LOW - Legends of Wrestling II

[joebreakdown]

Good to see you back with another stellar Shimmer outing!!

[cruefan68]

Thanks Troy, Bri, AJ and Joebreakdown for your support. I hope to be back posting regularly. Writing out Portia Perez was tough but it made sense as I wanted to use Nicole Matthews outside of the team so it will be interesting to see how she fares. SHIMMER is always fun to roll out because the action is every bit as intense as it is on the men's side. Glad you enjoyed it and up next is some IWA action featuring a big title change and injury angle...

IWA Gettin' Better - Wonderland Ballroom - Revere, MA (Card #1219)

Quick Results:

IWA On The Mat - Announcers: Gavin Loudspeaker & Larry Sweeney

1) “A Double” Austin Aries defeated Cheeseburger
(Pinfall – 450 Splash)

2) Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Reckless Youth & Davey Vega by DQ

3) ACH defeated Darby Allin
(Pinfall – ACH’s Big Bang Attack)

4) Drew Galloway & Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley & Kevin Steen was a DDQ

Main Card:

5) Adam Cole (Bay-Bay!) defeated “The Bad Boy” Joey Janela
(Pinfall – Panama Sunrise, a diving front flip piledriver)

6) “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce & James “Main Event” Morgan defeated Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano
(James Morgan over Tommaso Ciampa by submission – Fujiwara Armbar)

7) Ringkampf (WALTER & Timothy Thatcher) defeated Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli, with Princess Kimberlee)
(Timothy Thatcher over Chris Hero by submission – Fujiwara Armbar)

8) Jay Lethal, Randy Savage, Diamond Dallas Page & Will Ospreay defeated Lance Hoyt, Brodie Lee, Dylan Bosric & Dan Joseph
(Will Ospreay pinned Lance Hoyt – Corkscrew Shooting Star Press)

9) IWA tag team titles: Paul London & Brian Kendrick defeated Mark & Jay Briscoe to win the titles
(Paul London pinned Mark Briscoe – Snake Eyes – Pin Reversal) *

10) Champion vs. Champion: “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson defeated “Kentucky Gentleman” Chuck Taylor
(Pinfall – Regalplex)

Match Highlights:

IWA On The Mat:
* The broadcast opened with IWA Commissioner David Marquez making the announcement that he has contracted for a LOW Tex-Arkana Television title defense on the next edition of IWA On The Mat from the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, IL (Card #1229). Color commentator “Sweet N’ Sour” Larry Sweeney, a record eighteen-time holder of the title, excitedly exclaimed that he would be getting the title shot but was shot down by Gavin Loudspeaker who noted that the commissioner had more to say. Marquez said that the championship, currently held by The Mountie, would be defended against the winner of the opening contest between Cheeseburger and “A Double” Austin Aries. Sweeney cried “foul” as he said that he never got his rematch after the title was “stolen” from him by Andre the Giant (Card #379 in Memphis, TN). Loudspeaker said that was “probably a good thing” causing Sweeney to throw down his headset in frustration.

The match between Cheeseburger and Aries was filled with some nice twists and turns, including a ref bump on a top rope dive by Aries. Cheeseburger held the momentum late and locked on the cobra clutch after a Super DDT but Aries managed to escape from the hold. Aries then went up top and hit the 450 Splash but somehow that only resulted in a near fall as Cheeseburger kicked out before the three count. Aries looked on in shock but then went back up top and hit the 450 Splash again this time resulting in the pin. As Aries celebrated his victory and his chance at the LOW Tex-Arkana Television title, the ring was suddenly surrounded by the Pringle Dynasty led by manager Percy Pringle III. As Lance Hoyt, Brodie Lee and Big Duke entered the ring, Aries squared up in a fighting stance seemingly not knowing what was going on. Pringle then entered and smiled at Aries who smiled back and the two shook hands indicating that the Pringle Dynasty had a new member – “A Double” Austin Aries!

