Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors premiered on MTV2 on July 16, 2010. It focused on professional wrestling matches, with commentary from multiple commentators including Todd Romero, Kevin Kelly and Stevie Richards. Video packages highlighting wrestlers or storylines, air throughout each broadcast as well as several interactions between either the wrestlers themselves or with storyline involved characters. In 2012 the series was aired on the streaming service Hulu.
As of 2012, 20 episodes of Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors have aired as well as one special episode. [1] [2] [3]
| Season | Episodes | Network | First aired | Last aired | |
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| Specials | 1 | MTV2 | July 6, 2010 | – | |
| 1 | 7 | MTV2 | July 16, 2010 | August 27, 2010 | |
| 2 | 13 | MTV2 / Hulu | October 1, 2011 | October 3, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Location | Original Airdate | U.S. viewers (million) | |
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| 1 | "Behind The Mask" | Mexico / United States | July 6, 2010 | N/A | |
| Get a behind the scenes look at the Mexican wrestling phenomenon Lucha Libre as it gets ready to invade the US for the first time in English. | |||||
| Episode | Title | Location | Original Airdate | U.S. viewers (million) | |
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| 1.1 | "Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors Premieres" | Palm Springs, California | July 16, 2010 | 0.16 [4] | |
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| 1.2 | "Arizona's Favorite Son" | Palm Springs, California | July 23, 2010 | 0.09 | |
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| 1.3 | "The Awesome Surprise" | Springfield, Massachusetts | July 30, 2010 | 0.10 | |
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| 1.4 | "Bad Blood Brewing" | Springfield, Massachusetts | August 6, 2010 | 0.12 | |
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| 1.5 | "Cat and Mouse Games" | Paradise, Nevada | August 13, 2010 | 0.06 | |
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| 1.6 | "Here Comes the Bride" | Paradise, Nevada | August 20, 2010 | 0.09 | |
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| 1.7 | "Now That's Cool" | Paradise, Nevada | August 27, 2010 | 0.05 | |
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| Episode | Title | Location | Original Airdate | U.S. viewers (million) | |
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| 2.1 | "Crowning The Champion" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October 1, 2011 | 0.08 | |
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| 2.2 | "The Emperor" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October 8, 2011 | 0.10 | |
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| 2.3 | "The Wager Match" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October 15, 2011 | N/A | |
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| 2.4 | "Tag Team Champions Are Crowned" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October 22, 2011 | N/A | |
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| 2.5 | "Pure Choas" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October 29, 2011 | N/A | |
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| 2.6 | "Treachery Gets Treacherous" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | November 5, 2011 | N/A | |
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| 2.7 | "Lucha Roulette" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | November 12, 2011 | N/A | |
1. Rellik - Eliminated (1) by Marco Corleone 2. Sydistiko - Eliminated (6) by R. J. Brewer 3. Rocky Romero - Eliminated (2) by Petey Williams 4. Charly Malice - Winner 5. R. J. Brewer - Eliminated (7) by Charly Malice 6. Petey Williams - Eliminated (4) by Charly Malice 7. Marco Corleone - Eliminated (5) by Sydistiko 8. Shane Helms - Eliminated (3) by Sydistiko | |||||
| 2.8 | "Treachery and Malice" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | November 19, 2011 | N/A | |
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| 2.9 | "Sol Arises" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | September 5, 2012 | N/A | |
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| 2.10 | "Ooh Yeah!" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | September 12, 2012 | N/A | |
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| 2.11 | "Marco and the Odds" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | September 19, 2012 | N/A | |
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| 2.12 | "Just When You Think You Have The Answer..." | Albuquerque, New Mexico | September 26, 2012 | N/A | |
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| 2.13 | "Masked Warfare" | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October 3, 2012 | N/A | |
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