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Between this and the Sabu retirement match the previous day, Joey Janela sure knows how to book a feel-good main event that actually *means* something IRL. I mean, as much as you can call that Sabu match "feel-good", but you get the sentiment.

Great write-up by cusbfan : https://thecubsfan.com/cmll/2025/04/20/wwe-buys-lucha-libre-aaa/

No shit. Hell, they already do that. Even CM Punk talked about it this week (which was an amazing moment of lucidity on his part, and he doesn't have many). Plus, they already lowballed Stephanie Vaquer (she got a bigger offer from AEW, bigger to the point WWE told her to take the offer) and she still went with them because it was her "dream" (call that brainwashing rather). I dunno how her dream looks like now that WWE has bought out people who support the man who tried to murder her (even Konnan has talked shit about her I think, and hell, Alberto and all as the champ so...). Another fascinating tidbit, remember how Hijo de Dr. Wagner was supposed to sign with WWE, then signed with AAA. Well, the end result is the same.

They would sure love to kill off RevPro since they are affiliated with NJPW/CMLL and friends with AEW. wXw I'm guessing would work for them. And really, having a fulltime touring company is not even the goal. The goal is to own everything and kill off the rest. They have already infiltrated the US indies with the ID stuff. They are like a cancer, really. It's a global plan. TKO is taking over boxing too and making their best effort to hurt boxers rights. They want it all.

Considering who they are aligned with, if they wanted to use it as dogwhistle they would use it talking about Sami Zayn, really. Remember Sami Zayn, when he was he most over guy in the company last year ?

I mean, honestly I couldn't give two fucks about AAA. This company is horrible, has put a women-beater/rapist as its top star (and as it stands, he still is). They can get fucked. The real issue is the overall effect on the Mexican market, CMLL and lucha libre as a culture in the long run. Gotta love the fact that on the same day, they announce they purchased the #2 company in Mexico and Fénix debut at Mania doing the job to a racist anti-Mexican gimmick that is getting cheered by the American audiences. Yeah, Levesque sure "loves the style". Plus, let's not kid ourselves. They are gonna try to do the same thing in Japan and Europe too. It's most probably in the plans already. Fuck, if they announced on the pre-show they purchased NOAH and in a month Naito shows up there I won't even be that surprised.

I've seen the clip. *everything* about it is terrible. The super slow pacing with ridiculous face expression, the execution, not to mention the fact that it comes after a thousand finisher spam kick outs. If this stuff happened in WCW in 1999, people would make endless fun of it. Since this is Mania, we get "THIS IS CINEMA" cringe comments.

Between Lesveque talking about how he'll keep "traditional lucha" alive (yeah, that's absolutely what AAA was about), Stephanie Vaquer standing her while the company that employs the family of the guy who tried to murder her is being brought in the light, Andrade looking like he fears he's gonna get sent back working to Mexico on a regular basis, this is quite the collective hallucination. This is of course awful for the pro-wrestling landscape, no matter how awful AAA has been lately. I wonder if they are gonna rename it Triple A. I also wonder if they basically are gonna send every malcontent people they have there as punishment (come on, they would TOTALLY do that). No one asked a question about Alberto at the presser I guess, uh ? Maybe he's gonna be fired like Jarrett was on Nitro. Holy fuck ! Speaking of Jarrett, he's kind reliving the end of Nitro ! Of sorts ! Also, Konnan. Proud of himself I guess. What about la Hiedra (against whom Vaquer has a defamation lawsuit or something of that sort) ? What about all the people who CMLL has blacklisted and that WWE don't want ? Anywoo.

? There was like 3 matches in 90 minutes. It's a non-stop barrage of adds and celebrity shots between every match. If *this* is fanatastic pace for a WWE show, then I have no word. I'm still shocked at how awful the Gunther vs Jey match was. WWE buying AAA is stuff out of a fever dream.

Well, that was fun sloppy-ass match. I ain't watching MAGA Roman & hypocrite bitch Phil, I have my limits. So that was the most WWE i've watched (and will) in years. That was MAGAMania, and boy WWE is a mediocre as fuck as far as pro-wrestling goes and the events are unbearable to watch. That and well, PWO of course, so shhhh. 'night.

Swerve, bro.

Despite the two russian pira dudes speaking, I can still hear Micheal Cole doing the "For the championship !" nearfall killer announcing. Don't pretend he's any better than before.

My pleasure. Is it me or this match is kinda falling apart ? They have blown a bunch of spots.

Charlotte looks as bored as the audience. Either that or she's already mentally into no-sell mode.

She's got that "Barbie jobbing tonight" look on her face too.

Fuck me, I'm still awake. I missed Fénix, but apparently missed nothing. Yeah, they added a flashlight into it.

Best option is not watch it at all. Actually getting sleepy. Hopefully migraine leave me the fuck alone. Damn, WWE does suck ass.

You mean Meng, of WCW fame.

Watching with the sound off... ya know (plus there are two russians guys talking over it anyway) When I was watching MLW years ago, I always thought Jacob Fatu was ridiculously overrated. But MLW has always been the worse place to gauge talent. Yes, this match is the best thus far, but LA Knight is just as good as Fatu. Yeah, he's *good*, really good even. He's nowhere near what he's pimped to be. Never has, still isn't.

And for the record, I don't even hear the announcing, which I have no doubt make it even worse.

Seriously, all jokes aside and all political content aside, as a *pro-wrestling show*, this is just awful, I'm sorry.

Hey ! Jacob Fatu of MLW fame ! You know that Hammerstone is back with MLW ? He absolutely is after a failed TNA stint.

So to get over in WWE, you gotta repeat Yeet or Yeah a lot. Awesome that pro-wrestling has moved forward to reach that point of creative brillance. WWE audience being appreciative of this kind of amazingly deep content should be commended.

Good for me I'm actually listening to a cool DJ set at the same time, hoping to get sleepy soon. Hey, I recognize that guy ! Eli Drake of TNA fame !