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00:00This is a temple, my temple, where we honor ancient traditions, courage, honor, and violence.
00:11Tonight, the winner of each match will be rewarded a very unique opportunity.
00:17Ring the bell!
00:18One fall will end this match.
00:20I have created the most brutal match ever.
00:24Aztec Warfare.
00:27The luchador who survives Aztec Warfare will be my new champion!
00:33This is Lucha Underground Championship!
00:57Happy New Year, everybody, as we bless the temple here at Lucha Underground.
01:14I'm Matt Stryker, your Vampiro.
01:16All day we've been celebrating because tonight we crown our first ever Lucha Underground World's Champion.
01:22Not only that, we got the dancers, we got the musicians.
01:25This is something special for you at home. This is Aztec Warfare, brother.
01:30Welcome to my temple!
01:372015 is going to be a huge year for Lucha Underground.
01:43And it all starts tonight, because you're going to witness a match that I, DarÃo Cueto, invented.
01:52It's called Aztec Warfare.
02:05You like it, eh?
02:08The luchador who wants to claim this championship will have to survive 19 other competitors.
02:19The rules are simple. We start with two men.
02:23Every 90 seconds another luchador enters.
02:28Elimination can happen by pinfall or submission.
02:34And because I do love violence, anything goes!
02:45Now, let me introduce you to the two men who are starting us off tonight.
02:52First, at the unlucky number one spot, Fenix!
03:01Well, here comes the high-flying Fenix, who over the course of the last few weeks has certainly endeared himself to the believers here.
03:07But Fenix drew number one after winning a 10-person match, yet losing to Mil Muertes.
03:14Therefore, Fenix has the unenviable lot of numero uno.
03:18Well, you know he's fired up, but look at him. He's taped up.
03:20He's still got those scars that we pointed out in his last match.
03:23He's not recovered fully, but I'm sure...
03:25Look at him. Brother, he has got adrenaline.
03:30And by random draw, the man who is our number two, Johnny Mundo!
03:39You all know the history of Dario Cueto and Johnny Mundo, and Dario emphasized number two.
03:45I mean, if it's a random draw, I'm not so sure.
03:48Either way, it doesn't matter because Johnny Mundo is here and ready to fight.
03:54Matt, I'm sorry. I like him now a little bit, but he's got an ego.
03:59And I know for a fact that that number two statement was just to bring him down a notch.
04:04Listen, Johnny's the kind of guy that would rather die standing than live on his knees.
04:08So Johnny Mundo will take whatever lot life gives him.
04:10I can't believe you just said that.
04:12Well, it's a famous quote, man.
04:13Man, me and you are about to get in that ring number three and four.
04:16You keep that up.
04:18It's time for Aztec Warfare to begin!
04:24Cueto! Cueto! Cueto! Cueto!
04:31Listen, we have a very deep roster here.
04:34Every single competitor has a legitimate chance of being our first world champion.
04:42Mundo and Phoenix tie up. It's going to start out being high flying for sure.
04:46If I were Johnny Mundo, I'd hold off on that.
04:49It'd be a long night.
04:53If Johnny can't keep up with Phoenix in the high flying,
04:56Johnny's kicks and parkour stuff certainly will be able to maybe disorient Phoenix.
05:00Nice. There you go.
05:01Why do you always say por favor? I don't understand.
05:03Who said por favor?
05:04I said parkour.
05:05Oh.
05:06Standing shooting star missed.
05:08Phoenix is on the move now.
05:09What do you call that when you do a shooting star press and you land on your face?
05:13Then you missed it.
05:14Pin him or something.
05:21These guys also have to be aware of the time because a new luchador is coming in these intervals.
05:25It's going to make this match harder and harder.
05:27Phoenix ducks, kip up.
05:29Wow, super kick and a kip up.
05:31The follow through on that super kick was brutal.
05:43Number three.
05:50There's Mr. Sisko and this little cholo is rolling solo for the first time,
05:54although I'm sure the crew are not too far behind.
05:59I have no idea what it means.
06:02I don't want to know.
06:04Okay.
06:06You brought up a great point off camera.
06:07The only way to win this match is by pinfall or submission.
06:10So count outs and disqualifications can actually almost work to your advantage.
06:16Flying senton, he calls that Shawshank Redemption.
06:20Man, I thought you were going to stop taking notes.
06:23That's all just from my brain.
06:27Sisko, Phoenix and Mundo as a part of the first time ever Aztec Warfare for the Lucha Underground title.
06:38Is it time for the end of the world?
06:42Mundo in, Marty Elias down.
06:46Mr. Sisko has been eliminated.
06:51One has already fallen.
06:52The fate of 18 others will still be decided tonight as we crown our first ever Lucha Underground champion.
07:00Aztec Warfare continues to change the business when we come back.
07:12Welcome back to the temple.
07:13It's Aztec Warfare here on Lucha Underground.
07:17All right.
07:18Who's it going to be?
07:19Brack your brain.
07:23Here comes King Cuerno, the high plains drifter, the huntsman, the pursuer.
07:38Wow. Well, this is going to be interesting because, yeah, talk about getting your teeth rearranged.
07:44Here we go. Phoenix and Cuerno.
07:45Wow. Nice.
