El Grande Americano Mask vs. Mask Match attracts more than 2 million viewers
It’s good for El Grande Americano.
The official video of the AAA wrestling event “Noche de los Grandes” on the WWE YouTube Channel has been viewed over 1.8 million times at the time of publication, while AAA’s full video of the event has over 436,000 views for a total of 2.24 million views. The event was streamed live on May 30, meaning the impressive total was achieved in less than four days.
The event, which took place in Monterrey, was headlined by a mask-versus-mask match between El Grande Americano (Ludwig Kaiser) and The Original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable). The match was the payoff to a year-long storyline that began with Gable suffering a number of losses to luchadores. He disappeared from WWE television for a while, only to resurface as the masked El Grande Americano, a villainous heel.
Gable continued to perform as the character in both WWE and AAA until June 2025, when he underwent surgery on his shoulder. Kaiser then began appearing in both organizations as El Grande Americano, where he won over Mexican audiences with his Spanish-speaking skills and embracing the culture and traditions of lucha libre.
The match between Kaiser and Gable culminated in Kaiser’s victory, forcing Gable to unmask and give up his claim to the name El Grande Americano. The match has received near-universal praise from fans and professionals alike, who praised the emotional storytelling and physical punishment endured by both men, prompting a rapturous response from the Monterrey crowd.
The blockbuster matchup comes about a year after WWE acquired AAA, one of the largest professional wrestling promotions in Mexico, from Mexico-based sports and entertainment holding company Fillip.
