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Ultima Lucha (season 1)
"Ultima Lucha" (Spanish for Last Fight) is the name of the final episodes of the first season of professional wrestling TV series Lucha Underground. The first part of ''Ultima Lucha'', episode 38, premiered on the El Rey Network on July 29 and the two-hour final episode ''Ultima Lucha'', episode 39, premiered on August 5, 30 on the El Rey Network and he later shown in Mexico on the UniMás network in a version with Spanish commentary. The episodes was the season one zenith of several ongoing storylines that played out throughout the first season of Lucha Underground. As part of the season finale all three of the Lucha Underground championships were on the line in a match, including a match to determine the first ever Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Champion. The episodes earned critical acclaim. Production Background The three hours of the ''Ultima Lucha'' episodes were taped on April 18 (Episode 38) and April 19 (episode 39) 2015 in the "Lucha Underground temple" in Boyle Heig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucha Underground
Lucha Underground was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by United Artists, United Artists Media Group. ''Lucha Underground'' also refers to its weekly television program, which featured List of former Lucha Underground personnel, characters portrayed by wrestlers from Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and the American and Mexican independent circuits. The series originally aired in English on El Rey Network and in Spanish on UniMás. The series was developed by Mark Burnett and Robert Rodriguez and produced by United Artists, MGM Television, and One Three Media. It premiered on October 29, 2014 and aired until November 7, 2018, consisting of four seasons for a total of 127 episodes. It was set and filmed in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Boyle Heights and Downtown Los Angeles, California, while the series later forged creative and production partnerships with other North American promotions. ''Lucha Underground'' received generally positive reviews throughout its r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucha Underground Championship
The Lucha Underground Championship was a professional wrestling world championship owned by the Lucha Underground promotion. The championship was the top championship of the promotion and was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than in direct competition. The championship was introduced in episode 8 ("A Unique Opportunity") taped on October 4, 2014, and broadcast on December 17, 2014, with the first champion being determined on episode 9 ("Aztec Warfare") which was taped on October 5, 2014, and broadcast on television on January 7, 2015. The final champion was Jake Strong, who won the title on the last episode of ''Lucha Underground''. As it was a professional wrestling championship, the title was not won by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers. On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argenis (wrestler)
Mirzha Adán Uribe Nava (born August 13, 1986) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, known for his work with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) under the ring name Argenis. His ring name is the Latin word for Silver. Argenis is the son of retired professional wrestler Dr. Karonte and has wrestled as ''Dr. Karonte Jr.'' in the past, as well as ''Hijo del Dr. Karonte'' (Spanish for "Son of Dr. Karonte"). Until 2023, Argenis' real name was not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. He is the brother of professional wrestlers Místico, Astro Boy, Argos, and Mini Murder Clown. Professional wrestling career Early career (2006–2015) Argenis made his professional wrestling debut in 2006, working as "Dr. Karonte Jr.", named after his father. He would also work as "Hijo del Dr. Karonte", neither gimmick led to much success. By 2007 he began working for Consejo Mundial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Online Explorer
Canoe.com is an English-language Canadian portal site and website network, and is a subsidiary of Postmedia Network. The phrase Canadian Online Explorer appears in the header; the name is also evidently a play on words on canoe (or ''canoë'' in French). Canoe's head office is in Toronto at 333 King Street East. At launch, Canoe was a joint venture between Sun Media (Toronto Sun Publishing Corp.) and Rogers Communications (Rogers Multi-Media Inc.); however, Rogers sold its shares of Canoe to BCE Inc. within its first year. At the height of its popularity, Canoe had both English and French language version and owned a significant number of websites, including JAM! and the Sun Media newspaper sites. According to May 2008 data from comScore Media Metrix, Canoe's portals and services receive over 7.7 million unique visitors per month in Canada, including over 3.2 million in Quebec. Services Canoe offers the Canoe, La Toile du Québec (toile.com - defunct) and Argent (argent.canoe.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavo Guerrero Jr
Salvador Guerrero IV (born October 20, 1970) better known by his ring names Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr., is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), WWE, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Lucha Underground (LU), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Nación Lucha Libre (NLL). As a singles wrestler, Guerrero Jr. is a former ECW World Heavyweight Championship, ECW World Champion in WWE, and a six-time WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007), Cruiserweight Champion between WWE and WCW. He also achieved success in tag team wrestling, being a five-time world tag team champion – winning the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship twice with his uncle Eddie Guerrero as Los Guerreros#Eddie and Chavo Jr. (1995–2004), Los Guerreros, the WCW World Tag Team Championship once with Lash LeRoux, Corporal Cajun as the Misfits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernandez (wrestler)
