Post by Slade on Mar 16, 2024 15:52:49 GMT -5
Season 5, Episode 7
From the Temple in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California
Commentary Team: Matt Striker and Vampiro
Ring Announcer: Melissa Santos
* Each lucha is joined already in progress. *
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VS.
LUCHA UNDERGROUND TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIPS MATCH
Amazonas Tribe {c}: Awesome Kong, Rhea Ripley, and Shayna Baszler
vs.
Mexicools: Juventud Guerrera, Psicosis, and Super Crazy
Psicosis and Juventud Guerrera took down Awesome Kong, Rhea Ripley, and Shayna Baszler with back-to-back corner springboard corkscrew planchas. They brawled on the floor entrance aisle before Super Crazy wiped them all out with a moonsault from off the bandstand above the floor entrance aisle. Super Crazy picked up Baszler tossed her into the ring. He went to the top rope and attempted a moonsault, but Baszler got her knees up. She went to the corner and made the hot tag to Awesome Kong, who came in and dropped Super Crazy with a stiff lariat. Psicosis tried to knock her off her feet with a diving clothesline, but it only staggered her. Guerrera went for a diving hurricanrana, but that was countered with an Awesome Bomb. Super Crazy charged at her again and got a stiff headbutt for his troubles. Psicosis managed to knock Kong down with a missile dropkick, but he was taken out with a running big boot from Ripley. Kong gave Super Crazy a chokeslam and tagged in Baszler, who put him in the Kirifuda Clutch. Ripley and Kong stood by to ensure neither Guerrera nor Psicosis could break up the submission hold. Super Crazy tapped out and the Amazonas Tribe had their first successful title defense.
WINNERS : The Amazonas Tribe
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A black Cadillac SUV with dark tinted windows pulled to stop in the back alley behind the Temple. Rey Haku and his sons, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Hikuleo got out of the vehicle. Rey Haku reminded them all that where Rey Misterio goes, Los Guerreros aren’t far behind. Then, he asked if everyone remembers the plan. They all noded in the affirmative. Rey Haku was glad and told them it was time to go. They all walked up to a back alley entrance and entered the Temple.
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VS.
Keith Lee vs. Angel Garza
Keith Lee vs. Angel Garza
Two weeks ago, Famous B and Beautiful Brenda came to ringside to watch Keith Lee take on Humberto Carrillo. This week, they showed up to watch him face Angel Garza. Keith Lee used his power and size to dominate early on, but Garza ducked a clothesline and hit Lee with a basement dropkick to the knee to chop him down to size. After a few superkicks to the chin, Lee was on the mat. Garza went up to the top rope and executed a diving elbow drop. He pinned Lee, who tossed him away on the kick out. Garza went back to the top rope and went for a diving crossbody, but Lee caught him and gave him a powerslam. He pinned Garza, who miraculously kicked out at two. Lee didn’t waste time arguing about the count. Instead, he picked up Garza and whipped him into the ropes. Lee went for a clothesline, but Garza ducked it. Then, Lee ran to the ropes and met his running opponent in the center of the ring with a pounce. Garza looked out of it. However, instead of pinning him, Lee picked him up and gave him a Spirit Bomb to get the 1-2-3. At the end of the match, Famous B and Beautiful Brenda gave Lee a standing ovation.
WINNER : Keith Lee
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Andrade Cien Almas was working out in the gym, with Zelina Vega pushing him to work harder, when El Generico interrupted. He asked for a match against Andrade next week. Vega asked him why he wanted to face the greatest luchador in the world. El Generico said that he’s on a quest to become the Lucha Underground Champion, but to get there, he needs a win - and he figures that beating the guy who just challenged the champ and lost, would show Dario Cueto that he’s good enough to be Prince Puma’s next challenger. Vega and Andrade laughed at him. Andrade wiped sweat off his torso with a towel, then placed it on El Generico’s shoulder before telling El Generico to be prepared for his winless streak to be extended next week.
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VS.
Dijak vs. PAC
Dijak vs. PAC
PAC gave Dijak a series of kicks and then set him up for a northern lights suplex, but Dijak countered by hammering him in the back with stiff forearm shots. He then gave PAC the Time to Fly, throwing him clear across the ring. Dijak pinned PAC, but he kicked out. Dijak sent him into the corner and charged in. PAC got out of the way and Dijak smoked the turnbuckle post with his shoulder. PAC pulled him out of the corner and executed a bridging German suplex. DIjak kicked out. When Dijak got to his feet, PAC gave him a poison-rana and pinned him. Dijak kicked out, but just barely. PAC gave Dijak a standing corkscrew moonsault then hooked his leg. Dijak kicked out again. PAC tried to apply the Brutalizer, but Dijak squirmed his way to getting a toe on the bottom rope.
