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Johnny Mundo Says The Fatal Flaw Of Most Promotions Is Trying To Be WWE

Current Lucha Underground star Johnny Mundo, formerly known as John Morrison in WWE recently spoke to Sport’s Illustrated’s Extra Mustard blog about LU season 2 and more. During the interview Mundo was asked why Lucha Underground season 1 worked so well and he attributes the success to Lucha Underground’s desire to be different.

“Lucha had the balls to be different.

Lucha Underground got some of the best talent in the industry, and the creative is set up so the storylines are followed to fruition–they are completed and don’t just change every week. Lucha Underground also put a lot of power in the hands of the talent. When you’re dealing with the top talent in the wrestling business, that’s often how you get the best results.

The fatal flaw of most promotions is trying to be WWE, but there is no way you can be WWE. Lucha Underground is a TV show in the way that it’s produced far more so than any other wrestling promotion out there. Lucha was also really smart about the wrestlers. A lot of the guys from Mexico have so much raw talent and creative energy, and a different set of moves and psychology that you wouldn’t see outside of Mexico. Giving Pentagon, Fenix, [King] Cuerno and Mil Muertes the keys to the Corvette and letting them drive is one of the reasons this is so cool and so different.”

He was also asked if he would be working with Rey Mysterio during season 2 of Lucha Underground.

“Yes, frequently. Rey is one of the best people in the business I’ve had the honor of meeting, hanging out with, and working with. He can still go, he’s humble and treats everyone with respect, and he’s ridiculously talented. I think he’ll go down in history as the most famous Luchador ever. It’s an absolute honor to work with him.

 I have a singular focus, I’m a perfectionist, and I always want to prove I am the best and the best version of myself. The opportunity to work with AAA arose from working with Lucha Underground. Lucha is faster paced, harder hitting, and more acrobatic than any other style of wrestling. It’s definitely been seeping into mainstream more and more–look at the super hero movies. Every Avengers movie has some kind of hurricanrana or flying head scissors or Lucha arm drag, which is evidence that people like the moves and see how cool it is. My favorite part of working with Lucha Underground is learning more Lucha, combining that with my WWE psychology, and taking wrestling to a place we’ve never seen before in the evolution of wrestling.”
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