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70-576: The championship was originally named the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. but had the word "world" added to the name after El Hijo del Fantasma won a match on August 17, 2014, that unified the championship with the AAA Fusión Championship . A total of fourteen men have held the championship for a total of sixteen different title reigns. The current champion is Matt Riddle , who is in his first reign. He won

140-534: A Luchas de Apuestas at the Rey de Reyes show. On March 4, 2018, at the Rey de Reyes show, El Hijo del Fantasma defeated Texano Jr., forcing the latter to have all his hair shaved off as a result. In the weeks following Rey de Reyes AAA announced that El Hijo del Fantasma, Psycho Clown, L.A. Park and Pentagón Jr. would all risk their masks in a Poker de Aces (English: "Poker Aces" ) match at Triplemanía XXVI .In

210-413: A legitimate sporting contest . The series had moderate viewership in its first two seasons, but the third and fourth season saw fluctuations in viewership after it was made available on Netflix prior to the fourth season premiere. The series was eventually cancelled due to budget concerns. In January 2014, it was confirmed Mark Burnett would partner with Robert Rodriguez 's El Rey Network to launch

280-497: A six-way match which was won by Brian Cage . On August 14, 2019, Alcantar signed a contract with WWE . During one of the first weeks while training at the WWE Performance Center , Alcantar suffered a knee injury that prevented him from wrestling for several months. He made his in-ring debut under his real name for NXT on February 15, 2020, teaming with Raul Mendoza to defeat Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker on

350-458: A two out of three falls match on the May 11 episode of NXT. In the summer of 2021, Escobar and the other members of Legado Del Fantasma would begin feuding with NXT North American Champion , Bronson Reed and NXT Tag Team champions , MSK which would lead to a winners take all six man tag team match at NXT Takeover: In Your House where Legado del Fantasma would be unsuccessful in winning

420-449: A CMLL World Trios defense the following week, Garza complained that his partners agreed contesting to the match without asking him, but swore that he would still be professional about it. During the title defense on the May 7, 2010 Super Viernes Garza attacked both Hijo del Fantasma and La Máscara, allowing La Ola Amarilla ( Hiroshi Tanahashi , Shigeo Okumura and Taichi Ishikari ) to win

490-427: A class action lawsuit against Lucha Underground over the contracts that he claims are not legal under Californian law. The class action lawsuit also included Ivelisse Vélez , Joey Ryan and Melissa Cervantes looking to invalidate their contracts. The lawsuit led to Alcantar and others being released from their Lucha Underground contracts prior to it expiring. Lucha Underground Lucha Underground, LLC.

560-535: A double disqualification on September 12, 2018. A week later the feud between King Cuerno and Muertes distracted both wrestlers from their match, allowing Pentagón Dark (previously known as Pentagón Jr.) to successfully defend the Lucha Underground Championship against the two. The rivalry between the two ended inconclusively in a match where Pentagón Dark defeated King Cuerno, Mil Muertes and El Dragon Azeca Jr. on September 26, 2018, which

630-599: A feud with Drago and, on January 21, 2015, King Cuerno defeated Drago in a Last Man Standing match. On February 4, 2015, King Cuerno attacked Johnny Mundo, initiating a feud between them. The rivalry concluded on the March 11, 2015 episode when Mundo and King Cuerno wrestled in a steel cage match, which was won by Mundo. On November 14, 2015, King Cuerno defeated Fénix to win the Gift of the Gods Championship . He lost

700-562: A few days later AAA did not recognize the title change. Instead, Laredo Kid appeared on AAA show with the title belt. According to Konnan, an AAA booker, Rush lost the title back to Laredo Kid in a un-televised match. On May 5, Laredo Kid appeared in MLW Fusion with the AAA title, making an in-character statement where he refused to recognize Rush as champion. Laredo Kid is the longest reigning champion at 1,218 days. During his reign, Laredo Kid

