Jeff Jarett comments on the possibility of AEW running in Mexico.
Mexico and professional wrestling go together like Canada and hockey. Lucha Libre is ingrained into the Mexican culture, and the market has always supported global promotions in the area. Jeff Jared is no stranger to Mexico. He recently appeared at AAA TripleMania where he helped Satnam Singh and Raj Desi, the former Jinder Mahal, pick up Tag Team championship gold.
On the most recent episode of his My World Podcast, Jeff Jarrett commented on the importance of professional wrestling in Mexico. He also said he was looking forward to helping bring AEW to the region, revealing that it's not too far off from possibility.
“Without question. Here is what I think is lost so much — I guess with the first hand experience I’ve had, because I’ve been going down there for twenty years, me and Karen. In Mexico, wrestling is a part of the culture in so many ways. Mexico City, the greater area is like 20, 21 million people or something along those lines. That’s the size of Mumbai, I mean there is an enormous population. Wrestling is all over the country, it has been for multiple generations. The short answer is, it’s not like you’re bringing professional wrestling to a brand new market. It’s part of the culture in Mexico, and the AEW style of wrestling is very applicable to the market in so many ways because you kind of look at, you could name lots of AEW stars that have bits of Lucha in their repertoire.
You’ve got stars that are big business and have done big business. Jericho, in his early days, learned a ton down there. I can go on and on, but the shorter answer is absolutely. Yes, I’m looking forward to hopefully being a part of making that all come together. I would say we’re not too far off in heading that direction and seeing AEW in the market.”
Elsewhere on the episode, Jarrett commented on the AEW World Title match at AEW All In between Bryan Danielson, who will put his career on the line, and Swerve Strickland. Read his comments on that match here.
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