07:50You know, for a young guy, this Cuerno, he's definitely showing some maturity.
07:54Real quick.
07:55He's got some beautiful mega potential.
08:00He's calling for it.
08:01He's calling for it.
08:02The arrow from the depths of hell.
08:09Man, dog.
08:12Only in the Lucha Underground, Matt, are you going to see this level of intensity in every single match.
08:20And you can see.
08:21Look at him.
08:22Look at him.
08:23He's just stalking.
08:24Those are Cuernos.
08:25Wow.
08:26Wow.
08:27The clock ticks.
08:33Oh.
08:34Ow.
08:35Death defying at the buzzer.
08:37And here we go, making his way down the asphalt ass kicker.
08:41Right?
08:42Son of Havoc rode in on a CP Customs bike.
08:49Oh.
08:50Oh.
08:51Oh.
08:52Oh.
08:53Oh.
08:54Oh.
08:55Oh.
08:56Oh.
08:57Oh.
08:58Oh.
08:59Johnny Mundo with a handful of the short hairs.
09:01You know what that feels like.
09:03Wow.
09:04Nice.
09:07Everybody is on their A game.
09:09The agility and the intensity is phenomenal.
09:13Well, this is, of course, the brainchild of our owner, Dario Cueto, who, in his own arrogance,
09:17had to remind us twice that he created this match.
09:22Wow.
09:23Wow.
09:24And his head hit the top rope.
09:25That's awesome.
09:27Look at the fans.
09:28The people have their jaws dropping as the countdown begins now.
09:32Here we go.
09:33Oh.
09:34It's the Exotico, the fabulous Pimpanela.
09:36Well, the Exotico culture is so important in Mexico, and now Pimpanela Escalante brings
09:40a unique brand of entertainment here to Lucha Underground.
09:43Up, over, under.
09:44Pimpanela Escalante.
09:45Oh.
09:46Oh.
09:47Oh.
09:48Oh.
09:49Oh.
09:50Oh.
09:51Oh.
09:52Oh.
09:53Oh.
09:54Oh.
09:55Oh.
09:56Oh.
09:57Oh.
09:58Oh.
09:59Oh.
10:00Oh.
10:01Oh.
10:02Under, under.
10:03Pimpy, where are you going?
10:04Wiggling however Pimpy wants.
10:05The riddler of free life.
10:06I'm done.
10:07Hey, man, don't judge a book by its cover.
10:10See people for their heart, not their race or their gender or their style.
10:14I love Pimpanela.
10:15Nicely done.
10:17Didn't read about that on your match.com profile, Pimpy.
10:24Go.
10:25On the first date?
10:26Damn.
10:27No dinner, nothing.
10:28Pimpy on fire.
10:30Pippen gets excited. There's no way to go.
10:34Come on, pal. It's the most action you've gotten in a while.
10:37You've been married way too long.
10:39-♪
10:41Ooh.
10:42-♪
10:45Pippen now sent off the ropes here.
10:47Reversal.
10:49Oh, nice drop kick. That's Pippen on his height.
10:51Pippen goes about 6'3".
10:52Don't let the whole entire act deceive you.
10:55Now we're gonna find out. It's imminent.
10:57Who's it gonna be?
10:59This is what I have been waiting for.
11:04This is what everybody at home has been waiting for.
11:06The future of Lucha Libre,
11:08the one and only phenomenal Puma.
11:12Here comes a man that has set the temple on fire,
11:15the phenomenal, world-class, death-defying Prince Puma.
11:20Puma on the move with Johnny Mundo now.
11:22These two have electrified the temple week in and week out.
11:26But Puma has definitely not forgotten
11:29the times that he's extended his hand,
11:31and Johnny Mundo turned his back.
11:33Listen, Puma and Mundo have teamed together.
11:35They've battled each other, so the respect is there,
11:37but the animosity seems to be at an all-time high.
11:40And what better night than tonight?
11:41Wow. And I'm pretty sure a lot of that
11:43has to do with the cover here.
11:44Two. No.
11:45With the influence of the man in black, Conan himself.
11:48I'm guaranteeing.
11:50Vep, let me ask you something.
11:51We've only had one elimination so far.
11:52How does it affect the remaining guys in here,
11:54the guys like Phoenix and Mundo,
11:55that have been in for a little bit?
11:57Well, by the looks of things, not too much, brother.
11:59Sometimes you're going to notice there are guys
12:01with more experience on the outside of the ring
12:03taking a breather. That is a tactic.
12:05It is very successful in a match of this style.
12:08Oh, Jesus.
12:12Hey, there's that girl again.
12:16Oh, okay.
12:18Who's next? Who's next?
12:20Hey, the bitch is back.
12:21Poison Ivy, Ivelisse entering the fray.
12:27Whoa!
12:30I don't know if I want to be on the receiving end of that or not.
12:35How great would it be if Ivelisse was the first ever
12:37Lucha Underground champion?
12:38We just can't call her heavyweight.
12:40DDT there.
12:41I don't know if I want to be on the receiving end of that or not.
12:44I don't know if I want to be on the receiving end of that or not.
12:46I don't know if I want to be on the receiving end of that or not.
12:49DDT there. Spiking Phoenix.
12:51Wow, look at that. Awesome.
