Lucha Underground 1x1

1. Come with me.

2. We need to talk...

3. about the seven tribes of our ancestors,

4. about the warriors who built the Aztec Empire

5. and about the legacy they left behind.

6. What do you know about Lucha libre?

7. For 100 years,

8. Lucha libre has honored

9. the ancient tradition of combat.

10. And now it is our turn to rise.

11. My name is Dario Cueto.

12. I'm a businessman.

13. I'm opening the doors of my temple

14. to all of your luchadores.

15. Let them compete for me in America.

16. Sign this contract

17. and walk away with all of this money.

18. Yes!

19. Tell your luchadores

20. I will see them on Lucha Underground!

21. The question is, will you join us?

22. Here we go!

23. Unbelievable. Whoa!

24. Look at the size of him.

25. Only in the Lucha Underground.

26. Whoa!

27. Lucha!

28. Lucha Underground

29. Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!

30. Welcome to Lucha Underground!

31. Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!

32. Hello, everybody, and welcome.

33. We applaud you for being a part of the change.

34. This is Lucha Underground.

35. I'm Matt Striker,

36. and joining me, a Lucha legend himself, Vampiro.

37. Tonight, Vamp, this is gonna be different.

38. You can hear it. You can feel it.

39. You can smell it. This building is just electric.

40. Brother, El Rey Network,

41. here in the right time, the right place,

42. making history once again.

43. And here we go. Lucha Underground.

44. Let's take it up to the ring.

45. Please welcome

46. the host, promoter, and owner of Lucha Underground,

47. Dario Cueto!

48. Here comes the man himself, Dario Cueto.

49. Vamp, what do you know about Dario?

50. Because I can't seem to get any information about this guy.

51. Brother, he's a sly dog. You know what I mean?

52. Now, he's not Mexican. He's Spanish.

53. So he's not feeling it, you know what I mean?

54. People don't like him.

55. Gracias. Gracias.

56. Thank you, everyone.

57. My name is Dario Cueto.

58. I'm the owner and promoter of Lucha Underground.

59. And I've opened my doors

60. to the best fighters from all over the world.

61. And I'm gonna give them their opportunity

62. to either kick ass or get their ass kicked.

63. Because this is not a stadium

64. where the children can cheer for their heroes.

65. This is a temple, my temple,

66. where we honor ancient traditions,

67. like courage, honor,

68. and my personal favorite, violence.

69. The luchador who impresses me the most

70. Will get a signing bonus.

71. $100,000!

72. The one who impresses me the most in this ring

73. gets this money tonight.

74. So to all the luchadores competing tonight,

75. here's your chance to get rich or die trying.

76. Let's get this started

77. With a match that represents the truly foundations of Lucha libre,

78. because the men competing in it,

79. they have Lucha libre in their blood.

80. Welcome to Lucha Underground!

81. Well, there is our owner, Dario Cueto,

82. and based on what he just said,

83. you can see what Lucha Underground

84. is gonna be all about.

85. You're not gonna have six-year-old kids

86. in brightly colored t-shirts jumping up and down.

87. This is Lucha Underground.

88. The following Lucha is scheduled for one fall.

89. Introducing first, from Mexico city, Mexico,

90. He is the Son of the Blue Legend.

91. The one, the only, Blue Demon, Jr.!

92. When you talk about

93. the great history of Lucha libre,

94. this man, Blue Demon, Jr., Is at the top of the list, man.

95. Blue Demon is an iconic figure

96. in the history of Lucha libre and Mexico.

97. You know, his father was a big star in the '60's and '70's,

98. not only in the wrestling ring,

99. he was a world champion,

100. but he was also a huge film star

101. with the likes of Mil Mascaras, Rayo de Jalisco Jr.

102. They were like the Guardians of the Galaxy back then.

103. They were iconic, worldwide,

104. and here we are with the third generation Blue Demon, Jr.,

105. big time superstar.

106. And his opponent...

107. from El Paso, Texas, Chavo Guerrero.

108. You want to talk about wrestling history, brother,

109. get a good look at Chavo Guerrero Jr.

