a pin. Strong’s kickout sends Drago out of the ring.

OW… just.. ow.



Well, it lasted longer than I thought. Jake grabs the ankle and drags Drago back to the middle of the ring. The camera pans from the useless nunchuks hanging on the turnbuckle in time to catch Drago tap out.

Jake does let go after holding the ankle lock for a few extra seconds, but it’s only so he can go grab the nunchuks and use them for extra leverage.
Before the snap can happen, here comes Aerostar to return the favour and save his buddy!
Or attempt to, at least.

Luckily, he gets thrown down next to Drago and is able to get both of them out of the ring before any lasting damage can occur.

I could see a handicap match for these three in the near future.

------------------------------------------------------------

No Mas: Jack Evans vs XO Lishus

If you needed a reminder, it’s an “I Quit” match with “No Mas” being the phrase that you say to give up.

Striker reminds us that this match came around because of the tag match where Jack had a “Unique submission hold” on XO Lishus who refused to tap out and passed out instead.

Jack is making up for all that time where he couldn’t speak by being extra loud and talkative tonight. He’s on his spiel of how he is the inventor of modern lucha libre and XO doesn’t deserve to be in the ring with a lucha god. Too much talking leads to XO getting started with the punching.

For some reason, we have all the refs hanging around... oh and Jack hits a 450 from the apron to the floor. Hey, if he doesn’t put any effort into doing it, I’m not going to put any into writing about it

XO ends up sitting on Striker’s lap (he keeps his hands well in view) before showing off some of her own acrobatics with a blockbuster from the desk.

The first real bit where this feels like more than just a match with slightly relaxed countout rules is when Jack uses a handy chain to choke XO



XO says no, which thinking on it, is half way to saying No Mas. Striker says XO actually said FU, but I didn’t hear that myself.

They continue to fight around ringside (they’ve not made it back into the ring since the start) as an immobile Famous B tries his best to avoid getting hit.
Jack climbs the ladder to success



And dives off.

OK, the response this time when asked was a very clear and loud, “f*** YOU!”

Here comes Ivelisse to… get superkicked and thrown into a bunch of chairs. No idea why she’s out here, XO is doing pretty good by herself.

We finally make it back into the ring.

This is different from what you might normally get in this type of match. It’s not excessively violent, I don’t think we’ve even seen a weapon yet and, especially with commentary bringing up Jack’s arm, feels like we’ll just end it with an ordinary submission without either going to extraordinary lengths.
Yup, we’re starting to exchange submission attempts.

We eventually get to the same position we were in at the end of the tag match, with Jack having XO in the same moved that saw her pass out. Neither happens this time as XO fights out of it.

Jack gets boos as he grabs a chair. That’s some good work done in this match to be able to get booed for grabbing a weapon.

After smacking XO in the face with the chair, he then sets it up and lies her across it, before saying he’s going to snap her neck and climbing up top. Luckily XO is saved by…

Joey Ryan! Remember he became infatuated with XO during the tag match?

He begs Jack not to do it and grabs his ankle to prevent him jumping. Jack kicks Joey away, but the distraction gave Ivelisse enough time to get in position to pull XO out of the way, causing Jack to end up stomping the chair instead.

XO hits a kick and locks in the armbreaker to make Jack say “No Mas” and win the match!

Ivelisse gets in to celebrate with XO, and Joey wants to as well but has to explain his presence there. He points out that he helped out and he’s basically a hero now, they’re all on the same team.

That was a very well put together match. Like I mentioned earlier, much different from the norm, but it really worked.
The only thing I would probably change in some way was the Ivelisse coming out randomly part. As Vamp pointed out, it did end up being a three on one situation essentially, which isn’t the best look for your face who spent the match calling the heel a bully.

------------------------------------------------------------



…That’s embarrassing. Poor Jack.
Johnny looks annoyed. PJ tells Jack to go put on his tux, and Jack crawls away to do that.

PJ says that he doesn’t think that Jack will be attending, which prompts Ricky to ask if he can take his place as that’ll mean he doesn’t have to carry around these stupid rings.
And this is why you get treated like you do, Ricky.

A slightly panicky Johnny blurts out that the rings aren’t stupid, Ricky is! Will he please just do the job he’s asking him to do?!
Ooh, last minutes nerves for Mundo. Luckily, he’s got Joey to calm him down and he realises that he’s about to marry the woman of his dreams and he’ll have his two best friends with him when he does. Aw.
Air guitar celebration, obviously excluding Ricky as he doesn’t even have an instrument anymore.

But now it’s time for Ricky to do the job that Rosa asked him to do. 

That can’t be a good thing. We end with a couple of shots of… something? I dunno, it was dark and close up and slightly blurry. The second one had a gauge of some sort.

