The Undertaker Discusses His Creative Role in AAA, His Involvement in the El Grande Americano Storyline

WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker was the guest on the latest Insight with Chris Van Vliet, discussing his current creative role with Lucha Libre AAA, how much involvement he had in the El Grande Americano versus Original El Grande Americano storyline, and more. Below are some highlights from Insight:

The Undertaker on How Much Credit He Takes for the El Grande Americano Storyline

“Myself and Jeremy Borash kind of had this idea, but El Grande and Chad Gable, man, they took the thought and the idea, and they really took it to a whole different level. There were some highly motivating speeches that I gave both of them before they would go out.”

On What His Speeches To Them Sounded Like

“I don’t know how [if I can say], there’s a bunch of kids here [laughs]. No, I would reiterate to them how important what they’re about to go out and do is not only for AAA but for their own personal careers, trying to motivate them to do things differently and be more edgy, more aggressive, more violent, right? It took a while for that to kind of set in, and for them to see my vision. My vision is, I want us to put out a product that is completely different from NXT; it’s completely different from SmackDown or Raw. I want it to be different from every other wrestling. That starts, to me, with storytelling, athleticism, and aggression. It’s a process, and everybody’s starting to buy into it and realizing that what we’re doing down there has got the attention of the wrestling community.”

On His Current Role in AAA

“I thought I dodged that question. I went all the way around it. That’s why you’re the best, because I thought I went all the way around it, and you would forget that. Oh my gosh! I guess in layman’s terms, I’m the head of creative.”

The two versions of El Grande Americano finally faced off in a Mask vs. Mask match at Noche de los Grandes on May 30. Ludwig Kaiser’s Americano defeated Chad Gable, forcing him to unmask.