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** He brought it [[UpToEleven up to 11]] after surviving a 10-man battle royale followed by a main event against Fenix to win the last spot in the upcoming rumble for the inaugural Lucha Underground title. Yes, the undefeated monster is going in last in the rumble for the title. Expect him to be the one of the last two and probably the winner.

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** He brought it [[UpToEleven up to 11]] after surviving a 10-man battle royale followed by a main event against Fenix to win the last spot in the upcoming rumble for the inaugural Lucha Underground title. Yes, the undefeated monster is going in last in the rumble for the title. Expect him to be the one of the last two men in the ring and probably the winner.
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* WrestlingMonster: Mil Muertes. As of this writing (December 2014), not a single wrestler has faced him and come out on top. If you're debuting in Lucha Underground and he's your first opponent, well, [[SquashMatch sucks to be you]].

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* WrestlingMonster: Mil Muertes. As of this writing (December 2014), not a single wrestler has faced him and come out on top. If you're debuting in Lucha Underground and he's your first opponent, well, [[SquashMatch sucks to be you]].you]].
** He brought it [[UpToEleven up to 11]] after surviving a 10-man battle royale followed by a main event against Fenix to win the last spot in the upcoming rumble for the inaugural Lucha Underground title. Yes, the undefeated monster is going in last in the rumble for the title. Expect him to be the one of the last two and probably the winner.
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* LargeHam: This is ''wrestling'' after all, but Dario Cueto has a special place in the way he announced the main event during the 12/3 episode: "NEXT WEEK! WE WILL HAVE...A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLLARS...LAAAADDER MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATCH!"
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* LegacyCharacter: As is traditional of lucha libre, many of the wrestlers are part of [[WrestlingFamily wrestling families]] or successor to a famous luchador's legacy. Some include Blue Demon Jr., Pentagon Jr. and Chavo Guerrero.
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* AlliterativeName: Mil Muertes, Cortez Castro, Prince Puma

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* AlliterativeName: Mil Muertes, Cortez Castro, Prince PumaPuma, King Cuerno(not the same letter, but the same sound).
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Son of Havoc complains of this in one episode. Having been made to fight [[ActionGirl Sexy Star]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Mascarita Sagrada]], he comes to the ring and [[ThrowingDownTheGauntlet challenges anyone willing to face him in the backstage]]. And out comes... [[GorgeousGeorge Pimpinela Escaralata]].

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Son of Havoc complains of this in one episode. Having been made to fight [[ActionGirl Sexy Star]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Mascarita Sagrada]], he comes to the ring and [[ThrowingDownTheGauntlet challenges anyone willing to face him in the backstage]]. And out comes... [[GorgeousGeorge Pimpinela Escaralata]].Escarlata]].
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* DraconicHumanoid: Drago's promotiopnal spot paints him as either an actual dragon who's taken human form or a man who has adopted the essence of a dragon. Either way, it's pretty awesome.

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* DraconicHumanoid: Drago's promotiopnal promotional spot paints him as either an actual dragon who's taken human form or a man who has adopted the essence of a dragon. Either way, it's pretty awesome.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Comes with the filming style, and feels just like Robert Rodriguez shot a wrestling show.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Comes with the filming style, and feels just like Robert Rodriguez shot a wrestling show. The show is also grimier than its parent promotion, [[Wrestling/{{AAA}} Triple A]].
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* WrestlingFamily: Chavo obviously is a member of Mexico's illustrious(and downright rotten) Guerrero family, while Blue Demon Jr. is [[LegacyCharacter the successor of]] his legendary dad.
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* DraconicHumanoid: Drago's promotiopnal spot paints him as either an actual dragon who's taken human form or a man who has adopted the essence of a dragon. Either way, it's pretty awesome.


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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: King Cuerno doesn't ''literally'' hunt other wrestlers, but he fancies himself a hunter who sees his opponents as prey. Specifically, he has it in for [[DraconicHumanoid Drago]], since a dragon would obviously be prey worthy of the greatest of hunters. Of course, [[{{The Hunter Becomes The Hunted}} Drago isn't making it easy for him]].
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* TheCameo: In one episode, [[Film/{{Machete}} Machete himself]], Creator/DannyTrejo was in attendance!
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** Funnily enough, he's also this to his own enforcers, as he actually forces Big Ryck into a three-way ladder match with Johnny Mundo and Prince Puma for the $100,000 bonus he was promised. Cueto says that this is because Big Ryck actually has to EARN his bonus. Which makes Cueto kind of a MagnificentBastard, too.
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* MacGuffin: The key around Dario Cueto's neck. Apparently it's important for some reason, enough to make Cueto freak out when Johnny Mundo swipes it, but so far we don't know why.
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* {{Tweener}}: Many of the wrestlers look out for themselves and no-one else. Mil Muertes, being the MonsterWrestler, is obviously this, but Drago is also one and has become a fan favorite for it.

