History Characters / LuchaUndergroundFormerRoster

A veteran of many an indie (and one [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} BIG]]) wrestling show, [=DelAvar=] Daivari came to the Temple [[BloodKnight for a chance to prove that he was the best]]. First visiting the Temple as a spectator, it was Daivari's interference that cost the team of Cage, Texano, and King Cuerno the inaugural Trios title, and Texano was '''''[[{{Understatement}} PISSED]]'''''. And so, without even having a proper match in the Temple's ring, Daivari already managed to make a dangerous enemy. Daivari's money came in handy, however, as he was able to acquire the services of Big Ryck to assist him against Texano. They later gained the services of Cage in an attempt to attain the Trios championship, but came up short, and Daivari soon returned to feuding with Texano. He had a match against Bengala for one of Dario Cueto's Aztec Medallions, but came up short even with assists from Big Ryck. Competed again for another Medallion, this time the one vacated by Fenix, but was eliminated midway through. Interfered in the Gift of the Gods match at ''Ultima Lucha'', specifically targeting Big Ryck, who had returned to Dario Cueto's fold. Unfortunately, with Ryck's departure from the promotion following ''Ultima Lucha'', Daivari would not be able to get his revenge against his former subordinate. Though he stated that he would return, he did not appear during Season 2, and he hasn't been mentioned since.

* '''[[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Lucha Guy]]''': Was he ever. He even made the claim that he ''is'' lucha.

* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: Wasn't ashamed in the slightest of being a cheat to win. In his mind, it's just being smarter than his opponent.

[[folder:Dario Cueto]]
!!Dario Cueto
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El Jefe, boss and promoter of ''Lucha Underground'' and proprietor of the Temple, the arena where the fights take place. After going over to Wrestling/{{AAA}} to secure contracts for many of its wrestlers to come to the Temple, Cueto founded Lucha Underground with the purpose of providing the most violent and hard-hitting entertainment around. However, behind closed doors, Cueto is an [[ManipulativeBastard expert manipulator]] and instigator, inciting rivalries and bloodshed in the ring for both his twisted amusement and for [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane some kind of hidden, possibly supernaturally sinister agenda]]. He is fond of giving his wrestlers "[[InsistentTerminology unique opportunities]]", promises of rewards in exchange for great fights, which inevitably result in more bloodshed in the ring.

At the top of a staircase near Cueto's office is a locked room, the key to which he keeps around his neck, in which he keeps Matanza - his hulking, monstrously powerful younger brother - for whom Cueto has some currently unrevealed plan. Cueto also acquired seven golden Aztec medallions, each one representing one of the ancient Aztec tribes, and ordered a series of matches for the luchadores to compete for them. The significance of the medallions and [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane any connections to the supernatural]] remain to be seen. Cueto's family seems to have a long-standing blood feud with Dragon Azteca and his predecessors, and Dragon and Black Lotus opposed Cueto's secret plans with Matanza. Unfortunately for them, Cueto seemed to be one step ahead of the game, and through Chavo Guerrero's manipulations, he captured and held Black Lotus hostage in the same room as Matanza's cage, directly across from the ''thing'' that killed her family.

Cueto masterminded the first major ''Lucha Underground'' event: ''Ultima Lucha'', the season-end event. In it, not only were all current championships put on the line, but there was also a special match comprised of winners of the seven Aztec medallions for a new championship: the Gift of the Gods, which guarantees the winner an automatic title shot. While having Black Lotus in his power, Cueto told her that it wasn't Matanza who killed her family, but her mentor Dragon Azteca himself, placing the blame on Matanza to cover his crime. Whether this is truth or one of Cueto's manipulations remains to be seen, but when Dragon Azteca came into the Temple to get her, Black Lotus actually betrayed her master and killed him. According to Cueto, Dragon Azteca's death broke some kind of treaty between the Cuetos and the group that Dragon Azteca belonged to, inciting war, and he was forced to leave the Temple with Black Lotus and Matanza in tow, his destination unknown but stating that he would build a second Temple wherever he ended up.

Several hundred miles away from Boyle Heights, he accomplished this, in the form of a fight club, which the [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/303185412/A-Call-for-Blood fourth issue]] of the comic further elaborated on. While he had to lay low, he [[https://twitter.com/RealDarioCueto/status/701510218941865988 promised]] the Believers that he would return... and introduce everyone to his brother. He made good on his promise on Aztec Warfare II, taking back control of the Temple from Catrina and inserting Matanza into the match, which was followed by Matanza obliterating everyone in the match to win the Lucha Underground Championship. El Jefe was back in charge, and woe unto those who opposed him. During the second Trios tournament, Cueto tried to recreate the success of Son of Havoc, Ivelisse, and Angelico by putting rivals together in teams, but his efforts failed almost completely. Dario's rivalry with Catrina reached critical mass during a title match between Matanza and Mil Muertes, which ended in a no-contest when both men plunged through the roof of his office. He ended the episode vowing war upon Catrina and her followers. The power struggle in the Temple continues to rage. Dario granted Catrina a rematch between Mil and Matanza, but with Lucha Underground's most brutal stipulation: Graver Consequences, this time with four caskets involved. Though Matanza defeated Muertes, Cueto was unable to silence his rival for good, as Catrina had disappeared from the casket she had been placed in. Cueto was seen making a payment to Councilman Delgado (the same Councilman who had threatened Captain Vasquez), who clued him in that there were possibly police moles within the Temple (a claim that was later proven true). He deftly shunted aside Black Lotus' suspicions regarding the true killer of her parents, placing her in a match against Dragon Azteca Jr. for Ultima Lucha Dos with the promise that taking his mask back to the Black Lotus Triad would put their spirits to rest. Soon informed DA Jr. of the match, not-so-subtly hinting towards Black Lotus being the murderer of DA Jr.'s mentor in the process. Spent the rest of the time leading up to Ultima Lucha Dos setting up other matches for the big event, including offering what, at that point, had been described as the most lucrative Unique Opportunity yet in a mini-tournament, which was won by Son of Havoc. As Havoc won, he offered him either $250,000 or a guaranteed shot at the Lucha Underground championship at Ultima Lucha Tres. Havoc took the latter, but as usual, Cueto had a catch: Havoc had to defeat a third opponent to keep it, which he failed to do so. Cueto received definitive proof that there was a police presence within the Temple when he discovered that Mr. Cisco, who had agreed to the deal offered to him, was wearing a wire, daring them to come get him before bludgeoning Cisco to death with his bull statue. After killing Cisco, he made a call to an unknown party (possibly Councilman Delgado or his father), saying two words: "It's time." He was present for Matanza's match against Pentagon, but after Ultima Lucha Dos finished, he was arrested...though the last shot of the season was him smiling inside the police van as it drove away from the Temple.

Cueto spent the time between seasons in prison, during which time he "met a lot of cool people" and received presents from Marty "The Moth" Martinez, before Councilman Delgado and the unknown benefactor succeeded in getting him freed from prison. The latter would threaten Cueto with death if he "wasted his time" again. Once back in the Temple, Cueto wasted no time in introducing a new concept: "Dario's Dial of Doom", a wheel that listed several challengers for Matanza. His first spin gave Son of Havoc the shot he had been denied during Ultima Lucha Dos. He would also grant Martinez a Weapons of Mass Destruction match against Killshot and Taya a Gift of the Gods match against Sexy Star. Also upon his return to the Temple, he would discover the identities of the police moles within the Temple, as Joey Ryan went to him and offered to be a double agent in his employ. El Jefe seemed to have developed a drug problem between seasons, as he was busted with his head down on his desk and sniffling as Mundo stormed into his office to once again demand a title shot, which he was of course denied. Dario offered a Trios title shot, which Mundo refused before storming off and Taya accepted before commenting that Dario had something on his nose. Another spin of the Dial of Doom gave the Mack a title shot. Dario would soon receive more presents, a hat from Famous B (with his equally famous phone number emblazoned on it) and two strange pictures, which somehow reappeared on his desk after being thrown away. He would hand these off to Ricky Mandel before Chavo came in to speak with him. He would soon reveal to Rey Mysterio that DA Jr. had tried to get him to give him a match with Pentagon, and that he had changed DA Jr.'s opponent to Chavo with a match with Pentagon on the line before making Mysterio the special referee. He confronted Castro, falsely offering his condolences for the death of Cisco, then subtly indicated that he knew who Castro was by giving him a match against Pentagon. Dario once again refused to give Mundo a title shot, instead rewarding Evans for getting the pin in the Atomicos match with a shot against Sexy Star, and was on hand for Matanza's successful defense against Prince Puma. With a pleased expression on his face, Dario watched Chavo and Mysterio scuffle in his office (Chavo had attacked DA Jr. backstage and Mysterio wanted revenge), before making the match with Pentagon that DA Jr. was supposed to have into a three-way involving Chavo and Mysterio as well.

Supremely confident in his brother's ability to retain the title through Aztec Warfare III, Dario put Matanza in at #1, then gave a Unique Opportunity to Drago, Aerostar, and Fenix to decide which would be #20. He later accepted what was left of the $100,000 that Mundo stole from him back in Season 1 in return for a shot at the Gift of the Gods. The next week, he was confronted by Sexy Star who announced she was cashing in the Gift of the Gods against Matanza, but Dario reminded her that first she had to defend the belt against Johnny Mundo, and warned her that if her allies from the Trios champions appeared at ringside, they'd be banned from the Temple (while pointedly neglecting to set the same stipulation for the Worldwide Underground). Later, he had another meeting with Councilman Delgado, who told him that "his ascension is complete" and gave him an ornate Aztec casket containing some mysterious treasure, telling him to find a new "host body"; Dario responded that he had two in mind, implying that he meant Cage and Texano. Shortly afterwards, Rey Mysterio approached him while he was examining the glowing contents of the casket, asking him to book a "Loser Leaves Lucha" match for the main event next week between himself and Chavo.
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Upon the Dial of Doom hitting "Dario's Choice", Dario took all of about five seconds to decide that Castro, his arm still broken, would get a title match against Matanza. Though Castro fought back, Matanza handily defeated him, and afterward Dario not-so-subtly revealed that he knew Castro was a mole. He would later speak to Son of Havoc and Mascarita Sagrada, granting Sagrada a match against Famous B. before adding that whoever won out of Havoc vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. could pick a stipulation. Much later, he would restart the Loser Leaves Lucha match after Chavo and his father tried to orchestrate a cheap win. The week before Aztec Warfare III, he motivated his brother to war. Switched Mundo's number with Sexy Star's after Mundo mouthed off to him about winning Aztec Warfare III. Dario was on hand to watch as his brother was pinned for the very first time, by Rey Mysterio Jr., and tried to quell Matanza's rage only to be shoved to the floor. Told Angelico to stay away from the Temple the week after Aztec Warfare III, as Mundo had gotten a restraining order against him, and later granted Black Lotus her demand for Pentagon Dark, scheduling Pentagon in a gauntlet match against her and the Black Lotus Triad. He spoke to Matanza in his brother's room, saying that it would be easy for the Monster to regain the title, only to be surprised by Matanza's demand for a match with Mysterio instead. The week after, he spoke to Matanza again, urging him to reconsider not competing in the Battle of the Bulls tournament, only for his brother to repeat his demand for Mysterio. Dario thought he had calmed the Monster upon mentioning that DA Jr. would also be competing, only to have his head slammed into the bars, knocking him unconscious. He would later emerge to corral Matanza, blood-stained towel pressed to his head. He was also threatened by Angelico and placed him into the Battle of the Bulls tournament, then granted Sexy Star an opportunity at a rematch with Mundo. He was intruded upon by Jeremiah Crane, who confused him by retrieving something from the ceiling of his office that Crane had left there as a kid, at the same time granting Crane a match against Mil Muertes. Dario granted Sexy Star's demand to face Mariposa in a match, then appeared after Texano won the fourth match of the Best of Five series between himself and Cage, stating that the fifth match would happen immediately, and that it would be anything goes. After the match, he awarded the contents of the mysterious box to Cage: a metal gauntlet, later named the Gauntlet of the Gods. He spoke to the Mack before his match with Mundo, stating that he'd changed the rules a bit, making the match that was supposed to be for the title to decide a stipulation for the title match instead. While speaking to Councilman Delgado regarding Cage and the Gauntlet, he granted DA Jr.'s request for a Death Match against Matanza, and was on hand when Matanza slammed DA Jr. through the bleachers AND when Rey Mysterio in turn avenged his protege by sending Matanza crashing through the roof of the backstage area. The latter made him rush to the door in a panic, and when he couldn't get it open, he ordered everyone out of the Temple.
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After the hiatus, we next saw Dario during The Mack and Johnny Mundo's All Night Long match when Son of Havoc thumped on his door and demanded something to help him revive the dazed Mack. A bottle of water was rejected, and Dario eventually produced two cans of beer, which did the trick. When the match ended in a 3-all tie, meaning Mundo would retain the championship by default, Dario once again emerged to insist that a championship match had to have a single winner, booking both men into a deciding match for the next week. Citing that Mundo had had his chosen stipulation and that Mack would receive his, he made it Falls Count Anywhere. He would also introduce his newest concept, the Cueto Cup: a 32 luchador tournament, with the winner guaranteed a title shot at ''Ultima Lucha Tres''. When confronted and threatened by the returning Pentagon Dark, Cueto gave him a spot in the Cueto Cup tournament, then he personally informed Cage that Delgado had asked to meet with him. With 3/4ths of the first round of his Cueto Cup finished, he arranged for the tournament debut of Son of Madness. Two weeks later, after Madness attacked Havoc before Havoc's second round match with Dante Fox, he gave Havoc the opportunity to withdraw from the match, informing him that it would not be rescheduled due to the attack. With the Worldwide Underground's agent Benjamin Cooke calling him to the point where he unplugged one phone then trashed the other, he gave PJ Black a match against Rey Mysterio. Having left Matanza in his cell after recovering him from the backstage area after he was sent crashing through the roof of it, he brought him a tray of raw meat before admonishing him to control his hunger before it destroyed them both. Later in the evening, he would request that the Worldwide Underground not interfere in Mundo's match with DA Jr., promising opportunities to earn Aztec Medallions if they listened, and no more opportunities if they did not.
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Dario was informed of Councilman Delgado's demise by Delgado's replacement, FBI Agent Winter, and was told that the Unknown Benefactor had requested that Winter keep an eye on him as well. All three seem to belong to an organization called The Order, which has designs on the Aztec gods ruling again. Dario was informed by Joey Ryan that the masked wrestler Veneno was possibly Cortez Castro under a different identity, which he responded to by putting Veneno against Sexy Star in a lucha de apuesta (mask vs. mask) match. He then arranged a face-to-face between Rey Mysterio and Johnny Mundo, which broke down into an all-out brawl between much of the roster, which he watched with glee. After being threatened by Mundo and Cooke regarding his treatment of Mundo, Cueto banned all of the roster from Mysterio and Mundo's match, including the Worldwide Underground, only to interfere in the match himself. Though he would cost Mysterio the title, he would get hit with a 619 for his troubles. He would also present Prince Puma with the Cueto Cup. The week after being attacked by Rey, he went to Matanza, admitting that he had been wrong to keep his brother away from Mysterio, then gave him a match with him. He made a Boyle Heights Biker Brawl match between Son of Havoc and Son of Madness, then was later confronted by an angry Castro, who he gave a match with Ryan for an Aztec Medallion to. After announcing the lineup for Lucha Underground's one hundredth episode, he asked Mysterio to come out, then told him to leave the building so he wouldn't attack Matanza. When Mysterio refused, he threatened to fire DA Jr., which got Mysterio to leave, but not without a promise to come after him after finishing with Matanza. After Mundo challenged Puma to a mask vs. title match, he upped the stakes further, making it title vs. Puma's career instead.
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While Cage was brawling with Jeremiah Crane and Mil Muertes, Dario stole the Gauntlet that had been dropped by Catrina. He later announced that Melissa Santos would be tagging with Fenix to face the Moth siblings, then accompanied his brother to the ring, ordering him to first destroy DA Jr. then to utterly destroy Mysterio both during and after their match. After the carnage had ceased, he ordered Matanza to pick up Mysterio and carry him away. Seeing how Famous B's interference had cost Texano a victory against Dante Fox and certainly hoping for more violence in the Temple, Dario made a match between B and Texano, despite B's broken arm. He later watched as Son of Havoc and Pentagon placed their Medallions into the Gift of the Gods, making sure to call for medics on standby as Pentagon had threatened to break the arms of all his opponents. When the Gift of the Gods match ended in a draw between Havoc and Pentagon, he placed them in a ladder match for the vacant title for Ultima Lucha Tres. He later met Agent Winter and the Unknown Benefactor in the limo, stating that he had made a match between Cage, Mil Muertes, and Jeremiah Crane for Ultima Lucha Tres, with the winner to receive the Gauntlet. Though he did not appear for the first week of Ultima Lucha, it was revealed that he had made Famous B's match with Texano a handicap match. He awarded a Trios title shot to the Mack for winning a battle royal for a unique opportunity, then selected Mack's partners: Killshot and Dante Fox. He later looked on as the match between Catrina and Ivelisse invaded his office and one of his liquor bottles was used as a weapon.
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Dario intervened in his brother's match with DA Jr., saving him from a loss by invalidating the cage match's escape rule. After the match, he was confronted by Black Lotus, who had learned that he had lied to her regarding the murder of her parents. After having Matanza attack her, he gleefully stated that he was, indeed, a liar. He made the three-way for the Gauntlet of the Gods an elimination match and later announced that Pentagon had chosen to cash in the Gift of the Gods that night. After Ultima Lucha Tres, he met with Agent Winter, reassuring him that he would get the Gauntlet back. He was surprised to hear that he had been given a pass...and was then shot twice by Winter. With his last remaining strength, he dialed the red phone, calling his father before collapsing to the floor, presumably dead. (Or is he...?) Later revealed that his own father had ordered the hit on him, as he viewed his son as weak.