Undisputed Era members Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly took on Reckless Youth & Davey Vega in tag team action which resulted in an unexpected assault. These two teams put on a great match which included Youth saving Vega from being pinned after taking Chasing the Dragon. Youth held his oewn while Vega recovered but was eventually overcome by the tag team experience of Fish and O’Reilly. Just when things looked to be over, Fish and O’Reilly were jumped by none other than Bullet Club members “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega, “The Under Boss” Terex and the Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) resulting in Youth and Vega being disqualified. Fish was speared into the ring post by the Bucks while Omega took out O’Reilly with a V - Trigger. Youth and Vega attempted to get at Omega but were quickly ambushed by the Bucks and Terex who tossed them out of the ring. Omega then ordered O’Reilly to be picked up for a One Winged Angel but Undisputed Era leader Adam Cole hit the ring with a chair chasing the Bullet Club members out.

Cole was beside himself and demanded a match with Bullet Club “anywhere, anytime”. IWA Commissioner David Marquez attempted to calm things down but Cole insisted that the IWA “do what it takes” to get together with Kings Road United, where Bullet Club are contracted, and make it happen. Marquez said that he would do his best and that he hoped to have an answer for Undisputed Era on the next broadcast of LOW All-Star Wrestling. Cole added that since Undisputed Era are outnumbered, they will have a surprise for Bullet Club if “they have the guts” to agree to a match.

Two top contenders for the IWA J-Crown title squared off as the high flying ACH out of Austin, TX, took on the mysterious Darby Allin from Seattle, WA. ACH was on fire here hitting key moves like Fatality and Air Jordan. He also hit the devastating Superhero Grip but somehown Allin refused to stay down. Allin has had a tough time gainining momentum in the IWA but he showed a lot here taking ACH to the limit. ACH won out in the end, though, when he nailed Allin with ACH’s Big Bang Attack, a cradle DDT, to score the pin.

The television main event was a heated tag team encounter pitting Drew Galloway & Eddie Kingston against Jon Moxley & Kevin Steen. The individual rivalries between Galloway-Moxley and Kingston-Steen, which erupted after having been tag team partners, resulted in this pairing taking place. This was a wild one from the start which including Galloway hitting the Double Arm DDT on Moxley for a quick near fall. Moxley bounced back but had a hard time reversing momentum especially after losing a Chop Battle to Kingston. That set up Galloway hitting another Double Arm DDT with Steen making the save but that led to a wild four-way battle. The referee had a tough time regaining control and called for a double disqualification as the four men battled out of the ring and around the arena with IWA officials giving chase.

In other action…

The main card was headlined by a Champion vs. Champion match as IWA Heavyweight champion “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson took on IWA J-Crown champion “Kentucky Gentleman” Chuck Taylor. Neither title was on the line in this highly anticipated showdown. Both men pulled out all the stops attempting to gain the victory with action taking place in and out of the ring. They each hit dives to the outside and scored several near falls. Taylor planted Danielson with the Awful Waffle for a big near fall early. Danielson struck back with a discus elbow smash nearly pinning Taylor. Sole Food by Taylor leading into a turnbuckle power bomb resulted in another near fall. Danielson later countered a deathjump block by Taylor and executed the small package for a near fall leading to “this is awesome” chants. The finish saw Danielson gain the upper hand after a battle on the outside and he followed up with the Regalplex to score the pin. The crowd gave both men a standing ovation post-match and cheered as they shook hands and raised each others arm in victory.

History was made as the IWA tag team titles changed hands with Paul London & Brian Kendrick beating Mark & Jay Briscoe to win the titles. After several failed attempts to win the belts in the past, this was the seemingly magic night for Londrick as they toppled Dem Boys to win the titles for the first time. Unfortunately for the new champions they would have little time to enjoy their victory. After an amazing battle, which saw both teams come close to victory, Mark caught London with the Cut-Throat Driver and went for the pin. Kendrick ran in and, with the ref directing Jay out of the ring, he nailed Mark in the back of the head with a driving elbow and reversed the pin putting London on top. The pin reversal led to a three count snake eyes style and Londrick won the belts.

They barely had time to celebrate when the Briscoes jumped them and sent Kendrick sailing over the top rope. A beatdown on London followed and, after a table was set up, they put London through it head first with a tandem Jay Driller! London was out cold as Dem Boys stodd over him with the title belts before throwing them down to the mat. Kendrick and paramedics rushed in to assist London who wound up having to be fitted with a neck brace and carried out on a stretcher. IWA Commissioner David Marquez addressed the situation afterward and said that London will be out of action indefinitely but instead of declaring the titles vacant he was going to allow Kendrick to pick a replacement and face the Briscoes in a championship rematch in Chicago Ridge, IL.