110. What a way to kick off Lucha Underground.

111. Two of, if not the, greatest families

112. in all of Lucha libre represented here tonight.

113. Brother, these guys' families have gone back for 50 years.

114. Chavo coming from the legendary family

115. of the great Gory Guerrero, Hector, Mando,

116. Chavo Sr., and of course,

117. rest in peace, my brother, Eddie Guerrero.

118. Ladies and gentlemen,

119. if you're a fan of Lucha libre,

120. then of course you know what you're about to see.

121. But if you've never seen this style before,

122. then I promise you this is where you want to be.

123. Referee Rick Knox rings the bell.

124. Here we go. History in the making.

125. Blue Demon, Jr., some would say in the twilight of his career,

126. facing off against yet another storied veteran

127. of the ring wars, Chavo Guerrero.

128. Blue Demon, Jr. and Chavo Guerrero,

129. they represent the storied old guard of Lucha libre.

130. Quite a bit of honor there.

131. Later on tonight, the honor transcends

132. because you're gonna be seeing

133. some of the new high-flying luchadors of today.

134. One, two and three.

135. Of course, everyone back in Mexico watching this.

136. Everyone in the States watching, as well.

137. There's bragging rights here.

138. Again, the collar and bow tie-up, the go-behind.

139. You notice Chavo trying to trap the left arm, scooting away,

140. trying to prevent Blue Demon from taking his back.

141. Nice little Headscissors.

142. You'll notice Chavo has great hip movement

143. and probably will enjoy an athletic advantage here.

144. But what styles and advantages will Demon enjoy in this match?

145. Demon is bringing everything to the table.

146. He's got nothing to hide.

147. He's bringing the things that his father invented.

148. He's bringing the authentic Lucha libre style

149. that's quite different in the United States of America

150. because in the United States of America,

151. they basically do things from one side, brother.

152. When you are watching Lucha libre,

153. it's international.

154. There's no rule book here. It's everything and everywhere.

155. You'll notice that the fighting style of Lucha libre

156. involves a lot of using your hips

157. and a lot of neck strength, as well,

158. as demonstrated there by Blue Demon, Jr.,

159. who should enjoy a power advantage here over Chavo.

160. Old-fashioned Handstomp, classic from Blue Demon, Jr.

161. Let's go, Chavo!

162. Blue Demon! Let's go, Chavo!

163. Back and forth now.

164. These two luchadores feeling each other out.

165. Chavo tries to take a single leg.

166. There's a Go-behind and a Snapmare.

167. Chavo using his body.

168. let's go, Chavo! Blue Demon!

169. Chavo now with the Side Headlock,

170. trying to control Blue Demon's head.

171. Let's go, Chavo!

172. Blue Demon!

173. These two luchadores grew up in the business.

174. A wrestling ring was their playpen, Matt.

175. Now they have become masters of their craft.

176. Nice!

177. Demon now off the rope.

178. You go Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors.

179. Blue Demon, of course, using his weight to his advantage.

180. Keep your eye on Blue Demon, Jr.,

181. the high-flying style of Lucha libre.

182. Now, of course, the referee, at his discretion,

183. will go to the count of ten.

184. If neither Luchador can get back into the ring,

185. the match is a count-out.

186. but I believe that referee Rick Knox here

187. is gonna let these two luchadores fight.

188. It's just like a hockey game.

189. When you got two of the heavyweights that are gonna go,

190. Everybody steps back and just watches the action.

191. Not the kick... Oh.

192. Nothing pretty about that. Just a slap to the face, huh?

193. The good thing about that, though it wasn't a closed fist.

194. You'll see that Demon will try to slow down the pace

195. a little bit just to try to quell the quicker

196. Chavo Guerrero's advantage.

197. Chavo's speed backfiring now.

198. Notice the placement of Chavo's hand

199. trying to alleviate the pressure

200. of the rear chin lock.

201. If you feel the bone in your own forearm,

202. that's what's digging underneath Chavo Guerrero's jaw.