%%It's currently being hinted that Antonio isn't quite what he seems, so tentative earmark for move back to top of Season One just in case...

* '''First appearance:''' "Welcome to the Temple" (Season 1, episode 1)
* '''Last appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha Tres, Part Four" (Season 3, episode 40)
* '''Former Feuds:''' Black Lotus, Dragon Azteca, Prince Puma, Johnny Mundo, Big Ryck, Son of Havoc, Ivelisse, Angelico

* AGlassOfChianti: Not wine, but Dario loved him a nice whiskey while he ruminated his evil plans. He even calmly served himself a drink with a grin on his face after Alberto El Patron got thrown through his office window by Johnny Mundo.
** Champagne was his drink of choice when ''Ultima Lucha'' began, as he downed a glass while speaking to Black Lotus.
** Bourbon was another favorite of El Jefe, as he even had shot glasses labeled as such.
* AbusiveParents: According to Dario, his and Matanza's mother was physically abusive, to the point of nearly killing Dario if Matanza hadn't intervened.
* ActingForTwo: Luis Fernandez-Gil plays both Dario and his father, Antonio.
* AffablyEvil: Cueto rarely lost his cool, and when he was making a wrestler an offer or offering him a pep talk, he was actually pretty charming and likable.
** FauxAffablyEvil: The question of how much both tropes applied to him was a subject of much debate amongst fans.
* ArchEnemy: During Season 1, his was Johnny Mundo, the wrestler that most pushed his buttons. Cueto took any opportunity presented to him to screw Mundo over. He also had it in for Big Ryck, but [[ScaryBlackMan he was a little more careful around Ryck for obvious reasons]].
** Catrina became this to him during Season 2, to the point where he outright proclaimed his hatred of her.
* AuthorAppeal: Violence. He likes it. A lot. He'd remind you of it constantly. He'd even ''drink'' to it.
* BadBoss: He was really good at hiding it, too, but both Johnny Mundo and Big Ryck were VERY MUCH aware of it.
** ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Whatever you might say about him, Cueto was actually a shrewd businessman and a great motivator. Not only would he give "unique opportunities" to any wrestler that showed promise, but he'd even pep talk or shame losing wrestlers into giving it their all. The biggest example of this was urging Sexy Star to overcome her fear of Mariposa, comparing her situation to that of how his mother had treated him and his brother.
* BenevolentBoss: [[AvertedTrope Averted as all hell]]. Cueto was plainly a BadBoss, period. However, he wasn't above using the ''[[WolfInSheepsClothing appearance]]'' of being a good boss for his own ends. In fact, this kind of attitude was what led to possibly his biggest triumph: turning Johnny Mundo fully [[{{Heel}} rudo]] and making him more than glad to be working for Dario.
* BigBad: In secret, he had sinister plans for the entire roster, and he had The Crew as his personal goon squad for when he needed to get a point across the hard way.
* CatchPhrase: "RING THE BELL!!!"
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Played with. He was usually pretty straight in terms of what he asked and expected from his wrestlers, but he REALLY had it in for Johnny Mundo and Big Ryck during Season 1. The only one he hadn't backstabbed or played in some way was Matanza, see EvenEvilHasLovedOnes below as to why.
* ConsummateProfessional: Averted. He LOOKED the part, but underneath the professionalism he was petty and vindictive.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Mostly averted. Though he engaged in shady business once in a while, Cueto more often was completely open about the way he did business- [[DevilInPlainSight the better to not show his hand.]]
* TheCorrupter: He always tried to lure the ''[[{{Face}} tecnicos]]'' into being more cruel and underhanded, and loved it when they turn on each other. He couldn't abide genuine friendships and loyalties between the luchadores and would split them up any way he can. He organized the Drago vs. Aerostar best-3-out-of-5 series just to get them to develop beef against each other, for example, and he also booked the various matches between Sexy Star and Big Ryck as well as the Lucha de Apuesta (mask vs mask) between Sexy Star and Super Fly.
** His biggest coup by far in this manner was turning Johnny Mundo full heel by manipulating his hatred of Alberto El Patron, and even buried the hatchet with him in order to employ him full time. Yes, Cueto actually ''managed to turn his worst enemy'' '''''into a pawn in his game'''''.
** Caused Dragon Azteca's death and gained an ally in Black Lotus by convincing her that Azteca slew her parents, though this was later proved to be a complete and utter lie.
* DealWithTheDevil: Any wrestler who decided to work directly for him was in for a rude awakening when he was displeased with them.
* DirtyCoward: When he had his goons by his side and he was in control, you could ''feel'' the smugness and arrogance radiating off him. But when he was all by himself, being confronted by a ticked off wrestler like, say, Big Ryck, he quickly became this.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the very first episode of the show, [[TheCorrupter he became the little devil]] on [[Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr Chavo Guerrero's]] shoulder, showing his predilection for the ''rudos'' and his agenda of corrupting those under his employ.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Though Antonio said that Dario had told him he was planning to exploit Matanza, with the revelation that Matanza's key contained what was left of the Monster's humanity, it became very clear that Dario cared very much for his brother. While Antonio abandoned his son mid-match and outright had him destroy the key, Dario kept the key close and was always at ringside for Matanza's matches.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: This was his reaction to Cage destroying the original Lucha Underground title. While Cueto liked Cage from both a business standpoint and a love for the heels, he was not pleased with his actions (and apparently neither were the Aztec gods, or so he said). Cueto did have a new, much more awesome-looking one made afterwards, though.
** Much more so in the conversation with Sexy Star which set up her epic "No Mas" match with The Mariposa. He was remarkably, and apparently genuinely, in sympathy with the battered and terrorized luchadora, telling her that the fear in her eyes reminded him of himself in his abused childhood, and that she would never destroy that fear in herself without destroying her abuser - as he and Matanza did. It stood as the only occasion to date in which Dario arranged a match not only for its violence and chaos potential but also for a fighter's psychological benefit.
** When Chavo Guerrero Sr. tried to spoil the main event [[LoserLeavesTown "Loser Leaves Lucha"]] match between his son Chavo Jr. and Rey Mysterio by hitting his son with a chair to get Rey disqualified, Dario stormed out of his office in a fury and verbally bit referee Marty Elias' head off, restarting the match and making it Anything Goes to boot. Dario may have favoured the rudos, but he wouldn't have trickery making an open mockery of violence in ''his'' Temple!
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: He and Joey Ryan shared a belly laugh over the suffering they'd put Cortez through at Matanza's hands as if it was the funniest thing in the world. When Son of Havoc and Mascarita Sagrada came into his office immediately afterwards, he wouldn't stop making cheap short jokes at Mascarita's expense, trying to get Havoc and Mascarita to laugh with him.
* EvilIsHammy: HELL. YES. He chewed so much scenery it was amazing the doorway to his office wasn't covered in bite marks.
* EvilVsEvil: His feud with Catrina was very much this.
* {{Facepalm}}: Was known to sport meme-worthy expressions of utter exasperation at the antics of some of the roster. Particularly when Son Of Havoc, Ivelisse, and Angelico started bickering, or Cage intoned for the milteenth time that HE'S A MACHINE.
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: One of his notable features is that he wasn't Mexican, but Spanish. Mexicans by nature are VERY distrustful of Spaniards because of their bloody colonial past, so his Iberian origins were meant to evoke this trope on a Mexican audience. The equivalent of this for an American audience would be a pro-colonial EvilBrit.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Out-of-universe. From the first episode, fans had the impression that Cueto would be cut from the typical evil-wrestling-GM cloth. However, as the series went along, fans realized he has more in common with characters like [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]] or ComicBook/LexLuthor than Wrestling/VinceMcMahon. For one thing, Mr. [=McMahon=] never ''murdered'' someone.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: His true intentions were known to no one, except maybe Dragon Azteca, but they involved the Aztec gods somehow.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Cueto claimed that his Temple was open to anyone who was willing to fight, but he showed obvious favoritism for the heels, and he considered wrestlers like [[PintSizedPowerhouse Mascarita Sagrada]] and [[GorgeousGeorge Pimpinela Escarlata]] to be unworthy of the honor.
* IncomingHam: Every time his trumpet-heavy leifmotif played, you knew crazy shit was going down.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: With the antics some of the roster gets up to, it's no wonder that Cueto hit the bottle as much as he did.
* InsistentTerminology: He referred to any and every special agreement or idea for a gimmick match as a "unique opportunity".
* IronicName: Dario is the Italian form of "Darius", a name whose origins go all the way back to the Persian "Dārayavahush", meaning "to possess good". Yeah, the [[AbusiveParents wrong parents]] gave the wrong name to the [[BigBad wrong guy]].
* KickTheDog: When Cortez Castro/Officer Reyes returned to the Temple for the first time in Season 3, Dario welcomed him back with a fatherly hug and promised they'd find whoever was responsible for murdering Mr Cisco. Dario ''knew'' Cortez was an undercover cop and also knew that ''he'' knew that it was ''Dario'' who murdered Cisco; he effectively taunted Cortez into blowing his cover. Then to add injury to insult, he revealed he'd booked him directly into a match right now... against [[TheDreaded Pentagon Dark]]. Then to add further insult to injury, he told Cortez on his way out to "Win it for Cisco". What a bastard!
* KickTheSonOfABitch: When Johnny Mundo got in his face at the start of Aztec Warfare III to gloat about how he was going to win the championship, waving his #12 slip around while talking about how when he came in he was going to "take everyone to slamtown", Dario took the slip off him and tore it in half, giving back just the number 2. Normally we [[LoveToHate hated]] Dario when he dicked the wrestlers around, but nobody deserved to be dicked more than Johnny.
* KilledOffForReal: By Agent Winter. [[TheEndOrIsIt Or is he?]]
* LargeHam: When he did a big announcement, duck for cover. Same for when he did any kind of ring announcing, as he hammed it up like crazy.
* MacGuffin: The key around his neck, which was later revealed to contain the last remnants of Matanza's humanity.
* MagnificentBastard: Cueto was ridiculously clever, making plans within plans so that his goals were achieved no matter where the dice fell.
* ManipulativeBastard: OH SO MUCH. Cueto was an expert on knowing what buttons to push to get the results he wanted. Probably the greatest example of this is the match he set up between Sexy Star and Super Fly. Sexy and Supes were friends, so they refused to fight, but then Cueto forced their hand with just one simple statement: that the fight would be a ''[[GimmickMatches lucha de apuestas]]'', '''''[[MassOhCrap MASK VS. MASK]]'''''. Suffice to say, their friendship went out the window when both wrestlers' honor was at stake, and stayed out the window afterward.
** He then did this to Drago and Aerostar by putting them in a Best of 5 series, with the winner getting a ''Unique Opportunity''. At first the two started fighting clean and with respect, but as the series went on, the two got more brutal, hitting hard moves on one another with Dario smiling in the background. He then revealed to Drago, who won the series, that by winning the series he'd earned a title shot, but if he failed to win the Lucha Underground Championship, he would be [[OhCrap BANNED]] from the Temple.
** For a while, it remained to be seen whether Cueto convincing Black Lotus that Dragon Azteca killed her parents was this or if he was being genuine, but then it was finally resolved during Ultima Lucha Tres, as Black Lotus returned and Dario admitted - with malicious glee - that he had lied to her.
** Pulled this on Son of Havoc by first creating a four-man tournament for a Unique Opportunity, revealing the Opportunity as a choice between a guaranteed title shot at Ultima Lucha Tres or money, then forcing Havoc to wrestle a third match to keep the title shot.
** His Ultimate Opportunity guaranteed this for Cage, as the Gauntlet that was rewarded to him was at least in part possessed by a god-like being.
* MeanBoss: To wrestlers who weren't making the grade. He was especially critical of Son of Havoc, Ivelisse and Angelico, and even made them team up to compete for the Trios title to drive the point home. However, his punishment of The Crew for failing him drove this point home '''HARD'''.
* MementoMacGuffin: His red bull statue. Later revealed to be the thing that Matanza used to defend Dario from their abusive mother. During Ultima Lucha Dos, he used it to kill Mr. Cisco.
* MoralEventHorizon: He was a rotten prick since the beginning, but Cueto went from bad to '''diabolical''' with his punishment of The Crew.
* NewEraSpeech: He basically started the entirety of ''Lucha Underground'' on the very first episode with one of these.
* NonActionGuy: Obviously, since he was a businessman, not a wrestler.
* OhCrap: When Catrina told him of Mil Muertes' imminent return, his face went white as a sheet and he clutched his key like both a security blanket and the only thing that could save him from a horrible death.
** And then Catrina made him have this reaction AGAIN when she told Cueto that in his current form, Mil Muertes is more powerful than Matanza.
** Sported this look again after Black Lotus killed Dragon Azteca and while they cleared out of the Temple.
** And again when Matanza and Muertes struggled on top of his office just before they plunged through the roof.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Did this when doing big announcements.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He handed out money like it was gonna rot to wrestlers under his thumb.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: He wasn't adverse to creating stipulations or restarting matches if he thought it was for the benefit of the crowd... or to screw a wrestler he disliked over. His last example was making Son of Havoc fight a third time after winning two matches in the above-mentioned Unique Opportunity tournament.
* SmugSnake: Not all the time, but he'd really lay the venom on people he disliked.
* ThisCannotBe: His reaction when Matanza was pinned by Rey Mysterio Jr. at Aztec Warfare III. He even tried to order the ref to undo the decision, but not even the boss himself can reverse a 3-count.
* VillainousDemotivator: Did this to The Crew after they failed to win the Trios championship. He introduced them to his locked up brother, Matanza, and told them they'd have to apologize to him the next time they fail. And he was not as forgiving as Dario was.
* VillainProtagonist: He was pretty much the guy the show's main plot revolved around for the first three Seasons, and he was pretty rotten.
* WinkDing: More like a wink ''bang'' when he winked at Sexy Star after setting up her match against Big Ryck.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Pulled this on Big Ryck by having The Crew jump him, and he then did the same with The Crew themselves for failing to beat Son of Havoc, Ivelisse and Angelico in the Trios championship match. Cueto forced them to come face to face with Matanza to "motivate" them (read: [[OhCrap scare the everloving shit out of them]]) and warned them that he'd be forced to do something nasty if they failed him again. And then The Crew ''failed Cueto again'' and Cueto made good on his promise: he made them choose which one to take the punishment for failure, with Cortez Castro and Mr. Cisco turning on Bael, then proceeded to order them to '''[[FedToTheBeast FEED BAEL TO MATANZA]]'''.
** Ultimately pulled on him at the end of Ultima Lucha Tres: after the all-important Gauntlet of the Gods was stolen by King Cuerno, Agent Winter shot him in his own office and left him for dead.

