8 Questions Raised By Lucha Underground Season 4 (So Far)
The Lucha Underground motto: You've Got Questions... We also have questions.
The fourth season of Lucha Underground is only two episodes old, and we've already got new Trios champions, a new promoter, Aztec coins going out for the Gift of the Gods championship, two successful title defenses for Pentagon Dark -- one of them in a sadly underwhelming Aztec Warfare match -- AND a Grave Consequences match looming for episode three.
That's a month of storyline in two hours. Even by Lucha Underground standards, the plot is moving faster than it takes the Believers to chant "This is awesome!" for something that is merely okay. It feels like the show is racing to get things done, like everyone knows they're on borrowed time.
Now that we've had a few days to process all these new wrinkles, some aspects of the show are becoming clearer. But that accelerated pace -- both of storytelling and of matches -- means that developments are piling up, leaving mounds of unanswered questions buzzing like flies.
So today, let's sort through the new and get to the nitty-gritty of what it all means. Let's make like Matt Striker's terrible puns and striker while the iron is hot.
8. Who Is Actually Sticking Around For The Season?
Lucha Underground has always maintained a fairly fluid roster, mixing mainstays like Fenix, Mil Muertes, and Prince Puma with lesser characters who come and go as needed.
But these two episodes have seen more random debuts than any in the show's history: Tommy Dreamer, Mr. Pectacular (aka TNA's Jessie Godderz), Sammy Guevara, "Savage" Jake Strong (aka Jack Swagger), and Big Bad Steve (the former Pindar/Luchasaurus).
The first two haven't been seen since Aztec Warfare, so they might've been one-off surprises. The other three are all in doubt after the outcome of the Trios match in episode two.
The show has also name-dropped four characters -- Dante Fox, Angelico, Texano, and Dr. Wagner Jr. -- who haven't appeared yet, alluding to several others. Will any of those established players appear later, or were they only mentioned in a lame attempt to tie into the previous three seasons?
Factor in that both the returning Hernandez and Marty the Moth got their arms broken by Pentagon -- which usually implies time away from the show -- and the roster has more question marks than ever going forward.