Chavo Guerrero is back under the WWE umbrella since he’s working in AAA, but his role is more specific than just being around the company.
While speaking to Gabby AF, Chavo Guerrero explained that he is currently working as an independent contractor producer, helping AAA talent adjust to WWE’s production style as the two companies continue working together: “So I signed as a independent contractor. I guess everybody’s independent contractor type thing there, but I signed on as independent contractor producer.”
Guerrero said WWE brought him in when the AAA shows first started under the new partnership, and he helped produce the first several events. He added that he remains available whenever WWE needs him, calling the role a natural fit because he understands both WWE and Lucha Libre.
“So when they first started their AAA show, they brought me on to help get that going and I did and I worked probably the first four or five shows-ish and then was off a month and kind of came back. So to me, it’s just a perfect fit. I mean, Lucha Libre and WWE, you know, Triple A and WWE, there’s not a lot of people that know both, right? Like me, but I do.”
Guerrero then explained that one of his biggest jobs is helping AAA wrestlers adjust to WWE’s way of producing television. He made it clear that one style is not better than the other, just different. He then said his experience comes from knowing how to help wrestlers work for the camera instead of only playing to the live crowd.
“You’re trying to get these guys that are in Triple A to kind of conform to the WWE way of doing things. And not that it’s better, it’s just different. So that’s my expertise really, is I get these guys to kind of show them how it’s done here in the States and how to play the camera, not just play to the crowd.”
Guerrero also broke down the biggest difference between Mexican wrestling production and the American television style. He also explained that wrestlers in the U.S. are expected to guide the camera, pause for key shots, and make sure the director catches the important moments.
“The cameras, they’re so used to the way they’re done in Mexico, they just do their stuff and the cameras got to follow them. And that’s not how we do it in the States. In the States, good wrestlers tell the director and the cameraman how to shoot them. We wait, we pause, I wait till that red light’s on and then I can keep going.”
For Guerrero, the money shot is everything, especially when it comes to facial expressions and selling moments on television: “This is your money shot. This is everything right here. And if you don’t see this face, then you might as well have just never done it.”
Chavo Guerrero’s comments give a clearer picture of why WWE brought him back during its AAA expansion. His job is not just producing matches but helping bridge two very different wrestling systems as AAA moves deeper into WWE’s television machine.
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