Tag Archives: Lucha Underground

Global Force Wrestling announced earlier today that AAA/Lucha Underground stars Taya Valkyrie and Drago will join Johnny Mundo as names from the promotions working for Global Force Wrestling for their live events in the Northeast at the start of next week. The announced dates are August 4th in Long Island, New York, August 5th in  Continue Reading »

Speaking on the latest edition of his podcast, Konnan noted that IMPACT Wrestling’s Jeff Jarrett is hoping for LAX (Santana & Ortiz) opponents at the IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary 2017 pay-per-view to be Aerostar and Drago, who are regulars with the Lucha Underground promotion, however whether that happens, despite IMPACT’s relationship with AAA, is currently unknown.  Continue Reading »

PJ Black (the former Justin Gabriel in WWE) suffered several serious injuries, including a broken leg and hand, as well as the loss of a finger after a base jumping accident in South Africa, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The report notes that Black has had to cancel all of his  Continue Reading »

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Rey Mysterio commented on a variety of topics including how close he was to joining IMPACT Wrestling, how Lucha Underground is a pioneer for Cruiserweights and more. Highlights of the interview are below: On Lucha Underground being a pioneer for the Cruiserweights: “Lucha Underground is the pioneer in the  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast, Lucha Underground wrestler Willie Mack commented on how his WWE release back in 2014 left him homeless. “It is like a long-a** process with them. It is like a six month thing when you get signed. I was signed for six months  Continue Reading »

El Rey Network sent out the following: LUCHA UNDERGROUND SUPERSTAR REY MYSTERIO NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF THE 49TH ANNUAL SCORE BAJA 500 Rey Mysterio Jr., star of El Rey Network’s Lucha Underground, will serve as Grand Marshal of the upcoming 49th annual SCORE Baja 500 desert race along with SCORE’s off-road racing legend, Ivan ‘Ironman’  Continue Reading »

Donald Wood of Ring Rust Radio sent out the following: My name is Donald Wood from Ring Rust Radio and Bleacher Report. We had Lucha Underground Star Paul London on the show this week, and it was a great episode with plenty of exclusive content. YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/pQgQYI1v2Hs Full Show Link: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio/2017/05/24/ring-rust-radio-may-24-w-wwe-backlash-review-paul-london-interview Ring Rust Radio:  Continue Reading »

Rodolfo Roman sent along the following: Legendary Mexican luchador Blue Demon Jr. was part of the annual CCW Cinco de Mayo event in at Coyo Tacos in Miami, Florida. The legend spoke about his time in Lucha Underground, training Pentagon Jr. and his brother and Alberto Del Rio and having a stake in NWA Mexico.

In a recent interview with Media Tiempo to promote the alliance between Lucha Libre AAA and IMPACT Wrestling, AAA Vice President Dorian Roldan noted that Lucha Underground talent are permitted to appear on IMPACT Wrestling as part of the alliance. “We worked with Jeff Jarrett for 15 years, it was a very positive relationship. We  Continue Reading »

Hannibal TV sent out the following: Former WWE Star and current Lucha Underground commentator Matt Striker talks to “The HANNIBAL TV” about Lucha Underground and his love for Canada. Striker also appears on a clip with Adam from WhatCulture Wrestling who is also participating in Wrestlemania 33 weekend festivities in Orlando!

Donald Wood of Ring Rust Radio sent out the following: My name is Donald Wood from Ring Rust Radio, Forbes and Bleacher Report. We had Lucha Underground Champion Johnny Mundo on the show this week, and it was a great episode with plenty of exclusive content. YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/DDQx7rkciEo Full Show Link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio/2017/03/15/ring-rust-radio-mar-15-w-wwe-mark-madness-2017-johnny-mundo-interview Johnny Mundo  Continue Reading »

In an update on the first two seasons of Lucha Underground content coming to the Netflix platform, a report from CNET notes that the first two seasons will be added to the service on March 15th. As of writing, it is unknown as to whether that will be a worldwide release or whether the content  Continue Reading »

In an update on the reports that the first two seasons of Lucha Underground will be heading to the Netflix platform, the promotion confirmed the news today, but shot down reports that the show would be added to the service as of this Wednesday, instead announcing that the show will be added this Spring. Dorian  Continue Reading »

The first two seasons of The El Rey Network’s Lucha Underground series will be available for streaming in North America on Netflix starting on February 15th, according to the latest edition of Court Bauer’s MLW Radio, which can be heard at MLWRadio.com. For those wondering, it should be noted that Bauer, who is a former  Continue Reading »

Lucha Underground and TNT Serie sent out the following: Lucha Underground Sign Broadcasting Deal With TNT Serie In Germany German TV premiere of Wrestling series from 10 December every Saturday at 22:40 on TNT Serie Matches commented Günter Zapf and Mike Knight Munich, October 26, 2016 – Reality and fiction meet in December to one  Continue Reading »

Wrestling Epicenter sent out the following: Matt Striker is a unique performer in that he is a great in-ring talent and an even better wrestling commentator. His in ring prowess saw him succeed on the East Coast independent circuit from 2000 to 2005 before getting his break with the WWE in a series of matches  Continue Reading »

The October 19th edition of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network drew 118,000 viewers for the first-run showing. The replay of the show that aired drew an additional 51,000 viewers. In comparison, last week’s show drew 135,000 viewers for the first-run and 46,000 viewers for the replay.

Cricket Wireless and El Rey Network sent out the following: Cricket Wireless Brings El Rey Network’s Action-Packed Wrestling Series “Lucha Underground” Live to Phoenix, Houston and San Diego ATLANTA – Cricket Wireless and El Rey Network will present Lucha En Vivo, three action-packed, high-flying “Lucha Underground” live events in three cities this fall. For the  Continue Reading »

Donald Wood of Ring Rust Radio sent out the following: My name is Donald Wood from Ring Rust Radio. We had Lucha Underground star and WWE legend REY MYSTERIO on the show this week, and it was a great episode with plenty of exclusive content. YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/E2eizFUTgfU Blog Talk Radio Episode: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio/2016/10/12/ring-rust-radio-oct-12-w-rey-mysterio-interview-wwe-no-mercy-review Ring Rust  Continue Reading »

In an update on the fourth season of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, Lucha Underground’s Executive Producer Eric Van Wagenen fielded a number of tough questions from fans at the panel at the New York Comic Con yesterday and noted that in regards to season four, as of yesterday, no official pick-up for  Continue Reading »