Lucha Underground Trios Championship
| Lucha Underground Trios Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Matt Capiccioni, who wrestles as "Son of Havoc" part of the inaugural championship team | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Lucha Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | February 8, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Dante Fox, Killshot and The Mack | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | June 26, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Lucha Underground Trios Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Lucha Underground and is exclusively for three-man tag teams, also known as Trios in Lucha libre. The titles were announced by the storyline owner of Lucha Underground, Dario Cueto on a show that aired on January 25, 2015, followed by a Trios tournament that played out over several episodes of Lucha Underground. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via scripted endings to matches. Dante Fox, Killshot and The Mack are the current champions in their first reign, having won the championship on June 26, 2016.
History
During Season 1's episode 20 ("The Art of War") storyline owner Dario Cueto announced that he was honoring the lucha libre tradition of the Trios teams as he introduced the Lucha Underground Trios Championship and announced that the Trios title tournament would start on the following show.[1] On Episode 21 ("Uno! Dos! Tres!") the team of Big Ryck, Killshot and the Mack defeated the team of Pentagón Jr., Sexy Star and Super Fly.[2] The following week the dysfunctional team of Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc defeated Aero Star, Dragon and Fénix to earn a spot in the finals.[3] In the third week (S1E23 "Fire in the Cosmos") of the tournament Dario Cueto hand picked the team of King Cuerno, Cage and El Texano Jr. defeated Lucha Underground Champion Prince Puma, Johnny Mundo and Hernandez to earn the third and final spot in the finals.[4] Episode 24, named "Trios Champions" was dedicated almost exclusively to the finals of the Trios tournament. Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc won the three way match, which was believed to be the finals. After the match was over Dario Cueto announced that it was only the semi-finals and that the winners had to face "The Crew" (Bael, Mr. Cisco and Cortez Castro) for the championship. The dysfunctional, yet popular team of Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc won the match, becoming the first holders of the Trios Championship.[5] On the May 24, 2015 episode of Lucha Underground (Episode 28 Shoots and Ladders) the champions were forced to defend the Trios championship against the Crew despite Ivelisse being injured and in a cast. The match was a Ladder match and ended with Ivelisse climbing the ladder despite her injury to claim the belts and a successful title defense.[6] On Episode 30 ("Submit to the Master") the champions had another successful title defense, defeating the team of Big Ryck, Cage, and Delavar Daivari.[7] Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc lost the Trios championship to The Disciples of Death (Barrio Negro, El Sinestro de la Muerte and Trece) as part of the end of season Ultima Lucha special event. The show was taped on April 19, 2015 and aired for the first time on July 29, 2015.[8]
Title history
| # | Order in reign history |
|---|---|
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
As of December 5, 2016.
| # | Team | Reign | Date | Days held |
Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc | 1 | February 8, 2015 | 69 | Trios Champions | Defeated Big Ryck, Killshot & The Mack. Cage, King Cuerno, & Texano and The Crew (Bael, Cortez Castro and Mr. Cisco) in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions. This episode aired on tape delay on April 8, 2015. | |
| 2 | The Disciples of Death (Barrio Negro, El Sinestro de la Muerte and Trece) |
1 | April 18, 2015 | 218 | Ultima Lucha 1 | This episode aired on tape delay on July 28, 2015. | |
| 3 | Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc | 2 | November 22, 2015 | 49 | Life After Death | This episode aired on tape delay on March 16, 2016. | |
| 4 | Dragon Azteca Jr., Prince Puma and Rey Mysterio | 1 | January 10, 2016 | 7 | Cage in a Cage | This was a four-way elimination match, also involving Fenix, Jack Evans and PJ Black, and Cortez Castro, Joey Ryan and Mr. Cisco. This episode aired on tape delay on April 27, 2016. | |
| 5 | Worldwide Underground (Jack Evans, Johnny Mundo and PJ Black) |
1 | January 17, 2016 | 14 | Enter the Mundo | This episode aired on tape delay on May 25, 2016. | [9] |
| 6 | Aero Star, Drago and Fénix | 1 | January 31, 2016 | 97 | Ultima Lucha Dos | This episode aired on tape delay on July 20, 2016. | [10] |
| 7 | Drago (2), Green Reptile and Luchasaurus | 1 | May 7, 2016 | 50 | Drago pinned Aero Star during a title defense against Green Reptile, Kobra Moon and Luchasaurus. This episode has yet to be aired. | [11][12] | |
| 8 | Dante Fox, Killshot and The Mack | 1 | June 26, 2016 | 162+ | Ultima Lucha Tres | This episode has yet to be aired. | [13] |
List of combined reigns
As of December 5, 2016
| † | Indicates the current champions |
|---|
By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Disciples of Death (Barrio Negro, El Sinestro de la Muerte and Trece) |
1 | 218 |
| 2 | Dante Fox, Killshot and The Mack † | 1 | 162+ |
| 3 | Angélico, Ivelisse and Son of Havoc | 2 | 118 |
| 4 | Aero Star, Drago and Fénix | 1 | 97 |
| 5 | Drago, Green Reptile and Luchasaurus | 1 | 50 |
| 6 | Worldwide Underground (Jack Evans, Johnny Mundo and PJ Black) |
1 | 14 |
| 7 | Dragon Azteca Jr., Prince Puma and Rey Mysterio | 1 | 7 |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrio Negro | 1 | 218 |
| El Sinestro de la Muerte | 1 | 218 | |
| Trece | 1 | 218 | |
| 4 | Drago | 2 | 147 |
| 5 | Dante Fox † | 1 | 162+ |
| Killshot † | 1 | 162+ | |
| The Mack † | 1 | 162+ | |
| 8 | Angélico | 2 | 118 |
| Ivelisse | 2 | 118 | |
| Son of Havoc | 2 | 118 | |
| 11 | Aero Star | 1 | 97 |
| Fénix | 1 | 97 | |
| 13 | Green Reptile | 1 | 50 |
| Luchasaurus | 1 | 50 | |
| 15 | Jack Evans | 1 | 14 |
| Johnny Mundo | 1 | 14 | |
| PJ Black | 1 | 14 | |
| 18 | Dragon Azteca Jr. | 1 | 7 |
| Prince Puma | 1 | 7 | |
| Rey Mysterio | 1 | 7 |
See also
References
- ↑ "The Art of War". Lucha Underground. Season 1. June 3, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- ↑ "Uno! Dos! Tres!". Lucha Underground. Season 1. April 1, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- ↑ "Mask vs. Mask". Lucha Underground. Season 1. April 8, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- ↑ "Fire in the Cosmos". Lucha Underground. Season 1. April 15, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- ↑ "Trios Champions". Lucha Underground. Season 1. April 22, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- ↑ "Shoots and Ladders". Lucha Underground. Season 1. May 20, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- ↑ "Submit to the Master". Lucha Underground. Season 1. June 3, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- ↑ "LUCHA UNDERGROUND SPOILER 4/18/15".
- ↑ "Lucha Underground TV Taping - Season 2 Episode 19". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.wrestleview.com/featured-articles/57701-viva-la-raza-lucha-weekly-2-8-16
- ↑ Boutwell, Josh (May 25, 2016). "Viva la Raza Lucha Weekly (5/25/16): Lucha World Cup news, Konnan breaks silence on split from AAA and Lucha Underground". Wrestleview. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 16, 2016). "May 16, 2016 Wrestling Observer newsletter: Potential UFC sale, WWE releases, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 34. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (July 4, 2016). "July 4, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: NJPW G1 tournament preview, Ali vs. Inoki anniversary, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 34. ISSN 1083-9593.