40 Fun Facts About Lucha Underground

Which luchador cashed in the Gift of the Gods title to win the Lucha Underground Championship at Ultima Lucha Tres?

Pentagón Dark went on to hold the belt for 622 days by taping dates, the longest reign in the championship's history.

Which future WWE high-flyer wore the mask of Prince Puma, the first Lucha Underground Champion?

Ricochet signed for the show in 2014 and, as Prince Puma, outlasted 19 rivals in the first Aztec Warfare match to become champion.

Under which ring name was Lucha Underground's Johnny Mundo already famous from his years in WWE?

John Morrison was a fixture of all four seasons as Johnny Mundo and won the main event of the very first episode, beating Prince Puma.

Ultima Lucha was created as Lucha Underground's answer to which annual WWE showpiece event?

WrestleMania was the model: Ultima Lucha closed each season as the promotion's biggest show of the year, with its top storylines coming to a head.

Lucha Underground's Gift of the Gods Championship works much like which WWE prize that guarantees a title match?

Money in the Bank can be cashed in on the spot, while the Gift of the Gods was introduced with a rule requiring a week's notice so the title match could be promoted.

Which director of From Dusk till Dawn founded El Rey Network, the original home of Lucha Underground?

Robert Rodriguez launched El Rey in December 2013 and is credited as a developer of the wrestling series, which premiered there the following October.

Which former WWE world champion joined Lucha Underground for season two and debuted in Aztec Warfare II?

Rey Mysterio survived to the final two of Aztec Warfare II, where the debuting monster Matanza eliminated him to take the title.

Which former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, wrestling as Jake Strong, became the final Lucha Underground Champion?

Jack Swagger, billed as Jake Strong, cashed in the Gift of the Gods title on the show's closing episode, moments after the champion had won another match.

Which reality-TV producer, the man behind Survivor, developed Lucha Underground with El Rey Network's founder?

Mark Burnett's partnership with El Rey was confirmed in January 2014, and the series was first given the working title Lucha: Uprising.

In Lucha Underground's storyline, how is the masked monster Matanza related to the promoter Dario Cueto?

His brother Matanza was, in the story, forced into underground combat by their father, and he won the championship in his very first match.

At Ultima Lucha Tres, what did Prince Puma stake to earn a Lucha Underground Championship match with Johnny Mundo?

His career survived that bout, since Puma won the belt, but he lost a second title match later the same night and had to leave the promotion.

What name did Lucha Underground give the three-stage match between Killshot and Dante Fox at Ultima Lucha Tres?

Hell of War ran through a First Blood fall, a No Disqualification fall and a deciding Medical Evac stage, taking more than 25 minutes in all.

Which masked luchador beat Marty Martinez in a Mask vs. Hair match at Ultima Lucha Tres, forcing a haircut?

Fénix risked his mask in a lucha de apuestas, the wager match of Mexican wrestling, and his win cost Marty Martinez his hair.

Son of Havoc lost the Ultima Lucha Tres bout for the vacant Gift of the Gods Championship under which stipulation?

The ladder match, won by climbing to a belt hung above the ring, ran 14 minutes and set up a title cash-in later in the event.

Which faction of Drago, Pindar and Vibora lost the Lucha Underground Trios Championship at Ultima Lucha Tres?

The Reptile Tribe, managed by Kobra Moon, lost the belts to Killshot, Dante Fox and a partner who had earned his place in a battle royal.

Which Lucha Underground commentator and former WCW tag team champion betrayed Prince Puma at Ultima Lucha Tres?

Vampiro had mentored Puma during season three, then turned on him in mid-match, costing him the belt he had only just won.

Which Mexican legend teamed with Famous B to beat Texano in the opening match of Ultima Lucha Tres?

Dr. Wagner Jr. had first appeared a season earlier as a surprise opponent, and this handicap win forced Texano to take Famous B as his manager.

Which wrestler won a battle royal at Ultima Lucha Tres, then joined Killshot and Dante Fox to win the Trios titles?

Willie Mack outlasted ten other entrants in under four minutes, and the Unique Opportunity he won turned out to be a place in the Trios title match.

Which mystical object of Cage's was the prize in a three-way elimination match at Ultima Lucha Tres?

A gauntlet called the Gauntlet of the Gods was at stake, and the winner had barely claimed it before a returning rival attacked him and stole it.

What happened to the promoter Dario Cueto in the closing scene of Ultima Lucha Tres, ending season three?

He was shot in his office and, bleeding, tried to make a last phone call; the same actor returned in season four as his father Antonio Cueto, the new on-screen boss.

