Pour a double of the cheapest draft in the house and pull up a barstool because Mexico City just hosted a family disaster wrapped in a three-star television broadcast. While the soccer world is counting down the four days until the UCL Final, the World Cup kickoff is only 18 days away, and AEW fans are gearing up for Double or Nothing tonight, the lucha libre world is staring at a beautiful, hilarious trainwreck.
Last night's episode of AAA on FOX from the Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City delivered a booking bomb that nobody saw coming. AAA President Marisela Peña kicked off the show by officially revealing Rey Mysterio as the new General Manager of Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Yes, you read that correctly: the ultimate deadbeat dad in wrestling history is now the literal boss of his own son, AAA Mega Champion Dominik Mysterio.
Sit with that for a second. If you thought this family drama was confined to WWE, AAA just grabbed a bottle of tequila and said "hold my mask." Dominik has been running wild in Mexico since winning the AAA Mega Championship from El Hijo del Vikingo on September 12, 2025, at Worlds Collide in Las Vegas.
Now, his father is the guy holding the pen, making the matches, and controlling his paycheck. The deadbeat dad is officially his boss. This is beautiful chaos.
But the family drama is only half the story. Dorian Roldán has been lobbying for this General Manager position for weeks like a desperate corporate suck-up. Instead, his own mother, AAA President Marisela Peña, walked out and bypassed him entirely.
She looked her son in the eyes and decided a masked WWE legend was better suited to run her company. That is cold-blooded, prime-time telenovela disrespect.
Dorian looked like a guy who just watched his new sports car get towed out of his driveway. Between his corporate tantrum and Dominik realizing his father can now force him into title defenses against every monster on the roster, the heels are in shambles. This is loud, personal, and spectacular television.
Let's talk about Dominik's title reign. He has held that AAA Mega Championship for a whopping 254 days. In that time, he has done everything in his power to avoid actual, honorable competition.
He treats that legendary belt like a prop for his social media videos. Now, his father is standing at the podium, and the power dynamic has completely flipped.
Rey is already stepping down from English commentary, with Savio Vega taking his place at the desk. But Rey's real focus is cleaning up the absolute mess that AAA has become.
Having a universally respected legend as the on-screen authority figure gives the company a sense of legitimacy it has desperately lacked. It sets up the ultimate boss-versus-champion storyline.
The Ground-Level Chaos in Mexico City
Because this is AAA, we cannot have a historic night without some truly head-scratching wrestling logic. Look no further than the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship match from last night.
Laredo Kid defended against Rey Fenix in what should have been a high-flying masterclass. Instead, the bookers took the lazy way out.
Laredo Kid retained his title by hitting Fenix with a blatant low blow while the referee was distracted, finishing with a frog splash. A low blow in a cruiserweight championship match between two babyfaces is just garbage booking.
It completely sucks the energy out of the room and makes Laredo Kid look weak. Worst of all, it robs the fans of a clean, thrilling finish between two elite athletes.
The baffling decisions did not stop there. A tag match between Los Hermanos Americanos and the team of Rayo and Bravo ended in a messy no-contest due to interference by the Grande Americanos. This kind of over-booked interference makes the actual wrestling feel entirely pointless.
Clearly, AAA is trying to build heat for the mask-versus-mask match between Real El Grande Americano and OG El Grande Americano at Noche de Los Grandes starting next week. But ruining a perfectly good tag match to get there is lazy writing. If every single match ends in a run-in or a low blow, fans will tune out.
A Beautiful Corporate Civil War
Still, the potential for this Rey Mysterio era is off the charts. When Steve Austin tormented Vince McMahon, the chemistry worked because the stakes felt real.
Rey and Dominik have years of genuine, built-in animosity that fans have invested in. Now, the power dynamic has completely flipped.
Dominik cannot run away now because Rey controls the match card. If Rey wants to put Dominik in a steel cage against Pagano or Psycho Clown at Noche de Los Grandes, he can do it with a pen stroke.
The champion is cornered in his own yard. His look of sheer panic last night was beautiful to behold.
We also have Dorian Roldán to consider. He is not going to take this maternal demotion lying down. He will spend every week trying to undermine Rey, likely aligning with Dominik to make Rey's life a living hell.
It is a classic corporate civil war. We are getting the beloved legend trying to bring order versus the angry heir and the deadbeat son.
This sets up the two-week Noche de Los Grandes special beautifully. Beyond the family drama, the card is actually stacked with high-stakes matchups.
The War Raiders taking on Pagano and Psycho Clown for the AAA Tag Team Championships is going to be an absolute car crash of a match. It will be violent, bloody, and show what AAA can do when they just let guys go all out.
But the black cloud is still booking consistency. If Rey's tenure is just a backdrop for more low blows and chaotic run-ins, the novelty will wear off fast.
AAA has a golden opportunity here to capture the wider wrestling world's attention. They have the roster and the platform; they just need to avoid tripping over their own feet.
For now, though, I am going to enjoy the absolute madness. Watching Dominik Mysterio realize that his dad is now his boss is the funniest thing to happen in wrestling all year.
It is the ultimate karma. The deadbeat dad has returned, he has a badge, and he is ready to lay down the law. Pour another round, folks, because the next few weeks of AAA are going to be wild.