Yet another episode of Luch Underground is out and this week’s show was nothing but a masterpiece. From gripping storylines to extraordinary in-ring action, we witnessed nothing but a spectacle. Before we break the episode down to you, here is the recap from previous episodes.
The show starts off with a recap of previous episodes. The prelude looks back at The Mack winning The Battle of The Bulls tournament, which has earned him a title shot against Johnny Mundo for The Lucha Underground Championship. The video package also highlighted the rivalry between Sexy Star and Mariposa.
Paul London’s Rabbit Tribe was featured in the video highlighting their journey so far. The video package ended with Reptile Tribe’s Korba Moon trying to force a chained Drago to accept her as his Queen.
Catrina, Muertes and Crane Segment
The 18th episode opens with Mil Muertes and Catrina in a dark room. Muertes goes on to rant about Prince Puma’s return. He says he can’t believe that Puma is still alive after Grave Consequences. Catrina tells him that it is Vampiro’s fault. She tells Muertes that Vampiro is the one who deals with Black Magic and states that if he wants Puma, he must get through Vampiro first.
Later, Catrina is seen walking through the hallways of The Temple. Jeremiah Crane approaches her from behind and taunts his victory over her lover, Mil Muertes. Catrina replies that Mertes is not the man she loves and leaves a dumbstruck Crane in her wake. Crane stands speechless unsure of who Catrina is referring to.
The camera cuts to The Temple where Matt Striker and Vampiro hype tonight’s show. Melissa Santos is in the ring and she announces the first match of the night.
Sexy Star vs Mariposa
The rivalry between Sexy Star and Mariposa came to a head in this episode. For weeks, Sexy Star has been stalked by someone. Sexy Star has come to the conclusion that it is Mariposa. After a violent confrontation with Mariposa, Sexy Star requested the for a match with her and was granted.
Star jumps Mariposa to start things off. She uses ground and pound tactic to gain the early advantage on her. Star then throws her around the ring by her pigtails. Soon the brawl spills outside and the duo battle each other outside the ring.
Mariposa gains the advantage in the match when she grabs Sexy Star by the waist and starts slamming her into the broadcast table. The first holy chant of the night breaks out as Mariposa keeps slamming Star to the broadcast table relentlessly. She then drags a weakened Star to the ring and puts her in the Butterfly Effect to finish off the match.
Star escapes the hold and connects with a Big Boot to Mariposa’s face. Soon the match turns into a slugfest as both wrestlers try to gain an advantage over the other. Mariposa gets the advantage when she delivers a Samoan Drop, she quickly goes for the cover and gets only a two count. She then applies modified Indian Death Lock on Star.
Star drags herself to the rope to break the hold. Mariposa quickly goes to the top rope and tries to connect a Moonsault, but she misses. Sexy delivers a Basement Dropkick and both wrestlers soon find themselves in the top rope battling for the advantage. Sexy knocks Mariposa down and follows it with a Double Foot Stamp. She covers Mariposa and pins her for the victory
Result: Sexy Star defeats Mariposa via pinfall.
After the match, Mariposa’s brother Marty The Moth makes his way to the ringside to console her after her loss. But, suddenly Marty attacks Mariposa and chokeslams her for no apparent reason and we head into the first commercial break. Guess we have to wait till the next episode for the reason.
The show returns from break with Mascarita Sagrada in The Temple lifting weights that are twice his size. He is approached by The Rabbit Tribe – Paul London, Mala Suerte and Saltador. The Rabbits bows before Sagrada and tell him that they have finally found their White Rabbit. Mascarita repeats “No” several times.
London tells Sagrada that he is their guru and god and calls him as the leader of their tribe. He asks him to be at the ringside during tonight’s match. Mascarita tells London that he is “Loco” in Spanish and walks away from them. Meanwhile, London and his fellow tribe members hold hands and talk about how great Mascarita is.
The camera cuts to the ring for the upcoming trios match between the Rabbit Tribe and Reptile Tribe
The Rabbit Tribe vs The Reptile Tribe
Melissa Santos introduces the Reptile Tribe with the tagline “When Reptiles ruled the earth...” The Reptile Tribe make their way to the ring with Drago in chains, led by Korba Moon. Korba unhooks the chain and makes Drago take her place in the match.
