Lucha Underground What Happened?

In this pro wrestling documentary, I attempt to find out about on of my all-time favourite pro wrestling companies and why it failed. Why did Lucha Underground get cancelled? Why was Lucha Underground so good? Is Lucha Underground making a return? And will there be a season 5 of Lucha Underground?
Find out in this video!
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[@jaydav6521]

It's pronounced Triple A, not Triple Ahh. You're taking the logo too literally. Great video though.

[@WrestlePod]

It's Spanish

[@jaydav6521]

@@WrestlePod and they don't pronounce it that way either.

[@WrestlePod]

@@jaydav6521 how do they pronounce it

[@jaydav6521]

@@WrestlePod like the letter A. Not Ah.

[@monkeytime9851]

I loved that they embraced the cinematic and didn't pretend "Wrestling is real". They made basically live action Mortal Kombat meets WWE. That is what the future of pro wrestling should have become once it became known that all the fights are fixed.

[@WrestlePod]

Such a good way to describe it

[@oddman2435]

FUCK NO! , Just because we know that movies are fake doesn't mean we don't try and make them feel real

[@luisgomez8635]

That's the dumbest thing an alleged wrestling fan could possibly say. Just because kayabe died, it didn't mean suspension of disbelief died with it. Watching predetermined exhibitions is a lot more realistic than watching a fking live action mortal kombat movie. What next? They gonna do their fatalities, animalities, and babalities? Stick to watching cartoons, dude.

[@BIGDAWG91331]

@@luisgomez8635 you one of them old head wrestling fans look I like old wrestling as well but times have change

[@Kancerru]

With fans like this, no wonder the business is dying.

[@phyrexiancoffee6324]

It's honestly jaw dropping how many wrestlers that were in LU are now big names across the globe. Just shows that with proper management it could have been a major hit.

[@WrestlePod]

It's such a shame things didn't turn out different for them

[@ralphjb]

I loved this freaking show. It's unique blend of cinematic storytelling with classic pro wrestling action was groundbreaking. I'd love for another promotion to rise up and try this type of approach again. This is something that's sorely needed in the business right now.

[@francosamericanmusings1560]

MLW is as close as it gets

[@lndekhlemera]

@@francosamericanmusings1560 They need Financial Support ☹️

[@goimei]

It's still on El Rey network

[@PCFixer]

Only saw two episodes of this--and it was facking AWESOME!

[@alexanderhamilton2874]

Kinda like a soap opera with wrestling

[@BEAVISKORNHOLIO69]

It's too bad Lucha Underground went out of business they were really story driven and the matches were really great as well as the wrestlers

[@WrestlePod]

I completely agree

[@panthernation9224]

Even if MGM couldn't bring back Lucha Underground due to legal reasons they did have meetings 2 years ago about wanting additional Lucha Libre related content and using some Lucha Underground IP and Trademarks apart of whatever that was going to be. Somebody should ask MGM or a guy named Eric Van Wagenen what's going on with that. I can't get into other Wrestling WWE or AEW.

[@mikeenyart]

It was all fake

[@power279]

@@mikeenyart Ure life must be so boring

[@phantomcosmonaut9127]

@@mikeenyart no shit it was fake. We all knew that. The point isn't that it's fake, it's just very entertaining to watch

[@AlexGledhill237]

I loved the show. Pentagon Jr, Ivelisse, and Johnny Mundo were my favourites. The promotion had a unique vibe and I enjoyed the fantasy element to it

[@WrestlePod]

I wish it was back

[@grogc6942]

One thing I loved about Lucha Underground was it stayed in one spot. Or stayed put for a season or two and didn't move around. I think that's probably better for the wrestlers, less stress going across country, but also because the temple itself felt like a character. With the focus on stories and the specific stunts they did by using the area I could buy the place was essentially a sacrificial site and out for blood.

[@WrestlePod]

Such a good point put into words so wel thanks mate

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

No it sucks, the wrestlers don't have to travel much but it makes the show looks like a sloppy show, a division 2, touring and being in big arenas is the best thing for wrestling by far it makes it look major league

[@nic8577]

@@Kr4ShSkeL ecw was in one place for awhile and it was pretty damn cool. you cant always just look at what makes it “major league” I obviously understand why they gotta be on the road in certain companies but you gotta remember these guys are people as well. he’s just pointing out the obvious that it was probably really nice for some of the guys with family and such.

