Willie Mack on Fans, Lucha Underground and His Wrestling Style

Lucha Underground is one of the hottest promotions out there today. With an exciting story that continues each and every week in the Temple, fans can learn to appreciate a style of wrestling that is relatively uncommon elsewhere.

WrestlingInc has released an interview with Lucha Underground superstar Willie Mack, where ESPN speak to Mack about his various wrestling styles and his time in Lucha Underground.

Mack was first asked about his various wrestling styles. In summary, Mack explains that he doesn’t want to be known as the stereotypical big guy, only able to perform a certain way. He combines lucha libre, American and Japanese styles.

“I developed [my style] because I started off training in lucha libre wrestling, and then I transitioned over to American wrestling and mixed the two together so I could have my own style. And I mix in the hard-hitting Japanese style ’cause I don’t want to be the typical big dude, like as soon as people see me they think I’m going to be like a tank and slow the show down. But I could move as fast as the little dudes, if not quicker, and pull stuff off that people haven’t seen before from a bigger dude. That’s what I want to be. I don’t want to be a typical big guy.”

Mack would explain that even if other companies were interested, he would remain with Lucha Underground so long as they want him. He says this is because he would likely get lost in the shuffle or be overlooked elsewhere.

“If Lucha Underground keeps me, yeah, I’ll stay with Lucha Underground. If other companies come up, probably not, because [Lucha Underground] put money and time into me, and it seems like they’re taking more to make me a star, besides like the other places have me there and I get lost in the shuffle. Yeah, I want to do this as long as my body holds up and as long as the people want me to.”

When asked about why fans connect with him, Mack said that it is because he gets the people that watch him because he used to be a fan himself. He gets the way they feel and what they want to see.

“Everybody knows who Willie Mack is. I used to be a fan myself. I think a lot of people connect with me because I used to be in the crowd. Like every wrestling show around California, you’ll see me in the crowd. You look at old videos and those people used to hang out with me. I guess they’re like, ‘Man, that’s one of our friends. Somebody we know personally in that ring making us look good and proud.'”

Willie Mack features on Lucha Underground, available on Netflix, El Rey Network and UniMas weekly, having just returned from break.

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Editor’s Note:

I like Willie Mack based on everything I’ve seen from the guy. I can’t wait to see what his future holds. I agree with him that he would probably be lost in the shuffle elsewhere, so remaining somewhere secure that has incredible talent like Lucha Underground is a good choice.

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