Konnan said because the Latino population is continuing to grow in the United States, he believes the wrestling world would be wise to curate an individual show towards the population’s culture via Lucha Libra-style wrestling. Konnan recalled wrestling for Canada’s Stampede Wrestling promotion in the 1990s and finding that no one in the crowd appreciated his Lucha style. He then reflected on a more recent appearance as proof that a lot has changed since those days.

“Before I even came out, the whole crowd was chanting Lucha! Lucha! because it’s everywhere now.”

In the past, Konnan has discussed how WWE has become “way better” regarding representations of different cultures in its programming. He feels adding a Mexico branch of “NXT” would be good for both WWE and the Latino community.

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