Welcome to Fightful’s recap of Lucha Underground. This week, the intensity level in the war between Worldwide Underground and the Reptile Tribe reaches an all-time high, the Trios Champions have to not only fight the Rabbit Tribe to defend their titles, but also fight to solve their issues with one another. In the main event, Pentagon and Cage continue their feud for the Lucha Underground Championship.
Daga (with Kobra Moon) vs. PJ Black:
To start, Daga has Black in a headlock and shoulder tackles Black for a pin attempt. Daga takes Black’s arm and headbutts it. Daga counters a tilt-a-whirl DDT into a choke. Black manages to get out of the choke to hit Daga with a vertical suplex. Black has Daga in an inverted surfboard and rubs his face across the ring. Black hits consecutive suplexes and then a reverse armbreaker. Black goes for a backslide pin and Daga kicks out. Both men get up and exchange chops, but Black eventually pokes Daga in the eye.
Both men run the ropes and Black hits a forearm on Daga. Black overshoots a moonsault and Daga hits a running knee to his opponent. Black puts Daga to the corner and chops him, but then Daga later hits a spike DDT. Daga has Black in a choke but Black puts his foot on the rope to break. Black hits a reverse suplex and then tries to choke Daga out with a Dragon Sleeper, later changing it to a rear chinlock because the Dragon Sleeper was not successful.
Daga gets out and hits a few chops followed by a European uppercut. Daga hits a basement dropkick and goes for a pin. Black kicks out but Daga goes for a crossface but fails. Both men then exchange strikes with one another. At the end, Black hits a jumping spinning back kick. Black goes to the top rope but Daga goes up and hits a reverse frankensteiner. Black counters it to a pin and then Daga goes for a pin. Black gets out, but Daga then goes for a crucifix choke and Black taps out.
Official Result: Daga defeated PJ Black
The rest of the Reptile Tribe attack Black and is unable to defend himself. Vibora has Black in a tombstone but the rest of Worldwide Underground come to rescue Black. Black and Johnny Mundo hits Vibora with kendo sticks.
Kobra Moon then tells Mundo that the Reptile Tribe is in his future and that he should accept or perish. Moon said that the Reptile Tribe and Worldwide Underground will fight next week in a 4 vs. 4 match where if the Reptile Tribe wins, then Mundo must pledge allegiance to the Reptile Tribe but if Worldwide Underground wins, Moon will grant Mundo one wish.
The Mack is shown backstage as Catrina shows up and said Mil Muertes is coming for him but Mack is not afraid. Catrina then opens a locker with what is supposed to be Big Ryck’s skull smoking a cigar. Mack freaks out at the sight of the skull as Catrina walks away.
Dragon Azteca Jr. is in the ring cutting a promo saying the Gift of the Gods title match was the hardest of his career but yielded the ultimate reward. Azteca said he would disgrace his family and ancestors if he doesn’t fight for the Lucha Underground title. Azteca said he’s proud that his tribe, the Eagle Tribe, are one the seven legendary Aztec tribes. Azteca adds that he’s not afraid to defend his title against any opponent and that the only way he’ll drop the title is when he’s going to fight for the Lucha Underground title in the main event of Ultima Lucha IV.
Killshot, The Mack and Son of Havoc (c) vs. Paul London, Saltador and Mala Suerte: Lucha Underground Trios Championship Match:
Killshot and London start off the match, but Saltador quickly tags in and all six wrestlers come out and face off, then fight against each other. After the fighting, Killshot and Mala Suerte are the last two wrestlers standing in the ring. Mala Suerte goes for a hip toss and Killshot counters by doing flips around the ring. Havoc tags in and kicks Mala Suerte. Mala Suerte hits another hip toss, this time on Havoc. Havoc goes for a sunset flip and Suerte hits a basement dropkick. London tags in and kicks Havoc. London goes to the apron and Havoc hits an enzuigiri to try and get a pin attempt. London kicks out.
London kicks Havoc and Havoc hits a backbreaker on London. Saltador and then Mack are in the match. Mack hits Saltador with a flying shoulder tackle. Mack Samoan Drops Saltador then a standing moonsault and goes for a pin, but Saltador kicks out. Killshot throws Mala Suerte out of the ring. Killshot tries to go for a shooting star press from the apron but is tripped by London. Havoc hits a plancha on everyone on the outside of the ring. Saltador hits a springboard frontflip to the outside on everyone. London goes to the top rope as Mack is lying on the ring. Mack goes up and then Mala Suerte and Saltador follow suit. Havoc then hits powerbomb on London, which sends everyone else also onto the ring.
Havoc hits a double footstomp on both Mala Suerte and Saltador. Killshot then kicks London out of the ring. Mala Suerte hits a sunset flip on Killshot but then Killshot hits a double knees on London. Killshot tries to go to the top rope but Saltador stops him and Killshot hits a double stomp onto Saltador. Mala Suerte hits a cutter on Killshot and Mack hits a stunner on Mala Suerte and then Havoc suicide dives towards the rest of the Rabbit Tribe. Mack hits a top rope splash on Mala Suerte and then Killshot gets the pin to retain the titles
Official Result: Killshot, The Mack and Son of Havoc defeated Paul London, Saltador and Mala Suerte to retain the Lucha Underground Trios Championship
Cage and King Cuerno vs. Pentagon Dark: Handicap Match:
Pentagon chopes both men and then low kicks Cuerno which sends Cuerno to the mat, then Pentagon kicks Cage. Cage accidentally clothesline Cuerno trying to hit Pentagon. Pentagon goes over the top rope to dive onto both men. Pentagon takes Cuerno onto the crowd and throws him to the chairs. Pentagon kicks Cage and then throws him to another stack of chairs. Cuerno then tackles Pentagon on the stairs of the temple.
Pentagon is taken to the apron and Cage deadlifts him to a second rope vertical suplex. Cuerno hits a frog splash and then Cage hits an elbow. Pentagon kicks out at two. Cuerno is tagged in and drags Pentagon by the legs to the middle of the ring and Cuerno goes for a standing frog splash. Pentagon runs the ropes and kicks Cuerno on the chest. Pentagon is tripped up by Cage and Cuerno hits a PK on Pentagon. Cuerno distracts the ref and kicks Pentagon down low. Pentagon recovers and superkicks Cage. Pentagon hits a Canadian destroyer on Cage and Cage kicks out at two. Pentagon hits several forearms on Cage followed by Cuerno hitting a knee to Pentagon and then hitting Thrill of the Kill. Cage tells Cuerno to get out of the ring and he complies. Cage slams Pentagon hard and gets the pin for the victory.
Official Result: Cage and King Cuerno defeated Pentagon Dark
Cage brings out several chairs and places Pentagon’s head on one of the chairs. Cage then hits a one-man con-chair-to to Pentagon as Pentagon lies unconscious and the credits roll.
After the credits roll, we see Mundo and Taya are apparently in the Reptile Tribes’ hideout. Mundo and Taya encounter Drago chained up followed by Vibora. Vibora super kicks Taya and Mundo punches Vibora. Vibora eventually blocks Mundo’s punche and headbutts him. Vibora is then choking Mundo but Taya comes to the rescue by hitting a couple of baseball bats to Vibora. Taya takes out a sword and wants to “take the head out of the snake.” Taya then swings the sword and decapitates Vibora. Mundo and Taya leave.