770-457: A heel in the process. Escobar then began feuding with Isaiah "Swerve" Scott , facing him on the August 26 episode of NXT and NXT TakeOver 31 , retaining the title both times. At NXT: Halloween Havoc , Escobar would defeat Jake Atlas in a non-title match. At NXT: New Years Evil , Escobar would defeat Gran Metalik to retain his Cruiserweight Title. Escobar would then face Curt Stallion on

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840-409: A joint promotional event on Twitch on April 6. The fourth season premiered on June 13, and concluded on November 7, after which producer Eric van Wagenen stated that the series had amassed budget concerns, and would require "a major reboot on a lot of levels" to produce a fifth season. A fifth season was not produced in 2019, and in a 2020 interview with Chris Van Vliet , Vampiro stated the series

910-572: A match that also included the teams of Laredo Kid with Garza Jr. , and Naomichi Marufuji with Taiji Ishimori . At Bound for Glory in 2017, Team AAA (El Hijo del Fantasma, Pagano and Texano ) lost to Team Impact ( Ethan Carter III , Eddie Edwards and James Storm ) in a six-man tag team match. On November 6, 2017, Hijo del Fantasma unsuccessfully challenged Eddie Edwards for the GHC Heavyweight Championship . At Impact Wrestling Redemption , Fantasma competed in

980-541: A one on one match but amidst the match Carillo and Garza would interfere causing the returning Rey Mysterio to distract Escobar and lose against him. On March 22, Escobar and Mysterio would face off against each other one on one with the stipulation being that both members of LWO and Legado Del Fantasma would be banned from ringside. Escobar won after interference from "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio. A week later Escobar thanks him for his help and strikes an alliance with Dominik. Rey announces that he will face both Dominik and Escobar in

1050-488: A show in Fort Pierce, Florida . On April 12, 2020, Alcantar was announced as a participant in the interim Cruiserweight Title tournament under his El Hijo del Fantasma ring name representing Group B in the tournament. He lost to Isaiah "Swerve" Scott but defeated Jack Gallagher and Akira Tozawa thus making it to the finals. In the finals, Fantasma defeated Drake Maverick to become Cruiserweight Champion for

1120-533: A tag match at WrestleMania XL alongside Dragon Lee, the newest member of LWO. A week later Escobar and Legado Del Fantasma arrive on Raw in the Judgement Day clubhouse unannounced thanks to Dominik and meet Andrade. On Smackdown, after Elektra Lopez wins her first match against a Zelina Vega, Escobar and Dominik attack Rey and try to get Andrade, who was with them at ringside to attack Rey with them but instead Andrade turns on Escobar and Dominik. After Dragon Lee

1190-526: A tournament for the vacant CMLL World Trios Championship. Despite never having teamed before, the trio made it all the way to the finals, and then defeated Blue Panther , Dos Caras Jr. , and Místico in the finals to win the tournament and the championship. On August 5, 2008, they lost their title to Último Guerrero , Negro Casas , and Atlantis . They had a rematch where Garza, La Mascara, and Hijo del Fantasma regained their title on January 18, 2009. On July 21, 2009, Hijo del Fantasma defeated Averno to win

1260-468: A trios match mistakenly thinking that one of his teammates had attacked him. Following the walk out Garza kept insincerely insisting that he was still a tecnico and that there was no tension on his team. Further doubts about Garza's allegiance arose when he teamed up with the Rúdo Pólvora to win the 2010 Gran Alternativa tournament. When Garza, La Máscara and Hijo del Fantasma were booked for

1330-454: A weekly hour-long professional wrestling television series in the second half of the year; it would be affiliated with the Mexican wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). In July, it was tentatively titled Lucha: Uprising , before officially announced as Lucha Underground in August, with AAA wrestlers Blue Demon Jr. , Pentagón Jr. , Sexy Star , Fénix , and Drago joining

1400-455: Is Daga who won at the age of 24 years and 136 days. The oldest champion is Juventud Guerrera who won at the age of 37 years and 178 days. As of November 28, 2024. Santos Escobar Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly (born April 30, 1984), is a Mexican professional wrestler . He is signed to WWE , where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Santos Escobar and

