Rey Mysterio Discusses The Changes At AAA Since WWE Acquired It

Rey Mysterio says he’s excited about how far AAA has come since WWE acquired the promotion. He believes the company has grown a lot in a short span of time.

WWE officially announced its acquisition of AAA during WrestleMania 41 weekend in April 2025. Since then, the two companies have regularly exchanged talent, with WWE and NXT stars appearing at AAA events while AAA wrestlers have crossed over onto WWE programming.

Speaking with Ringside Collectibles, Mysterio shared his thoughts on AAA’s growth over the past year and said the changes have happened incredibly quickly. According to him, AAA is now being seen “all around the world.” He also compared the current moment to the 1990s, when many wrestling fans outside Mexico first discovered lucha libre through WCW. (via Fightful)

“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.”

The Hall of Famer regularly wrestled in AAA (then known as Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos) from 1992 to 1996, before signing with WCW and eventually WWE. After WWE released Mysterio in 2015, he had another brief run in AAA spanning almost a year. He had another appearance at the promotion in 2018 before returning to WWE in 2018. He noted that watching the promotion grow on a global stage has made this feel like a full-circle moment in his career.

“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.”

The partnership has also expanded through events such as Worlds Collide, bringing talent from both promotions together.