Here's what the Trio's talking about this week on the Lucha Talk podcast: *Sam Adonis vs Blue Panther have a great hair vs hair match followed by Sam getting his own documentary. What's next for the controversial Trump supporting Luchador? Regardless we go over a really fun Friday show featuring the Dinamitas are still excellent and the Micros are a hoot again. *Also they take a look at AAA and their show, with an expert analysis of the room they were in. *Lucha Underground continues their hot s...
Aug 09, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Here's what the Trio's talking about this week on the Lucha Talk podcast: *CMLL has the lead-in show to their big 8/4 show built around Sam Adonis/Blue Panther's Luchas de Apuestas featuring an incredible Trios match. *AAA had one of their best singles matches of the year with Australian Suicide vs Bengala. *We try to figure out if Black Terry was involved in the Copa Higher Power or was just a coach for Team IWRG. True controversy! ...and a rundown of all the weekly news and shows from the rest...
Aug 02, 2017•1 hr 42 min
Here's what the Trio's talking about this week on the Lucha Talk podcast: *TripleMania has a card announced with LOTS of surprises announced at their press conference and we run down all of what was said including some surprising returns and some surprising absences along with offer some predictions. *Sam Adonis & Blue Panther's hair vs hair match gets announced for August 4th. What does it mean for the Anniversary Show? *The women of CMLL get a chance to stand out with the Copa Natalia Vasq...
Jul 26, 2017•1 hr 47 min
This week on Lucha Talk the Trio have a packed edition of the show with lots of news and notes. First off we go over the Taya/Vampiro/Reina de Reinas title situation and the return of Sexy Star to AAA. The world was shocked and we give our take on it. Alberto is in trouble again, we update everyone with the details of his escapades with Paige, the allegations of abuse, the suspension from GFW, drama with his family, and what impact it'll have on his future bookings including TripleMania. A mixed...
Jul 19, 2017•1 hr 46 min
The newest episode of Lucha Talk is on the scene and the Trio are giving you the rundown of everything going on on your favorite weekly Lucha shows and promotions. - In CMLL we cover Atlantis' injury, what the heck is gonna be the Aniversario main event, and a bad Super Viernes featuring Block B and the continued embarrassment of Niebla Roja, as well as much worse to come next week with Pierroth vs. Vangellys - In AAA we talk about the end of Verano de Esacandalo, featuring a terrible main event...
Jul 12, 2017•1 hr 32 min
This week on the show the Trio break down the recent controversies in the last week in Lucha, centering around the Taya belt stripping in AAA as well as the fake La Sombra that appeared in CMLL this week, we try to investigate and analyze who this mystery man is. On top of that various Luchadores were making a worldwide impact this week and we break it all down, as well as give the scoops on the weekly shows as always from AAA, CMLL, & Lucha Underground. Follow the Trio on Twitter and intera...
Jul 05, 2017•1 hr 36 min
This week on Lucha Talk the Trio looks at the breaking news on AAA wrestlers Drago & Hijo del Fantasma being brought into the AAA fold and what it means for the companies in question, as well as speculation on the meaning behind this after Lucha Underground's repeated public stance against its wrestlers competing in Impact. The Crash gets a spotlight with their recent show featuring a cage Apuestas match featuring a big turn and we talk about the future of both the Ingobernables as well as L...
Jun 29, 2017•1 hr 45 min
Lucha Talk returns with the debut of MICROMANFEVER! And with him we have one of its most positive episodes in history this week as we talk about a great week for CMLL with Soberano continuing the best push in any wrestling company this year with another epic performance in the Gran Alternativa Final in a truly great match, with us discussing him & what's next for the "Sovereign" of CMLL. From there we jump to Lucha Underground & talk about the Cueto Cup, as well as the effects of Cage's ...
Jun 21, 2017•1 hr 47 min
This week on Lucha Talk we go over all 3 major promotions and their comings and goings, including the announcement of a never before seen concept of a tournament in Lucha Libre determining a number one contender for a title shot brought to us by Dario Cueto. In addition we go over to a pretty positive episode of Lucha Underground with title matches, major angles and a ghost Vampiro! Also the big news in CMLL as they had a loaded week featuring the announcement of the return of the Gran Prix in S...
Jun 14, 2017•1 hr 58 min
Lucha Talk is back, & Lucha Underground's back with it. The trio go over the return, "All Night Long" match and the decision to come back after 5 months with an Ironman match draw. From there we get to something many thought would never be seen again, a pretty alright episode of AAA Worldwide with AAA MVPs Hijo del Fantasma & Hijo del Vikingo getting spotlight. Thankfully things return to crazy with Verano de Escandalo results coming out and we talk about all the changes to the card, Apu...