203. Imagine the pain that Chavo's in.

204. Big slap to the face.

205. Up and over. Oh.

206. Chavo tries to get away.

207. Turns it around into a DDT.

208. Whoa.

209. Cover here. Rick Knox down.

210. Two.

211. Chavo, he's like the red-headed stepchild.

212. as soon as he steps into the dressing room with that name,

213. you know, there's a lot of heat there from the family,

214. especially from his pops.

215. to me, the only one in the whole Guerrero family

216. that was really liked by anybody was Eddie.

217. There's some of that Lucha libre that we talked about.

218. And now this is where the high flying comes in.

219. Bwah!

220. Lucha

221. You see Chavo Guerrero on the cement floor

222. here in the dirty, dingy temple.

223. Chavo ushering Blue Demon back into the ring,

224. looking to capitalize.

225. Now Chavo Guerrero, with pride on the line.

226. Ow!

227. There you see referee Rick Knox looking like Mills Lane.

228. No disqualification there, of course,

229. - 'Cause it was only circumstance. - Yeah, he slipped.

230. Now Blue Demon perhaps setting up

231. for a signature maneuver.

232. Checking that knee. It looks like there's a little bit of damage done there.

233. Demon.

234. He better not slip.

235. Could this be a $100,000?

236. Oh, that move right there off the top rope

237. was made real famous by his pops.

238. Is Chavo $100,000 richer? No.

239. Aside from getting the wind knocked out of him,

240. he looks like he's got a knee injury.

241. Yeah, you bring up a great point.

242. As you see, Blue Demon clutching and grabbing

243. at his right knee, as well as his right ankle.

244. I wonder if Chavo Guerrero will notice that,

245. Perhaps take advantage.

246. Let's go, Chavo. Blue Demon.

247. Here we go. The drama builds.

248. Both luchadores high above. What is Chavo going for?

249. Oh, this looks like a Hanging Triangle Choke.

250. Perhaps... oh! Huge Powerbomb.

251. Cover here. No.

252. Kicked out.

253. Uh-oh. Look at this, look at this, look at this.

254. Picks up on the jeopardy that Chavo Guerrero is in.

255. And now Blue Demon trying to lock in

256. one of his trademark submissions.

257. Tell me what Chavo's going through now, Vamp.

258. Pain. Hella pain.

259. that's it!

260. The Guerrero family ain't gonna be feeling that at all.

261. And the winner of the match is Blue Demon, Jr.!

262. Right now, Blue Demon has set the standard

263. to win the $100,000.

264. Konnan, I'm so happy you came.

265. It's an honor that a legend such as yourself

266. wants to work here in Lucha Underground for me.

267. You know, I don't know about all that

268. "working for you"

269. But I'm interested in all that feria you're throwing around.

270. But this isn't about me, man.

271. You said you were looking for the best fighters

272. in the world, Los mejores luchadores.

273. Peep out that window. Asómate.

274. What you're gonna see is the best fighter in the world,

275. and he's from right here, from this barrio.

276. I think there are some luchadores

277. that might feel differently.

278. In fact, I have just signed a deal with the biggest

279. former free agent in the business.

280. He's arrogant. He's cocky. He's reckless.

281. He's a man that goes by many names,

282. but, um, here, in my temple,

283. he will be known as Johnny Mundo.

284. But I signed him only to make an example of him.

285. You see, he does not respect my temple.

286. He's here for the money and the fame.

287. So, if your man is as good as you say he is,

288. have him make an example of Johnny.

289. And if he does, perhaps the $100,000

290. will go to him... and you.

291. Hello, everybody,

292. and welcome back to Lucha Underground.

293. Huge news, for the first time in three years,

294. Johnny Mundo will compete.

295. This is one of the highest, talented, aerial daredevil, guys you've ever seen,

296. but his opponent has piqued your interest.

297. He has. You know, Konnan does not invest any time in anybody

298. unless it's gonna serve him in the long run.

299. And this kid, Prince Puma, apparently is the one

300. who is gonna set the standards for El Ray.

301. He's the guy who's gonna change the face of pro wrestling,

302. so, let's wait and see.