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* {{Tweener}}: Many of the wrestlers look out for themselves and no-one else. Mil Muertes, being the MonsterWrestler, [[WrestlingMonster monster wrestler]], is obviously this, but Drago is also one and has become a fan favorite for it.
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* EvilMentor: Konnan to Prince Puma. He DOES seem to have Puma's best interests in mind... but this is '''''Konnan'''' we're talking about. Might also have shades of TheSvengali, as Konnan is using Puma for his own goals.

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* EvilMentor: Konnan to Prince Puma. He DOES seem to have Puma's best interests in mind... but this is '''''Konnan'''' '''''Konnan''''' we're talking about. Might also have shades of TheSvengali, as Konnan is using Puma for his own goals.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Son of Havoc complains of this in one episode, having been made to fight [[ActionGirl Sexy Star]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Mascarita Sagrada]], he comes to the ring and [[ThrowingDownTheGauntlet challenges anyone willing to face him in the backstage]]. And out comes... [[GorgeousGeorge Pimpinela Escaralata]].

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Son of Havoc complains of this in one episode, having episode. Having been made to fight [[ActionGirl Sexy Star]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Mascarita Sagrada]], he comes to the ring and [[ThrowingDownTheGauntlet challenges anyone willing to face him in the backstage]]. And out comes... [[GorgeousGeorge Pimpinela Escaralata]].
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*** Prince Puma is also feuding with Big Ryck, and because of the accidental chairshot that cost him his initial match against him, he's now feuding with Johnny Mundo.



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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Son of Havoc complains of this in one episode, having been made to fight [[ActionGirl Sexy Star]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Mascarita Sagrada]], he comes to the ring and [[ThrowDownTheGauntlet challenges anyone willing to face him in the backstage]]. And out comes... [[GorgeousGeorge Pimpinela Escaralata]].

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Son of Havoc complains of this in one episode, having been made to fight [[ActionGirl Sexy Star]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Mascarita Sagrada]], he comes to the ring and [[ThrowDownTheGauntlet [[ThrowingDownTheGauntlet challenges anyone willing to face him in the backstage]]. And out comes... [[GorgeousGeorge Pimpinela Escaralata]].

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* ArchEnemy: There's already a few feuds forming:
** Johnny Mundo and Dario Cueto. Their dynamic is quite similar to Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin[=/=]Wrestling/VinceMcMahon. By extension, Mundo is also feuding with Cueto's enforcer, Big Ryck.
** Drago and King Cuerno.
** Sexy Star and [[Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr Chavo Guerrero]].



* BashBrothers: Sexy Star and Fenix have become this against the team of Pentagon Jr. and Chavo Guerrero. Johnny Mundo and Prince Puma USED to be this, until Mundo accidentally hit Puma with a chair and cost him a match against Big Ryck. Cisco and Cortez Castro are heel versions of the trope.



* DudeWheresMyRespect: Son of Havoc complains of this in one episode, having been made to fight [[ActionGirl Sexy Star]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Mascarita Sagrada]], he comes to the ring and [[ThrowDownTheGauntlet challenges anyone willing to face him in the backstage]]. And out comes... [[GorgeousGeorge Pimpinela Escaralata]].
* EvilMentor: Konnan to Prince Puma. He DOES seem to have Puma's best interests in mind... but this is '''''Konnan'''' we're talking about. Might also have shades of TheSvengali, as Konnan is using Puma for his own goals.



* TheGiant: Big Ryck. He's not ''gigantic'', but he IS the biggest wrestler on the roster.
* GorgeousGeorge: Pimpinela Escarlata. Oh so much.



* SpotMonkey: Comes with the territory of lucha libre, but it's very refreshing to see such fast paced wrestling on tv again.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Johnny Mundo's other specialty.