------------------------------------------------------------

Back to the ring where the crew has been hard at work making everything look nice. As Metalachi play some appropriate wedding tunes, and we see a giant cake (It’s not a question of IF somebody will end up in it*, but WHO will go into it), Famous B is in the ring to introduce the official for this next match.
*unless somebody is already inside it waiting to pop out



It’s Famous B! A man of many talents, he’ll be the one conducting this ceremony.

Ha! He could minister YOUR wedding (Ugly people welcome for an extra fee). Dr Wagner and Texano could be there as well! (for an extra fee).

Time for the introductions. Coming to the ring first, accompanied by his best friend, “The Darewolf” PJ Black, and his best man, Joey Wrestling, it’s the groom… Johnny Mundo!

PJ Black = Bestish man
Joey = Bestest man
John E Mundo = Mayor of Slamtown

Mundo has a cape!

Now it’s time for our first look at the bride. Accompanied by her bridesmaid, Cheerleader Melissa (huh, wonder where she fluttered in from), and her maid of honour, The Beautiful Brenda! YAY!... oh god, she almost fell down the stairs again, it's Taya

Taya Valkyrie, soon to be Taya Mundo. Have they mentioned her last name before?

I don’t know what to say. That wedding dress, a random Cheerleader Melissa, and a sobbing Brenda make up quite a scene.

------------------------------------------------------------

We’re back with Ricky who appears to be in the Temple basement (which fits with the couple of quick shots earlier).

As he hesitates outside the ominous glowing room in the upstairs part of the basement (why would the Temple layout be normal?), Rosa asks what he’s afraid of? (I notice Rosa is staying at the bottom of the stairs)

He starts to go in, but backs out at a growl. Rosa tells him to do it, give Johnny and Taya a wedding gift that they’ll never forget.
Rosa loses a little bit of patience and calls Ricky a coward, which gets him to finally go into the glowing red room with the bolt cutters that he has.

Oh, it’s only a single red lightbulb... Outside a solid door, that is secured with a heavy-duty chain.
He cuts the chain and quickly runs away, grabbing Rosa as he goes past. He’s unleashed a monster! No, really:

And we all know that Matanza hates not being invited to things. Oh... red + wedding = well, y'know.

------------------------------------------------------------

Back to the wedding.

Wedding (Special Ref: Famous B): Johnny Mundo & Taya vs The World

It’s not what you would call a traditional wedding, and B’s style just adds to that thought. After going through why we’re here: to join this sexy man and this perfect woman in matrimony, he gets to the awkward part where he has to ask if anybody has any reason to believe that these two fine ass people can not get married?

Shockingly, somebody does pipe up and tells them to hold on. It’s Antonio Cueto.

But… he did not come out to object to the marriage, unlike Dario, he actually likes them.

“Awww, shweeet grampa.” – Brenda.

Before they make if official, Antonio wants to give them a gift. From his family, to theirs…

Ring the bell.
Hey, I was only joking when I formatted it like a match!

Phew, it's not a match, but it is...TACOS FOR EVERYONE!
So, we are heading for a food fight then?

Antonio heads back into his office after congratulating Taya and Johnny. Brenda makes sure to thank the nice grampa.

Right, wedding, yes?

Taya has some words she wants to say:

Johnny, I love you more than I love fluffy puppies, kneeing people in the face, and beheading giant snake men.
I can’t wait to have you as my tag team partner for life, because together we can never lose.
And even without gold around that tight, ripped, sexy waist of yours, you’ll always be the champion of my heart.
And tonight, we’re going to put the ‘Slam’ in Slamtown.

Wow, that brought everyone to tears. Follow that, Mundo!

Taya, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would meet any one as tanned, ripped, and attractive as I am. But then, I found you.
I love you more than I love my own reflection, and trust me, that’s a lot of love.
I always thought that the best day of my life would be the day that I won the Lucha Underground Championship, but not anymore. Babe, the best day of my life is today.
My heart is the most epic muscle in my body, and it belongs to you.
And I can’t wait to buy a house with a white picket fence in Slamtown and begin our lives together.
You are truly the perfect woman, and I couldn’t be happier than to make you my perfect wife.

Ok, that was a good follow up.

Now onto the question.

Does Johnny take Taya to be his wife til death do they part? He does!
Does Taya take Johnny to be her husband til death do they part? Si!

Now the presentation of rings… oh dear.

Ricky makes his way to the ring with the rings. Brenda isn’t a fan of Rosa. B just wants the rings, not the doll. Ricky hands off the rings and takes a spot at the edge of the ring, but Mundo says it’s for the wedding party only and to hit the bricks. Ricky ends up sitting on the steps in the crowd.

The rings are exchanged and Famous B declares them man and HOLY SHIT WHAT IS THAT?! (Very reminiscent of when Kane popped his head out during Edge and Lita's wedding)

It’s Matanza, is what it is. He takes out Mundo, PJ, and Joey easily, but then has to deal with a furious Taya…

That’s a dramatic faint from Brenda, she might be the smartest person in the ring. 