[@Kr4ShSkeL]

@@nic8577 I never said that it was not cool, I'm saying that it prevents the show from getting bigger

[@nic8577]

@@Kr4ShSkeL “No it sucks” definitely sounds like you are saying it isn’t cool😂😂😂

[@scottroberts7103]

I really miss Lucha Underground and was sad to see that go. It was a breath of fresh air in a sport that was kinda stale at the time. Excellent documentary.

[@jerrym2135]

Thank you for this and all your videos. Lucha Underground was a masterpiece

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks mate

[@Redhood813]

If they announced a reunion I’d show up at the temple in a heartbeat

[@chrisbell3529]

@@WrestlePod man I miss lucha underground I wish it was 2 hours and still alive

[@colby3792]

Lucha Underground was so good i thought i would be a good competitor for wwe and they had a wildly stacked roster

[@GanzoHasashi1911]

Man, I remember watching Season 1 and 2 back in the day when Lucha was going up against golden era NXT. You could just feel the passion and love for the craft with every match and it has some great storytelling with the more cinematic vignettes. Part of me always hopes Robert Rodriguez or whoever had creative control for LU reaches out to the promotions mentioned here (except WWE, since Vince doesn’t like to play nice with others😂) and bring it back with a cross promotional event. On another note, it’s pretty depressing that when it came to covering the LU alumni in WWE all I could do was just shake my head and think “they’re holding all these guys back”. Doesn’t help a majority of them are gone from the company now😔 Regardless, Lucha Underground will always live on in our memories and with each of the amazing workers🔥

[@Queen_Homu]

MLW hired Dario Cueto and have kinda carried it on in spirit

[@TheNightOwl11683]

Chavo Guerrero was one of the producers & basically taught a movie film crew how to film a wrestling show. Most of the talent had creative freedom on their character's back stories. Swerve Strickland said he came up with Killshot's backstory using his military experience as a base for the character.

[@OddCtDude]

Lucha underground was addictive to watch and had great characters and stories. Son of havoc and Mack was dope, the story between prince puma and Rey mysterio put on a awesome match, just so much awesomeness.

[@jealou4088]

There has never been a wrestling company, where i never missed a Show except for this one. I love the movie like storytelling and Backstage altercations. And Dario Cueto was the perfect heel on top of it all. If u like "Ricochet" u have to watch him as "Prince Puma" (still hoping Puma makes a Comeback at AEW o AAA

[@elreynava6128]

I miss him as prince puma bro lol

[@Lachaud11]

@@elreynava6128 He was a lot less.... "mouthy" as Puma haha

[@JulezX.X]

I used to freaking love Lucha Underground, hope they make a comeback

[@JUNKO____]

They are prepping to start it up again in MLW (who's weekly episodes are on YT for free). They're calling it Azteca Underground.

[@williamzebub3252]

MLW was trying to resurrect LU this year as Azteca Underground, but the TV deal they were trying to set up apparently fell through. As far as I know, they're still putting on live AU live shows, just not that often. I think the next one is scheduled for Mexico early in 2022. And they have the actor for Dario back, as well as Muertes and Jeff Cobb (who was Matanza) in addition to a couple others.

[@J2WICESOLIDMOVEMENT]

@@williamzebub3252 January 6th Is The 1st Episode Of MLW Azteca Underground. I Do Videos About This On My Channel. 💯

[@JulezX.X]

@@JUNKO____ I dig it, I've been watching them! I love me some Lucha 🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@djalleyboygriffin4448]

Fans need to speak up we got enough promotions around like AEW. We need maybe another Lucha Libre style series.

[@CamericaMuscle]

My favorite job ever!! Nothing like working with the crowd and genuinely getting to know the wrestlers and staff! Soooo many backstage stories I’m blessed to have.

[@dr6770]

What I loved about LU was how they modernized wrestling with the stories, both lifelike and scifi both. They knew that everyone knows wrestling is scripted and predetermined, so they added the cool and outlandish stories to spice things up. That is something a lot of current companies aren't doing. Others are still trying to act like wrestling is real which takes away from the entertainment aspect when we know it's all fake.

