Sean "X-Pac" Waltman Helps Launch Kickstarter for New Series

Former WWE/WCW superstars Sean “X-Pac” Waltman and Konnan a part of a new Kickstarter campaign for a new wrestling series called, “Viva L.A. Lucha.” Kevin Kleinrock, producer of former MTV wrestling series “Wrestling Society X,” has launched this Kickstarter page with the hopes of raising $60,000 by July 2nd. With these funds, Kleinrock’s “Masked Republic” production company will film a television pilot and eight webisodes of content.

Klienrock states, that he’s recording the webisodes in case the pilot never gets picked up. This way, the hours of lucha libre style wrestling content they are going to record for the project will still see the light of day either way. Waltman and Konnan are reportedly going to be helping the project by offering autographs, merchandise, and even a private party/screening of the content with Konnan to those that pledge certain amounts of money to the cause.

You can watch Kleinrock’s promotional video and read his opening pitch from their Kickstarter campaign below:

The goal of Viva L.A. Lucha is twofold: First, it seeks to create an environment where wrestlers who specialize in either the Mexican “lucha libre” form of professional wrestling or the more “traditional”/”WWE style” form can compete with and against each other as a way to become experts in both styles, helping both the individual performers and the companies who need well trained wrestlers to produce their television shows all while ensuring the brightest future for the lucha art form. Our second goal is to give fans and viewers a unique program that will deliver incredible action and entertainment as tomorrow’s stars are groomed in front of their eyes today (with incredible “groomers” as you will see below)! And, with the unique rewards we have created for this campaign, backers can have an unprecedented say in WHO a wrestling show will feature, HOW some of the talent is used, and get to SEE the actual television taping as it happens including what is normally restricted behind-the-scenes access and uncensored producer commentary as the tapings take place.

We also want to be able to take networks a television pilot that is 100% in our vision – including the input from our fans and backers – so that they can see, not just on paper or in a sample reel, what tremendous potential a Viva L.A. Lucha series can have. Often times, leaving the creative process of developing a series WITH a network can lead to the network creating a series in THEIR image and not that of what the fans or producers really want.

If you want to contribute to the project, visit their Kickstarter Campaign page here.

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