Lucha Libre's Accessibility Problem | Couch Potato Lucha Libre

Tony takes a look at what the biggest issue is with Lucha Libre and how it can be fixed!
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[@elguero281]

AAA I think does re-airs of the most recent big event cards, but takes weeks to air on its main KZbin channel if one missed it live, as I said it takes weeks, would be nice too if AAA could do a similar service like what CMLL offers & not just see it on Thriller Plus for recent & big events, also make an effort to put emphasis on classic matches from back then assuming if they can attempt to make its footage clear in 2024

[@couchpotatoluchalibre]

@elguero281 I totally agree that they need to get all that old footage out somehow (selfishly, because it'd make History Lessons easier to edit.) My big problem is AAA as booked by Konnan tries to have WWE style stories and not upload every show or have it available to catch up with.

[@elguero281]

@@couchpotatoluchalibre IDK how much involvement Konnan has these days also when he & Disco Inferno also do that podcast in which they talk almost every wrestling promotions in good & or bad & I never see him & DIsco give credit to CMLL. I for one respect both promotions in their strength's & weaknesses

[@couchpotatoluchalibre]

@@elguero281 Konnan is head of creative and tries to run a WWE-style show, but, if you can't watch the whole episode, it loses its point.

[@bobby_the_ps2]

I casually watch AAA here and there, because they take awhile to upload their shows and matches to YT. I might be wrong but CMLL only does clips on YT which makes it harder to follow their feuds. Would love see more of Templario hes amazing.

[@couchpotatoluchalibre]

@@bobby_the_ps2 It makes it hard to appreciate what Hechicero did over the last few weeks without context, that's for sure.

[@mrcool1519]

I don't know why there hasn't already been a huge effort made to get both cmll and AAA to release their tape library on some streaming service or something. It's as if both these feds don't want new fans or something.

[@couchpotatoluchalibre]

@mrcool1519 I'm more than willing to bet a lot of it doesn't exist anymore. Mostly as cost cutting measures, but, the 90s proved a lot of places didn't hold on to old stuff because no one saw an interest in it.

[@mrcool1519]

@@couchpotatoluchalibre Cmll uploaded a clip of Mistico's debut in remastered HD on KZbin. They probably do have a proper archive.

[@elguero281]

@@mrcool1519 Only issue is unless if you get CMLL most expensive bundle, one would assume that one can access to all its archives from shows back then, major setback is since its a company that has existed for or going on 9 decades, access to that, isn't so easy

[@bobby_the_ps2]

@@couchpotatoluchalibre i think it has more to do with copyright and royalties. I know there are wrestlers both companies really don't like doing any business with due to past drama. I might be wrong but I remember hearing there were nasty arguments with AAA and Santo over a DVD.

[@couchpotatoluchalibre]

@bobby_the_ps2 That's definitely something I didn't touch on was how many luchadors prefer pride over money.