12:54Oh, oh, oh, this is kind of hot, too, you know.
12:57Now Pimpy has eyes for King Cuerno
12:59here in a great week for wrestling,
13:01following, of course, Wrestling Kingdom
13:03and now Aztec Warfare.
13:04And that standing drop kick is reminiscent
13:06of Art Bar, Love Machine, Rest in Peace.
13:08Oh, it looked familiar, no?
13:10It looked very familiar.
13:11That was right out of the Vampiro handbook.
13:14Wow.
13:16360 spin kick to the head.
13:18Reminiscence of my days in the ring.
13:20That was something I loved to do.
13:21Ivelisse is setting up Pimpinela for her man.
13:25Son of Havoc, high above the ring.
13:27Wow, shooting star, Pimpinela down.
13:30Marty, two. Pimpy's out.
13:32Pimpinela Escarlata has been eliminated.
13:37Wow. I'm not sure if I expected that so soon,
13:41but did you notice that Ivelisse stood by and let it happen?
13:45That says a lot.
13:46Yeah.
13:51Wow, Matt coming down the Temple Steps.
13:54Is Drago on fire?
14:05Now Drago and Phoenix squaring off.
14:07Thrust kicks create space.
14:09Now Drago on the move.
14:11Ooh, like a backdrop DDT there.
14:13Cover here. Cuerno just watching.
14:15That's interesting.
14:17Mundo now attacking Drago.
14:18That is not interesting at all, Matt.
14:20That's a strategy of his. He's taking his time.
14:22Don't forget, he is a hunter,
14:24and he is analyzing that monster that we know as Drago.
14:28Now King Cuerno just watches Drago.
14:30Hits Mundo with the DDT, and now Puma and Drago.
14:33Here we go.
14:35Duck. Hang on here. What's this?
14:37Oh!
14:40Life and rewind. Drago is amazing.
14:44It would be awesome, I would imagine,
14:46for King Cuerno to eliminate Drago.
14:48No? I don't know if he wants to eliminate him, man.
14:51I think he wants to finish him.
14:54She's taking a risk.
14:58Oh, she's about to experience the thrill of the hunt.
15:02Cuerno floats over.
15:05Great shot by Ivelisse.
15:07Ivelisse has been eliminated.
15:12Now Drago watches Cuerno.
15:14It's a nice little subplot in this story.
15:18This is Bale, a member of the crew.
15:21A guy like Bale is going to slow this match down
15:24and bring the brawling element.
15:25Bale is a real B-boy from the streets
15:28and understands how to throw hands.
15:31Whoa!
15:33Whoa!
15:34Whoa!
15:36Whoa!
15:37Whoa!
15:39Whoa!
15:40Suicidal move by Drago.
15:42Whoa! Whoa!
15:44Remember what this is all about.
15:45One of these men will become
15:47the first-ever Lucha Underground champion,
15:49so now is the time to leave it all in the ring.
15:52Fireman's carry.
15:53Juma has El Hijo del Havoc.
15:54Havoc now with a big forearm in the back.
15:56Havoc on the move.
15:57Wow! Superman punch!
16:00Just like George St. Pierre out of Montreal, Canada.
16:04Oh, man, which...
16:06Cover, two.
16:08Goodbye, Son of Havoc.
16:09Son of Havoc has been eliminated.
16:17Wow!
16:20No disqualifications, no count-outs.
16:22This is Aztec Warfare,
16:24the winner to become the Lucha Underground world champion.
16:28There is Cortez Castro.
16:31Many call him the linchpin to the crew.
16:34Many feel he's the best technical wrestler in the crew.
16:37I think he's just more aggressive.
16:39The guy's got the biggest chip on his shoulder.
16:41He seems to, like, hate everyone.
16:42He just wants to come in there and cause havoc.
16:45If Cortez and Bale can stick around
16:47until Big Rick's entrance,
16:48you have to believe the odds are in Big Rick's favor.
16:52A point of the elbow to the jaw,
16:54and you know the history between Prince Puma and the crew.
16:57There's the wrestling background.
16:58Oh!
17:03Bale, Sisko, Cortez, all members of the crew.
17:06How are Bale and Cortez going to work together?
17:09Come on, man. It's like when you go to jail, dog.
17:11You got to stick with your own.
17:12It's just, like, it's a mob mentality.
17:14Why are you even asking me those questions, Matt?
17:17Cuerno just cloned somebody into the next planet
17:20with a dropkick on the floor.
17:22That's Phoenix, who came in at number one.
17:24Johnny Mundo came in at number two.
17:26You have to believe they're running out of gas at this point.
17:28I mean, they've been nonstop for at least 20 minutes.
17:32Bale, nothing technical about that.
17:36Time begins to run out. Who's next?
17:39Oh, Ricky Mandel.
17:41How about this for maybe an X-factor?
17:43He's coming down to look at him.
17:44He's not even nervous, bro.
17:45He's kind of, like, running to the ring.
17:47He's an underdog, no doubt about it,
17:48but he's got an attitude. He's got, like, ego.
17:50I want to win this thing.
17:52Yeah, this is a fresh, good-looking kid.
17:54He may not be so versed in the lucha style,
17:57but he's still a great American pro wrestler.
17:59It's evident there by the dropkick.
