Rey Mysterio Discusses AAA’s Growth Since Being Acquired By WWE

Rey Mysterio discusses AAA’s growth since the company was acquired by WWE prior to WrestleMania 41 in 2025.

At WrestleMania 41, it would be announced that WWE had acquired AAA and would begin playing a part in producing the lucha libre shows for the company. Now, several WWE names have become staples of AAA programming, including AAA Mega Champion Dominik Mysterio and his father Rey, who serves as an authority figure in the promotion.

While speaking to Ringside Collectibles in a new interview, Rey Mysterio spoke about the growth of AAA since being acquired by WWE.

“I’m very excited, very positive minded, optimistic that it is definitely going in the direction that at one time, Konnan wanted this direction to eventually happen, to be able to display lucha libre around the world, from the group of guys that entered into WCW in 96 and through WCW, a lot of wrestling fans were able to discover what Lucha Libre was because they gave us the opportunity. Now with the acquisition of WWE with AAA, now it’s really stamped all over the world, all around the world. So it’s a very exciting moment, not just for me as a first timer, being with that company, with AAA from the moment it kicked off, to be able to still be around and enjoy this full circle moment is incredible, and the AAA talent are also very excited to see the growth and how it’s happening so fast. The evolution of the sport and the acquisition is happening so fast. So I’m happy that the world is witnessing and enjoying it with us at the same time.”

Elsewhere in a previous appearance in AAA, Rey spoke about potentially bringing Bad Bunny to AAA. You can read more about that here.

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