Then the Rabbits make their way to the ring. The Rabbits were introduced in their typical fashion and Striker makes a reference to the Rabbit’s drug use in the ring during the match. (I know, but that is Lucha Underground fo you...) The match was a typical Rabbit’s match, wacky, lots of hijinks and shenanigans and very little wrestling.
Drago initially gets triple teamed by The Rabbits. Drago escapes and tags Vibora in. The initial exchange between London and Vibora was pretty wacky as London doesn’t take Vibora seriously. Once Vibora takes down all the three Rabbit members, the fights turns serious. London gets trapped in the Reptile corner. Korba Moon takes the opportunity to choke London with her chain.
London makes the hot tag to Suerte and the Rabbits take the advantage for some time by triple teaming. Vibora puts a stop to their advantage and delivers a jumping Tombstone Piledriver. Kobra Moon then commands Drago into the ring and asks him to finish the match. Drago hits a running Neckbreaker on Saltador to end the match.
Result: The Reptiles defeat The Rabbits via pinfall.
After the match, Moon puts Drago back in the chains and he enters a trance-like state. Drago's former partners Fenix and Aerostar come out to confront The Reptiles. They clear the ring off Vibora and Pindar. Kobra Moon unchains Drago and orders him to attack his friends. Drago refuses to attack them, but when Fenix and Aerostar try to talk to him he pushes them off.
Backstage, Sexy Star is congratulated by The Mack for defeating Mariposa earlier. Sexy offers to be in The Mack’s corner for his match against Mundo. The Mack refuses her offer, which was similar to Sexy refusing The Mack a few weeks ago. We cut to commercials.
Back from the break, Dario Cueto is in the locker room with The Mack. Cueto tries to suck up to The Mack but The Mack pushes him off. Cueto informs The Mack that his match tonight would not be a title match. Mack looks pissed off, Cueto informs that this would be a warm up for his title match next week.
Mack tells him that he is not interested in warm-up matches. Cueto informs him that this match is also important in a way as the winner would determine the stipulation for the championship match next week. Mack asks whether Cueto is a gambling man and tells him to always bet on The Mack.
Johnny Mundo vs The Mack – Winner picks the stipulation for the Championship match
Johnny Mundo controls the earliest portion of the match with his superior agility. He trash-talks The Mack and calls him names. Soon the action spills outside and The Mack gets the control of the match by delivering a devastating German Suplex. Mack tries to take advantage but Mundo pushes him onto the barricade to create some separation.
Both men roll into the ring and the action continues with Mundo in control. Mundo taunts The Mack and takes his time to trash talk him. Mundo pays for it when The Mack fights back and delivers a vicious lariat. The Mack goes on a roll after that lariat by delivering Spinning Back Elbow and People’s Elbow. Mundo tries to battle back but The Mack hits a Samoan Drop to stop him in his tracks.
Mack follows it up with a kip up and delivers a Standing Moonsault. He goes for the Rock Bottom, but Mundo counters it. Mack then connects with a Pop-up Forearm and goes for the cover. Mundo gets his feet on the rope to break the count. Several near falls follow in the match with The Mack trying to put away Mundo.
Mack goes for the Stunner and Mundo pushes him on the referee. Mack goes for a sit out Power Bomb and connects, but as the referee was not available for some time he only gets a two-count. The Worldwide Underground rush to the ring to distract The Mack. Mundo hits a low blow and pins The Mack
Result: Johnny Mundo defeats The Mack via pinfall.
The Worldwide Underground then attack The Mack after celebrating their win. Evans and Black hold The Mack down and Mundo addresses him. Mundo calls The Mack a fat piece of crap that can barely last ten minutes in the ring with him. Mundo reveals that the title match will be an All Night Long Match between Mundo and The Mack. Johnny Curb Stomps The Mack for good measure and calls him a fat piece of crap before walking away.
As The Underground celebrate their victory on the ramp, Mil Muerters and Catrina appear on the top. The Underground heads for cover through the audience, but Mil attacks Vampiro at the broadcast table. He drags him to the ring and continues to attack him viciously. Prince Puma arrives and heads to save Vampiro, his new master. Vampiro tells Puma to remain on the apron and not intervene. Mil ends the show by delivering a Flatliner to Vampiro as Puma watches on.
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