Saturday’s Countdown to WrestleMania 41 pre-show event in Las Vegas, Nevada featured WWE officially announcing that they have purchased Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA.
It was also confirmed that they will be holding a new Worlds Collide event featuring NXT and AAA talent on June 7th at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California.
BREAKING NEWS: WWE has officially acquired AAA!#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/zPQRXaGZwu
— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2025
WWE has purchased Lucha Libre AAA.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) April 19, 2025
NXT vs. AAA Worlds Collide is official for Saturday, June 7.
This is the first company acquisition in quite some time for WWE pic.twitter.com/smdbmuInET
Prior to its purchase, AAA had been around as an independent promotion owned by the Pena family since 1992.

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