Hail Sabin Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I wish El Rey still did the late night replays of the episodes but at least this year they are on demand in HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 This week's show did 100k viewers. Netflix probably is the best option, at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Guy Named Tracy Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Perhaps the identity of Mantanza should be spoilered until he actually competes in the ring. Besides, you are wrong. Mantanza is actually Scott Steiner. I'm joking, but wouldn't that have been great? With that being said, I'm disappointed that he wasn't a giant. Previous scenes in season 1 led us to believe that he was going to be huge. Not so much. I hope Mantanza wrestles like a maniac and not like the guy who is portraying him. Killers shouldn't be doing German suplexes and shooting star presses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I can think of a killer that did a shitload of German suplexes... Still, think monster like how they should have booked Rusev with way more talent and not monster like Great Khali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 If Shamrock got to do the Mad man Pondo angle Hero mentioned on hitting the highspots w Rob Naylor he would have billed as a monster when he snaps after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Fenix/Mil was definitely my favorite match of the season, and maybe a top 5 ever in the promotion. It's been so long since I've seen such a good HATE filled fight like that. I felt like Fenix was literally fighting to survive. Super underrated spot: Fenix tries to do some shit off the rail, and Mil just shoves him off into the chairs. Such a great, simple spot.  Crazy that when I first got into the show, Muertes was probably down with Chavo and Blue Demon as the guys I was least interested in. But after he was "resurrected", he's been probably my favorite guy in the promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistah Na1m4rk Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Perhaps the identity of Mantanza should be spoilered until he actually competes in the ring. Besides, you are wrong. Mantanza is actually Scott Steiner. I'm joking, but wouldn't that have been great? With that being said, I'm disappointed that he wasn't a giant. Previous scenes in season 1 led us to believe that he was going to be huge. Not so much. I hope Mantanza wrestles like a maniac and not like the guy who is portraying him. Killers shouldn't be doing German suplexes and shooting star presses. Â Yeah I was worried they had painting themselves into a corner with how he had been portrayed previously - remember when The Crew went in to his chamber and they all craned their necks up to look at the as-yet-unseen Matanza. Â There just weren't many options for a monster wrestler who could combine the physical presence needed for the role while still being unknown enough to the general audience to make the character compelling without distraction (so Great Khali always seemed like a non-starter to me). Â Â Oh yeah, don't go to Cobb's Wikipedia page looking for his background unless you want SPOILERS UP YOUR BUM. Â And not the good kind of Spoilers that use the Bionic Claw either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Guy Named Tracy Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 There were some Cobb GIFs posted here a couple months back. I made the mistake and went to Cagematch to see where he had been recently competing. Imagine my shock and anger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yeah, I was checking something on Wiki and had the entire season spoiled. El Rey should employ Liam Neesons to track down and take out the corksuckers who leak results. YOU SIGNED AN NDA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Sandwich Carl Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 What's everyone favorite match thru the 8 episodes of season 2? I think it goes Mil vs Fenix, Triple Threat, Cuerno vs Fenix LMS, Cuerno vs Fenix EP. 1 and Mil vs Ivelisse.I loved Mil vs Fenix and my knee jerk reaction is it's my MOTY, so far. I still wish they'd get rid of the chair shots to the head. It takes me out of the match when it happens. Otherwise it was an incredible and emotional story that will also set the stage for all the other stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Sandwich Carl Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yeah, I was checking something on Wiki and had the entire season spoiled. El Rey should employ Liam Neesons to track down and take out the corksuckers who leak results. YOU SIGNED AN NDA. Add me to this group, too. I did the same thing with the DoD, so I should've known better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I will legit fuck someone up if I find out it's them don't worry Tromatanza don't play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setsuna Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I spoiled Season 1 twice looking up dudes on wiki. I stay far away from anything lucha underground-related on wiki now. Â Nothing to add here, fantastic episode and whoever mentioned the spot where Mil just shoved Fenix into the chairs/crowd was spot-on. I think I rewatched that part 3-4 times. Simple, cool, effective and relevant to the characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Great show this week. Was legitimately surprised by Fenix's win, wasn't expecting that at all.. especially considering I'm just getting around to watching days later. Awesome match and a very cool finish. Great spots throughout, thought both the mask ripping and chair shots amped up the hate. Good to see the trios champs back on top as well. Agreed on expecting a giant Matanza, but thought the initial first look was not bad. Felt like we've been waiting for that reveal forever. Interested to see how he looks in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistah Na1m4rk Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Oh the reveal was amazing, he really looked like the monster they'd been building up for a year. Â I just wonder how it will look when they get to the temple and you realize Dario is taller than the head-crushing monster is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Oh the reveal was amazing, he really looked like the monster they'd been building up for a year. Â I just wonder how it will look when they get to the temple and you realize Dario is taller than the head-crushing monster is. Â They can fix that with one spot where a taller guy goes up to him and laughs and does a "is this it" gesture, then gets mauled. Mundo seems like the ideal candidate for that, although they might want to protect him a little more. Matanza being able to work is more important than his appearance. You can condition crowds to buy a short guy as a killer, it's a lot harder to condition them to think the show isn't about to get worse when their featured guy puts on a few stinkers in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianChris Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thanks for that. I was thinking of all the various lineages they've hyped up. The Aztecas seem to be the only one they've clarified. I keep worrying Kobra Moon is the reps of one of the tribes, since they bring up the tribes during all of her matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Dario is tiny and is way shorter than his brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Taz over as a killer in front of the most smarky & judgemental crowd in the world back from 1995-1999. It's all about how he's booked & what his offense looks like. If he starts mauling fuckers and throwing them around like trash bags I doubt many people will care if he isn't tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Shit, I was just gonna bring up Taz. In comparison, LU have their work cut out for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistah Na1m4rk Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I'm not saying a smaller guy can't be booked as a monster, just that every nod towards Mantanza in the past has portrayed him as huge. Â I mentioned here that I was worried they were booking themselves into a corner, because there can't be very many giant guys on the indy circuit who could work a credible match in that promotion. Â Â I wonder who the shortest guys in LU are now. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Aerostar Rey Mascarita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistah Na1m4rk Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Does Mascarita get any screen time this season? Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 A tiny bit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 It's a small part 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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