Lucha Underground star Johnny Mundo recently spoke with Huffington Post‘s Pollo Del Mar while promoting the current season of the El Rey Network show.
Mundo talks about what sets Lucha Underground apart from other wrestling shows, including the attention to detail in presentation, character development, and other aspects. You can read a few excerpts below:
Johnny Mundo talks about Lucha Underground being unique:
“The collision of [Mexican] Lucha and American psychology, the ability to integrate the environment, hardcore and MMA into pro wrestling is unique to Lucha Underground. It’s really becoming an evolution of pro wrestling from that collision of styles in the ring to the way vignettes are shot and it’s aired on TV.”
“The world of Lucha Underground is different than any other in pro wrestling. It’s darker, more mysterious, even supernatural at times. It’s that way because, at the inception, creators had this vision. For Season 1, and now for Season 2, they had the creative integrity to follow through with the idea that we want our characters to be darker and more multi-layered than any other promotion.”
Lucha Underground’s attention to character detail:
“The rest of the roster have stories which start, are stopped, are given different characters, gimmicks. It’s confusing and creates a convoluted product. On the talent end, it’s frustrating and, from the perspective of a fan, it feels like a waste of time to invest in a storyline that doesn’t pay off. That doesn’t happen in Lucha Underground. Here everyone has a role.”
Mundo continues, talking about why Lucha Underground is entertaining:
“Lucha Underground is a combination of new psychology, new moves and a new take on wrestling; an evolution of wrestling. In my opinion, it is entertaining. It is the kind of wrestling I want to watch. It is the kind of stories I want to tell, which is why I intend to be part of it.”
