Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship

Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship

Inaugural champion Fénix
(not wearing the Gift of the Gods belt)
Details
Current champion(s) Vacant
Date won April 10, 2016
Date established April 19, 2015
Promotion Lucha Underground

The Gift of the Gods Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Lucha Underground on its weekly television show. Unlike most traditional professional wrestling championships the Gift of the Gods Championship is promoted by what it grants the champion instead of being the main prize in itself; holding the Gift of the Gods Championship entitles the champion to a match for the Lucha Underground Championship at a time of their choosing, provided they give a one-week notice to properly promote such a high profile match. The concept is similar to the WWE Money in the Bank contract that also grants a title match at the winner's option, but unlike Money in the Bank, it does not allow for an immediate championship match. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via scripted endings to matches. If the Gift of the Gods champion redeems the championship for a Lucha Underground Championship match, the medallions are removed and redistributed to determine the competitors for the now vacant title.

The championship is current vacant after previous champion Johnny Mundo cashed it in during a television taping on April 10, 2016.

Background

In season 1, episode 27 ("Ancient Medallions") Dario Cueto, the storyline owner of Lucha Underground, revealed that he had gathered seven ancient Aztec medallions during a taped segment.[1] He explained that they represented the seven tribes of the ancient Aztec world and that whomever held all seven of them would gain a "gift from the gods". Later on he ordered seven wrestlers to come to the ring; Cage, Fénix, Killshot, King Cuerno, Pentagón Jr, Sexy Star and The Mack. The winner of the seven-way match would win the first of seven medallions. Fénix won the match and the first of the medallions.[1] In episode 30 ("Submit to the Master") Cueto announced that Jack Evans and Argenis would wrestle for the second of the medallions in a match that Jack Evans won.[2] Episodes showing how the remaining five medallions were awarded has not yet aired, but reports from the taping of the final match revealed that Aero Star, Bengala, Big Ryck, King Cuerno and Sexy Star win the remaining medallions at some point prior to episode 39 Ultima Lucha.[3] During Ultima Lucha Cueto revealed that the seven medallions all slotted into a wrestling championship called the "Gift of the Gods Championship", which would grant the champion a match for the Lucha Underground Championship any time they wanted, provided they gave Cueto a week's notice so he could promote the match. Fénix outlasted the other six competitors and won the Gift of the Gods Championship[3] After the Gift of the Gods Champion is vacated to challenge for the Lucha Underground Championship, the medallions are redistributed among the roster and the seven winners face off to determine a new chamnpion.[4]

Golden Aztec Medallion holders

Lucha Underground season 1
# Holder Episode won Notes
1 Fénix S1E27 "Ancient Medallions" Defeated Cage, Killshot, King Cuerno, Pentagón Jr, Sexy Star and The Mack.[3]
2 Jack Evans S1E30 "Submit to the Master" Defeated Argenis[2]
3 Aero Star S1E33 "Death vs. the Dragon" Defeated Cage, Marty Martinez and The Mack.[3]
4 Bengala S1E36 "The Beginning of the End" Defeated DelAvar Daivari. Taped April 11, 2015, aired on July 15, 2015.[3][5][6]
5 King Cuerno S1E36 "The Beginning of the End" Defeated Killshot. Taped April 11, 2015, aired on July 15, 2015.[3][5][6]
6 Sexy Star S1E36 "The Beginning of the End" Defeated Marty Martinez, and Super Fly. Taped April 11, 2015, aired on July 15, 2015.[3][5][6]
7 Big Ryck S1E37 "PenUltima Lucha" Given a medallion backstage segment. Taped April 18, 2015, aired on July 22, 2015.
1 Fénix S1E37 "PenUltima Lucha" Defeated Argenis, DelAvar Daivari, Famous B, Killshot, Marty Martinez, Mascarita Sagrada, Ricky Mandel, Super Fly, and Vinny Massaro. Taped April 18, 2015, aired on July 22, 2015.
Lucha Underground season 2
# Holder Episode won Notes
1 Texano S2E12 "Three's a Crowd" Defeated Daga.
2 Aero Star S2E13 "Monster Meets Monster" Defeated Drago
3 Cage S2E14 "Cage in a Cage" Defeated Johnny Mundo in a Steel Cage match
4 The Mack S2E15 "No Mas" Defeated Marty Martinez
5 El Siniestro de la Muerte S2E15 "No Mas" Defeated King Cuerno
3 Chavo Guerrero Jr. S2E15 "No Mas" Stole a medallion given to Cage.
6 Sexy Star S2E15 "No Mas" Defeated Mariposa in a No Mas match
7 Joey Ryan S2E? Defeated Mascarita Sagrada
Lucha Underground season 2
# Holder Episode won Notes
1 Daga S2E? Defeated Mariposa and Mascarita Sagrada.
2, 3, 4. El Siniestro de la Muerte, Killshot & Marty Martinez S2E? Defeated Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, and Joey Ryan
5,6 Mariposa and Sexy Star S2E? Defeated Ivelisse and Taya
7 Fireball S2E? Given a medallion backstage segment.

