The Day Lucha Underground Died

[@PAKMANmixtapes]

First two seasons were some of the most beautiful displays in wrestling

[@Boobiejonshorts]

Without a doubt. I would say season 3 was pretty good too but definitely not a 10/10 like 1 and 2. And then 4... 😬

[@dvsmufc81]

Honestly, I really like season 3 too. It only lost me in season 4.

[@Mlk_____]

@@Boobiejonshorts fr I remember watching it on Netflix

[@criticalsting]

The amount of unknown talent at the time on the roster is staggering.

[@willkayl8793]

Lucha Underground was my favorite wrestling show for a couple years. The presentation of the first 2 seasons were perfect, IMO. I miss it so much.

[@chrisbee9643]

cueto is in another promotion (I think it is NWA). Maybe they are heading a simlar way... would be a good thing for making a small promotion working during the next three years of the pandemic...

[@travisatwell2855]

My fiance tolerates wrestling for me. She loved LU. Still calls Ricochet Puma. She said it was because it was so different and kinda silly but everyone being in on it makes it work even the crowd. The ending was bad. Bad bad. First 2 seasons were golden televison. I still think a model like this could work. Seasonal, highly scripted characters but not overly scripted promos.

[@REfan2002]

Wow, a lot of NXT and AEW stars. Had to actually look closely to see that was Thunder Rosa.

[@WAFFLEBOYPHD]

Lucha underground would have been still amazing till this day if the tv network and the company didn’t go into a dispute. They would probably be a top 3 promotion right now.

[@alexisisanarieka4311]

Lucha Underground was so special, reminded me of old school TNA

[@KazeShikamaru]

Yeah they were a lot of fun. I wish they had a women division.

[@Boobiejonshorts]

@@KazeShikamaru I'm honestly happy they didn't. They let women wrestle the men!

[@Dragonzord571]

I can give a few reasons why Swagger could've worked as a heel world champion. An easy one is that he's the antithesis of Lucha Underground. The amount of heat he could've generated would've helped not just his profile but also the guy who would beat him for the title. His ring skills ate adequate enough that while he wouldn't be pleasing the people who think the in ring component is all that matters, he could put on a decent enough match. It's by no means an insult.

[@BainesMkII]

I would assume the plan was to bring fans back for season 5 to see Swagger destroyed. It wouldn't be any different from a regular TV drama ending the season with a seemingly status-quo changing shake-up event. (Mind, those kinds of season finales also tend to disappointingly get largely reversed or swept under the rug by the end of the first episode of the next season, but TV series still love to do them.)

[@kidz4p509]

Years ago, there was once a man named Dario Cueto, a devious businessman who once led a company called Lucha Underground, based in Boyle Heights. But one day, Dario disappeared, having been overthrown by his own father, Antonio, who inadvertently burned the company to the ground. Because of this, an anonymous promoter from Britain purchased all of the company's assets and sold them to mainstream companies (WWE, NJPW, IMPACT, etc). Suddenly, Dario resurfaced, and at the same time, Antonio disappeared, leading to the creation of a rumor stating that he killed his father out of revenge, having learned of what happened to Lucha Underground. With a target still glued on him, and with the rumor going around, Dario decided to go on the run, adopting the alias of "El Jefe" Cesar Duran. Eventually, he became the new leader of a group known as Promociones Dorado and the founder of Azteca Underground, the spiritual successor to Lucha Underground. He and his new venture are currently working with Major League Wrestling.

[@TimTE01]

Spiritual successor is a nice way to see rip off.

[@kidz4p509]

@Alec Pridgen How many YT accounts do you have?

[@RC99_Productions]

Nice little way to tie both Undergrounds together. I just wish they could get some LU alumni back for AU. They got Muertes and Catrina back so maybe we could see others like Kross, Marty The Moth, Ivelisse and Swerve.

[@kidz4p509]

@@RC99_Productions Matanza’s also there.

[@RC99_Productions]

@@kidz4p509 Yeah but his (Matanza AKA Jeff Cobb) work schedule may be limited since he's working in NJPW/NJPW Strong

[@jabbarmuhammad7529]

That's a shame lucha underground had a lot of good wrestlers and good matches

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

King Muertes and co. have formed Azteca Underground in MLW... So while LU is gone, the spirit lives on...

[@J2WICESOLIDMOVEMENT]

I Cover News About Azteca Underground On My Channel 💯

[@MikeJr9284]

Lucha Underground was highly underrated.

