Mark Burnett Planning To Make Lucha Underground Available For More People

In an interview with The Philadelphia Tribune-Review, Mark Burnett spoke about the success of Lucha Underground and plans for the show’s future. Here are highlights:

On what makes Lucha Underground different: “‘Lucha Underground’ clearly is wrestling but has an extra level of acrobatics. It’s got a really great level of backstory and mystery with the masked wrestler. These backstories with these wrestlers are of the historical Aztec Mexican heritage that are fighting in America in East Los Angeles.”

On making it available for more people: “We’re going to get this distributed on a second window going back to the first episode so it will be much more available,” Burnett says. “We’ve got many people who want it. We just want to get the most eyeballs possible. Therefore, the only way to do it is to make it available and easy to find.”

On taking LU on the road: “We also are going to start putting together big live events, go beyond television, do more ‘Lucha Underground’ for the public. The demand is there. We owe it to the fans and the sport.”