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Mar 25, 2018

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5 Things You Need To Know About Lucha Underground

Wrestling fans are still just discovering Lucha Underground! Here are 5 things you should know about the series.

1. Lucha Underground is a TV Drama about wrestling, not a “wrestling promotion”. They are not a touring company, the matches filmed in front of the live audience are part of the show’s focus on an underground wrestling fight club, and the stories of its participants. This is done with writers and media professionals who have not only a wrestling background but coming from all facets of TV and cinema,

2. The character development and storylines are what make Lucha Underground Special. The stories, mythical and mystical, as well as the interpersonal character relations, are well crafted. The way the show is presented and shot with professional movie camera’s give it a wholly unique feel, unlike any other wrestling product that has been presented in the past.

3. Women are equal to men in Lucha Underground and get the same opportunities. The Lucha Underground Championship has even been held by a woman! There are more than half a dozen bad ass women on the roster, that can hold their own and go toe to toe with the guys! We have seen women hold titles, and there is no women’s division, they fight for the same championships the men do.

4. Lucha Underground has become a family. Because of the way Lucha Underground is filmed, the fans, the cast, and the crew have spent at least a month together during the filming of the product. Because of the way it is set up, Lucha Underground has given fans a very respectable level of access to meet the wrestlers who want to be social. Not only are the wrestlers available to the fans, but the rest of the crew is extremely accommodating and friendly, and makes the whole vibe of the experience fun and relaxing. Combine that with 4 years of filming you have some serious friendships sprouting up, and many refer to themselves as members of the #LuchaKliq

5. Lucha Underground Season 4 just wrapped it’s filming, and as someone who personally attended, I can attest, this is the HOTTEST season yet! I can’t give you any spoilers as I signed an NDA, & we don’t have an exact release date yet but if you follow @LuchaElRey on twitter you will stay up to date with the release! Currently, Season 3 is being replayed on the El Rey Network and will be released on Netflix where you can already get seasons 1 & 2. Rumor has it Lucha Underground will also be coming to Sling TV for those of you who have elected against cable tv.

So if you are one of those who have been holding out, stop missing out and check out Lucha Underground for some of the best wrestling you will find anywhere on TV!

Liz Savage

Sep 3, 2017

Features AAA, Daniel Puder, independent wrestling, kurt angle, Lou Thesz, pro wrestling, Pro wrestling shooters, Rosemary, Sexy Star, Shoot fight, Shoot fighting0 Comments

When a Wrestling Match Becomes A Fight

I’ve been reading the articles on Sexy Star vs Rosemary incident. I would like to note that I do not know either woman in person, nor have any relationship with either of them online, as far as I know. (I have a lot of Facebook friends, maybe one of them is on there?) I know who they are because I follow Shimmer and AAA. You can watch the incident here on PWmania.com if you haven’t seen it already.

While there is hype from both sides as to whether or not Sexy Star was responsible for Rosemary’s injury, is there more hype because it was a major show, or because it is part of a storyline, is the question that has been asked again and again. “Shooting” in wrestling has happened since the beginning of the sport. Former NWA Champion Lou Thesz was a well known shooter, as back in those days it wasn’t uncommon for a shooter from another territory to come in and try to beat the champion, to discredit the other, and try to prove their territory was better.

One of the shoots I most clearly remember seeing, which I won’t lie and say I didn’t cheer on, was when Daniel Puder shot on Kurt Angle, and put him in a kimura (arm lock) and nearly broke Angles arm. This was after Angle himself had shot on another tough enough contestant and declared an open contest. Well, Puder cashed in and nearly broke the former Olympians arm, to make a point that Angle let his power go to his head, and shouldn’t.

One question I have to ask, is where is the outrage for all the other women and men who have been shot on, both on the professional and independent level, and been injured by the shooter? This has happened to not only myself but many other wrestlers I know. Should we have fought back? Should we have “complained” to bookers and fellow workers? Some people did and were ignored, fired, blacklisted, harassed, etc.

I struggled with what happened to me for a long time. It caused me to lose trust, and to have a hard time building it with other wrestlers, as well as constantly made me question my own abilities, despite knowing I had more than put in my time. My life was made into a living hell by a woman who spent years attempting to destroy my character, for what purpose, other than jealousy, I cannot see.

So what do we do with these bullies in pro wrestling? Do we stand up and use the same tactics against them? Do we complain to the wrestling universe about these folks? Do we demand they are ousted from their roles in companies, and who decides, “what side is right”? I mean even if our sport is “a work” it’s still a fight, and maybe that is something we should all keep in mind.