June 1, 2016 – Los Angeles, California
Son of Havoc def. Daga
Apparently Havoc is terrible at clotheslines. Who knew? Aside from that this was pretty fun, but not exceptional. The action was good and consistent but there wasn’t much drama to it. Kobra Moon came out near the end to cheer on her crush Daga. She tried to interfere on Daga’s behalf, but it wasn’t enough to stop Havoc from hitting a shooting star press at 6:59 for the win. Daga rejects Moon after the match. ***
El Dragon Azteca tells Rey Mysterio that he found the cell where Dario Cueto keeps his brother. Mysterio wants to focus on winning the titles back. Azteca resents Mysterio for having been away from their mentor for years. Prince Puma walks in to broker peace, but Mysterio doesn’t want him getting involved. They seem on the brink of imploding, but cooler heads prevail.
Jack Evans, Johnny Mundo & PJ Black def. Rey Mysterio, El Dragon Azteca & Prince Puma {Lucha Underground Trios Championship Match}
This didn’t have the same clever heel shtick as their first match, but it had non-stop action and some fun triple-team moves. The finish was neat; Mundo hit Azteca with a low blow behind the referee’s back, which frustrated Puma and Mysterio and caused Puma to get disqualified when he hit Mundo with a blatant low blow at 9:43. After the match, Puma tried to kick Mundo and took out Taya by mistake. His partners tried to calm him down but had trouble. ***¼
Azteca approaches Matanza’s cell. Black Lotus tells Azteca to back off, and says that she believes that his mentor killed her parents. They have a little scuffle and then Azteca leaves, saying that it can’t be true and that it must have been Cueto who killed her parents.
Matanza Cueto def. Cage {Lucha Underground Championship Match}
So this ruled. For those who geek out over Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic matches, this was a big boy battle between two wrestlers who have a much better sense of what they can do convincingly and naturally than the NXT large set does. I’m not even trying to take anything away from Lee and Dijak, but I do think that people give them a bit too much credit for essentially doing things they shouldn’t be doing not because they’re too big, but because they’re not comfortable doing them. Meanwhile these two looked incredibly comfortable flying and fighting all over the place in a clash of giants. And yes, the NXT fellas are actually bigger than these two, but it’s a style that works better here than it does there. Cueto pinned Cage in 13:30 with the Wrath of the Gods. ****