18:01Brother, he's in shape. That was a hell of a dropkick.
18:09Inside the ring, Puma unveiled northern light suplex.
18:12Puma rolls through, changes his hands
18:14into a vertical suplex.
18:16Almost a jackhammer there.
18:18Standing shooting star.
18:21Marty Elias is down, and Bale is out.
18:23Bale has been eliminated.
18:27Wow. I did not expect that, brother.
18:29With his street experience, I thought he would be
18:30slugging it out for a little while longer, man.
18:36Johnny Mundo now taking the fight to Cortez.
18:40Johnny keeping an eye on Puma as well.
18:43Oh!
18:44Floats over perfectly.
18:47Cortez Castro has been eliminated.
18:53Mundo and Puma, like each other or not,
18:55have worked together to eliminate the crew,
18:57save for one member who is on his way to the ring right now.
19:02Oh, yeah, and you best believe
19:04he's coming to cash those checks, man.
19:06He can't be happy that they picked on his crew.
19:09He is gonna get payback.
19:11Aztec Warfare continues right after this.
19:20Welcome back to Lucha Underground.
19:22Aztec Warfare has big. Rick enters the fray,
19:25and I think Rick realizes that his entire crew has failed,
19:28and to me, Rick looks a little nervous.
19:29Nervous? Man, what's wrong with you, man?
19:31He's pissed. Look at him.
19:33Whoa! You're an Aggie rock bottom.
19:34Call it what you will.
19:36I think you call Ricky Mandela cab
19:38because he's eliminated.
19:39Ricky Mandela has been eliminated.
19:47There you go. Zillopress.
19:53Oh, with the assistance of Big Rick,
19:55the thrill of the hunt hits Drago.
19:58Drago has been eliminated.
20:04Turn around, Cuerno.
20:05Nice crucifix by Johnny Mundo.
20:07Shoulders are down.
20:09Cuerno is gone.
20:10King Cuerno has been eliminated.
20:16And you notice here, the eliminations are coming
20:18quicker and quicker and quicker.
20:19It's a true test of this locker room.
20:22Who's next to join the lucha?
20:26And, Vamp, if you're a guy like Pentagon Jr.,
20:29who is making his way into the Aztec Warfare realm,
20:33you have to feel good about your chances
20:34because this match has gone on and on now.
20:37The fighters are tired.
20:38Pentagon's fresh.
20:39Pentagon, he's got the advantage
20:41because, yes, he is fresh and he is motivated,
20:43but the other guy's got battle scars.
20:44They've taken elbows, kicks, punches.
20:46They're warmed up.
20:48You've talked about Pentagon finding his dark side.
20:51No better place to do that than right here against Big Rick.
20:53That did not work out very well for Pentagon or Big Rick.
20:58Not at all, man.
20:59At this stage in the game, it's hard.
21:02Brother, those super kicks are just,
21:03you know what I'm going to start calling those?
21:05Free dental plan here in the lucha underground
21:07because people are just getting rocked left,
21:09right, and center by Pentagon Jr.
21:11He's just firing.
21:12Nice, Tadahashi.
21:13Turn around, back.
21:16Now, Puma trying to create some space.
21:19Flip up, roll through, powerbomb.
21:20Oh, on the knee.
21:21Yes. Pentagon, you are awesome.
21:24He just drove his spine through his navel cavity pretty much.
21:31Backdrop, bomb.
21:33Pentagon rolls Phoenix over.
21:35No.
21:37Man, now, why would Rick do that?
21:39Why would not Rick let him get that pin
21:41and then take advantage of him later?
21:43That's a good point, man.
21:44You should ask him after the match.
21:46Now, maybe Big Rick's ego is getting in the way.
21:49But we got to see who's entering the fray next.
21:58Hey, shoot, shoot, shoot, super fly.
22:01Bro, he is jumping into the fire.
22:04Wow, very nicely done.
22:06Top rope, Ronna Steiner.
22:07Call it what you will, and notice how Fly
22:09got himself very close to the mat.
22:13Sets up for Puma now. Puma with the full Nelson.
22:15Mundo went for the kick and caught Puma.
22:17Man, if I was him, I would stop trying to impress the world
22:20with high-flying moves and just focus on one thing,
22:23going for the win. But then again,
22:25he is a rock star in Mexico and the world of lucha.
22:28He's got that in his blood. He's got no choice.
22:30He's got to fly. Hence, super fly.
22:34There you go. Big Rick was setting up for the lariat,
22:36and Fly knew not to return the favor there.
22:41And, you know, we talk about how Big Rick
22:42is the biggest guy in this match,
22:44and yet Rick seems to be breathing well,
22:46pacing himself well around these faster, smaller wrestlers.
22:50Muscle sometimes is a lot better
22:52than being a speedy little fly boy.
22:57Johnny Mundo now, always one to rejoin the fight.
23:00Of course, Mundo and Rick.
23:02Hey, nice there. Little sunset flip.
23:04Is it enough? No. Rick rolls through, showing some agility.
23:07I love that. I wish that Rick would punch him
23:09in the face about six more times.
23:11But then again, we got to go for the victory.
23:13All right. Who's it going to be?
23:15Crack your brain.