[@asapoluu9885]

No wrestling company acts like it’s real

[@strictlywrestlingreviews6758]

if wrestling promotions were on a spectrum LU is on one end and NJPW is on the other, then all the other promotions are in the middle, would u agree

[@thelefthandofcreation1617]

After the death of Eddie Guerrero, I stepped away from wrestling for a very long time. Gradually, eventually, I started poking around in forums and subreddits again, and that was when I first started hearing some rumblings of this new show - finally, after it had been on for a few months, I decided to start catching up from the beginning and once I saw Chavo Guerrero show up, I knew there was gonna be something special about that show. It singlehandedly got me back into wrestling, 1000%.

[@WrestlePod]

That started out so sad with a great redemption arc! Glad you came back

[@mohammedarafatlone]

Chavo even showed up in ring ka king in india😭 That doesn't mean shit dawg

[@ro-landocalrissian4633]

I gotta say that was the best show ever! & I’ve been watching wrestling since the 80’s..it’s a damn shame it didn’t last 😢❤️..these are the kind of shows real wrestling fans want not crap like WWE (Worlds Worst Entertainment)!

[@WrestlePod]

I really did love Lucha Underground

[@lndekhlemera]

Same with AEW ☹️

[@michaelmurillo730]

Vampiro once said “without lucha underground there would be no AEW” which is true

[@michaelmurillo730]

@@gsesquire3441i know it might seem that way because the whole elite group had nothing to do with them but it’s the truth and LU was the alternative before AEW as well

[@deadeyedarwin]

Yeah well...Vampiro says a lot of things, most of them are bullshit.

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

Not at all ...what did lucha have to do with the Elite? The fact is LU major stars are still jobbers on AEW save for Lucha Bros, ( who could be said made a name out side LU more so during their time in Impact vs LAX) Sammy had only a handlful of matches in LU and LS had to get passed that crappy Mask in LU and Cage has done nothing...and Jack Evans....come on lol

[@years-ti7xl]

I think it's more "without Cody and The Elite, there would be no AEW", sure Sammy, Penta El Zero, Fenix, Brian Cage, and others have been in LU but The Elite obviously built AEW.

[@marcohavokkhaos]

Vampiro is a D bag. He’s a mark for himself. Omega, Bucks, Cody and Hangman, were never in LU. They would have been fine. Vampiro is just making up more lies, like he did his whole career.

[@0therun1t21]

I'm so bummed out about this, I hope they all get to continue being stars.

[@deadeyedarwin]

It's been somewhat revived in MLW

[@WrestlePod]

True

[@Briansgate]

Literally turned pro wrestling into a legit television show. Really neat.

[@_The_Journey]

Was awesome growing up in high school watching lucha underground! Ik exactly what you meant about being excited every week for the next episode! It was one of the most Talented rosters and amazing atmospheres I’ve seen in wrestling

[@boiolagem]

I don't know if it's the best promotion ever, but it sure was my favourite, the last season was kind of blend but what a ride we got in the first 3!

[@WrestlePod]

Yeah fair enough, I enjoyed it so much I would love it to return in some form

[@JRMagro]

I hope Marty makes it big again one day. His run in LU was easily one of my favorites and he provided amazing feuds, singles as well as mix gender tag matches, and had some of the creepiest heel storytelling in all of wrestling. His storyline where he stalked Marissa, and would always sniff her while she announced him. Dude was scary good at playing a psycho 😅

[@alejandrofigueroa2431]

Marissa? Who's Marissa?

[@JRMagro]

@alejandrofigueroa2431 Melissa *** my bad. The ring announcer is who I was referring to.

[@alejandrofigueroa2431]

@@JRMagro Ah, OK. Got it now.

[@DarkPhoenix203Ct]

Great video my guy. The clips you used and how they were put together is fantastic. You have a real talent for writing and it shows with all the talking you did in this video

[@WanderingMindSR]

This makes me want to go back and watch Lucha Underground. I had just got into wrestling around the time it started and it might have flown under my radar. Now that I'm more well-versed and aware of all the different promotions out there, I want to see what I missed. I appreciate you covering all the wrestlers in LU and where they ended up, it added a lot of depth to the video. Well done.