303. Let's meet Prince Puma.

304. Watch your technique. There you go. There you go.

305. My name is Konnan.

306. I've been in this business for three decades.

307. People in my country have called me a legend.

308. But the true legend of Lucha doesn't run in my veins.

309. It runs in his.

310. When I was a little chavalito, sometimes I'd hear me abuelo

311. spinning yarns about ancient times,

312. about how centuries before us,

313. there were seven Aztec tribes,

314. how each tribe had its own champion,

315. all warriors, the original luchadores.

316. When a Luchador would lose in battle,

317. more than just his honor was taken from him.

318. Way before Game of Thrones,

319. Aztec luchadores would claim the head of the fallen opponent,

320. which is why the mask has become the symbol of life

321. in our sport.

322. If a Luchador loses his mask, he loses everything.

323. Fight!

324. Fight like you've done your whole life,

325. Like you've done on the street.

326. My new protege, Prince Puma,

327. might be from right here in Los,

328. but he traces his bloodline back to the fiercest

329. renegade tribe of the Aztecs.

330. His spirit animal, you guessed it, the jaguar.

331. I'm telling you, Prince Puma

332. was born to be a Lucha libre legend.

333. It's in his blood.

334. 'Cause on the real, I don't really go

335. for leyendas and santerías,

336. but after watching this guy and the way he fights,

337. it's making me a believer.

338. The myth of his family's tribe has shown him his destiny.

339. In Lucha Underground, I will show him his glory.

340. Lucha!

341. The following Lucha match is scheduled

342. for one fall.

343. In the ring, from the open road, Son of Havoc!

344. And his opponent...

345. From Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico,

346. This is Sexy Star.

347. Feast your eyes on Sexy Star.

348. She is a rock star in Mexico.

349. She fights men and women, small, big, take 'em all.

350. She is a former world champion, been to Japan

351. and dominated the scene in wrestling in Mexico.

352. Sexy Star making her U.S. debut in Lucha Underground.

353. That's right. Of course, one of the great allures of Lucha libre

354. is the presentation, and look at Sexy Star's presence.

355. Absolutely beautiful.

356. These people are gonna be surprised.

357. I can tell you right now she's just not one of these girls

358. who come in there in pose and look good.

359. Let's find more about Sexy Star.

360. When I used to look in the mirror

361. I saw a woman who was afraid.

362. I came from a world of abuse.

363. I even contemplated suicide,

364. but then this mask saved my life.

365. Lucha libre call to me, it show thee,

366. that women are as strong as men

367. as tall as men.

368. and sometimes can keep

369. as better that a man can.

370. I lace up my boots

371. for all the girls out there who need to get on their feet.

372. I train for every girl

373. who no longer needs to be afraid.

374. And I win for every girl out there

375. who needs a hero.

376. Because every woman is sexy.

377. Every woman is a star.

378. And I fight for them all because I will never be afraid again.

379. Before you go getting all excited,

380. I'm not wrestling a woman.

381. Arrogant bastard. Better watch out, brother.

382. So why don't you do yourself a favor,

383. Leave my ring, get yourself counted out,

384. And live to fight another day, huh?

385. Dude, I'm telling you, man.

386. He's... he's barking up the wrong tree with Sexy Star.

387. I guess she's taking his advice.

388. Look at the look in her eyes, brother.

389. One!

390. The official starts his count.

391. For those of you unfamiliar with the rules,

392. a wrestler has till ten to get back in the ring.

393. Otherwise, they lose the match by count-out.

394. Four!

395. Look at that. A little bit of strategy there.

396. She's gonna kick his ass.

397. And the crowd seems to love it.

398. - Sexy Star— oh. Nope. Get up.

399. There you go. Brother, she's fighting.

400. She's got no problem throwing down with the man.

401. It was fun while it lasted.

402. 'Course, the $100,000

403. in the back of every wrestler's mind here.

404. Now it looks as if Son of Havoc is going to perhaps teach Sexy a lesson.

405. Havoc goes for a Moonsault and misses.

406. Sexy looks to capitalize.

407. There you go. Nice.

408. I told you.

409. Sexy Star athletic, beautiful, strong,

410. and evid... oh.

411. I was gonna say "smarter than most men"

412. until havoc's power took over.

