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By Andrew Ravens
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The Undertaker may have hung up his boots, but "The Deadman" is seemingly more alive than ever in the creative department of professional wrestling. In a move that highlights WWE's expanding global footprint, the Hall of Famer reportedly played a pivotal role in booking AAA's recent "Guerra de Titanes" event.
The show, which took place on December 20 in Guadalajara, has been hailed as a massive critical and commercial success, with much of the credit going to the collaborative efforts of The Undertaker and WWE producer Jeremy Borash. According to a report from the "Wrestling Observer Newsletter," the duo worked directly with AAA figures Konnan and Dorian Roldan to craft the card.
This collaboration was essential to ensure that the booking ideas respected AAA’s rich history and the specific nuances of Mexican lucha libre culture while injecting a WWE-style presentation. The results spoke for themselves.
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The event was a legitimate sellout, with over 13,000 tickets distributed a full day in advance. This is a significant achievement for the Mexican promotion, which typically relies heavily on walk-up ticket sales on the day of the show. The atmosphere was electric, drawing favorable comparisons to rival promotion CMLL's prestigious Friday night shows at Arena Mexico.
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“To me, it was better than most Friday nights at Arena Mexico because while Arena Mexico has had a few main events better, this was hot from the opener to the main event and had great wrestling up and down the show,” Meltzer noted.
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The acclaim wasn't limited to wrestling journalists. Sources within WWE reportedly viewed the event as a triumph, with some even classifying it as the best show produced under the WWE umbrella for the entire year.
“I had multiple people from WWE note to me they thought as a pure show, just crowd and matches and forgetting about special effects, that this was one of the best or even the best WWE show this year,” Meltzer added.
The Undertaker’s involvement comes months after Konnan confirmed on his podcast that the icon had joined the creative team to help guide the brand under Paul "Triple H" Levesque's supervision. Konnan praised Taker's mind for the business, specifically his understanding of psychology and finishes.
“Undertaker’s brilliant. I don’t think they would have put him in that position (otherwise). When you sit down and talk to him, he knows his stuff. I’ve been around enough bookers to know who knows their s–t and who doesn’t. What Undertaker brings to the game is he knows what gets heat, what works, what can get somebody over, and what are good finishes. That’s his genius,” Konnan said.
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