Lucha Libre AAA names its first General Manager of the WWE ownership era tonight, with the reveal set for the promotion’s weekly Saturday show in Mexico City.
AAA President Marisela Peña will introduce the new authority figure on the broadcast, which streams at 10 ET/7 PT on FOX in Latin America and on YouTube and Facebook everywhere else. The announcement closes out a storyline that has built on AAA on FOX since mid-April.
It began on the April 18 episode, when Dorian Roldan pressed his mother to hand him the job. Peña held off, then used the April 25 broadcast to confirm she would open a search for the right candidate instead.
“It has been exactly a year since we made history at WrestleMania, and now it’s the time to make history again,” Peña said at the time, promising that “with the new General Manager in AAA, nothing will be the same.”
The vacancy has stood out. AAA has run without an on-screen authority figure since the promotion’s creative overhaul under WWE, leaving it the only WWE-affiliated brand without a General Manager. Adam Pearce runs Raw and Nick Aldis handles SmackDown, while NXT and Evolve carry their own on-air bosses.
The Field Of Candidates
Speculation has run in several directions. JBL, who calls AAA on FOX matches alongside Rey Mysterio and Corey Graves, has openly lobbied for the position on social media, posting that “I know this will be me, and I plan on accepting.” Mysterio has been floated as a natural fit, as has Chavo Guerrero Jr., who has been working behind the scenes for the promotion.
Chelsea Green has also pushed for the job from the sidelines, replying to the search with a brief “I’ll be waiting.” Dorian Roldan remains the obvious in-storyline option given his televised campaign and his role leading the El Ojo faction, though installing a heel CEO this early would cut a longer power struggle short.
The May 23 card also features Laredo Kid (c) defending the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship against Rey Fenix, with The Creed Brothers meeting Los Americanos.