!Former Important Non-Roster Characters

[[folder:Dragon Azteca]]
!!Dragon Azteca
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragonazteca.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:[[MentorArchetype The enigmatic master and former owner of the emerald-colored mask.]]]]
An old, enigmatic luchador who [[MysteriousWatcher has been watching the events on the Temple from afar]], Dragon Azteca seemed to know a lot about both Dario Cueto's true motivations behind Lucha Underground and the existence of Matanza. Recognizing a kindred spirit in Black Lotus, Dragon Azteca "[[KidnappedByAnAlly kidnapped]]" her in order to train her to finally be able to face Matanza. In the very first episode of the show, he found a young street fighter whom he took under his wing as a student, and it was his student who tried to stop Dragon Azteca from going into the Temple to rescue Black Lotus, citing a prophecy that, were Dragon Azteca to step into the Temple, it'd be to his death. The student was sadly proven correct, as, convinced by Dario Cueto that he killed her parents, Dragon Azteca was slain by Black Lotus. His student now wears the mask and carries the name of his master.
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During Season 2, it was revealed that Azteca partnered with Antonio Cueto to find and unite the descendants of the seven Aztec tribes, so that they could do honorable battle. However, Cueto became obsessed with the tribes, descending into dark rituals and sacrificing his son Matanza to a god, allowing the god to inhabit the boy. Betrayed, Azteca split from Cueto, leading to the fragile truce that existed between him and the Cuetos.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Welcome to the Temple" (Season 1, episode 1, intro)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha, Part 2" (Season 1, episode 39)
* '''Aztec Tribe Affiliation:''' Eagle
* '''Former Feuds:''' Dario Cueto, Chavo Guerrero, The Crew (by association with Chavo Guerrero), Matanza

* BadassGrandpa: In the intro of the very first episode of ''Lucha Underground'', he singlehandedly beat the crap out of three young gangbangers who were attacking the young tough who'd later become Dragon Azteca Jr.
* HeroicSacrifice: Was aiming to make one to save Black Lotus, as a prophecy stated that if he set foot in the Temple that he would die. Did not work, see SenselessSacrifice below.
* JerkassHasAPoint: All of his training montages with Black Lotus had him telling her that she wasn't yet ready to face Matanza. As we soon saw what Matanza was capable of... yeah, he was right.
* KidnappedByAnAlly: Pulled this on Black Lotus by way of Prince Puma, but she actually appreciated the save and decided to train under him.
* KilledOffForReal: By Black Lotus.
* LegacyCharacter: At the end of ''Ultima Lucha'', it was shown that the hooded youth he spoke to at the end of the first half of ''Ultima Lucha'' had donned his mask, becoming Dragon Azteca Jr. It was later revealed that he had originally offered his mask to another of his proteges, Rey Mysterio, but had been turned down.
* [[MentorArchetype Mentor]]: To Black Lotus and Dragon Azteca Jr. He also was one to Prince Puma, since he was the one that inspired him to follow the path of the luchador before Konnan started mentoring him, and Puma returned the favor by helping him to 'kidnap' Black Lotus. In Season 2, it was revealed that he was also Rey Mysterio's mentor.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: Fell prey to this, courtesy of his own student Black Lotus.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: If the look on Dario Cueto's face when Chavo informed him just who had been training Black Lotus was any indication.
* OldMaster: From what we've seen, Dragon Azteca was old. He was also wise and badass.
* ProphecyTwist: Dragon Azteca was prophesied to die if he entered Dario's temple, but was willing to sacrifice himself it it meant saving Black Lotus. He didn't know that his prophesied death would come at ''her'' hands.
* SenselessSacrifice: What his attempt at a HeroicSacrifice resulted in, as he did not count on Black Lotus having been convinced that he murdered her parents and was killed by her. This was made even more senseless with the later reveal that Lotus had been lied to.

[[folder:Chavo Guerrero Sr.]]
!!Chavo Guerrero Sr.
[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chavoguerrerosr3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:204:Chavo Classic]]

At the end of the 7th episode of Season 3, after Chavo had maimed his knee the previous week, Rey Mysterio Jr. sought out an audience with Chavo's ''father'', Chavo Guerrero Sr., oldest living member of the Guerrero family. Rey had realized that, with things in the Temple being as serious as they are, he couldn't tolerate Chavo's constant interference in things bigger than himself, so he was going to have to take Chavo Jr. out for good. Due to his respect for the Guerrero family, he wanted to hear from the current patriarch where this would leave things between him and them, so as not to cause unnecessary discord in Mexico. When Chavo Sr. asked if this was the only way, Rey answered in the affirmative. He would later interfere in Loser Leaves Lucha, attempting to force Rey out by giving his son a cheap win. Unfortunately, this prompted the intervention of Dario Cueto to restart the match. Chavo Sr. was taken out of the proceedings after accidentally hitting himself with a chair then being hit with the 619, and would be unable to prevent his son's loss and subsequent banning from the Temple.
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Chavo Sr. passed away on February 11th, 2017, during the Season 3 hiatus.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Payback Time" (Season 3, episode 7)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Loser Leaves Lucha" (Season 3, episode 9)

* CoolOldGuy: Rey Mysterio Jr. himself had "mad respect" for Chavo Sr., a legend of the lucha generation before him.
** Not so "cool" (and Rey's respect is probably a great deal less mad) after his sneaky attempt to get Rey disqualified by bashing his own son over the head with a steel chair.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After Dario came out and restarted the match between Chavo Jr. and Rey, Chavo Sr. got a double dose of this. Not only was his son forced to continue fighting Rey with his ears still ringing from the chair shot his father had given him, but when Chavo Sr. tried to take a shot at Rey to even things up (since Dario had also made the match no disqualifications), he ended up copping his own chair in the face, setting him up for the 619.
* IdiotBall: Nearly knocked Junior completely unconscious with a chairshot to get Rey Disqualified, when a slap in the face would have gotten the same result. This left him with basically no chance when Dario decided he was having none of that.
* InTheBlood: He was a Guerrero alright. Which meant he was just as treacherous and sneaky as the rest of the family.
* RetiredBadass: A ''very'' long and storied career. He wasn't a man to take lightly, even at 67 years of age.
* ThickerThanWater: Did you ''really'' believe Chavo Sr. would just sit by and watch Rey defeat ''his son'', banishing Chavo Jr. permanently from the Temple?
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: When it initially appeared that his treacherous ploy to get Rey disqualified against Chavo Jr. had been successful, he stood with his son in the ring, mockingly waving goodbye to Rey while [[SmugSmiler smirking smugly]].
* WrestlingFamily: Eldest son of Gory Guerrero, big brother of Mando, Hector, and the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and, obviously, the father of Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr.

[[folder:Councilman Delgado]]
!!Councilman Lawrence Delgado
->'''Played by:''' Lorenzo Lamas
Councilman of the city of Los Angeles, Delgado answered to a mysterious benefactor he addresses as "My Lord". All-around scumbag. Told Captain Vasquez to back off investigating Dario Cueto, as his benefactor was protecting him. Tipped off Cueto as to the possible presence of police moles within the Temple (which turned out to be true), and may be the unknown party who Cueto called after killing Mr. Cisco. Helped get the charges against Cueto dropped before Season 3 began. He delivered an ornate Aztec casket to Dario in Season 3, telling him that "his ascension is complete" and warning him to have a new "host body" ready soon. Delgado came to the Temple to speak to Dario regarding Cage and the Gauntlet, which was interrupted by DA Jr., who he was introduced to and was quite impressed by. Asked to meet with Cage in private, then attempted to recruit him for what grand plans he and the Benefactor had. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of upsetting the Gauntlet-empowered Cage (though it was heavily implied that the Gauntlet itself had taken offense), first resulting in him being slammed against a wall (and leaving a large hole in said wall), then in Cage's Gauntleted fist '''''punching right through his head''''', effectively making it explode. It's later revealed that he was murdered in City Hall, which attracted the attention of Captain Vasquez.

It was posthumously revealed that he had belonged to an organization called The Order, which is dedicated to the revival of the ancient Aztec gods.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Monster meets Monster" (Season 2, episode 13)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "The Cup Begins" (Season 3, episode 22)

* CorruptPolitician: Went hand-in-hand with him being a {{Slimeball}}.
* TheDragon: To the Unknown Benefactor.
** TheStarscream: As he said that Cage would soon be "working for him", it's entirely possible he intended to take advantage of the Benefactor seemingly no longer being in human form to make plans of his own.
* EyeScream: [[{{Squick}} Ick.]] After Cage destroyed Delgado's head, one of his eyes was left lying on the floor, which Cage crushed underfoot on his way out.
* LudicrousGibs: His head was reduced to ''mince'' by Cage's Gauntlet-empowered punch.
* {{Slimeball}}: Holy heck yes. This guy was as scummy as they came.
* ThanatosGambit[=/=]TooDumbToLive: As Delgado was one of only a tiny handful of people who knew about the true power of the Gauntlet, his provocation of Cage had to be one of these or the other - either he ''intended'' to die at Cage's hands to advance his Benefactor's agenda, or he was suicidally stupid.
* YourHeadAsplode: Courtesy of Cage and the Gauntlet.

[[folder:Benjamin Cooke]]
!!Benjamin Cooke
Johnny Mundo's agent/lawyer. Mundo introduced him to the rest of the Worldwide Underground, and he proceeded to pester Dario Cueto into giving PJ Black a match against Rey Mysterio. Cooke and Mundo would later threaten to take the title elsewhere if Mundo wasn't treated better.