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* SpotMonkey: Comes with the territory of lucha libre, but it's very refreshing to see such fast paced wrestling on tv TV again.
* {{Tweener}}: Many of the wrestlers look out for themselves and no-one else. Mil Muertes, being the MonsterWrestler, is obviously this, but Drago is also one and has become a fan favorite for it.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Johnny Mundo's other specialty.specialty.
* WrestlingMonster: Mil Muertes. As of this writing (December 2014), not a single wrestler has faced him and come out on top. If you're debuting in Lucha Underground and he's your first opponent, well, [[SquashMatch sucks to be you]].
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Lucha Underground is an hour long wrestling program that airs on Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network (and in Spanish on UniMas), featuring luchadores from Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (Wrestling/{{AAA}}), as well as American indy wrestlers. The show is shot in a grimy, Grindhouse style (it is Robert Rodriguez's channel, after all), and storylines feature an episodic, dramatic style that ticks all the boxes of the pro wrestling story telling checklist, yet feels just different enough to anything else on tv.

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Lucha Underground is an hour long wrestling program that airs on Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network (and in Spanish on UniMas), [=UniMas)=], featuring luchadores from Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (Wrestling/{{AAA}}), as well as American indy wrestlers. The show is shot in a grimy, Grindhouse style (it is Robert Rodriguez's channel, after all), and storylines feature an episodic, dramatic style that ticks all the boxes of the pro wrestling story telling checklist, yet feels just different enough to anything else on tv.
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Lucha Underground is an hour long wrestling program that airs on Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network (and in Spanish on UniMas), featuring luchadores from Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), as well as American indy wrestlers. The show is shot in a grimy, Grindhouse style (it is Robert Rodriguez's channel, after all), and storylines feature an episodic, dramatic style that ticks all the boxes of the pro wrestling story telling checklist, yet feels just different enough to anything else on tv.

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Lucha Underground is an hour long wrestling program that airs on Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network (and in Spanish on UniMas), featuring luchadores from Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), (Wrestling/{{AAA}}), as well as American indy wrestlers. The show is shot in a grimy, Grindhouse style (it is Robert Rodriguez's channel, after all), and storylines feature an episodic, dramatic style that ticks all the boxes of the pro wrestling story telling checklist, yet feels just different enough to anything else on tv.



* ActionGirl: Sexy Star will get in the ring with anyone, man or woman. Ditto Ivelisse.

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* ActionGirl: Sexy Star will get in the ring with anyone, man or woman. Ditto Ivelisse.Wrestling/{{Ivelisse| Velez}}.



* FaceHeelTurn: To the surprise of no one, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Right on the second episode, in fact!

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* FaceHeelTurn: To the surprise of no one, Chavo Guerrero, Jr.Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr. Right on the second episode, in fact!

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* MoneyDearBoy: The reason Johnny Mundo was drawn to Lucha Underground was because of Dario Cueto's offer of $100,000.


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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The reason Johnny Mundo was drawn to Lucha Underground was because of Dario Cueto's offer of $100,000.
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* BadAssGrandpa: Blue Demon, Jr. is two years shy of fifty, and still kicking (apart from possibly being killed off by Chavo Jr. and Mil Muertes, that is). Konnan as well, though his role is more of a Bad Ass Mentor to Prince Puma. And lest we forget Mascarita Sagrada...

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* BadAssGrandpa: Blue Demon, Jr. is two years shy of fifty, and still kicking (apart from possibly being killed off by Chavo Jr. and Mil Muertes, that is). Konnan Wrestling/{{Konnan}} as well, though his role is more of a Bad Ass Mentor to Prince Puma. And lest we forget Mascarita Sagrada...



* IHaveTheHighGround: Prince Puma, full stop. Johnny Mundo and the three luchadores from Episode 3 (Fenix, Drago, Pentagon, Jr.) certainly qualify as well.

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* IHaveTheHighGround: Prince Puma, full stop. [[Wrestling/JohnMorrison Johnny Mundo Mundo]] and the three luchadores from Episode 3 (Fenix, Drago, Pentagon, Jr.) certainly qualify as well.
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* AffablyEvil: Dario Cueto seems this way, skipping back and forth between ReasonableAuthoryFigure and BadBoss.

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* AffablyEvil: Dario Cueto seems this way, skipping back and forth between ReasonableAuthoryFigure ReasonableAuthorityFigure and BadBoss.

