Penta & Rey Fenix Running Wrestling Events Outside Of WWE Update

Published: Mar 10, 2026 by Liam | Last Updated: Mar 10, 2026 by Liam

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Penta & Rey Fenix Running Wrestling Events Outside Of WWE Update

An update has emerged on WWE stars Penta and Rey Fenix potentially running wrestling events outside of the company.

Years before they joined WWE, Penta and Fenix – collectively known as the Lucha Brothers – launched the Republic of Lucha brand in 2020.

Now that they’re signed with WWE, the situation may have changed as the company has often had rules about its wrestlers’ outside engagements.

In an interview with RRBG Inc, Fenix was asked about the situation with the Republic of Lucha right now and whether they’re able to continue with it while in WWE, saying:

“If you think about it, that’s why we’re pushing Republic of Lucha as a brand, beyond just being a wrestling store. There’s no problem with having Republic of Lucha as a store.

“Obviously we’re promoting as Republic of Lucha, lucha libre and the image of Penta, Fenix, Lucha Brothers is another thing, that’s why today in Republic of Lucha you find lucha libre merchandise not specifically from Lucha Brothers, because we also try to push the merchandise that WWE Shop and all the brands allied with WWE that are generating the Lucha Brothers merchandise.

“So after the contract, after being part of WWE, we started to manage Republic of Lucha as a brand of souvenirs, of T-shirts, about lucha libre, and not like Republic of Lucha that used to make Lucha Brothers merchandise a few years ago.”

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Will They Run More Wrestling Events

When asked about whether they’ll run more events going forward, Fenix replied:

“Unfortunately, we had to move from where we were in South Pasadena, and in South Pasadena we had a very large space and it was where we generated the wrestling events, Now, we’re in Pasadena, it’s a smaller place, but we’re still working on generating wrestling events.

“Right now it’s very complicated, because years ago we managed our schedule, we worked for the other company but we had more control of our schedule, and today our schedule is full, it’s busy. So that generates a bit of instability with Republic of Lucha and with the question of formalizing the wrestling events.

“I like to be part of it, like we used to do before. Schedule the events, call the wrestlers, go pick them up at the airport, be 100% involved in an event, because I think it was a success. We were in every detail, and now it’s a bit complicated, but we’re still working and looking for the right way.

“First we need a place, there’s a lot of places, but I think something that Republic of Lucha had was the originality of turning a parking lot into a wrestling arena, and it was done by the wrestlers, the event, the community, everything in general, and now we’re looking for a special place where we can do these wrestling events and give that salt and pepper to a wrestling event that makes it totally different than going to an arena. Salt and pepper so that it’s something different.”

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Republic Of Lucha Expansion

Commenting on a possible expansion into more states, Fenix said:

“We’ve already talked to some friends from other stores and brands in New York (about expanding), and we’re still working.

“Now it’s a bit more complicated to manage the issues with people you associate with, and also the blessing of being able to stay at WWE, that makes me a bit more busy, it makes me put some things I want to the side.

“I’m grateful and blessed to be part of this, to have these good problems of wanting to do more and not being able to. But it’s always been the idea to expand Republic of Lucha, and now we’re working to make it a brand and not just a wrestling store.”

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Penta & Rey Fenix WWE Contract Situation

Reiterating his comments about their WWE contracts, Fenix said:

“There’s a contract (with WWE), and there are certain points where before anything we’re always professional, and we’re never going to act in a non-professional way, or do something we shouldn’t do.

“So I repeat, expanding Republic of Lucha generates a lot of things that I could and couldn’t do – not that I didn’t want to – but also being responsible for what we’re doing.

“So I don’t want to do things that I can’t do, or that I know will cause me difficulty in the future, and we’re looking for the right formula to be 100% in any or all other projects in the future.”

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