After disappearing for a while, he was invited to Mundo and Taya's wedding shower midway through Season 4, but was stopped by Ricky Mundo just outside. He proceeded to mouth off to Ricky, treating him rudely. Unfortunately, this would be the last mistake he ever made, as, prompted by Rosa (who said that Ricky should show him how useful he could be "like he showed Angelico"), Ricky murdered him with a pen.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Fade to Black" (Season 3, episode 27)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Last Man or Machine Standing" (Season 4, episode 11)

* BackForTheDead: Cooke went unmentioned in Worldwide Underground business for a good portion of Season 3 and part of Season 4 before making his return...only to be murdered by Ricky Mundo.
* {{Expy}}: Of Wrestling/PaulHeyman.
* MotorMouth: Incredibly talkative.

[[folder:Captain Vasquez]]
!!Captain Vasquez
->'''Played by:''' Carmen Perez
Superior to Officer Reyes and Officer Meehan on the police force, who oversaw the investigation into Dario Cueto. Assembled a list of deceased and missing persons in connection to Cueto, and seemed hellbent on bringing him to justice. However, she was told by Councilman Delgado to back off, as someone even more powerful than the mayor of Los Angeles was protecting Cueto. Attempted to cut Mr. Cisco a deal regarding his various crimes and recruit him as a mole within the Temple, citing his closeness to Cueto and her belief that Cueto is the lynchpin for the end of days, a deal which Cisco seemed to have accepted. Despite the death of her mole, she was able to see Cueto arrested, although at the hands of a task force instead of her own.

She was later revealed to be in possession of half of an ancient Aztec amulet, the Piedra Immortal, and heavily implied to have grown up in Aztec times and to be over a thousand years old. Castro later returned to her with news that his cover had been blown, so she calmly assigned him the masked identity of Veneno, saying that she needed him in the Temple. Undeterred by Reyes' failures in his undercover role, she revealed to him that Cage had murdered Councilman Delgado in City Hall, and assigned him a new task: bring her the Gauntlet of the Gods. Their subsequent conversation on the subject implied that she knew a lot more about the Gauntlet than she was saying, and after he left the room, she pulled out her half of the Piedra Immortal.
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Desperate and knowing that Reyes would more than likely fail, she contacted Catrina, meeting with her and striking a deal: her half of the Piedra Immortal (and the mortality that would ensue) in return for Mil Muertes' assistance in procuring the Gauntlet. During the meeting, it would be revealed that she had revived Catrina with one half of the Piedra Immortal (though Catrina would be stuck in a semi-life as a result) and that she was Catrina's mother.
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Seemingly did not know of Joey Ryan's betrayal or Cortez Castro's sacrifice. At the tail end of Season 4, Aerostar visited her, confirming her as the little Aztec girl he had known in the past, then he received her half of the Piedra Immortal. As the amulet finally became whole once more, she disintegrated, joining her family in the afterlife.

* '''First Appearance:''' "The Hunt Is On..." (Season 2, episode 3)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha Cuatro Part 1" (Season 4, episode 21)

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Never heard from again after Season 1. The only 'mention' of him since was a photograph of him appearing in Captain Vasquez's office alongside photographs of Alberto El Patron, Konnan, Hernandez and Big Ryck under a Missing Persons banner. To be frank, he was ''by far'' the worst worker on the roster in Season 1 and this is probably why he was never brought back.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Never heard from again after Season 1. The only 'mention' of him since was a photograph of him appearing in Captain Vasquez's office alongside photographs of Alberto El Patron, Konnan, Hernandez and Big Ryck under a Missing Persons banner. To be frank, he was ''by far'' the worst worker on the roster in Season 1 and this is probably why he was never brought back.* GoldColoredSuperiority: Both his ring attire and his title of The Golden Warrior. Also, the whisky he drank was a golden brown color.

* GoldColoredSuperiority: Both his ring attire and his title of The Golden Warrior. Also, the whisky he drank was a golden brown color.

* PutOnABus: After Season 1, as he was not seen or even mentioned in Season 2.

* AGlassOfChianti: Not wine, but Dario loved him a nice whiskey while he ruminated his evil plans. He even calmly served himself a drink with a grin on his face after Alberto "El Patron" got thrown through his office window by Johnny Mundo.

** His biggest coup by far in this manner was turning Johnny Mundo full heel by manipulating his hatred of Alberto "El Patron", and even buried the hatchet with him in order to employ him full time. Yes, Cueto actually ''managed to turn his worst enemy'' '''''into a pawn in his game'''''.

* WrestlingPsychology: Like Alberto "El Patron", Blue's wrestling style was the more classic Mexican mat wrestling style popularized by his father.

!![[Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio Alberto "El Patron"]]

"El Patron" came to Lucha Underground to prove he was the best wrestler in the world, and he had his sights set on not only winning the Lucha Underground title, but also beating the best that Lucha Underground has to offer. Alberto was, at the time, the ''Wrestling/{{AAA}}'' Mega Champion, and he defended his title in Lucha Underground against his worst enemy, Texano. Alberto then began feuding with Johnny Mundo, and won a fight against him for the right to face Hernandez for the #1 contendership to the Lucha Underground championship. However, his plans to become a dual champion were put on hold when Johnny Mundo attacked him during the match and threw him through the window of Dario Cueto's office, leaving him battered and bloody. Alberto disappeared for some time but returned with a vengeance on the June 17th show to get his revenge on Johnny Mundo. He made his in-ring return, wiping out Marty Martinez [[SquashMatch in under a minute]], and informed Mundo that he had awakened something inside Alberto that he really shouldn't have. Mundo had the last laugh, as he defeated Alberto at ''Ultima Lucha'' with the help of the debuting Melina, but it was El Patron who left the ring standing, since he made Johnny eat a glass window in revenge. Alberto ended his association with Lucha Underground in October of 2015, as he chose to return to the WWE. His image would later appear in a compiled list of missing people.

A veteran of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} that other big wrestling show]], and Johnny Mundo's now-former long-time main squeeze, Melina made her debut at ''Ultima Lucha'' to assist him in defeating Alberto "El Patron". Thanks to her distraction, Johnny was able to get the win, and the two celebrated passionately in the middle of the ring, only for Alberto to throw Johnny straight through a glass window and punish Melina for her intrusion with [[ComedicSpanking a good spanking]] followed by a wink. Unfortunately, ''Ultima Lucha'' would be both her first and last appearance for Lucha Underground, as she would not return for Season 2 and her role was soon filled by Taya.

* '''Former Feuds''': Alberto "El Patron" (by association with Johnny Mundo)

!Former Important Non-Roster Characters

[[folder:Dragon Azteca]]
!!Dragon Azteca
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragonazteca.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:[[MentorArchetype The enigmatic master and former owner of the emerald-colored mask.]]]]
An old, enigmatic luchador who [[MysteriousWatcher has been watching the events on the Temple from afar]], Dragon Azteca seemed to know a lot about both Dario Cueto's true motivations behind Lucha Underground and the existence of Matanza. Recognizing a kindred spirit in Black Lotus, Dragon Azteca "[[KidnappedByAnAlly kidnapped]]" her in order to train her to finally be able to face Matanza. In the very first episode of the show, he found a young street fighter whom he took under his wing as a student, and it was his student who tried to stop Dragon Azteca from going into the Temple to rescue Black Lotus, citing a prophecy that, were Dragon Azteca to step into the Temple, it'd be to his death. The student was sadly proven correct, as, convinced by Dario Cueto that he killed her parents, Dragon Azteca was slain by Black Lotus. His student now wears the mask and carries the name of his master.

During Season 2, it was revealed that Azteca partnered with Antonio Cueto to find and unite the descendants of the seven Aztec tribes, so that they could do honorable battle. However, Cueto became obsessed with the tribes, descending into dark rituals and sacrificing his son Matanza to a god, allowing the god to inhabit the boy. Betrayed, Azteca split from Cueto, leading to the fragile truce that existed between him and the Cuetos.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Welcome to the Temple" (Season 1, episode 1, intro)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha, Part 2" (Season 1, episode 39)
* '''Aztec Tribe Affiliation:''' Eagle
* '''Former Feuds:''' Dario Cueto, Chavo Guerrero, The Crew (by association with Chavo Guerrero), Matanza

* BadassGrandpa: In the intro of the very first episode of ''Lucha Underground'', he singlehandedly beat the crap out of three young gangbangers who were attacking the young tough who'd later become Dragon Azteca Jr.
* HeroicSacrifice: Was aiming to make one to save Black Lotus, as a prophecy stated that if he set foot in the Temple that he would die. Did not work, see SenselessSacrifice below.
* JerkassHasAPoint: All of his training montages with Black Lotus had him telling her that she wasn't yet ready to face Matanza. As we soon saw what Matanza was capable of... yeah, he was right.
* KidnappedByAnAlly: Pulled this on Black Lotus by way of Prince Puma, but she actually appreciated the save and decided to train under him.
* KilledOffForReal: By Black Lotus.
* LegacyCharacter: At the end of ''Ultima Lucha'', it was shown that the hooded youth he spoke to at the end of the first half of ''Ultima Lucha'' had donned his mask, becoming Dragon Azteca Jr. It was later revealed that he had originally offered his mask to another of his proteges, Rey Mysterio, but had been turned down.
* [[MentorArchetype Mentor]]: To Black Lotus and Dragon Azteca Jr. He also was one to Prince Puma, since he was the one that inspired him to follow the path of the luchador before Konnan started mentoring him, and Puma returned the favor by helping him to 'kidnap' Black Lotus. In Season 2, it was revealed that he was also Rey Mysterio's mentor.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: Fell prey to this, courtesy of his own student Black Lotus.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: If the look on Dario Cueto's face when Chavo informed him just who had been training Black Lotus was any indication.
* OldMaster: From what we've seen, Dragon Azteca was old. He was also wise and badass.
* ProphecyTwist: Dragon Azteca was prophesied to die if he entered Dario's temple, but was willing to sacrifice himself it it meant saving Black Lotus. He didn't know that his prophesied death would come at ''her'' hands.
* SenselessSacrifice: What his attempt at a HeroicSacrifice resulted in, as he did not count on Black Lotus having been convinced that he murdered her parents and was killed by her. This was made even more senseless with the later reveal that Lotus had been lied to.

[[folder:Chavo Guerrero Sr.]]
!!Chavo Guerrero Sr.
[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chavoguerrerosr3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:204:Chavo Classic]]

At the end of the 7th episode of Season 3, after Chavo had maimed his knee the previous week, Rey Mysterio Jr. sought out an audience with Chavo's ''father'', Chavo Guerrero Sr., oldest living member of the Guerrero family. Rey had realized that, with things in the Temple being as serious as they are, he couldn't tolerate Chavo's constant interference in things bigger than himself, so he was going to have to take Chavo Jr. out for good. Due to his respect for the Guerrero family, he wanted to hear from the current patriarch where this would leave things between him and them, so as not to cause unnecessary discord in Mexico. When Chavo Sr. asked if this was the only way, Rey answered in the affirmative. He would later interfere in Loser Leaves Lucha, attempting to force Rey out by giving his son a cheap win. Unfortunately, this prompted the intervention of Dario Cueto to restart the match. Chavo Sr. was taken out of the proceedings after accidentally hitting himself with a chair then being hit with the 619, and would be unable to prevent his son's loss and subsequent banning from the Temple.
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Chavo Sr. passed away on February 11th, 2017, during the Season 3 hiatus.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Payback Time" (Season 3, episode 7)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Loser Leaves Lucha" (Season 3, episode 9)

* CoolOldGuy: Rey Mysterio Jr. himself had "mad respect" for Chavo Sr., a legend of the lucha generation before him.
** Not so "cool" (and Rey's respect is probably a great deal less mad) after his sneaky attempt to get Rey disqualified by bashing his own son over the head with a steel chair.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After Dario came out and restarted the match between Chavo Jr. and Rey, Chavo Sr. got a double dose of this. Not only was his son forced to continue fighting Rey with his ears still ringing from the chair shot his father had given him, but when Chavo Sr. tried to take a shot at Rey to even things up (since Dario had also made the match no disqualifications), he ended up copping his own chair in the face, setting him up for the 619.
* IdiotBall: Nearly knocked Junior completely unconscious with a chairshot to get Rey Disqualified, when a slap in the face would have gotten the same result. This left him with basically no chance when Dario decided he was having none of that.
* InTheBlood: He was a Guerrero alright. Which meant he was just as treacherous and sneaky as the rest of the family.
* RetiredBadass: A ''very'' long and storied career. He wasn't a man to take lightly, even at 67 years of age.
* ThickerThanWater: Did you ''really'' believe Chavo Sr. would just sit by and watch Rey defeat ''his son'', banishing Chavo Jr. permanently from the Temple?
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: When it initially appeared that his treacherous ploy to get Rey disqualified against Chavo Jr. had been successful, he stood with his son in the ring, mockingly waving goodbye to Rey while [[SmugSmiler smirking smugly]].
* WrestlingFamily: Eldest son of Gory Guerrero, big brother of Mando, Hector, and the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and, obviously, the father of Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr.

