The one yr anniversary of AAA being purchased by WWE is rapidly approaching, and the Mexican company has undergone quite a lot of changes since being taken over. The corporate’s biggest show of the yr, TripleMania, saw quite a lot of records broken in attendance and viewing figures. A brand latest television take care of FOX was secured in Mexico and South America, and quite a lot of roster members have managed to cross over and have on WWE programming. To say the acquisition has been a hit, and someone who has followed what’s been happening south of the border because the purchase was made has been Dave Meltzer, who covered what he thinks have been the most important changes for AAA in the newest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
The largest thing Meltzer noted was the Americanization, or “WWEification” of AAA. Stars like El Hijo del Vikingo, known for being certainly one of wrestling’s premier high-flyers, not flies in the best way he used to because he’s a heel, something WWE has used for years to get fans to stop cheering wrestlers with exciting arsenals. There’s also more run-ins than before, and lots more promos, with all of the fans in attendance mainly there to see the WWE Superstars who’ve traveled to Mexico slightly than the AAA roster itself.
Meltzer also identified a case of WWE attempting to either rewrite or simplify AAA’s history, with commentary consistently saying that La Parka was going for his sixth win within the Rey De Reyes tournament. While the character of La Parka has won the tournament five previous times, the person who previously portrayed La Parka died in 2020, which commentary never mentioned with a view to make things simpler.
With all that said, Meltzer did have some positives regarding the present incarnation of AAA. He claimed that the production is lots higher, to the purpose where it’s higher than AAA’s fundamental rival CMLL. The crowds are at all times hot, and in contrast to the North American crowds, they really care concerning the matches and are not focused on only the finish or if any of the participants have any aura. While Meltzer did say that among the matches, particularly the ladies’s bouts, aren’t that great, the overwhelming majority of matches find yourself being entertaining, and with AAA selling out nearly every show over since WWE took over, Meltzer concluded by saying that AAA’s weekly show is more entertaining TV product WWE currently produces.