23:17And Chavo Guerrero has brought his best friend,
23:21his amigo, a steel chair.
23:24Over the past few weeks, Chavo has been using this
23:25to lay everyone out in VAMP.
23:27There are no disqualifications here,
23:29so Cueto said, you heard it. He made it clear.
23:32This is a match where anything goes.
23:35And Chavo is just stalking.
23:38Chavo's got the chip on his shoulder.
23:39Chavo's been aligned with Pentagon
23:41over the past few weeks.
23:44Superfly has been eliminated.
23:48Here we go now. There you are.
23:50Please, Chavo, do the right thing.
23:51I knew that was coming.
23:53Hey, man, championship on the line.
23:56Never trust a Guerrero.
23:58Pentagon Jr. has been eliminated.
24:03Pentagon Jr. has been eliminated.
24:12Oh.
24:16This has been a violent, violent night.
24:19Let's see what kind of mood we're about to get now.
24:22Who's coming down?
24:23The crowd is going crazy.
24:26I don't see anybody.
24:27Oh, that's one.
24:28It's the leader size Mascarita Sagrada.
24:32We're about to have some fun.
24:33Lucha Underground continues next.
24:44Look at little Mascarita Sagrada.
24:46Takes out Chavo Guerrero. He's on up.
24:48Boom. Welcome back to Lucha Underground.
24:50Tonight, we will crown a brand-new,
24:52first-time-ever world heavyweight champion,
24:55and it might just be a little person, Mascarita Sagrada.
25:00The fans are going crazy for Mascarita.
25:03I think we have our first bona fide idol here
25:06at Lucha Underground.
25:11If you're just joining us tonight,
25:13once every 90 seconds, a different fighter
25:15has entered this temple, different gladiators.
25:18The only way to win is by pinfall or submission
25:20until you are the final man standing.
25:23No disqualifications, no count-outs.
25:24This is Lucha Underground.
25:28Brother, Phoenix has been in there
25:30since the beginning of this whole thing,
25:31and he has just not slowed down.
25:33He is rocking and rolling.
25:34He's giving and taking a beating.
25:36I would have to say that his heart's in the right place, man.
25:38Reminds me of another young, masked Mexican man
25:40many years ago who went on to become a legend.
25:42Wow. Is that in Phoenix's future?
25:45Only time will tell.
25:47Oh!
25:49Ha, ha, ha.
25:52Brother, you spun him around.
25:53Look at the people, the fans in the front row.
25:55They don't even know what to think.
25:58And...
26:00Here comes the fighter that tears down the
26:02no-girls-allowed sign on your treehouse,
26:04Sexy Star.
26:06♪
26:10Now Sexy Star on the move,
26:11wheelbarrow up into the arm drag.
26:15This has been building for months.
26:17She has said she will never back down and have fear again,
26:20and she is definitely not scared tonight
26:22to step into square and circle
26:23and go to war with Chavo Guerrero.
26:26Oh!
26:28Oh!
26:32Of course, this stems back to what Chavo Guerrero
26:35did to the legendary Blue Demon.
26:37Sexy Star, of course, took up the honor of Mexico,
26:40the honor of Lucha Libre,
26:41only to be met with a steel chair
26:43across her dome by Chavo.
26:45And now look at this. How about that?
26:46You want to do the David and Goliath reference,
26:48or should I?
26:49I think you just did.
26:51And, wow.
26:53I don't know what I would be doing if I was Masquerita.
26:56Warrior or not, man, I'd be scared to death.
26:58Man, it's bad that he's wearing white,
27:00because we're about to see some change in color, if you will.
27:03No, maybe not. Wow.
27:05Is Big Rick going to eat him?
27:08Marshmallows.
27:10Look at that. Dropkick off the chest.
27:11Little Masquerita gets up and says,
27:13Come on, brother.
27:14Hey, you got her. Oh, jeez.
27:17Tsunami.
27:19Masquerita Sagrada has been eliminated.
27:23Yeah, I'd hold your phone, too, brother.
27:25You got a block.
27:29Here comes the man who works for tips.
27:32That's right. Mariachi Loco.
27:34Not being funny, he was a dishwasher down the street
27:37eight weeks ago, now competing for the Lucha Underground
27:41Heavyweight Championship.
27:43I think that he came off the top, fired up.
27:47Wow. What's going on?
27:48Using Big Rick's back.
27:49Crazy.
27:51Should the rest of the Luchadores kind of focus
27:52on Big Rick here, or do you think it's still
27:54kind of every man for himself?
27:56I think it looks like it's every man for himself.
27:57Look, Phoenix has been in there toe-to-toe
28:00with everybody from day one, as has Johnny Mundo.
28:03And we cannot forget about Puma.
28:06And obviously, Sexy Star is catching a wind,
28:08and she's got something up her sleeve, no doubt about it.
28:11Well, I'm doing quick math here.
28:14Carry the two, divide by the-
28:15We only have one Luchador left,
28:17and I think we all know who that is going to be.
28:20Oh!
28:21Mariachi Loco showing no love or respect for Puma.
28:24Wow. Oh, my God.
28:26It seems like that's got to be the signature move here
28:28in Lucha Underground, the super kick.
28:30Wow. Perfect.
28:32Whoo!
28:34Five, four, three, two, one.
