In the last month of 2020, many wrestling companies started talking about the possibility of working together; AAA and CMLL do not get along.
AEW and IMPACT Wrestling have teamed up, and who knows what 2021 will bring these two companies. Triple H has also said WWE is “open for business” when it comes to potential partnerships and collaborations with other companies, so it is an exciting time to be a fan of professional wrestling.
Still, the two biggest wrestling promotions in Mexico are committed to working together for a variety of reasons. The last time the two companies worked together didn’t end well, with the matches feeling more like a shoot between the wrestlers than a work.
Konnan, who has worked for WCW, IMPACT Wrestling, Lucha Underground and countless other promotions worldwide, has tried in the past to get AAA and CMLL to work together, but it just doesn’t work.
Konnan has tried to help AAA and CMLL work together
Recently, Konnan spoke to Michael Morales Torres of Lucha Libre Online and spoke openly about his frustrations at AAA and CMLL not letting go of their past to build a brighter future for both companies.
“I’ve tried to help them work together. But there is a natural paranoia. One company may not trust another or they have had problems in the past and that scar has not healed yet. And I say, ‘Bro … Who cares? It’s about giving people something different. Your champion comes here. The champion from here goes to there. ‘You bring a wrestler and do a 3 month program here and another wrestler there. And we all help each other. For example, it’s not like New Japan (NJPW) doesn’t work with us (AAA) because they work with the CMLL, that is, Consejo. The Consejo (CMLL) does not work with AAA due to a problem that occurred between two men who are no longer there (both founders have passed away).
“Picture that guy! I don’t even think Dorian (the owner of the AAA) was even born when that problem started. Maybe he was just a boy. Sofia (owner of CMLl) was just a girl. I think they don’t even know I don’t know if I explain it to myself Then they drag They once had an event here called “Padrísimo” Televisa (TV Network) got the two companies (AAA and CMLL) to work together Yes, and they really struggled with each other. They fought with each other. FOR REAL! The CMLL fanboys (fans) are like the WWE fans, but worse. They are thrown like you have no idea. Can you imagine these companies doing something together? “Would fill the whole country for years. But there are egos. There’s no other damn thing but ego.”
Would you like to see CMLL and AAA work together? What do you think it takes for these two companies to put their differences aside to do business with each other? Let us know by resonating in the comments section below.
Thanks to Lucha Libre Online for the interview transcript.
Published January 4, 2021 1:54 AM