Famous B is looking suitably terrified, possibly as he has limited options for escape.

Melissa was betting on Matanza having terrible hayfever

Matanza picks up B and wheelchair together and slams them down. So, did the marriage get completed or not? At what point is it official? Because, if it's not done by now, it's not happening today.

Oh, and as Mundo tends to his new bride while PJ grabs Matanza’s leg, I’ve just realised there’s a bunch of handy tables around the ring thanks to Antonio.

PJ takes a chokeslam from the apron through a table.
Johnny finishes checking on his bleeding bride and turns to extract revenge on the monster. Meanwhile, Ricky is still sitting in his spot, now cackling at the situation.

Mundo gets suplexed out the ring through a table, leaving a distraught and wounded Taya alone in the ring.



The mood changes pretty quickly as Taya goes from being upset to pissed off at having her wedding go like this. She attacks Matanza, but it’s not doing anything. Wrath of the gods puts Taya down as Ricky is literally jumping for joy now.

Taya hasn’t been punished enough as Matanza brings her out and chokeslams her through the cake. Not, the table though, that doesn’t break and Matanza has to flip it after.

Yup. That was a wrestling wedding alright. A very memorable day for all involved.

As usual, things were done well. You got to see more of Ricky getting insulted and excluded, which makes Rosa's job of nudging him where she wants easier.

Green themed wedding is halted by a red themed Matanza.

Cheerleader Melissa and PJ were really only there to get destroyed, which happened without issue. Joey really didn't do much and disappeared pretty quickly. Brenda was her usual adorable, funny self. Famous B is so far from what he was when he first showed up, it's basically a different person. Then we had Taya and Johnny both going from being shocked to being angry.

------------------------------------------------------------

Next time: The Circle of Life

[Deleted]

Could have went with a soft somber usual wedding song but nope lets trot down the wedding aisle metal style...which the inlaws probably will not appreciate but f***'em.

Now lets get the matches outta the way quick here because while both are fine this episode is all about the greatest lime green wedding let alone lime green ANYTHING in our lives.

Both matches were perfectly servicable and progressed ongoing stories.

Love unlike in other companies that a friendship actually means something here as Aerostar (unless he is in space) returns the favor for his bestie saving him from bones of the snappy kind.

XO gets in their best match so far...but this does not top the original atleast for me No Mas with sexy star (hey remember her? ) but the overrall match was absoloutley great and it helped to have to very talented in ring workers and both have a ton of personality.

Ah yes the ever loved scenario of 3 people gang on up on 1 and somehow only in wrestling the 3 people are the babyfaces.

Joeys involvement continues to be intriguiging and puzzling...he is clearly there for XO but why....I had my guesses that it was not so much a sexual thing as it XO was maybe a means to any end for joey like an informant or something he needs to always protect.

.......................................................................................................................................




I demand lime green forever be the traditional wedding color from now on...white weddings are so 40s.

Everything about this was so masterful from the asthetics to how they weaved things in and out like no one else can do.

But lets start with the story that has been building basically since season 3 in multiple ways.

Ricky Ricky Ricky Mundo....we said it at the top of the season if there is one person to keep your eye on it was Ricky and Rosa and between the last episode and now he has been on the come up.

But the story goes so much deeper and also is a great moral stand for the audience for the audience to really delve into...like whose to blame here? because on one hand Ricky has been bullied and disrespected at every single turn by world wide underground but on the other hand Ricky has been a creeper since he joined world wide underground but back then there was no creepy as f*** influencial doll in his head so he probably was creeper but a harmless one so it probably was just an everyday task for her to manipulate his jelly bean brain to do whatever she wanted.

Like this is a story that has been simmering for a long time and to finally blow the lid off of it here is perfect timing but again like it is a story that is interesting to really take in and think about more than surfacely because the moral layers really put into focus where one stands on not just bullying but bullying as it pretains to someones mental state and more.

And again Ricky Mundo who was a literal nobody has come into his own as just this maddening psycho now who now has crossed his sane thresehold and lost whatever was left of his mind...whether he was always like this or needed a nudge by a murderous doll, whether you blame Mundo for pushing him over the edge either way he done lost it...if he had it to begin with.

and Mundo taking away his instrument and giving it to Joey also did not help...I mean it was probably a 2nd hand ukelele but he could have still rocked out.

.........................................................................................................................................................

Speaking of things to ponder but also the anwser is probably they just wandered around off screen but how did Rosa know where Matanza was? again I am anwsering my own question here so lol.

I love how they play this though and bascially somehow in a very brilliant moment basically do this what I am calling a 2 for 1 moment...where the live audience at the time of the taping obviously did not know what was about to happen but we the audience got privy to it first...it this oddly brilliant moment where it feels like a live moment for both the TV audience and the live audience at the sametime...where one is privy to whats about to happen but the other isn't yet and both end up meeting at the moment at the exact sametime.when Matanza gets to the ring.

