John Morrison, who wrestles under the name Johnny Mundo in Lucha Underground, recently spoke with SI.com to promote LU on the EL Rey Network. Morrison explained in the interview that Lucha Underground tries to put on the best wrestling on TV. Morrison also believes that WWE is trying to imitate Lucha Underground with the Cruiserweight Classic.
“We put out the best wrestling available on television, and now we’re seeing WWE try to imitate Lucha Underground with the cruiserweight tournament,” said Mundo, who began in WWE as John Morrison, and now competes with a loaded roster of Rey Mysterio, Pentagon, Fenix, Matanza, and Prince Puma. “Other shows are trying to imitate the cinematic-type style we’ve been doing, but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Wrestling ultimately comes down to what happens when the bell rings, and it comes down to athleticism, storytelling, and characters – and what we’re doing in Lucha Underground is the highest-quality wrestling out there.”
Morrison, who is a former tag team partner of The Miz, commented on his promo against Daniel Bryan several weeks ago on Talking Smack.
“The Miz has his own style and his own technique, and he is very effective,” said Mundo. “How do you rate his wrestling? Is he an in-ring technician? Does he work similar to the way Bret Hart worked? No, he doesn’t. But out of all the thousands of wrestlers, people want to talk about The Miz, which means people are thinking about him, especially after that promo with Daniel Bryan – which was one of the best promos of Miz’s career. The whole wrestling world took notice, and if you equate wrestling to storytelling, it’s clear The Miz can go.”
Morrison also talked about his career and more. You can read the entire interview here.
