ROH-AAA Talent Exchange

[Headfirst For Hardcore]

- Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net is reporting that ROH has established a talent exchange relationship with the AAA promotion out of Mexico. AAA wants to use Austin Aries, The Briscoes, Roderick Strong, Ruckus, and Rocky Romero in the future. No word yet on who ROH might want bring in at this point.

AAA already has Jack Evans and Bryan Danielson working for them, and seeing AAA workers come to ROH and vice versa should be pretty nice. Evans is having a nice heel run with Teddy Hart as an American stable.

This would help ROH I think, by getting a Mexican audience watching ROH. Lucha is like a religion there, and TNA and WWE are pretty popular there from what I've seen in AAA. This could help ROH gain more popularity and exposure in the US too, with all the positive things coming from Japan, UK, Canada, and now Mexico.

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

This will most defintely bring some Mexican wrestling fans to ROH. Plus I wouldn't mind seeing Ricky Banderas in ROH

 

[Montana]

This will most defintely bring some Mexican wrestling fans to ROH. Plus I wouldn't mind seeing Ricky Banderas in ROH

Yes, that was the name i was thinking ROH should go after. I hear Mystico is the man too! It will be interesting to see where this leads.

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

Yes, Mistico is awesome, but he is in their rival Mexican promotion, CMLL.

 

[1chiban]

This type of thing elevated ECW so this could really send ROH into a whole new demographic.

 

[OsamaHussian]

It's about time that Gabe uses talent from Mexico. It will be cool to see Lucha talent in ROH.

Clearly they want Chessman to take the belt off Nigel.


Also Mistico is in CMLL, TNA tried to get him for the World X-Cup but they failed..

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

Don't forget last year when WWE were trying to sign Mistico, but then found out he was with CMLL. Mistico is a popular man lol.

This type of thing elevated ECW so this could really send ROH into a whole new demographic.

Yeah, I hope this can really help them out.

 

[OsamaHussian]

Yeah I believe Mistico had a try-out match with Dean Malenko and many WWE guys (I know Rey Mysterio & Paul London were two of them..) pushed for him to be signed, but due to his CMLL commitments he couldn't.

He is a great young talent, and I would love to see him one day in one of the big two.

 

[Headfirst For Hardcore]

They show AAA every Saturday here in NY, and I'm really getting into it lately. It's more of an entertainment show with all the wild gimmicks and characters, but it's all good most of the time. I'm impressed by Ciberenetico, He looks wild, and him in the States should be nice.

It'd be tough getting visas for those guys from Mexico, though.

 

[OsamaHussian]

Now according to PWInsider.com, a deal has yet to be reached between the two organizations regrading the talent swap:

- No deal has been reached with AAA about bringing in Lucha talent, although discussions have taken place. Both sides are interested in a talent swap agreement.

If/When this swap does happen I would like to see El Mesias (Ricky Banderas), Kenzo Suzuki, Super Calo, Crazy Boy (Super Crazy's cousin), Cibernético and some others from AAA get a shot in ROH.

 

[chessarmy]

This sounds good, I don't know too much about AAA but I'm sure they have some very talented wrestlers. I'm looking forward to seeing when this will actually happen, hopefully we'll see some AAA wrestlers on the next ROH PPV

 

[OsamaHussian]

ROH working on expanding their brand outside of their current foothold/stronghold regions that they do shows in.

Deals like this could only help them in the long run in growing.

just don't bring Juvi in :

 

[Matthew Edwards]

I think one of the great things about this deal is Roh wrestlers will be in front of bigger crowds. Lets face it as mich as I love Roh it is still a small indie promotion. One of the advantages for AAA is there will be new faces to see for the Lucha Libre fans!:music_whistling_1: