Day Three of my mind blown:
Okay I am hooked, Lucha underground is
DVR material like no other currently on the wrestling scene. When
you can't even check your texts or email on the phone, man it is
something to see. Match by match is not going to happen since I am
enjoying the quick but action stuffed matches more then I can analyze
at points.
Matches have been crisp, clean, and
straight up cool. The last main event I saw was a three way dance,
and had movement and rhythms like a jazz musician.It was hard,
syncopated and too cool for the rest. Pentagon Jr. ,Dragon and Fenix
mixed it up with spots out of a video game. The plot stays on point
with backstage moments giving the show a gritty harsh feel, even when
a small person takes on a crazy mariachi. Even the silly is awesome
in Lucha Underground.
Feeling Real:
The Underground is real here for
story. Deals made, opponents found, and nightmares born as Chavo
Guerro, playing the lone gunslinger still trying to prove his name.
And the facts are kept on point; he is the best and he wants to prove
it. Simple, elegant. No snores from the authority and no $9.99 crap.
To get to the manager, his goons go down and cash changes hands to
break a pretty boy.
Mil Muertes' personal plot is
something that could give a claustrophobic fits, and his
manager/valet Caterina is that flavor of sexy but creepy that could
make someone voiceless become terrifying without saying a word. That
little flicker of the lights and you knew the darkness was on point.
While I am still a student of the Lucha world, this gives me
references and vibes of a certain dead man.
An Issue:
The only weakness of this show is
honestly the fact that it is an El Rey show, but the strength of
having a movie director with solid action chops is that instead of
feeling disjointed ala WWE and some others. The plot is feeding
itself. Dario may be running an old beat up trope of the sleazy
promoter, but the cast around him and atmosphere make it seem like
there are more then just shady deals in his future. Its obscurity on
some levels gives it freedom, but that freedom is at the cost of a
wider audience.
Main Event:
No Fear was the name of the game as
Fenix flew, Dragon roared, and Pentagon Jr. dropped some bombs.
There were moments where my jaw dropped so hard I got dents in my
floor. If this was Philly in the 90's it would have been all “ECW”
but now its “LUCHA LUCHA LUCHA” as Fenix did aerial tricks that
would make the blue angels puke.
Spots after Spots and yet I want more,
technique power and and a solid groove.
Jazz bands roll it tight and so does
Lucha underground.
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