A huge atomicos match saw Jay Lethal, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, Diamond Dallas Page and the “Aerial Asssasin” Will Ospreay take on the combined forces of the Pringle Dynasty (“American Psycho” Lance Hoyt & “Big Rig” Brodie Lee) and PAC 3 (Dylan Bostic & Dan Joseph). The beautiful SoCal Val, the manager of Lethal, was in his team’s corner while managers Percy Pringle III and Coach Flexo, along with waterboy Clarence, were in the opposite corner representing their men. Pringle was beaming with pride having earlier signed Austin Aries to a contract and he was hoping to celebrate a combined victory with Coach Flexo here. It was not to be, however, as Lethal and his teammates pulled out the victory in dramatic fashion. With the other seven men battling it out at ringside, Ospreay hit a brilliant dive over the top taking everyone out. Hoyt, the legal man, stumbled back into the ring where moments later Ospreay caught him with the spectacular Corkscrew Shooting Star Press for the pin. It was a huge win for Ospreay as he scored a fall on the former IWA Heavyweight champion. Hoyt was beside himself post-match demanding a match with the “Aerial Assassin” which was later confirmed for the next IWA card in Chicago Ridge, IL.

The rising team of Ringkampf (WALTER & Timothy Thatcher) scored a huge win over record four-time IWA tag team champions the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) in a hard hitting battle. Princess Kimberlee was at ringside for KOW and hoped to lead them to a victory. She was not pleased when in the end it was Thatcher countering a deathjump by Hero and then locking on the Fujiwara Armbar scoring the submission win. Castagnoli attempted to make a save but was cut off by the freight train known as WALTER. Kimberlee chewed out KOW for the loss afterward with Hero walking off while Castagnoli argued with her. Ringkampf has proven to be nearly unbeatle thus far in the IWA tag team division and could be future tag team champions.

An upset in the tag team division saw “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce & James “Main Event” Morgan take down Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano. This was a great tag team bout that saw DIY, Ciampa and Gargano, seemingly in control most of the way. Gargano was working towards the punishing Gargano Escape but was unable to lock it on. Ciampa hit several deathjump attacks but like Gargano was unable to set up his finisher, Project Ciampa. Pearce and Morgan made a nice comeback late and when Ciampa applied a bridging facelock it was Morgan alertly countering out of that into a Fujiwara Armbar. As Pearce cut off a save attempt by Gargano, Morgan cinched the hold on forcing Ciampa to concede due to having no meams of escape. The crowd jeered the decision but it was a statement win for Pearce and Morgan.

“The Bad Boy” Joey Janela was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he took on Undisputed Era leader Adam Cole (Bay-Bay!). Cole was still incensed over the assault by Bullet Club on Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly and he wound up taking it out on Janela in an almost one-sided match. The finish saw Cole hit the Panama Sunrise, a diving front flip piledriver, for a two count as he pulled Janela up by the hair. Cole followed with a superkick to the back of the head and then delivered another dose of Panama Sunrise to score the pin.

Injury Report:
* Paul London will be out of action indefinitely with a neck injury after taking a combined Jay Driller through a table by Mark & Jay Briscoe. This came moments after London and Brian Kendrick won the IWA tag team titles from the Briscoes.

IWA Top 10 Rankings:

1) Jay Lethal
2) Kevin Steen
3) Drew Galloway
4) Randy Savage
5) Diamond Dallas Page
6) Jon Moxley
7) Eddie Kingston
8) Will Ospreay
9) Lance Hoyt
10) Adam Cole

* current champions not included in rankings

Coming up next in LOW:

LOW Lucha Underground - The Temple - Boyle Heights - Los Angeles, CA (Card #1220)

Dalton Castle vs. Delavar Daivari
Super Crazy vs. Brian Cage
Prince Puma, Samuray Del Sol & PJ Black vs. Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked & Frightmare
Crossbones vs. Mil Muertes
Handicap Match: Sami Callihan vs. Mariposa & Marty "The Moth" Martinez
Jerry Lynn vs. Sly Drury

Plus appearances by Catrina, Mil Mascaras, Son of Havoc, El Generico and IWA King of Trios winners Big Mack Attack (The Mack, Moose & Dante Fox)

[TTX]

nice wins by the Hooliganz and Danielson. Would enjoy seeing Londrick battle Ringkampf.

