{"id":5048377,"date":"2016-02-05T00:38:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T05:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidepulse.dev\/?p=5048377"},"modified":"2016-02-05T00:38:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T05:38:35","slug":"lucha-underground-s2-e2-the-dark-the-mysterious-recap-results-and-analysis-featuring-pentagon-junior-prince-puma-johnny-mundo-pj-black-killshot-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/2016\/02\/05\/lucha-underground-s2-e2-the-dark-the-mysterious-recap-results-and-analysis-featuring-pentagon-junior-prince-puma-johnny-mundo-pj-black-killshot-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucha Underground S2 E2: The Dark & The Mysterious Recap – Results and Analysis Featuring Pentagon Junior, Prince Puma, Johnny Mundo, PJ Black, Killshot & More!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pentagon<\/p>\n

Welcome to this week’s\u00a0<\/em>Lucha Underground\u00a0recap, luchafans! \u00a0You can check out this episode’s live coverage here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Sexy Star is still a hostage of Marty \u201cThe Moth\u201d Martinez.\u00a0 Mil Muertes is injured, but remains powerful on his Throne.\u00a0 Pentagon Junior is looking for his next sacrifice, possibly in the form of Prince Puma.\u00a0 Brian Cage and Johnny Mundo have their sights set on the Lucha Underground Championship.\u00a0 \u201cThe Darewolf\u201d PJ Black makes a stunning series debut.\u00a0 And Kobra Moon, Dragon Azteca, and veteran Rey Mysterio are coming to the Temple in due time.<\/p>\n

\"DragonAzteca\"<\/p>\n

There is still no word on Dario Cueto and Black Lotus, and where Cueto will take his war with Catrina \u2013 and the second Temple.\u00a0 However, we\u2019re only two episodes in this season, and nearly everyone who has debuted so far already has a common enemy due to the shared goal for the LU Championship: Mil Muertes.\u00a0 But before the luchadors and luchadoras can get to him, they must make it past their own rivals.\u00a0 We saw a preview for Johnny Mundo versus Brian Cage, and we’ve seen Fenix versus King Cuerno and Pentagon Junior versus Prince Puma. \u00a0We should anticipate Sexy Star versus The Moth, plus The Unlikely Trio versus the Disciples once again.\u00a0 Moreover, I think we can imagine Catrina versus Ivelisse later on in the ring, whether it\u2019s this season or in the just-confirmed Season 3, as Catrina has past wrestling experience outside of LU<\/em>.\u00a0 And Mil has to defend his title again sometime \u2013 broken arm or not.<\/p>\n

\"Mil<\/p>\n

But that’s just a few possibilities. \u00a0Lucha Underground<\/em> Season 2 Episode 2: \u201cThe Dark & The Mysterious\u201d has us more grounded in this world, despite the incredible season premiere.\u00a0 We\u2019re seeing the characters interact.\u00a0 We saw some amazing performances from the luchadors making season debuts in the ring.\u00a0 We\u2019re already seeing possibilities unfold, even though it\u2019s just getting started.\u00a0 We saw fewer events occurring outside of the Temple \u2013 Sexy Star in the home of The Moth’s grandmother, Mysterio and Azteca in an unknown location, and the promos for PJ and Kobra \u2013 but we\u2019ll see more later, so the focus is more so within it.\u00a0 And that\u2019s okay.\u00a0 No, it\u2019s better than okay \u2013 it\u2019s awesome.\u00a0 It was a great choice on Creative\u2019s part to have this episode more concentrated on the Temple to establish new storylines, to showcase more debuts and possibilities, and to progress some of what we\u2019ve seen so far. \u00a0Taking that into consideration, this episode was pretty great.\u00a0 Let\u2019s count the ways.<\/p>\n

\"MundovsKillshot\"<\/p>\n

Johnny Mundo vs. Killshot
\nWinner: Johnny Mundo via pinfall<\/strong><\/p>\n

These two proved their worth last season, and last night, they proved that they\u2019ll do it again.\u00a0 Both of them shined in the ring (Mundo in both the literal and figurative senses), though Killshot came up short story-wise, due to Brian Cage\u2019s entrance shortly after the match.\u00a0 Let\u2019s hope Killshot is not as understated this season as he was last \u2013 but I think having his series debut right away in the second episode with none other than Johnny Mundo means that there might be some good things in store for him, even despite his loss in his first match.<\/p>\n

