When WWE’s Acquisition Of AAA Is Expected To Be Finalized Revealed

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Both World Wrestling Entertainment and Lucha Libre AAA have released statements following the announcement that WWE is acquiring the Mexican promotion.

In what was a bombshell announcement during the WrestleMania 41 Saturday Kickoff show on April 19, WWE announced that they were acquiring top Mexican promotion AAA, with a Worlds Collide crossover event between the two companies also confirmed to be taking place at Los Angeles’ KIA Forum on June 7.

With the dust settling on what was a historic WrestleMania weekend, WWE have now released an official press release commenting on the acquisition of AAA, revealing that the deal is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025.

WWE’s statement reads as follows:

WWE & Fillip Acquisition of AAA Revealed During WrestleMania^® 41 Countdown Show in Las Vegas

Worlds Collide^® Announced for Saturday, June 7 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles featuring Superstars from WWE & AAA

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), has announced its acquisition of leading Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA in partnership with Mexico-based sports and entertainment holding company, Fillip.

The announcement was made in Las Vegas during the WrestleMania 41 Saturday Countdown show with WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Fillip’s Chairman Alberto Fasja, AAA’s Marisela Peña and Dorian Roldán Peña, alongside talent including WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio and El Hijo Del Vikingo. The announcement video can be seen here.

Additionally, Worlds Collide was announced to take place at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 7.

AAA was founded in 1992 by Antonio Peña and has been a family-operated business for more than 30 years, with some of the greatest talent in lucha libre history, including Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio and Penta, calling AAA home throughout their careers. The Peña family will continue to be involved in the next chapter of the AAA business alongside WWE and Fillip.

“AAA has a rich cultural heritage with some of the most passionate fans in the world and it’s an honor to work with the Peña family to embark on this journey,” said Levesque. “By bringing together WWE’s global capabilities and AAA’s amazing tradition, we look forward to an exciting future filled with new opportunities.”

“We look forward to partnering with WWE and TKO on this venture to secure the future of AAA for fans and to help take this business to the next level,” said Fillip Co-Founder and Co-CEO Hugo López-Velarde.

“AAA has been a family-operated promotion for over three decades and our trust could not be better placed than with one of the biggest sports entertainment businesses in the world,” said AAA General Manager Dorian Roldán Peña.

The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q3 2025.

For more information on Worlds Collide including the opportunity to sign up for exclusive news and offers visit: https://www.wwe.com/presale-registration-wwe-la-2025.

AAA would also release their own statement commenting on the deal, with a rough Spanish to English translation being found below:

Free Fight AAA was born in 1992 as a dream of Antonio Peña – a man who dared to reinvent the wrestling, imagine the impossible and create a new way of telling stories about the ring. His vision changed industry forever.

Today, more than 30 years later, his legacy lives in every function, in every character, in every amateur who chores our battles. That legacy was continued by Marisela Peña and Joaquín Roldán, and has been our compass ever since: making AAA a family, a tradition and a platform of opportunities for Mexican talent.

In 2025, that same legacy prompts us to take the most important step in our history with excitement and deep respect for our roots, we announced a strategic alliance with WWE, the giant and global leader of wrestling, and Fillip, the Mexican company specialized in revitalizing iconic properties of sport and entertainment, which together will promote the Mexican wrestling at the regional and global levels, marking the beginning of a NEW ERA for AAA.

This alliance is not a farewell to who we are – it is a promise to take our essence to new audiences, to strengthen our structure, to open more doors to our fighters and to demonstrate that the Mexican wrestling has a place in the global scenario we will continue to be AAA: passional, vibrant, Mexican. But now, with new allies, new resources and a global vision. Thanks to our fans, our talent and all those who have created this cause since day one.

The best is to come. Forever, Free Fight AAA Worldwide. Lic. Marisela Peña Herrada President of AAA Dorian J.

We will provide all further updates on WWE’s acquisition of AAA as they become available.

To find out what WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H had to say follow this announcement click this link here.

Por siempre, @luchalibreaaa@WWE @Fillipmx pic.twitter.com/9sbTR3jFYR

— Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) April 21, 2025

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