Good Lucha Things - Lucha Libre AAA recap for May 16, 2026

Mr. Iguana and La Parka beat Nueva Generacion Dinamita (Forastero and Sanson), Money Machine (Colmillo de Plata and Garra de Oro) and Tokyo Bad Boys (Nobu and Takuma) in a four-way tag team match. After the match, War Machine (Ivar and Erik) show up and lay out the other three teams after Mr. Iguana and La Parka head to the back.

In footage from last week, Dorian Roldan tries to get a hold of Marisela Pena but cannot get an answer. When he knocks on the door to her office, Texano Jr. - wearing a suit and tie - opens the door from the other end and tells Roldan to relax and that he is in a meeting to determine whether he will be General Manager. Roldan says he will be the new General Manager because AAA is his family and company and because he can do it so much better than he can. Texano Jr. agrees, and tells him that if he wants to do something, he has to make sure everything is quiet.

In backstage footage from two weeks ago, Rey Fenix meets with Laredo Kid, who accuses Fenix of being jealous of his championship as well as his brother Penta, who is also a champion. Fenix says that nobody is more proud of Penta than he is, then reminds Laredo Kid that he held the AAA Cruiserweight Championship and that nobody took it from him. Fenix wants a shot at the title, but Laredo Kid tells Fenix that he only got lucky tonight and that his luck will run out.

Galena beats Chris Carter and Dragon in a two-on-one handicap match. During the match, Omos shows up to watch from the stage.

In backstage footage from last week, Bayley and Lola Vice congratulate La Catalina on her AAA debut. La Catalina says they must face Las Toxicas (Flammer, La Hiedra, La Maravilla) at Noches de los Grandes on May 30th. Lola and Bayley agree.

In footage from last week, Dorian Roldan finds out that Cibernetico is also applying for the General Manager position. Dorian insists that he is already the General Manager, but Cibernetico is convinced there will be new management.

The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) beat Aerostar and El Fiscal by submission with an ankle lock from Julius Creed to Aerostar. The Creed Brothers continue to attack Aerostar after the match and take out El Fiscal in the process, then Los Americanos (Rayo Americano and Bravo Americano) rush into the ring and beat up The Creed Brothers. El Grande Americano I shows up and gangs up on Bravo Americano with the help of the Creeds, who then attempt to unmask Bravo. El Grande Americano II shows up, and both Americanos confront each other. Rayo Americano attacks El Grande Americano I, then Los Americanos (El Grande Americano II, Rayo Americano, Bravo Americano) fight off El Grande Americano I and the Creed Brothers and force them out of the ring. El Grande Americano II tells El Grande Americano I that their mask will not only be for a mask, but for the pride of Mexico, for Pimpinella Escarleta, for Ojitos de Huevo and for Andrea Bazarte, for the history and the culture, and for our legacy, and he will bury El Grande Americano I and his mask for there will be only one El Grande Americano.