Posts Tagged ‘Alberto El Patron’

AAA Apologizes For TripleMania XXIII Audio & Technical Problems During Live PPV

AAA sent along a press release on late Sunday evening, immediately after their “TripleMania XXIII” event, which aired live on North American pay-per-view, to explain the many audio and technical difficulties that took place during the broadcast.

Below is the press release AAA issued to explain what went wrong:

AAA ISSUES STATEMENT ON TRIPLEMANIA XXIII PPV AUDIO ISSUES

MEXICO CITY – We thank all of you for giving AAA your Sunday night. No excuse undoes a night plagued with audio difficulties. Fans purchased this event with a level expectations and it was our goal to exceed those expectations. We are still investigating the source of the issues with our audio malfunctions, but we thank you for giving us a shot. Audio issues can occasionally happen with live televised sporting events and luckily were resolved in time for tonight’s main events.

Everyone and we do mean everyone’s desire at AAA was and is to give you a flawless pay-per-view experience. Unfortunately, tonight that didn’t happen and we are as frustrated and as disappointed as you with these technical issues.

On behalf of everyone, we apologize and thank you for support and patience.

Hopefully you enjoyed the matches and consider trying AAA again.

Posted August 10th, 2015 in News. Tagged: , , , , , .

Video: Preview & Matches For Tonight’s Lucha Underground Two-Hour Season Finale

The following matches are scheduled for tonight’s edition of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, which is their “Ultimate Lucha” two-hour season finale.

– Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Mundo

– Vampiro vs. Pentagon Jr. in a Cero Miedo match

– Fenix vs. Sexy Star vs. AeroStar vs. Bengala vs. King Cuerno vs. Jack Evans vs. Big Ryck in a 7 Way Gift of the Gods match

– Texano vs. Blue Demon Jr.

– Prince Puma vs. Mil Muertes (w/Catrina) in a Lucha Underground Championship Match

Check out a video preview for tonight’s Lucha Underground season finale at the top of the page.

Posted August 5th, 2015 in News. Tagged: , , , .

AAA Officially Announces TripleMania XXIII Live On PPV In North America

Lucha Libre AAA issued the following press release to SEScoops.com today:

AAA PRESENTS TRIPLEMANÍA XXIII LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW IN AMERICA & CANADA WITH DOUBLE MAIN EVENT ON AUG. 9TH:

REY MYSTERIO JR. VS. MYZTEZIZ – DREAM MATCH
ALBERTO EL PATRON VS. BRIAN CAGE – HAIR VS. HAIR MATCH

NEW YORK AND MEXICO CITY — Today, AAA, the world’s leading Lucha Libre organization, announced that its biggest event of the year, TRIPLEMANÍA, will air live on pay-per-view in the U.S. and Canada. The event has a special start time of 7pm ET / 6pm CT on Sunday August 9th.

The event will be available on iN DEMAND (including all major American cable systems and Rogers Communications in Canada), DirecTV, Dish Network as well as Bell Canada Satellite. A full list of U.S./Canadian carriers can be found at: http://www.aaalucha.com/how-to-watch.html.

The event will feature English commentary and has a suggested price of $29.95 in High-Definition and $19.95 in Standard.

Since 1992, Triplemanía has been the stage for some of Lucha Libre’s most spectacular rivalries and matches and this year is no different. For the first-time ever, Rey Mysterio Jr. will wrestle Myzteziz in a dream match between two of the most gifted and iconic masked luchadores of this era.

In a match fueled by national pride, AAA Mega Champion Alberto El Patron defends the honor of Mexico against America’s Brian Cage in a hair match.

“We hope that all of our viewers will enjoy the high pace lucha that AAA has to offer. It is exciting times for Lucha in North American and AAA wants to give to the audience a new option in the wrestling industry,” AAA General Manager Joaquín Roldán said.

“AAA is one of the hottest Latin sports media brands with a growing global presence. Triplemanía XXIII on pay-per-view is a major step for AAA’s global strategy. What better way to enter the U.S. and Canadian pay-per-view market than with this very special event” said Court Bauer, Executive Producer for Triplemanía XXIII.

This marks the first time that Triplemanía will be available live on pay-per-view. The event has previously been sold out 50,000+ capacity bullrings in major Mexican markets as well as in Tokyo and Chicago before capacity crowds. This year, the state-of-the-art Mexico City Arena (Arena Ciudad de México) will host the 23rd annual Triplemanía.

More information on additional matches, international access for the event broadcast and more will be available shortly.

For media inquiries and interview requests, please contact: MediaPPV@LuchaLibreAAA.com

For more information on AAA and Triplemanía go to AAALucha.com (English) and www.LuchaLibreAAA.com (Spanish)

Follow AAA on Twitter: @AAALucha (English) and @LuchaLibreAAA (Spanish)

Like AAA at: Facebook.com/LuchaLibreAAA

Posted July 22nd, 2015 in News. Tagged: , , , , .

AAA’s TripleMania Coming To U.S. & Canadian PPV: El Patron Hair Match, Mysterio

An announcement is scheduled to be made later today regarding AAA’s TripleMania event, which is their biggest event of the year, airing live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada on Sunday, August 9th.

The show is scheduled to air from 7-10pm EST. live on all of the major pay-per-view carriers, including In Demand, Dish Network, DirecTV, Bell Canada Satellite and Rogers.

The show, which is priced at $19.95 for SD and $29.95 for HD, will be headlined by Rey Mysterio vs. Myzteziz (Sin Cara, Mistico).

Other matches scheduled for the show include Alberto El Patron (Alberto Del Rio) vs. Brian Cage in a hair vs. hair match and a trios match featuring Los Villanos III & IV & V facing The Psycho Circus in what will be the retirement match for Villano III.

Posted July 22nd, 2015 in News. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

Lucha Underground Results – July 15, 2015

Lucha Underground
Taped in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California at The Temple
Aired July 15, 2015 on El Rey Network
Report by John Moore and ProWrestling.net

This week’s intro video took us back into the story of the seven Aztec Medallions that were theorized to give a man more power than Dario Cueto’s inhuman brother. Pentagon Jr was also recapped as this is the week that Vampiro has to make his decision for a match at Ultima Lucha, or else be burned to the ground. Sexy Star and Super Fly’s feud is still on as well.

In la oficina de la Dario Cueto, Dario had his remaining Aztec Medallions laid out in front of his desk, each one having a specific colored bag alongside the cookie sized medallion (holy hell! Multi Colored? They are the Power Ranger power coins!…. maybe). Dario said that the medallions were made from the fortune and glory of the original seven Aztec tribes. He told a person in the room with him that he was giving away three of the remaining four medallions tonight, but the man, Pentagon Jr, refused in lieu of his feud with Vampiro.

Dario considered giving Pentagon a medallion for free as a reward for releasing his brand of chaos inside of Dario’s temple. Pentagon looked intrigued, but at the same time it was hard to read him. Dario said that “The Master” might be interested in the medallions. Pentagon reiterated his initial claim that he and his maestro weren’t interested in the “four little medallions”. Pentagon said if the master was interested, he would have just walked in the room, broke Dario Cueto’s arm, and take all of the medallions (nice!).

Dario then backtracked and asked what the Master did want. Pentagon said all they wanted was to destroy Vampiro. Pentagon said that tonight was the night where he forces Vampiro to accept the challenge for an actual fight. If Vampiro refuses, Pentagon said he was going to show Ian Hodgkinson, why Pentagon Jr is Cero Miedo. With a bow, Pentagon said that Vampiro will be destroyed. Looking at the gold medallion, Dario asked Pentagon when he was meeting with the Master. Pentagon said that the Master will reveal himself when Pentagon proves that he is ready. The scene closed with Dario Cueto admiring his coin.

Per the norm now, Mexican Dubwiser handled the musical duties for tonight as Vampiro introduced us to the in arena broadcast. He was accompanied by Matt Striker, who called the hat wearing Dubweiser M. Bison again (Striker must be a fan of Street Fighter). Striker then told us that Prince Puma would stand face to face with Mil Muertes, with Dario Cueto as the moderator. Striker also told us that several Medallion matches would happen tonight, the first one happening “right now!”.

