Lucha Underground took the wrestling world by storm in 2014. The wrestling promotion perfectly blended the cinematic feel of a television show and Lucha libre. The company was able to find success because they embraced the dramatics of being a cinematic wrestling show with wrestlers having powers, pre-taped dramatic segments that furthered storylines that could not be done live, and they had a rabid fanbase that created a unique atmosphere.
The show ran on for four seasons and created a lasting imprint on the wrestling world. However, the real key to the promotion was the immense talent they had on their roster. From past WWE Champions to future AEW stars, the company had one of the best rosters in years.
10 Rey Fenix
Rey Fenix was introduced into the Lucha Underground universe as the younger brother of Pentagon Jr., and the two quickly began a feud with one another. Fenix played a perfect babyface as his moveset was flashy and exciting; he contained so much likeability and began challenging for the Lucha Underground Championship. Fenix was the first-ever Gift of the Gods Champion and eventually won the Lucha Underground Championship, making himself one of the companies most prominent stars. Fenix wrestled in all four seasons of the show and joined AEW when the company discontinued. In AEW, his brother Pentagon and himself won the AEW Tag Team Championship in a classic match against The Young Bucks.
9 Io Shari
Former NXT Women's Champion and NXT Women's Tag Team Champion Io Shirai has risen to become one of the most decorated women in wrestling today. She won the NXT Competitor of the Year in 2020 and became someone the company can trust to put on incredible matches. Shirai held the NXT Women's Championship for 304 days and became a household name through her reign.
However, it may surprise fans to know that before her NXT success, she wrestled in Lucha Underground as part of The Black Lotus Triad with Kairi Sane and Mayu Iwatani. Interestingly enough, Shirai beat Pentagon in a classic match but was never used by the company again.
8 Brian Cage
Brian Cage was an essential piece of Lucha Underground from the show's debut. Known simply as Cage with the company, he quickly feuded for the Lucha Underground Championship. Due to Cage's size, he fluctuated between a dominant face and a monster heel. Cage went on to win the Gift of the Gods Championship and had memorable matches with Matanza Cueto and Johnny Mundo, and Prince Puma, showing the versatility he can have in opponents. In AEW, now as Brian Cage, he was a massive monster for Team Taz, aligning himself with the commentator as he gave Cage the legendary FTW Championship that was famous in ECW.
7 Jake Hager
AEW's Jake Hager was the final Lucha Underground Champion as well as the final Gift of the Gods Champion. Hager was a part of Lucha Underground's final season, as he was with WWE up until 2017. Adding Hager was a major addition to the company in terms of accomplishments as they had signed a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Hager cashed in his Gift of the Gods Championship on Pentagon and won the Lucha Underground Championship at Ultimate Lucha Cuatro, the company's final show. Hager would then join AEW, joining his former Lucha Underground partner Sammy Guevara as part of The Inner Circle.
6 Isaiah "Swerve" Scott
Isaiah "Swerve" Scott was one of the biggest highlights of NXT in 2021. Scott was part of the NXT group, Hit Row, which was beloved by fans over for their authenticity and path to stardom. Scott was the best wrestler out of the group, winning the NXT North American Championship, and looked to be a megastar for WWE for years to come until the company released the group (B-Fab a week earlier) right after calling them up to SmackDown. However, in Lucha Underground, he helped build his name up under the name "Killshot," a military vet turned wrestler. As Killshot, he became one of the most consistent performers for the company, having memorable matches with Marty "The Moth" Martinez, Son of Havoc, and Dante Fox.
5 Ricochet
In a wrestling promotion that was laid out like a real drama television program, Ricochet was the biggest protagonist of Lucha Underground while he was there. Ricochet was a masked luchador known as Prince Puma and was immediately billed as the babyface star of the company. During his time with the company, he won the Lucha Underground Trios Championship with Dragon Azteca Jr. and Rey Mysterio. He also won the Lucha Underground Championship twice.
The great high-flyer left the company to join WWE, where he became a star in NXT for his unique moveset. While with WWE, Ricochet has won the NXT North American Championship and the Intercontinental Championship.
4 Sammy Guevara
One of the four pillars of AEW, and the current Interim TNT Champion, Sammy Guevara, was a part of Lucha Underground's final season. Guevara was in teams with XO Lishus and Ivelisse, as well as teaming with Jake Hager before having an eventual feud with his now Inner Circle partner. Guevara's match against Hager had memorable spots, with the most memorable being the backflip he performed off of a balcony onto Hager. Guevara only wrestled a couple of matches in the season and didn't get to showcase his full potential like he has in AEW, but the matches he put on in his short time with the company proved why AEW rates him so highly.
3 Pentagon Jr.
Arguably the biggest breakout star of the company was Pentagon Jr., aka Pentagon Dark. Pentagon contained everything that made Lucha Underground work, from a great Lucha libre wrestling style to a fully fleshed-out television character and moveset that would allow wrestlers to be taken out of action, leaving Pentagon to be a perfect antagonist for the show.
Now, Pentagon is enjoying great success in AEW with fellow Lucha Underground star Fenix s The Lucha Bros. The Lucha Bros recently lost the AEW Tag Team Championship to Jurassic Express that saw Fenix suffer a gruesome arm injury. With Fenix out of action, it will be interesting to see if AEW embraced the heel work Pentagon displayed in Lucha Underground.
2 John Morrison
John Morrison was one of the immediate draws for the company when it first started. Morrison, going under the name Johnny Mundo in Lucha Underground, had an incredibly impressive resume as a former WWE Superstar. With WWE, Morrison was a former champion with The Miz as well as Joey Mercury in respective teams. Morrison also captured the Intercontinental Championship and was a main event star for WWE's ECW rebrand, which saw Morrison win the ECW Championship. Morrison returned to WWE after Lucha Underground ended and went on to win the WWE World Tag Team Championship once again with The Miz before being released in late 2021.
1 Rey Mysterio
The most well-known luchador in North America, and possibly the world, Rey Mysterio applied his trade in Lucha Underground in between stints with WWE. Mysterio was the perfect signing for the company in 2015 as he took a company with a lot of potential in the first season to an established and serious alternative to WWE during its second season.
Mysterio had classic matches with Prince Puma (now Ricochet) and had legendary matches when he teamed with Puma and Dragon Azteca Jr, going on to win the Lucha Underground Trios Championship. Unfortunately, Mysterio's time in Lucha Underground ended in the third season, as he was locked in a cage by Matanza Cueto and did not return for the following season.