Why WWE Thought It Was Okay To Spoil Another Promotion's World Title Change Live On Raw

Top AAA star El Hijo del Vikingo will compete in a singles match against WWE's Chad Gable at Worlds Collide with the AAA Mega Championship, the promotion's top prize, on the line. The trouble is, Vikingo isn't currently the Mega Champion; Alberto El Patron is. However, Vikingo will challenge Patron for the championship during a AAA TV taping between now and his match against Gable at Worlds Collide.

That means WWE has accidentally revealed what the result of Patron vs. Vikingo will be, although labeling it an accident isn't entirely accurate. According to Wrestling Observer Radio (via Cultaholic), the graphic that aired on the Mexican stream of Raw was different from the one that was shown in the US.

A Different Match Graphic Aired On The Mexican Version Of Raw

It was revealed on WOR that WWE assumed people watching outside of Mexico, particularly in the US, won't know that Patron is AAA's Mega Champion and Vikingo is not, so it wasn't spoiling anything. However, it altered the graphic for the Mexican broadcast of Raw since fans there will be aware of who is and isn't champion.

WWE seems to have overlooked two key things here. First and foremost, social media exists - shocking considering how much WWE leans on it for worldwide promotion. The second WWE advertised Vikingo as being champion, confused fans took to social media. Secondly, despite bringing it under its umbrella thanks to the recent acquisition, WWE seems to be unaware of just how far of a reach AAA has. It's popular outside of Mexico, particularly in the US, and fans know who the promotion's champion is.

As for how WWE handles this, if at all, remains to be seen. Hard to imagine that those left running AAA under WWE won't be happy with the result reveal of one of its biggest matches on live international television. It's also indicative of what WWE thinks about the promotion. As noted above, it's clearly of the belief that AAA doesn't have much reach outside of Mexico, implying by its Vikingo match promotion that it didn't believe anyone outside of Mexico would even care that it spoiled an upcoming World Title match.