Tonight Lucha Underground kicks off season two on El Rey! Below are the full audio and some transcribed quotes from interviews WrestleZone Radio has recently conducted with with Chavo Guerrero and producer Chris DeJoseph. Both interviews discuss tonight’s much anticipated season premiere.
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Chavo Guerrero
On what fans can expect from Rey Mysterio’s in-ring work in Lucha Underground:
CG: We all change our styles the older we get and the more hurt we get. We change our styles also because we get smarter. The things that we did just because we could do them when we were younger… like, “Let’s just throw a backflip in there for no reason.” We would just do it. Now we are doing it and we get the mileage out of it. Rey Mysterio could do a lot more stuff before in his career but he’s a much better wrestler now. If that makes any sense. He’s a much better performer and everything he does in the ring means something now. Before, sometimes, in that lucha style, some of the things get lost because there are so many great things. All of a sudden it’s like… I compare it to the first Transformers movie. After the first hour of explosions I was like, “Ok. I am over the explosions. Tell me a story now.” It was just explosion after explosion after explosion after explosion. For the first ten minutes it was great but after that I was just like, “Ok, I’ve seen it.” Put me on a roller coaster. That’s what we like to do. Sometimes wrestling can get just explosion, explosion, explosion, explosion and there’s no story. There’s no emotional roller coaster and that’s really what wrestling is. That’s how we get you enthralled and in to that match. We can use the moves to do that but really it comes down to you have to tell a story. You have to make those people feel. You have to either make them hate you as a heel or really pull for you as a babyface. Where they are cheering for you. Like, “Come on!” They get emotionally invested in that match. Those are the best matches. It not just an explosion. Explosions are great, don’t get me wrong but that can’t be all that there is.
On whether or not Konnan will be involved in Season 2 of Lucha Underground:
CG: Konnan is really good. He added a lot to the first season. That comes with years of being on tv and years of experience. The guy really isn’t getting in the ring because he is older and hurt and stuff now. He doesn’t have to. He just adds to the show. His promos are so good. He’s so great on the mic. He really, really adds to it. As far as this season… yeah, you can’t go without Konnan.
Chris DeJoseph
On if Lucha Underground will be staying on Wednesday nights and continuing the “Wednesday Night Wars”:
CD: I believe the plan is to stay on Wednesdays as far as I know. Things can always change. I am just learning the news that we are coming back. I am sure that they will have us in the right spot and we’ll be ready to rock-and-roll.
On Vampiro’s recent Facebook rant about the company:
CD: I did see what Vampiro put out there. I think that Vamp is a very passionate, insane man (laughs). I really think he was trying to make a good point. I think he knows that there is a passionate, loyal fan base and I think he didn’t want those fans to be disappointed. But, yes, he is an absolute maniac.
On whether WWE is pulling inspiration from Lucha Underground:
CD: I think they’ve already tried with their kind of “comic book storyline.” Giving it special comic book treatment every time it’s on. I don’t think they are very successful at it but I do think that that’s part of it.
On whether or not we will see his WWE character Big Dick Johnson in the Lucha Underground Temple:
CD: You will never see Big Dick Johnson in the Lucha Underground Temple unless you come backstage. The way I see it, Vince (McMahon) owns a lot of things and he can own Big Dick Johnson. He can keep him.