[@Boobiejonshorts]

Eh I disagree. If you're a real wrestling fan than you already know wassup 💯 LU was absolutely stunning.

[@rollerjayjaypac]

I feel like you missed a very important detail at the end when swagger enters the limousine and wade barrett turns out to be his boss. This was a very good ending. Shame they couldn’t deal with their legal issues as they were the best wrestling promotion from 2015-2019

[@ItsAVolcano]

The old warehouse they aired the first season in had such a cool almost grimdark feel to it.

[@fitcv2752]

Lucha Underground is one of my favorite wrestling shows ever because it shows brutal matches that I never seen before and it gives the audience a really great show with great wrestlers who wrestler in the ring

[@RC99_Productions]

I always thought that for a hypothetical Season 5, there would a Civil War-style storyline. Remember, at the end of Season 4, Antonio, Swagger, Vampiro, his new student (played by a wrestler named Australian Suicide) and the debuting Wade Barrett said that the Aztec gods were preparing for an upcoming war or something like that. At the same time, Aerostar took both medallion necklaces from Captain Vasquez and used them to go back in time and resurrect Dario Cueto. My fantasy booking would have the Aztec gods/Antonio Cueto VS. all the LU babyfaces/Dario Cueto for control of the company, with Aerostar finally becoming LU Champion after he foresaw the war coming and saved everyone.

[@glenncross4987]

I think Jack Strong winning the lu championship was to plant the seeds for the upcoming Gods in the flesh story for season 5 as he was one of the seven gods that been talked about since season 1

[@TimTE01]

Sure…but Jack Swagger? Ugh.

[@Vikdeb25502]

@@TimTE01 that's my point . He is boring.

[@KazeShikamaru]

He is better in AEW but wow he shouldn't have won the belt.

[@ro-landocalrissian4633]

Lucha Underground was the best wrestling promotion ever in my opinion & I’ve been watching wrestling since the 80’s! I remember watching the promos & how I couldn’t wait to watch. It was the 1st time I saw Puma, the Lucha bros, Drago & Aerostar..some of the best! This is what real wrestling fans want! It was no WWE crap (Worlds Worst Entertainment)! It’s a shame it only lasted 4 seasons..

[@violentbryan21]

Vampiro gives a brief story about why the company fell apart

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

Vampiro again with Penta? Wow, people hated Jake.

[@cullenp6]

Love the content. However I think the fans hating on swagger winning the title is little bit of an overreaction. He got heat, people were pissed. But I remember watching this at the time thinking that I cant wait for the follow up season. It would have been interesting to see what would have happen if LU continued.

[@MasterOfViewership]

When u bounce around between WWE, NJPW, UFC, Bellator, and AEW, fans never have hope for you to make any kind of long-term commitment and his character is always "I have muscle and was a collegiate All-American in heavyweight wrestling." Me: Cool. Uh . . . what else Jake: That's it. Me: oh. 😑

[@DevilSurvivor69]

@@MasterOfViewership WWE also did try to get him over as a main eventer but, he doesn't have promo skills or charisma to back the stuff you mentioned.

[@MasterOfViewership]

@@DevilSurvivor69 Yeah. that would work with some people, but without the swagger (no pun intended) and the mouth, it isn't anything

[@richcook2305]

There are wrestling shows that should take notes from lucha under ground

[@JustinBReno]

Having a static photo of Kurt angle watching a screen was certainly a choice that was made here.

[@ze-panda]

Dario in MLW has brought it back and its called Azteca Underground

[@MasterOfViewership]

I've heard AU is actually pretty good.

[@J2WICESOLIDMOVEMENT]

@@MasterOfViewership Well It Isn't On Yet But January 6th On The MLW KZbin Channel 🔥💯

[@sethantoniorodriguez9190]

Is it gonna be exactly like LU tho? Cause if it is, then I’m watching that shit

[@MasterOfViewership]

@@J2WICESOLIDMOVEMENT Well, people have given me a ground based explanation of how it seems to be based on things THEY'VE heard

[@dvsmufc81]

I'm in the UK, I need to see this!!!

[@ryanstraightedgebeast3858]

Lucha Underground was my escape from WWE. Until AEW came along.

