Lucha Libre AAA’s TripleMania XXXIII has become the most-viewed and highest-grossing event in the promotion’s history. According to a press release issued today, the August 16th event drew over 4.3 million viewers on WWE and AAA’s YouTube channels within the first 24 hours, with a peak live concurrent audience of 614,000.
Held at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, the show set an all-time gate record for AAA with an attendance of 19,691, the highest for any lucha libre event in 2025. The event also broke the company’s record for merchandise sales and generated 208 million views across official social media platforms.
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The event was the first TripleMania to be presented following WWE’s acquisition of the Mexican promotion. The global broadcast began with WWE’s “Then Now Forever Together” signature before transitioning to an introduction highlighting the new partnership. On the night of the event, the hashtag #TripleMania was the number one trending topic on X in both the United States and Mexico.
The main event saw El Hijo del Vikingo retain the AAA Mega Championship against Dragon Lee, Dominik Mysterio, and El Grande Americano, who was revealed to be Ludwig Kaiser. The match featured interference from members of The Judgment Day and the LWO. The deciding moment came when a masked figure hit the ring and delivered a Styles Clash to Dominik Mysterio before unmasking as AJ Styles. Vikingo capitalized on the attack, hitting a 630 Splash on Mysterio to secure the victory.
Several other key matches and segments featuring WWE talent took place throughout the night.
- AAA World Tag Team Championship: Pagano & Psycho Clown defeated Angel & Berto in a Street Fight to win the titles.
- Latin American Championship: El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated El Mesias to win the championship.
- Six-Person Tag Match: The Judgment Day’s Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh & Raquel Rodriguez defeated Mr. Iguana, Niño Hamburguesa & NXT’s Lola Vice.
- Copa Bardahl: WWE’s Omos won the multi-person battle royal.
- AAA Hall of Fame: WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio officially inducted Konnan.
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