1. Bengala vs. DelAvar Daivari (w/ Big Ryck) for Aztec medallion number 4. Vampiro said that “The Golden Warrior” disgusts him due to his entitlement. Daivari started the match off by yelling at the fans, garnering their negative chants. Bengala won the initial lockup with a theatrical armdrag, sending Daivari to the outside. Bengala followed that up with a suicide dive. When Bengala went to the top rope, Big Ryck pushed him off, not in the ref’s vision. Daivari followed up with several pin attempts.

Striker went into Bengala’s history of wrestling in Mexico and Japan (in pro wrestling Noah). Bengala hit some innovative offense leading to a nice roll up pin attempt. Bengala did the matrix dodge and hit a superkick for a nearfall. Bengala then teased running the ropes, only to hit Big Ryck with a suicide dive. Daivari took advantage of this by hitting a superplex on Bengala. Daivari ordered Big Ryck to punch Bengala, but Bengala dodged sending Daivari into Ryck. Bengala hit the bridged German Suplex for the victory.

Bengala defeated DelAvar Daivari via pinfall in 3:30 to earn Aztec Medallion number 4.

Bengala quickly got out of the ring to avoid Big Ryck, a started cleaning himself like a cat would, with his tongue. Bengala then was awarded the yellow medallion bag. Striker wanted Vampiro’s thoughts on the Prince Puma vs. Mil Muertes situation, but Vampiro abruptly took off his headset and stormed off. Striker then said that it was time for commercial, as Vampiro went to the center of the Temple ring. The crowd erupted in Vam-pi-ro chants…[C]

Vampiro had a mic in hand and said he was around for a long time, spending 30 years traveling the world, breaking bones, wrestling, bleeding in every country. He said Pentagon Jr has been pushing him to do one more match. The crowd popped at the opportunity of seeing one more match. Vampiro said that he (vamp) has no ego even though he was covered in gasoline last week. Vamp said he could dig that because it reminded Vamp of what something he would do himself. Vampiro was then cut off by Pentagon Jr’s entrance and theme.

Pentagon told Vampiro to stop whining cabron! Vampiro walked around trying to contain the demons. Pentagon told Vamp to stop talking crap, saying that he loves lucha libre. Pentagon said he wanted a damn answer. Cue the obligatory crowd “you still got it” chant for Vamp. He said if vamp had no fear, and would face him at Ultima Lucha. Vampiro said that “my name is Ian Hodgkinson”. Pentagon cut him off by saying “Tu Nombre es… Que?”, which actually caused the crowd to laugh. Pentagon said maybe Vampiro didnít understand, and he was going to ask one more time, if “IAN” was going to face him? With a nervous cadence, Vampiro refused again, stating that he loves his job at Lucha Underground.

Vampiro said he was going to give Pentagon an answer to take back to his teacher, maestro, his amo. Ian said that Ian Hodgkinson was not going to face Pentagon Jr at Ultima Lucha, and that was that. Striker applauded this choice, the crowd chanted Vampiro! Ian then said the man who was going to kick Pentagon’s Ass; “His name was VAM-PI-Ro!”. Vamp then unbuttoned his shirt and gave Pentagon Jr a chokeslam. Vampiro walked into the crowd and celebrated with them to take us to commercial.

Sexy Star was shown gearing up backstage. She reached in her golden purse and found the mask of Super Fly, which caused her to sigh. (Does she just carry around Super Fly’s mask in her golden purse where ever?). She then put the mask down… well… that was a segment…

Vampiro joined Striker back on Commentary and was sweaty and blown up. He said he was going to “Kill somebody!”. Vamp said he was freaking out and didn’t want to wait until Ultima Lucha. Striker just looked astonished.

2. King Cuerno vs. KillShot for Aztec Medallion number 5 (blue bag). Cuerno won the initial lockup by sending Killshot to the corner. Cuerno initiated his next attacks with some kicks. Killshot dodged Cuerno in the corner and grounded him with a dropkick. KillShot then shot Cuerno with a flying low thrust kick leading to a kicked out pin. Cuerno turned the tide with a dropkick. With Killshot on the outside, Cuerno aimed his signature arrow dive. Killshot blocked the arrow with a feint kick.

KillShot hit Cuerno with a rolling cutter for a pin attempt. KillShot hit a handstand hurricanrana that looked a bit clunky. Cuerno was shaken up on the ring apron with a kick. Cuerno recovered and powerslamed Killshot on said ring apron. Killshot was on the ring apron and staggered Cuerno with a roundhouse. Killshot hit a flying crossbody from the top rope for a two count. Cuerno came back with a running tiger knee and hit a hurricanrana on Killshot. Cuerno took out another arrow and hit his signature arrow dive this time. Back in the ring, Cuerno missed the thrill of the hunt, but ended up hitting a strong flapjack. Cuerno then made KillShot tap out to a unique crossbow submission made famous by Rayo De Jalisco.

King Cuerno defeated KillShot via Submission in 6:03 to earn Aztec Medallion number 5.

Cuerno was awarded his blue bag as Striker told us that Sexy Star was facing Super Fly after the commercial break… [C]

3. Super Fly vs. Sexy Star for Aztec Medallion number 6 (red bag). Super Fly got the first move of the match with front dropkick. After a knee to the thigh, Sexy Star hit Super Fly with the La Mistica armbar for the victory.

Sexy Star defeated Super Fly via submission in 0:30 to earn Aztec Medallion number 6.

Marty the Moth Martinez snatched the mic away from Melissa Santos and acted like the creepy fanboy he is by calling Sexy Star “sexy”. He said that his name was Marty “the Moth” Martinez and he wanted to see that sweet… medallion. He snatched the medallion away. He then confirmed that there was in fact a moth on the medallion that caused the crowd to go into a collective sigh. Marty then claimed that he wanted to bring the medallion back to the ancestors of “his tribe” in a match right now.

4. Marty “The Moth” Martinez vs. Sexy Star for Aztec Medallion number 6 (the moth one). The match started with Sexy Star hitting Marty with some quick strikes. Sexy Star hit Marty with an armdrag. Sexy Star went to the top rope, but Marty caught the crossbody, leading to a body slam. Marty got the two count.

Sexy Star got a two count after a running crossbody. Marty turned the tide with a running shoulder block. Marty locked in the figure four leglock on Sexy Star, yelling at her to tap out. Sexy Star turned the submission over and Marty grabbed the bottom rope to break it. Sexy Star hit La Mistica again out of nowhere for the submission victory.

Sexy Star defeated Marty the Moth Martinez via submission in 2:19 to retain the moth medallion.

Sexy Star celebrated uninterrupted this time sending us to commercial…[C]

Matt Striker went through the entire established (so far) card of Ultima Lucha: Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Mundo, Texano Jr vs. Blue Demon Jr, Angelico, Ivelisse, and Son of Havoc vs. the Disciples of Death, Drago vs. Hernandez, Vampiro vs. Pentagon Jr, and Prince Puma vs. Mil Muertes for the Lucha Underground Championship. Nice Recap!

Dario Cueto was standing in the middle of the ring getting a favorable “El Jefe” chant going (El Jefe is “The Boss” in Spanish). Dario Cueto said in three the biggest match in Lucha Underground history would be taking place at Ultima Lucha. He said the two men in the match were sacrificing their lives body and soul to walk out with the biggest prize of the temple, of lucha libre, of the world, the Lucha Underground Championship. Cueto said he was also very impatient, so he ordered a face-off on this show right now.

Prince Puma was the first person announced, who came without Konnan or his Puma Pelt. Vampiro was pleased that Konnan wasn’t there. Mil Muertes came out without Catrina or his putty patrol. From a hidden camera shot, Catrina was actually shown approaching hidden at the top of the crowd. Dario Cueto was scrambling trying to keep control. Dario tried to order Catrina to the back, but from the other flank, the Muertes Putty guys carried a casket to ringside. Prince Puma went right for the attack against Mil Muertes as Dario Cueto had expectedly lost control.