[@reynaldomorin9882]

From the time I could walk my whole family were all about wwf of the 90's loved wwf!!! I thought I would never stop loving it but after the name change it was cool to see WCW/ECW/WWE all on one channel. It was after all that 15yr old me noticed the predictably of the show was just starting to make it boring and I didn't have that love of it anymore and I thought I would never be able to look at wrestling the same way ever. I was surfing KZbin and saw a recommendation for the puma vs El dragon match...🤔🤔😲😲😮😯🤯🤯🤯 I was in awe wtf is this that wasn't that bad at all so I'm like I'll watch another match and if they can surprise me & show me something that I never seen before!!! WOW DAMN never failed to do just that!! I had that feeling I had back then, you know loved wrestling again it was so different from what WWE was doing and that was bada$$ on the edge of my seat and couldn't wait for the next episode!!!! Made me love wrestling again 😍 need more of LUCHA UNDERGROUND!!!

[@joesphsteelflex3154]

What I loved about LU was that it wasn`t afraid of having intergender matches on national TV. :)

[@michaelfalkner1186]

Oh you forgot the other part of it: What took place in the limo afterward.

[@aking2524]

they are the reason i got back into wrestling

[@04gerd]

Pentagon, Mill Muesta and Prince Puma is my favorite

[@journeymanX]

lucha underground will be missed,top quality excellent matches and some cinematic backstage segments that advanced the story they went crazy with season 4 and swagger winning felt like a massive middle finger

[@garyvallejo7049]

Hands hands down the best wrestling show that's ever been on TV..

[@realrawauthenticTV]

Season 2-3 was the best seasons in my opinon

[@aliciasimmons8473]

I'll never forget the 3 stages of hell I think it was with dante fox and kill shot I wish dante would get signed and I miss marty the moth wish he would get signed

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

Prince Puma was the best

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Cool video Tom, take care and Merry Christmas

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

This is like when Big Zeke, won the ECW title, in the last ECW match.

[@darnellsumter775]

I never noticed it until now but the background for the temple then is what NXT 2.0 is now just look at it.

[@havok9001]

i only hear about Lucha Underground cuz some Wwe or Aew superstar where in it like Rey, Chavo, Johnny, Lucha Bros & etc

[@denniszuniga7442]

So who was Vampiro master?

[@carlosmoreno914]

I honestly thought it was a worse outcome than that! What honestly what lawsuits?? I was expecting more of a detail

[@GeraldM_inNC]

I love Lucha Underground. I wish it could be brought back.

[@Prod.DeathstrokeDMV]

MLW has been working on reviving it with Azteca Underground

[@dvsmufc81]

@@Prod.DeathstrokeDMV really?

[@panthernation9224]

@@dvsmufc81 There's a guy named "Lucha Guy" he does videos about news around Lucha Underground and this spin-off project MLW Azteca Underground.

[@Prod.DeathstrokeDMV]

@@dvsmufc81 yes check out the MLW channel

[@danaeckel5523]

I never watched the last season, but I thought the gift of the Gods championship couldn't be turned in for an immediate match for the world title?

[@PAGoTribe1963]

When Dario Cueto "died" and was replaced by his *ahem* father, and he played both father and son? Egad.

[@J2WICESOLIDMOVEMENT]

I Wouldn't Exactly Call Lucha Underground Dead. MLW Has A Storyline With Cesar Duran (Dario) And He's The Owner Of Azteca Underground. It's A Spin-Off Basically Of Lucha Underground. Coming January 6th.

[@PrimeChosenOne]

I really enjoy Lucha Underground it was very different and fun to watch.

[@chrisbee9643]

the story of penta and vampiro was 5* imo

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I thought this set up something with Wade Barrett 🤔

[@TriniTingz]

Yeah. Wade Barrett Was The Big Mastermind Behind The Takeover. Antonio Cueto Answered To Him.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

@@TriniTingz I thought I imagined that like Kane in the DX green gear 😅

[@c3p0467]

just so y'all know if u dont already mlw had brought back this is a form in some ways continuing lucha underground is called azteca something

[@JoeChillton]

Man thank God Tubi has this on their site as i suspect Sony owns the TV rights shared with Robert Rodriguez/El Rey Network. thank you Top10

[@koroo2891]

We really need a return hopefully in the future

[@troylandzerep8045]

the Master of Lucha Underground was actually AUstralian Suicide from AAA.. I noticed it because he has those 2lip rings and black lipstick.. he is known to wear emo/goth fashion in the ring while also doing Pac like moves set plus.. he's the only dude that does the corkscrew shooting star press like that

[@aliciasimmons8473]

God I miss lucha underground dam they had great matches and wrestlers miss seeing marty and dante fox

[@kayalvilijayaram8729]

It was very Sad as I grew up watching Lucha Underground and WWF. Nowdays no longer interested in wrestling anymore. Gone were the beautiful days...

