Hold onto your luchador masks, folks! The second leg of TripleMania XXXII in Tijuana just got a roster shake-up worthy of a soap opera plot twist. Originally slated to feature a solid AEW contingent, including Kyle Fletcher, Nick Wayne, Komander, Jeff Jarrett, and Satnam Singh, the event now finds itself one AEW star short.
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, AAA posted an updated match poster on X, featuring Fletcher and Wayne teaming up with CIMA to battle Komander, Laredo Kid, and Octagon Jr. But, surprise, surprise, Fletcher has been replaced by fellow AEW star Blake Christian. The new graphic and accompanying tweet offered no explanation for Fletcher’s sudden disappearance, leaving fans scratching their heads and conspiracy theories flying higher than a luchador off the top rope.
But wait, there’s more! This match has morphed from a straightforward trios bout into a three-on-three-on-three showdown. Besides the teams of CIMA/Wayne/Christian and Komander/Laredo Kid/Octagon Jr., another trio has entered the fray: D’Luxe, Destiny, and Noisy Boy from The Crash, Tijuana’s own lucha libre promotion. The Crash renewed their working relationship with AAA earlier this year, adding extra spice to this already piquant match-up.
The mystery surrounding Fletcher’s removal deepens, considering his tag team partner Jeff Cobb was also pulled from a Crash event earlier this month. Rumor has it, their respective relationships with New Japan Pro Wrestling, a partner of AAA’s rival promotion CMLL, might be the culprit. If true, this could cast doubt on Christian’s participation as well, given his involvement in New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament.
In the world of wrestling, where alliances are as unpredictable as a heel turn, this TripleMania shake-up is just another twist in the saga. Stay tuned, folks, because if there’s one thing we know about wrestling, it’s that the drama never ends.