Wrestling veteran and current AEW talent Jeff Jarrett has worked everywhere in the world, including spending time in Mexico, where he even lost a hair-vs-hair match in 2018. With AEW’s partnership with CMLL, in addition to WWE’s acquisition of AAA, which led to the recent mask-vs-mask match between the El Grande Americano characters at AAA Noche de los Grandes, the lucha libre scene in each Mexico and America is hot right away.
On an episode of his “My World” podcast, Jarrett spoke about The Undertaker’s recent comments that many stars on the foremost roster in WWE need to work with him in AAA, where he’s helping lead the charge in the case of booking. Jarrett said that did not surprise him.
“It’s the eagerness of the Lucha libre culture,” Jarrett said. “That is sort of seductive, because they are a passionate fanbase. Years ago, within the 90s, when skilled wrestling was just really becoming an export, if you happen to will, the US projects, WCW and WWF on the time, were being exported. We might go into Germany, with just crazy, red-hot crowds, or wherever in Europe. But Mexico, once they get an Americanized product, but on their home turf, fit into their promotion, it hits different. It really does… Here it’s in 2026, and it’s almost as if numerous folks are only form of finding this out now… It’s cool to see. I believe that is great.”
Jarrett put over CMLL, which he said is on an “insane run” right away with quite a few sellouts and multiple shows on the best way. CMLL presented its NJPW Fantastica Mania Mexico 2026 for the primary time on the MyAEW platform on Friday.
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