7 Things Lucha Underground Got Wrong In Season 2

4. The Reign Of The Monster Matanza Cueto

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One of the biggest story advances in season two was the unveiling of The Monster Matanza Cueto in episode nine, winning the Lucha Underground Championship in Aztec Warfare. Matanza looked like an absolute beast in doing so, eliminating nine warriors without breaking a sweat. On that night way back in March, a monster was born.

But this gave Lucha Underground more problems than possibilities; Matanza was booked so strongly in his debut that it was difficult to believe that anyone could truly give him a run for his money one-on-one. Not only that, but even in a pro wrestling environment it is difficult to take someone who literally ate a human face in season one competing within the rules inside a professional wrestling ring.

Much like the greatest monsters, Matanza should have been kept away from our screens until far later in the LU story. The indestructible monster champion also hurt the main event match quality throughout the season, as Matanza defended his title in fun matches against Mil Muertes, Rey Mysterio, Cage and others, but these never threatened to reach the heights of Prince Puma's matches as champion in season one.

Where LU goes with Matanza is season three is going to be a very interesting watchpoint. Surely, the only plausible end to his story involves him being murdered?

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