1470-537: Is luchador El Fantasma, who is the head of the Mexico City Boxing and Professional Wrestling commission. His cousin wrestles under the name "Fantasma Jr.", while his uncle worked under the name "Ángel de la Muerte". Alcantar began his professional wrestling career in 2000, as the masked ring character "Top Secret". While working under the Top Secret name he wore a black mask with gold trim around

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1540-484: Is assaulted, Andrade becomes Rey's new partner to face Escobar and Dominik at Wrestlemania XL. At WrestleMania XL Night 1 on April 6, Santos teamed up with Dominik against Rey and Andrade in a losing effort after interference from Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce . El Hijo del Fantasma has appeared in the following films: Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly was born on April 30, 1984, in Mexico City , Mexico. His father

1610-564: Is the leader of Legado Del Fantasma . He is a former member of the Latino World Order . He was also a former one-time NXT Cruiserweight Champion . Before his WWE career, Alcantar worked as El Hijo del Fantasma for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) from 2013 to 2019. In AAA, he won the AAA Fusión Championship , the AAA Latin American Championship , the 2017 Copa Antonio Peña , and was previously

1680-788: The AAA World Trios Championship . On August 17, 2014, at Triplemanía XXII , El Hijo del Fantasma won a ten-way elimination match to unify the AAA Fusión and AAA Cruiserweight Championships , becoming the first AAA World Cruiserweight Champion. On September 20, 2015, Fantasma became the new leader of the La Sociedad stable. On March 19, 2017, El Hijo del Fantasma lost the World Cruiserweight Championship to Johnny Mundo . On October 1, 2017, at Héroes Inmortales XI , Fantasma won

1750-610: The CMLL World Middleweight Championship . After the match, Averno showed respect to Fantasma by congralutating him and celebrating the victory. On February 14, 2010, after only one successful title defense since July 2009, Hijo del Fantasma lost the Middleweight title to Negro Casas. In March 2010 signs of dissention amongst the Trios champions began showing as Garza walked out on the team during

1820-548: The Latino World Order and invited Legado Del Fantasma to join as a token of appreciation for aiding him in his fight against Dominik and The Judgment Day. On the June 9 episode of SmackDown , Escobar defeated Mustafa Ali to qualify for the men's Money in the Bank ladder match . Escobar and stablemate Vega failed to win their respective Money in the Bank ladder matches in the namesake event . Escobar and Rey faced each other in

1890-726: The United States Championship Invitational tournament finals on the July 28 episode of SmackDown , and Escobar was due to face Austin Theory for the United States Championship after Rey suffered an injury during the tournament finals match. On the August 11 episode of SmackDown , Escobar was taken out by Theory before the match has started. Due to Escobar's injury, WWE Official Adam Pearce allowed Rey to take Escobar's place for

1960-507: The "Azteca" stable, with Cesar Duran (the former Dario Cueto) and other Lucha Underground alumni appearing for the promotion. The stable would later become the central focus of MLW's mini-series, Fusion: Alpha , which premiered on September 22, 2021. Elements of Lucha Underground have since continued to appear in MLW programming, with the promotion also holding various Azteca-branded events. The Azteca concept has been described as

2030-542: The 2017 Copa Antonio Peña tournament, which meant he also earned the vacant AAA Latin American Championship . He subsequently became involved in a long running storyline with Texano Jr. , initially over the Latin American champions, with a steel cage match at Guerra de Titanes that El Hijo del Fantasma won by disqualification. After the match, it was announced that the two would face off in

2100-636: The AAA Fusion Champion Fénix. El Hijo del Fantasma won the match and unified both titles, deactivating the Fusion Championship and renaming the title as AAA World Cruiserweight Championship. On February 10, 2021, the champion Laredo Kid faced the Major League Wrestling 's World Middleweight Champion Lio Rush in a title vs. title match. Despite Rush winning the match and being recognized as champion,

2170-566: The AAA Latin American Championship. Drago defeated El Hijo del Fantasma to win the Championship in one of the featured matches of Guerra de Titanes . On March 20, 2019, Fantasma announced his departure from AAA. In September 2014, Hijo del Fantasma began working for Lucha Underground under the ring name "King Cuerno" (Spanish for "King Antler" or "King Horn"), a "big game" hunter. King Cuerno started

