Jim Ross comments on Penta's WWE debut.
Penta, formerly known as Penta El Zero Miedo, joined AEW in 2019. During his time with the company, he held the AEW World Tag Team Championship and the AEW World Trios Championship. He also won the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Penta left AEW when his contract expired in December 2024. He then signed with WWE and debuted on the January 13th episode of WWE Raw, where he defeated Chad Gable. Fans buzzed about Penta's debut, and his presentation was widely praised.
Speaking on his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross was asked about the buzz surrounding Penta's WWE debut.
“I was a little surprised. We had him here at AEW for a good while. Soft-spoken guy, no trouble. Hardly knew he was there until he got in the ring, and then he was phenomenal. But I was a little surprised at the hype. So what it tells me is that WWE and Triple H covet him in a significant way, where he’s gonna be in main events or semi-main events within the next year, if not sooner. But I was a little surprised. There’s so many guys doing that act, that bit, that routine, of the luchadores. When I hired Rey Mysterio, we didn’t have anybody that even compared to Rey, but really nobody in the business did. He was special, unique. He’s one of a kind. I don’t know…Penta, we had a lot of that kind of style in AEW. He was one of many that did a lot of acrobatics and flying things. He might have been the best at doing it, I’m not saying that. But he wasn’t the only one doing it, so it made it less special. WWE’s got a good stock of luchadores. They got several guys on the roster that have that background. Just gotta be careful of how you book him," Ross said.
Click here to see what Rey Mysterio had to say about Penta's WWE debut.
Check out Chad Gable's comments about his match with Penta here.
Click here to see what Chelsea Green had to say about potentially wrestling Penta.
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