Lucha Underground’s Willie Mack Talks About Having His NXT Contract Rescinded, Using The Stunner

Lucha Underground talent Willie Mack was recently interviewed by Ring Rust Radio. You can check out highlights below, and the full interview at this link or above.

Since joining Lucha Underground, you have become one of the most popular characters on the show. How did you first hear about Lucha Underground and what made you finally sign with the company?

“I heard about Lucha Underground before because I wanted to try out for them. I was getting ready to go through the tryouts for them, but then somebody else contacted me in Florida and I wanted to see what that was all about. That didn’t work out too well in Florida, then Lucha reached out to me and I thought, “What do I have to lose?” It was right in town for me and it was the best decision I ever made. It’s fun being down there.”

Lucha Underground is the most unique wrestling promotion out there right now and it’s been a great alternative for the fans. As someone who’s worked in multiple companies, what are the main things that set Lucha Underground apart from the others, and what has the transition been like for you getting involved in such a non-traditional wrestling company?

“The thing about Lucha Underground that everybody loves is it caters to everybody. Some people aren’t wrestling fans, but they still tune into our show because they get captured by the storylines and everything else. Then they watch the wrestling along the way so it transitions them into a wrestling fan without actually being a wrestling fan. As far as the wrestling style, I actually trained in lucha libre, so I was already used to the style. I have already wrestled on TV before so I knew how to do that and it wasn’t anything new to me.”

You became an instant favorite of ours when you made your debut in Lucha Underground and I think part of that was because we didn’t expect to see such a fast-paced, high-flying style from somebody with your size and power. How much do you enjoy surprising people with your wrestling style since most fans probably expect somebody completely different when they first see you?

“That’s why I got into wrestling because I watched the smaller folks like Bret Hart and Rey Mysterio do their thing. I have always been big, so I transitioned what they do to my style and I started doing it. Every time I step out into that ring and do those moves, I see the reaction on peoples’ faces. They think at first I am going to be a typical big dude and be slow like a tank, but when I jump off the top ropes and run around a couple of times you see their jaws drop, and I think, ‘Yeah. That’s what you get for judging someone so quick.'”

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