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2240-770: The August 16 edition of NXT Heatwave , Escobar lost the Street Fight match to D'Angelo, thus banning him from NXT. On the October 7 episode of SmackDown , Escobar alongside Wilde and Del Toro would join Zelina Vega attacking Hit Row during their entrance, marking the group's main roster debut. On the December 2 episode of SmackDown , Escobar (the former King Cuerno) lost the SmackDown World Cup final to Ricochet (the former Prince Puma) to determine

2310-659: The CMLL World Trios Championship, turning full blown rudo in the process. On October 28, 2012, Hijo del Fantasma unsuccessfully challenged Dragón Rojo Jr. for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship . El Hijo del Fantasma was paired up with rudo El Felino for the 2013 Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament"), a tag team tournament teaming rudos with tecnicos . The team lost to La Máscara and Averno in

2380-570: The COVID-19 pandemic, would appear on NXT the following week to challenge Santos Escobar, deciding who was the undisputed Cruiserweight Champion in the process. This culminated on April 8, when Escobar defeated Devlin in a ladder match at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver . On the April 13 episode of NXT , he issued an open challenge, where he lost his title to Kushida , ending his reign at 321 days. Escobar failed to regain his title from Kushida in

2450-530: The February 3 episode of NXT for the Cruiserweight Title and Escobar would win the match. Escobar would then enter a brief feud with Karrion Kross which came to a head on the February 24 episode of NXT in a no disqualification match in which Escobar would lose. On March 10, it was announced that Jordan Devlin , the original Cruiserweight Champion, who was unable to defend his title due to

2520-461: The June 21 episode of NXT , Escobar would cost D'Angelo his title match against NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes. At NXT: The Great American Bash , it was revealed that Escobar was hospitalized and the other members of Legado began working with the D'Angelo Family. On the August 2 episode of NXT , Escobar would return and cost D'Angelo and Stacks their title match against The Creed Brothers signaling that their alliance has come to an end. On

2590-717: The No. 1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship in what was their rematch when they last performed on Lucha Underground. At the Royal Rumble on January 28, 2023, Escobar entered his first Royal Rumble match at #10 but was eliminated by Brock Lesnar . On the February 10 episode of SmackDown , Escobar competed in a four-way match to determine the number one contender to the WWE Intercontinental Championship , which

2660-722: The North American title from Scott., In early 2022, Escobar would feud with the NXT Champion Bron Breakker unsuccessfully challenging him for the NXT Championship at Vengeance Day despite interference from Dolph Ziggler. At NXT Stand & Deliver , Escobar would fail to win the NXT North American Championship in a ladder match. Shortly after Stand & Deliver, Legado del Fantasma would feud with Tony D'Angelo,

2730-558: The build-up to Triplemanía XXVI, El Hijo del Fantasma turned rudo once more, forming a faction known as Los Mercenarios ("The Mercenaries") with Texano Jr., Rey Escorpión , and La Máscara. At Triplemanía XXVI, held on August 26, 2018, L.A. Park defeated El Hijo del Fantasma in the Poker de Aces match. After his loss, El Hijo del Fantasma was forced to unmask and reveal his real name, Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly, to everyone watching. On December 12, 2018, El Hijo del Fantasma fought Drago in

2800-589: The cast. It was to be narrated by Matt Striker and Vampiro and began filming on September 6 in front of a studio audience in Boyle Heights , California . The series premiered on October 29, 2014, on the El Rey Network where it aired on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. E.T. , and in Spanish on November 1, 2014, on UniMás where it aired on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. E.T. Johnny Mundo won

2870-487: The class, seeking to invalidate their contracts. As of March 26, 2019, all lawsuits had been settled in the wrestlers' favor, and they were freed from their contracts. In the Fall of 2020, Major League Wrestling (MLW) began incorporating story elements from Lucha Underground into an angle on their weekly television series, MLW Fusion . Talent formerly associated with Lucha Underground were brought into MLW as part of