What name do Lucha Underground's characters give the converted warehouse arena where every match takes place?

The Temple was presented as promoter Dario Cueto's own arena, and the set was rebuilt at a new downtown location for the fourth season.

Which Mexican promotion, home of Triplemanía, was affiliated with Lucha Underground and supplied its first luchadors?

AAA sent five of its wrestlers to join the cast before the 2014 launch, among them Blue Demon Jr. and Drago.

Which streaming giant made Lucha Underground available to its subscribers before the show's fourth season premiered?

Netflix picked up the series ahead of season four, but El Rey's own viewership fluctuated afterwards and the show ended that year over budget concerns.

What does Ultima Lucha, the Spanish name of every Lucha Underground season finale, mean in English?

Last Fight suited a season finale, and the name returned each year with a Spanish number attached: Dos, Tres and Cuatro.

Which luchadora became the first woman to hold the Lucha Underground Championship by winning Aztec Warfare III?

Sexy Star's reign was brief: Johnny Mundo cashed in the Gift of the Gods title and took the belt from her on the very next episode.

In which Los Angeles neighbourhood was Lucha Underground filmed for its first three seasons?

Boyle Heights hosted every taping at a building on Anderson Street until production moved to Downtown Los Angeles in February 2018.

In Lucha Underground's Aztec Warfare, what is the only way to eliminate an opponent from the match?

Pinfall or submission inside the ring is the rule, with no count-outs or disqualifications, and in the first edition a new entrant arrived every 90 seconds.

For which Pacific island did Jeff Cobb, the man behind Lucha Underground's Matanza mask, wrestle at the 2004 Olympics?

Guam chose Jeff Cobb as its flag bearer at the Athens opening ceremony, twelve years before he debuted on television as the masked Matanza.

Which wrestler, led by Catrina, took the Lucha Underground Championship from Prince Puma at the first Ultima Lucha?

Mil Muertes ended a reign that had run since the championship was created, and he closed season one as the title holder.

Which future AEW World Champion spent four Lucha Underground seasons under a mask as the soldier Killshot?

Swerve Strickland, then wrestling elsewhere as Shane Strickland, played Killshot from 2014 until 2018 and lost a Mask vs. Mask match to Son of Havoc at the final Ultima Lucha.

The wrestler behind which Lucha Underground big-game hunter character sued El Rey Network over his contract in 2019?

King Cuerno's performer argued the multi-year deals barred wrestlers from working elsewhere; the cases were settled and the wrestlers were freed that March.

Which Lucha Underground luchadora, Johnny Mundo's on-screen partner, married the man who plays him in 2018?

Taya joined in season two as Mundo's partner, and the couple, who met through the show's Mexican sister promotion, married in June 2018.

Which teammate of Son of Havoc and Angélico became one of the first Lucha Underground Trios Champions?

Ivelisse helped keep the belts in a later defence even while carrying a legitimate foot injury, and the trio reigned until the first Ultima Lucha.

Which former WCW star, who helped create Lucha Underground, managed Prince Puma throughout the first season?

Konnan was meant to work behind the scenes as a writer and producer, but ended up on camera at Prince Puma's side instead.

Lucha Underground's first touring event, Austin Warfare, was held in 2016 as part of which Texas festival?

South by Southwest gave the promotion its first matches away from its Los Angeles home, in the city where El Rey Network itself was based.

Which American promotion staged a joint show with Lucha Underground that streamed live on Twitch in April 2018?

Impact Wrestling shared the card at the Sugar Mill in New Orleans, and its own Twitch channel carried the stream.

Which American promotion revived Lucha Underground's world from 2020 through a stable called Azteca Underground?

Major League Wrestling brought back the actor behind Dario Cueto under the new name Cesar Duran, and its Azteca shows are seen as a spiritual successor.

Which star, the first Mexican-born WWE Champion, lost to Johnny Mundo at the first Ultima Lucha?

Alberto El Patrón was beaten after outside interference, and he was gone before season two, having returned to WWE later in 2015.

Which ancient Aztec objects must Lucha Underground wrestlers win to qualify for a Gift of the Gods title match?

Medallions, seven in all and said to stand for the peoples of the ancient Aztec world, slot into the championship belt itself.

Which member of a famous wrestling family lost the opening match of Lucha Underground's debut episode to Blue Demon Jr.?

Chavo Guerrero Jr. went on to win the Gift of the Gods title, and he came back for Aztec Warfare 4 in the season four premiere, reaching the final three.