Mil Muertes and the Disciples beat on Prince Puma with the four on one numbers advantage. Suddenly “The O-G, the King with the Pimp Stick” Konnan (as dubbed by Striker) came in with his pimp stick to ward off the Disciples of Death. Konnan used his pimp stick to easily beat up the three useless mooks (sigh… they are like putty patrollers that just got beat up by an old pimp with a cane).

Just as Konnan teased hitting Catrina, Mil Muertes grabbed the pimp cane and took out Konnan and Puma. Catrina hit Konnan with the magic rock, and the Disciples rolled him into the casket. Mil Muertes forced Puma to watch as they shut the casket close. Puma was then spiked in the mat with a Flatliner. Mil Muertes stood tall with the cane and title as the show closed.

As for the overall show, this show was packed and an overall good build-up show for Ultima Lucha. We still don’t know what these medallions are for, but at least they are trying now to give them meaning. Also, this was a bit more like your traditional WWE-like wrestling shows as they decided to go more with the in-ring promos rather than their telenovela backstage style segments. The next two shows are going to be packed. They still have the go home in a few weeks and also the Black Lotus, Texano Jr, The Trios, and a few other feuds I might be forgetting still loom in the background. Ultima Lucha was already looking exciting and this show provided good initial hype, let’s hopefully enjoy the ride the next two weeks in the universe of Lucha Underground.

Posted July 16th, 2015 in News, Results. Tagged: , .

Alberto El Patron Comments On Missing Charity Wrestling Event In Texas

As reported earlier this week, Alberto El Patron no-showed the Lone Star Championship Wrestling charity show to benefit a local autisim company this past Sunday in Texas.

Since the initial report, the promotion had learned that El Patron missed the event due to a personal issue, one where they saw the actual documentation to verify his absence as being legitimate.

El Patron has released his first public comments since missing the booking, which you can read below.

Posted July 15th, 2015 in News. Tagged: .

Alberto El Patron No-Shows Charity Wrestling Event, Promotion Issues Statement

AAA Mega Champion Alberto El Patron (aka Alberto Del Rio) no-showed the Lone Star Championship Wrestling “Bustin For Autism” charity event in Pasadena, Texas on Sunday evening.

Clutch City Promotions issued the following statement regarding El Patron no-showing the event:

We would like to sincerely apologize to all the fans that came out expecting to see Alberto “El Patron” (Del Rio) in action tonight. Alberto was advertised as the main event for the “Bustin for Autism” charity event in Houston (Pasadena) TX and he did not show up.

Fans in the Houston area are familiar with our company and know that we have an excellent reputation. We would never false advertise any talent or mislead the fans. We will always state the facts, as of 11:55PM we have not received any information from Alberto’s “camp” as to why he did not appear at the event. Alberto helped us promote the event through his social media and as of 9:00PM yesterday there has always been constant communication. Alberto was given money up front as a deposit, he was provided with a four-star hotel, as well as first class air-fare. We followed through with all the terms that were required by Alberto and have numerous e-mails, and text with all this information.

We understand that unforeseen circumstances sometimes happen and we are hoping that Alberto is doing well. It is unclear what caused the “no-show” but it is very difficult to comprehend as to why we weren’t notified by a member of his camp. Alberto was to appear at an autograph session before his match from 4:00PM-6:00P, we have been attempting to contact him since 12:00PM today. Nevertheless, we scrambled and did everything possible to make sure that the fans of LoneStar Championship Wrestling left satisfied. Special thanks to professionals such as Tommy Dreamer & Lance Hoyt (who put on a hardcore match as the main event), and Gene Snitsky (who faced Carson in Alberto’s place).

Again, we thank all the fans that came out tonight and supported a great cause!

Posted July 13th, 2015 in News. Tagged: .

Lucha Underground Preview For Tonight (Episode 136)

The following matches were taped for tonight’s edition of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network.

– The Mack vs. Cage

– Vampiro Interviews Pentagon Jr.

– Son of Havoc (w/Ivelisse, Angelico) vs. Mil Muertes (with Catrina)

– Texano promo

– Alberto El Patron, AeroStar, Sexy Star and Drago vs. Johnny Mundo, Jack Evans, Super Fly and Hernandez in an Atomicos tag team match

You can watch a video preview for tonight’s show at the top of the page.

Posted July 8th, 2015 in News. Tagged: .

Mysterio/El Patron Teaming Up, Steve Austin Interviews His Brothers

– IWGP Junior Tag-Team Champions The Young Bucks are scheduled to take on AAA “dream team” Rey Mysterio and Alberto El Patron in the main event of the Northeast Wrestling’s fourth annual “Wrestling Under The Stars” event, which is scheduled for August 1 at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York.

https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/615906443347136512

– WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin has released the latest episode of his “Steve Austin Show” podcast, which features a “Stone Cold” interview with “The Rattlesnake’s” two brothers, Kevin and Jeff. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.

Posted June 30th, 2015 in News, WWE. Tagged: , , , , .

Lucha Underground TV Results – June 25, 2015

Lucha Underground TV Results
Taped at “The Temple” of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California
Aired on June 25, 2015 on the El Rey Network
Report by ProWrestling.net

This week’s intro video reintroduced us to the quest for the ancient Aztec Medallions again. Also recapped, was the new and improved dark knight Drago. Drago’s opponent for this week’s show was Mil Muertes with Drago’s Ultima Lucha title shot on the line.

M. Bison has left the building (quoting Matt Striker’s Street Fighter reference last week); because this week we got the triumphant return of Los Ryobacks ready to feed more tunes to the Lucha Underground Temple like no other. Vampiro was more excited than usual because the Lucha Underground season was nearing its conclusion. Matt Striker said that after El Patron’s revenge in the Ironman match last week, Johnny Mundo would face Alberto El Patron in a grudge match at Ultima Lucha. I think we got our first vs. pictures for Lucha Underground as well.

Sexy Star was already in the ring for a match. Her opponent this week was her former friend Super Fly who still looks like a Hispanic Uso brother without his mask. Matt Striker quickly transitioned us to “Ringside with Vampiro”.

Vampiro brought up that Super Fly made his return interfering in Sexy Star’s match against Pentagon Jr. Vampiro said it would have been logical that Fly target the person that broke his arm, but instead Super Fly attacked the person who cost him his mask in the impromptu Luchas De Apuestas. Vampiro asked “why”? Super Fly said (in Spanish) that he doesn’t have to explain himself, which caused Vampiro to flash a funny face like he ate a warhead candy. Fly said that Sexy Star stole something from him and he wanted to do the same to her, to make her feel the pain he felt, but Vampiro thwarted his goal by stopping Pentagon Jr from doing his arm breaking thing.

Super Fly said that Vampiro was the one that saved Sexy Star from getting her arm broken which caused Vampiro to flash a smug look of smugness. Vampiro brought up that Sexy Star beat Super Fly fair and square in Luchas De Apuestas. Super Fly retorted by saying that Sexy Star should have taken the alternative route and just quit her job which would protect both Super Fly’s Mask/Soul and arm.

Vampiro reiterated that Sexy Star won fair and square. Fly said that Dario Cueto sanctioned a rematch between Sexy Star and Super Fly, and Fly demanded that Vampiro not interfere this time. Vampiro said not to worry about Vamp and instead worry about beating the person that beat him before. Super Fly said he wasn’t going to go easy on Sexy Star because she’s a woman, which he did in the last match. He said tonight, he was going to “put her in her place” (in Spanish).

1. Sexy Star vs. Super Fly. Back in the temple, Super Fly started the match with a slap to Star’s face. Star came back with a chest slap. Super Fly gained the upper hand with his quickness. Super Fly slowed things down a bit with kicks and elbow strikes. Super Fly went right for Sexy star’s mask, trying to rip it off to no avail. The ref broke the mask ripping, and Sexy Star went right back to his offense. Sexy Star came back with some combo kicks. After a pin attempt by Sexy Star, Super Fly turned the tables on offense dominating again.