28:40Oh, my God.
28:43Oh, my God.
28:46And there is the man.
28:49And there is the man that earned the right
28:51to come down the Temple Steps at number 20, Mil Muertes.
28:56A thousand deaths are coming to Aztec Warfare.
29:01Katrina by his side.
29:09And now the fresh Mil Muertes will look to lay waste
29:12to every single competitor in his path,
29:15including Mariachi Loco.
29:17Turned his brain into table-side guacamole there,
29:20and now hooking Mariachi up for the flatliner.
29:24Keep your eye on Phoenix.
29:25These two had the war to see who would come in at number 20.
29:30One, two, three.
29:32And Mariachi Loco has been eliminated.
29:36Yeah, I hate to say it, man,
29:37but Mariachi Loco is way out of his league.
29:39You don't be in there with Mil Muertes.
29:41What are you doing?
29:42Oh, boy. Now, man, I've always wanted to say this.
29:45The irresistible force meets the immovable object,
29:48but it's now in the 21st century with Mil Muertes and Big Rick.
29:56Of course, the power advantage that Big Rick has enjoyed thus far
29:59is now perhaps negated by Mil Muertes.
30:02Pretty impressive that Mil is standing up to somebody
30:04who's probably about 150 pounds heavier than he is.
30:08Well, here we go now.
30:09Like I said before, one of these people you see in the ring
30:13will be our first-ever champion.
30:15Everyone ganging up on Big Rick.
30:17I'd imagine the strategy would be eliminate Rick,
30:19eliminate Muertes, and then get down to your personal business.
30:22I would say so. You know what?
30:23Make things a lot easier because you can take the power
30:25out of the fact that you got to give it to Big Rick, man.
30:27He's been slugging it out for some time now.
30:29And with that size, it can't be easy.
30:31Wow, standing shooting star by Puma,
30:49and yet Chavo wants to get the credit here.
30:54I mean, that's the only reason I can imagine that Chavo Guerrero.
30:57Oh, 450 from Phoenix.
31:02And Big Rick has been eliminated.
31:03Big Rick has been eliminated.
31:06Man, it took two people laying on top of the Man Mountain
31:10just to get a win.
31:11So now Big Rick is eliminated,
31:13so the ring tilts in Mil Muertes' favor for the power,
31:16but Chavo still has Amigo, and that may be the wild card.
31:20Oh, what Amigo, man. That's a steel chair, brother.
31:22I mean, he's busted in half on his head.
31:25Cover here.
31:27Phoenix has been eliminated.
31:30Phoenix, who has been in since, jumped.
31:33Very impressive, although Phoenix is now eliminated.
31:36Let's break it down. Don't break it down just yet.
31:39This is something that we have been waiting to see.
31:41Sexy is just like a hockey player taking off her jersey.
31:44She don't care. She is ready to go toe-to-toe with Chavo.
31:48Put down the chair and put up your dukes.
31:49Don't be a bitch. The gloves come off first.
31:52The jersey may come off after Sexy wins the title,
31:55and here we go.
31:57Sexy Starr, with weeks and weeks of animosity,
32:00would love nothing more than to embarrass
32:02and defeat Chavo Guerrero with this frenzy.
32:07Chavo, just like he always does, he just cuts her off
32:10just when she's about to grasp it.
32:12Oh, you saw Chavo slide, step over,
32:15just to position the chair exactly to where he wanted it.
32:19Sexy is out.
32:22The vendetta that is two months old.
32:25Chavo Guerrero seemingly has just put an exclamation point.
32:29Chavo just stalking her, mocking her.
32:33Come on, man. Chavo has got to be a professional.
32:36Forget about it. We've answered that question
32:38so many times. There is no professionalism
32:40with Chavo. No way.
32:41Oh, he's a bastard.
32:42No way he's going to bust her face open, Matt.
32:45Hey, wait a second.
32:47That's Blue Demon, the return of Blue Demon.
32:50And we've seen what Chavo has done to Blue Demon,
32:52and now finally, Blue Demon,
32:54although not an official entrant in this match,
32:56is getting some modicum of revenge.
32:59Sexy's just going to pace Chavo.
33:03Pow! Oh!
33:04Got to have her feel good.
33:06Yes. What do you call that?
33:08Vengeance is mine?
33:11Chavo Guerrero has been eliminated.
33:16You...
33:18TodavÃa no acabo contigo, Chavo.
33:20TodavÃa no acabo contigo.
33:22Blue Demon said he is not done with Chavo Guerrero.
33:25And then there were four.
33:27Fam, these four luchadores,
33:28one of them will become our champion tonight.
33:31Matt, we will find out after the break.
33:39Welcome back. We thank you all for following us on Twitter.
33:42This, of course, Aztec Warfare,
33:44one of these four people you see in the ring
33:47will become the first-ever Lucha Underground champion.
33:50Will it be Johnny Mundo, Neil Muertes,
33:53Sexy Star, or Prince Puma?
33:56Neil is fresh. Sexy has momentum.
33:59Puma, of course, has that intangible.
34:01Johnny Mundo coming in at number two.
34:03As the old saying, he who gets wet earliest
34:05has the most time to dry.
34:07Perhaps Johnny is acclimated to this type of match
34:10more so than the others.
