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    Lucha Underground - General Discussion

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    Just got to watch. It was a lot of fun. I'll say again that this is a clear improvement as a match concept over the Royal Rumble. People don't have to lay on the top rope endlessly as someone tries to pretend to be unable to push them over. Action spilling onto the floor lets you clear the ring of clutter so the guys in their can do real ring work. The Luchadores can do their signature insane jump over the top rope spots to their heart's content. 

    Yeeeeeessssss to all this. So much more fun.

    See Pentagon? This is why you don't threaten to break your bosses' arm. She'll make you go sit on time out while all the other kids get to play. Though in the end, it didn't work out nearly as well for her as she wanted it to.

    Everyone was busting out with their pretty outfits tonight. Fenix had the technicolor disco ball look going, Mundo appeared to be wearing most of a polar bear and Cuerno didn't bring out his Nice Hat, so you know it was all about Serious Business.

    I'm a bit annoyed that Taya was the only woman in the match. Did we really need to bring back Argenis and Mascarita so badly that we didn't have room for Mariposa, Cobra Moon, Sexy or Ivelisse?

    There is NO competition between Joey Ryan and Marty over who is creepier. Joey is just sleezy, at east he knows what "no" means and doesn't kidnap people.

    Matanza, or should I say "The Monster Matanza Cueto" certainly had an impressive debut. Crushes everyone AND wins the title. I was unaware that German suplex's were such a big part of Aztec God's repertoires.

    Lucha Underground - General Discussion

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    I had a brief moment of panic when I couldn't get the new episode to come up on my iTunes account, thankfully it just needed a typical reboot.

    Goodness Catrina was all over Fenix, not that I blame her, of course, but I think it's more than his "power" that she's after.

    I'm very excited that my OT3 are the Trios Champions again. I really do love that Triple Flippy Thing that they do.

    Mundo, you and Puma are not Bros so why are you chatting him up. Also while punching through the punching bag is impressive, I liked the growls puma noises better.

    I was confused by the archaic mail system and giant wax seals on the Aztec Warefare invites and then I realized that Catrina was sending them out and since she's apparently unnaturally old, it makes sense that she would use an older form of communication. If she's used to using wax seals though, that would put her at hundreds of years old.

    Matanza looks like a weirdo cross between Jason Voorhees and Super Shredder. I'm excited to have them all back at the Temple soon though.

    Go Team Fenix! That was an uber violent match and I was unaware that Mil could billed his own blood. He also seems very distressed by his hair being revealed. I guess he was having a bad hair day.

    Well that's certainly a crap situation for Fenix, just wins the title and now he has to defend it against 20 other guys.

    Lucha Underground - General Discussion

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    I'm glad to see that the Marty/Sexy Star storyline is progressing, though I'd like to see Marty get his any time now. Creeper. Double Creeper. As for his sister, more ladies=yea!, but she's Marty's sister=boooo!, but she has an awesome outfit=yea!

    Sigh, just when I thought PJ Black might be my new wrestling crush, he has to go an turn into a double teaming jerk-face. Oh well, I'll always have Prince Puma.

    Obviously the no disqualification stipulation for the Taya/Cage match would mean that Mundo would be all over it, but I was surprised that it didn't seem to make much difference. That duplex through the tables on the outside was nasty and so was Mundo chucking his girlfriend to Cage's mercy.

    The triple threat match was fun, particularly the part where Mil spent a good chunk of his time just randomly catching Puma and Pentagon as they flung themselves at him.

    So next week we get both the Mil vs Fenix AND Team Havoc vs DOD AND the week after that is Aztec Warfare? This is gonna be a fun couple of weeks.

    Lucha Underground - General Discussion

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    So I'm now subscribed to Lucha Underground on ITunes. Way cheaper and no commercials!

    I was unaware the Mil Muertas could talk. Perhaps doing it for the first time to threaten Catrina was not a good plan of action, however.

    King Cuerno's Hat/Lucha Mask combo is the height of cool.