[Crimson Cross]

Some really fun action from the IWA branch and ACH winning is top stuff, but it would've been cool if Chuck Taylor won over Danielson in that Champ vs. Champ Non-Title match, but then Danielson is for sure tough to beat...

[Bri]

IWA Card 1219 did not dissapoint cruefan68!

All throughout the night there were great matches for sure.

Very cool to see London & Kendrick take the titles, will be very interesting to see who the replacement will be.

Danielson vs Taylor was spectacular! Really enjoyed the sportsmanship as well.

The Undisputed Era vs The Bullet Club is one hell of a feud, can't wait to see how Marquez can swing this confrontation.

Really hoping "The Paragon of Virtue" regains in the future.

Lucha Underground looks amazing as ever but Jerry Lynn vs Sly Drury is the one I really wanna see, for shizzle.

Keep on keepin on!!

[cruefan68]

Thanks for your comments Troy, Crimson and Bri. The IWA card was really fun to roll out from start to finish and those disappointed with Chucky T's loss should know that he gave Bryan Danielson one heck of a battle. The injury to Paul London leaves Brian Kendrick in a bind as he will have to find a replacement to continue defending the belts. Undisputed Era vs. Bullet Club is going to heat up big time on upcoming shows so be on the lookout for that. Coming up next is another wild night of Lucha Underground action.

On a side note, I am feeling much better health wise now but I have a severe lack of dice rolling time these days which is why my show results and overall posting has been lacking. Thanks to all of those who continue to read and enjoy this fed, with any luck I can pick up the pace again soon...

[cruefan68]

LOW Lucha Underground - The Temple - Boyle Heights - Los Angeles, CA (Card #1220)

Announcers: Matt Striker & Kevin Condron

* With a bright full moon illuminating the night sky over The Temple, Mil Mascaras stood on the roof of the building sporting an Aztec headdress. He observed the city from his lofty perch while perhaps contemplating what was in store for him that night having come out on the losing side at King of Trios. After all, Catrina had vowed to make life miserable for the Big Mack Attack (The Mack, Moose & Dante Fox) should they fail to win the tournament. The Big Mack Attack won the tournament beating Mascaras and his partners, The Destroyer and Tiger Mask, in what many deemed an upset. The record seven-time LOW World Heavyweight champion had to figure that something bad was in store for him for losing. Suddenly he was joined by Prince Puma and Puma’s mentor Konnan who flanked him on either side. Konnan assured Mascaras that they had his back no matter what the cost with Puma nodding in agreement. Mascaras thanked them both and said that if there is one thing that he can count on it is the support of both men and all the believers in The Temple. He said that they must stand tall in the face of adversity and that the Unholy Triad of Catrina, Lucha Underground Boss Sly Drury and Ultramantis Black must not be allowed to remain in power or Lucha Underground could be darkened forever…

Quick Results:

1) Delavar Daivari defeated Dalton Castle
(Pinfall – WMD, a hammerlock DDT)

* A Latin music dance track played outside The Temple as a parade of beautiful female dancers appeared. A crowd gathered around to witness the spectacle when a slick looking golden Corvette pulled up and out of it emerged a handsome young man who was quickly flanked by the dancers. He turned to the cameraman filming the event and announced himself as the newest star of Lucha Underground, Sammy Guevara. The Houston, TX, native of Cuban descent said that Lucha Underground was going to be turned upside down when he makes his debut in The Temple, a debut which will take place the same night as Aztec Warfare II (Card #1230)…

2) “The Machine” Brian Cage (with Caesar B. Black) defeated Super Crazy
(Pinfall – Weapon X)