When Dijak went outside to regroup, PAC leapt over the top rope to take him down with a moonsault plancha. PAC picked up DIjak and rolled him into the ring. He climbed the turnbuckle and went for the Black Arrow, but Dijak got his knees up. Dijak got up, went to the top rope and executed a corkscrew moonsault. He made the cover. PAC kicked out. Dijak picked up PAC and gave him a chokeslam-backbreaker. He covered him again, but again PAC kicked out. Dijak signaled it was time to Feast Your Eyes. He picked up PAC but got some knees to the side of the head. PAC attempted to roll-up Dijak, but he hooked his arms under the top rope, then turned PAC inside-out with a discus big boot. He picked up PAC and gave him another Time to Fly, and then picked him up one more time and executed Feast Your Eyes for the win.
WINNER : Dijak
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Rey Misterio Jr., Eddie Guerrero, and Chavo Guerrero were sitting in the locker room. Chavo told Misterio it was time for his steel cage match. Eddie said they would run out at the first signs of trouble. Chavo asked if ‘he’ would be there to even the numbers. Misterio told them ‘he’ will be here and not to worry. And with that, Misterio left the locker room to enter the Temple for his match against Lucha Underground’s other king - Rey Haku!
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VS.
STEEL CAGE MATCH
Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Rey Haku
STEEL CAGE MATCH
Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Rey Haku
Haku went for a powerbomb but Misterio countered it into a sit-out facebuster. Misterio ran to the ropes and took Haku off his feet again with tilt-a-whirl headscissors. A dropkick to the back put Haku on the ropes. With the cage in place, Misterio couldn’t go for the 6-1-9. Instead, he climbed to the top rope and executed a diving leg drop to the back of Haku’s head and neck. He went for the West Coast Pop but Haku countered with a powerbomb, then went for the pin. Misterio kicked out at two.
Haku picked up Misterio and tosses him like a lawn dart into the side of the cage. Haku ripped at the eye holes of Misterio’s mask to expose his forehead and started grinding it against the chainlink cage. Haku tossed Misterio back into the ring, wiped some of Misterio’s blood onto his chest before headbutting him and giving him a savate kick. He made the cover and Misterio kicked out.
At this point, Haku signaled to the entrance aisle. His sons, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Hikuleo came out to ringside. Hikuleo went to the cage door. A referee blocked it, but he tossed him aside with ease and opened the door. None of them could get in the cage though, as Eddie and Chavo Guerrero ran down the stairs and attacked them with chairs. However, before they could get there, Tonga Loa tossed a chair into the ring. Haku grabbed the chair and stabbed Misterio in the abdomen with it, then hit him across the back with it. He pinned Misterio, who got a shoulder up in the nick of time.
Haku was incensed! He gave the referee a head butt to knock him out. Then, he put Misterio in the Tongan death grip. Misterio couldn’t escape the hold. Outside the ring, the Guerrillas of Destiny and Guerreros were brawling into the stands. Suddenly, someone in a hood ran out to the ring and started climbing the cage. When he got the top, he dove into the ring and hit Haku with a missile dropkick to the back. Then, he dented the seat of the chair over Haku’s head. He tossed the chair down and removed his hood.
It was Dominik Misterio!
Dominik climbed the turnbuckle and executed a frog splash on Haku. Hikuleo opened the door to the cage and started to climb onto the ring apron. Misterio picked up the chair and swung it at the him. Hikuleo jumped down to avoid getting hit. Misterio guarded the door and dared him to try to get in. Meanwhile, his father started to move. He shook the referee awake and then covered Haku. 1…2…3!
When the match was over, the Guerrillas of Destiny surrounded the cage. Tama and Loa started to climb the sides of the cage. Hikuleo climbed onto the ring apron as Dominik looked to see Tama and Loa scaling the cage. Eddie and Chavo reemerged, pulling Hikuleo pulling Hikuleo off the ring apron and giving him a double DDT on the floor. They entered the ring with their own steel chairs. Tama and Loa, who had reached the top of the cage, decided against entering the cage, leaving the Guerreros and Misterios to celebrate as the show ended.
WINNER : Rey Misterio Jr.
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