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* AlliterativeName: Mil Muertes, Cortez Castro

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* AlliterativeName: Mil Muertes, Cortez CastroCastro, Prince Puma



* BadAssBeard: Son of Havoc has a HUGE one.



* DarkerAndEdgier: Comes with the filming style, and feels just like Robert Rodriguez shot a wrestling show.



* LeParkour: Johnny Mundo's specialty.



* WalkingShirtlessScene: Johnny Mundo

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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Johnny MundoMundo's other specialty.

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* ActionGirl: Sexy Star will get in the ring with anyone, man or woman. Ditto Ivelisse.
* AffablyEvil: Dario Cueto seems this way, skipping back and forth between ReasonableAuthoryFigure and BadBoss.
* AlliterativeName: Mil Muertes, Cortez Castro



* BadAssGrandpa: Blue Demon, Jr. is two years shy of fifty, and still kicking (apart from possibly being killed off by Chavo Jr. and Mil Muertes, that is). Konnan as well, though his role is more of a Bad Ass Mentor to Prince Puma.

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* BadAssGrandpa: Blue Demon, Jr. is two years shy of fifty, and still kicking (apart from possibly being killed off by Chavo Jr. and Mil Muertes, that is). Konnan as well, though his role is more of a Bad Ass Mentor to Prince Puma. And lest we forget Mascarita Sagrada...
* BadBoss: Giving his proposed cash reward to his three thugs to beat down Johnny Mundo (and Prince Puma) pretty quickly established Dario Cueto in this camp.



* MoneyDearBoy: The reason Johnny Mundo was drawn to Lucha Underground was because of Dario Cueto's offer of $100,000.



* No-Holds-BarredBeatdown: Chavo Guerrero, Jr. uncorked one on Blue Demon, Jr. and Sexy Star in the second episode.
* NoSuchThingAsH.R.: Everything seems to be run out of Dario Cueto's pocket.

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* No-Holds-BarredBeatdown: NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Chavo Guerrero, Jr. uncorked one on Blue Demon, Jr. and Sexy Star in the second episode.
* NoSuchThingAsH.R.: NoSuchThingAsHR: Everything seems to be run out of Dario Cueto's pocket.pocket.
* OlderThanDirt: As is mentioned in the intro of every episode, lucha libre is a tradition dating back thousands of years.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Mascarita Sagrada, much to the dismay of El Mariachi Loco.
* PowerStable: Dario Cueto's group of thugs, potentially.
* SpotMonkey: Comes with the territory of lucha libre, but it's very refreshing to see such fast paced wrestling on tv again.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Johnny Mundo

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* FaceHeelTurn: To the surprise of no one, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Right on the second episode, in fact!

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* BadAss: Everyone is either stoic Grindhouse style anti-hero, or just a tough guy in general.
* BadAssGrandpa: Blue Demon, Jr. is two years shy of fifty, and still kicking (apart from possibly being killed off by Chavo Jr. and Mil Muertes, that is). Konnan as well, though his role is more of a Bad Ass Mentor to Prince Puma.
* CoolOldGuy: Again, Blue Demon, Jr. Vampiro tends to give off this vibe as well, as well as Konnan.
* FaceHeelTurn: To the surprise of no one, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Right on the second episode, in fact!fact!
* IHaveTheHighGround: Prince Puma, full stop. Johnny Mundo and the three luchadores from Episode 3 (Fenix, Drago, Pentagon, Jr.) certainly qualify as well.
* MaskedLuchador: Standard procedure for a lucha libre inspired promotion.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Mil Muertes, anyone?
* No-Holds-BarredBeatdown: Chavo Guerrero, Jr. uncorked one on Blue Demon, Jr. and Sexy Star in the second episode.
* NoSuchThingAsH.R.: Everything seems to be run out of Dario Cueto's pocket.
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'''''"This is a temple, my temple, where we honor ancient traditions like courage, honor, and my personal favorite, violence!"'''''

Lucha Underground is an hour long wrestling program that airs on Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network (and in Spanish on UniMas), featuring luchadores from Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), as well as American indy wrestlers. The show is shot in a grimy, Grindhouse style (it is Robert Rodriguez's channel, after all), and storylines feature an episodic, dramatic style that ticks all the boxes of the pro wrestling story telling checklist, yet feels just different enough to anything else on tv.
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* FaceHeelTurn: To the surprise of no one, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Right on the second episode, in fact!
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