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4 days ago
- Business
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What Is WWE's Goal with the AAA Purchase and Worlds Collide Show?
What Is WWE's Goal with the AAA Purchase and Worlds Collide Show? originally appeared on Athlon Sports. If you wrestle for WWE, you're not necessarily performing for millions on Raw and Smackdown every week. NXT is the developmental brand, and then Evolve and LFG are new shows that are searching for the next WWE superstar. Advertisement So what's going on with AAA? On the WrestleMania 41 preshow, WWE made the shocking announcement that it was purchasing Mexico's No. 2 promotion. This was surprising because WWE never made a big deal out of Lucha Libre. The company spent two decades looking for the next Rey Mysterio (who still wrestles there), and the answer may be his son, Dominik. WWE's partnership with AAA will begin on Saturday with the Worlds Collide show. Looking at the card will give us some clues about WWE's intentions with the Lucha promotion. Stephanie Vaquer (Getty) Stephanie Vaquer, who lost the NXT women's title in a shocker to Jacy Jayne this week, will compete at Worlds Collide. She will team with NXT's Lola Vice against AAA's Chik Tormenta & Dalys. The latest Worlds Collide match announcement came from an unlikely source. Comedian Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias announced that the Latino World Order (Dragon Lee, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz del Toro) will wrestle Octagon Jr., Mr. Iguana, & Aero Star. This is appropriate because the original Octagon teamed with El Hijo del Santo at the WCW-AAA Worlds Collide show in 1994, beating Eddy Guerrero & 'Love Machine' Art Barr in a double-mask vs. double-hair match. Advertisement The rest of the show includes these WWE vs. AAA matches: · Chad Gable vs. El Hijo del Vikingo · NXT North American champion Ethan Page vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Rey Fenix vs. Laredo Kid in a Fatal Four-Way match · Angel, Berto & Santos Escobar vs. Psycho Clown, Pagano & El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. So it looks like WWE is trying to raise the profile of AAA and introduce the Lucha brand to an American audience. WWE doesn't seem to be challenging CMLL for promotional supremacy in Mexico. Instead, WWE may have purchased AAA as a shortcut to starting an NXT Mexico brand. The company already started NXT UK before folding it into the regular NXT, and it could try again with a new version of NXT Europe. Advertisement The good news for Lucha Libre fans is that they can watch Worlds Collide for free on YouTube in English or Spanish. The show will start at 3 p.m. Eastern on Saturday. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miss Rita Rekindles Lucha VaVoom for Fire Relief
In its heyday, Lucha Va Voom was arguably the one of the most uniquely festive events in town. It was a gathering where Mexican wrestling, bodacious burlesque, comedy and often, live music, came together like a sexy slap to the head that made you laugh, gasp and cheer. Though its two promoters went their separate ways last year, each doing their own versions of the event with their names attached, there's always excitement when Lucha comes back to local theaters and clubs. Rita D'Albert's parties have been especially rockin' as she's leaned into her musical roots (she's been in some beloved L.A. bands and projects over the years, from The Pandoras to White Trash Wins Lotto) in producing the show."During the fires, I felt so anxious and unhelpful— like survivors guilt in real time," D'Albert shares, conveying a sentiment we all can relate to. "When we were advised to be ready to evacuate, I just reached out to all of my favorite performers and friends and the response was overwhelming." "I see this a Valentine to L.A., home to me and so many of my favorite people and artists," she adds. "I want to bring together people from all backgrounds and celebrate the strength and creativity of Angelenos."Feb. 19 will be her first all-ages event in Los Angeles, and the musical theme is, what else: Los Angeles! Artists will perform songs about L.A., and there are a lot of local legends on the bill, including Stray Cats' Slim Jim Phantom, L7's Donita Sparks, punk legends Kid Congo Powers and Alice Bag (performing as Juanita and Juan), Church and Love Bailey to name just a few. Comics Dana Gould and Jeff Davis will host and there will be roller skaters, aerialists, DJs and of course, lucha libre ring Charlie Paulson has put together the backing band, Kii Arens designed the event poster and Rose Apodaca curated the art auction featuring work from Shepard Fairey, Aaron Rose, Piper Ferguson, Merrrick Morton and many more. The proceeds will go to benefit Best Friends Animal Society, ARC Fire-Fighter Fund and Grief & Hope, a fund set up by volunteer artists/art professionals to directly assist the 400+ artists and art professionals who lost or suffered significant damage to their homes, studios and work. At the Belasco Theater, Wednesday, Feb. 19.