    Glad to see Sexy Star back and not too much worse for wear from her "visit" with Creeper Marty. I do like seeing the women wrestle each other, I just don't want it to become too much of habit.

    Obviously Rey does not appear to support "Get Famous Quick" schemes. That scene also did a good job showing that El Dragon Azteca Jr is young and not exactly the most mature guy around.

    Seriously, Vampiro needs to get some other job. Maybe one that involves puppies or pillows.

    I'm very impressed by whomever it was that set up the scaffolding that the Gift of the Gods belt was hanging from. It was very sturdy.

    I' very excited about the upcoming Aztec Warfare, I didn't get to see last year's.

    Lucha Underground - General Discussion

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    So, between the third issue of the comic book that was released today and that promo, I think it's safe to say that Vampiro is only playing at being Nice Announcer Guy. Matt Striker might now want to sit next to him anymore. In fact, I'd suggest sitting across the arena and not making eye contact.

    Evans vs PJ was a good match, I particularly liked PJ countering Evans' Unnecessary Combat Flips with a simple poke to the eye. Two losses in two matches, though. That's not a good starting record.

    I would leave a message on Famous B's Get Famous line, but sadly, I don't think that being amazingly sarcastic is a good reason to be famous.

    I admit that I was rooting for Texano in his match against Chavo because Texano looks like Michael Pena and Chavo has a stupid poncho. Other than that, I don't really care about that fued. I do wonder what Uncovercover Officer Reyes is working on though.

    At first I thought that Dario, Matanza and Black Lotus might be here in Sacramento, but it's just a little too far out. I'm am definitely going to assume that they are hanging out in Elk Grove, though.

    Seriously though, Pentagon Jr., how could you forget that Catrina can teleport, especially when she just did it a few minutes ago. That's amateur hour, man.

    I'm always excited to see more lady wrestlers in Lucha Underground, and I was rather impressed by how colorful Taya Valkyrie is. Kinda like a My Little Pony in human form.

    Lucha Underground - General Discussion

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    One of the things that separates Lucha Underground from other wrestling is its full embrace of sci-fi and fantasy elements. In fact, Lucha Underground goes so into it's mythology, it's sometimes hard to keep track of it all. This thread is to discuss the ongoing mythical background and storylines and where we think they may be going.

    So far we have:

    Aerostar: Possibly an Ancient Alien who can apparently time travel. Is very concerned about the return of the Aztec Gods.

    Cueto Sr. (Father of Dario and Matanza) who was once partners with El Dragon Azteca in the Temple with the goal of uniting the descendants of the seven Aztec Tribes in combat. He may have made some sort of demonic deal to gain power which turned Matanza into the monster he is today.

    Drago: Half man, half dragon, can transform into a full dragon (were-dragon?)

    Mil Muertas: Undead zombie-guy/Embodiment of Death. Gains power from a piece of ruble from an earthquake that he was trapped in as a child.

    Catrina: Can teleport, controls Mil Muertas and the Disciples of Death

    Disciples of Death: Three masked luchadors controlled by Catrina, possibly manifestations of her power.

    Speculation: I think there must be some kind of enchantment or artifact that prevents people from using major powers in the main room of the temple. This would keep the fights fair-ish and would offer an in-world reason as to why we only see the really impressive stuff in the "backstage" segments.

    It seems pretty safe to say that we will be getting the Aztec gods in some form or another in the future, they've been brought up too much for it not to have some major payoff. I'm going to guess they will be possessing current wrestlers, or somehow otherwise appearing in human form. Hopefully were are talking about Quetzalcoatl and not Xipe Totec and his creepy flayed skin suit.

    Lucha Underground - General Discussion

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    Looks like the Sexy Star kidnapping is finally going to pay off.

    I am interested in seeing where this going, wasn't expecting The Mack to be involved, but I'm glad he has something going on.

    Thats one of my favorite things about Lucha Underground, pretty much everyone has a storyline or backstory.

    Lucha Underground - General Discussion

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    Episode description

    Prince Puma takes on Pentagón Jr. for the first time; Rey Mysterio Jr. reveals the Cueto family history.

