Lucha Underground season 2 episode 5
10 July 2020
Background
The first season by Lucha Underground was very much entertaining to me, the stories were cheesy B-movie like, matches looked athletically impossible and the presentation looked stunning with both the production quality like that of the movies and with gorgeous women of Mexico. Robert Rodriguez's existence as a producer might well be the reason for all the above qualities, as these are the qualities that his movies tend to have and which I tend to like. Also, the show introduced me to the Mexican culture like the midget wrestling and transgender wrestling which made me perceive that the Mexican public does not prevent these group from mainstream media and the show was also high on inter-gender matches in-spite of the concept being distant from the reality, this might be because of Mexico's view on women as a strong, beautiful and independent creature.
After listening to Jim cornette three-four months till now my opinion on pro-wrestling changed for the better. I used to think that, yes wrestling is fake and you should love it for the unbelievable actions and larger than life stories but after hearing the sermons of Mr. Cornette it was clear to me that wrestling should feel real never the less and this realism should be in the action (opting for believable fights and not choreographed dances) and stories that are relatable and understandable. The realization created a detest in me for the pro-wrestling that did not stay in this Paradigm. In the case of Lucha underground, I did not retain the same hatred as I see it not as athletic endeavor rather as a film that celebrates wrestling with B movie tropes because it actually was just that, the fixed spectators, pre-taped event and narrative which viewers has no control over. I in retrospect think that I was not wrong in liking lucha underground for the reason I expressed above. And also the one-hour length makes it palatable and the cliff-hangers at the end of each episodes makes me binge the next one.
S02 E05
Match Card
- Jack Evans vs P.j. black
- King Cuerno vs Killshot
- Texano vs Chavo Guerrero & The Crew (Cortez Castro and Mr. Cisco) - Gauntlet match
- Cage vs Johhny mundo
Scene 1
Vampiro Plots freedom
Vampiro is a personality caught inside the semi-retired wrestler and now color commentator of Lucha Underground Ian Richard Hodgkinson and this personality lost its control over Ian after he stopped wrestling. Now furiously trapped Vampiro device a plan to take back the control of Ian by forcing Ian to reach him for help to fight against his pupil and equally violent Pentagon jr.
He asks Pentagon jr not to let even Catrina stop him and get back on avenging his loss against Puma.
rating - good
Match 1
Evans vs black - 4/10****
The Good
- Evans snatch the mic from Melissa Santos and introducing himself
- Drago appearing at the end and causing black the match by mistake
The Bad
- The match had less selling
- opponents seemed to cooperate
Scene 2
Famous B gonna make you famous
Next up was a Vignette for new talent named Famous B who looked like a black car salesman. He in the span of the video promised the viewers to show an escape from there boring life and make them famous.
Rating - OK
Match 2
Cuerno vs Killshot - 5/10*****
The Good
- Cuerno moveset are pretty good and believable
- Cuerno not defending the title makes him look like a jerk.
The Bad
- Killshot does not look like a wrestler and his moves do not look like it can put a guy down.
- Phoenix involvement after the match signals that this feud continues
Match 3
Texano vs Guerrero & The Crew - Gaunlet match - 5/10*****
The Good
- Chavo is one of the great in the ring
- Chavo stealing the victory
The Bad
- The match did nothing for The Crew but added more dirt into their burial
- Chavo assaulting Cisco made no sense
Scene 3
A happy memory
Dario Cueto standing in the front of the fake Temple 375 miles from Boyle heights with Black lotus tell the story of how his brother saved him from his abusive mother by beating her to death. When Black Lotus felt sorry for him, he insisted that it was in-fact a happy memory and sparked his interest in Cueto for violence.
The backstory did create a little needed depth for Cueto.
Rating - Good
Scene 4
Putting your hands on me was the biggest mistake of your life.
Pentagon jr standing inside an empty ring ask Catrina for another shot at Puma. She snarled at him for breaking Mil Muertes' arm and they bust into a fight, Pentagon got her in his lock and was about break her arm when we realize a devious smile on her face and she disappears at the flickering of the lights and teleports out of the ring. But she gave him the match he wanted next week and at the same time warned him of the consequence of trying to harm her.
Rating - Great
Match 5 - Main event
Cage vs Mundo - 6/10******
The Good
- Mundo is pretty decent in-ring heel
- Taya Valkyrie debut and aligning with mundo
- Cage looked strong in defeat
Scene 5 - Cliff hanger
That's too Bad
Cuerno enters Catrina's office and howls his frustration of being the prey for the first time by Phoenix to her and demanded to cash in the Gift of the gods' championship for his rightful world title match with Mil Muertes. Catrina then goes on to punish Cuerno for his rebellious attitude by forcing to defend his Gift of the Gods' championship next week against Fenix in a ladder match.
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