Jun 07, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Dylan is back after missing last week, completing the trio again, and adding his piece back to the puzzle. After last week's insanity in Lucha, we move to more craziness as we discuss Lucha Underground coming back! On top of that, we cover perhaps the worst ending of the year on AAA TV as AAA continues to make their march towards an award winning year. Finally we scope out CMLL and their title situation, putting together our own tournaments for the titles, with different winners abounding for re...
May 31, 2017•1 hr 46 min
On this week's Lucha Talk, we help make sense of the craziest story in wrestling at the moment. We present you the information and details about La Familia Alvarado taking out their frustrations on Ultimo Guerrero's car. It's implications on the landscape of lucha libre now with two CMLL main-eventers and a possible "real-life" betrayer of Ultimo Guerrero. It makes up the bulk of the show but we also bring you the most complete coverage for news relating to Lucha Libre over the week. Aswell as f...
May 24, 2017•1 hr 35 min
This week is a special 25th Anniversary of AAA edition of Lucha Talk, as we run down some of the most important legends of the company in their time, with everyone from Konnan to Perro Aguayo to Rey Mysterio Jr, even Latin Lover gets a mention or two, but where would AAA be without these guys & many more, with even lively discussion on some controversial choices & dissenting opinions to round out an enlightening foray into some of the company's most important players throughout time. The...
May 17, 2017•1 hr 44 min
This week on Lucha Talk, Fredo returns from his Cauliflower Alley Club break with fun stories about many guests he chatted with or saw make sppeches including Big Dave Meltzer, Tully Blanchard, the GLOW Girls, among others, and his take on last week's amazing mascotas match! After that we get into another sad Lucha death with one of Lucha's most prolific trainers as well as a veteran and current Trios champion in AAA, Gran Apache. Stories of his great work and him being a star of one of AAA's be...
May 11, 2017•1 hr 56 min
This week the Trios is down to a tag as Fredo is stuck in Vegas going to the Cauliflower Alley Club, and the remaining two round it out, for the first time ever it's just Dylan & LigerFever! (completing the proper triumvirate since both Dylan & Lige have missed a show in the past) Sad it was for such news that we had to lead off with as the legendary Brazo de Oro passed away Friday, so we each say a little bit about him and his career with one of the best & most influential Trios tea...
May 03, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Another week of Lucha action, this time even more behind the scenes in the ring, as AAA & Impact came together in a press conference to announce some of their plans moving forward including AAA's International touring this year, and talent sharing with as of yet unannounced wrestlers agreed upon to appear between companies. Also on the American side of AAA's offices we touch on the rumors revolving around Penta El 0M (Pentagón Jr.) and his contract with LU. On the Lucha TV show side of thing...
Apr 26, 2017•1 hr 28 min
This week Lucha Talk focuses on the two main shows in Lucha Libre, CMLL Super Viernes & AAA Worldwide, with perhaps our most in depth show review ever of Super Viernes, running through many topics including: - The minis are going nowhere - The great La Copa Junior Block A match - Cuatrero's greatness and being one of the MVPs of not just the tournament but CMLL as a whole - The worst Hechicero performance ever that will never be talked about ever again by us - And our lead story, Niebla Roja...
Apr 19, 2017•1 hr 33 min
This week on Lucha Talk, the show has a very special extended opening segment as the team reminisces about the career of the legendary Juárez Lucha Libre star Fishman. How he started, his names, his amazing mask, his rivalries and mask wins, his world touring, the end of his career and later life. It all gets covered. Sadly, the bad news doesn't stop there as we also discuss Joaquin Roldan's passing. His rise to prominence behind the scenes in AAA and his influence up to the later years. From th...
Apr 13, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Lucha Talk returns again for the 29th straight week, covering all the Lucha that happened over the week in the shadow of WrestleMania Weekend. First off we reach the conclusion of the Rey de Reyes show from AAA with part 2 this week that overdelivered on all our expectations, Taya and Hamada doing well, the Triple Crown Title match and the Aero Star/Super Fly Apuestas match being 2 of AAA's best matches of the year. From there a brief rundown of Lucha Libre at Orlando this weekend including Vola...
Apr 05, 2017•1 hr 20 min
Another week in Lucha, another edition of the Lucha Talk podcast on the award-winning MLW Radio Network. This week the Trios goes over more talk on the Crash/Impact relationship with involvement from Pro Wrestling NOAH, contracts and who could conceivably go where from an in-ring perspective. From there the scene goes over to Impact's other partner, AAA and in particular part 1 of the big Rey de Reyes show featuring Argenis' big win, Hamada's return, & Pagano & Mesias being best friends ...