But lets back up a moment before we even get to that....lets talk about before everyone proceeds to die.

BRENDA I f***ING ADORE YOU! lol everything she does here is just Brenda.



From the over dramatic crying which knowing her she probably really did cry because she probably thought this was Johnny and Tayas actual wedding  lol

To THIS.



I will probably die by laughing at this non stop every single time I see it . the way she falls to the throwing of BOTH boquets into the audience is so pitch f***ing perfect both in timing and also as a character moment.

I will always die on the hill Brenda is and remains the funniest woman in wrestling ever.

SCHWEET GRAMPA lol

And speaking of moments...poor B poor poor B.

This man out just trying to do his job and make alot of money of course...and see B is a great guy he never forgets his clients TAY HANO AND DR WAGNER will come to YOUR wedding...although do you really wanna risk the brides maids let alone the bride when Sexano shows up? up to you.

But before his untimely insane demise B gets in the most perfectly timed moment in a wrestling wedding with I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU MAN AND HOLY SHIT WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? there is no room for mistake in that moment because both he and Matanza had to be perfectly insync  and what makes this even impressive is I believe that the line improvised by B but don't hold me to that one though just that I believe it was improvised.

Also something else to love about Matanzas involvement here is that LU clearly lets you know with two different moments that Antonio actually did not have any involvement in ruining the special moment but that he was all for it by bringing TACOS! but also if you got your mocales on you can see where things are headed by how it all played out , this is LU understanding the importance of show and don't just tell.

It goes to show how great this was that I have spoken so much about the wedding and yet to touch on the actual Bride and Groom.....they were fine.

No but they as the centre piece of it all were of course spectacular...even though this was not their real wedding yet at the time you still feel an authenticity here with them because and I believe Taya has said it in interviews by doing this wedding before the real life one it felt like she got two weddings with both her real and lucha family.

And you completely get why they ended up husband and wife because their chemistry is just practically unmatched in the way they react and play off of one another.

And Taya being the last stand against Matanza and turning in Bridezilla to try and combat him is a great piece of growth but also a reminder of how badass Taya is that she aint gonna backdown from a literal god and her bleeding only adds to it all...like not only was this ruined for her , she ended up bloody , beat up and humiliated by being thrown into her own cake, it was a great story that leads you down the path to believing that Taya is about to try and kill a god...I mean she already has a giant snake man to her head count.

Outside of ultima lucha I would say this is atleast a top 3 episode on the season just instantly rewatchable , the matches are solid and the wedding has so many rewatchable moments and lines.

Now if you will excuse me I have to go dramatically faint.
.........................................................................................................................................................

NEXT EPISODE THOUGH: 

[Gecko]

S04E13 – The Circle of Life

Last time
- Everybody is getting ready for the wedding, including a surprise appearance from Joey wrestling, which bumps Ricky down to ring bearer.
- Famous B is still doing ring announcer/wedding officiating duty
- Jake Strong beats Drago, but Aerostar saves his pal from a snapped ankle
- XO Lishus beats Jack Evans in ‘No Mas’, thanks to Ivelisse and Joey Ryan’s help
- Before he gets to his small part in the wedding, Ricky follows Rosa’s commands and frees Matanza
- The wedding is going well, right until Famous B gets to his final words, which is when Matanza attacks.
- Ricky watches on happily as Matanza destroys the wedding by taking out everybody directly involved in it.

Recaps of
- Catrina’s adventure since Mil destroyed Fenix and stuck him in a casket: Using Fenix to bring herself fully back to the land of the living, giving Piedre Immortal to Melissa, beating Melissa up, defying Mil and walking away from him
- Killshot costing his own team the trios titles
- The wedding

------------------------------------------------------------



Starting off at Mil’s alter/shrine, where things aren’t running smoothly.

Catrina tells Mil that she’s done, she’s got her life back now and she’s been wasting it in the Temple with him. She whispers to him that they ruled the underworld together, but she never really loved him. The man she truly loved gave her freedom, and she’s not throwing it away.

She shoves the rock fragment into his hand as something to remember her by and walks away, but bumps into somebody unexpected:



As Mil contemplates the rock in his hand, Melissa shows Catrina that she’s not such a pushover if she’s prepared and is the one that initiates combat between them. They very quickly fight out into …somewhere else?

This show still throws out surprises: I did not expect to see a full on movie fight scene between Melissa and Catrina, but here we are. It’s a pretty even fight, which means Catrina isn’t enjoying it. 

They both have their heads put through windows, and Catrina chucks a handy chain at Melissa, getting a “Really?” expression, before making an escape attempt up some nearby steps.

Melissa catches up to her prey in the Lucha Attic. (This place has everything!)



Several times they both end up on the floor, giving an opportunity for a split screen. Melissa grabs an old tin and splashes the contents in Catrina’s face. Catrina proves she’s not a wicked witch by not melting, but does hook in an armbreaker on Melissa.