[@onelove396able]

Simply one of the best Wrestling Documentaries I've ever seen keep up the Great work 👍🏽

[@WrestlePod]

Wow that's so awesome thanks mate, what topic would you like to see next?

[@billblaski9523]

Cage was a beast in LU. It's a shame AEW is wasting him. I bet he'd do well in WWE!

[@psommorr]

Lucha Underground was the one show I could get invested in. I dropped off of WWE due to the PG era, and coming back, it still feels too clean, soulless. AAA felt like Central American WWE and NJPW is too outrageous for me. Lucha Underground was full of heart, and knowing that Robert Rodriguez was the producer, it made sense that it was vibrant, full of life and outrageously serious. Knowing more of the behind the scenes stuff though, it's sad that it had to fizzle out instead of dying when it was at its peak. This show will have a place in my heart for igniting my love for pro wrestling.

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

During the lock down last year, me and my 10 and 12 year old sons watched it on Tubi for days. It had the whole series. Matanza was always my favorite

[@cole6843]

Marty the Moth was great. Its a shame he hasn't made it big in WWE or AEW.

[@WrestlePod]

There is still time for him

[@cole6843]

Yeah. Good point!

[@philipbrown4788]

Marty is in the AEW developmental I heard

[@WrestlePod]

Got a source? Love to see it

[@philipbrown4788]

Wrestle Pod, check there website they might have him under his real name, Martin Challis I think it is

[@monkeytime9851]

This was my first exposure to Io and Kairi, as the Black Lotus Triad. They then became my two favourites in WWE.

[@WrestlePod]

Such excellent wrestlers

[@JuliusC1973]

I loved the fact that we were getting to see Wrestlers who wrestled for Professional Wrestling Promotions and Independent Professional Wrestling Promotions up and down the State of California. Lucha Underground also allowed Wrestlers to show off the skillets they had built through years of hard work.

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

A Mortal Kombat pro wrestling TV drama is a _brilliant_ concept. Wish I could buy the DVD sets in the US. This was some of my favorite wrestling ever.

[@thejokerstyle100]

That matanza storyline hooked me good. Such a great wrestling tale.

[@thecelestial9677]

Mantaza REALLY needed to wake up against pentagon.

[@DSMB9]

I wouldn't mind a LU return, it really stood out amongst all of the other promotions.

[@WrestlePod]

I would love to see it

[@DSMB9]

@@WrestlePod OH HELL YEAH (Steve Austin voice) 🍻

[@tonyjensen67]

That flying kick that Angelico delivered to Ricky Reyes separated Reyes' shoulder.

[@skinhitter27]

What a damn good mini doc about LU! Very informative and well put together. AAA+++!

[@WrestlePod]

Wow that's so awesome thanks mate, what topic would you like to see next?

[@skinhitter27]

@@WrestlePod I like these in depth ones about other promotions. Now I just need to figure out how to watch these 4 seasons of LU!.. Your fault, ha.

[@WrestlePod]

Haha sorry

[@bigfloridapimp]

If there's one thing we should all be able to agree upon. It's Marty the Moth's arch in Lucha Underground was one of the best things the company did. I had no idea Marty was that talented or had that much upside. The fact that Impact, WWE, AEW, even MLW and ROH pre buy out never gave dude a look or tried to do something with him is baffling

[@biig_silva]

Great Video Man, well represented! Maybe I skipped it but, I think you forgot One Luchador.. Did you talked about El Dragon Azteca Jr.?

[@philliplyn2692]

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🌲🌲🌲🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@codafett]

I'm watching some old episodes right now, I love the production values.

[@danielcreppel5760]

Love the video hope they come back soon watched it every week

[@WrestlePod]

Yeah I absolutely loved it

[@andrewthroop1548]

Great video!! I needed this video. Appreciate you guys. 👍

[@WrestlePod]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

[@househeadspeakz]

Azteca underground debuts today! I am excited to see how it will be. It's a shame like Lucha Underground couldn't survive for it made me like Pro Wrestling again. The one thing that hurt any idea is either lack of money or greed. I believe Lucha was hit with both and the Wrestlers suffered. I'm glad they were smart enough to fight back. The plans of ever bringing Lucha Underground back would not be wished. The name is poison in the world of Pro Wrestling. It would not be worst the time or the effort. It had a good run. It's over! Let it go!!!

