Johnny Mundo: Mexican TV Deal Is ‘Extremely Important’ For Lucha Underground

Johnny Mundo spoke with Sporting News for a new interview. Some highlights are below:

On the importance of Lucha Underground securing a television deal in Mexico: “Extremely important. It’s frustrating sometimes as a performer to feel like we’re doing this awesome product that’s not on TV in Mexico and half the roster lives in Mexico City. I also think that as important as a deal is in Mexico, the right deal is the most important. I think that’s why it’s taking a little time. Finding a partner for Lucha Underground that’s the right partner is probably the most important thing.”

On getting distribution in other countries: “As long as we’re going there, I’d say we just cut deals — we’re starting to air in Asia in Singapore, Malaysia and some other territories. We’re on in Canada, Spain, Morocco and getting these TV deals in all these foreign territories is a process. The people who are in charge of it are working very hard at it. It is starting to pick up and the long-term sustainability of Lucha Underground is going to depend on getting this product out to a global market. It’s what’s happening. You always want it to happen faster.”

On Lucha Underground not being for everyone: “There’s always resistance. [laughs] Jim Cornette did an interview about how he’ll never understand what Lucha Underground is. There’s traditionalists and longtime people that are mostly in the business that have the most resistance towards Lucha Underground. The way that I convince or explain to anyone what Lucha Underground is is to just say you need to watch it. It’s self-explanatory. If you’ve never been to a live wrestling show, you need to go to one. To understand Lucha Underground, you need to watch it.”

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