#4 Not PG At All
Unlike WWE, Lucha Underground does not market their product to your children. There are no brightly coloured little towels with inspirational slogans being marketed, nor are there any marshmallow-packed cereal boxes with cartoon versions of the babyfaces.
Maybe that’s all because Dario Cueto doesn't have a wife or daughter who has long-term political aspirations. Regardless of the reason, Lucha Underground comes at you in a very unfiltered manner. There is definitely blood and even extreme cases of simulated violence.
Cortez Castro was recently made to compete after breaking his arm only for Matanza Cueto to brutally break it again. There was even an extra "crunchy" sound effect added in. People have been violently murdered and even cannibalised. Siniestro Del Muerte once ripped out the still-beating hearts of his former Trios partners, in an effort to prove himself to Catrina.
Things get real in Boyle Heights.
Language is also a boundary that gets pushed farther than on other wrestling promotions. Sexy Star once competed in a “No Mas” match against her former kidnapper and tormentor, Mariposa. When the ref asked her if she wanted to give up, she repeatedly told her to have sex with herself...but with the F word – you know the word I’m referring to.
WWE lets foul language slip every now and then, but they'd never allow that word.
This wrestling promotion is clearly not for young minds. But for those of us who are all grown up, it's all good cutting edge entertainment.