* Catrina was seated on a throne in a darkened room lit only by candles, a room that strangely resembled the former office of her now ally Sly Drury. With the massive Mil Muertes standing alongside her, she stroked the Eye of Tyr pendant hanging from around her neck. A knock on the door soon came and she demanded that the party enter and in this case it was her Unholy Triad associates Drury, the Boss of Lucha Underground, and his right hand man Ultramantis Black. With UMB moments away from joining Hallowicked & Frightmare for trios action, the masked Insectoid star was eager to get to the ring. Catrina admired his willingness to fight and dismissed him so that he could prepare for the match. UMB said that she would not be disappointed with his performance as he intended to teach one of his foes, Prince Puma, a very painful lesson. Catrina flashed a rare smile and then turned to Drury who was also going to be in action for the first time in The Temple taking on Jerry Lynn later. Drury said that Catrina’s vision for Lucha Underground surpasses even his own and that as the new guardian of the Eye of Tyr she is the most powerful force that The Temple has ever seen. She accepted his praise and said that his ability to speak the truth is the reason he is still The Boss but on this night she only wanted one thing from him – the career of Jerry Lynn. She said that Lynn must not be allowed to thrive in The Temple any longer and that Drury was the right man for the job. Drury flashed a rare smile himself and told her that it would be done…

3) Prince Puma, Samuray Del Sol & “The Darewolf” PJ Black (with Konnan) defeated Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked & Frightmare
(Prince Puma pinned Frightmare – 630 Senton)

* Matt Striker appeared uneasy at the announce table as color commentator “Killer” Kevin Condron, joined by his social media director Thomas, took great joy in the upcoming match pitting Crossbones against the undefeated Mil Muertes. It was Crossbones and his partner Delirious that picked up the pieces after Striker was assaulted by Muertes last time at The Temple under orders from Catrina. Delirious was forced to face Muertes that night and lost in a brutal battle. Catrina then attempted the Lick of Death on Delirious but Crossbones pulled him out to safety angering the “evil high priestess of Lucha Underground”. That led to Catrina ordering Crossbones to face Muertes and led to Striker feeling very uneasy as Muertes and Catrina passed by the announce table on their way to the ring. Condron ordered Thomas to film the “face of fear” on Striker so that they could capture it for eternity. Striker was not amused…

4) Mil Muertes (with Catrina) defeated Crossbones
(Pinfall – Flatliner)

5) Handicap Match: Mariposa & Marty “The Moth” Martinez defeated Sami Callihan
(Mariposa pinned Sami Callihan – Kudoh Driver)

* Back in her throne room, Catrina called in the Big Mack Attack (The Mack, Moose & Dante Fox) to acknowledge their winning the King of Trios event in the IWA. She said that they succeeded where no one thought that they could and that she planted the seeds for it by placing a threat over their heads. The Mack spoke up for the group and told her that it was their will to win that earned them those medals and that her demands had nothing to do with it. Mil Muertes stepped forward to confront The Mack but Catrina ordered him to stand down. Instead she got up and stroked the medal hanging around the neck of The Mack and called it dangerous that they think like that but since their jobs are safe for now they will have to continue to prove how good they are. She told Moose and Fox to prepare to face Son of Havoc & El Generico while The Mack would be taking on the man that he pinned to win King of Trios, Mil Mascaras. The Mack seemed pleased but Catrina told him that he knows nothing of what he is going to face as Mascaras is a seven-time LOW World Heavyweight champion for a reason. She said that one-on-one The Mack will be out of his league drawing an angry look from the popular star. She demanded that he win the match with Mascaras or that there would indeed be consequences to which The Mack responded: “consequences for who? I’m The Mack for a reason!”

6) Jerry Lynn defeated Sly Drury by DQ

7) Moose & Dante Fox defeated Son of Havoc & El Generico
(Dante Fox pinned Son of Havoc – Krunch, on over the shoulder back-to-belly piledriver)

8) Mil Mascaras defeated The Mack
(Pinfall – Snake Eyes – Crossbody Attack)