[@jessiepalermo7234]

That part about Joey Ryan though 😂🤣🤣🤣 savage af.

[@WrestlePod]

Did I lie? 😏

[@popshot8898]

I'm kinda proud of myself to be able to recognize a lot of these wrestlers from the Intro narration. All great wrestlers.

[@schoolking82]

Loved this. Great content as always!

[@WrestlePod]

Thank you

[@stevenman013]

It seems Dreamer's days in the doghouse are over already. I imagine Flair's alleged indiscretions are nearly forgotten now too. Wrestling fans have the longest memories for kayfabe but seem willing to look the other way about a lot things that happen in the real world. Steve Austin's reputation for instance has never suffered at all from the actions of the real life Steve Williams.

[@WrestlePod]

Good point mate

[@TheRealMrAndrew]

I loved LU. About twelve years ago I was sitting around one day wondering what ECW would look like of it came around today and decided it would have presented wrestling as an underground sort of fight club so when I saw LU for the first time, I was hooked. I remember during the build to Ultima Lucha 1, every match seemed like a big deal and I wanted to see every single match. I wouldn’t want it to come back though unless absolutely everyone was back and they picked up where they left off. I want to know what happened after the Barrett’s character arrived and Dario was resurrected.

[@nightfang175]

I liked how Lucha Underground had that weird background story going throughout the show. It really felt like it added to the show, and it made the show way different compared to the standard wrestling production. I also have to agree with you on Prince Puma, he was the main reason I got into watching Lucha Underground, he was an awesome wrestler, and kinda felt like the Heart of the show. Also I had no clue the Thunder Rosa was Kobra Moon, that threw me off, and from watching the clips you showed of her character really made sense.

[@DaddyJ1984]

This was very enjoyable to watch. Thank you

[@WrestlePod]

Glad you liked it mate!

[@DaddyJ1984]

@@WrestlePod i truly did. I’ve been wondering for a while what exactly happened to it.

[@tannergill6584]

Man I came here to relive LU, and you did a great job taking me back. But you made a comment that was off to me. You said when you got back into wrestling in 2015 via NXT one of your favorite characters was Solomon Crow. How? He debuted and did absolutely nothing? I only remember seeing him one time. Unless you were at the house shows watching him job to Bull Dempsey.

[@HER0333]

Amazing mini doc loved this and miss lucha underground 😢

[@WrestlePod]

I’m making another video on the topic soon!

[@YogiWonKenobi78]

It was so bad azzzzzz...I miss that show..The creative was off the hook 💯

[@WrestlePod]

It really was. Apart from early days NXT and AEW it was my favourite thing in all of wrestling. So sad it only lasted 4 years

[@beefgravystudios]

Fantastic video. I enjoyed LU so much and would love to see it return.

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks mate. Me too

[@iv9638]

Great vid as always man!

[@austinking8325]

Pentagon is my favourite wrestling scents I first seen him in Lucia underground

[@WrestlePod]

He was one of my favourites too

[@alyvirani4980]

I'm curious what everybody's favorite matches were. Mine was Cage vs. Willie Mack (the one where Cage put Mack through a concrete brick).

[@vagamer522]

the three stages of hell one with killshot and whoever the other was it got me and my dad hooked on LU

[@davidmurray6949]

Puma vs Mil for the title 🔥

[@vegasviking86]

Killshot vs AR Fox... weapons of mass destruction match

[@vagamer522]

@@vegasviking86 is that the one I am thinking? I know it ended when someone was put on an ambulance.

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

I don't remember what they called it but it was like the royal rumble

[@markwrenn5965]

Luchasaurus was my very first AEW action figure purchased! Such a nice figure

[@WrestlePod]

Good choice!

[@markwrenn5965]

Well, you've done it again, sir. Top shelf 🤌

[@WrestlePod]

Glad you enjoyed it mate

[@WrestlePod]

I also want to mention that I've started a patreon and would appreciate any support you can send my way to help the channel grow!

[@markwrenn5965]

Aight, bet, Matt Pod.

[@Hgoenge81]

Thank you for this. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@reiseclark4908]

This style of wrestling that’s supposed to be a drama instead of just a weekly event of matches is so much better

[@WrestlePod]

I agree! Wish L U was still around

[@josephgrace5955]

So Lucha Underground was a story based company that showed over the top wrestling with sometimes goofy, heart warning and chaotic moments shoved in; all to please devoted fans yet while being notorious for not paying talent. Sooooo.... ECW?

