Ever since WWE first took over the territories with Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan to create a global wrestling promotion, WWE has been on top of the industry. In the years that followed, WWE continued to acquire rivals WCW and ECW, although many fans would argue that any integration into WWE was less than successful.
WWE announced last year Acquisition of Mexico’s Luca Libre AAA Worldwideand fans expected the same, but commentator John “Bradshaw” Layfield believes that the promotion still maintains its core identity while also aligning with WWE programming. “WWE has never done integration very well,” Layfield said.Something for wrestling“The first integration that they did well, by the way, is AHA.”
JBL further claimed that WWE’s previous attempts to bring in other promotions failed because of the mindset McMahon developed when he took over the territories, as he never forgot how the territories wanted to end WWE before it took off. Because of this, he vowed to always keep WWE at the forefront.
El Hijo Del Vikingo, a former two-time AAA mega champion, shares JBL’s enthusiasm for the AAA/WWE relationship, describing it as a “win-win for everyone.” In an interview earlier this year, Vikingo talked about how he thinks WWE fans and AAA fans are being exposed to wrestlers in both promotions, while the performers are gaining new audiences and getting matches they wouldn’t otherwise have.
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