Whereas many AEW followers may have adopted Ricochet all through his profession, whether or not that be in Dragon Gate, NJPW, or WWE, the primary actual publicity Ricochet acquired on a mainstream stage to an American viewers got here as a part of the Lucha Underground roster. Wrestling as Prince Puma, Ricochet was positioned because the ace of the promotion that also has a cult following to today, and his performances in opposition to the likes of Johnny Mundo (now Johnny TV), The Lucha Brothers, and Rey Mysterio performed an element in WWE signing him in 2018.
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The person who recruited Ricochet to Lucha Underground was Konnan, due to the corporate’s affiliation with AAA in Mexico, and through a latest version of the “Keepin’ It 100” podcast, he opened up about how particular Ricochet was each out and in of the ring.
“I mentioned it again then and I am going to say it now, after Rey Mysterio, there was no person to me that was pretty much as good as Ricochet was,” Konnan mentioned. “Afterwards we used to have these events in L.A. on the lodge, and bro, all the women, all of them needed to be with him. He was tremendous cool, he dressed good, he danced good, like I instructed you, jogged my memory a variety of Chris Brown. He had that sort of swag.”
Regardless of the expertise he thought Ricochet had, Konnan feels that Ricochet did not present what he was able to throughout his run in WWE as he thinks he wasn’t allowed to exit and do precisely what he needed. “[WWE] are very hands-on, and I by no means noticed the Ricochet I noticed on Lucha Underground. I by no means noticed the Ricochet that I noticed in Tijuana.”
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