Lucha Underground (season 2)

Lucha Underground (season 2)
Official poster for season two
Country of origin	United States of America
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	El Rey Network
Original release	January 27, 2016

The second season of Lucha Underground, a Lucha libre or professional wrestling television show, began on January 27, 2016 and is broadcast on the El Rey Network in the United States. The season has been announced as having 25 1-hour episodes and a 2-hour final show. The show chronicles events that take place in the "Lucha Underground Temple". The producers behind Lucha Underground announced that the second season was a reality on September 21.^[1] Unlike the first season the second season of Lucha Underground was not picked up by UniMás and thus not broadcast in Mexico. The first episode was taped on November 15, 2015 in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California.

Plot overview

At the beginning of season two, Lucha Underground Temple owner Dario Cueto (Luis Fernandez-Gil) has been absent from the Temple since the end of season 1 and Catrina (Karlee Perez) has taken charge of the temple, leaving it a "much darker place" as Matt Striker comments during the opening scene. Under her mangement Lucha Underground Champion Mil Muertes (Gilbert Cosme) and Lucha Underground Trios Champions the Disciples of Death control the operation. In their quest to control everything Catrina hires King Cuerno to take the Gift of the Gods Championship from Fénix. Fénix defeated Mil Muertes to win the championship, only for Catrina to force him to defend the title during Aztec Warfare II. During the match Cueto returns to the temple, unleashing his brother Matanza on the temple, winning the Lucha Underground Championship in the process.

Cast and crew

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Taped date	Original air date
2	1	"A Much Darker Place"	November 14, 2015	January 27, 2016
No. Results[2][3] Stipulations 1 King Cuerno defeated Fénix (c) Singles match for the Gift of the Gods Championship 2 Ivelisse defeated Angélico and Son of Havoc Three-way match for a shot at the Lucha Underground Championship 3 Mil Muertes (c) defeated Ivelisse Singles match for the Lucha Underground Championship (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
2	2	"The Dark and the Mysterious"	November 14, 2015	January 27, 2016
No. Results Stipulations 1 Johnny Mundo defeated Killshot Singles match 2 The Mack defeated PJ Black Singles match 3 Prince Puma and Pentagón Jr. defeated The Disciples of Death (Barrio Negro, El Sinestro de la Muerte and Trece) Two-on-three handicap match
2	3	"The Hunt is On..."	November 15, 2015	February 3, 2016
No. Results Stipulations 1 Kobra Moon defeated Bengala Singles match 2 Jack Evans defeated Drago Singles match 3 Fénix defeated King Cuerno Last Luchador Standing match (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
2	4	"Cero Miedo"	November 15, 2015	February 17, 2016
No. Results Stipulations 1 Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr., Mr. Cisco and Cortez Castro Trios match for a shot at the Lucha Underground Trios Championship 2 Cage defeated Joey Ryan Singles match 3 Prince Puma defeated Pentagón Jr. Singles match for a shot at the Lucha Underground Championship
2	5	"The Machine"	November 21, 2015	February 24, 2016
No. Results Stipulations 1 Jack Evans defeated PJ Black Singles match 2 King Cuerno (c) defeated Killshot Singles match for the Gift of the Gods Championship 3 Chavo Guerrero Jr., Cortez Castro and Mr. Cisco defeated Texano No disqualification 3-on-1 elimination match 4 Johnny Mundo defeated Cage Singles match
2	6	"Gift of the Gods Ladder Match"	November 21, 2015	March 2, 2016
No. Results Stipulations 1 Kobra Moon defeated Sexy Star Singles match 2 Pentagón Jr. defeated Prince Puma by disqualification Singles match for a shot at the Lucha Underground Championship 3 Fénix defeated King Cuerno (c) Ladder match for the Gift of the Gods Championship
2	7	"Death Comes In Threes"	November 22, 2015	March 9, 2016
No. Results Stipulations 1 Marty Martinez defeated The Mack Singles match 2 Cage defeated Taya Boyle Heights Street Fight 3 Mil Muertes (c) defeated Prince Puma and Pentagón Jr. Three-way match for the Lucha Underground Championship
2	8	"Life After Death"	November 22, 2015	March 16, 2016
This episode was dedicated to Eiji "Hayabusa" Ezaki. No. Results Stipulations 1 Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc defeated The Disciples of Death (Barrio Negro, El Sinestro de la Muerte and Trece) (c) Trios match for the Lucha Underground Trios Championship 2 Texano (c) defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. Bullrope match for the AAA Mega Championship 3 Fénix defeated Mil Muertes (c) Singles match for the Lucha Underground Championship (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
2	9	"Aztec Warfare II"	December 12, 2015	March 23, 2016
Following his championship victory the previous week Fénix is forced to defend the championship against 19 other wrestlers by order of Catrina. Futhermore Fénix is forced to enter the match first, while Mil Muertes would be the last to enter the match. The entire show focuses on the match and included the in ring debut of Rey Mysterio Jr. and Dragon Azteca Jr. After Mil Muertes enters the match as the 20th man Dario Cueto makes his return to the Temple, announcing that his brother Matanza was the 21st competitor in the match. Prince Puma and Rey Mysterio Jr. eliminated Mil Muertes, followed by Matanza eliminating the remaining nine wrestlers to win the championship.[4] No. Results Stipulations 1 Matanza last eliminated Rey Mysterio to win Aztec Warfare for the Lucha Underground Championship
2	10	"El Jefe is Back"	December 12, 2015	March 30, 2016
This episode features the musical guest by Chingon. No. Results Stipulations 1 Cortez Castro and Mr. Cisco defeated Johnny Mundo and Taya Tag team match 2 Angélico, Ivelisse, and Son of Havoc (c) defeated The Disciples of Death (Barrio Negro, El Sinestro de la Muerte and Trece) Trios elimination match for the Lucha Underground Trios Championship 3 Mariposa defeated Sexy Star Singles match 4 Matanza (c) defeated Pentagón Jr. Singles match for the Lucha Underground Championship
2	11	"Bird of War"	December 13, 2015	April 6, 2016
This episode features the musical guest by El Conjunto Nueva Ola. No. Results Stipulations 1 Ivelisse defeated Kobra Moon Singles match 2 Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, and Joey Ryan defeated Marty Martinez, Mariposa, and The Mack First round in the Trios Championship Tournament 3 Matanza (c) defeated Fénix Singles match for the Lucha Underground Championship
2	12	"Three's a Crowd"	December 13, 2015	April 13, 2016
This episode features the musical guest by El Conjunto Nueva Ola. No. Results Stipulations 1 Killshot defeated Argenis Singles match 2 Texano defeated Daga Singles match for a Golden Aztec Medallion 3 Dragon Azteca Jr., Prince Puma, and Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Johnny Mundo, Taya, and Cage First round in the Trios Championship Tournament
2	13	"Monster meets Monster"	December 13, 2015	April 20, 2016
This episode features the musical guest by El Conjunto Nueva Ola. No. Results Stipulations 1 Aero Star defeated Drago Singles match for a Golden Aztec Medallion 2 Fenix, PJ Black, and Jack Evans defeated The Disciples of Death (Barrio Negro, El Sinestro de la Muerte, and Trece) First round in the Trios Championship Tournament 3 Matanza (c) (with Dario Cueto) vs. Mil Muertes (with Catrina) ended in a no contest Singles match for the Lucha Underground Championship
2	14	"Cage in a Cage"	December 13, 2015	April 27, 2016
This episode features the musical guest by Bang Data. No. Results Stipulations 1 Cage defeated Johnny Mundo (with Taya Valkyrie) Steel Cage match for a Golden Aztec Medallion 2 Rey Mysterio, Jr., Dragon Azteca, Jr. and Prince Puma defeated Ivelisse, and Son of Havoc* (c), Joey Ryan and The Crew (Mr. Cisco and Cortez Castro), and Fenix, PJ Black, and Jack Evans Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Elimination match for the Lucha Underground Trios Championship Finals in the Trios Championship Tournament Angelico was unable to defend the titles with Son of Havoc and Ivelisse
2	15	"No Mas"	December 13, 2015	May 4, 2016
This episode features the musical guest by Bang Data. No. Results Stipulations 1 The Mack defeated Marty Martinez Singles match for a Golden Aztec Medallion 2 Sinestro De La Muerte (with Catrina) defeated King Cuerno Singles match for a Golden Aztec Medallion 3 Cage defeated Mascarita Sagrada (with Famous B) Singles match for Cage's Golden Aztec Medallion 4 Sexy Star defeated Mariposa No Mas match for a Golden Aztec Medallion

