History WesternAnimation / MuchaLucha

''¡Mucha Lucha!'' (roughly translated to ''A Lot of Wrestling!'') was a [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Flash-animated]] show (one of the very first in fact) that ran on Creator/KidsWB from 2002 through 2005.

Running for 52 episodes (and being [[NewSeasonNewName retitled]] ''¡Mucha Lucha!: Gigante'' in its third and final season), the show focused on the young [[MaskedLuchador Luchadores]] (masked wrestlers) who are students at the '''''[[NoIndoorVoice FOREMOST, WORLD RENOWNED, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF LUCHA!!!!]]'''''. Most prominent of the students are the [[ThreeAmigos main trio]], consisting of Rikochet, who aims to [[ToBeAMaster become Luchadore Supreme]], and his two friends, The Flea and Buena Girl.

* ThreeAmigos: The main heroes. Funnily enough, they fill different roles when it comes to wrestling alignments with Buena Girl being a ''[[{{Face}} Técnico]]'', The Flea being a ''[[{{Heel}} Rudo]]'' and Ricochet being something of a ''[[WildCard Tweener.]]''

* TheVoiceless: [[EnemyMime French Twist]], except in one episode. Also La Flamencita who only speaks through her castanets.

* TheVoiceless: [[EnemyMime French Twist]], except in one episode. Also The Flea's baby sister Pulgita.

%% * YourWorstNightmare: "Field of Screams".

* TheCollector:

%% * BadassAdorable: All 3 of the main characters certainly qualify; and also The Flea's baby sister Pulgita.
%% * BadassSanta: "Santo Claus" and his evil brother "Rudo Claus"
%% * BewareTheNiceOnes: ''Snow Pea''.

%% * BillBillJunkBill: The Flea, constantly.
%% * BouncingBattler: Rikochet, when he uses his "Pulverizing Pinball" move.
%% * TheBully: The superheavyweights tend to get this characterization. And of course the three American wrestlers.

%%* ChainLetter
%%* TheChick: Buena Girl.

%% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The Flea:
%%* TheCollector:

%% * EvilTeacher: Headmistress.

%% * {{Expy}}: El Rey (the actual one, not Rikochet's talking action figure) is intended to be one for Wrestling/ElSanto. Rey Dinamico is intended to be one for Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr (also doubles as a LawyerFriendlyCameo).

%% * FeudEpisode: Happens to Rikochet and Buena Girl in "Doomien".
%% * FinishingMove: Each character has their own special move.
%% * FreudianTrio: Rikochet as the Ego, Buena Girl as the Superego, The Flea as the Id.
%% * FunWithFlushing: Rikochet, Buena Girl and the Flea fight a masked toilet twice in the series. Also, The Flea swims in a toilet at one point.

%% * GratuitousSpanish: In the original English version. For obvious reasons, the Mexican Spanish dub fix this.
%% * HairTriggerTemper: Cindy Slam.

%% * HereWeGoAgain: Both episodes featuring the Masked Toilet end with The Flea being attacked by another CursedItem
%% * HumongousMecha: [[spoiler: The donut shop turns into one. Seriously.]]
%% * AnIcePerson: Zero Kelvin

%% * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Flea realized he has eaten all the candy inside the piñata in "Day of the Piñata".

%% * NightmareDreams:
%% * OrganAutonomy:

%% * PlayingWithFire: Pierre Del Fuego

%% * ProWrestlingIsReal:

%% * SavingChristmas:

%% * ShockAndAwe: [[MeaningfulName Megawatt and Electricity]].

%% ** Many. One notable one was to Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", surprisingly, in the episode featuring [[Wrestling/ReyMysterio Rey]] [[{{Expy}} Dinamico]] coming to Buena Girl's birthday party.

%% * SnotBubble: Rikochet gets one in "Woulda Coula Hasbeena"

%% * SoapboxSadie: Buena Girl at times. Her fervent devotion can get annoying.
%% * StableTimeLoop: Señor Hasbeena caused that bright flash which made him lose a match.

%% * SuddenVideogameMoment: One episode has this.

%% * ThirdPersonPerson: The Flea family.
%% * ThreeAmigos: The main heroes. Funnily enough, they fill different roles when it comes to wrestling alignments with Buena Girl being a ''[[{{Face}} Técnico]]'', The Flea being a ''[[{{Heel}} Rudo]]'' and Ricochet being something of a ''[[WildCard Tweener.]]''
%% * TokenEvilTeammate: The Flea. He once performed a brief FaceHeelTurn with no changes to his style whatsoever.
%% * {{Tsundere}}: It is shown Cindy Slam is this in the Dare to Lucha episode, Headmistress too.
%% * TheUnreveal: Buena Girl's face in "Not So Buena Girl".
%% * UselessSpleen: The Flea thinks his spleen is useless. Until he doesn't.
%% * TheVoiceless: [[EnemyMime French Twist]], except in one episode. Also The Flea's baby sister Pulgita.
%% * VitriolicBestBuds: Zero Kelvin and Pierre Del Fuego
%% * VocalEvolution:
%% * VoluntaryShapeshifting: It seems like it's just to illustrate the move at first, but later on in the first season it's revealed they actually do this in real time.

%% * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Megawatt is afraid of heights
%% * WithCatlikeTread: Rikochet trying to sneak past the Headmistress' office while [[ItMakesSenseInContext a mariachi band follows him around]].

-> ''"¡Mucha Lucha! ¡Mucha Lucha!\\

-> ''¡Mucha Lucha! ¡Mucha Lucha!\\
It's a way of life!''

%% * AcademyOfAdventure:

* EatingContest: One episode has Rikochet trying to gain weight as fast as possible in order to battle 3 students twice his size. Him and his friends treat it like a contest.

%% * TheFaceless: Rikochet when he can't find his mask.

%% * MaskedLuchador: Almost everyone. And animals. And ''inanimate objects.'' Even the guys that don't wear masks are still WWE wrestlers.

* PunchClockVillain: [[{{Mummy}} The Mummy]] is an ancient undead lucha horror who spells doom for the world, but she's also willing to wait until the next day when the kids call a halt to the match so they can go eat dinner. She also gratefully accepts an invitation to [[GokartingWithBowser join them for dinner]], is a very jovial dinner guest, and makes friends with the kids and Rikochet's family while spending the night. They promptly go back to fighting as soon as they get [[SeriousBusiness to the ring]].

* TheWorfEffect : El Silver Mask Junior ([[{{Catchphrase}} Son of El Silver Mask!]]) was a character introduced specifically in the movie as being TheAce in the world of Lucha. Not long after his introduction he easily beats the PowerTrio and after an short chat goes to fight El Malefico just to be defeated without much effort

* WeightTaller: The episode ''"WeightGaining"'' is about Ricochet bulking up to increase his weight class so he'd be allowed to have a match against the Super heavyweights. When he's finished he becomes a behemoth as big as a building, which means [[ShaggyDogStory such a heavyweight now he's still not allowed to fight them]].

%% * LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters

''¡Mucha Lucha!'' (roughly translated to ''A Lot of Wrestling!'') was a [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Flash-animated]] show that ran on Creator/KidsWB from 2002 through 2005.

** Taking off your mask, a Luchador must NEVER take off their mask.

Creator/DCComics published a three issue ComicBook ''¡Mucha Lucha!'' series in 2003.

%% * AcademyOfAdventure
* UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash: One of the very first (and arguably the first truly successful) animated shows created for TV broadcast to have it's animation done entirely with vector-based Flash. This later allowed the show to be remastered in high-definition when it went to streaming.

%% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The Flea
%%* TheCollector

* HatesBaths: One episode indicates that The Flea's suit it actually white, and it's layered in dirt due to poor hygiene habits on his part.

* ItAmusedMe: In an episode which had Rikochet haunted by a ghost showing a bad future as a consequence for stealing a fellow student's trading card, the ghost shows snow pea stuck in cement. Horrified, Rikochet asks the ghost if snow pea's fate was a consequence for stealing said trading card, the ghost admits that he only showed it to him because he thought it was funny.

* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Some wrestliers finishing moves involve increasing their size. In TheMovie, the BigBad does this after they beat him the first time. [[spoiler:The trio follows suit for an epic battle]].

%% * NightmareDreams
%% * OrganAutonomy

* PropheciesAreAlwaysRight: Rikochet, Buena Girl, and the Flea all had prophecies told to their parents before they were born. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Rikochet was predicted to defeat El Maléfico and save the Earth, Buena Girl was predicted to love the Code of Masked Wrestling and help defeat El Maléfico, and Flea was predicated to be extremely fond of Doughnuts]]. All three were true, though given Flea's parents owned a doughnut shop, his makes sense.
%% * ProWrestlingIsReal
%% * SavingChristmas

** Lucha Libre has ''saved the world'' on at least one occasion, and most characters live their lives around it. The degree to which it is taken seriously is [[TruthInTelevision only a slight exaggeration.]] The school is even divided by wrestling personas, the ''rudos'' are given training in their own class room.

** The Hairy Knuckles Academy trio are packed with Shout Outs to American Pro Wrestlers.

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When Rikochet tries to [[SecondPlaceIsForWinners come second on purpose]] against Potato Potata Jr. because he wanted the runner up prize. He ended up winning anyway after which Potata Jr. has this to say to him

%% * VocalEvolution

''¡Mucha Lucha!'' (roughly translated to "A Lot of Wrestling") was a [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Flash-animated]] show that ran on Creator/KidsWB from 2002 through 2005.

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: In the movie, the BigBad turned out to be [[spoiler:[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments a random girl that]] [[BrickJoke appeared at the beginning]]]].

* BeeAfraid: In the camp episode, when Buena Girl shoots a beehive during archery practice and they attack her.

* PunchClockVillain: [[Mummy The Mummy]] is an ancient undead lucha horror who spells doom for the world, but she's also willing to wait until the next day when the kids call a halt to the match so they can go eat dinner. She also gratefully accepts an invitation to [[GokartingWithBowser join them for dinner]], is a very jovial dinner guest, and makes friends with the kids and Rikochet's family while spending the night. They promptly go back to fighting as soon as they get [[SeriousBusiness to the ring]].