Apr 01, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Lucha Talk is here for its biggest show in weeks! (Well, it's the same amount of time as usual just with more important stuff to talk about) Lucha Underground debuted on Netflix and its Méxican counterpart had one of its most notable shows in which a young star was solidified as the King of Kings in Lucha Libre, and our reaction to Lucha Talk favorite Argenis wins in a shocker to many. On top of that we talk about the creative changes in AAA and where it's going in the future, as well as the sur...
Mar 22, 2017•1 hr 37 min
Another week, another episode of Lucha Talk as the Trio hits the half-year mark of the show with a light week of Lucha Libre including: CMLL this Friday, and a last second preview of Dos Leyendas with predictions of the matches that matter and we still were unhappy with Yoshitatsu's performance even after he's gone. From there we hit up AAA and Dylan & Lige struggle to find out who is the real Vampiro character on AAA Worldwide, including a can't miss closing segment featuring Texano stumbli...
Mar 15, 2017•1 hr 32 min
This week the Trio returns with a lot of strange topics to put off having to talk about one of the worst main events anyone can remember in Lucha including Impact Wrestling bringing in a number of Lucha stars including La Rebelión's Garza Jr., Alberto El Patrón, & one of the OG3 of MLW, Konnan to make his return! From there Dylan & Lige go back to AAA Worldwide for a redux of the same main event we've seen a zillion times as well as a really good tag match. In addition we go over the win...
Mar 09, 2017•1 hr 28 min
A packed edition of Lucha Talk goes over all sorts of topics including: - More AAA Trouble (just like the title says) - On the flipside a good turnout for the first La Llave a La Gloria tryout. - AAA Worldwide & a Rey de Reyes Preview - La Rebelion & their new additions, + a full Crash breakdown - Alberto El Patrón & his press conferences, plus plans for FULL - A great CMLL Friday Show capped by an epic Main Event - A Homenaje a Dos Leyendas preview featuring the worst main event of ...
Mar 01, 2017•1 hr 49 min
As always, Lucha Talk is back talking about all sorts of things going on in the Lucha Libre world in one of the more random weeks, but also perhaps the most mainstream weeks as well, with Luchadores gaining appearances on CNN, GQ, ESPN, & Conan O'Brien in the last week somehow. Dylan, Alfredo, & LigerFever break it all down. Also an extended breakdown of the controversy surrounding fire spots in Lucha Extrema after the Hijo de Sangre Chicana flaming table accident, including Dylan's fail...
Feb 23, 2017•1 hr 23 min
The Lucha Talk podcast has the start of a very special episode as they start their quest of their version of a potential WWE tournament in México, raiding the Lucha scene. (Don't worry, CMLL will still have like 80 guys) On top of that, we give a rundown of Chavo Guerrero Sr./Chavo Classic's career as he passed away, go over a pretty fun episode of AAA Worldwide, a Parejas Increibles tournament from CMLL that Lige fell asleep during, and an incredible Maestro-style match from 4 amazing Lucha tec...
Feb 15, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Lucha Talk returns with all 3 men of the Trios together again, talking about a lot of topics as the saga between AAA and its former talents continues, the saga between Pierroth & Diamante Azul continues, & the saga between Blue Demon and all sorts of people continues as the guys delve into topics including: - AAA's legal quests against Los Lucha Brothers - Zorro exiting AAA for The Crash - Lucha Underground's Return Date as well as getting on Netflix - Lucha Memes' Chairo8 - Luchadores/L...
Feb 08, 2017•1 hr 34 min
A week after one of the biggest stories of the year in Lucha, Dylan returns for a less hectic week in Lucha, though probably an even more hectic show. Unfortunately, we weren't at full strength again as LigerFever was under the weather (though he was still integral to the show with his editing & tech skills) & didn't appear. Fredo "The Constant" Esparza & Dylan team up for a loose conversation about Lucha Libre & its goings on. - Updates on La Rebelión & their interviews sinc...
Feb 01, 2017•1 hr 39 min
A show without Dylan due to some bizarre and unexpected technical difficulties that even the phone company couldn't help him on, Fredo & Liger Fever handle the load on this huge episode of Lucha Talk covering the AAA Exodus in-depth, FantasticaMania, and other stuff like the usual rundowns of weekly shows, and another brilliant update on the Blue Demon telenovela, and a lot more all on your way of episode 19 of Lucha Talk! Follow the Lucha Talk hosts on Twitter! - @therealfredo - @LIGERFEVER...
Jan 26, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Another week, another Lucha Talk. This time the Trios go in depth on Lucha Underground's last episode of the midseason before their break before an even more in-depth breakdown of LU's widely discussed issues of the current season including reaction to merchandising, storytelling, a potential move to Netflix and the Lucha itself. From there AAA proper in México is back with new episodes and there's some fun wrestling, mixed with a ridiculous turn and main event push, and somehow Dylan & Fred...
Jan 20, 2017•1 hr 35 min