34:14Oh!
34:25Whoever is the last in the ring will be our champion.
34:28Wow.
34:29Sexy Star is like,
34:31Pete, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?
34:37I don't think so, dude. She just got rocked.
34:39Hit by a bus.
34:42Sexy Star has been eliminated.
34:45Oh, in the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take.
34:49And Sexy Star was certainly valiant in the fight,
34:52making it to the final four.
34:54And now we are down to three,
34:56and there's a bit of irony there,
34:57as Mil Muertes is the freshest,
34:58and Johnny Mundo has been in since number two.
35:02Prince Puma just watches and waits.
35:05Definitely, brother, this is just nonstop.
35:08You gotta give props to Johnny Mundo.
35:10Where has he gotten that energy and that stamina?
35:13Oh, nice, rolls Mundo up with a zigzag.
35:15Now Puma turns his attention to Mil Muertes,
35:17says, come on, come on, baiting the big man almost.
35:21Man, punch to the gut, punch to the head,
35:23just punch after punch.
35:25He just got tossed out like a ragdoll,
35:26but he ain't giving in, brother.
35:28Wow, nicely done here.
35:30And now Puma in a precarious position.
35:33Keep your eyes on Mundo.
35:35Death to you!
35:36I've been telling you since day one, Matt,
35:38that this Johnny Mundo's got a definite agenda of his own.
35:42He's all out for himself, man.
35:43Well, the agenda is to become
35:45Mujah Underground champion.
35:46All three of these men share that same agenda.
35:48Johnny Mundo now on the move.
35:50Yeah, okay, then don't stick out your hand
35:51like I'm your buddy and then turn your back,
35:53you know what I mean?
35:54Referencing Mundo and Puma's relationship
35:56over the past couple of months.
35:57But into the ring we go.
35:59Mil Muertes, the new champion,
36:01and he's got a lot on his plate.
36:03But into the ring we go.
36:05Mil Muertes, the freshest.
36:07Johnny Mundo, perhaps the best athlete,
36:09although some feel the man on the floor,
36:11Prince Puma, may very well hold that distinction.
36:15I don't know how comfortable a guy of Mil's size
36:17is up high on the turnbuckles like that.
36:19I don't think anybody would be comfortable up there,
36:22because the only thing that's going to happen
36:23is you're going to land on your head
36:24one way or the other.
36:25Now all three remaining members
36:27of Aztec Warfare are perched high.
36:30And again, if you've watched wrestling
36:31even once or a million times,
36:33you know it's coming.
36:36Oh, my God, that almost collapsed the ring.
36:41And I think that at some point,
36:42Puma and Johnny need to realize
36:43that perhaps they need to work together.
36:46You know, my enemy's enemy is my friend.
36:47Eliminate Mil Muertes, and then, you know,
36:49fight each other.
36:52Oh, man.
36:54Yes, Puma, about time, brother.
36:59Well, Puma is a rookie,
37:00and although wisdom is built on life experience,
37:02you know, the mere accumulation of years
37:04really guarantees nothing.
37:05Oh, Katrina getting involved.
37:07Hey, how many people have wanted to do this?
37:10You, too.
37:14Hang on.
37:15Oh!
37:16Oh!
37:32And now Neil going for the kill,
37:34but Puma inadvertently shaves Mundo.
37:42Wow.
37:43You can feel the ring tilting now.
37:45The momentum will go to one of these three men.
37:48Who's it gonna be?
37:49Mundo!
37:51Puma!
37:52Cover!
37:55We're down to two!
37:57Mil Muertes has been eliminated.
38:01I am very, very surprised.
38:04Like you said, man, the girl came into play,
38:06but that's the first defeat of the monster, Mil Muertes.
38:09What a hell of a match is going on right now, Matt.
38:12This is beyond phenomenal.
38:16How fitting now that it's Prince Puma
38:18and Johnny Mundo.
38:19Two months ago, these two men stood toe to toe
38:23in the very first main event in Lucha Underground history.
38:27It is still talked about today.
38:29They've been friends, they've been rivals,
38:31and now tonight they stand here both sacrificing everything
38:36to be the man to make history tonight.
38:39Lucha Underground world champion will be crowned.
38:43Let's go!
38:46Puma down, back handspring.
38:47Johnny catches, Puma rolls through.
38:49Puma first to his feet.
38:50Drop kick, Mundo down, but rolls over onto his front,
38:53keeping his shoulders off the mat.
38:54Vamp, help me out.
38:57I'm sorry, dude, I'm watching the match.
38:59After all my years in the business,
39:01I've turned into a fan, just like I was when a kid.
39:03That's the magic of Lucha Underground.
39:07Puma!
39:08Puma!
39:08Puma!
39:09Puma!
39:10Puma!
39:11Puma!
39:12Puma!
39:16Brother Johnny Mundo has been in this match
39:18since he learned to walk.
39:20This is his destiny.
39:21After a three-year layoff to be where he's at now,
39:24I'm sorry, I don't like Johnny Mundo,
39:25but he's definitely earned my respect
39:27and definitely the adoration of fans worldwide, Matt.
39:36It is once called the Canadian trip,
39:37roll through, single leg Boston Crab.
