On November 10th, 2024 MLW aired Lucha Apocalypto live in Cicero Illinois inside Cicero Stadium & can watch it on YouTube.
Note: This review will be shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match
Taped: November 9th
Aired: November 10th
-Kicking off Lucha Apocalypto with Cesar Duran kicking off the show welcoming us to Lucha Apocalypto.
Tag Team Match
Ultimo Guerrero & Hechicero vs. Kevin Knight & Esfinge
Hechicero continues with the submissions before Ultimo Guerrero re enters and hits an avalanche gut buster on Kevin Knight.
Knight eventually escapes and makes the hot tag to Esfinge & he goes to town on both opponents but gets caught in the Conjuring by Hechicero.
Hechicero followed by a rolling pin until trapping him down to get the win.
Winners: Ultimo Guerrero & Hechicero (10:30)
Rate: 6
-We go to Salina De La Renta in the back who says tonight you will witness what it’s like when her family comes together. De La Renta’s mother talks about how Bad Dude Tito is a beautiful man so De La Renta suggests that she date her. They get interrupted by Jesus Rodriguez & he hands De La Renta a card telling her that someone took her dad Cesar Duran so she sends her henchmen to look for Duran and tells whoever did this, that they will pay.
Chain Match
Brett Ryan Gosselin vs. Alex Kane
Alex Kane hits a couple of suplexes before ripping his shirt off and choking Brett Ryan Gosselin out with it.
As he’s choking out BRG, the rest of the Rogue Horsemen come out and take out Mr Thomas.
They get on the apron and distract Kane as BRG rolls up Kane to get the win.
Winner: Brett Ryan Gosselin (5:14)
Rate: 4
-We get a promo from Mads Krule Krugger ahead of his Weapons Of Mass Destruction match against Akira at Slaughterhouse.
Featherweight Title Triple Threat Match
Janai Kai (c) vs. Persephone vs. Lluvia
Lluvia traps Persephone in the ropes and hits her with a dropkick for another two.
Back to double teaming on Janai Kai backfires as Lluvia ends up taking out Persephone with a top rope crossbody.
Kai kicks Lluvia to the outside and puts on the Demon Clutch on Persephone who taps out
Winner & Still Featherweight Champion: Janai Kai (8:27) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 6
-After the match Delmi Exo is in the crowd and tells Kai that she’s pushed one too many of her buttons and stealing Duran was the biggest mistake Contra Unit could have made. Exo puts out a challenge to Kai right then and there but Kai tells her to get in the ring. Exo takes out a Sentai Death Squad member with a chair but as she goes to enter the ring, Kai runs away to the back.
-We cut to Salina De La Renta & she talks about knowing that it was Contra Unit and if she doesn’t get her father back unharmed there will be severe consequences.
National Openweight Title Falls Count Anywhere Match
Bad Dude Tito (c) vs. Matthew Justice
Jesus Rodriguez tries to choke out Matthew Justice with a garbage bag but gets taken out.
Justice places Bad Dude Tito on the table goes up the stairs of this arena and jumps off a ledge onto Tito and the table to get the win.
Winner & New National Openweight Champion: Matthew Justice (10:23) (NEW CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 6
-Joe Dombrowski is in the ring and brings out the World Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima. As he enters the ring, he gets attacked from behind by World Tag Team Champions Contra Unit. Matt Riddle runs out and sends them packing to help Kojima. Riddle gets on the mic and says he’s getting sick and tired of them and tells Minoru Suzuki & Ikuro Kwon to put the World Tag Team Titles on the line right then and there as Suzuki answers with Of course. Come on, fucking young boys.
World Tag Team Titles Match
Contra Unit (Minoru Suzuki & Ikuro Kwon) (c) vs. World Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima & Matt Riddle
Minoru Suzuki catches Matt Riddle off the apron with a rear naked choke before grabbing what looks like part of the ring skirt and choking out Riddle with it.
The referee tries to intervene as Ikuro Kwon sprays red mist into Satoshi Kojima’s face.
Suzuki tosses the referee out of the ring as the match is thrown out.
Winners: No One (No Contest) (6:55) (Contra Unit retains)
Rate: 6
-After the match Suzuki & Riddle keep going at it until Kwon enters with chairs and he & Suzuki continue to attack Riddle until dozens of security and personnel run into the ring to keep them all apart.
6 Man Tag Team Match
Atlantis, Star Jr & Atlantis Jr vs. Barbaro Cavernario, Magnus & Felino
Atlantis enters a flurry of arm drags and backbreakers before hitting a Plancha on Barbaro Cavernairo on the outside.
The cameras have a hard time keeping up with all this fast-moving action that ends with Atlantis Jr hitting a frog splash on Felino to get the win.
Winners: Atlantis Jr, Atlantis & Star Jr (12:35)
Rate: 7
-2 masked members of Los Aztecas make their way to the ring, as the Doomsday clock comes up on the screen. Donovan Dijak & Saint Laurent make their way to the ring. Los Aztecas try their best to go after Dijak, but he takes them out with a double chokeslam before suplexing one onto the other. Dijak continues as Saint Laurent asks if anyone back there has the balls to take on Dijak as they have an open contract. Dijak takes their masks off and says the MLW locker room is full of nothing but a bunch of cowards who haven’t been a threat in 15 years. He brings up that Kenta hasn’t been a threat since some guy started doing his finisher better than he does and Matt Riddle is only a threat when he goes to the dispensary and they don’t have his favorite strain. Dijak then looks over at Tom Lawlor and says that Lawlor spent 5 seconds in the ring with him and then decided to do commentary for the rest of his career. Lawlor has enough of this and enters the ring as Dombrowski keeps saying that he isn’t clear to fight. They push referees away and start brawling before dozens of security members enter to keep them apart.
Middleweight Title Triple Threat Match
Mistico (c) vs. Titan vs. Averno
Titan takes down Mistico and hits his top rope double stomp but Averno breaks up the count.
Mistico takes them both to the outside and hits them with back 2 back dives.
Mistico keeps fighting them both off before trapping Averno in La Mistica as he taps out right away
Winner & Still Middleweight Champion: Mistico (23:44) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 7
-After the match Barbaro Cavernario runs out and attacks Mistico before he pulls off his mask. Cavernario gets on the mic and puts out a challenge to Mistico and his Middleweight Title for Kings Of Colosseum on January 11th.
-Salina De La Renta yelling at someone on the phone for going back to the hotel instead of finding the kidnapped Cesar Duran. Jesus Rodriguez & Los Aztecas find Duran tied up to a chair as he says he doesn’t know if it was Contra Unit that did this to him. De La Renta seems to be breaking water and says It’s time as Jesus & Los Aztecas rush to get her to the hospital. Duran finds a piece of paper in his pocket that he seems conflicted about before he goes and joins the rest of them.
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