Lucha Underground

Lucha Underground

Genre	Professional wrestling Lucha libre Hardcore wrestling Drama Action
Developed by	One Three Media
Starring	Lucha Underground roster
Narrated by	Matt Striker Vampiro
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	61
Production
Executiveproducer(s)	Mark Burnett Robert Rodriguez Eric van Wagenen Anthony Jensen Chris DeJoseph
Producer(s)	Matthew Stollman Chris RoachChavo Guerrero Jr. Sue Vial Barry Murphy Ryan Hermosura Nick Staller
Location(s)	Lucha Underground Arena Boyle Heights, California
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	60 minutes
Productioncompany(s)	United Artists Media Group (2014–2016) WWE (2016–)
Distributor	WWE
Release
Original network	El Rey Network (English) UniMás (Spanish)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	October 29, 2014 – present

Lucha Underground is a professional wrestling franchise produced by the United Artists Media Group. The weekly television series airs in English on the El Rey Network and in Spanish on UniMás, featuring wrestlers from the American independent circuit and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), one of the biggest wrestling promotions in Mexico. In March 2016 the WWE bought the rights to Lucha Underground they decided to keep the show running but bought out all wrestler contracts signing them to WWE contracts thus allowing them to appear on WWE's main programming.

The series premiered with its first season on October 29, 2014, that ran for 39 episodes. The second season of Lucha Underground started on January 27, 2016. Prior to the taping of the last Lucha Underground show for season 2 it was announced that the show had been renewed for a third season. It was also revealed that the show would be available on iTunes for purchase.

Roster[]

Main article: List of Lucha Underground personnel

Champions[]

Championships	Current champion(s)	Reign	Date won	Days held
Lucha Underground Championship	Pentagon Dark	1	June 26, 2016	3123+
Gift of the Gods Championship	Ivelisse	1	May 19, 2017	2796+
Lucha Underground Trios Championship	Dante Fox, Killshot, The Mack	1	June 26, 2016	3123+

v • d • e WWE

History	1980s boom \| Black Saturday \| WrestleMania \| The Streak \| The Kliq \| Monday Night Wars \| Montreal Screwjob \| Attitude Era \| The Invasion \| Brand Extension \| Raw 1000 \| Divas / Women's Revolution

Television programming	Raw \| Velocity \| NXT \| Lucha Underground \| Ring of Honor Wrestling \| Saturday Morning Slam \| SmackDown \| Tough Enough \| Tribute to the Troops

Pay-per-views	Royal Rumble \| No Mecrcy \| Elimination Chamber \| WrestleMania \| Spring Stampede \| In Your House \| Forbidden Door \| WrestleWar \| Souled Out \| SummerSlam \| Starrcade \| Clash of the Champions \| Crown Jewel \| No Serenity \| Survivor Series \| King of the Ring \| Queen of the Ring

Talent	Roster \| Teams and stables \| Hall of Fame \| Alumni (A–C D–H I–M N–R S–Z)

Affiliated properties	WWE Libraries \| WWE Studios \| WWE Music Group \| WWE Home Video \| WWE Books \| WWE Network (Canada) \| WWE Performance Center \| Tout

Defunct businesses	World Bodybuilding Federation \| The World \| WWE Magazine \| WWE Niagara Falls \| XFL

Notable acquisitions	American Wrestling Association \| Extreme Championship Wrestling \| Georgia Championship Wrestling \| Global Wrestling Federation \| Lucha Underground \| Ring of Honor \| Smoky Mountain Wrestling \| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling \| World Class Championship Wrestling \| World Championship Wrestling

Developmental territories	NXT

Current Wrestling Partnerships	All Elite Wrestling \| Combat Zone Wrestling \| Evolve \| House of Hardcore \| Impact Wrestling \| Insane Championship Wrestling \| Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide \| Lucha Underground \| Michinoku Pro Wrestling \| National Wrestling Alliance \| New Japan Pro Wrestling \| Progress \| Ring of Honor \| Shine Wrestling \| Texas All-Star Wrestling \| World Wonder Ring Stardom \| Wrestle-1

Current Non-Wrestling Partnerships	Bellator MMA \| IMG \| Miss Universe \| Professional Bull Riders \| Tapout \| Ultimate Fighting Championship

Former Partnerships	Deep South Wrestling \| Florida Championship Wrestling \| Heartland Wrestling Association \| International Wrestling Association \| Memphis Championship Wrestling \| Ohio Valley Wrestling \| Power Pro Wrestling \| Ultimate Pro Wrestling \| World Wrestling Alliance

Accomplishments	Current champions \| Royal Rumble \| Money in the Bank \| King of the Ring \| Grand Slam \| The International Series \| World Cup of Wrestling

Draft / Lottery	2002 \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 \| 2010 \| 2011 \| 2016 \| 2017

Miscellaneous	Attendance records \| Tallest wrestlers \| Women

v • d • e WWE assets

Wrestling	American Wrestling Association \| Combat Zone Wrestling \| Extreme Championship Wrestling \| Georgia Championship Wrestling \| Global Wrestling Federation \| Lucha Underground \| Smoky Mountsin Wrestling \| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling \|World Championship Wrestling \| World Class Championship Wrestling

Non-Wrestling	IMG \| Miss Universe \| Professional Bull Riders \| Ultimate Fighting Championship

v • d • e Lucha Underground personnel

Male wrestlers	Aero Star \| Angélico Argenis \| Bengala \| Cage \| Chavo Guerrero Jr. \| Cortez Castro \| Dante Fox \| Dr. Wagner Jr. \| Drago \| Dragon Azteca Jr. \| Jack Evans \| Jeremiah Gray \| Joey Ryan \| John Morrison \| Justin Gabriel \| Killshot \| King Cuerno \| The Mack \| Marty Martinez \| Matanza Cueto \| Mil Muertes \| Paul London \| Pentagón Dark \| Pimpinela Escarlata \| Rey Mysterio Jr. \| Ricky Mandel/Ricky Mundo \| Son of Havoc \| Texano

Female wrestlers	Angelina Love \| Black Lotus \| Catrina \| Ivelisse \| Velvet Sky

Non-wrestlers	Dario Cueto

Commentators	Matt Striker \| Hugo Savinovich \| Vampiro