The pause in the action is a perfect time for Catrina to do some taunting. She tells Melissa that Fenix never really loved her, his heart burned for Catrina. He gave 1,000 lives so that she could live again.
Melissa says that he did die for Catrina, but she will die for Melissa. Melissa breaks free and Catrina flees to the next stage.

We’re up on a walkway outside, and they both start stripping! Ok, it’s only their jackets, but I got you excited, right?

Catrina grabs Piedre Immortal (Huh, you taker-backer!) and chokes Melissa with it (Oh, that’s ok then.) I'm going to add to my previous list of requirements for the medallion to activate: Killing somebody with it.
We’re not going to find out if I'm right yet as Melissa fights out via face punching, and her subsequent throw sees Catrina tumble over the side of the building, where she manages to just grab the railing.

As Melissa is standing there watching Catrina lose her grip, deciding what to do… or not… a voice tells her to move as Mil has arrived.

Catrina is looking grateful (I wouldn’t be too sure of that yet) as he tells Melissa to leave (she does) and grabs Catrina’s wrist and lifts her up by the arm… but only to repeat her words from earlier, telling her “something to remember me by” and slapping the rock into her hand before releasing her to plummet to her doom...



Hmm. Not sure about that choice of shot, it came across as very cheap looking, something you might see in a low budget, rip off movie. Also, at the risk of angering somebody, Catrina’s facial expressions weren’t the greatest while she was dangling. I get not wanting to go over the top, but it may have been a bit too subtle and I would have preferred a bit more expression from her.

Melissa approaches the body (How’d she get down there so quick?) and is randomly joined by Aerostar. She gets in her denials quickly, but the Spaceman assures her that he knows she didn’t do it.
He’s here because he needs her help. It’s important that she gives him Piedre Immortal. If she gives it to him, he’ll give back to her what her heart desires most (The ghost of Fenix is going to be pissed if it’s not him).

She agrees and hands it over. Aerostar does some fancy arm waving and draws energy out of Catrina before telling Melissa that he’ll be right back.

10 weeks earlier…

We’re back to when Catrina was sucking the energy out of Fenix. Aerostar pops in to existence just after Catrina leaves, and looks at Fenix. If I was suspicious, I’d be wondering if Aerostar was thinking if he could get away with telling Fenix that the transfer could only be completed by kissing.

He transfers the energy to Fenix the same way he took it from Catrina and Fenix opens his eyes.

Hooray! Time to give myself a time travel headache wondering about how this all works with one lot of energy powering two people. Luckily, Aerostar prevents the “what has Fenix been up to for 10 weeks?” question by bringing him… Back to the Future.

As Melissa hugs Fenix and he kind of hugs her back, Aerostar explains that he’s been taken out of time and it will take a while for him to get back to normal. He does seem quite out of it... if he’s not back to normal next week, I’m saying the spaceman screwed up and we got a zombie situation.

Aerostar takes his payment and blips out to who knows when as we get a close up of Fenix’s wibbly (wobbly, timey-wimey) eyes.
Wow, what a great ending for that episode. Oh, nope, that’s how we’re starting?!


I liked the fight getting broken up into distinct stages and not just sticking in one place. As you would expect, it was very well done in terms of filming.
We got a classic villain thinking that they’re getting saved, only for their previous actions to come back around.
Ooh, my train of thought went from another murder to investigate > who has a link to Catrina and is with the police? (and who we haven’t seen yet this season?). Vasquez also has the other half of Piedre Immortal.

Anyway, Catrina’s dead (for now…?), Fenix is mostly alive.

------------------------------------------------------------

Into the Temple as Striker does a quick introduction before moving on to let us know that we were supposed to have Penta defending the title against Mundo, but Johnny won’t be competing tonight thanks to what happened last week.
Since he got off pretty lightly last week, Joey Wrestling is here tonight, and while he’s not contracted to the temple, he is looking for a fight.

He’s actually in the ring and will be in the next match. He probably should have quit while he was ahead as Antonio shows up, and I don’t think we’re getting tacos.
He says that he hears that Joey is upset with what Matanza did at the wedding last week, but good news! He’s going to get a chance at revenge.
Antonio says that he wishes the paparazzi were here (ha, I get that reference!) because the headlines will read, “Joey Wrestling arrives in Lucha Underground and becomes the next Sacrifice to the gods!”.
See, that’s why you’re a wrestling promoter and not a writer. That’s not a catchy headline, at all.


Joey Wrestling vs “The Monster” Matanza Cueto

You wouldn’t think a monster stomping his way to the ring in a hurry could sneak up on somebody, but Joey doesn’t notice Matanza until he’s standing behind him.

Wow, Joey is doing pretty well for himself in this one both in Kayfabe and reality. He’s been around for a fair old while now, and is still looking decent in the ring. He's also holding his own in the early stages, even hitting a DVD on Matanza and then barging him out of the ring.

