WWE working to secure U.S. visas, full-time deals for more AAA wrestlers
An update is available regarding WWE signing more AAA talent.
In Friday’s edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer wrote that while El Hijo del Vikingo is currently the only AAA wrestler under a full-time WWE deal, the company is working on obtaining U.S. visas and signing “everyone who is featured on TV to any real degree.”
Meltzer wrote:
“Currently the only AAA wrestler signed to a full-time WWE deal from Mexico is El Hijo del Vikingo, but they are now working on getting tons more signed and U.S. working visas for them. Basically everyone who is featured on TV to any real degree they are looking at signing.”
The full edition of this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter is available here for subscribers.
AAA returns to Fox in Latin America on Saturday, March 7 with the go-home show for Rey de Reyes, which takes place March 14 in Puebla, Mexico. The final Rey de Reyes qualifier will air on the show, with Mr. Iguana vs. Santos Escobar vs. Psycho Clown vs. Abismo Negro. Also scheduled for the episode are La Parka vs. the Original El Grande Americano and El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Dinamico.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.