Reception

Ratings

Episode	First run viewership	Repeat viewership	Change from previous	Ref(s)
s2e1	130,000	105,000	n/a	[5]
s2e2	125,000	76,000	-6%	[6]
s2e3	136,000	81,000	+8%	[7]
s2e4	152,000	52,000	+6%	[8]
s2e5	99,000	62,000	-21%	[9]
s2e6	124,000	63,000	+16%	[10]
s2e7	95,000	41,000	-27%	[11]
s2e8	100,000	57,000	+15%	[12]
s2e9	163,000	69,000	+48%	[13]

References

1. "Believers, are you ready? #LuchaUnderground season 2 is coming in 2016!". Twitter. September 21, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
2. 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.
3. Dehnel, Joel (January 27, 2016). "1/27 Lucha Underground Report - Season 2 returns with LU Title match, new champion, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
4. Peeples, Jeremy (March 24, 2016). "Lucha Underground Results: Rey Mysterio, Matanza debut at fun Aztec Warfare II". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
5. Caldwell, James (February 2, 2016). "1/27 Lucha Underground Season Premiere viewers & DVR Update". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
6. Caldwell, James (February 11, 2016). "2/3 Lucha Underground Viewers & DVR Update". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
7. Caldwell, James (February 11, 2016). "2/10 Lucha Underground Viewers – Week 3 matches season premiere". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
8. Caldwell, James (February 18, 2016). "2/17 Lucha Underground Viewers – Week 4 up & down". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
9. Caldwell, James (February 25, 2016). "2/24 Lucha Underground Viewers – big tumble following Impact". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
10. Caldwell, James (March 3, 2016). "3/2 Lucha Underground Viewership – Week 6 rebounds, but ranks #2 least-watched". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
11. Caldwell, James (March 10, 2016). "3/9 Lucha Underground Viewers – Week 7 falls to 2016 low-point". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
12. Caldwell, James (March 17, 2016). "3/16 Lucha Underground Viewers – improvement from year-low". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
13. Caldwell, James (March 24, 2016). "3/23 Lucha Underground viewers – audience surges 48 percent for Rey & Aztec Warfare". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• MGM webpage for Lucha Underground