The ref almost gets squashed in the corner, but this just gives Joey a chance to kick Matanza in the Cuetos Huevos. This is very unexpected, I was planning on being onto the next segment by now.

Joey does a HHH impression with a pedigree, but unfortunately Matanza counters with a Warrior impression and no sells it.



I feel the end is near… and there it is. Matanza wins.

Joey gets sacrificed. For anybody wondering, that was #6. Almost ready to find out if anything happens with lucky number seven.

That was a nice couple of weeks for Joey. Some fun character stuff week one, and then a solid short match tonight.

------------------------------------------------------------

Killshot vs Big Bad Steve w/Beautiful Brenda

Killshot saunters out to the ring with a bit of a different look than normal.



BBS picks Brenda up and doesn’t give her the chance to fall down the stairs. And since he put her down when he made it to the bottom, I think that was the actual reason.

I notice that BBS is limping a little. Probably something to do with getting his ankle snapped 10 weeks ago and not having a Fairy SpaceGodmother to help him out like some others do.

Damnit, Brenda! Stop being so entertaining, I’m trying to watch the match!

Killshot spots the weakness in his opponent and goes right after the ankle.

We have a visitor:



Havoc shares his popcorn with the fans and takes a seat in the front row.

Oh yeah, the match. Killshot is dismantling BBS.

And there’s the “Hit ‘em with your hotrod!” line from Brenda.

The first proper move that BBS has got during the match is a quick suplex that he catches Killshot with after a bit of a hulk up.

During his try at a second move, he pauses to make sure everybody knows his name, which is a mistake.



Ooh, a high pop-up cutter from BBS, but even fancier is to come:



Wheeeeee! – Killshot… possibly.

BBS was slow to get started, but he’s getting more and more stuff in as the match progresses.

Killshot escapes a superplex attempt by going over early and dropping down on his own, which leaves BBS vulnerable to a springboard stomp while he’s hung up on the ropes and the Killstomp for the win.

That… was a pleasant surprise. Much better, and longer, than I thought it would be.

Post match time. BBS is the lucky one, he gets to get helped away by Brenda.

Killshot initially walks past Havoc and goes to leave, but turns back and has a go at him for not offering him any popcorn and slapping the tub out of his hands.
Here we go with the brawl! A crowd member decides to take a bump as Killshot gets thrown onto the bleachers near him.

Ooh, Killshot is trying to get into the ring, but Havoc has him by the mask and one person pulling one way and another pulling the opposite leads to the inevitable as Killshot is unmasked. The rare, unmasking by a face.
Killshot retreats backstage, covering his face as Havoc celebrates.

------------------------------------------------------------

Penta makes his way to the ring first as we wait to find out who, if anybody, will be his opponent.
He’s just got such an aura about him at this time, right? I don’t know who I’d compare it to, but just his presence feels like a big deal.

He gets in the ring and tells us that tonight, he wanted to give a wedding gift to Johnny Mundo and Taya (was it a broken arm?). Hey, I was right! (And now you’re imagining Taya in a nurses uniform… or maybe that’s just me). But the doctor won’t let him wrestle tonight… and that makes Penta sad, because tonight he’s in the mood to break some bones.

Sooooo… he issues an open challenge to anybody who has the balls to come face him for the title. And the challenge is answered by…. Hernandez?!

Hernandez says that everybody knows that he’s got the biggest balls in the temple and, if Penta hadn’t broken his arm at AW, he’d be the LU champ right now.

He just keeps getting better! Penta the comedian gets a genuine laugh from me as he mimics Hernandez’s swagger while telling him “Screw you and get down here!”

Lucha Underground Championship: Pentagon Dark(c) vs Hernandez

Vince Russo had absolutely no connection to LU right? Cause I don’t want a title change here, just for the shock value.

Hernandez may be regretting getting to the front of the queue to challenge Penta as the champ doesn’t look like he’s planning on having a late night.

Ok, credit to him, that was a nice dive by Hernandez over the top rope. He cleared the ropes without touching them, and it looked nice and controlled.

Ha, the believers are not on his side as he wants to throw Penta into the chairs, but they refuse to move out of his way



He tried in a couple of different spots with the same result and kind of looked legit pissed off at people.

Ooh, the setup for this move was a bit awkward and when they got the move done, Hernandez came down right on his head.



He got very lucky there if there was no lasting damage. That’s enough for the Penta win.

Hernandez was an interesting choice for, what I assume is, a one off challenger. I don’t know if they were limited on who they had available that wasn't already busy with their own angle, or if they just decided since on Hernandez because it was a one off and they didn’t want to sacrifice (not like that) any regulars.

Post match celebration time for Penta, with his preferred action of an arm break coming up…



Or not.
Cuerno smacks Penta in the back of the head with the title and then drops him headfirst on it. He drapes the title over Penta and leaves, having made his intentions known.