Sexy Star ended the attack of Super Fly with a tightrope armdrag. Sexy Star attempted a pin again. Fly turned the tables again with a strong slap to Star’s face. Super Fly hit the ugliest looking AA like maneuver, but followed it up with a sidesplash for a nearfall. Sexy Star managed to backdrop Super Fly to the outside. Sexy Star then did a high risk fall on Super Fly. Sexy Star did a tightrope armdrag on the outside. Fly hit a soft elbow to get back in the ring. Sexy Star grounded Super Fly with a sloppy armdrag.

Sexy Star put Super Fly in the center of the ring and stomped on him. After a legdrop, Sexy Star got a nearfall of her own. Sexy Star hit northern lights Suplex for a two count. Super Fly got the advantage this time with a low kick. Super Fly hit two consecutive power bombs with the pin in the sitout position for the victory.

Super Fly defeated Sexy Star via pinfall in 6:33.

Super Fly continued to stomp on Sexy Star after the match, also trying to unmask Sexy Star. Super Fly disposed of her outside to the outside of the ring as Sexy Star shot him a look of anger. Matt Striker took us to commercial, telling us that Aztec Medallion number three would be on the line after the break in a multi-man matchup… [C]

Outside against the rising sun, Dark Knight Drago was doing katas on the roofs of Los Angeles. He was doing these katas with nunchaku and to the wub-wubs of dubstep. We were told via text on the screen that Drago prepares for battle tonight…

Melissa Santos introduced us to our next match. She had the unfortunate job of introducing Pentagon Jr. Pentagon Jr acted like a D-bag and ripped the microphone out of her hand aggressively. Pentagon Jr said he was not interested in a simple medallion. He wanted to offer his master something more valuable. He also said he’s the only luchador with Zero Fear. Pentagon said he wanted to destroy the man who took away his biggest sacrifice (sexy star). That man was Vampiro. Pentagon Jr. demanded that Vampiro enter the ring to face him.

Vampiro smirked but didn’t budge at first. Vampiro stood up when Pentagon Jr. approached him at the announcer desk. Pentagon Jr. made several attempts to goad him into a fight. Vampiro pushed back which caused the crowd to go bananas for him. Before Vampiro could get extra hype, the referee got in-between him and Pentagon Jr., which caused Pentagon Jr to retreat to the back. Vampiro sold frustration and couldn’t even put back on his headset which prompted Matt Striker to send us immediately to commercial… [C]

Matt Striker did his best and got Vampiro as calm as Vampiro could be given the situation. Pentagon was gone from the building which changed the match to a fatal four way between Marty the Moth, The Mack, “They call him” Cage, and AeroStar. Vampiro just sat there in a vegetative state…

2. AeroStar vs. Marty “The Moth” Martinez vs. Cage vs. The Mack for Aztec Medallion No. 3. The Mack went right for his rival Cage to start off the match as AeroStar and Marty watched on like buddies watching a wrestling match. AeroStar turned the buddy side-hug into a schoolboy pin attempt which Martin kicked out of. AeroStar sent Marty into the side turnbuckle with a huracanrana. Mack and Cage showcased their strength with each other. Vampiro recovered and told the fans sorry.

AeroStar and Cage carried on their own battles. Marty ended the attack of AeroStar and started to flap like a moth. Marty then went on to fly like a moth over the top rope to take down Mack and Cage. AeroStar recovered and hit a top rope senton on Cage and Marty. Cage snuck back in the ring as the other luchadores fought on the outside. AeroStar tried to springboard back in the ring but Cage caught him in powerslam position. Cage did some bicep curls with AeroStar as the weight, and then tossed him on The Mack.

Cage suplexed Marty back in the ring from the second rope to get a nearfall on Marty. Mack came back in and hit some quick offense. AeroStar took down Mack with a springboard dropkick. AeroStar hit Mack with a springboard senton to get a nearfall. Mack tried to whip Aerostar to the side but Aerostar came back with an elbow. After a Samoan Drop by mack, Mack hit AeroStar with a standing shooting Star press.

Marty the Moth hit Mack with a pump bicycle kick. Cage, on the outside, side slammed AeroStar on the ring apron. Marty quickly tried to get several pins on Mack. Mack countered a suplex of Marty, but Marty countered back with his unorthodox fighting style. Marty dragged Mack to the center of the ring and got a really close nearfall. Mack ended the moth’s offense with a pop-up elbow strike. Cage came out of nowhere with a running discus clothesline to get a nearfall on Mack. Cage went right for Marty the Moth and hit him with a TKO. AeroStar was tossed by cage but came right back at cage with dropkicks.

AeroStar and Marty teamed up to stagger Cage a bit. Cage managed to power through both luchadores. Cage neutralized Mack by throwing him on the outside turnbuckle. As both men were standing on the ring apron. Mack performed an exploder suplex on the apron. Mack went to the top rope and hit Cage with a frog splash. Marty the Moth sent to the second rope and flapped his hands like a moth. AeroStar made sure that didn’t last and ended up hitting his tightrope frankensteiner. AeroStar hit his finisher, the springboard splash, for victory.

AeroStar defeated Marty the Moth, Cage, and The Mack via pinfall in 9:06 to earn Aztec Medallion #3.

Drago vs. Mil Muertes with the title shot for Ultima Lucha on the line was up later on after the break…[C]

The Trios champions, Son of Havoc, Ivelisse, and Angelico were shown training backstage. Havoc and Ivelisse were taking their boxing practice a bit too seriously. Angelico tried to step in and be the voice of reason. Ivelisse threatened to punch Havoc. Catrina came in out of nowhere like she usually does (I bet stalker Josh Matthews wishes he had Catrina’s powers when he was WWE interviewer). Catrina teased some Hot Lesbian Action with Ivelisse while telling her that death was coming to the three of them, which couldn’t be stopped.

Catrina held up her magic rock and it shot lightning. Out of that lighting, Catrina’s three Putty Patrollers, The Disciples of Death, formed while surrounded by an aura of electricity. With their electric punches, they took down the Trios Champions. Catrina then walked out of the room with Mil Muertes by her side as the Trios Champs were on the ground motionless…

The New and Improved Drago was the first luchador out for his condendership defense. Beat Down Clan member Hernandez came out of nowhere and started beating down Drago with his belt. (Hernandez managed to make two unexpected run-ins for two different wrestling promotions on the same night!). After choking out Drago, Hernandez left the temple with a cocky look… [C]

Referee Marty Elias, was talking with Drago to see if he can still go through with the match. Drago agreed to go on with the match. Melissa Santos took the ref’s cue to introduce Mil Muertes who was accompanied by Catrina.

3. Drago vs. Mil Muertes (w/ Catrina) for a Lucha Underground Championship match at Ultima Lucha. Drago stood against the turnbuckle trying to shake off the attack of Hernandez. Mil Muertes hit several shoulder tackles on Drago in the corner. Drago tried to come back with a German Suplex, but Mil Muertes blocked it. Drago managed to block Mil Muertes’s German suplex and hit Sliced Bread #2 on him. Drago got some shots in with his feet, but Mil Muertes didn’t flinch and mounted the stomps again.

Mil wailed on Drago with rapid chest punches in the corner. Mil Muertes then attempted a Gorilla press, but Drago escaped. Drago almost got tilt-a-whirled, but managed to escape. Mil Muertes ended Drago’s quick flurry with an emphatic spear. Drago still had some fight in him as he escaped a pin attempt. Mil Muertes continued with knee strikes to the back of Drago. Mil went on to hit some chops on Drago. Drago got a glimpse of hope by huracanrana-ing Mil Muertes to the outside. Mil was taken down with a Drago crossbody.

Mil Muertes recovered quickly and pushed Drago in the turnbuckle. After the front row audience members cleared, Drago was sent flying into the seats. Mil Muertes then broke several wooden chairs on Drago. Vampiro said Mil was “beating the Sh*t out of the building and the dragon”. Drago laid under a bunch of broken wood. Drago got out of the wood, but Mil speared him into the rusty barricade.

