Good news to fellow wrestling fans, especially those who have been waiting for Lucha Underground to appear on their screen.

First and exclusive on Malaysian TV, wrestling fans are in for some adrenaline pumping fun as KIX HD and Astro is bringing Lucha Underground to TV screens this April 25th which is next Monday, only on Astro Channel 729.

Citing Shawn Michael and Roddy Pipper as his wrestling heroes, Lucha Underground will star none other than WWE legend, Johnny Mundo (real name: John Randall Hennigan). Hennigan left WWE and joined Lucha Underground in Sept 2014.

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Here’s a short and brief background about the TV series Lucha Underground.

“THE BRAINCHILD OF HOLLYWOOD MAESTRO ROBERT RODRIGUEZ ( KILL BILL, SIN CITY, GRINDHOUSE, SPY KIDS) AND MARK BURNETT, LUCHA UNDERGROUND INTRODUCES 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.”

Having Lucha Underground on our TV screen is definitely something wrestling fans are happy with, and the TV series has been doing well so far in overseas with good ratings. We hope that this exciting news will lead to more revenue and viewership to the show in Malaysia too.