[[folder:Councilman Delgado]]
!!Councilman Lawrence Delgado
->'''Played by:''' Lorenzo Lamas
Councilman of the city of Los Angeles, Delgado answered to a mysterious benefactor he addresses as "My Lord". All-around scumbag. Told Captain Vasquez to back off investigating Dario Cueto, as his benefactor was protecting him. Tipped off Cueto as to the possible presence of police moles within the Temple (which turned out to be true), and may be the unknown party who Cueto called after killing Mr. Cisco. Helped get the charges against Cueto dropped before Season 3 began. He delivered an ornate Aztec casket to Dario in Season 3, telling him that "his ascension is complete" and warning him to have a new "host body" ready soon. Delgado came to the Temple to speak to Dario regarding Cage and the Gauntlet, which was interrupted by DA Jr., who he was introduced to and was quite impressed by. Asked to meet with Cage in private, then attempted to recruit him for what grand plans he and the Benefactor had. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of upsetting the Gauntlet-empowered Cage (though it was heavily implied that the Gauntlet itself had taken offense), first resulting in him being slammed against a wall (and leaving a large hole in said wall), then in Cage's Gauntleted fist '''''punching right through his head''''', effectively making it explode. It's later revealed that he was murdered in City Hall, which attracted the attention of Captain Vasquez.
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It was posthumously revealed that he had belonged to an organization called The Order, which is dedicated to the revival of the ancient Aztec gods.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Monster meets Monster" (Season 2, episode 13)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "The Cup Begins" (Season 3, episode 22)
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* CorruptPolitician: Went hand-in-hand with him being a {{Slimeball}}.
* TheDragon: To the Unknown Benefactor.
** TheStarscream: As he said that Cage would soon be "working for him", it's entirely possible he intended to take advantage of the Benefactor seemingly no longer being in human form to make plans of his own.
* EyeScream: [[{{Squick}} Ick.]] After Cage destroyed Delgado's head, one of his eyes was left lying on the floor, which Cage crushed underfoot on his way out.
* LudicrousGibs: His head was reduced to ''mince'' by Cage's Gauntlet-empowered punch.
* {{Slimeball}}: Holy heck yes. This guy was as scummy as they came.
* ThanatosGambit[=/=]TooDumbToLive: As Delgado was one of only a tiny handful of people who knew about the true power of the Gauntlet, his provocation of Cage had to be one of these or the other - either he ''intended'' to die at Cage's hands to advance his Benefactor's agenda, or he was suicidally stupid.
* YourHeadAsplode: Courtesy of Cage and the Gauntlet.

[[folder:Benjamin Cooke]]
!!Benjamin Cooke
Johnny Mundo's agent/lawyer. Mundo introduced him to the rest of the Worldwide Underground, and he proceeded to pester Dario Cueto into giving PJ Black a match against Rey Mysterio. Cooke and Mundo would later threaten to take the title elsewhere if Mundo wasn't treated better.

After disappearing for a while, he was invited to Mundo and Taya's wedding shower midway through Season 4, but was stopped by Ricky Mundo just outside. He proceeded to mouth off to Ricky, treating him rudely. Unfortunately, this would be the last mistake he ever made, as, prompted by Rosa (who said that Ricky should show him how useful he could be "like he showed Angelico"), Ricky murdered him with a pen.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Fade to Black" (Season 3, episode 27)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Last Man or Machine Standing" (Season 4, episode 11)

During Season 2, it was revealed that Azteca partnered with Dario Cueto's father to find and unite the descendants of the seven Aztec tribes, so that they could do honorable battle. However, Cueto's father became obsessed with the tribes, descending into dark rituals and sacrificing his son Matanza to a god, allowing the god to inhabit the boy. Betrayed, Azteca split from Cueto's father, leading to the truce that existed between him and the Cuetos.

* TheStrategist: He even cited [[Literature/TheArtOfWar Sun Tzu]] when discussing how to be deceptive.

Sexy Star entered the Cueto Cup, facing longtime rival PJ Black in the first round. While the referee was distracted by an interfering Taya, Sexy knocked the brass knuckles Taya had thrown to Black out of his hand, then chose to pick them up and use them on her opponent. Unfortunately for her, she was promptly disqualified when the referee turned around and witnessed her using them. Frustrated, she knocked the referee out as well. Sexy came out to watch Taya's match against Jeremiah Crane, gaining a measure of revenge against her after the match by knocking her out with those same brass knuckles. Joined Dragon Azteca Jr. and The Mack to help fend off the Worldwide Underground, who had attacked Rey Mysterio during a face-to-face between Mysterio and Mundo. Was tormented by yet another spider, this time inside her water bottle. Faced Veneno in a lucha de apuesta (mask vs. mask) match, which was almost promptly thrown out when Joey Ryan yanked the mask off Veneno. Later faced and was defeated by Ryan after being distracted by Taya. Teamed with Prince Puma, Cage, and Fenix in a losing effort against the Worldwide Underground and Marty. Faced and defeated Taya in a bloody Last Luchadora Standing match at Ultima Lucha Tres. After Ultima Lucha Tres, while posing for photographers, she was approached by a little girl who handed her a box and told her that 'she' hasn't forgotten about her. In that box was another spider.

* AbortedArc: The post-Ultima Lucha Tres video package set up an arc where Sexy Star would finally confront the "She" responsible for sending her spiders, but as Sexy was PutOnABus following the incident with Wrestling/{{Rosemary}}, it was seemingly abandoned.

* LeftHanging: Despite the decision already being made to can her by the time Ultima Lucha 3 was aired, a clip was still left in the ending montage of her being harassed by the person with the Spider motif again.

Having finally gotten what she wanted out of their alliance, she told Muertes that she'd never loved him and that she wanted nothing to do with him, giving his stone back to him. Turning to walk away, she ran straight into Melissa Santos, and the two brawled all the way from Muertes' altar to the top of the Temple. She had the advantage, choking Melissa with the chain of the half of the Piedra Immortal she had given her, but Melissa turned the tables and left Catrina dangling from a railing. As Melissa hesitated whether to send her hated rival falling to her assumed death, Muertes appeared. She smirked at him, assuming he'd save her, but he remembered her words from moments before. He pulled her sole hand from the railing, returned the stone to her, and let her go, sending her falling, seemingly, to her death. Afterward, the life force she had taken from Fenix was taken back by Aerostar.

* '''[[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Lucha Guy]]''': Is he ever. He even made the claim that he ''is'' lucha.
* DanceBattler: Used to be a major wrestling example of this in his younger years, and still shows shades of this with his flips and spins. He's actually quite graceful for such an intense, heelish guy.
* EvilFormerFriend: Nothing much is made of it, but it's brought up by the commentators that Jack had won tag-team championships with Angelico before the two of them came to the Temple.
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: He's American, so he's not ''that'' foreign, but him claiming that he is lucha set the Mexican fans into a frenzy of "Culero!" chants for the audacity of claiming lucha libre as his thing.
* GroinAttack: Has taken to kicking people in the junk while the referee's distracted.

* RedBaron: Has self-proclaimed himself as "The Dragon Slayer" after his victory over Drago.
* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: Is not ashamed in the slightest of being a cheat to win. In his mind, it's just being smarter than his opponent.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He has a huge problem with snakes, and was excluded from the WWU's feud with the Reptile Tribe as a result.

!Former Important Non-Roster Characters

[[folder:Dragon Azteca]]
!!Dragon Azteca
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragonazteca.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:[[MentorArchetype The enigmatic master and former owner of the emerald-colored mask.]]]]
An old, enigmatic luchador who [[MysteriousWatcher has been watching the events on the Temple from afar]], Dragon Azteca seemed to know a lot about both Dario Cueto's true motivations behind Lucha Underground and the existence of Matanza. Recognizing a kindred spirit in Black Lotus, Dragon Azteca "[[KidnappedByAnAlly kidnapped]]" her in order to train her to finally be able to face Matanza. In the very first episode of the show, he found a young street fighter whom he took under his wing as a student, and it was his student who tried to stop Dragon Azteca from going into the Temple to rescue Black Lotus, citing a prophecy that, were Dragon Azteca to step into the Temple, it'd be to his death. The student was sadly proven correct, as, convinced by Dario Cueto that he killed her parents, Dragon Azteca was slain by Black Lotus. His student now wears the mask and carries the name of his master.

During Season 2, it was revealed that Azteca partnered with Dario Cueto's father to find and unite the descendants of the seven Aztec tribes, so that they could do honorable battle. However, Cueto's father became obsessed with the tribes, descending into dark rituals and sacrificing his son Matanza to a god, allowing the god to inhabit the boy. Betrayed, Azteca split from Cueto's father, leading to the truce that existed between him and the Cuetos.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Welcome to the Temple" (Season 1, episode 1, intro)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha, Part 2" (Season 1, episode 39)
* '''Aztec Tribe Affiliation:''' Eagle
* '''Former Feuds:''' Dario Cueto, Chavo Guerrero, The Crew (by association with Chavo Guerrero), Matanza

* BadassGrandpa: In the intro of the very first episode of ''Lucha Underground'', he singlehandedly beat the crap out of three young gangbangers who were attacking the young tough who'd later become Dragon Azteca Jr.
* HeroicSacrifice: Was aiming to make one to save Black Lotus, as a prophecy stated that if he set foot in the Temple that he would die. Did not work, see SenselessSacrifice below.
* JerkassHasAPoint: All of his training montages with Black Lotus had him telling her that she wasn't yet ready to face Matanza. As we soon saw what Matanza was capable of... yeah, he was right.
* KidnappedByAnAlly: Pulled this on Black Lotus by way of Prince Puma, but she actually appreciated the save and decided to train under him.
* KilledOffForReal: By Black Lotus.
* LegacyCharacter: At the end of ''Ultima Lucha'', it was shown that the hooded youth he spoke to at the end of the first half of ''Ultima Lucha'' had donned his mask, becoming Dragon Azteca Jr. It was later revealed that he had originally offered his mask to another of his proteges, Rey Mysterio, but had been turned down.
* [[MentorArchetype Mentor]]: To Black Lotus and Dragon Azteca Jr. He also was one to Prince Puma, since he was the one that inspired him to follow the path of the luchador before Konnan started mentoring him, and Puma returned the favor by helping him to 'kidnap' Black Lotus. In Season 2, it was revealed that he was also Rey Mysterio's mentor.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: Fell prey to this, courtesy of his own student Black Lotus.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: If the look on Dario Cueto's face when Chavo informed him just who had been training Black Lotus was any indication.
* OldMaster: From what we've seen, Dragon Azteca was old. He was also wise and badass.
* ProphecyTwist: Dragon Azteca was prophesied to die if he entered Dario's temple, but was willing to sacrifice himself it it meant saving Black Lotus. He didn't know that his prophesied death would come at ''her'' hands.
* SenselessSacrifice: What his attempt at a HeroicSacrifice resulted in, as he did not count on Black Lotus having been convinced that he murdered her parents and was killed by her. This was made even more senseless with the later reveal that Lotus had been lied to.

[[folder:Chavo Guerrero Sr.]]
!!Chavo Guerrero Sr.
[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chavoguerrerosr3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:204:Chavo Classic]]

At the end of the 7th episode of Season 3, after Chavo had maimed his knee the previous week, Rey Mysterio Jr. sought out an audience with Chavo's ''father'', Chavo Guerrero Sr., oldest living member of the Guerrero family. Rey had realized that, with things in the Temple being as serious as they are, he couldn't tolerate Chavo's constant interference in things bigger than himself, so he was going to have to take Chavo Jr. out for good. Due to his respect for the Guerrero family, he wanted to hear from the current patriarch where this would leave things between him and them, so as not to cause unnecessary discord in Mexico. When Chavo Sr. asked if this was the only way, Rey answered in the affirmative. He would later interfere in Loser Leaves Lucha, attempting to force Rey out by giving his son a cheap win. Unfortunately, this prompted the intervention of Dario Cueto to restart the match. Chavo Sr. was taken out of the proceedings after accidentally hitting himself with a chair then being hit with the 619, and would be unable to prevent his son's loss and subsequent banning from the Temple.
\\\
Chavo Sr. passed away on February 11th, 2017, during the Season 3 hiatus.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Payback Time" (Season 3, episode 7)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Loser Leaves Lucha" (Season 3, episode 9)

* CoolOldGuy: Rey Mysterio Jr. himself had "mad respect" for Chavo Sr., a legend of the lucha generation before him.
** Not so "cool" (and Rey's respect is probably a great deal less mad) after his sneaky attempt to get Rey disqualified by bashing his own son over the head with a steel chair.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After Dario came out and restarted the match between Chavo Jr. and Rey, Chavo Sr. got a double dose of this. Not only was his son forced to continue fighting Rey with his ears still ringing from the chair shot his father had given him, but when Chavo Sr. tried to take a shot at Rey to even things up (since Dario had also made the match no disqualifications), he ended up copping his own chair in the face, setting him up for the 619.
* IdiotBall: Nearly knocked Junior completely unconscious with a chairshot to get Rey Disqualified, when a slap in the face would have gotten the same result. This left him with basically no chance when Dario decided he was having none of that.
* InTheBlood: He was a Guerrero alright. Which meant he was just as treacherous and sneaky as the rest of the family.
* RetiredBadass: A ''very'' long and storied career. He wasn't a man to take lightly, even at 67 years of age.
* ThickerThanWater: Did you ''really'' believe Chavo Sr. would just sit by and watch Rey defeat ''his son'', banishing Chavo Jr. permanently from the Temple?
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: When it initially appeared that his treacherous ploy to get Rey disqualified against Chavo Jr. had been successful, he stood with his son in the ring, mockingly waving goodbye to Rey while [[SmugSmiler smirking smugly]].
* WrestlingFamily: Eldest son of Gory Guerrero, big brother of Mando, Hector, and the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and, obviously, the father of Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr.

[[folder:Councilman Delgado]]
!!Councilman Lawrence Delgado
->'''Played by:''' Lorenzo Lamas
Councilman of the city of Los Angeles, Delgado answered to a mysterious benefactor he addresses as "My Lord". All-around scumbag. Told Captain Vasquez to back off investigating Dario Cueto, as his benefactor was protecting him. Tipped off Cueto as to the possible presence of police moles within the Temple (which turned out to be true), and may be the unknown party who Cueto called after killing Mr. Cisco. Helped get the charges against Cueto dropped before Season 3 began. He delivered an ornate Aztec casket to Dario in Season 3, telling him that "his ascension is complete" and warning him to have a new "host body" ready soon. Delgado came to the Temple to speak to Dario regarding Cage and the Gauntlet, which was interrupted by DA Jr., who he was introduced to and was quite impressed by. Asked to meet with Cage in private, then attempted to recruit him for what grand plans he and the Benefactor had. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of upsetting the Gauntlet-empowered Cage (though it was heavily implied that the Gauntlet itself had taken offense), first resulting in him being slammed against a wall (and leaving a large hole in said wall), then in Cage's Gauntleted fist '''''punching right through his head''''', effectively making it explode. It's later revealed that he was murdered in City Hall, which attracted the attention of Captain Vasquez.