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2940-480: The eye openings. In 2003, Alcantar adopted a new mask and name as he became "El Hijo del Fantasma" (English: "The Son of El Fantasma" ), revealing to the wrestling world that he was the son of El Fantasma. After the name change he began wearing a mask that closely resembled that of the comic book character The Phantom , just like his father did before him. His first documented match as El Hijo del Fantasma saw him team up with his father and his cousin, who adopted

3010-447: The feud between Rey and his son Dominik Mysterio , assisting Rey in the feud against Dominik and The Judgment Day as a result, continuing the face turn in the process. On the March 3 episode of SmackDown , Escobar faced Dominik in a match and was defeated following interference from Rhea Ripley , after which Dominik tore up the mask Rey gave to Escobar, solidifying Escobar's face turn. On the 31 March episode of SmackDown , Rey reformed

3080-512: The finals at SmackDown : New Year's Revolution on January 5, 2024. Two weeks later, the newly revived Legado Del Fantasma defeated Carlito, Wilde and Del Toro in a six-man tag team match. On the following week, Elektra Lopez reunited with Escobar and returned to Legado Del Fantasma. Escobar entered the Royal Rumble match at the titular event as the seventh entrant and was eliminated by Carlito. On March 1, Escobar would face Carlito in

3150-775: The first round despite Averno and La Máscara being longtime rivals. On October 18, 2013, El Hijo del Fantasma made a surprise jump to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), debuting at the Héroes Inmortales VII event as the newest member of El Consejo , a rudo stable made up of former CMLL wrestlers. In his debut, he made it to the finals of the Copa Antonio Peña , before losing to La Parka . On December 8 at Guerra de Titanes , Fantasma teamed with El Consejo stablemates Silver King and El Texano, Jr. to unsuccessfully challenge Los Psycho Circus ( Monster Clown , Murder Clown and Psycho Clown ) for

3220-539: The first time, as well as winning his first championship in WWE. The following week, Fantasma joined forces with the masked men, who had previously attacked him during the tournament and who revealed themselves to be Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde . The group (later named Legado Del Fantasma ) would attack Maverick, leading to Fantasma unmasking himself and adopting the new ring name of Santos Escobar , establishing himself as

3290-658: The longest-reigning AAA World Cruiserweight Champion in history. He previously worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2008 to 2013. In CMLL, he held the CMLL World Middleweight Championship , as well as the CMLL World Trios Championship twice (with Héctor Garza and La Máscara ). Alcantar has also worked under the ring name King Cuerno for the U.S.-based Lucha Underground promotion from 2014 to 2019. Through AAA's promotional partnerships, Alcantar also worked on several shows for Impact Wrestling , while under AAA contract. His father

3360-458: The main event of the pilot episode. Prince Puma was the first Lucha Underground Champion after winning the first Aztec Warfare match on January 7, 2015. On April 22, Ivelisse , Son of Havoc , and Angélico became the first Lucha Underground Trios Champions after winning the inaugural Trios Tournament. The season's two-part finale, Ultima Lucha , which doubled as the promotion's first annual special event, received acclaim. Lucha Underground

3430-479: The match, with Lee coming out to save Wilde. It was later announced that Lee will face Escobar in a United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament the following week, which was won by Escobar. In the semifinals, Escobar defeated Bobby Lashley after interference from Los Lotharios ( Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza ), with Escobar dubbing the group as the "Legado World Order". Escobar lost to Kevin Owens in

3500-515: The ring name "Fantasma Jr.". They defeated Los Oficiales (Guardia, Oficial, and Vanguardia) at an International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) show on December 14, 2003. Alcantar was brought to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 2008, after he left IWRG in 2004. During his time in CMLL, he won the CMLL World Trios Championship on two occasions, teaming with Héctor Garza and La Mascara . The three were first teamed up to participate in

