Back when John Morrison was the main attraction and Ricochet as Prince Puma legitamized Seasons 1-3 until Ricochet left and Mysterio and The Mack along Ivelisse, Fenix, and Pentagon gained attraction with Brian Cage
Angelico has pulled off some of the most _insane_ spots I've ever seen in wrestling! If he could have stayed healthy in LU- even in AEW- I think he could be huge!!
The Speed Angelico was falling when hi hit the 2 guys in the ring, the other guys may as well not be there and he would have probably hit the mat with the same force!!!
Years ago, there was once a man named Dario Cueto, a devious businessman who once led a company called Lucha Underground, based in Boyle Heights. But one day, Dario disappeared, having been overthrown by his own father, Antonio, who inadvertently burned the company to the ground. Because of this, an anonymous promoter from Britain purchased all of the company's assets and sold them to mainstream companies (WWE, NJPW, IMPACT, etc). Suddenly, Dario resurfaced, and at the same time, Antonio disappeared, leading to the creation of a rumor stating that he killed his father out of revenge, having learned of what happened to Lucha Underground. With a target still glued on him, and with the rumor going around, Dario decided to go on the run, adopting the alias of "El Jefe" Cesar Duran. Eventually, he became the new leader of a group known as Promociones Dorado and the founder of Azteca Underground, the spiritual successor to Lucha Underground. He and his new venture are currently working with Major League Wrestling.
I just saw my all-time favorite Lucha Underground move. Angelico's Double Splash off of the roof of the building to the middle of the ring! Thanks for reliving it for me Lucha!Lucha! Lucha!...
His promos were better when they let him talk in Lucha Underground. Then he developed a heelish side during season 3. He got to NXT and shined. Then when he got to Raw, they fed him lines like how they Roman in late 2014-2016 when he had to have a live mic in his hands. They could've built Ricochet based on his actions. Words will come later in the gimmick. He could have had the best character arc in his main roster run with his feud against The Hurt Business, but WWE wrote him back down the rabbit hole. Could've faced Shelton, take his spot, Shelton gets a US title shot against Bobby IF he beats him in a non title match prior. Morrison could sabotage The Miz, a second match between Miz and Morrison in FCA Match. Shelton is US Champ, drops the title to Riddle after some months, and Ricochet & Cedric become tag champs eventually splitting from MVP when MVP's contract expires.
He is definitely wasted in WWE, although, to be fair, he is quite a bit older now and probably would not feel nearly as safe trying some of these spots today. Prince Puma Ricochet is best Ricochet, though, for sure.
Hopefully he signs with MLW- so he can wrestle with his wife Taya again! Watching real-life married couples Nick Aldis and Mickie James face Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green at Impact's Multiverse of Matches was something to see!
I remember watching this in like what 2014? It was the first wrestling show I watched outside of WWE. Got me into watching more promotions ^-^ LU at its prime was the best show to watch. So many damn good wrestlers with Matt Striker's hype commentary to go along with it.
These guys our like a family you can see it with all the high flying moves and the people taken it making sure for the safety of their opp its a beautiful thing
At least we've gotten to see Sammy Guevara reach his full potential in AEW... Pentagon and Fenix are both still under Contract with AAA- I believe. They've also been doing this extreme (and violent) style of Lucha for almost two decades now... They're going to HAVE to slow down- lest they end up as debilitated as someone like Mick Foley.
Best wrestling Promotion of the best 20 years. Maybe 30 years. Incredible video. Dazzling stuff. Will be re-watched a million times more than any of Ricochet's horseshit WWE run. Criminal how it crashed early and only Penta, Fenix, and Swerve Strickland went on to bring this kinda heat to bigger stages.
Lucha filled that void of wrestling after I stopped watching in like 07-08ish I'd watch it every now and then but I really feel like it gave WWE the best challenge before AEW
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