Mil Muertes took the action back into the ring. After absorbing the spiritual energy of his surroundings, according to Striker, Mil dragged Drago to the announce table. Mil Muertes powerbombed Drago on the table. Mil Muertes slammed his fist into the center of the Aztec seal in the middle of the ring. Mil dragged a weakened Drago back in the ring, and Drago assured the crowd that there was still some hope for him with subtle hand motions. Drago got another window of hope after a feint kick. Drago planted Mil Muertes with a springboard DDT.

Mil Muertes sat up, Undertaker Style. Drago tried to hit his Dragon’s Lair finisher, but Mil Muertes rolled through and started to run a ground and pound attack on the heroic Drago. Drago tried to crawl to the ropes but Mil was too powerful. Mil Muertes held Drago really close and hit the Flatliner for the victory.

Mil Muertes defeated Drago via pinfall in 9:20 to earn a Lucha Underground Championship match at Ultima Lucha.

Catrina crawled in the ring and gave Drago her signature lick of death. Catrina and Mil then shared a kiss in the ring as she held up her magic death rock. From the top entrance, Prince Puma and Konnan came out. Prince Puma tried to enter the ring, but Konnan held him back. This ended Lucha Underground.

Character development is something we got a good look at in this episode and I almost like to compare the “leveling up” mechanic to a show like Dragonball Z. Drago and Mil are great examples, since “returning” they’ve both came back with new, evolved looks. The looks aren’t just cosmetic, as it has given them next-level powers that make them stronger than they started. Not to mention, Mil Muertes definitely looks much more like a monster now, where the first version of him looked like a more generic luchador than El Generico and it look like he wore pajama pants. It’s not just those two, Lucha Underground does this all across the board; just look at Vampiro, Pentagon, and Super Fly tonight too.

BRAND NEW PHOTO GALLERY: Ronda Rousey In Skimpy Bikinis & Tight Outfits

Posted June 26th, 2015 in News, Results. Tagged: , .

TNA Making Strong Push To Sign Rey Mysterio

In the past year, TNA has reportedly made a legitimate attempt to sign multiple top-tier former WWE Superstars, such as Edge, Alberto El Patron and CM Punk. Apparently the promotion is currently focused on trying to sign one major talent that recently officially parted ways with the company.

According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, TNA is in the process of making a big play for former WWE Champion Rey Mysterio.

TNA reportedly tried to sign Mysterio just this past week, as both Dixie Carter and John Gaburick spoke with him about the possibility of signing with the company.

According to one source, both TNA executives tried to push the idea that they could get Mysterio’s merchandise into stores and assist him in getting television and film work.

Additionally, Carter and Gaburick gave Mysterio the impression that they would build TNA around him as the company’s long sought after Hispanic star. They reportedly told him that the deal would be a non-exclusive deal, as he would still be allowed to work for other promotions on days that do not conflict with TNA’s schedule.

For what it’s worth, the belief is that Mysterio will still be signing a contract to officially join Lucha Underground in the near future.

Posted June 18th, 2015 in News, TNA. Tagged: , , , , , .

Lucha Underground TV Results – June 17, 2015

Lucha Underground TV Results
Taped at “The Temple” of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California
Aired on June 17, 2015 on the El Rey Network
Report by ProWrestling.net

This week’s intro video was based around the motivation and progression of the Johnny Mundo rudo turn. This video ended with Dario Cueto rewarding Johnny Mundo for his character change, with an Ironman Match for the Lucha Underground Championship on this week’s episode.

No more Ryobacks this week; The band known as Mexican Dubwiser poured in the smooth Latin beats for tonight. These beats were enough to pump up Vampiro again who was joined by the Sexy Matt Striker (vamp’s words not mine). Striker went straight to business by laying down the rules to the Iron Man Match that was going to happen “All Night Long”.

Johnny Mundo and Prince Puma were already in the ring to quickly start things off (obviously we’re not getting one hour since three minutes already passed). “PP” and “JM” were put in the bottom left corner of the screen to show the amount of pinfalls Prince Puma and Johnny Mundo accumulated.

1. Prince Puma vs. Johnny Mundo in a show-long Iron Man Match for the Lucha Underground Championship. Both luchadores stared holes into each other to start the match. Prince Puma extended his hand in respect for Mundo, and Mundo aggressively and respectfully obliged to the handshake. Mundo won the initial lockup with a drop toehold, but puma quickly linked in some countering chain wrestling moves. Mundo broke up the chain with a spinebuster and quickly went for a pin attempt. Mundo and Puma had another long staredown. Puma tried to target Mundo’s left leg, but Mundo eek out an enziguri.

Matt Striker noted that Konnan wasn’t in Puma’s corner this week and Vampiro continued to hate on Konnan like usual. Prince Puma lad a headlock during this time. Puma escaped with a shoulderblock and did some slick dodges to Mundo’s running attack. Mundo managed to send Puma to the outside with a roundhouse. Mundo missed on a corkscrew plancha, only plancha-ing air. Puma jumped quickly on the dizzied Johnny Mundo with a corkscrew plancha that was twice as fast as Mundo’s. Puma soaked in some cheers to send us to commercial. [C]

Puma was in the middle of a pin attempt when we came back, to no avail. A clock popped up on the screen saying that the match was timing in at about 33:43, counting down. Mundo escaped a fireman carry roundhouse. Puma escaped the moonlight drive, but took a forearm. After running the ropes, Prince Puma performed a bodyscissors rollup out of nowhere for the first pinfall in the match.

Prince Puma scored the first pinfall of the match to earn a 1-0 lead.

Puma and Mundo rested for a bit. Vampiro claimed that the ref did a fast count. Johnny Mundo hit a quick gut kick and neckbreaker. Puma kicked out of several pin attempts. Mundo moved his offense to a keylock and judo legsweep. Puma ended the offense of Mundo with a high dropkick. Mundo kicked out of a pin attempt of his own. prince Puma landed a standing shooting star, leading to a two count.

Mundo was shaken up a bit by a Puma kick. Mundo caught an incoming Prince Puma with a springboard dropkick. Puma kicked out of the following pin attempt. Johnny Mundo focused his current attack on the left arm of Prince Puma. Mundo also used this left arm to get shortarm kicks and strikes. Puma escaped the shortarm hold and hit a running cutter on Mundo. Puma tackled and kicked Mundo in the corner.

Mundo dodged a crossbody and tried to hit Fin De Mundo (Starship Pain). Puma dodged the pain but Johnny Mundo did an illegal pin attempt with his entire top half using the ropes as leverage. The ref didn’t catch the cheating and gave Johnny Mundo the tainted point. Johnny Mundo quickly rolled out of the ring to recover sending us to commercial. [C]

Johnny Mundo gained the second pinfall to tie the match at 1-1.

28:00 was the number on the screen telling us the time left in this match. Prince Puma started off with the schoolboy pin that didn’t work. Johnny Mundo tried a pin after a backbreaker legsweep. Johnny Mundo hit his signature running knee to the head of Prince Puma to get another two count. Johnny Mundo tried to hit a superplex on Prince Puma. After fighting on the second rope with punches, both men had a temporary stalemate. Puma jumped over the turnbuckle to send Mundo to the ground with a hurricanrana. Johnny Mundo crawled under the ring to pull out a wooden box and a chair.

Matt Striker quickly used Mundo crawling under the ring to make a Hornswoggle joke. Puma escaped a powerbomb on the wooden box and reversed into a Michinoku Driver, planting Mundo into the wooden box which shattered. Prince Puma stood up a bit shaken up after the move. Johnny Mundo found a crowbar and regained the advantage. Mundo nailed Puma in the head or shoulder with the (hopefully gimmicked) crowbar. Mundo dragged Puma in the ring and gained the next pinfall

Johnny Mundo scored another pinfall to take the lead at 1-2.

Johnny Mundo waited a bit for Prince Puma to get up and planted him with the Moonlight Drive for another quick pinfall.

Johnny Mundo scored another pinfall to lead at 1-3.

Johnny Mundo hollered in victory. Johnny Mundo hit Prince Puma with a beautiful disaster kick to put him in position for the Fin De Mundo, which he successfully hit. Johnny Mundo gained another visual pinfall.