413. Well, you got to get your face fixed after that.

414. Son of Havoc has a Charlie Brown,

415. Red River Jack thing Going on with the mask

416. and the long beard.

417. Havoc starting to show his dominance now.

418. Havoc now sending Sexy Star into the corner.

419. She tries to... uh, no, Havoc catches her.

420. There you go. Come on, baby. Boom.

421. I'm telling you right now, Matt, you know just as well as I do,

422. to be in the ring, she's not backing down.

423. Keep your eyes on Sexy Star.

424. - Oh! - Oh!

425. Could this be it? Huge! Whoa. Awesome. Totally awesome.

426. Sexy Star is pretty impressive.

427. Oh.

428. Son of Havoc gets the win by pulling the tights.

429. And the winner of the match is Son of Havoc!

430. But I'll tell you, if anyone impressed me

431. in that match, Matt, it was Sexy Star.

432. But the bigger question is what does Dario Cueto think?

433. Our main event is coming up.

434. Johnny Mundo is returning to the ring after three years.

435. Johnny takes on Konnan's new protege, Prince Puma.

436. It's next on Lucha Underground.

437. The great Chavo Guerrero,

438. From the great familia Guerrero. What happened, my friend?

439. I thought for sure you would earn the first victory in my temple,

440. and even, perhaps, send the legendary Blue Demon, Jr.

441. into retirement once and for all,

442. And prove to the world that the Guerrero family

443. is the greatest Luchador family in history.

444. And what do you do?

445. You tapped out.

446. What would your grandfather think?

447. What would your uncle think?

448. Well, one thing's for sure.

449. The $100,000 will not be going to you.

450. And as for azul...

451. since you didn't finish the job tonight,

452. Next week, I will have to bring in an opponent who will.

453. But once this man is here,

454. There will be nothing I can do to stop him.

455. One thousand deaths might be coming for us all.

456. Lucha!

457. It is now time for our Lucha Underground main event!

458. Introducing first,

459. from Los Angeles, California,

460. Johnny Mundo!

461. Johnny Mundo is returning to the ring

462. after three years.

463. This is something you won't want to miss.

464. why don't you take him out for dinner? Jesus, man.

465. If you've never seen Johnny Mundo before,

466. he is one of the groundbreaking athletes that is capable

467. of doing things that not many people on this planet can do.

468. He has a parkour background

469. As well as a very unique Lucha style.

470. That's gonna be on display here.

471. Quite the entrance. Very rock star.

472. And his opponent,

473. From Boyle Heights, Prince Puma!

474. Well, that's not Prince Puma. That is Konnan.

475. Brother, look at that cockiness in his walk.

476. He's a tactical genius, brother.

477. I'm sure he's got a version of The Art of War by Sun Tzu in his pocket.

478. Konnan is divide and conquer, brother.

479. He's here, infiltrating.

480. He's like a cancer, I'm telling you.

481. There you see Prince Puma.

482. and, of course, Vampiro, you were telling me earlier

483. that the Puma, in ancient history,

484. is something about the dawn of a new understanding.

485. There's a very strong spiritual association with the Puma.

486. How that embodies itself into the athleticism,

487. We'll have to see.

488. One of these men may be $100,000 richer

489. by the time we go off the air.

490. Prince Puma takes on Johnny Mundo.

491. Our main event is next.

492. This is your main event

493. On the debut edition of Lucha Underground.

494. For the first time in three years,

495. Johnny Mundo stands inside of a wrestling ring.

496. And we are meeting for the first time ever

497. this masked protege of Konnan known simply as Prince Puma.

498. Johnny seems to have a slight height advantage,

499. perhaps a power advantage.

500. Obviously, the speed and agility advantage

501. may go to Prince Puma. But this is an even match here.

502. The only thing that may come into play is experience on Johnny Mundo's part,

503. but maybe even ring rust.

504. Johnny checks the kick.

505. Puma catches, blocks.

506. And here we go. Now the speed.

507. Johnny's power.

508. Damn!

509. Puma's agility, and Johnny smiles

510. as if to say, "I know what I'm into now."

511. Brother, that cat is fast. Did you see that?

512. - I did. - Boom, boom.

