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Csonka’s Lucha Underground Review 5.04.16

May 4, 2016 | Posted by Larry Csonka
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Csonka’s Lucha Underground Review 5.04.16  

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Csonka’s Lucha Underground Review 5.04.16 – (Season 2, Episode 15) No Mas

OFFICIAL RESULTS
Gift of the Gods Aztec Medallion Match: The Mack defeated Marty The Moth @ 3:52 via pin [**½]
Gift of the Gods Aztec Medallion Match: Siniestro de la Muerte defeated King Cuerno @ 1:52 via pin [NR]
Gift of the Gods Aztec Medallion Match: Cage defeated Mascarita Sagrada @ 0:48 via pin [NR]
No Mas Gift of the Gods Aztec Medallion Match: Sexy Star defeated Mariposa @ 15:30 [****¼]


– We get the usual video package to kick off the show.

– Dario Cueto meets with Catrina, and they discuss their monsters almost killing one another. Catrina says that Cueto fears Muertes, and he should not deny him his rematch. Cueto says that Matanza fears nothing, and says her rock has nothing on the power of his key and what it unlocks. Muertes gets his rematch next week, and Dario even makes it Muertes’ match, GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. Dario then says that there will be four coffins, and it will be GRAVER CONSEQUENCES! Shit just got real, again.

Gift of the Gods Aztec Medallion Match: The Mack vs. Marty The Moth: Mack attacked right away, and then hit a big dive to the floor while still wearing his ring jacket. Mack had early control, setting a great pacing and the crowd just loves the guy. Basic cut off and heat by The Moth, not bad, just there. Mack made his comeback and had some great energy, the entire match felt like a showcase for him. Mac hit a stunner and a TKO into the stunner, and that was that. It was rock solid for the time given, and the Mack came off great here.

– Catrina meets with King Cuerno, and claims that Siniestro de la Muerte will defeat him tonight and earn a medallion, Cuerno didn’t have any time for that bullshit, and said that he will win the medallion, then the gift of the gods title and will not make the same mistake he did last time. He claimed that Muertes would be his biggest trophy and SNIFFED Catrina to get her scent.

– Cueto met with Sexy Star, he respects her and he know something has happened to her. He sees a change in her, a look he saw when he looked in the mirror; due to what his mother did to him. He called his mom an evil bitch, because he and Matanza were captives to her, like Star was a captive. But one day they had to say no more, and tonight he wants to give Star that chance in an Aztec Medallion match against Mariposa… a NO MAS match. Dario then said once the match is over, Star shouldn’t quit, she needs to keep going to end her pain. Dario is like an evil Dr. Phil, caring, yet still wanting to see people suffer.

Gift of the Gods Aztec Medallion Match: Siniestro de la Muerte vs. King Cuerno: Siniestro de la Muerte is the last of the Disciples of death, having ripped the hearts from the chests of his former partners. They opened up with a quick pace, with Cuerno getting the better of things and lighting up Siniestro with chops and fast paced moves. As Cuerno went for his awesome dive, Catrina hit him with the rock to cut him off; and Siniestro hit a springboard into a fameasser for the win. I get that they wanted to give Siniestro momentum and all, but beating Cuerno that quickly doesn’t sit right with me. I think that you could have advanced the feud and made Siniestro a player by having a match with some substance to it.

– Famous B met with Mascarita Sagrada, who was clangin and bangin backstage in the gym. He told Sagrada that it was time to become famous, and that he got a current holder of a medallion to defend it in their match.

– Chavo Guerrero met with Dario Cueto. Chavo wants a match for a medallion, and Cueto says he doesn’t deserve one, because Chavo is a loser, repeatedly failed to seize the opportunities given to him and no one likes him.

Gift of the Gods Aztec Medallion Match: Mascarita Sagrada w/Brenda vs. Cage: Famous B did the ring announcing for Sagrada. Sagrada prayed and then tried to pump himself up. Cage simply smiled as the crowd chanted, “please don’t kill him.” Sagrada ran around and did his best, Cage then tossed him around with ease and win in under a minute. Cage even checked on the little fella post match. Chavo, continuing his tradition of being a stupid man, stole Cage’s medallion. He’s going to die.

No Mas Gift of the Gods Aztec Medallion Match: Sexy Star vs. Mariposa: This is a no quit match, between a crazy woman that held Star captive for six-months, so of course they started with a lock up as well as some clean and basic grappling. They worked a basic wrestling match, Mariposa took control for a short time, but Star fought back and applied a single leg crab. After three minutes of a mediocre and regular match, they finally spilled to the floor and actually showed some aggression. They started to use chairs as they continued the brawl on the floor. The fight went up the steps, with Mariposa even trying to rip off Star’s mask. They brawled into the rafters, new territory for the show, which is rare. Star got busted open during the fight, but she refused to quit. The Moth arrived and tried to take out Star, but the Mack made the save. Star is bleeding quite a bit here, and the match started to feel like an ECW special. Mariposa started to slam Star into the commentary table repeatedly, and the crowd loves this. They have done a great job of taking this from bland and regular to pretty great here. They finally got back into the ring at around the 14-minute mark, and as Mariposa applied a submission, Star screamed out “FUCK YOU… FUCK YOU MARIPOSA!” Star escaped and applied a rear naked choke, and the Mack returned to put a stop to that. The sick bastard even licked her blood, and the Mack returned to hit the stunner on Moth. Star then got the cross arm breaker, and Mariposa screamed out NO MAS. Star kept on with the hold and then tossed Mariposa to the floor and got her medallion. It started really slow, and felt like it wasn’t going to go anywhere, and then completely turned it around and not only delivered a great spectacle, but saved the show from being completely lack luster. The stuff with Mack and Moth bothered me a little, but it played into the angle well and they ended up being small additions, and not determining factors, so I can roll with it. I didn’t feel that it was a match of the year contender, but it was one of the stronger matches this season, that’s for sure.

– Sexy Star, Siniestro de la Muerte, The Mack, Texano, Aerostar and Cage now hold Aztec medallions.

* End scene.

* Thanks for reading.

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“Byyyyyyyyyyyyyye Felicia.”

7.5
The final score: review Good
The 411
This was a show to feature the fight for the Aztec medallions, and early on it was just ok. It advanced angles and was ok, but nothing was catching me. The ladies saved the show from mediocrity, and put on a great show and Sexy Star FINALLY has that signature match that she’s desperately needed to have to justify her push in the company. She needed that match, and she delivered.
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