\"MundovsKillshot2\"<\/p>\n

Immediately at the match’s start were some impressive counter moves and work with the ropes, plus out-of-ring exchanges after Killshot\u2019s skilled flip out of the ring and onto Mundo.\u00a0 He made it look easy, as well as when he jumped from the turnbuckes for a pin on Johnny.\u00a0 Johnny also pulled a C4 and delivered a nice hit in the groin.\u00a0 There was also that mishap with the ref, which I\u2019m sure many viewers found frustrating (we see enough of that in WWE). \u00a0However, the rest of the match stood up so well on its own and didn\u2019t need the ref bump to make up for any excitement, so I\u2019m wondering if that was even planned.<\/p>\n

\"Mundo\"<\/p>\n

Mundo is on the right track for the Championship, winning his first match of the season.\u00a0 And then there\u2019s Cage.<\/p>\n

\"Brian<\/p>\n

The promo between the two worked pretty well, which seems to have set up a typical face\/heel rivalry, though I\u2019m even more excited for matches between the two and hopefully Mil Muertes.<\/p>\n

\"SexyStarhostage\"<\/p>\n

Sexy Star & Marty \u201cThe Moth\u201d Martinez<\/strong><\/p>\n

I really disliked Marty here, and I had empathy for Sexy Star.\u00a0 That\u2019s probably what we\u2019re supposed to feel, so the promo did a good job with that (the cinematic style shined here, as well).\u00a0 However, Sexy is a \u201cwoman in a man\u2019s world\u201d character, as Matt Striker said last season.\u00a0 If Sexy is going to have more feuds with the male wrestlers, especially heels (and we should expect it), then I want to see something a little different than what we saw last season, something added to the women-overcoming-men trope.\u00a0 It would be consistent with the story-focused approach to LU <\/em>and certainly add to the build-up of her rivalries and get her over with the crowd.<\/p>\n

\"MartyTheMoth\"<\/p>\n

As far as Marty goes \u2013 he\u2019s pretty good as a heel.\u00a0 It will be cool to see him back in the ring, whenever that happens (maybe he\u2019ll come back with Sexy?).\u00a0 I\u2019m also interested to see if he\u2019ll align with Catrina and Mil, which could make his character stronger than just the psychopath trope.\u00a0 That could also make for some deadly outcomes, and Marty has already proved his potential worth with the kidnapping of Sexy Star.<\/p>\n

\"Kobra<\/p>\n

Kobra Moon Trailer<\/strong><\/p>\n

OMG AWESOME. \u00a0I don\u2019t want to say too much because there are plenty of possibilities here regarding Kobra Moon.\u00a0 I\u2019m excited to see another luchadora on the roster, and while her debut trailer showed little (which worked because she seems mysterious), she looks like she could be competition for Sexy Star. \u00a0Let’s see what happens next week. \u00a0According to Diva Dirt<\/a>, she went by Thunder Rosa in the California indies and is a former wrestler for STARDOM in Japan.<\/p>\n

\"PJBlack<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Darewolf\u201d PJ Black Debut<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like this look on the former WWE Superstar. \u00a0He looks even tougher than before, so his gimmick certainly fits. \u00a0If he’s just looking for thrills, he’s come to the right place – but will he become tainted by the darkness reigning the Throne? \u00a0One thing’s for sure – the crowd was\u00a0crazy<\/em> when he came out.<\/p>\n

\"PJBlackDebut\"<\/p>\n

“The Darewolf” PJ Black vs. The Mack
\nWinner: The Mack via pinfall<\/strong><\/p>\n

The audience got pretty excited with Mack, as well.<\/p>\n

\"20160203202756\"<\/p>\n

The athleticism of these two was exemplified\u00a0very<\/em> well in this match. \u00a0Incredible counters, great headlocks by PJ as a strategy for taking on a larger opponent, very brief pins, leg sweeps, and a great shoulder tackle by PJ. \u00a0Mack returned with some pretty painful-sounding slaps and punches and a German suplex, plus a Samoan drop and a Samoansault. \u00a0PJ also debuted his Black to the Future.<\/p>\n

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Black to the future #LuchaUnderground<\/a> @Justin__Gabriel<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4YT69Fymnt<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jocay\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 (@Jocay19) February 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n