Thursday, June 22, 2017

LU + TNA

Lucha Underground Season 3 Episode 23

-Commentators: Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Backstage:  Ring announcer Melissa Santos greeted Fenix as he arrived at the arena...Fenix vowed to win the Cueto Cup Tournament as sparks flew between the two.  Meanwhile, Marty "The Moth" Martinez seethed from a nearby window...
-Cueto Cup Tournament: "They Call Him The Machine" Brian Cage d. Vinnie Massaro with the Drill Claw(vertical suplex dropped into sitout Tombstone) (3:31).  After the match, Cage put on his gauntlet and beat Massaro bloody with it, then chokeslammed him of the apron to the floor.
-Cueto Cup Tournament: Marty "The Moth" Martinez d. Saltador after a double-underhook Codebreaker (7:26).
-Backstage:  Paul London & Mala Suerte mourned the defeat of Saltador and bowed in worship to Mascarita Sagrada, thinking he was their "rabbit king"...but Sagrada simply walked away from them.
-Backstage:  Marty visited his stalker shrine to Melissa Santos...but then Mariposa arrived, asking if he'd forgotten what "father" had taught them.  Mariposa said that after she defeated Fenix in the tournament, the siblings would face each other in round two.  Things got creepy(well, creepier) before Mariposa slapped Marty.
-Cueto Cup Tournament: Trios Champion Pindar(w/ Kobra Moon) d. Mascarita Sagrada with a package flip-up X-Factor (5:57).
-Cueto Cup Tournament: Fenix d. Mariposa with the Fire Thunder Driver(sitout Tombstone) (5:51). Marty The Moth attacked Fenix after the match, but Fenix fought off Marty and Mariposa.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Jeremy Borash & Josh Mathews.
-Matt Sydal won a six-way dance with Trevor Lee, Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Suicide, and Braxton Sutter.  Eliminations:  Lee pinned Sutter with a rollup and handful of tights (2:38 aired).  Lee pinned Suicide after a flying dropkick/double-stomp (5:34 aired).  Richards was disqualified for blocking Edwards' suicide dive by throwing a chair at his head (6:30 aired).  Edwards was disqualified for dropping Richards on a chair with a fisherman buster (7:33 aired).  Sydal pinned Lee after the shooting star press (10:27 aired).
-GFW Women's Champion Sienna Kay & Laurel Van Ness d. TNA Women's Champion Rosemary Rush & Allie Dennis; Sienna pinned Rosemary after Van Ness' advanced curbstomp (1:48).  Kevin Matthews attempted to interfere but was stopped by Braxton Sutter.
-Mahabali Shera d. Kevin Matthews via Skyhigh (1:37).  Kongo Kong attacked Shera after the match and beat him down with K.M.'s help.
-GFW Heavyweight Champion Alberto El Patrón & Cowboy James Storm d. TNA Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley & Ethan Carter III by DQ when EC3 whipped the referee with a strap (13:33 aired).
-Next week:  Rockstar Spud vs. Horn Swoggle in a street fight.

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