3570-448: The self proclaimed "Don of NXT" and his "family". After multiple meetings and kidnappings, Escobar would defeat D'Angelo on the May 17 episode of NXT . However at NXT In Your House , Legado del Fantasma lost to the D'Angelo Family (Tony D'Angelo, Stacks and Two Dimes) with the losers having to join the other person's family. With Legado joining the D'Angelo Family, they would accompany each other during matches with them usually losing. On

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3640-602: The series ended in less than 4 years, despite producers signing some original cast member wrestlers to 5-year, exclusive contracts. Alcantar stated that wrestler pay was usually less than $ 1,000 per appearance, with some wrestling cast members earning only about $ 4,000 a year from the show. Alcantar's lawyer also revealed that he had filed a class action lawsuit against Lucha Underground on behalf of other wrestlers, claiming their contracts, too, were illegal under California labor law. Other wrestlers Ivelisse Vélez , Joey Ryan , and Melissa Cervantes (who played Kobra Moon ) joined

3710-465: The title back to Fénix in a ladder match on November 21. At Ultima Lucha Dos , King Cuerno was defeated by Mil Muertes in a deathmatch. He was not seen in season three of the series until the finale Ultima Lucha Tres , where he attacked Mil Muertes and stole the gauntlet that was contested for by Muertes, Jeremiah Crane and Brian Cage . The storyline started at the end of season 3 and continued into season 4, with King Cuerno and Muertes receiving

3780-586: The title by defeating defending champion Komander and Laredo Kid at Triplemanía XXXII: Mexico City on August 17, 2024. The inaugural champion was Alex Koslov , who defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger at AAA Television Taping on May 21, 2009, in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes . On August 17, 2014, at Triplemanía XXII, the Cruiserweight Champion Daga defended the title in a 10-man elimination match, where also participated

3850-458: The title match and he defeated Theory to become the new United States Champion. At Crown Jewel , Escobar cost Rey Mysterio, the United States Championship after he snatched away a brass knuckles from a member of Logan Paul 's entourage and left it on the ring while chasing Paul's entourage away only for Paul to use it on Rey to win the match. On the November 10 episode of SmackDown , Escobar

3920-523: The titles. Shortly after, Escobar would then start feuding with Hit Row and on the August 24 episode of NXT , Legado Del Fantasma would defeat Hit Row in a six man tag team match with the help of a debuting Elektra Lopez . On the October 12 episode of NXT 2.0 , Escobar would face Scott for the NXT North American title, but would be unsuccessful. After the match, Carmelo Hayes would cash in his NXT Breakout Tournament opportunity and win

3990-487: Was a professional wrestler, known as the enmascarado "El Fantasma". His uncle was also a professional wrestler, known as Ángel de la Muerte (English: "Angel of Death" ) and his cousin has worked under the names Ángel de la Muerte Jr. and then Fantasma Jr. In 2007, it was revealed that Alcantar was a student at Universidad Anahuac , working on a degree in International Relations at that time. Alcantar

4060-818: Was accompanied by his son for the Triplemanía XXVI match and was seen in the ring afterward as Alcantar was forced to remove his mask. On February 6, 2019, it was reported that Alcantar had filed a lawsuit in California against El Rey Network and the production company Baba-G who were behind Lucha Underground . The lawsuit claimed the Lucha Underground contract "Illegally restricted" wrestlers from working in their "lawful profession" by restricting them from working for other companies while under contract with Lucha Underground , which only paid per match. Alcantar's lawyer also revealed that he had filed

4130-656: Was accused by Carlito , who returned to WWE at Fastlane as a new LWO member, for leaving the brass knuckles at the side of the ring at Crown Jewel. After Carlito's match with Bobby Lashley , Escobar attacked Rey as Rey was checking on Carlito, turning heel and leaving the LWO in the process. On the following week's episode of SmackDown , Escobar entered the arena using the Legado del Fantasma theme. He chastised Rey for not sticking with him while kicking Vega, Wilde and Del Toro from Legado del Fantasma. A match between Carlito and Escobar

4200-520: Was also represented by different teams at three editions of the Lucha Libre World Cup , between 2015 and 2017 . On November 10, 2017, it was announced that Lucha Underground had been renewed for a fourth season to premiere in 2018. In February 2018, filming of the series was moved to Downtown Los Angeles . The following month it was announced that the promotion had entered into a working relationship with Impact Wrestling , holding

