Results
- Dragon Lee def. Jack Cartwheel (AAA World Cruiserweight Championship #1 Contenders Match) (8:17)
- El Grande Americano def. Ethan Page, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Omos (Three-Way) (Rey de Reyes Qualifying Match) (18:01)
One Americano calls out another Americano
A live edition of AAA on FOX from the Showcenter Complex in Monterrey, Mexico, opened with an appearance from El Grande Americano (the Ludwig Kaiser one). He got on the mic to address last week, when he was attacked by the original Americano. He talked about how the other Americano, “Shorty,” is a fraud, and mentioned that he has used AI to speak Spanish in his promos because he’s not from Mexico. The Monterrey fans were behind this speech.
To try to expose the OG Americano, he set up a backstage interview with him in an attempt to show that he can’t speak Spanish. The reporter, who was Pimpanela Escarlata (who was billed to compete later), appeared at his door and asked if he wanted quesadillas with or without cheese. Escarlata eventually got in the face of Americano with accusations that he’s a fraud, causing the OG Americano to snap and attack Escarlata to end the segment. We were left wondering if Escalata would still be competing in the main event after suffering the attack.
Dragon Lee earns Cruiserweight title shot, TJ Perkins gets involved in post-match
A #1 contenders match was up next, with Jack Cartwheel and Dragon Lee battling it out for a shot at AAA Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid. It was clear from the start that Lee, the significantly more prominent name of the two, was going to win. But I was curious to see what kind of performance they could turn in, as Cartwheel has been an interesting name to watch for the past few years.
Cartwheel scored his Pinwheel for a near fall. Lee rolled to the outside for a breather, but Cartwheel met him at ringside with a big dive over the top rope. Lee scored a thrust kick to send Cartwheel off the ring apron then responded with a dive of his own.
Back in the ring, Lee scored a double-underhook slam then a double stomp to Cartwheel’s chest, giving him a near fall. Lee came charging forward for a forearm, but Cartwheel countered it into a Spanish Fly for a two-count of his own.
An attempted Poisonrana from Cartwheel was escaped by Lee. Cartwheel avoided a Dragon Suplex then scored a stunner. However, Lee reversed a move from Cartwheel into a Liger Bomb for another two-count. These two were on a roll at this point.
Cartwheel landed on his feet to escape a suplex from Lee, then scored the Poisonrana upon second attempt. He came off the top with a twisting Phoenix Splash, but Lee kicked out!
Lee caught Cartwheel coming out of the corner for a Styles Clash, an ode to his former tag partner, but Cartwheel kicked out to remain in the match.
Cartwheel tried for a Poisonrana off the top rope, but Lee reversed it into a double stomp off the top rope. Lee followed this up with a huge dropkick in a corner of the ring, then Operation Dragon to win the match in eight minutes. This one might’ve overdone it with kickouts after big moves, but otherwise it was a fun performance from these two.
A post-match promo from Lee was cut off by TJ Perkins, who believes he was screwed last week when he lost to cruiserweight champ Laredo Kid (the referee didn’t see a rope break during a pin attempt, but Perkins used the ropes to cheat earlier in the match too, making his case a little less sympathetic).
A back-and-forth between these two was interrupted by Laredo Kid himself, who stormed the ring to attack Perkins. Lee tried to break up this fight but was caught up in the action in the process, having a brief scuffle with the champ. It was surprisingly neither of these three who stood tall at the end of the segment but instead Cartwheel, as he knocked Lee out of the ring with a top-rope dropkick. Don’t really understand why Cartwheel got involved here after losing clean, but I wouldn’t mind a three-way between Perkins, Cartwheel and Laredo.
Backstage, Vikingo expressed concern to Dorian Roldan that, if Omos wins the Rey de Reyes match and Vikingo beats Dominik Mysterio, they’ll have to face eachother. Roldan basically said he has to worry about beating Mysterio before anything else.
It was announced that, in the final Rey de Reyes qualifier next week, a four-way match will involve Santos Escobar, Mr. Iguana, Psycho Clown, and Abismo Negro. That’s going to be Escobar’s first televised match since June 2025, before he even re-signed his current WWE deal.
El Grande Americano wins hectic four-way Rey de Reyes qualifier
Pimpanela Escarlata, who was ruled out of the main event after getting attacked earlier in the night, asked the Ludwig Kaiser version of El Grande Americano to take her place in the main event. Americano accepted the invitation. Just like that, a clear favorite emerged for this main event.
So, the main event saw NXT’s Ethan Page, Latin Americano Champion El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Omos, and El Grande Americano battle it out in a four-way Rey de Reyes qualifier match. JBL wondered if Americano intentionally set up Escarlata so that he could sneak into this match. JBL also sympathized with the OG Americano attacking a reporter, saying it should be “open season” on reporters. I’m feeling loved.
Page immediately rolled out of the ring once this match started and joined the crowd as an onlooker, hoping his opponents would wear eachother out. Wagner and Americano tried to pool together their strength and suplex Omos, but were unsuccessful.
A fair amount of the early goings in this match saw Omos in control. The high-point of this run from him was an exchange at ringside, launching Page over the announce desk, then catching a dive from Americano. Omos finally started to get wobbled after a tope from Wagner connected. The three others in the match teamed up to push Omos into the ringpost, keeping him at ringside for the time being.
Page went for a pin after a powerslam to Wagner, but Americano broke it up with a frogsplash off the top. Wagner hit a Ronaldo “SIUU” (this got a huge pop from the crowd) then scored a spinning forearm to Page.
Page and Wagner went back and forth with strikes until Page dropped him with a thrust kick for a near fall. A frustrated Page started to try and unmask Wagner, but this was eventually stopped by Americano, who got back into the ring.
Americano went on a run of moves against Page, including a suplex then a lariat from the middle rope. But as he was battling back into the match, the towering Omos worked his way back into the ring.
The crowd encouraged Americano to take on the huge Omos as they went back and forth with strikes. Americano side-stepped an attack from Omos, sending him over the top rope, taking Americano and Wagner with him in the process.
Americano ducked under a right hand from Omos at ringside, causing the big man to make contact with the ringpost yet again. Back in the ring, Americano and Wagner went back and forth with strikes.
Americano scored a rolling senton. Page got back into the ring and tossed Americano to ringside, trying to steal the win. A move from Page was reversed into a Wagner Driver. He went for the pin, but the referee was pulled out of the ring by Santos Escobar! Wagner & Escobar brawled to the backstage area, making this a three-way.
Omos chokeslammed Page onto the ring apron and tried to hit Americano with a move, but Rayo and Bravo Americano appeared at ringside to prevent this from happening. With yet another run-in, this was starting to feel like the AAA I remember.
Bravo and Rayo tied Omos to a ringpost. Americano loaded a metal plate into his mask then headbutted Omos, knocking him out at ringside. Americano got into the ring and reversed a Twisted Grin into La Cavernaria, causing a tap! But, since the referee was still out from the Escobar tap, the match continued.
The Original Americano appeared on stage at this point to taunt the other Americano. This allowed Page to score the Ego’s Edge. But, Americano kicked out. La Parka appeared on stage to take out the OG Americano. Just after this happened, Americano came running off the ropes with a leaping headbutt to Page, still with the metal plate in his mask. This earned him the pinfall victory in 18 minutes.
At 18 minutes and with numerous run-ins, this was way too long and way too overbooked. But it admittedly tore the house down. I don’t think this was for me, but it was clearly for the enthusiastic few thousand in Monterrey, who loved what happened.