513. This kid is made for Lucha Underground.

514. He's just a rock star.

515. Senior official Marty Elias officiating the action here.

516. Of course, the pace of this match will quicken at some point.

517. But right now, these two athletes have to feel each other out.

518. Of course, Johnny a master of parkour.

519. Extreme reminiscence of the great dynamite kid

520. - in that little exchange. Would you not agree? - Absolutely.

521. Of course, you'll see aerial maneuvers,

522. great Chain Wrestling inspired by the World of Sport style of England.

523. We can talk about these things here.

524. Go. They exist. Use the internet.

525. Learn about all the great styles,

526. The Lucha libre style.

527. Quick pin! Quick pin! One—

528. Brother, this kid Puma is the embodiment

529. Of Lucha libre 2014 here in the Lucha Underground.

530. Quick. Quicker. Brother, he's a rock star.

531. And if Puma's trained by Konnan,

532. you can bet that Puma can go all night long.

533. But then again, so can Johnny Mundo.

534. Lucha!

535. Vampiro, tell me, if someone is under the tutelage of Konnan...

536. what are some characteristics of Konnan's personality,

537. in your experience?

538. Uh, unfortunately,

539. this kid is about to be corrupted.

540. Konnan, he's got an agenda.

541. If there is anybody who is evil, that would be Konnan.

542. Nice back-flip drop. Puma now having the advantage.

543. Nice, nice!

544. Holy...

545. Yeah, I'm getting up, man. I'm getting up.

546. Vampiro on his feet, everyone on their feet.

547. Here we go. Keep your eyes on Prince Puma.

548. Ladies and gentleman, this is Lucha Underground!

549. Not only is this match about pride,

550. not only is this about who can say that they won

551. the first ever Lucha Underground main event,

552. This is about $100,000.

553. This is awesome.

554. You'll notice here, though, with all of these great moves,

555. both men are still on their feet, neither worse for wear.

556. Nice. There's Johnny's parkour ability.

557. Oh.

558. Now, that was not nice.

559. We thank you for joining us on our maiden voyage here,

560. The birth of Lucha Underground.

561. Ohh!

562. Earlier tonight, we saw the legendary Blue Demon, Jr.

563. victorious over Chavo Guerrero Jr.

564. We saw the emergence of Sexy Star,

565. as strong and powerful female wrestler. A warrior.

566. And now we see Johnny Mundo and Prince Puma.

567. Looks like the steam was taken out of Puma's engine. But I'm sure...

568. Mundo.

569. Oh, man. If I was Johnny Mundo,

570. I wouldn't worry about getting applause right now.

571. I'd pay attention.

572. Hang on a second.

573. Bam!

574. We talked about the time off from the ring,

575. and right there it showed

576. as Johnny took his eyes off his opponent,

577. and Prince Puma, with so much to prove

578. at such a high-profile matchup, certainly takes advantage.

579. Oh, my God.

580. I don't trust Konnan at all...

581. At all, in any way, shape, or form.

582. But I know he struck gold with this kid.

583. This kid, Prince Puma, is pretty impressive.

584. Very nice variation of a Leg Full Nelson.

585. It's almost like a Reverse Triangle, wouldn't you say?

586. Jujitsu style.

587. This isn't so much to garner a submission

588. as it is to wear down Johnny.

589. Look at the strength of Johnny, breaking out of that.

590. Nice counter.

591. I love that ankle lock.

592. A smart strategy here

593. just to try to ground Puma, yes or no?

594. Man, he had that hooked in,

595. and he just went for the head punches.

596. Trying to lock it in again, but Puma to his feet.

597. Enziguri sends Johnny Mundo out to the floor

598. in front of the Lucha maniacs here at the temple.

599. This dirty, dingy, hot, aggressive buildings

600. certainly almost is a character in and of itself,

601. and it lends itself to the motivation for luchadores.

602. Yeah, man, it's almost like we're in a Freddy Krueger movie

603. in the boiler room.

