Konnan Confirms He’s Joining WWE’s Creative Team for AAA After Major Buyout

Konnan is making moves—and he’s doing it with WWE now backing him.

On the latest episode of K100, Konnan finally addressed the massive WWE acquisition of Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and didn’t mince words about his role moving forward. “I am going to be on their creative team,” Konnan said flat out, putting any rumors to rest.

When asked who he’ll be answering to, Konnan didn’t hesitate to name-drop some major players. “Probably Dorian, Hunter, and HBK,” he said, referencing Dorian Roldán Peña, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels. That means AAA’s future will be a mix of Mexican wrestling leadership and WWE’s creative muscle.

Konnan also shut down critics who claimed AAA was in trouble before the sale. “Our problem in AAA isn’t our talent. It’s not our booking. It’s that we didn’t have any money,” he explained. To hammer it home, he pointed out the massive budget gap between AAA and WWE: “If you (AAA) put all our TVs together for one year, it’s not as much as they (WWE) spend on one TV in the United States.”

Now that AAA has serious funding behind it, Konnan couldn’t hide his excitement. “We’re working with WWE. It doesn’t get any better than that, and so our show will look a lot better, and we’re going to be able to work with their talent, and now with money, you’ll see what we can fu**ing do.”

Konnan gave major credit to Dorian Roldán for pushing the deal through. “The reason they sold the company is because Dorian Roldan put his ego to the side, and he understood we could never grow if we didn’t have help and capital, and now we have it,” Konnan said. He made it clear this wasn’t a desperation move, adding, “The last two years, all of our TVs have been from 85% to full.”

Looking ahead, Konnan also pointed out a major challenge for Mexican wrestlers breaking into WWE’s bigger ecosystem. “I think the biggest thing for Mexican talent is going to be learning the language,” he said, stressing the importance of English proficiency for success at the next level.