Over the years, pro wrestling has attracted surprise appearances by celebrities such as Seth Green, Jon Stewart and David Arquette shocking fans with their appearances.
According to the latest edition Wrestling Observer Newsletter:Danny McBride, “Pineapple Express,” “Alien. Promotional footage was shot at a recent taping at the Arena Coliseo in Mexico City. MLW founder Cort Bauer was involved with McBride’s show Eastbound & Down, which led the two to collaborate.
Alongside longtime partner Steve Little, McBride finds himself with a mysterious masked luchador known simply as Don Gato. Their appearances so far tell the legend of Don Gato, a tequila-loving luchador named for McBride’s brand of tequila. McBride, a North Carolina wrestling fan, and Eastbound & Down producers were very open about basing Will Ferrell’s character Ashley Shaffer on WWE Hall of Famer “Nature Boy” Ric Flair during the show’s 2009-2013 run.
McBride’s addition to MLW TV comes on the heels of news that they recently secured a streaming deal with Tubi. to air their recently revived weekly show “MLW Fusion” every Thursday night.
MLW also has Oscar nominee Paul Walter Hauser, who is struggling in the independent scene when he’s not starring in films like Richard Jewell and The Naked Gun.