It was posthumously revealed that he had belonged to an organization called The Order, which is dedicated to the revival of the ancient Aztec gods.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Monster meets Monster" (Season 2, episode 13)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "The Cup Begins" (Season 3, episode 22)

* CorruptPolitician: Went hand-in-hand with him being a {{Slimeball}}.
* TheDragon: To the Unknown Benefactor.
** TheStarscream: As he said that Cage would soon be "working for him", it's entirely possible he intended to take advantage of the Benefactor seemingly no longer being in human form to make plans of his own.
* EyeScream: [[{{Squick}} Ick.]] After Cage destroyed Delgado's head, one of his eyes was left lying on the floor, which Cage crushed underfoot on his way out.
* LudicrousGibs: His head was reduced to ''mince'' by Cage's Gauntlet-empowered punch.
* {{Slimeball}}: Holy heck yes. This guy was as scummy as they came.
* ThanatosGambit[=/=]TooDumbToLive: As Delgado was one of only a tiny handful of people who knew about the true power of the Gauntlet, his provocation of Cage had to be one of these or the other - either he ''intended'' to die at Cage's hands to advance his Benefactor's agenda, or he was suicidally stupid.
* YourHeadAsplode: Courtesy of Cage and the Gauntlet.

[[folder:Benjamin Cooke]]
!!Benjamin Cooke
Johnny Mundo's agent/lawyer. Mundo introduced him to the rest of the Worldwide Underground, and he proceeded to pester Dario Cueto into giving PJ Black a match against Rey Mysterio. Cooke and Mundo would later threaten to take the title elsewhere if Mundo wasn't treated better.

After disappearing for a while, he was invited to Mundo and Taya's wedding shower midway through Season 4, but was stopped by Ricky Mundo just outside. He proceeded to mouth off to Ricky, treating him rudely. Unfortunately, this would be the last mistake he ever made, as, prompted by Rosa (who said that Ricky should show him how useful he could be "like he showed Angelico"), Ricky murdered him with a pen.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Fade to Black" (Season 3, episode 27)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Last Man or Machine Standing" (Season 4, episode 11)

!Former Important Non-Roster Characters

[[folder:Dragon Azteca]]
!!Dragon Azteca
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragonazteca.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:200:[[MentorArchetype The enigmatic master and former owner of the emerald-colored mask.]]]]
An old, enigmatic luchador who [[MysteriousWatcher has been watching the events on the Temple from afar]], Dragon Azteca seemed to know a lot about both Dario Cueto's true motivations behind Lucha Underground and the existence of Matanza. Recognizing a kindred spirit in Black Lotus, Dragon Azteca "[[KidnappedByAnAlly kidnapped]]" her in order to train her to finally be able to face Matanza. In the very first episode of the show, he found a young street fighter whom he took under his wing as a student, and it was his student who tried to stop Dragon Azteca from going into the Temple to rescue Black Lotus, citing a prophecy that, were Dragon Azteca to step into the Temple, it'd be to his death. The student was sadly proven correct, as, convinced by Dario Cueto that he killed her parents, Dragon Azteca was slain by Black Lotus. His student now wears the mask and carries the name of his master.

During Season 2, it was revealed that Azteca partnered with Dario Cueto's father to find and unite the descendants of the seven Aztec tribes, so that they could do honorable battle. However, Cueto's father became obsessed with the tribes, descending into dark rituals and sacrificing his son Matanza to a god, allowing the god to inhabit the boy. Betrayed, Azteca split from Cueto's father, leading to the truce that existed between him and the Cuetos.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Welcome to the Temple" (Season 1, episode 1, intro)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha, Part 2" (Season 1, episode 39)

* '''Former Feuds:''' Dario Cueto, Chavo Guerrero, The Crew (by association with Chavo Guerrero), Matanza

* BadassGrandpa: In the intro of the very first episode of ''Lucha Underground'', he singlehandedly beat the crap out of three young gangbangers who were attacking the young tough who'd later become Dragon Azteca Jr.
* HeroicSacrifice: Was aiming to make one to save Black Lotus, as a prophecy stated that if he set foot in the Temple that he would die. Did not work, see SenselessSacrifice below.
* JerkassHasAPoint: All of his training montages with Black Lotus had him telling her that she wasn't yet ready to face Matanza. As we soon saw what Matanza was capable of... yeah, he was right.
* KidnappedByAnAlly: Pulled this on Black Lotus by way of Prince Puma, but she actually appreciated the save and decided to train under him.
* KilledOffForReal: By Black Lotus.
* LegacyCharacter: At the end of ''Ultima Lucha'', it was shown that the hooded youth he spoke to at the end of the first half of ''Ultima Lucha'' had donned his mask, becoming Dragon Azteca Jr. It was later revealed that he had originally offered his mask to another of his proteges, Rey Mysterio, but had been turned down.
* [[MentorArchetype Mentor]]: To Black Lotus and Dragon Azteca Jr. He also was one to Prince Puma, since he was the one that inspired him to follow the path of the luchador before Konnan started mentoring him, and Puma returned the favor by helping him to 'kidnap' Black Lotus. In Season 2, it was revealed that he was also Rey Mysterio's mentor.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: Fell prey to this, courtesy of his own student Black Lotus.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: If the look on Dario Cueto's face when Chavo informed him just who had been training Black Lotus was any indication.
* OldMaster: From what we've seen, Dragon Azteca was old. He was also wise and badass.
* ProphecyTwist: Dragon Azteca was prophesied to die if he entered Dario's temple, but was willing to sacrifice himself it it meant saving Black Lotus. He didn't know that his prophesied death would come at ''her'' hands.
* SenselessSacrifice: What his attempt at a HeroicSacrifice resulted in, as he did not count on Black Lotus having been convinced that he murdered her parents and was killed by her. This was made even more senseless with the later reveal that Lotus had been lied to.

[[folder:Chavo Guerrero Sr.]]
!!Chavo Guerrero Sr.
[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chavoguerrerosr3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:204:Chavo Classic]]

At the end of the 7th episode of Season 3, after Chavo had maimed his knee the previous week, Rey Mysterio Jr. sought out an audience with Chavo's ''father'', Chavo Guerrero Sr., oldest living member of the Guerrero family. Rey had realized that, with things in the Temple being as serious as they are, he couldn't tolerate Chavo's constant interference in things bigger than himself, so he was going to have to take Chavo Jr. out for good. Due to his respect for the Guerrero family, he wanted to hear from the current patriarch where this would leave things between him and them, so as not to cause unnecessary discord in Mexico. When Chavo Sr. asked if this was the only way, Rey answered in the affirmative. He would later interfere in Loser Leaves Lucha, attempting to force Rey out by giving his son a cheap win. Unfortunately, this prompted the intervention of Dario Cueto to restart the match. Chavo Sr. was taken out of the proceedings after accidentally hitting himself with a chair then being hit with the 619, and would be unable to prevent his son's loss and subsequent banning from the Temple.
\\\
Chavo Sr. passed away on February 11th, 2017, during the Season 3 hiatus.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Payback Time" (Season 3, episode 7)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Loser Leaves Lucha" (Season 3, episode 9)

* CoolOldGuy: Rey Mysterio Jr. himself had "mad respect" for Chavo Sr., a legend of the lucha generation before him.
** Not so "cool" (and Rey's respect is probably a great deal less mad) after his sneaky attempt to get Rey disqualified by bashing his own son over the head with a steel chair.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After Dario came out and restarted the match between Chavo Jr. and Rey, Chavo Sr. got a double dose of this. Not only was his son forced to continue fighting Rey with his ears still ringing from the chair shot his father had given him, but when Chavo Sr. tried to take a shot at Rey to even things up (since Dario had also made the match no disqualifications), he ended up copping his own chair in the face, setting him up for the 619.
* IdiotBall: Nearly knocked Junior completely unconscious with a chairshot to get Rey Disqualified, when a slap in the face would have gotten the same result. This left him with basically no chance when Dario decided he was having none of that.
* InTheBlood: He was a Guerrero alright. Which meant he was just as treacherous and sneaky as the rest of the family.
* RetiredBadass: A ''very'' long and storied career. He wasn't a man to take lightly, even at 67 years of age.
* ThickerThanWater: Did you ''really'' believe Chavo Sr. would just sit by and watch Rey defeat ''his son'', banishing Chavo Jr. permanently from the Temple?
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: When it initially appeared that his treacherous ploy to get Rey disqualified against Chavo Jr. had been successful, he stood with his son in the ring, mockingly waving goodbye to Rey while [[SmugSmiler smirking smugly]].
* WrestlingFamily: Eldest son of Gory Guerrero, big brother of Mando, Hector, and the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and, obviously, the father of Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr.

[[folder:Councilman Delgado]]
!!Councilman Lawrence Delgado
->'''Played by:''' Lorenzo Lamas
Councilman of the city of Los Angeles, Delgado answered to a mysterious benefactor he addresses as "My Lord". All-around scumbag. Told Captain Vasquez to back off investigating Dario Cueto, as his benefactor was protecting him. Tipped off Cueto as to the possible presence of police moles within the Temple (which turned out to be true), and may be the unknown party who Cueto called after killing Mr. Cisco. Helped get the charges against Cueto dropped before Season 3 began. He delivered an ornate Aztec casket to Dario in Season 3, telling him that "his ascension is complete" and warning him to have a new "host body" ready soon. Delgado came to the Temple to speak to Dario regarding Cage and the Gauntlet, which was interrupted by DA Jr., who he was introduced to and was quite impressed by. Asked to meet with Cage in private, then attempted to recruit him for what grand plans he and the Benefactor had. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of upsetting the Gauntlet-empowered Cage (though it was heavily implied that the Gauntlet itself had taken offense), first resulting in him being slammed against a wall (and leaving a large hole in said wall), then in Cage's Gauntleted fist '''''punching right through his head''''', effectively making it explode. It's later revealed that he was murdered in City Hall, which attracted the attention of Captain Vasquez.

It was posthumously revealed that he had belonged to an organization called The Order, which is dedicated to the revival of the ancient Aztec gods.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Monster meets Monster" (Season 2, episode 13)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "The Cup Begins" (Season 3, episode 22)

* CorruptPolitician: Went hand-in-hand with him being a {{Slimeball}}.
* TheDragon: To the Unknown Benefactor.
** TheStarscream: As he said that Cage would soon be "working for him", it's entirely possible he intended to take advantage of the Benefactor seemingly no longer being in human form to make plans of his own.
* EyeScream: [[{{Squick}} Ick.]] After Cage destroyed Delgado's head, one of his eyes was left lying on the floor, which Cage crushed underfoot on his way out.
* LudicrousGibs: His head was reduced to ''mince'' by Cage's Gauntlet-empowered punch.
* {{Slimeball}}: Holy heck yes. This guy was as scummy as they came.
* ThanatosGambit[=/=]TooDumbToLive: As Delgado was one of only a tiny handful of people who knew about the true power of the Gauntlet, his provocation of Cage had to be one of these or the other - either he ''intended'' to die at Cage's hands to advance his Benefactor's agenda, or he was suicidally stupid.
* YourHeadAsplode: Courtesy of Cage and the Gauntlet.

[[folder:Benjamin Cooke]]
!!Benjamin Cooke
Johnny Mundo's agent/lawyer. Mundo introduced him to the rest of the Worldwide Underground, and he proceeded to pester Dario Cueto into giving PJ Black a match against Rey Mysterio. Cooke and Mundo would later threaten to take the title elsewhere if Mundo wasn't treated better.

After disappearing for a while, he was invited to Mundo and Taya's wedding shower midway through Season 4, but was stopped by Ricky Mundo just outside. He proceeded to mouth off to Ricky, treating him rudely. Unfortunately, this would be the last mistake he ever made, as, prompted by Rosa (who said that Ricky should show him how useful he could be "like he showed Angelico"), Ricky murdered him with a pen.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Fade to Black" (Season 3, episode 27)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Last Man or Machine Standing" (Season 4, episode 11)

* TheGiant: While his actual performer was not really that big (about 6'5", though commentary billed him at 7'), when Vibora entered the ring after Fenix and Aerostar rushed into to reinforce Drago against Pindar, he looked ''titanic.'' He ''towered'' over everyone else, crushing Fenix and Aerostar with a double chokeslam then hit the already-stunned Drago with a '''Tombstone Piledriver''' before casually tossing him over his shoulder and carrying him off.

She accompanied Muertes to Aztec Warfare IV, but left him at ringside after his elimination, seemingly upset at his failure. She attempted to reclaim the Gauntlet herself, but was foiled by King Cuerno, who informed her that the Gauntlet had been hidden away. She later introduced herself to Antonio Cueto, revealing her state to him and asking for a Grave Consequences match between Fenix and Mil Muertes. It was an apparent Plan B, as she counted on Muertes defeating Fenix to claim Fenix's life energy and fix her half-life. However, she did not count on Crane adding himself to the match. She watched closely as Muertes triumphed over both rivals, though she pushed him away to lavish attention on the casket containing Fenix. She later absorbed Fenix's life force, resurrecting herself while leaving him in an unknown state. She then taunted Melissa Santos with the knowledge before leaving her half of the Piedra Immortal with her. With her life restored, she debuted her new look to the Believers by accompanying Muertes to his match with Cage, but refused to give his fallen opponent the Lick of Death and left after symbolically giving one to him instead. Catrina's alliance with Muertes was further strained when she learned that he would be removed from the Gift of the Gods match, and she once again walked out without him. Catrina later appeared to Mack, warning him that Mil was coming for him, then revealing the fate of his cousin Big Ryck by opening a locker containing Ryck's skull. Catrina later went to Antonio offscreen and requested a match: Muertes vs. Mack in a Haunted House match. She accompanied Muertes to the aforementioned Haunted House match, and was incensed when Melissa Santos failed to announce her, confronting her and then attacking after Melissa refused to announce her, sending the ring announcer to the hospital after slamming her face-first into a broken vase. She remained at ringside afterward, and once again refused to give the Lick of Death to Muertes' opponent.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Has been linked to Fenix, Mil Muertes, and Jeremiah Crane in an overtly romantic/sexual way, yet has also been quoted as saying that Ivelisse tasted the best out of everyone she's given the Lick of Death to, plus she stuck to gender-neutral pronouns when mentioning the unnamed person that she has stated herself to be in love with before it was revealed to be Fenix.