Penta and Cuerno? I’m so here for that.

------------------------------------------------------------

Next time: Pet Cemetery

Post Episode & General Thoughts/Questions
- Pet Cemetery, eh? We’re either killing off people, or bringing them back. The pet bit suggests an animal-based identity, and my immediate thought is Rabbit.

- Weird how the mind works. When I finished watching I happened to glance at my images folder and only then did I remember that we started the show with a murder and a resurrection.

Late, late entry (aka right as I'm posting this): D'oh. I was going to make a joke about how putting a clip of the Lion King song in would be too obvious, and then I remembered a certain scene from the movie that ties into a certain part of this episode and the title.

[Deleted]

AEROSTAR DON'T DO IT!!!....f***

.............................................................................................................................................

And we have finally reached the point where I have been dreading not for bad reasons but in how difficult this is to talk about because the opening scene is WILD as f*** and branches out in ways I cannot even talk about...yet.

And another reason this episode is wild is because we say real goodbyes to multiple people this episode so this is a big one on multiple fronts.



But first lets get through these matches which were all very good at worst.

Hell even the Matanza Vs Joey match was a bit of a change up with him getting in more offence than you would expect and made it look like he had an actual chance while still having absoloutley none and it plays off of the wedding last week so it was a nice thread and builds on the friendship and with his friend now in kayfabe dead that WWU is coming for the head of a god , again like with all things Matanza this season it was not very long but this one had a bit more oomph to it with the building story off of last week.

And +10 points for the WM HHH Vs Warrior spot.
....................................................................................................................................................................

the man with the killer shot Vs The man with the Hot Rod (not Piper)

Brenda continues being the jewel that needs to be most protected.

This again was just kind an inevitable ending because Killshot is on a hot new heel streak and BBS....is well  Big Bad Steve

 I love that Killshot did not simply ignore the injury but goes right back after it , it plays into his character that he watches and studies everyone because to him especially now everyone else is the enemy and with his military training you fully expect him to have tabs on everyones weakness and anything he can exploit...which is not so much heelish but just smart.

Steve does get in some solid offence here though which was nice but in the end (it doesn't not matter) Steve's injury regardless of how much it had healed was no match for someone intent on exploiting it.

Loved Havoc sitting and sharing popcorn with the believers...seriously the believers get the the best treatment because usually when other companies put a star in a crowd they are closely guarded by security (for obvious reasons of course) but in the temple...you can just have Son Of Havoc show and have popcorn with you...or have Mil bowl you over with someone if you do not move....your choice but you sure get an experience either way.



And this counter even now is in f***ing sane and goes back to Steves reputation atleast within wrestling of being the best base in wrestling because it is not just timing but the strength to toss Killshot up high enough and keep his own balance to he can stomp him , this is super impressive in alot of ways and they pulled it off with no issues and goes to show why everyone is all in on Swerve in AEW now when he can pull off shit like this that no one else is doing...although I suspect why he hasn't done this counter (or maybe he has idk) in AEW is because there isn't a base similar to steve that can quite pull it off.

And spots like that are why counter wrestling is my favourite where two can people can just flow through spot after spot and the faster the better....AZM and SLK are my favs right now for this reason.

............................................................................................................................................................................
Zero Fear Vs Zero Balls

Penta mocking Hernandez and Hernandez talking about how he has the biggest balls which is funny considering Konnans nickname for him lol just all types of comedic flare going on here.

Again a surprisingly better than expected match with the result being clear as crystal but and I said this when Hernandez was around back in season 1 Hernandez plays being an absoloute asshole so well there is nothing likeable about him at all , alot of modern heels wanna be cool but Hernandez is just unlikeable and he does it very well.

And it helps this man is wearing crushed velvet tights...this is clearly a man who has tried to install TV's on the mud flaps of his vehicle.

the audience not moving when he tries to throw Penta into them is a great sort of call back to the believers backlash where the audience just f***ing hates him and it has carried all the way here lol he plays off of them so well that it feels absoloute genuine.

Put in the end Penta puts this crushed velvet goof trooper out of his misery with a broken arm and I think hernandez was flipping everyone off when Penta did it to atleast that is what it looked like which is a hilarious but fitting end to Hernandez lol.

But not so fitting end for Penta as a hunter has picked his next prey and he wants aztec gold by laying him out....crazy we have gone 4 seasons and this is the first time Cuerno has went after Penta.

..................................................................................................................................................

And now we get to the opening scene and just where to even begin...visually

With bigger space comes a bigger shrine which has always looked cool as hell and here it looks even better , things like this just serve to really enhance a wrestler and it is sorely missing from wrestling because Mil already an absoloute beat just looks so menacing with his giant back to the camera and how everything is lit with the candles , just visually the rest of wrestling just cannot compare to  LU no matter their tries at being cinematic.