    Well, our undercover cops aren't off to a great start, but then again they don't need to win. Also, maybe it would be best if they didn't talk about cop stuff in the middle of the locker room!

    Someone needs to inform Chavo that they only acceptable use of a poncho is while riding a llama across the Andes.

    Lucha Underground seems to be following in the footsteps of Marvel, always stay for the after credits scene.

    Kingdom (US) - General Discussion

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    · Edited by Eriu

    Episode Description:

    Ryan defends his lightweight title, while Nate and Jay discover Christina in a bad spot. Alvey gets a call from an old friend, and Lisa makes a final decision regarding her future.

    Lisa was the best character last season and she's still the best one this season. Her telling Alvey that everything he said was about how she and the baby could save him was beautiful. They had better find some way to stick with her next season or I'll be pissed.

    Christina still isn't doing this out of her own desire so I don't think this will stick either. Which sucks on numerous levels, especially since I think she has very good potential as a character.

    I really hope Nate figures himself out next season, in regard to his career and sexuality and whatever else. Everyone else gets at least some nice things, but not Nate, he just gets shit. I did like his ultimatum to his mom, though.

    Alvey is in for some serious shit. His prints are in the room (at least on the glass he drank from), his DNA is probably on the body from beating the shit out of him and it was his gun. Yes, they can tell from the wound that it could be self inflicted but Alvey could have also shot him at point blank range.

    I definitely think Ryan jumped the gun in regard to his dad. While I do believe in someone's right to die, that's not something you go with on the spur of the moment while they are probably having a panic attack.

    As an aside, I only start these threads because no one else does. Anyone can do it ( I'm getting rid of Direct TV in a month and won't be able to see the episodes until a day or so later next season). I use The TVDB for episode information.

    Kingdom (US) - General Discussion

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    Episode description:

    Christina searches for new living arrangements, Lisa realizes Alvey's home may not be the place for her, and Ryan and Jay cut weight as their respective title fights loom.

    So not surprising that no matter what Jay does, Christina will continue to do drugs until she decides that she is done. I hope she doesn't get killed off though, I'd really like to see her get through all of this.

    If Lisa does move to San Francisco, the show better stay with her. She is hands down my favorite character and if we lose her, I'm not sure the others can hold my attention.

    Just watching them cut weight exhausted me.

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    Kingdom (US) - General Discussion

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    Episode description:

    Alvey and Lisa open Navy St. up for a showcase, inviting sponsors into the gym to see Alicia in action. Ryan and Jay, knowing this could be their last opportunity to evade Alvey's attention, enjoy a cheat day.

    Maybe doing coke and heroin while starving yourself is a bad plan, Jay

    I did like that Keith was actually helpful this episode and not just awkward and slightly annoying.

    While does Nate's ex keep insisting that he must be gay? Do bisexuals not exist in this world? He likes guys, but he seems to like women just as much, if not more. Maybe it would be easier for him to admit to himself that he's sometimes into guys and that doesn't make him weak or something. In fact, he's probably in a much better position than most fighters to be able to come out seeing as his dad does run a gym and I seriously doubt that Jay would actually care.

    For those that don't know, a small gym run exhibition show like they had tonight on the show is called a "smoker". Hence the title of the episode.

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    Kingdom (US) - General Discussion

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    Episode description:

    Alvey and Nate head off to a low-rent fight in Fresno, Jay grows feral as he deals with his weight cut and breakup with Laura, and Lisa hatches a plan to resurrect Ryan's image.

    Jesus Jay, have a damn salad before you pass out.

    I really liked all the stuff between Ryan and his dad. I kept waiting for it to go badly at some point, but it was actually very sweet.

    I still have no idea all whats going on with Nate, this is more than just being in the closet. And really guys, this was an undeground fight, did you actually think it was going to be above board?

    It feels like both Lisa and Christina are back were they were at the end of last season, but for some reason the writers felt that they needed to delay all of this until now.

    Next week looks bad for everyone except Allison.

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