* BigBad: Not THE Big Bad, as that'd be Dario Cueto, but Catrina is the leader of her faction and has proven to be one '''dangerous''' bitch. Having both the monstrous Mil Muertes and the Disciples of Death under her thumb makes her a threat to anyone who opposes her.

* BoyMeetsGhoul: She and Mil seem to be in some kind of twisted relationship. Her relationship with Fenix is equally twisted.

* DeadAllAlong: She dropped plenty of hints towards being this, but [[UnreliableNarrator who knows what she really is?]] It was later revealed that she wasn't dead...not entirely, anyway.
* EvilIsSexy: She certainly dresses the part. And Vampiro seems to think so, mentioning he wouldn't mind if she gave him The Lick of Death.

* FanservicePack: As of Season 4, Catrina has started wearing her [[{{Stripperiffic}} ridiculously sexy]] ring gear as her default outfit.

* [[LecherousLicking Lick]] [[KissOfDeath of Death]]: Symbolic version of the latter trope, she usually does it to fallen foes her men just took down, however she has done this on occasion to upcoming enemies backstage to send a message.
* LoveTriangle: Complicated. She commands the loyalty and love of Mil Muertes, but has admitted she doesn't really love him. Despite manipulating him for her own ends, she [[FoeRomanceSubtext still seems to have residual feelings of genuine affection for Fenix]], although he's done with her after she betrayed him and has moved on to Melissa Santos. And Jeremiah Crane is apparently a former lover of hers, who's still [[{{Yandere}} violently obsessed with getting her back]], and Catrina doesn't seem ''entirely'' disinterested in him.
* MacGuffin: Possesses half of an ancient Aztec amulet, the Piedra Immortal.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Tricked Fenix into aiding her and used him as a way to bring Mil Muertes not only back to life, but stronger than ever.
* MeaningfulName: Her name evokes La Calavera Catrina, La Muerte herself; the glamourous, skull-faced female icon of Dia de Los Muertos in Mexican folk art and culture.

* [[NonActionGuy Non-Action Girl]]: Has not participated in any matches yet, but will interfere if she has to. Her willingness to get involved was demonstrated fully at ''Ultima Lucha'' when she got into a fight with Ivelisse, securing the win and the Trios championship for the Disciples of Death in the process.
** DarkActionGirl: She briefly sparred with Pentagon early in Season 2 and held her own. She first appeared in (extremely sexy) ring gear when she ambushed Ivelisse during her match with Taya at Ultima Lucha Dos, hitting her with a Barbie Crusher. Definitively become this at ''Ultima Lucha Tres'', accepting a challenge to an actual match with Ivelisse, which got extremely brutal despite her eventual defeat.

* OffscreenTeleportation: Seems to possess this ability, as she has a tendency to appear and disappear backstage whenever she feels the need to do so.
** LightFlickerTeleportation: As part of her OffscreenTeleportation. The flickering even extends to her accompanying the Disciples of Death to the ring!

* OlderThanTheyLook: At least 197 years old, or so she says.
* SummonMagic: Has demonstrated the ability to summon Mil Muertes and the Disciples of Death (until their demise) by using Muertes' stone.
* UnreliableNarrator: Pretty much any hint she drops regarding just what in the heck she is can be taken with an entire salt shaker.

* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: From the way they acted initially, the impression was that Mil Muertes was the leader and Catrina the follower, but in fact, the opposite is true.

* BadassGrandpa: In the intro of the very first episode of ''Lucha Underground'', he singlehandedly beat the crap out of three young gangbangers who were attacking the young tough who'd become Dragon Azteca Jr.

* LegacyCharacter: At the end of ''Ultima Lucha'', it was shown that the hooded youth he spoke to at the end of the first half of ''Ultima Lucha'' had donned his mask, becoming Dragon Azteca Jr.

* SenselessSacrifice: What his attempt at a HeroicSacrifice resulted in, as he did not count on Black Lotus having been convinced that he murdered her parents and was killed by her.

At the end of the 7th episode of Season 3, after Chavo had maimed his knee the previous week, Rey Mysterio Jr. sought out an audience with Chavo's ''father,'' Chavo Guerrero Sr., oldest living member of the Guerrero family. Rey had realized that, with things in the Temple being as serious as they are, he couldn't tolerate Chavo's constant interference in things bigger than himself, so he was going to have to take Chavo Jr. out for good. Due to his respect for the Guerrero family, he wanted to hear from the current patriarch where this would leave things between him and them, so as not to cause unnecessary discord in Mexico. When Chavo Sr. asked if this was the only way, Rey answered in the affirmative. He would later interfere in Loser Leaves Lucha, attempting to force Rey out by giving his son a cheap win. Unfortunately, this prompted the intervention of Dario Cueto to restart the match. Chavo Sr. was taken out of the proceedings after accidentally hitting himself with a chair then being hit with the 619, and would be unable to prevent his son's loss and subsequent banning from the Temple.

* ThickerThanWater: Did you ''really'' believe Chavo Sr. would just sit by and watch Rey defeat ''his son,'' banishing Chavo Jr. permanently from the Temple?

Councilman of the city of Los Angeles, Delgado answered to a mysterious benefactor he addresses as "My Lord". All-around scumbag. Told Captain Vasquez to back off investigating Dario Cueto, as his benefactor was protecting him. Tipped off Cueto as to the possible presence of police moles within the Temple (which turned out to be true), and may be the unknown party who Cueto called after killing Mr. Cisco. Helped get the charges against Cueto dropped before Season 3 began. He delivered an ornate Aztec casket to Dario in Season 3, telling him that "his ascension is complete" and warning him to have a new "host body" ready soon. Delgado came to the Temple to speak to Dario regarding Cage and the Gauntlet, which was interrupted by DA Jr., who he was introduced to and was quite impressed by. Asked to meet with Cage in private, then attempted to recruit him for what grand plans he and the Benefactor had. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of upsetting the Gauntlet-empowered Cage (though it was heavily implied that the Gauntlet itself had taken offense), first resulting in him being slammed against a wall (and leaving a large hole in said wall), then in Cage's Gauntleted fist '''''punching right through his head''''', effectively making it explode. It's later revealed that he was murdered in City Hall.

** TheStarscream: As he said that Cage would soon be "working for him", it's entirely possible he intended to take advantage of the Benefactor no longer being in human form to make plans of his own.

* ThanatosGambit[=/=]TooDumbToLive: As Delgado was one of only a tiny handful of people who knew about the true power of the Gauntlet, his provocation of Cage had to be one of these or the other- either he ''intended'' to die at Cage's hands to advance his Benefactor's agenda, or he was suicidally stupid.

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Having finally gotten what she wanted out of their alliance, she told Muertes that she'd never loved him and that she wanted nothing to do with him, giving his stone back to him. Turning to walk away, she ran straight into Melissa Santos, and the two brawled all the way from Muertes' altar to the top of the Temple. She had the advantage, choking Melissa with the chain of the half of the Piedra Immortal she had given her, but Melissa turned the tables and left Catrina dangling from a railing. As Melissa hesitated whether to send her hated rival falling to her assumed death, Muertes appeared. She smirked at him, assuming he'd save her, but he remembered her words from moments before. He pulled her sole hand from the railing, returned the stone to her, and let her go, sending her falling, seemingly, to her death.

[[folder:Hernandez]]
!!Hernandez
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[[caption-width-right:200:[[TheBigGuy One vato loco.]]]]
Hernandez was one of Konnan's long-time allies, having wrestled with him for [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} another promotion]]. Konnan brought him in to serve as an ally for Prince Puma, and apparently it was just in time, with circumstances (read: Dario Cueto's machinations) landing Puma in a match against possibly the three baddest rudos in the entire roster: [[TerribleTrio King Cuerno, Cage and Texano.]] However, it wasn't enough, with the rudos advancing to the final of the tournament. Hernandez was soon walking on eggshells with Prince Puma and Konnan on account of interfering in his matches three times in a row, with the last one being the most reprehensible yet, since it cost #1 contender Drago his career. ([[HilariousInHindsight Funnily enough, by interference is how Hernandez won the #1 contendership]], since Marty "The Moth" Martinez ran into the ring claiming he could wrestle, distracting Cage and King Cuerno enough for Hernandez to capitalize and get the pin.) Dario Cueto soon forced Hernandez and Prince Puma to team up against Cage and King Cuerno, but Hernandez finally betrayed Prince Puma for good and was soon gunning for Puma's title with nothing but bad intentions. Hernandez was then put in a match to defend his claim for the title against Alberto "El Patron"... which he won '''again''' by interference when Johnny Mundo ran in and brutalized Alberto. However, all his dirty tactics and strutting were for naught, as Hernandez was ultimately defeated. Hernandez begun a feud with Drago, bitter at Drago's win of the 4-way #1 Contendership match to face Puma in ''Ultima Lucha'', and mocking Drago and his fans by saying that dragons were not real. Unfortunately for him, both Drago and ''the fans'' disagreed with him, and Hernandez was defeated at the Believer's Backlash match, a lumberjack match in which the ring was surrounded by belt-wielding fans who punished Hernandez for his cheekiness. Parted ways with Lucha Underground after Season 1 concluded, though his image would later appear in a compiled list of missing people.

Hernandez later made a surprising return at the start of Season 4 when he unexpectedly showed up to enter into Aztec Warfare IV. Unfortunately, it proved to be a ''short'' return as he foolishly provoked Pentagon Dark and got his arm snapped for it before being eliminated. It's currently unknown whether this was just a one-off thing, or whether he'll be back for revenge once his arm heals.

%%Haven't heard anything as to his appearance being more than just a one-off, but tentative earmark to be moved back to Season One in case he does show up again. If he doesn't show up, bye bye earmark.

* '''First Appearance:''' "The Art of War" (Season 1, episode 20)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "El Jefe" (Season 4, episode 1)
* '''Former Feuds:''' Texano, Prince Puma, Konnan, Drago
* '''Aztec Warfare Entry Numbers:''' 10 (Aztec Warfare IV)

* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Lucha Guy]]: Hernandez couldn't help but smirk every time he got ahead in a match.
* TheBigGuy: Of his Trios team with Prince Puma and Johnny Mundo, and he was by default pretty damn big too, being able to look Cage in the eye at equal height.
* BullyingADragon: On his return to the Temple in Aztec Warfare 4, he slapped champion Pentagon Dark in the face, ''hard.'' Pentagon promptly broke his arm for it.
* FaceHeelTurn: He went full-on heel after betraying Prince Puma and Konnan.
* [[GangBangers Gang Banger]]: Certainly had the look and the attitude.
* '''HateSink''': He slowly developed into one with his insufferable swagger and cocky attitude, but it EXPLODED after he betrayed Prince Puma and Konnan. He was soon the most hated guy in the entire roster.
* {{Jerkass}}: He was a cocky, insufferable prick since joining the Temple roster, but he took it to another level by betraying Prince Puma and Konnan and going full heel.
* PowerTrio: He formed this with Prince Puma and Johnny Mundo, the two top faces on the show.
* PutOnABus: Was released by the company after Season 1 concluded.
** TheBusCameBack: Made a surprising return in Season 4. Current exact status unknown.
* UnwantedAssistance: Interfered thrice in Prince Puma's title defenses, and the champ was not happy, especially since one cost Drago his career.
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[[folder:Alberto "El Patron"]]
!![[Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio Alberto "El Patron"]]
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[[caption-width-right:200:[[LivingLegend His name is Alberto El Patron... but you already know that. *wink*]]]]
[[WrestlingFamily Heir to a dynasty of lucha libre legends]]. [[TallDarkAndHandsome Roguishly handsome and charismatic]]. [[PopularityPower Adored and cheered by fans the world over]]. Current or former champion on both sides of the border. [[LivingLegend The man, the legend]]. Alberto "El Patron".
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"El Patron" came to Lucha Underground to prove he was the best wrestler in the world, and he had his sights set on not only winning the Lucha Underground title, but also beating the best that Lucha Underground has to offer. Alberto was, at the time, the ''Wrestling/{{AAA}}'' Mega Champion, and he defended his title in Lucha Underground against his worst enemy, Texano. Alberto then began feuding with Johnny Mundo, and won a fight against him for the right to face Hernandez for the #1 contendership to the Lucha Underground championship. However, his plans to become a dual champion were put on hold when Johnny Mundo attacked him during the match and threw him through the window of Dario Cueto's office, leaving him battered and bloody. Alberto disappeared for some time but returned with a vengeance on the June 17th show to get his revenge on Johnny Mundo. He made his in-ring return, wiping out Marty Martinez [[SquashMatch in under a minute]], and informed Mundo that he had awakened something inside Alberto that he really shouldn't have. Mundo had the last laugh, as he defeated Alberto at ''Ultima Lucha'' with the help of the debuting Melina, but it was El Patron who left the ring standing, since he made Johnny eat a glass window in revenge. Alberto ended his association with Lucha Underground in October of 2015, as he chose to return to the WWE. His image would later appear in a compiled list of missing people.
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* '''First Appearance:''' "Johnny Mundo vs. The Machine" (Season 1, episode 13)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha, Part 2" (Season 1, episode 39)
* '''Former Feuds:''' Hernandez, Texano, Johnny Mundo, Melina
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!Former Important Non-Roster Characters

[[folder:Dragon Azteca]]
!!Dragon Azteca
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[[caption-width-right:200:[[MentorArchetype The enigmatic master and former owner of the emerald-colored mask.]]]]
An old, enigmatic luchador who [[MysteriousWatcher has been watching the events on the Temple from afar]], Dragon Azteca seemed to know a lot about both Dario Cueto's true motivations behind Lucha Underground and the existence of Matanza. Recognizing a kindred spirit in Black Lotus, Dragon Azteca "[[KidnappedByAnAlly kidnapped]]" her in order to train her to finally be able to face Matanza. In the very first episode of the show, he found a young street fighter whom he took under his wing as a student, and it was his student who tried to stop Dragon Azteca from going into the Temple to rescue Black Lotus, citing a prophecy that, were Dragon Azteca to step into the Temple, it'd be to his death. The student was sadly proven correct, as, convinced by Dario Cueto that he killed her parents, Dragon Azteca was slain by Black Lotus. His student now wears the mask and carries the name of his master.