604. It's hot down here, man.

605. Yep, well, that'll rattle your marbles.

606. They're coming out a little bit too close.

607. Oh, this is the beauty of being here live on Lucha Underground.

608. You never know what's gonna happen.

609. Right now, Johnny Mundo, whoa, and Prince Puma

610. right here in front of us.

611. This is awesome!

612. Punch him in the face!

613. Vamp, don't get too close.

614. Your blood'll start boiling. Uh-oh.

615. Johnny's taking a step back.

616. Parkour. Look out! Look out!

617. Oh!

618. Puma's face goes right into the ring post.

619. Parkour, Lucha libre.

620. You see the way he cleared that table?

621. Mundo.

622. This is awesome.

623. Listen to the people.

624. Exactly.

625. Cover here, $100,000 coming to... no.

626. And you have to believe that Dario Cueto,

627. Being a good owner, is listening to the people.

628. And you must believe that,

629. based on the reaction of this crowd here,

630. The $100,000 is going to go to one of these two guys.

631. Placement of Johnny's hips

632. as well as the bone of Johnny's forearm

633. really make this Rear Chin lock very difficult.

634. Brother, he's got all his weight on his neck,

635. And he's cutting off the air.

636. Puma now up to a vertical base.

637. And now Puma on the offense.

638. Oh! Right in the kidney.

639. Don't get cocky, kid.

640. Nice. Great.

641. Beautiful Lucha libre counter into a Spinning Heel kick, if you will.

642. Both luchadores down.

643. Notice Johnny's shoulder's down, whereas Puma's chest is down.

644. Whomever gets to their feet first will have a distinct

645. advantage here in this fight.

646. Very unique shot from the ceiling fan.

647. Here comes Prince Puma now,

648. using the ring to his full advantage.

649. Damn. Prince Puma, of course,

650. under the tutelage of Konnan.

651. But it's the natural athletic ability of Prince Puma

652. that will guarantee to make this young man a star.

653. Brother, this kid is a star. Pow!

654. This is it. Cover.

655. Oh, damn, dog. I'm telling you right now,

656. this could be a candidate for match of the year.

657. The Puma now setting up

658. for what looks to be a Standing Moonsault.

659. Mundo out of the way.

660. Standing Shooting Star Press beautifully done.

661. Marty Elias down. Two.

662. The Standing Shooting Star Press,

663. it just shows the athleticism of Prince Puma

664. and the tenacity of Johnny Mundo.

665. But you have to wonder,

666. Is the ring rust building on Johnny now?

667. I don't think so. As Johnny lays flat on his back,

668. shoulders to the mat, Puma up first, $100,000 on the line.

669. Big elbows to the back of the neck.

670. Big forearms to the ear. That'll set you on fire.

671. Bro, he is getting an ass-whooping right now.

672. Johnny just kicked out of that ring rust.

673. That's... that right there's what you call an ass-whooping.

674. A straight-up ass-whooping, closed-fist,

675. knuckles to the teeth, getting the chin checked

676. Here in the Lucha Underground.

677. Mundo.

678. And that was right out of the Vampiro handbook,

679. That one right there.

680. Flying Spinning Kick to the jaw line.

681. Yeah, but did you ever have abs like that?

682. Yes, I did. But that was back in the day.

683. Now Johnny seems to have a fire under his ass.

684. Oh!

685. Cover here. Has Johnny done enough?

686. Great shot there from our camera crew.

687. Unbelievable shot. Thank you so much.

688. Well, looks like Johnny is signaling for the end of the world.

689. El fin del mundo.

690. Johnny Mundo has a wide array of moves

691. that come off of the top rope that are very unique.

692. Whoa, hang on! Let's go, boy.

693. You got to give it to Puma with his lack of experience, he's still... he's fired up,

694. and he wants that money.

695. And more than making money,

696. he wants to make an impression.

