Backstage Update – Season Two Of Lucha Underground

[Big Red Machine]

Source: www.TNAWrestlingNews.com

Here is the latest on the future of Lucha Underground. They have been renewed for a second season on El Rey, but the feeling is that the current combination of running on El Rey and Unimas will only result in further financial losses.

Producer Eric Van Wagenen was on Steve Austin’s podcast and stated that they could do a second season on El Rey, but that they need new funding. The thing that would change the game for the promotion would be a deal with Televisa in Mexico. The rights fees for the deal would greatly help the promotion, and a deal would have given them more exposure than any promotion in Mexico. The two sides have been in talks and they were reportedly close to a deal last month, but nothing has been signed.

Talent had previously been told that they would tape in September, but some of the contracted wrestlers have been told that they could take weekend dates that month.

[cero2k]

I personally don't like Televisa, it has the money to give LU some Wrestlemania production, but it can also burn you up if they try to push their own agenda into the show. If they go to Televisa, i wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing a bunch of mexican novela actors come in or straight up product placing. Hopefully they just buy the show, but don't get a say in production

Also, Robert Rodriguez was a big factor in the look and feel of the show, again, hopefully they leaving El Rey won't hurt that.