LuchaWorld.com is reporting that Rey Mysterio has left WWE & is returning to AAA Lucha Libre. This is the first news on Mysterio’s status in a long while. The last word was that he was stuck in his WWE deal & he wasn’t cashing his paychecks.
Source: Bleacher Report
Former WWE & TNA Star Chavo Guerrero Jr. will be working in a backstage role & performing for El Rey Network’s new Lucha Underground series with Mexico’s AAA promotion.
Former TNA stars, Frankie Kazarian & The Young Bucks have reportedly turned down deals for the series.
Former WWE talents Ezekiel Jackson, Maxine & Savannah were offered deals. Reportedly today is the last day for those offered deals to sign them.
Reports are that some talents have been hesitant to sign the deals because of the length of exclusivity, the lack of guaranteed money & the inability to work indies without approval from Lucha Underground officials. Some talents have been offered $750 per match while others have been offered just $200 per match.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
El Rey Network & Mark Burnett’s One Three Media announced production start on Lucha Underground, a hour-long weekly series which is partnered with Mexico’s AAA Lucha Libre promotion. The series will premiere Wednesday, October 8th at 8pm E on the El Rey Network.
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Mark Burnett (producer of “The Bible”, “The Voice” & “Survivor”) is teaming with Robert Rodriguez’s new Latino-themed El Rey Network to create a weekly hour-long series featuring a new lucha libra league. The Mexican wrestling series will debut in the second half of 2014.
Burnett’s One Three Media will partner with Lucha Libra AAA (Mexico’s leading league) & FactoryMade Ventures. Antonio Cue Sanchez-Navarro & LatinoAmerica’s largest production group, Alex Garcia’s AG Studios, are also on board for the new venture.
The El Rey Network, which launched in December, is a new 24-hour English-language network targeting the Latino 18-49 audience. The network has a national distribution agreement with Comcast.
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