El Rey Network offers Lucha Underground fans a chance to get reacquainted with the luchadores, who combine ancient tradition with extraordinary athleticism, with five hours of back-to-back episodes from season one on Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT beginning January 6th, culminating with an epic weekend long, 40-hour marathon of the entire season from Saturday, January 23rd at 10 AM ET, to Sunday, January 24th at 2 AM ET.
The episodes of season one will air in the following order:
Wednesday, January 6th @ 8 PM ET/PT
- Episode 124 – “Trios Champions” – airing Wednesday, January 6 at 8 PM ET/PT
- Episode 125 – “The Way of the Drago” – airing Wednesday, January 6 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 126 – “The Best in the Business” – airing Wednesday, January 6 at 10 PM ET/PT
- Episode 127 – “Ancient Medallions” – airing Wednesday, January 6 at 11 PM ET/PT
- Episode 128 – “Shoots and Ladders” – airing Wednesday, January 7 at 12 AM ET/PT
Wednesday, January 13th @ 8 PM ET/PT
- Episode 129 – “Fight to the Death” – airing Wednesday, January 13 at 18 PM ET/PT
- Episode 130 – “Submit to the Master” – airing Wednesday, January 13 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 131 – “The Desolation of Drago” – airing Wednesday, January 13 at 10 PM ET/PT
- Episode 132 – “All Night Long” – airing Wednesday, January 13 at 11 PM ET/PT
- Episode 133 – “Death vs. The Dragon” – airing Wednesday, January 14 at 12 AM ET/PT
Wednesday, January 20th @ 8 PM ET/PT
- Episode 134 – “Gold and Guerreros” – airing Wednesday, January 20 at 8 PM ET/PT
- Episode 135 – “Fuel to the Fire” – airing Wednesday, January 20 at 9 PM ET/PT
- Episode 136 – “The Beginning Of The End” – airing Wednesday, January 20 at 10 PM ET/PT
- Episode 137 – “PenUltimaLucha” – airing Wednesday, January 20 at 11 PM ET/PT
- Episode 138 – “UltimaLucha – Part I / Part II – airing Wednesday, January 21 at 12 AM ET/PT
Ancient tradition, extraordinary athleticism, and a flare for theatrics combine in El Rey Network’s wrestling series, “Lucha Underground”. The riveting original introduces American audiences to the high-flying aerial maneuvers, slingshot moves, dramatic masks, intricate, rapid-fire combinations and distinctive wrestling techniques of lucha libre, one of Mexico’s most popular sports.
Fans will have a ringside seat as masked villains and heroes face off to battle for wrestling supremacy. It provides enthusiastic viewers with an incredibly visceral and explosive experience with a focus on the artistry, originality, intense action and over-the-top characters that has come to define this phenomenal fan-favorite.
A celebration of lucha libre’s long-standing Mesoamerican heritage and culture dating back to 1863, this is programming that must be seen to be believed.
“Lucha Underground” is produced by MGM Television in association with FactoryMade Ventures for El Rey Network. Executive producers are Mark Burnett, Eric Van Wagenen (also showrunner) and Brian Edwards of MGM Television; Dorian Roldán from Lucha Libre AAA; Alejandro Garcia and Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro; El Rey Network co-founder Robert Rodriguez; FactoryMade Ventures and El Rey Network co-founders John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa and Skip Chaisson of Skip Films and El Rey Network. The series airs on El Rey Network and is distributed internationally by MGM Television.
Source: Latino Sports