39:39Johnny needs to lock his hands
39:41for this submission to be effective,
39:42and there it is.
39:45Vamp, you would prefer Johnny to sit with this,
39:47but know how Johnny here,
39:48notice how Johnny twists the knee.
39:50The MCL, the meniscus compromised.
39:52Yeah, but Puma, after all his experience,
39:55he knows what to do.
39:55Go for the ropes, brother.
39:57At this stage in the game, man,
39:58it's all about adrenaline.
39:59You see that?
40:00Puma, instead of reaching for the rope
40:01in front of him, turned to his right
40:03to get to the closer rope.
40:04That's gotta be Conan's teaching, no?
40:06I would think so.
40:07He's using his hips.
40:08Gosh, Johnny Mundo, man.
40:11Say what you will, the kid is tough.
40:14The crowd like to see it.
40:15This is awesome.
40:16No other way to put it.
40:18We thank you for hanging out with us tonight.
40:20Aztec Warfare here on Lucha Underground.
40:25Yes, there is something that Conan has taught that young man.
40:29Fight dirty, and in desperation,
40:31close your eyes and swing.
40:33Slow, sluggish movements tell you what, hello,
40:37it's telling you what these luchadores have been through.
40:44Imagine what it takes just to stand.
40:46What must be going through their mind?
40:48Don't quit, don't go down, don't get beat.
40:50I can be champion.
40:57Normally up this high is Prince Puma's domain,
40:59but Johnny Mundo can hang up above as well.
41:06The drama builds, the pace builds, the tension builds.
41:14Bam, bam, bam.
41:19Jesus, oh my God, brother.
41:21Standing C4, Spanish Fly, do we have a new champion?
41:25Oh!
41:34These two are so evenly matched.
41:36Their offense so similar, their skill set similar.
41:39Johnny has the advantage in submissions, I think,
41:42but I believe that Puma may be a little more agile
41:44and a tad quicker.
41:46I think the thing that's in Puma's favor now
41:47at this stage in the game is definitely his tutelage
41:50under Conan the Barbarian.
41:51No other way to put it, man.
41:52Conan is something that's gonna really be
41:56in Puma's favor at this stage in the game, no doubt.
41:59Johnny may have been playing possum there,
42:00because the minute that Puma gave Johnny his back,
42:02Johnny was up.
42:03No, but I'm sorry to say that Johnny's been doing that
42:07since day one, man.
42:08The moment that Puma gives him his back,
42:09Johnny stabs him in it.
42:11Oh, the lucha gods smile down on us
42:16on this fateful evening.
42:17Oh!
42:18And these men are absolutely inhuman.
42:28End of the world.
42:30Could this be Johnny Mundo is our new...
42:33Oh!
42:34Thank you, God.
42:35The fans here cannot believe it.
42:37They're kicking out.
42:38This is insane.
42:39Oh.
42:40Referee checking if Puma can even defend himself.
42:42You can see the looks.
42:43Johnny Mundo has got to go for the victory, man.
42:45It's time, dog.
42:46Ah, Puma is limp.
42:47Wow.
42:48Oh!
42:49Oh!
42:50Oh!
42:51Oh!
42:52Oh!
42:53Oh!
42:54Oh!
42:55Oh!
42:56Oh!
42:57Oh!
42:58Oh!
42:59Oh!
43:00Oh!
43:01Oh!
43:02Oh!
43:03Oh!
43:04Oh!
43:05Oh!
43:06Wow.
43:11A name of the game, pinfall or submission.
43:13Let's not lose sight of that.
43:15A lot of times, these guys are locked in
43:16by the arms and the joints of the neck.
43:18Submissions are there.
43:20Let me forget about trying to fancy moves, brother.
43:22We want the gold around our waist.
43:24That changes everything, opens doors worldwide.
43:27Oh, oh!
43:29Right onto the globes.
43:31Oh.
43:32Oh!
43:33Oh my...
43:34This is it, man. This is it. Puma is up.
43:38Does Puma have enough to hit the 630 Splash, though?
43:41It takes so much out of you.
43:43If Puma lands wrong, this is over.
43:45Oh!
43:49Down, cover!
43:51Yeah, you're a champion!
43:53Here is your winner
43:55and first ever
43:56Universal Underground Champion!
43:59And we have a first world champion, Puma!
44:04Put it out there.
44:05Puma!
44:08Prince Puma rises to the top of the pyramid
44:11the way his ancient Aztec forefathers did.
44:15Puma is your new Lucha Underground Champion.
44:18Vamp history has been made here tonight.
44:23A rookie is now a world champion.
44:26It may be cliche, but if you're watching at home,
44:29anything can happen.
44:31And Prince Puma is proof.
44:33And look who showed up.
44:36Look who showed up.
44:38The Conan is Prince Puma's mentor.
44:42Now, look at this. Look at this.
44:45That's the respect.
44:48There's no backstabbing here. There's no politics.
44:50Lucha Underground, where we respect each other
44:53for the fight, for nothing more than the size of your heart.
44:56Hey, man, this is Puma's moment, John.
44:58Get the hell out of the ring.
44:59-♪♪
45:07That has been a great, great night.
45:10The crowd here has just witnessed history.
45:14A new era has dawned.
45:16Good night, everybody.