Pentagon Dark is back! He returned to Dario Cueto's office, looking for Black Lotus. Dario said she left to Hong Kong and hasn't been seen in months. He threatened to break Dario's arm, but Dario put him in the Cueto Cup. Pentagon said if he doesn't leave Ultima Lucha Tres with Aztec Gold, he'll leave broken bones behind
Cueto Cup First Round: The Mack vs. Mala Suerte
Suerte is a Rabbit Tribe member if you don't remember. Mack remains way over despite coming up short in his recent Lucha Underground Title match. I was surprised at the amount of offense Suerte got in. Mack has been booked well for a while now, while Suerte hasn't done much. There was also a surprising "holy shit" chant on a senton by Suerte. It was just one a few cool moves Suerte got in before falling to a pounce and Stunner at 7:29. Good way to start the tournament. I was impressed with Suerte and Mack continues to be entertaining. [***]
Backstage, Cage was working out with his new gauntlet. Dario came up to him and told him to thank Councilman Delgado. Cage didn't care to do so, but Dario said he should at least meet with him tonight.
Cueto Cup First Round: Argenis vs. Pentagon Dark
Pentagon came out firing and was aggressive. Despite that, Argenis got in a fair amount of offense, including a rather nice neckbreaker and ace crusher like move. Both got him near falls. Pentagon eventually righted the ship and won with a package piledriver at 5:34. It's good to have Pentagon back, but this was too competitive. Argenis is a nobody in Lucha Underground and Pentagon's return should've seen him run right through him. [**]
Pentagon Dark broke Argenis' arm after the match. This wasn't the first time that happened.
Cueto Cup First Round: Famous B w/ Brenda vs. Texano
Famous B said he wanted to represent Texano, not fight him. He hilariously dressed like a cowboy. Texano took the cover but pulled Famous B up and powerbombed him to win at 0:12. Not a match, but it advanced the angle well and Famous B is hella entertaining. [NR]
Brenda slapped Texano on the ass and he liked it.
A great video package aired, focused on Rey Mysterio and Johnny Mundo. There was great voiceover work Michael Schiavello as both men trained for their title match. Though it's a match I saw on Smackdown in 2009, I love how they're making it seem like a big deal.
Cueto Cup First Round: Aerostar vs. Drago w/ Kobra Moon
These two are 3-3 against each other in Lucha Underground. However, this is the first to feature heel Drago (decked out in red). It's personal after Drago turned on Aerostar and Fenix last week. This wasn't worked like the 7th match in a series and that was good and bad. Bad because Aerostar was hesitant at times to attack his friend, and good because it told the story it needed to. Their exchanges were still crisp and there was a feeling of knowing each other well. Aerostar tried using the Whip of the Dragon (Drago's move) to win, but Drago got out and won with it himself at 7:18. Not a patch on their best work, but it wasn't supposed to be. It advanced the story and was entertaining. [***]
Post match, Kobra Moon gave instructions to Drago to destroy Aerostar, so he attacked.
In the final scene, Cage met with Councilman Delgado at City Hall. Delgado said the gauntlet is working and soon, their work can begin. Cage said he doesn't work for Delgado. He choked Delgado and slammed him to the wall. Delgado said he's thinking like a man, causing Cage to PUNCH HIM SO HARD HIS HEAD EXPLODED! LORENZO LAMAS IS DEAD! Cage said he's not a man, he's a machine, and walked out. He even stepped on Delgado's eye on the way out. WHAT THE FUCK?
Overall: 6.5/10. A solid hour of TV. Even on nights like this, where the in-ring action isn't special, Lucha Underground delivers the entertainment. Pentagon is back, the Rey/Mundo video package ruled, the Cueto Cup is underway and CAGE KILLED A MAN! With better stuff in the ring, this would've ranked higher.
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