Santino Marella to team with NXT wrestler at AAA Verano de Escandalo
At Lucha Libre AAA’s next big event, TNA authority figure Santino Marella will be teaming up with a wrestler from WWE NXT.
It’s been announced that a mixed tag match with Marella & Lola Vice facing Mr. Iguana & La Hiedra will take place at AAA Verano de Escandalo on Friday, July 11. There are no U.S. broadcast plans for the show as of now.
Marella is the on-screen Director of Authority in TNA and still competes in the ring. Vice (former MMA fighter Valerie Loureda) is featured in WWE as a member of the NXT women’s division. She wrestled at the recent WWE-AAA Worlds Collide event, where she and Stephanie Vaquer defeated Dalys & Chik Tormenta.
Mr. Iguana also wrestled at Worlds Collide, making a strong impression on the American audience and officials in WWE. He and La Hiedra are the current Mixed Tag Team Champions in AAA, but this was not announced as a title match.
WWE is in the process of acquiring Lucha Libre AAA with the deal expected to be finalized in the coming weeks. The Verano de Escandalo card will also see WWE wrestlers Angel & Berto defend their newly won AAA Tag Team titles against Laredo Kid & Octagon Jr.
AAA Verano de Escandalo 2025 —
- El Hijo del Vikingo & King Vikingo vs. Alberto El Patron & El Mesias
- La Parka, Aerostar & Nino Hamburguesa vs. Murder Clown, Dave the Clown & Panic Clown
- AAA Tag Team Champions Angel & Berto defend against Laredo Kid & Octagon Jr.
- Pagano, Cibernetico & El Fiscal vs. Histeria, Taurus & Abismo Negro
- Mixed tag match: Mr. Iguana & La Hiedra vs. Santino Marella & Lola Vice