And the music and how the camera follows away from her and Mil to then Catrina and Melissa again LU makes you just appreciate what they were able to do without ever needing to be as big as the giant companies.


Catrina (10 outta 10 episode!) and Mil's relationship completely finally boils over as she finally leaves Mil....which was always going to be a really dumb move on her part.

But the things to take not of here....Melissa can throw a mean punch and also Mils reaction to holding the stone but it took a moment for him to react to him having it in his hand and so I would have to go back  and find out but I am sure Mil has held the stone before but never reacted like this and his windows 95 boot up moment would explain why.

The question than becomes what was the reaction for? the fact that he realized the stone was in his hand? or was the stone showing him something maybe a forgotten repressed memory because one has to assume whatever it was is what leads to his actions later in this opening.

As for Catrina and Melissa's fight I liked it...probably not as much as I did initially because you can see the obvious limiations of Melissa in particular for comparison I thought the Cage , Jeremiah and Mil fight for the gauntlet was a far superior version and then there was the super friends Vs Reptiles in the bathroom or Drago Vs Jack and PJ in a nunchuck bathroom fight untill space chucks.

So this ends up being the weakest version of a fight scene they have done and also if it was not obvious a large portion of this fight that is not Catrina but a stunt woman and you can definetly notice it when the chain gets chucked at Melissa but Melissas reaction of ...REALLY? gets a laugh from me.

But what I did like is how this felt like an actual fight and how it moves through out the building and you get a nice sense of the layout of the building....like Mil's shrine is definetly somewhere on the lowest level because of course where else would it be you say...shut up lol.

It is a very B movie level fight scene and looking at it like that just makes it enjoyable and the camera work is fantastic because of course it is.

And when we get to the moment where Mil makes his reappearance to Catrina who is "hanging" on for dear life (not really she is clearly standing on a platform lol) but Mil makes a whoopsie and drops something but not before he gifts Catrina back the stone and oopsy there she goes in a moment that to some may be cheap but IMO this was more hitchcock to me considering this is how falls in his movies looked so I like think this what they were going for which is smart because they clearly do not have the time to do this the way they may have wanted.

And to think that was the only the start of this insane scene because now we get to....okay let me just say it AEROSTAR YOU f***ED UP SON!

But first can we aknowledge how f***ing OP AeroStar is? first off the man can time travel with apparently no issues back and forth within min let alone thousands of years AND he or that suit of his can not only PULL BUT HOLD AND PUT GAWD DAMN SOULS FROM ONE BODY TO THE NEXT? WTF lol seriously find me anyone else in wrestling that have those abilities together because you can have your Takers and Kanes that can do lighting and Fire...but AeroStar is pretty much a shonen character lol

But Aerostar goes back 10 weeks and implants the EXTRACTED LIFE FORCE/SOUL back into Fenix bringing him not only back to life...BUT 10 WEEKS TO THE FUTURE!

Look it is one thing to bring the dead back to life...but we have just shattered every f***ing time travel rule by bringing him 10 weeks into the future...like I am glad they aknowledge he is out of time and has to adjust but this becomes a whole lot more insane later...as if it isn't now when you really sit back and think about what just went down.

And then you have to think for yourself....wait Aerostar knows the future...so why the hell did he just hand over a Fenix he should know is clearly corrupted by some evil presence? or is this the easier explanation he done f***ed up the timeline son.

From here on out the season gets really fun in a lore delving sort of way because with Aerostar doing what he did...now you have to start thinking about timelines and shit and whether everything we are watching is something that was suppose to happen or whether we got a shifting timeline.
............................................................................................................................................

This was a great episode that establishes a new insane level from the opening and so much to think about with the rest of the season.

But also unfortunately a sad one because like I said we say a permanent farewell to some.

Bye bye to Mercury

Bye bye again to Hernandez

Bye bye to Big Bad Steve and subsequently Brenda I believe (gotta check on this one)

But most sad bye bye to Catrina NOOOOOOO!!! sadly yes as she was delving more and more into acting and so she could not fully commit to LU anymore but did graciously allow them to write her out (something I will address later on) of the show....BUT the door was left open for her to return as you can tell by how the entire opening plays out..

[Deleted]

[Deleted]

And I finally got a gif of just Brendas greatest moment.



It gets funnier everytime lmao.

[Deleted]

Language warning on this one so ima spoiler it.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}

[Rave]

I'm still surprised LU had Hernandez back after the utter shitshow he caused.

I will always love wrestling weddings. The tackier and messier, the better.

The Fenix thing...hoo boy. I highly doubt I'm spoiling anything when I say that Aerostar's a f***ing idiot, and just as was already said, this situation's going to become even more insane than it already is.

Oct 25, 2023 9:34:01 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

Bye bye to Big Bad Steve and subsequently Brenda I believe (gotta check on this one)

Steve yes, Brenda no. Without spoiling context, she has one more appearance on the show.