Good Lucha Things - Lucha Libre AAA recap for May 23, 2026

The locker room lines the ring (with "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio watching from the back) as Jesus Zuniga. Filip CEO Barbara Gonzalez Briseno; luchadors Chessman, Texano Jr. and Cibernetico; AAA President Marisela Pena and Dorian Roldan are in the ring. After a video where it is explained that AAA has entered a new era and that the future of AAA starts now, AAA President Marisela Pena takes the podium. She says that for more than 30 years, AAA has been family-run, and today is a new chapter for the future of the company. She says that the new General Manager is a visionary and a leader who understands the heart of wrestling, as well as a man who has been respected all over the year and defines a generation. She says that he will take AAA to a new era, and that it is an honor to announce the new General Manager of Lucha Libre AAA, who turns out to be Rey Mysterio. Dorian Roldan is flustered, and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio - who is still watching from the back - is absolutely livid. Rey Mysterio talks about how he found a new family over 30 years in AAA and how he is now returning as a General Manager. He says that together, he and the fans will make history and take the company to another level, then gets the next match underway: Rey Fenix vs. Laredo Kid for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. (Savio Vega replaces Rey Mysterio on commentary from this point forward.)

Laredo Kid retains the AAA Cruiseweight Championship against Rey Fenix after feigning injury to hit Fenix with a low blow behind the referee's back.

Backstage, Laredo Kid is met by General Manager Rey Mysterio, who confronts him for how he beat Rey Fenix and announces that next week, he will face Rey Fenix for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship again.

In footage from last night, we see the serenado for El Grande Americano II.

Los Americanos Hermanos (Julio and Bruto Credo) vs. Los Americanos (Rayo Americano and Bravo Americano) in a tornado tag match ends in a no-contest. During the match, El Grande Americano I shows up and attacks Los Americanos, then El Grande Americano II shows up and attacks Los Americanos Hermanos with a metal folding chair until El Grande Americano I confronts him. El Grande Americano I leaves the ring when El Grande Americano II dares him to punch him, and El Grande Americano II says that El Grande Americano I wants to be the real El Grande Americano, even though he will never understand lucha libre, and for that, he is and will always be "a shorty." This leads to another confrontation between the two El Grande Americanos, and El Grande Americano I gets back in the ring, takes off his jacket and reveals a shirt with Andrea Bazarte, who is not only an interviewer in AAA, but also El Grande Americano II's girlfriend. Los Americanos Hermanos and Los Americanos have to hold their respective man back, but it all ends in vain when both men finally brawl. Numerous officials have to rush into the ring and restore order, and General Manager Rey Mysterio shows up and states that despite the no-physicality clause being broken, next week's mask vs. mask match will go as planned. Both El Grande Americanos brawl, with the locker room emptying to help out officials as the show comes to an end.

The show ends with a video package chronicling the story between El Grande Americano I and El Grande Americano II and the events leading up to next week's mask vs. mask match.