Johnny Mundo scored another pinfall to lead at 1-4.

Johnny Mundo started gloating and flexing in the ring. Johnny Mundo told a ringside assistant that “I’m parched”. Johnny Mundo got a bottle of water to quench his thirst and wet his hair. Prince Puma laid prone in the ring while Johnny was on his water break. Striker and Vampiro started to worry about Prince Puma’s health. Johnny Mundo hit Prince Puma with the same water bottle of doom spot that R-Truth hit Mundo with once upon a time ago.

Johnny Mundo teased a corner splash on Puma, but Puma got some kicks in. Puma rolled the ground a bit to hit Mundo with a jumping DDT. Johnny Mundo and Puma fought on the apron a bit until Mundo hit a neckbreaker on Puma, on the ring apron. [C]

Johnny Mundo dragged out a giant ladder from under the ring with the match having 20:00 left on the clock. Prince Puma was met in the face with Mundo’s long ladder. Mundo took the ladder to get to the balcony of the Temple. Before he scaled it, Mundo set up a table beside it. This took several minutes, Mundo wanted to set up two neatly. Johnny Mundo went over to soften Prince Puma again to allow Puma to be set on the dual table setup.

Johnny Mundo scaled the ladder to reach the top of the grungy “balcony” area. Prince Puma recovered and didn’t use a ladder by climbing up the crossbeam metal to meet Mundo on the top. Prince Puma and Johnny Mundo fought in the crowd with Puma having the advantage. Puma suplexed Johnny Mundo on the top of the seating area, letting out an obvious thud. Prince Puma added a third table to the top of Mundo’s Dual table setup. Vampiro was hungry for pain. Prince Puma put a fourth table into the mix.

Prince Puma tried to Superplex mundo into the table structure, Mundo superkicked Prince Puma to the ground, missing the tables. Johnny Mundo parkoured his way to meet up with Mexican Budweiser. Mundo grabbed their mic and told everyone “Hola”. He also told everyone of his match lead. Mundo told the band to start playing music. Matt Stryker said the leader of Dubweiser was M. Bison.

Prince Puma tried to climb the ladder while Mundo was wetting his hair again. Mundo threw some of the water down on the climbing Puma. Mundo tried to use a wooden plank to hit Puma but puma stole the plank from him. Prince Puma grounded Mundo with the plank. M. Bison gave Prince Puma a Mexican guitar. Prince Puma hit Mundo in the head with the Mexican Guitar. Somewhere out there, Jeff Jarrett is smiling.

When both men recovered, but Prince Puma Psycho crushered Johnny Mundo from the top of the band area to the table structure a story down. (if Striker can make an M. Bison reference, I can be allowed to in regards to this spear right?). Striker made an audible “Oh, shit!” comment in regards to the spear. This took us to commercial when both men laid motionless in the mountain of debris. [C]

Prince Puma was the first one up. Johnny Mundo had a bloody head. Prince Puma tried to drag Mundo to the ring, but stumbled due to the fatigue. Prince Puma eventually got Mundo back in the ring after some struggling. Prince Puma gained the next pinfall.

Prince Puma scored the pinfall to trail 2-4.

Prince Puma and Johnny Mundo traded punches on their knees. Both luchadores struggled to stay on their feet when the punching became standing. Puma dodged the springboard roundhouse. Puma spun his way into a spinning roundhouse. Prince Puma hit Mundo with his fireman carry Pele Kick. Puma planted Mundo with a spinning Michinoku Driver to score another pinfall for himself.

Prince Puma scored another pinfall to trail 3-4.

Prince Puma got to his feet first with the rallying of the crowd. Johnny Mundo escaped a roundhouse from Puma by ducking out to the outside. Mundo played cat-and-mouse with Puma because he had the lead. Puma and Mundo utilized their parkour to chase each other around the arena. Johnny Mundo hid behind Vampiro and Striker. Puma eventually caught Puma with a feint kick on the apron to put him in position for a top rope move. Johnny Mundo rolled away, making Puma’s Phoenix Splash, only hitting air.

Johnny Mundo slowly walked to the top of the concourse. Johnny Mundo was met by a clothesline from another competitor at the top. That man was Alberto El Patron. El Patron kicked Mundo down the steps. Five minutes flashed on the clock as Alberto beat up Johnny ringside. Mundo was put back in the ring to allow Prince Puma to hit Mundo with a springboard 450 Splash. Prince Puma scored the pinfall.

Prince Puma tied the match up at 4-4.

Alberto El Patron grabbed the mic and said “Los Angeles! El Patron is IN THE HOUSEEEEEEEE!”. Alberto told “the perro” Johnny Mundo that this match looks even right now, but his troubles with El Patron were far from even. He said if Mundo walked away with the title tonight, he was going to be around to kick Mundo’s ass, and take the title. He then told Puma that if Puma won, just to be ready for a matchup between Alberto and Puma; but “of course, you already knew that” [wink]. 3:30 was ticking down at this point.

Johnny Mundo let out a barbaric yell, and spinebustered Puma against the turnbuckle. Johnny Mundo clubbed on Puma with punches in the corner. Puma tried a rollup, Mundo escaped. Mundo tried a backslide pin, Puma escaped. Puma tried a sunset flip, Mundo countered into a rollup and failed. Mundo hit his signature running knee. Puma kicked out of the nearfall. Vampiro was energized with two minutes on the clock. Mundo escaped the fireman carry.

Johnny Mundo countered a Puma armdrag with a standing moonsault sideslam for a nearfall that invoked a “Lucha!” chant. Johnny Mundo put Prince Puma on the top rope as the crowd had dueling “Let’s go Puma”, “Puma Sucks” chants. Mundo tried to hit Puma with a frankensteiner but Puma escaped to the other turnbuckle. One minute started to tick down.

Both luchadores struggled to get up at around thirty seconds. Prince Puma hit a front dropkick nailing Johnny Mundo with the 630 with ten seconds on the clock.

Prince Puma scored the final pinfall over Johnny Mundo with less than ten seconds remaining to retain the Lucha Underground Championship.

Johnny Mundo writhed on the ground in frustration of losing the close match. Matt Striker sold idea of Prince Puma taking things up another level in this epic matchup. Prince Puma stood in the middle of the ring holding his belt high over his head, as far as his fatigued knees would allow. This would end this week’s Lucha Underground.

Posted June 18th, 2015 in News, Results. Tagged: , .

Eva Marie Congratulates The Rock (Photo), Rey Mysterio/El Patron To Work AAA Event

– The Rock’s new movie “San Andreas” is expected to break the $100 million mark at the box office this weekend. WWE Diva, who posted a photo of herself with The Rock, congratulated him on her official Instagram page. You can check out the post below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/3lz0biGzQ0/

– Rey Mysterio is scheduled to team with La Parka and the original Sin Cara (Myzteziz) to take on Johnny Mundo, El Mesia and Pentagon at the AAA “Verano de Escandalo” event in Monterrey, Mexico on June 14th. Alberto El Patron will also be on the card, taking on Brian Cage for the AAA Mega Championship.

Posted June 6th, 2015 in News, WWE. Tagged: , , , , .

Details On Alberto El Patron’s Lucha Underground Contract

While most Lucha Underground wrestlers are working under long-term contracts with low per-match rates, Alberto El Patron has a unique deal that guarantees him at least $500,000 per year.

Back in March, Alberto suffered a partially torn quad, which has limited his MMA and kickboxing. He claims to have several many big-money offers from top MMA promotions, although UFC denies they have made him an offer.

Alberto El Patron and Rey Mysterio are expected to be featured prominently on the second season of Lucha Underground.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Posted June 5th, 2015 in News. Tagged: .

Jim Ross Reveals Podcast Guests, New Piper’s Pit, Neville, Todays Birthdays

– WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross noted on social media recently that Bret Hart, Torrie Wilson and Mike Tenay will be guests on upcoming episodes of his “Ross Report” podcast.

