Lucha Underground Results for 11-16-2016: Aztec Warfare III Crowns a New Champion
Tonight's entire episode was dedicated to the annual 20-person battle royale. Unlike WWE's Royal Rumble--or anyone else's battle royale, really--in order to be eliminated in Aztec Warfare, you have to be pinned or submitted. Being thrown over the top rope does not eliminate you.
Interestingly enough, there were happenings before the match even began. Dario Cueto was walking down a hall to fetch his brother, Matanza, and bumped into Johnny Mundo. The Gift of the Gods Champion told Dario that he would be enacting his championship match next week if he didn't win Aztec Warfare. Dario thought it was a shrewd move, and noticed that Mundo had his entrance number in his hand; 12. Dario grabbed it, tore it in half, and told Mundo, if he was so confident, why not enter at number two. The Worldwide Underground member was displeased at the unexpected announcement, but had no choice but to comply.
As for the match itself, this was the most hardcore Aztec Warfare to date. The previous two don't come close to the amount of weapons used, and how often they were used. And they came into play at the end of the match too.
Aztec Warfare III Rundown
Order of Entrance | Order of Elimination (All eliminated wrestlers were pinned right after the wrestler and move named, unless otherwise noted) | |
Matanza Cueto | 1 | Jeremiah Crane by a Matanza German suplex |
Johnny Mundo | 2 | Mariposa by a Matanza chokeslam |
Son of Havoc | 3 | Son of Havoc by a Jack Evans corkscrew moonsault. |
Jeremiah Crane | 4 | Pentagon Dark was attacked by Black Lotus and a group of female "ninjas." One of them gave him a Japanese Destroyer, and Johnny Mundo scored the pin. |
Pentagon Dark | 5 | Ricky Mandel had been given a package piledriver by Dark, and due to the attack on him, P.J. Black made the pin. |
P.J. Black | 6 | Mascarita Sagrada by Matanza's Wrath of the Gods |
Mariposa | 7 | Famous B by Mysterio top rope splash |
Rey Mysterio, Jr. | 8 | Marty "The Moth" Martinez by Mysterio modified rana pin |
Dr. Wagner, Jr. | 9 | Dr. Wagner, Jr. by Matanza Wrath of the Gods |
Marty "The Moth" Martinez | 10 | Joey Ryan by Mil Muertes Flatliner |
Jack Evans | 11 | Jack Evans by The Mack stunner |
Sexy Star | 12 | P.J. Black was given a stunner by Mack, but Sexy Star made the pin. |
Ricky Mandel | 13 | Kobra Moon by Drago Dragon's Lair (flying headscissors into a rolling crucifix pin) |
Mascarita Sagrada | 14 | Drago by Matanza Car Bomb |
Famous B | 15 | Matanza Cueto by Mysterio Mexican Destroyer |
The Mack | 16 | Rey Mysterio, Jr. was attacked by Matanza after his elimination, given the Wrath of the Gods, and Mundo scored the pinfall. |
Joey Ryan | 17 | Johnny Mundo was splashed onto from the top of a room by a returning Angelico. Sexy Star covered him for the pin. |
Mil Muertes | 18 | The Mack by Mil Muertes Flatliner |
Kobra Moon | 19 | Mil Muertes by being pushed onto a table from the top rope, being planted with a double-foot stomp, and then pinned by Sexy Star. |
Drago | 20 | Sexy Star is the new Lucha Underground Champion. |