Title history

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Air Date Show Days Successful Defenses Episode Notes Ref(s)
1 Fénix 1 April 19, 2015 209 August 5, 2015 175 0 Ultima Lucha Defeated Aero Star, Bengala, Big Ryck, Jack Evans, King Cuerno and Sexy Star to become the inaugural champion [3]
2 King Cuerno 1 November 14, 2015 7 January 27, 2016 35 1 A Much Darker Place [7][8]
3 Fénix 2 November 21, 2015 1 March 2, 2016 14 0 Gift of the Gods Ladder Match This was a ladder match [9]
— Vacated N/A November 22, 2015 49 March 16, 2016 51+ N/A Life After Death Vacated when Fénix cashed in his shot at the Lucha Underground Championship [10]
4 Guerrero Jr., ChavoChavo Guerrero Jr. 1 January 10, 2016 6 N/A N/A Lucha Underground (season 2) Defeated Aero Star, El Siniestro de la Muerte, Joey Ryan, Sexy Star, Texano, and The Mack for the vacant championship. [11]
5 Cage 1 January 16, 2016 1 N/A N/A Lucha Underground (season 2) Will air as part of Lucha Underground season 2
— Vacated N/A January 17, 2016 15 N/A N/A N/A Lucha Underground (season 2) Vacated when Cage cashed in his shot at the Lucha Underground Championship
6 Sexy Star 1 January 31, 2016 48 N/A N/A Ultima Lucha II Defeated Daga, El Siniestro de la Muerte, Fireball, Killshot, Mariposa, and Marty Martinez to win the vacant championship [12]
7 Mundo, JohnnyJohnny Mundo 1 March 19, 2016 22 N/A N/A Lucha Underground (season 3) [13]
— Vacated N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Lucha Underground (season 3) Vacated when Johnny Mundo cashed in his match for the Lucha Underground Championship.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ancient Medallions". Lucha Underground. Season 1. May 13, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
  2. 1 2 "Submit to the Master". Lucha Underground. Season 1. June 3, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Boutwell, Josh (2015-04-26). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly for 4/26/15". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  4. ↑ "Dehnel's Lucha Underground report 7/22: The Medallions explained, Battle Royal for final medallion, Johnny Mundo, Big Ryck, Cage vs. Mack, more; Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Boutwell, Josh (April 18, 2015). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly for 4/18/15". WrestleView.
  6. 1 2 3 "The Beginning of the End". Lucha Underground. Season 1. June 15, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
  7. ↑ "Lucha Underground season 2 taping spoilers: what's Mil Muertes up to?". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ Peeples, Jeremy (January 27, 2016). "Lucha Underground Results: Season 2 Kicks off with an Intergender word title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lucha Underground season 2 taping spoilers: Prince Puma, Johnny Mundo, PJ Black". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Lucha Underground Season 2 Episode 8 Taping". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  11. ↑ Stuckey, Dan (January 15, 2016). "1/10 Lucha Underground TV Taping Spoilers". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ Boutwell, Josh (February 8, 2016). "Viva La Raza: Lucha Weekly (2/8/16)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ Boutwell, Josh (April 2, 2016). "Viva La Raza Lucha Weekly (4/2/16): Several stars leaving AAA, Mysterio Vs. Angle, Callahan signs with Lucha Underground". WrestleView. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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