El Hijo del Vikingo gets involved at WWE WrestleMania 41
On the day it was announced that WWE has acquired Lucha Libre AAA, one of their top stars briefly got involved in the action at WrestleMania 41.
El Hijo del Vikingo was in the front row for Rey Fenix vs. El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) at night one of WrestleMania in Las Vegas on Saturday. Before the bell rang, there was a spot where Vikingo kicked Americano after being shoved by him at ringside. Vikingo was identified as a former AAA Champion.
During the match, Americano inserted a metal plate into his face mask and proceeded to use it as a weapon, getting the victory with a diving headbutt to Fenix. Vikingo entered the ring to check on Fenix after the match and help him to his feet.
AAA representatives Marisela Pena and Dorian Roldan were also shown on camera at WrestleMania, with Michael Cole saying WWE’s acquisition of AAA will change the landscape of lucha libre. Cole plugged the AAA & NXT Worlds Collide event that will be held in Los Angeles this June.
The announcement of the AAA acquisition was made by Paul “Triple H” Levesque during tonight’s pre-show with Vikingo, Pena, and Roldan among the personnel appearing alongside him.
Vikingo is a one-time AAA Mega Champion. In the United States, he made frequent appearances for AEW from 2023-2024. Vikingo has also competed for TNA Wrestling — and he’ll be in action at TNA’s Rebellion pay-per-view later this month.
Rey Mysterio was originally scheduled to be Americano’s WrestleMania opponent, but Fenix replaced him in the match after Mysterio suffered an injury on SmackDown last night. Dave Meltzer reports that Mysterio’s injury is a torn groin.