Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship
| Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Inaugural champion Fénix (not wearing the Gift of the Gods belt) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Lucha Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | April 19, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | June 26, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Gift of the Gods Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Lucha Underground on its weekly television show. Unlike most traditional professional wrestling championships the Gift of the Gods Championship is promoted by what it grants the champion instead of being the main prize in itself; holding the Gift of the Gods Championship entitles the champion to a match for the Lucha Underground Championship at a time of their choosing, provided they give a one-week notice to properly promote such a high profile match. The concept is similar to the WWE Money in the Bank contract that also grants a title match at the winner's option, but unlike Money in the Bank, it does not allow for an immediate championship match. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via scripted endings to matches. If the Gift of the Gods champion redeems the championship for a Lucha Underground Championship match, the medallions are removed and redistributed to determine the competitors for the now vacant title.
The championship is current vacant after previous champion Pentagón Dark cashed it in during a television taping on June 26, 2016.
Background
In season 1, episode 27 ("Ancient Medallions") Dario Cueto, the storyline owner of Lucha Underground, revealed that he had gathered seven ancient Aztec medallions during a taped segment.[1] He explained that they represented the seven tribes of the ancient Aztec world and that whomever held all seven of them would gain a "gift from the gods". Later on he ordered seven wrestlers to come to the ring; Cage, Fénix, Killshot, King Cuerno, Pentagón Jr, Sexy Star and The Mack. The winner of the seven-way match would win the first of seven medallions. Fénix won the match and the first of the medallions.[1] In episode 30 ("Submit to the Master") Cueto announced that Jack Evans and Argenis would wrestle for the second of the medallions in a match that Jack Evans won.[2] Episodes showing how the remaining five medallions were awarded has not yet aired, but reports from the taping of the final match revealed that Aero Star, Bengala, Big Ryck, King Cuerno and Sexy Star win the remaining medallions at some point prior to episode 39 Ultima Lucha.[3] During Ultima Lucha Cueto revealed that the seven medallions all slotted into a wrestling championship called the "Gift of the Gods Championship", which would grant the champion a match for the Lucha Underground Championship any time they wanted, provided they gave Cueto a week's notice so he could promote the match. Fénix outlasted the other six competitors and won the Gift of the Gods Championship[3] After the Gift of the Gods Champion is vacated to challenge for the Lucha Underground Championship, the medallions are redistributed among the roster and the seven winners face off to determine a new chamnpion.[4]
Title history
| # | Order in reign history |
|---|---|
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fénix | 1 | April 19, 2015 | 209 | Ultima Lucha | Defeated Aero Star, Bengala, Big Ryck, Jack Evans, King Cuerno and Sexy Star to become the inaugural champion. This episode aired on tape delay on August 5, 2015. | [3] |
| 2 | King Cuerno | 1 | November 14, 2015 | 7 | A Much Darker Place | This episode aired on tape delay on January 27, 2016. | [5][6] |
| 3 | Fénix | 2 | November 21, 2015 | 1 | Gift of the Gods Ladder Match | This was a ladder match. The episode aired on tape delay on March 2, 2016. | [7] |
| — | Vacated | — | November 22, 2015 | — | Life After Death | Vacated when Fénix cashed in his shot at the Lucha Underground Champion Mil Muertes. This episode aired on tape delay on March 16, 2016. | [8] |
| 4 | Guerrero Jr., ChavoChavo Guerrero Jr. | 1 | January 10, 2016 | 6 | Crime & Punishment | Defeated Aero Star, El Siniestro de la Muerte, Joey Ryan, Sexy Star, Texano, and The Mack for the vacant championship. This episode aired on tape delay on May 18, 2016. | [9] |
| 5 | Cage | 1 | January 16, 2016 | 1 | Enter the Mundo | This episode aired on tape delay on May 25, 2016. | |
| — | Vacated | — | January 17, 2016 | — | Lucha Underground (season 2) | Vacated when Cage cashed in his shot at the Lucha Underground Champion Matanza Cueto. | |
| 6 | Sexy Star | 1 | January 31, 2016 | 48 | Ultima Lucha Dos | Defeated Daga, El Siniestro de la Muerte, Killshot, Mariposa, Marty Martinez and Nightclaw, to win the vacant championship. | [10] |
| 7 | Mundo, JohnnyJohnny Mundo | 1 | March 19, 2016 | 22 | Lucha Underground (season 3) | This episode aired on tape delay on October 26, 2016. | [11] |
| — | Vacated | — | April 10, 2016 | — | Lucha Underground (season 3) | Vacated when Johnny Mundo cashed in his match for the Lucha Underground Champion Sexy Star. This episode aired on tape delay on November 23, 2016. | |
| 8 | Pentagón Dark | 1 | June 25, 2016 | 1 | Ultima Lucha Tres | Defeated Son of Havoc in a ladder match for the vacant title. This episode has yet to be aired. | [12] |
| — | Vacated | — | June 26, 2016 | — | Ultima Lucha Tres | Vacated when Pentagón Dark cashed in his match for the Lucha Underground Champion Prince Puma. This episode has yet to be aired. | [12] |
List of combined reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fénix | 2 | 210 |
| 2 | Sexy Star | 1 | 48 |
| 3 | Johnny Mundo | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | King Cuerno | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Chavo Guerrero Jr. | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Cage | 1 | 1 |
| Pentagón Dark | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Ancient Medallions". Lucha Underground. Season 1. May 13, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- ↑ "Submit to the Master". Lucha Underground. Season 1. June 3, 2015. El Rey Network (US), UniMás (MX).
- 1 2 3 Boutwell, Josh (2015-04-26). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly for 4/26/15". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ↑ "Dehnel's Lucha Underground report 7/22: The Medallions explained, Battle Royal for final medallion, Johnny Mundo, Big Ryck, Cage vs. Mack, more; Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Lucha Underground season 2 taping spoilers: what's Mil Muertes up to?". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ Peeples, Jeremy (January 27, 2016). "Lucha Underground Results: Season 2 Kicks off with an Intergender word title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Lucha Underground season 2 taping spoilers: Prince Puma, Johnny Mundo, PJ Black". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Lucha Underground Season 2 Episode 8 Taping". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ↑ Stuckey, Dan (January 15, 2016). "1/10 Lucha Underground TV Taping Spoilers". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ Boutwell, Josh (February 8, 2016). "Viva La Raza: Lucha Weekly (2/8/16)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ Boutwell, Josh (April 2, 2016). "Viva La Raza Lucha Weekly (4/2/16): Several stars leaving AAA, Mysterio Vs. Angle, Callahan signs with Lucha Underground". WrestleView. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- 1 2 Meltzer, Dave (July 4, 2016). "July 4, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: NJPW G1 tournament preview, Ali vs. Inoki anniversary, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 28–32. ISSN 1083-9593.