What’s the story?
As reported by Cagesideseats, Lucha Underground will probably shut down soon or at the very least may morph into something other than what it’s been.
In case you didn’t know...
Lucha Underground is a Mexican professional wrestling/Lucha Libre promotion that commenced airing its first Season on October 29th, 2014. The show’s third season premiered on September 7th last year.
Despite rumours of the organisation shutting down, Lucha Underground had recently made an announcement on February 1st, 2017 about signing a deal with Netflix in the US and Canada.
The heart of the matter:
Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion (AAA) is one of Mexico’s biggest pro-wrestling promotions and also owns a percentage of Lucha Underground.
Most LU performers already work for AAA and with rumours of Lucha Underground shutting down, more and more performers are choosing to solely perform for AAA rather than the latter. LU, it appears, may cease operations over the next few weeks.
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In case it doesn’t shut down completely, industry insiders opine that Lucha Underground may change its format and presentation, which in turn, will overhaul the entire product and may morph it into something completely different than what pro-wrestling fans have come to expect from the organisation since its inception in 2014.
What’s next?
Lucha Underground’s next episode will see the finalists battle for the Cueto Cup. The episode that will air on April 12th will feature Rey Mysterio vs Johnny Mundo (John Morrison) in the main event for the Lucha Underground Championship.
Author’s take:
Lucha Underground has been one of those sneaky-good pro-wrestling promotions and has grown on us over the years. Now, I know that if you’re a casual fan or a WWE purist, you may find the typical Lucha Libre style a bit different from say a RAW, Impact Wrestling or even NXT episode.
However, those of you who have watched Lucha Libre for a fairly long time will agree when I say that the Mexicano high-flyers will always occupy a special place in our hearts.
Let’s hope Lucha Underground lives on in some form. Viva Mexico! Viva La Raza!
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