[@iamrandom4826]

One of the best shows in the business. Sad that it went out the way it did.

[@WrestlePod]

I agree mate

[@ashleyburns6752]

Loved this show when it first started, such a fresh presentation

[@WrestlePod]

I agree

[@AlJonVT529]

This is the most underrated wrestling for me, with a nice storyline

[@WrestlePod]

Loved lucha underground

[@ShiftaelV2]

If it'd lasted and they'd been able to make a game, I bet it would've rivaled the SmackDown vs. RAW titles from the 90's (when Yuke's still had them, and they were actually FUN to play)

[@C0ntr0lAltDelete]

I’ll never forget waiting in the rain for hours to see a tapping of LU.

[@WrestlePod]

How was it?

[@zeerocool666]

Awesome video , my favourite promotion of all time and IMO the best wrestling show of all time..the writing , the visuals just sets it apart from everything else. but when you talk about the part and what happened and go into why it ended...there is a few key very important things missing , most notably the hiatuses in between seasons which is what played a HUGE part in why the talents were upset with the contracts because they were waiting around for like a year and incase of season 4 it was a 2yr wait before the show came back and with no LU it made no sense for them to stay locked to the show and this was brought on by the one that caused all of those issues but is rarely mentioned and this is Univision , the parent company of El Rey Network at the time and the one who gave them the money which was then used to budget their shows , Univision is really what caused the fall of Lucha Underground because they cut the budget in season 4 which forced LU to do what would take 3-4 months down to having to shoot an entire show in a single month.

[@martinromo8711]

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[@martinromo8711]

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[@WrestlePod]

Great additional points thank you

[@OhSoNasty]

This is one I can't wait for !

[@WrestlePod]

I hope you liked it

[@diegoprodriguez]

I’d say the Lucha Bros were probably the biggest names coming out of Lucha Underground

[@WrestlePod]

Hard to argue

[@DJSanders23]

Sorry for the late reply only just found this documentary: I feel like Jeff Cobb could have had a huge vault in popularity if he’d kept the Matanza gimmick in transition from LU. Ricochet almost immediately parlayed the puma role into his Osprey feud which got him noticed by the non lucha wrestling fans. But ultimately now you’re 100% correct but immediately following its end it was Johnny Mundo and Brian Cage that got all the big spots in international bookings.

[@panthernation9224]

About Season 5 of Lucha Underground well I wouldn't count on that but what Dave Meltzer was talking about is this MLW side project Azteca Underground what I heard is done by Konan who is big on Lucha Libre. What MLW has been doing lately is adding their own twist to what Dario(Cesar Duran) has been up to since Lucha Underground ended. Azteca Underground might not be much of what alot of OG LU fans want as some kind of return. Good video.

[@WrestlePod]

Great points. It's a shame it ended and most likely will never return in the way the original Lucha Underground was presented, which is sad as a huge fan of the show.

[@michaelmurillo730]

konnan da 🐐

[@scottshaffer7296]

Never knew swerve was kill shot , and look at the former lucha underground wrestlers are now released from wwe

[@tobybll]

I sadly found out about LU when they already shut it down but that didnt stop me from watching so many matches that I could find on the internet. It was beyond entertaining and its sad that it didnt last!

[@danmason6116]

They have it on tubi

[@cole6843]

I loved Lucha Underground! It was so fun. I miss is ;n;

[@WrestlePod]

I agree! Hope it comes back

[@cole6843]

Thanks for the video! Its nice that Lucha Underground still has a fanbase!

[@TheKirbyT]

The mid 2010s were a great time to be a wrestling fan. WWE was pushing a new generation, NXT was the hottest promotion in America, TNA was giving the stars of the 2020s their last polish before they jumped to WWE, ROH was at its height with a ton of the future AEW roster, NJPW was breaking into the larger western wrestling fan's larger consumption habits thanks to the massive cultural moment that Bullet Club was, Lucha Underground was giving a whole new take on wrestling that is the most innovative wrestling show in history, ICW, RevPro, and PROGRESS were flying the flag internationally for the British scene, and EVOLVE and PWG were at their heights as well.

