Following reports that Prince Puma lost a retirement match at Lucha Underground’s Ultima Lucha Tres, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting Trevor Mann (Puma, aka Richochet) will accept a deal with WWE rather than re-sign with Lucha Underground.
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According to sources, Mann was offered a lucrative deal by Lucha Underground, but he is going to take the WWE deal, and will work bookings for New Japan through the end of this year. It’s unknown what WWE might have offered in the deal, but they were reportedly looking to sign him badly and any other Lucha talents not locked into long-term deals.
As of now, Mann will go to WWE when legally allowed, which may be sooner than originally believed. It was previously reported that standard Lucha Underground contracts prevent talents from working for another televised promotion until six months after the last episode they appear in airs. This would lead you to believe Mann couldn’t appear in WWE until the end of 2017, since last week’s Lucha Underground season three tapings will reportedly air next summer. The Observer noted one thing that might work in Mann’s favor to get out of the stipulation earlier is that he wouldn’t go to WWE as a masked wrestler, so it wouldn’t be a marketing issue.
Lucha Underground
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Lucha Underground #1
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Jose Alberto Rodriguez, using the ring name Alberto el Patrn, greets the crowd before his Lucha Underground match in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #2
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Wrestler MARTY 'THE MOTH' MARTINEZ takes flight during Lucha Underground in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #3
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Wrester El Texano Jr. introduced before his match during Lucha Underground in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #4
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: The crowd reacts during a match at Lucha Underground in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #5
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Jose Alberto Rodrguez, using the ring name Alberto el Patron, greets the crowd before his Lucha Underground match in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #6
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: The audience watching the Lucha Underground match in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #7
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Wrester Victor Manuel Soto Flores known as Drago is introduced before his match during Lucha Underground in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #8
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Sexy Star, left, takes flight during a match with MARTY 'THE MOTH' MARTINEZ, right, during Lucha Underground in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #9
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Sexy Star greets the crowd from the ring during Lucha Underground match in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #10
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20, 2015: Sexy Star in the ring during a match at Lucha Underground in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, in Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2015. Lucha Underground is professional wrestling and television series. (Francine Orr/ LA Times via Getty Images)
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Lucha Underground #11
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 14: Wrestler Johnny Mundo of 'Lucha Underground' is photographed in the Getty Images SXSW Portrait Studio powered by Samsung at the Samsung Studio on March 14, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Lucha Underground #12
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 14: Wrestler Johnny Mundo of 'Lucha Underground' is photographed in the Getty Images SXSW Portrait Studio powered by Samsung at the Samsung Studio on March 14, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Lucha Underground #13
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 14: Wrestler Johnny Mundo of 'Lucha Underground' is photographed in the Getty Images SXSW Portrait Studio powered by Samsung at the Samsung Studio on March 14, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Lucha Underground #14
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 14: Wrestler Johnny Mundo of 'Lucha Underground' is photographed in the Getty Images SXSW Portrait Studio powered by Samsung at the Samsung Studio on March 14, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Lucha Underground #15
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 14: Wrestler Johnny Mundo of 'Lucha Underground' is photographed in the Getty Images SXSW Portrait Studio powered by Samsung at the Samsung Studio on March 14, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Lucha Underground #16
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 14: Wrestler Johnny Mundo of 'Lucha Underground' is photographed in the Getty Images SXSW Portrait Studio powered by Samsung at the Samsung Studio on March 14, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Samsung)
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Lucha Underground #17
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 14: Wrestler Johnny Mundo of 'Lucha Underground' is photographed in the Getty Images SXSW Portrait Studio powered by Samsung at the Samsung Studio on March 14, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Samsung)