697. Oh.

698. Well played, Johnny.

699. Here comes Puma. Mundo off the ropes.

700. Oh! My god.

701. Let me tell you something,

702. If Puma can get a win over a ring veteran like Johnny Mundo,

703. That has to be worth $100,000.

704. But perhaps Johnny on his way to the bank... no.

705. But I'm sure that he's already got a win, brother.

706. This kid has made fans internationally and universally.

707. All right. I'm gonna put you on the hot seat here.

708. You're Dario Cueto, you have the $100,000.

709. Who are you giving it to right now, at this point in the show?

710. If it was me and it was my money,

711. I would give it to the both of them.

712. Well, Johnny still has some gas left in the tank here.

713. Yeah, he's a veteran.

714. He could pull it out, but I don't know, man.

715. I just think that the energy

716. that Puma's bringing to the crowd...

717. It's a flip, roll through.

718. Oh!

719. That right there is not good.

720. Mundo

721. Is it time? It is now time.

722. The end of the world.

723. Nope. Nobody home.

724. Split-legged Moonsault.

725. Brother, this kid is— Springboard. Nice!

726. Beautiful Double Knees.

727. - Puma going for a cover here. $100,000 on the line. This is it.

728. No.

729. Brother. What do you call that?

730. A flying springboard knee to the face?

731. Yeah, that works.

732. He's calling for something.

733. Man, this Prince Puma is just non-stop, brother.

734. What? Springboard 450. Nobody home.

735. Puma hesitated for just a second,

736. and that cockiness is sure to cost him.

737. Moonlight Drive.

738. one, two...

739. Whoa! Awesome. Awesome.

740. This kid is tough.

741. Johnny's face again telling the story.

742. I think Johnny almost has started to feel his oats again.

743. It's good to be back in a familiar setting

744. Inside of a ring.

745. I agree with you 100%, but I am also feeling

746. He's saying, "Man, I'm hitting this kid with everything,

747. and he's kicking out."

748. Puma's swinging h is hips, landing on his feet.

749. C4, Standing Spanish Fly.

750. - This has to be it. This is it.

751. And now is it time for the End of the World?

752. End of the World. There it is!

753. The end of the world.

754. The end of the world. One, two...

755. What a main event!

756. Unbelievable. Vamp.

757. I'm with you, brother.

758. They are rising to their feet for an amazing main event.

759. And the winner of the match is...

760. Johnny Mundo!

761. The winner of the first-ever main event

762. on the premier edition of Lucha Underground.

763. Johnny Mundo victorious,

764. and now the question is, has Johnny earned the $100,000

765. promised by our owner Dario Cueto at the start of the show?

766. Man, Matt, both these guys deserve it. What a match.

767. Mundo

768. Man, Prince Puma, he's got my props, brother.

769. Look at that. Look at that.

770. - Sportsmanship. Yeah, okay. That's respect right there.

771. That's respect big time. Awesome.

772. Does that mean that if Johnny takes the $100,000,

773. He'll share it with Prince Puma?

774. I don't know, man. I doubt that very much.

775. But he's got the fans' standing ovation.

776. That's something else.

777. It's a hell of a way for our first show to end,

778. The first main event.

779. Matt, Matt, check it out.

780. Here's Mr. Cueto.

781. He doesn't look too happy.

782. Bro, he looks like he's pissed.

783. Bro, look at it. Look at the arrogance on his face.

784. Mr. Cueto does have the briefcase,

785. And inside that briefcase, $100,000.

786. Congratulations, Johnny.

787. You've earned this.

788. There it is. He said he's earned it.

789. Yeah, well, this sure as hell ain't the first time

790. I've seen a promoter jabroni like him

791. trying to skip out on a payday.

792. What's... What the hell is — who are these guys?

793. Brother, it's cracking off.

794. They're just... what the hell?

795. I know that face.

796. Damn, dog.

797. This is a beatdown.

798. This is a beatdown.

799. I mean, we talked all night how the door is open to anybody.

800. Yeah, but you don't got gangbangers

801. coming in off the street to settle the fight.

802. Well, listen, you open up a briefcase full of $100,000,

803. I mean, people are gonna want to be here.

804. Damn, dog.

805. Did you think just luchadores compete in this temple?

806. I don't think so, amigos.

807. I told you... I told you I'd been scouting

808. the best fighters in the world...

809. And these guys, they work for me!

810. Welcome to Lucha Underground!

811. Well, apparently the lines have been drawn

812. Here at Lucha Underground.

813. Good night, everybody.