Match Highlights:
With another threat of consequential action by Catrina hanging over his head if he lost, The Mack took on Mil Mascaras in a highly anticipated main event between two of the most popular stars in Lucha Underground. The match got off to an explosive start with The Mack winning a test of strength and then delivering a neck-breaking clothesline as Mascaras bounced out of the corner. After a battle at ringside, Mascaras took control and hit a Crossbody Attack for a two count. A follow-up deathjump attack led to another delivery of the Crossbody Attack with Mascaras diving on top of The Mack for a snake eyes pin. The Mack argued the count with the referee but the decision stood with Mascaras earning a notably quick victory. Dante Fox ran in to help The Mack out and they wound up jumping Mascaras and assaulting him until Prince Puma rushed in to even the odds. The four men then waged a wild battle around ringside which included Puma going up the stairs and diving off the roof of the office taking both The Mack and Fox down. As Konnan joined Mascaras and Puma in the ring, The Mack and Fox were joined by Moose with the two sides engaging in a tense stare down. Catrina emerged from her throne room and said that The Mack failed to beat Mascaras but that he would get another chance to impress her as next time at The Temple it will be Mascaras and Puma vs. The Mack and Fox with the loser of the fall being barred from competing in Aztec Warfare II.

Two-thirds of the IWA King of Trios winners, Moose & Dante Fox, took on Son of Havoc & El Generico in a heated tag team match. The powerful Moose put on a great display particularly tossing Havoc around the ring. He blasted him with the Pounce setting up Lo Mein Pain from Fox for a near fall. Generico was itching for a tag that never came mainly because the popular luchadore was ripped down from the ring apron by Los Rancheros (Raul & Rogelio). With Howdy Price calling the shots, the masked tag team assaulted Generico at ringside while Havoc was left to in a two-on-one situation in the ring. Fox wound up winning it when he pinned Havoc with the devastating Krunch. Generico, meanwhile, had his mask torn off by the Rancheros but he managed to crawl under the ring to avoid having his identity revealed. Price held up the mask and went to the announce table saying that Los Rancheros are in Lucha Underground to unmask all the luchadores and no one will stop them. That led to Catrina announcing that Los Rancheros will have the chance to expose Havoc and Generico when they face them in a tag team match next time at The Temple which pleased Price and his men.

A rare disqualification decision in Lucha Underground came in the grudge match between Jerry Lynn and Sly Drury, the Boss of Lucha Underground. Newly appointed ring announcer Bobby Cruise barely had time to get the introductions in when Lynn and Drury began trading forearm smashes. Drury took over early assaulting Lynn including scoring a near fall with a running spear and hitting the controversial Flaunt the Law. Lynn came back with a bodyslam picking Drury off the top rope and then hit his trademark Cradle Piledriver for a big near fall. A top rope huracanrana followed for another near fall by Lynn as the match kicked into high gear. Another running spear by Drury resulted in a two count before Lynn struck with a wicked slingshot dive. He tossed Drury back into the ring and went for the pin but that was broken up by a large hooded man rushing the ring. He attacked Lynn in vicious fashion causing the referee to call for the bell. Drury looked on with joy as the man heaved Lynn out of the ring and then pulled off his hood glaring at the crowd. Catrina announced that this invader was her gift to Drury for increasing her power through the Eye of Tyr, an invader she revealed as Killer Kross. Drury and Kross posed a scary presence in the ring as Lynn looked on with a little trepidation as the odds have clearly been stacked against him in Lucha Underground.

In other action…

The brewing rivalry between Sami Callihan and Mariposa and Marty “The Moth” Martinez saw the two sides face off in a Handicap Match. Callihan tore into “The Moth” with reckless abandon upsetting his sister Mariposa. His assault included a cannonball on the outside while “The Moth” was seated in a chair. A Stretch Muffler by Callihan nearly ended it but Mariposa made the save. Mariposa tagged in and battled Callihan in surprising fashion including executing the Kondo Clutch and a curb stomp. She also got an assist from “The Moth” who speared Callihan head first into the ring post on the outside. That set up the finish with Mariposa managing to hit the Kudoh Driver on Callihan for the pin. The two then continued to attack Callihan after the match before a surprise save was made by Saturyne. For the first time she showed no fear of Mariposa and drove her out of the ring before executing the Rings of Saturyne on “The Moth” who quickly bailed out to safety. Callihan looked on in shock before deciding to stand side by side with Saturyne daring Mariposa and “The Moth” to return.

