The dogs are off the leash in AAA

If you were scrolling through Twitter last night and assumed the timeline was glitching, you weren't alone. We witnessed the reformation of Los Perros Del Mal on AAA, but there was a massive twist. Instead of the usual suspects, the faction is now effectively a WWE-NXT hybrid wrecking crew.

We are talking about Angel, Berto, Karmen Petrovic, Bronco Nima, and Daga stomping out El Grande Americano like they had a personal vendetta. It was loud, it was violent, and it has the entire internet buzzing about what kind of doors this actually opens for future partnerships.

The internet is losing its collective mind

The fan reaction is basically split into three camps, and none of them are quiet. You have the purists who think the heritage of the group is being turned into a glorified corporate side-hustle. One user on the forums shouted, "Perros Del Mal deserves better than being a cross-promotional prop for NXT storylines!"

Then you have the "anything goes" crowd. These people are currently riding the high of the absurdity. A post on the subreddit summarized it perfectly: "Watching Daga lead a squad of WWE stars to destroy people in a Mexican ring is the kind of fever dream booking I live for. Keep it weird."

Finally, there's the group of skeptics who are already looking for the hidden fine print. They are convinced this is just a short-term publicity stunt that won't move the needle long-term in the ratings. A particularly cynical take read, "They brought back the name for the nostalgia pop, but once the shiny new paint chips off, it's just another mid-card faction destined to job out to the top stars.”

So, is this actually good for business?

My take? The purists are clutching their pearls a bit too hard. Wrestling is at its best when it defies the boring, predictable rules of who can work where. As WrestleTalk reported, the inclusion of stars like Petrovic and Nima gives this version of the stable a fresh, modern coat of paint that separates it from the past while still keeping that gritty, anti-authority spirit.

The argument that this lacks soul is missing the point. The point is that these performers are hungry. You can hear it in their own words; Angel and Berto made it clear to the crowd that the wait was worth it. When guys like Berto are that fired up, the audience usually follows suit.

That being said, let's pump the brakes on calling this a complete slam dunk. The booking here relied heavily on the shock value of the name. If the faction doesn't have a distinct identity beyond "we are the WWE rejects in AAA," it will flame out by August. That's at least one valid criticism; playing with legacy names is a minefield.

If you mess up the delivery, you just look like you're raiding the archives for ideas. F4WOnline confirmed the lineup shift is intentional, which means management is fully leaning into this weird bridge-building exercise. If the matches deliver, nobody will care about the history books.

At the end of the day, I’d rather watch a chaotic, experimental mashup of rosters than another safe, paint-by-numbers televised match. The energy from the June 20 show was electric, and if that translates to better storytelling, we are all winners. The total roster size here is 5 members, which provides enough bodies to cause real mayhem in the tag division or a multi-man scramble.

If nothing else, at least it isn't boring. In an industry where everything starts to feel like a copy of a copy, seeing something genuinely wild like this gives me hope. Let them cook for a month before you decide if the sky is falling or if we just found the most interesting thing on TV.