Lucha Underground: Ultima Lucha Tres, Part 1

September 27, 2017 – Los Angeles, California

Famous B & Dr. Wagner Jr. def. Texano {Handicap Match}
Dario Cueto had joked that B’s broken arm made this a handicap match, so the pun led to this. The loss meant that Texano would have to be represented by B from now on. This is a pretty tame match which honestly didn’t need Wagner’s involvement at all. That’s because in the end, Beautiful Brenda smooched Texano, distracting him long enough for B to get a roll up with his feet on the ropes at 4:24. So it’s also a very similar finish to Texano’s match last week. Lazy lazy lazy. *½ 

Killshot def. Dante Fox {Hell of War Match}
The first fall was a Primera Sangre Match. The commentators didn’t make a ton of the advantage Killshot had because of his mask, so it was nice to see the referee checking to see if blood was behind the mask. The spots in this fall were wild, as was Fox bringing out a pane of glass because making Killshot’s body bleed would be undeniable. Fox backdrops Killshot off the top through the glass and that’s enough to win the first fall at 10:31. The second fall was a No DQ match, which was dumb after all the plunder in the first fall. Yeah, it was different in that it ended in a pin instead of bloodshed, but it wasn’t an escalation. Well, technically it wasn’t an escalation, but in reality there was broken glass everywhere. And then there was a barbed wire board. Fox got powerbombed into it, and right before that Killshot ran through glass and then kicked Fox multiple times in the head, presumably with glass on his boots judging by the bloody ear. Killshot followed the powerbomb with the JML Driver onto glass to win the second fall at 16:45. 

The third fall was a Medical Evac Match, or an ambulance match with a different vehicle. We got some cool spots involving the stretcher, on top of the scary gross-out bloody biz. The final spot, with Fox going through a pane of glass after falling from the stage, felt a bit forced. Weirdly, little else in this match did, despite it having to be carefully planned (I hope!). Killshot then dumped Fox’s shredded body into the medevac truck for the win at 25:23. Oof, the crowd really fell off for that final moment. If you can stomach Fox’s back bleeding like crazy for fifteen minutes (and can wrap your head around Killshot’s back healing after bleeding for a couple of minutes) then I recommend checking out the wacky violence in this one. It was very much in line with Killshot’s match against Marty Martinez, but more gory and with a more athletic opponent. Also, the Martinez match peaked at the end, whereas this match peaked with the stomp spot on the stretcher, and then petered out a bit despite the big fall to finish it. Still, this was a brutal match for 22 minutes, and that’s plenty to be thankful for. ****½