– Speaking of podcasts, WWE Hall Of Famer Greg Valentine is the guest on the latest edition of Roddy Piper’s “Piper’s Pit” podcast, which is now available at PodcastOne.com.

– WWE Shop has released a new “Dawn Of The Attitude Era” t-shirt for Neville. The shirt is available now at WWEShop.com.

– WWE Superstar Roman Reigns is celebrating his 30th birthday today. Reigns was born on May 25, 1985. Also celebrating birthdays today are Bo Dallas (25) and Alberto El Patron (38).

Posted May 25th, 2015 in News, WWE. Tagged: , , , , , , , , .

Lucha Underground Preview For Tonight

The following matches were taped for tonight’s edition of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network:

– Son of Havoc and Angelico (w/Ivelisse) vs. Mr. Cisco and Cortez Castro (w/Bael)

– Texano vs. Delavar Daivari

– Prince Puma and Hernandez vs. Cage and King Cuerno

– Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Mundo – The winner faces Hernandez to become No. 1 contender to the Lucha Underground Championship on next week’s show

Make sure to joins us here at SEScoops.com later in the week for a complete Lucha Underground television report.

Above is complete video preview for tonight’s show.

Posted May 6th, 2015 in News. Tagged: , , , , , , .

Major Update On Lucha Underground’s Future, Rumored TV Deals, Mysterio & Alberto

While a second season of Luhca Underground has yet to be confirmed, almost everybody in the company is under the impression that it will be happening. Lucha Underground currently has episodes taped through August, including the Ultimo Lucha 2-hour season finale that’s gotten rave reviews from fans who were in attendance.

The working plan is for season 2 episodes to keep a similar production schedule as last year, with the first episodes of the new season being taped in September and a late September/early October premiere.

Rey Mysterio and Alberto El Patron are expected to be the new faces of the promotion from a marketing standpoint, due to their star power in the United States in Mexico.

There is also talk of holding tapings on the road, with Texas being discussed as well as other locations in the south west. Production expenses remain a big issue for the promotion. While the show has been critically acclaimed, the ad revenue based on the current level of TV exposure is not covering their costs.

Lucha Underground continues to push for more TV deals, hoping to get on Univision in the United States and on Televisa in Mexico. A deal with Televisa would be a game changer, which would make Lucha Underground more accessible in Mexico than even AAA.

A deal with Univision would make Lucha Underground the number two national promotion in the United States, available in more homes than Impact Wrestling. Granted these would be Spanish-language broadcasts (El Rey continuing to air the English shows), but landing one or both of these new TV deals will be a huge victory for them.

Posted April 30th, 2015 in News. Tagged: , .

Christopher Daniels Explains Why He Left TNA, Talks Working With El Patron, ROH

Former TNA star Christopher Daniels recently spoke with the folks at Kayfabe Kickout about his decision to leave TNA, return to ROH and more. Below are some highlights from the interview.

On whether he saw the move coming that he would have to eventually leave TNA: “I was definitely surprised and disappointed. I knew that we (Frankie and myself) weren’t being used as a top tag-team despite being told repeatedly that we were one of the most entertaining acts on the roster, but I figured that there was an ebb and flow to it all, and once TNA signed Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards, I assumed there’d be an opportunity for us to come back into the spotlight in a feud against them. But that wasn’t the case.”

On whether sees himself in the ROH Title picture after his match with Roderick Strong at Supercard of Honor IX: “Well, I believe that as one of the first talents to work at the main event level in RoH, I can always be looked upon as a viable contender to the heavyweight title. But a lot of that depends on the future for Frankie and me as a tag team, which I feel is very positive at this point.”

On working with Alberto El Patron (Alberto Del Rio): “I was very proud that the company viewed me as a potential opponent for Alberto. I felt that it was a sign of their confidence in me as a wrestler to put me in such a high-profile match.”

Check out the complete interview at KayfabeKickout.com.

Posted April 9th, 2015 in News, ROH, TNA. Tagged: , , , .

Lucha Underground Preview (Episode 20)

The following matches are confirmed for tonight’s edition of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network.

– Alberto El Patron vs. Texano in a Bullrope match

– Angelico vs. Son of Havoc

– Prince Puma vs. Cage in a Boyle Heights Street Fight

Check back later this week for Rudy Cabrera’s full rundown of the show.

Posted March 25th, 2015 in News. Tagged: .

Jay Lethal On Working Against Alberto El Patron, Thoughts On Internet Wrestling Community

ROH TV Champion Jay Lethal recently appeared as a guest on the Chad Dukes Wrestling Show to promote his upcoming match against Alberto El Patron. Below are highlights from the interview.

On wrestling Alberto El Patron: “The coolest part of it is my dad, who watches anything and everything wrestling, is a big fan of Alberto’s, so it was actually cool getting to wrestle somebody that my dad was a fan of AND beating him so that way I could rub it in my dad’s face.

“But also, much like when I wrestled Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, I love those high-profile matches where you know there’s gonna be a lot of eyes on you because there’s a lot of press and publicity and such surrounding the match. I always love rising to those occasions because it’s kind of a lot of pressure, you know? You know the competition is going to be watching, especially since Alberto came from somewhere else, some of the people over there are going to be watching, it’s really exciting. It can be nerve wrecking, but I love those moments in wrestling.”

On the internet wrestling community: “That’s where we get to almost judge whether not what we’re doing is working. I think a lot of the internet wrestling community fans are bit smarter than the average wrestling fan, which is why they come together in this little internet community. I definitely think that it’s a positive that they are there, although they shouldn’t be taken too seriously sometimes.

“The wrestling world is becoming smarter, and what I mean by that is, I remember a time where there were so many fans who only knew what the WWF was and that was it. Now that they are finding out about independent shows and all the other things like that they’re becoming smarter, not even because they want to be but because it’s happening naturally. I do believe if we can please them, and its very easy to know if they’re being pleased, [laughs] they do not keep it to themselves.

“Every wrestler is egotistical, we all are. We all want to be praised. So no matter what it is we do, no matter who the wrestler is, don’t let them fool you, we all search for comments about what we are doing. Some of us take those comments too personally, they take it to the heart and they let it get us down if we thought we did something good but find out there was a massive amount of people or maybe a small amount of people who don’t think that it was good. That really gets some people down, I’ve seen it happen and it’s a shame. But overall I think it’s a good tool.”

Check out the complete interview at ChadDukesWrestlingShow.com.

Posted March 18th, 2015 in News. Tagged: , , , .

Johnny Mundo On Rey Mysterio To Lucha Underground, Joey Mercury/WWE, Alberto El Patron

Johnny Mundo (formerly known as John Morrison) recently appeared on the Pro Wrestling Experience podcast to talk about a number of Lucha Underground related topics. Below are highlights from the interview.

On his experience at Lucha Underground: “Loving it. It’s a combination of lucha libre mix-in with American style pro wrestling and gridy action films. Three things that I like Action, Wrestling and Storytelling. The roster is like the best roster in the world as far as talent goes and everybody backstage is getting along well for a start up federation and it’s seems to continue to find it’s identity each week. Its exciting to be there, the show are great and continuing to improve and the roster is coming to it’s own and we’re continuing to define what Lucha Underground is each week!”

On his thoughts about Rey Mysterio joining AAA and possibly joining Lucha Underground: “I hope he comes to Lucha Underground for selfish reasons because I want to wrestle him. Rey is at a point in his career where he’s done everything and the next thing Rey does is going to be because he wants to do it and hopefully it is with Lucha Underground. I loved hanging out with him and wrestling him and the fans do as well so I think that would be really rad.”

On Alberto El Patron: “I had a bunch of matches with him when we were in WWE, but a lot of them were short tv matches. I’m really looking forward to having a ppv style produced match with him. He’s super talented and super nice guy. Had alot of fun with him on some Florida tours. When he and I get in the ring together we’re going to show what we can do.”

On his former tag team partner Joey Mercury being part of major storylines in the WWE right now: “Couldn’t be happier for him. When I was watching him in the ring with Jon Stewart the other night I was falling out laughing it was awesome. I couldn’t be happier for Joey that guy eat, sleeps and breathes wrestling. He was a genius in psychology when I met him 12 years ago and he’s been improving his game ever since then.”