[@NoLookJerz]

I wish they can bring it back

[@calebkent6706]

Tldr jack swagger killed lucha underground

[@shadowaitherios6172]

I subscribed as soon as I saw Kurt Angle :)

[@steveaguero8483]

So who was vampiro's master?

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

Looks like a Victory Roll through the table, off the top rope.

[@dumiso123]

What song is this

[@danevertt3210]

This is going to sound awful….but I had no clue SG was in Lucha Underground. Same with everyone else aside from Mr Stiff from the first match

[@vonnko2128]

lucha underground is back

[@jesusfernandez4636]

Lucha underground was must see wrestling to bad it's not around anymore

[@criticalsting]

I miss LU pentagon

[@quinnsanders4676]

killer kross leading the rabbit tribe wasn’t random there was a build up to it and kobra moon reptile tribe wasnt random they explained it in season 3

[@quinnsanders4676]

and they explain why Jeremiah crane jonied

[@goober5713]

I enjoyed Lucha Underground, I just always forget they were on. I honestly didn't know about the lawsuits.

[@blive720]

Lucha underground pulled an lol TNA moment with this.

[@johnnycage112]

Such a shame. LU was awesome. Telenovelle and wrestling all at once.

[@aliciasimmons8473]

More videos of lucha underground please

[@michaelscriver5395]

I loved lucha underground corky but dam good matches

[@landshark1215]

Probably died because they were completely fucking over their wrestlers with their garbage contracts. They deserved all the lawsuits that tanked them.

[@Tony_1294]

I miss Lunch Underground

[@troylandzerep8045]

mlw almost revied Lucha Underground

[@Ellococrazy1]

I wanted Marty The Moth Martinez to win the heavyweight title so bad

[@xanderputerbaugh1155]

So who TF is Ricky Mundo I only watched 2 seasons

[@Vinny792]

He’s Ricky Mandel

[@albertdelarosa4073]

The owner made a new one I blowing up too

[@richardoconnor7162]

The are trying to revive it in MLW.

[@KalilaMarxer]

My favorite promotion of all time!!!

[@seanmansfield4853]

I could never get into watching Lucha Underground, it was just too goofy and presented weirdly for me. But I totally and absolutely understand the appeal of it.

[@jesus18peace]

These matches look pretty good, what do you mean they caused lucha underground to die?

[@post2407]

" Cero Miedo " 🖤

[@duagrentia]

TL:DW version: All the matches were good but Swagger-bore won the title quickly and LU ended after that.

[@Panwere36]

I only saw the first two seasons... I am glad I didn't see the last season...

[@post2407]

Jack Swagger has cero swagger

[@samuelm.e8778]

Lucha Underground closed?

[@J2WICESOLIDMOVEMENT]

Well MLW Is Doing A Spin-Off Based On Lucha Underground Called Azteca Underground. I Do Videos About This On My Channel 💯.

[@Ellococrazy1]

It's back in MLW

[@CrashingSpyro93]

Lucha Underground was awesome

[@Sammy4549]

Why was Jack Swagger in the company?! He was an AWFUL fit in Lucha Underground.

[@adamc-sv2tp]

Lucha underground died because it had a tiny audience and because it’s a garbage mud show wrestling it was impossible to sell ad space for. It’s not a secret my guy.

[@marcm9999]

Well done!!!

[@cole6843]

Rest In Peace 😢

[@bossmedia4028]

LU was one of the most creative wrestling shows ever. Just plain good television. The first two seasons were perfection. I had given up watching wrestling at that point and it got me back into watching wrestling. Its sad they couldn’t find a way to manage the talent and just went downhill.

[@danielq.r2215]

I keep on hearing Erectile Tribe

[@NationalistAF]

👍

[@Andre_Villon]

Blink Kurt! Blink!

[@HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows9]

Lucha underground was missing a women's title they had amazing females

[@bubbajordvlogs1297]

Do you not think series 5 would of focust on the everyone trying to get the belt of jack leading to penta getting it back in the end

[@whatsgood3445]

The last episodes still had me the talent alone id have been back for more so sad how this ended

[@marvelsProtege]

AEW take all of Underground guys lol sounds dumb but not that they take WWE guys smh why?