Konnan Recalls Backstage Reaction To Nick Khan’s Speech At AAA TripleMania

Konnan says that Nick Khan’s speech to the AAA roster at TripleMania was well-received backstage. As you may recall, Khan spoke to the talent at TripleMania XXXIII last month before the show told them that WWE was not there to change the company, and wanted to help the promotion gain a worldwide audience. Konnan spoke with Denise Salcedo for Instinct Culture recently and spoke about how WWE’s ownership of AAA is benefiting the latter company, while also talking about the WWE executives that were at the show.

“They’re promoting it and going to the shows,” Konnan said of WWE (per Fightful). “At TripleMania, at the very beginning, who went into the ring? Hunter [Triple H] and Shawn (Michaels). The place went nuts. They traveled there. Nick Khan gave a speech in the locker room. Everybody was pumped up. He was motivating everybody. Hunter motivated everybody.”

He continued, “To see them there shows them that they care. They could’ve been somewhere else. Plus, the fact that they’re trying to get us a TV deal. You’ll be able to watch us on TV, not YouTube. The way they want to promote us worldwide, not just in Mexico and the United States. Worldwide. They understand this is something that can get traction worldwide. We’re just starting.”

WWE and AAA are presenting their latest Worlds Collide show on Friday in Las Vegas, with the show airing live on YouTube.