[@FunnyDude119]

This was the only wrestling available free on cable that I enjoyed last decade.

[@WrestlePod]

It really was excellent

[@SuperDriven1]

Great video!! I'm subscribing.

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks glad you found the channel

[@marcohavokkhaos]

The downfall was when, Vampiro got all over the product, Sexy Star became champ (who broke Rosemary’s arm on purpose) and signing Hernandez, who still had a contract with Impact. I stopped watching, after season 3.

[@V12BenzAMG]

agreed...at the time, it was the only wrestling show I actively wanted to watch as it aired and not on dvr

[@juice9100]

Man where can I watch Lucha Underground now? It was on Tubi I think but not no more

[@johnytwotimes4072]

Lucha Underground used everyone better than WWE does unfortunately, not NXT though. AEW is what I would hope for in wrestling for years as I am sad to see NXT turn into whatever NXT 2.0 is now. Great video 👍

[@WrestlePod]

I completely agree mate

[@christopherloyd8938]

Continue to amaze audiences with unmatched athleticism and enduring splendor all they had to do is make up a women's title division for the company 😎🔥🎸💯🎚️

[@markplstk]

Pentagon Dark vs Black Lotus Triad sold me on Lucha Underground. Couldn't believe what I was witnessing. I didn't watch it religiously, but I enjoyed the matches I was able to see.

[@elig9063]

Ive always heard of lucha as a kid but i just started watching it this month

[@WrestlePod]

Hope you enjoy it mate

[@philistinetoad]

I remember watching few episodes of Lucha Underground. As far as I remember, I first watched AR Fox (an AEW guy now) on this show. There was also this guy named Mill Muerters. He looked good. Where is he now?

[@cesarcanete3402]

Lucha Underground got me back into pro wrestling when I first saw it back in 2014 on the El Rey Network, then stopped watching & went back to watching short clips when it folded. Lucha Underground was way, way ahead of it's time.

[@billblaski9523]

Big Ryck was Ezekiel Jackson, I cant believe you didn't mention that!

[@MilkmanC]

Very good doc.

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks mate

[@roadwarriormofiah]

I loved this show wish it would of been able to stick around. Was hoping AEW would tinker a bit with the cinematic stuff at least 1 match a week or just with certain wrestlers. It would be fun to get stuff like that for people like Abadon, HOB, even Matt Hardy could of did better with it had it not been a pandemic. Could be something they could do on rampage since it's taped

[@WrestlePod]

You and me both!

[@robertwilliamcurl1490]

Great video man 👍

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks, what would you like to see covered next?

[@willieg9731]

WP, do you see taya valkyrie and morrison return to underground in 2022?

[@francosamericanmusings1560]

Amazing show. Too bad it was short lived. If you want something close to this, MLW has some of the same characters on their show, and is incorporating El Jefe in their storyline

[@kazuhasgloves]

This is gonna a be banger, brah! 👹🇪🇸

[@WrestlePod]

I hope so!

[@kazuhasgloves]

oh, it is! it dang sure is! 🔥🔥🔥

[@WrestlePod]

Thanks

[@CarbajalQZ]

I remember watching this show on tv on el rey network being absolutely stunned at every performance what great show

[@WrestlePod]

I really loved it too

[@brianlafleche910]

Sad to say the wwe end of this didn't age well. 90% of the ones who made it to wwe have been released from their contracts

[@cambone2800]

The wwe section of this video was out of date only weeks after being posted. Hopefully all involved land on their feet.

[@jpthegr8860]

Dario Cuervo is the most underrated wrestling personality of all time

[@WrestlePod]

Love him for sure!

[@isbryanflyingordying2202]

I loved that Lucha underground was like a fight club, you had established popular indie guys and unknown guys coming in wearing masks to hide their identity as if to save there reputations as pro wrestlers

[@lothar_schwatzer_matthaus1191]

I want to get season two so bad 😫

[@because_the_internet]

I struggled with LU at the beginning. I couldn't wrap my head around the telenova elements being present on a wrestling show. Once I started seeing it as a telenovela *about* a wrestling show it started to click, big time.

[@WrestlePod]

Such a good point, I agree it’s something completely different to what came before it