4270-544: Was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by United Artists Media Group . Partly owned by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), Lucha Underground also refers to its weekly television program , which featured characters portrayed by wrestlers from AAA and the American and Mexican independent circuits . The series originally aired in English on El Rey Network and in Spanish on UniMás . The series

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4340-409: Was announced for Survivor Series: WarGames . A day before the event, Escobar took out Carlito in the ring and backstage. Dragon Lee saved Carlito from Escobar and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis allowed Lee to face Escobar as Carlito's replacement at Survivor Series: WarGames, which Escobar won. On the December 1 episode of SmackDown , Escobar defeated Wilde and continued attacking him after

4410-516: Was defeated by Lio Rush in a unification match to unify the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship with Rush's MLW World Middleweight Championship – though this reign was not recognized by AAA. The shortest reigning champion was Alex Koslov who held the title for 9 days from August 21, 2009 to August 30, 2009. Koslov and Xtreme Tiger have held the title the most times with 2 championship reigns. The youngest champion

4480-679: Was developed by Mark Burnett and Robert Rodriguez and produced by United Artists, MGM Television , and One Three Media. It premiered on October 29, 2014 and aired until November 7, 2018, consisting of four seasons for a total of 127 episodes. It was set and filmed in Boyle Heights and Downtown Los Angeles , California , while the series later forged creative and production partnerships with other North American promotions. Lucha Underground received generally positive reviews throughout its run, with praise for its action, characters, and cinematic presentation, with critics noting its in-universe style and departure from depicting professional wrestling as

4550-399: Was effectively cancelled, and the promotion dissolved. Lucha Underground was well received by critics. John Moore, from ProWrestling.net, praised the show for "[knowing] their identity and [weaving] together an amazing universe". Lucha Underground has also gained praise from media sites like Uproxx, which said Lucha Underground had two of the top ten matches of 2015. In 2015, the show

4620-466: Was featured on ESPN 's SportsCenter and won SoCal Uncensored's 2015 Southern California promotion of the year award, ending Pro Wrestling Guerrilla 's 12 year streak of winning the award. In comparison to WWE , Sports Illustrated described the promotion as "vastly different", with the show creating a "cinematic approach with supernatural elements and science fiction that also embeds wrestling psychology and storylines". On February 6, 2019, it

4690-531: Was reported that Jorge Luis Alcantar , who played King Cuerno (now wrestles in the WWE as Santos Escobar), had filed a lawsuit in California against the El Rey Network and the Baba-G production company that made Lucha Underground . The lawsuit claimed that Lucha Underground's contracts "illegally restricted" wrestlers from working in their "lawful profession," by blocking them working for other wrestling companies until their multi-year contracts expired. Production of

4760-826: Was subsequently renewed for a second season on September 21, 2015. The second season began production on November 14, 2015, and premiered on January 27, 2016. Prior to filming, it was leaked the series had been renewed for a third season; El Rey announced the renewal on February 1, 2016. During this period, the Lucha Underground promotion began a collaborative partnership with the International Wrestling Syndicate (IWS), and held its first touring event, Austin Warfare, in Austin, Texas , as part of South by Southwest in 2016. The promotion

4830-680: Was the last time the two faced off in the Lucha Underground Championship. He was released from his contract on March 26, 2019. On July 2, 2017, El Hijo del Fantasma and Drago represented AAA at Impact Wrestling 's Slammiversary XV show; the team lost to The Latin American Xchange ( Santana and Ortiz ), who successfully defended the Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Championship and GFW Tag Team Championship in

4900-417: Was won by Madcap Moss . After the match, during an off-air exclusive uploaded to WWE's YouTube channel, Escobar would approach fellow competitor, Rey Mysterio , after the match. Thanking Mysterio for inspiring him as a wrestler and gifting him a mask of his own, Escobar would also receive a mask from Mysterio in return, starting a face turn for Escobar. Following this, Escobar would find himself involved in

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