During Season 2, it was revealed that Azteca partnered with Dario Cueto's father to find and unite the descendants of the seven Aztec tribes, so that they could do honorable battle. However, Cueto's father became obsessed with the tribes, descending into dark rituals and sacrificing his son Matanza to a god, allowing the god to inhabit the boy. Betrayed, Azteca split from Cueto's father, leading to the truce that existed between him and the Cuetos.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Welcome to the Temple" (Season 1, episode 1, intro)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha, Part 2" (Season 1, episode 39)
* '''Aztec Tribe Affiliation:''' Eagle
* '''Former Feuds:''' Dario Cueto, Chavo Guerrero, The Crew (by association with Chavo Guerrero), Matanza

* BadassGrandpa: In the intro of the very first episode of ''Lucha Underground'', he singlehandedly beat the crap out of three young gangbangers who were attacking the young tough who'd become Dragon Azteca Jr.
* HeroicSacrifice: Was aiming to make one to save Black Lotus, as a prophecy stated that if he set foot in the Temple that he would die. Did not work, see SenselessSacrifice below.
* JerkassHasAPoint: All of his training montages with Black Lotus had him telling her that she wasn't yet ready to face Matanza. As we soon saw what Matanza was capable of... yeah, he was right.
* KidnappedByAnAlly: Pulled this on Black Lotus by way of Prince Puma, but she actually appreciated the save and decided to train under him.
* KilledOffForReal: By Black Lotus.
* LegacyCharacter: At the end of ''Ultima Lucha'', it was shown that the hooded youth he spoke to at the end of the first half of ''Ultima Lucha'' had donned his mask, becoming Dragon Azteca Jr.
* [[MentorArchetype Mentor]]: To Black Lotus and Dragon Azteca Jr. He also was one to Prince Puma, since he was the one that inspired him to follow the path of the luchador before Konnan started mentoring him, and Puma returned the favor by helping him to 'kidnap' Black Lotus. In Season 2, it was revealed that he was also Rey Mysterio's mentor.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: Fell prey to this, courtesy of his own student Black Lotus.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: If the look on Dario Cueto's face when Chavo informed him just who had been training Black Lotus was any indication.
* OldMaster: From what we've seen, Dragon Azteca was old. He was also wise and badass.
* ProphecyTwist: Dragon Azteca was prophesied to die if he entered Dario's temple, but was willing to sacrifice himself it it meant saving Black Lotus. He didn't know that his prophesied death would come at ''her'' hands.
* SenselessSacrifice: What his attempt at a HeroicSacrifice resulted in, as he did not count on Black Lotus having been convinced that he murdered her parents and was killed by her.

[[folder:Chavo Guerrero Sr.]]
!!Chavo Guerrero Sr.
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At the end of the 7th episode of Season 3, after Chavo had maimed his knee the previous week, Rey Mysterio Jr. sought out an audience with Chavo's ''father,'' Chavo Guerrero Sr., oldest living member of the Guerrero family. Rey had realized that, with things in the Temple being as serious as they are, he couldn't tolerate Chavo's constant interference in things bigger than himself, so he was going to have to take Chavo Jr. out for good. Due to his respect for the Guerrero family, he wanted to hear from the current patriarch where this would leave things between him and them, so as not to cause unnecessary discord in Mexico. When Chavo Sr. asked if this was the only way, Rey answered in the affirmative. He would later interfere in Loser Leaves Lucha, attempting to force Rey out by giving his son a cheap win. Unfortunately, this prompted the intervention of Dario Cueto to restart the match. Chavo Sr. was taken out of the proceedings after accidentally hitting himself with a chair then being hit with the 619, and would be unable to prevent his son's loss and subsequent banning from the Temple.

Chavo Sr. passed away on February 11th, 2017, during the Season 3 hiatus.
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* '''First Appearance:''' "Payback Time" (Season 3, episode 7)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Loser Leaves Lucha" (Season 3, episode 9)

* CoolOldGuy: Rey Mysterio Jr. himself had "mad respect" for Chavo Sr., a legend of the lucha generation before him.
** Not so "cool" (and Rey's respect is probably a great deal less mad) after his sneaky attempt to get Rey disqualified by bashing his own son over the head with a steel chair.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After Dario came out and restarted the match between Chavo Jr. and Rey, Chavo Sr. got a double dose of this. Not only was his son forced to continue fighting Rey with his ears still ringing from the chair shot his father had given him, but when Chavo Sr. tried to take a shot at Rey to even things up (since Dario had also made the match no disqualifications), he ended up copping his own chair in the face, setting him up for the 619.
* IdiotBall: Nearly knocked Junior completely unconscious with a chairshot to get Rey Disqualified, when a slap in the face would have gotten the same result. This left him with basically no chance when Dario decided he was having none of that.
* InTheBlood: He was a Guerrero alright. Which meant he was just as treacherous and sneaky as the rest of the family.
* RetiredBadass: A ''very'' long and storied career. He wasn't a man to take lightly, even at 67 years of age.
* ThickerThanWater: Did you ''really'' believe Chavo Sr. would just sit by and watch Rey defeat ''his son,'' banishing Chavo Jr. permanently from the Temple?
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: When it initially appeared that his treacherous ploy to get Rey disqualified against Chavo Jr. had been successful, he stood with his son in the ring, mockingly waving goodbye to Rey while [[SmugSmiler smirking smugly]].
* WrestlingFamily: Eldest son of Gory Guerrero, big brother of Mando, Hector, and the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and, obviously, the father of Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr.

[[folder:Councilman Delgado]]
!!Councilman Lawrence Delgado
->'''Played by:''' Lorenzo Lamas
Councilman of the city of Los Angeles, Delgado answered to a mysterious benefactor he addresses as "My Lord". All-around scumbag. Told Captain Vasquez to back off investigating Dario Cueto, as his benefactor was protecting him. Tipped off Cueto as to the possible presence of police moles within the Temple (which turned out to be true), and may be the unknown party who Cueto called after killing Mr. Cisco. Helped get the charges against Cueto dropped before Season 3 began. He delivered an ornate Aztec casket to Dario in Season 3, telling him that "his ascension is complete" and warning him to have a new "host body" ready soon. Delgado came to the Temple to speak to Dario regarding Cage and the Gauntlet, which was interrupted by DA Jr., who he was introduced to and was quite impressed by. Asked to meet with Cage in private, then attempted to recruit him for what grand plans he and the Benefactor had. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of upsetting the Gauntlet-empowered Cage (though it was heavily implied that the Gauntlet itself had taken offense), first resulting in him being slammed against a wall (and leaving a large hole in said wall), then in Cage's Gauntleted fist '''''punching right through his head''''', effectively making it explode. It's later revealed that he was murdered in City Hall.

It was posthumously revealed that he had belonged to an organization called The Order, which is dedicated to the revival of the ancient Aztec gods.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Monster meets Monster" (Season 2, episode 13)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "The Cup Begins" (Season 3, episode 22)

* CorruptPolitician: Went hand-in-hand with him being a {{Slimeball}}.
* TheDragon: To the Unknown Benefactor.
** TheStarscream: As he said that Cage would soon be "working for him", it's entirely possible he intended to take advantage of the Benefactor no longer being in human form to make plans of his own.
* EyeScream: [[{{Squick}} Ick.]] After Cage destroyed Delgado's head, one of his eyes was left lying on the floor, which Cage crushed underfoot on his way out.
* LudicrousGibs: His head was reduced to ''mince'' by Cage's Gauntlet-empowered punch.
* {{Slimeball}}: Holy heck yes. This guy was as scummy as they came.
* ThanatosGambit[=/=]TooDumbToLive: As Delgado was one of only a tiny handful of people who knew about the true power of the Gauntlet, his provocation of Cage had to be one of these or the other- either he ''intended'' to die at Cage's hands to advance his Benefactor's agenda, or he was suicidally stupid.
* YourHeadAsplode: Courtesy of Cage and the Gauntlet.

[[folder:Benjamin Cooke]]
!!Benjamin Cooke
Johnny Mundo's agent/lawyer. Mundo introduced him to the rest of the Worldwide Underground, and he proceeded to pester Dario Cueto into giving PJ Black a match against Rey Mysterio. Cooke and Mundo would later threaten to take the title elsewhere if Mundo wasn't treated better.

After disappearing for a while, he was invited to Mundo and Taya's wedding shower midway through Season 4, but was stopped by Ricky Mundo just outside. He proceeded to mouth off to Ricky, treating him rudely. Unfortunately, this would be the last mistake he ever made, as, prompted by Rosa (who said that Ricky should show him how useful he could be "like he showed Angelico"), Ricky murdered him with a pen.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Fade to Black" (Season 3, episode 27)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Last Man or Machine Standing" (Season 4, episode 11)

** RealLifeWritesThePlot: He had already lost the mask in Mexico by the time the match happened, so him losing it in Lucha Underground was done to keep continuity with what had already happened.

* SpotMonkey: He did a lot of flips and somersaults as he never stayed in one position.

%%It's currently being hinted that Antonio isn't quite what he seems, so tentative earmark just in case...

%%Haven't heard anything as to his appearance being more than just a one-off, but tentative earmark to be removed at end of Season 4 just in case!

After spending several months away from the Temple injured, Angelico returned during Ultima Lucha Tres, assisting Prince Puma in warding off the Worldwide Underground and reminding Mundo that they still had unfinished business. Unfortunately, their unfinished business wouldn't be finished, as Angelico [[https://twitter.com/AngelicoAAA/status/983868061697695745 announced]] between Seasons Three and Four that he was leaving Lucha Underground. His earmarked spot in Aztec Warfare IV was taken by Ricky Mundo, and Johnny Mundo soon told the Worldwide Underground to look out for him, saying that they still had unfinished business. However, judging from comments made by Ricky's PerversePuppet companion Rosa (such as suggesting that Ricky do to Jack Evans "what he did to Angelico"), it seems very likely that Ricky murdered him between Seasons.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Each wore a different colored skull mask and designs on their tights to tell them apart. Early on when they were still wearing the white skull masks, this was accomplished by designs around the skulls to match their tights.

* KilledOffForReal: Trece and Barrio Negro, at the hands of Siniestro de La Muerte.
** Later, Siniestro would be on the receiving end, courtesy of a NeckSnap from Catrina.

!!Pindar (formerly) and Vibora (formerly?)

* AnimalMotifs: Pindar's mask strongly resembles the head of a Horned Lizard (also known as a Horned Toad).

* FanNickname: Within moments of his first appearance in the Temple, the Believers dubbed Vibora "Luchasaurus". It later ascended, as the performer himself began to use it on Twitter and outside the Temple. He's also acquired the online nickname [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker "Undersnaker"]] for his height and use of the Chokeslam and Tombstone Piledriver as finishers.
* TheGiant: While his actual performer is not really that big (about 6'5", though commentary bills him at 7'), when Vibora entered the ring after Fenix and Aerostar rushed into to reinforce Drago against Pindar, he looked ''titanic.'' He ''towered'' over everyone else, crushing Fenix and Aerostar with a double chokeslam then hit the already-stunned Drago with a '''Tombstone Piledriver''', casually tossing him over his shoulder and carrying him off.
* KilledOffForReal: Pindar was executed by Daga at the behest of Kobra Moon.
* LaserGuidedKarma: In a way, perhaps the reason for Vibora's loss by the loony Rabbit Tribe is mostly to avenge how Pindar defeated Mascarita Sagrada (who the Rabbits thought was the White Rabbit at the time) thanks to Kobra Moon's interference the week before.
* LizardFolk: Those sure are ''amazingly'' convincing-looking masks they're wearing. Uh, they ''are'' masks... aren't they...?

* OffWithHisHead: Pindar was decapitated by Daga with a broadsword.

!Former Important Non-Roster Characters

[[folder:Dragon Azteca]]
!!Dragon Azteca
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[[caption-width-right:200:[[MentorArchetype The enigmatic master and former owner of the emerald-colored mask.]]]]
An old, enigmatic luchador who [[MysteriousWatcher has been watching the events on the Temple from afar]], Dragon Azteca seemed to know a lot about both Dario Cueto's true motivations behind Lucha Underground and the existence of Matanza. Recognizing a kindred spirit in Black Lotus, Dragon Azteca "[[KidnappedByAnAlly kidnapped]]" her in order to train her to finally be able to face Matanza. In the very first episode of the show, he found a young street fighter whom he took under his wing as a student, and it was his student who tried to stop Dragon Azteca from going into the Temple to rescue Black Lotus, citing a prophecy that, were Dragon Azteca to step into the Temple, it'd be to his death. The student was sadly proven correct, as, convinced by Dario Cueto that he killed her parents, Dragon Azteca was slain by Black Lotus. His student now wears the mask and carries the name of his master.

During Season 2, it was revealed that Azteca partnered with Dario Cueto's father to find and unite the descendants of the seven Aztec tribes, so that they could do honorable battle. However, Cueto's father became obsessed with the tribes, descending into dark rituals and sacrificing his son Matanza to a god, allowing the god to inhabit the boy. Betrayed, Azteca split from Cueto's father, leading to the truce that existed between him and the Cuetos.

* '''First Appearance:''' "Welcome to the Temple" (Season 1, episode 1, intro)
* '''Last Appearance:''' "Ultima Lucha, Part 2" (Season 1, episode 39)
* '''Aztec Tribe Affiliation:''' Eagle
* '''Former Feuds:''' Dario Cueto, Chavo Guerrero, The Crew (by association with Chavo Guerrero), Matanza