Shawn Hernandez (born February 11, 1973) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Hernandez. He is an eight-time tag team champion, having won the TNA World Tag Team Championship five times, the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice and IWA World Tag Team Championship once. He is also the Professional wrestling promotion, co-promoter of the Houston, Texas-based promotion Latino Wrestling Entertainment (LWE). Professional wrestling career Early career (1996–2003) Following the end of his Arena Football career, Hernandez trained under Tugboat Taylor and later under Rudy Boy Gonzalez in the Texas Wrestling Academy. He debuted in Texas All-Star Wrestling in November 1996. In 2000 and 2001 Hernandez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as a Job (professional wrestling), jobber, appearing on episodes of ''WWF Jakked'' and in dark matches. He also wrestled dark matches for NWA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drago (wrestler)
Víctor Manuel Soto Flores (born July 23, 1975) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler known by his ring name Drago. He is known for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is the former AAA Latin American Champion. Currently working as Dios del Inframundo, Flores has worked as Drago as Gato Eveready or simply El Gato under which he was an unofficial member of the wrestling group Real Fuerza Aérea, and as Alan in the group called Los Barrio Boys. Professional wrestling career Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración Early years (1998–2001) Victor Soto made his professional wrestling debut in April, 1998 on a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) show, under the name ''Morfo''. Later on his ring name was changed to "Jimmy Boy" and he was teamed up with Billy and Vangelis to form a Boy band inspired group called ''Los Spice Boys''. At Triplemanía VII Jimmy Boy, Billy and Vangelis defeated Los Payasos (Coco Amarillo, Coco Rojo and Coco Verde) in one of the undercard matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hijo Del Fantasma
Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly (born April 30, 1984), is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Santos Escobar and is the leader of Legado Del Fantasma. He is a former member of the Latino World Order. He was also a former one-time NXT Cruiserweight Championship, NXT Cruiserweight Champion. Before his WWE career, Alcantar worked as El Hijo del Fantasma for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) from 2013 to 2019. In AAA, he won the AAA Fusión Championship, the AAA Latin American Championship, the 2017 ''Copa Antonio Peña'', and was previously the longest-reigning AAA World Cruiserweight Championship, AAA World Cruiserweight Champion in history. He previously worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2008 to 2013. In CMLL, he held the CMLL World Middleweight Championship, as well as the CMLL World Trios Championship twice (with Héctor Garza and La Máscara (wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Cage
Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonBirth Dates California 1905-1995 Retrieved 2-28-2012Brian Cage Profile , Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 6-19-2010. (born February 2, 1984), better known by the ring name Brian Cage, is an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Don Callis Family and one-half of The Murder Machines with Lance Archer. He is currently out of action due to a Quadriceps tendon rupture, torn quadriceps tendon. Button is a former one- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morrison (wrestler)
John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979), better known by his ring name John Morrison, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Johnny TV. He also performs for their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is best known for his tenures in WWE, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. He also performs on the independent circuit under various ring names. After winning ''Tough Enough III'' (a WWE reality TV competition show that awarded winners a wrestling contract with the company), Hennigan was assigned to its Farm team#Professional wrestling, developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. WWE promoted Hennigan to its SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown! roster in April 2005 under the ring name Johnny Nitro; winning the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship with Joey Mercury in his first match on the show. Hennigan has also held main event roles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricochet (wrestler)
Trevor Mann (born October 11, 1988), known by his ring name Ricochet, is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2018 to 2024 where he is a former WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE United States Champion, NXT North American Champion, the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winner (with Malakai Black, Aleister Black), and the inaugural WWE Speed Champion. Known for his high-flying wrestling style marked by innovative acrobatics, agility, and mid-air flexibility, Mann has performed for various Japanese Professional wrestling promotion, promotions such as Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate (DG) and its American branch Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In DG and DGUSA, he held the Open the Brave Gate Championship, Open the Brave, Open the Dream Gate Championship, Dream, Open the Triangle Gate Championship, Triangle, Open the Twin Gate Championship, Twin, and Open the Freed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini-Estrella
The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestling, professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrellas'' are comparable to Midget wrestling, midget wrestlers who compete internationally, but with the notable exception that some of the ''Mini-Estrellas'' do not have dwarfism but are simply short. Some ''Mini-Estrellas'' have later on moved on to work as regular sized competitors. The ''Mini-Estrellas'' have been featured in several promotions outside Mexico, most notably WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Impact Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Originally the height limit for the ''Minis'' division as set by Mexican lucha commissions was but in recent years wrestlers such as Pequeño Olímpico have worked the ''Minis'' division despite being as much as tall. In the formative years of ''Mini-Estrella'' wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