On who he had the most chemistry in the ring with during his time in WWE: “CM Punk, The Miz, Jeff Hardy, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler”

On his favorite WrestleMania Match: “WrestleMania 24’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match absolutely for the fact that it was first time I had a spotlight on myself on such a grand stage, but also getting to be in the ring with such incredible talent in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, so yea that’s the one for me.”

Check out the complete interview at Speaker.com.

Posted March 15th, 2015 in News. Tagged: , , , , .

Update On Alberto El Patron’s Torn Quad Injury, Ivelisse Velez Talks Lucha Underground (Videos)

– As noted last week, AAA Mega Heavyweight Champion Alberto El Patron suffered a torn quad while working a match last Wednesday in Mexico. The quad injury is actually a partial tear, as opposed to a full tear, which would have been a much more serious injury. Regardless, Patron, who does have a match scheduled against former WWE developmental talent Brian Cage at the AAA “Rey de Reyes” iPPV this Sunday, is expected to be out of action for a while.

– Former WWE Tough Enough participant and Lucha Underground star Ivelisse Velez recently spoke to Jim Varsallone of The Miami Herald about her WWE experience, working in Lucha Underground and more. You can check out the interview via the videos embedded below.

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Posted March 12th, 2015 in News. Tagged: , .

Alberto El Patron Talks Rey Mysterio Coming To Lucha Underground, Ricardo Rodriguez & More

Alberto El Patron recently spoke with the folks at Ring Rust Radio to talk about a number of Lucha Underground related topics. Below are highlights from the interview.

On Lucha Underground’s instant impact and whether it can become a viable contender with the top wrestling companies in the United States: “Oh, yes, of course. Lucha Underground is a fantastic product. They have the right people talent and backing up the product. I am 100 percent sure that this company is going to be one of the top three wrestling companies around the World at the end of this year.”

On the the major differences that help set Lucha Underground apart and make it so unique: “Lucha Underground is different than basic Mexican lucha libre. They are combing all the great styles out there into one. They are taking the best out of the Japanese, American, and lucha libre style and making them into one. It’s one unique style that all the fans are enjoying. I have been dong the wrestling shows all over the world. People are stopping me and telling me how much they enjoy the product and how different it is. The fans said they have been waiting for something like this that they can watch and enjoy every week.”

On pressure to be the top star: “I never put pressure on myself because I know who I am and where I come from. Everybody knows I work every single day, I never rest, and I always work to give my best to the fans. At the end of the day, we work for the fans. They are the ones buying the tickets and watching us on TV so we can get our paychecks at the end of the week.”

On what can wrestling fans expect from El Texano Jr and what separates him from the rest of the stars in the company: “He is a fantastic wrestler with a great background in Mexican lucha libre. He has been wrestling for 15 years now and started in Mexico and then went to Japan. He spent like 5 or 6 years working for New Japan which is the biggest company out there. He is a second generation wrestler who was born in this business just like myself. He is one of the major superstars in Mexico and they can expect a lot from him. Not only from him, but all the wrestlers in Lucha Underground. We have new names, new characters, and all these fantastic performers. They were stars in other companies and they are here in Underground to help us make us the best company in the World.”

On whether he enjoys being a heel or a babyface: “I love being the bad guy. Everybody loves the bad guy including the chicks. That’s a place where I would like to but at the end of the day I’m going to be what the fans want me to be or where they put me. When I left the other company, they decided to put me in the good guy side. I have been working as a baby face since then. I’m not going to say I am not enjoying it but I do. If you would ask me, though, I would love to be a bad guy again.”

On how or when he decides which type of style you’re going to wrestle on a given night: “I’m one of those wrestlers that leaves everything to the audience and to the fans. I never plan anything and you will never see Alberto Patron planning in the back what he is going to do in the match. I always go out there, listen to the crowd and the fans, and give them what they want. If you plan something in the back, you go out there, and the fans don’t want what the fans last night wanted you are done. You won’t be able to give them a good show and a match. I always go out there and listen to the crowd, and depending on what they want that’s what I do.”

On how Rey Mysterio would be welcomed in Lucha Underground: “It would be fantastic! I don’t know if he is going to join or not because he already joined AAA in Mexico. We know that AAA and Lucha Underground are partners. That pretty much tells me we will see Rey Mysterio at some point in the future and it will be fantastic. We already have a great product and having Rey Mysterio joining the company would make it one thousand times better. We already have the Latinos watching Lucha Underground. Now we will have superstars like Rey Mysterio and Alberto Patron that will make the American fans turnaround and watch the program because they know us from other companies.”

On whether he could reunite with Ricardo Rodriguez in Lucha Underground: “Well, never say never. I have been trying to bring Ricardo to every organization I have worked with but I do not make the final decisions. I always talk about Ricardo with others but at the end of the day they are paying the bills and make that decision. In Ricardo’s situation, I know Lucha Underground already talked to him but nothing happened. I would love to have him on the roster. I wouldn’t want him the way he was before like the other company because he was like my servant. He is not my servant, he is my friend, and I would love to see him do well and showcase his talent in a company like Lucha Underground.”

On working for House of Hardcore: “That was a really good experience. The other day, I saw an interview with Tommy Dreamer about what happened that night with me. They thought I was not going to go, so they invited Ricardo who agreed. When they asked Ricardo to ask me I immediately said yes. I am a big fan of what that arena and company represent. I spoke from the heart and the fans loved it and were happy with what I had to say. Since that day, everyone has talked about my promos and how much love and passion I have for this business. I was the same guy working for the other company, the love and passion was there, but I was following directions. Now I am in a different place and I am happy and the fans are happy to see a different Alberto.”

On what he feels is most special about Lucha Underground and what he has in store for fans moving forward: “We have a product that is totally different than anything else. We are combing the best of everything in the wrestling world and putting it in one single place that is Lucha Underground. All the talent working for Lucha Underground is thirsty and hungry. They want to show the world that they can do it. Most of them tried to join the so called major company. Even though they have a lot of talent, for some reason or politics they were told no. They want to prove to the World that they are the some of the best wrestlers in the World. When people like myself and if Rey joins, we want to prove to the World that we are a 1,000 times better than what they saw in the other company. We still have something to offer and will help this company to grow and be the best out there. With all the help of the media, the writers, producers, and wrestlers in Lucha Underground we will be able to show them.”

You can listen to the complete interview above.

Posted March 11th, 2015 in News. Tagged: , , .

Contender Match Announced For This Week’s NXT, Alberto El Patron Shoot DVD, Ross Report

– The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto) vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass in a tag-team match to determine the number one contenders for the NXT Tag-Team Championship has been announced for this week’s edition of NXT TV on the WWE Network.

– Speaking of NXT, former NXT World Champion Sami Zayn is now officially on Facebook. You can check out Zayn’s page at Facebook.com/SamiZaynWWENXT.

– Lucha Underground and Ring Of Honor star Alberto El Patron will be coming out with a new YouShoot DVD produced by the folks at Kayfabe Commentaries on March 17th. The DVD will be available at KayfabeCommentaries.com.

– Former WWE Diva Melina Perez will be the guest on this week’s Jim Ross “Ross Report” podcast, which will be available on Tuesday night at approximately 9pm EST. at PodcastOne.com.

Posted March 9th, 2015 in News, NXT, WWE. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

Alberto El Patron Suffering From Torn Quad, JBL To Reveal New Co-Host, More

– Alberto El Patron is suffering from a torn quad, an injury he suffered Wednesday night while wrestling a match in Mexico. He did, however, work a match again on Friday night in Waterbury, Connecticut for the Northeast Wrestling promotion, but that does explain why there was a change in the card and why he was so limited.

– The folks at Newsday.com have photos up from this weekend’s Jim Cornette tribute show.

– WWE announcer JBL is teasing that he will reveal the new co-host for his “The JBL (Not Cole) Show” web series on Monday. He tweeted the following teaser this weekend:

Posted March 8th, 2015 in News, WWE. Tagged: , , .

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