Crossbones hit the ring with a purpose as he prepared to face the undefeated Mil Muertes who was accompanied by Catrina. Wearing the Eye of Tyr pendant around her neck and holding up the mystic stone, Catrina presented a beautiful yet deadly presence at ringside. Crossbones started off aggressively but Muertes quickly turned things around battering him in and out of the ring. A reverse power bomb left Crossbones in a heap, but he somehow recovered and battled back. Muertes again cut him off, however, and after a devastating cradle piledriver he delivered the Flatliner to score the pin. Catrina entered the ring and seductively crawled on top of Crossbones to give him the Lick of Death when suddenly Delirious arrived and saved his partner. He spit red poison mist into the eyes of Muertes and dragged Crossbones to safety much to the anger of Catrina. The “Evil High Priestess” later sent word that Delirious would face Muertes next time at The Temple and if he doesn’t win Crossbones will be forced to leave Lucha Underground.

An exciting trios match saw Prince Puma, Samuray Del Sol & “The Darewolf” PJ Black come away with a huge win over Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked & Frightmare. Konnan, the mentor of Puma, accompanied the team to ringside but did not play a role in the match. Hoping to impress Catrina, UMB led his team into battle and the three put on a dominating performance in the early part of the match getting the heat on Puma. That included Hallowicked and Frightmare combining in a Double Sleepy Hollow to set up UMB hitting the double knee backbreaker for a big near fall. Puma and his teammates rallied back and it was Del Sol getting in with Frightmare which drew a rabid response from the crowd. Del Sol and Frightmare showed off their vaunted aerial skills in an electrifying display. That all led into the finish with Puma showing off his aerial talents with an over the ring post dive on Frightmare. Moments later, with Del Sol and Black battling UMB and Hallowicked on the outside, Puma went up top and hit the breathtaking 630 Senton on Frightmare to score the pin.

Coming off a revenge win over Mercedes Martinez last time at The Temple, “The Machine” Brian Cage, accompanied by his manager Caesar B. Black, looked to continue building his momentum as he took on the popular “Insane Luchadore” Super Crazy. The size and power advantage of Cage was very apparent as he took apart Crazy at seemingly every turn. Crazy managed a mid-match counter striking with a leaping DDT and a springboard quebrada but his offensive was short lived. Cage delivered the kill shot with Weapon X but somehow Crazy kicked out showing great resilience. Cage smirked and, under orders from Black, delivered a second dose of Weapon X resulting in the pin.

The opening contest between Dalton Castle and Delavar Daivari was quick and controversial. As Castle posed with The Boys, Daivari snuck up from behind and broke his brandy glass over the head of Castle. He then chased the Boys out of the ring before grabbing Castle and dropping him with the WMD, a hammerlock DDT. The referee then called for the bell as Daivari laid over the prone Castle scoring the pin. Daivari seemed proud of his actions beating Castle in mere seconds as The Boys looked on with concern. Daivari taunted them before nailing Castle with another WMD for good measure.

A rematch between Castle and Daivari will take place when Lucha Underground returns to The Temple for Aztec Warfare (Card #1230). The big event will once again feature a big prize up for grabs as the winner will earn a future shot at the LOW World Heavyweight title. Hallowicked, the winner of Aztec Warfare I, fared well in his match with LOW World Heavyweight champion AJ Styles last year but a disqualification cost him the championship. Will Hallowicked repeat and get another title shot or will that honor go to another star in The Temple? Catrina has vowed that whoever wins Aztec Warfare II will bring the LOW World Heavyweight title to The Temple and with that her powers will expand to include the entirety of LOW, a terrifying thought for sure.

Lucha Underground Top 10 Rankings:

1) Mil Muertes
2) Mil Mascaras
3) The Mack
4) Jerry Lynn
5) Brian Cage
6) Dante Fox
7) Delirious
8) Mercedes Martinez
9) Moose
10) Mariposa

* current champions not included in rankings

Coming up next in LOW:

LOW All-Star Wrestling (Episode 81) - WMC-TV5 Studios - Memphis, TN (Card #1221)

The latest edition of LOW's feature television broadcast will include a World of Sport rules match between Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster, big news regarding the Ring Angels division and appearances by the Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly), Mad Dog Vachon, The Warlord & Rhino and the highly anticipated television debut of Stan "The Lariat" Hansen!

[bookerbill]

another awesome show from the Temple my friend.

[ajcostello]

I still prefer your version of Lucha Underground to the real thing, cruefan68

[TTX]

Keeping the feds hot with some really good Lucha action. Looked like a fun main event.