Andrade El Idolo Accuses WWE of Favoring Samoan Wrestlers Over Mexican Talent

AEW’s Andrade El Idolo has publicly criticized WWE, highlighting what he perceives as a significant disparity in the company’s treatment of Samoan versus Mexican wrestlers.

The former WWE superstar asserts that certain Samoan wrestlers receive repeated opportunities to succeed, a luxury not extended to others. He noted that Mexican performers have been afforded far fewer chances to demonstrate their abilities.

Andrade El Idolo Claims WWE Continuously Offers Opportunities to Some Wrestlers While Overlooking Mexican Talent

Andrade made these sharp comments during an interview with Latin Lover, where they discussed wrestlers he believes were denied a genuine opportunity to reach their full potential.

He did not specify which wrestlers he was referring to, but the AEW star questioned why WWE provides some wrestlers with numerous chances while others must repeatedly prove themselves.

Andrade also draws parallels to his own WWE career. Despite winning championships, he feels he lacked the consistent platform necessary to establish himself as a top star in the company.

“When WWE wants to push you, they will push you; it’s that simple. There are wrestlers who have been given a chance by WWE about 20 or 30 times, and they still push them until they become stars. It doesn’t matter how bad you are because they want to make you a star. I feel that I never got to be given the opportunity. They never gave me a chance, but when it was my turn to be on television, I took advantage of it. If I won or lost, those 10, 15, 20 minutes, I took advantage of them and I sold myself because I said, ‘The public is watching me; I still got it.’ I always thought that way. Yes, I got championships in WWE and all that. But I saw that there were people who gave them a chance and kept giving them another chance,” Andrade stated (H/T: Fightful Select).

Andrade specifically mentioned Berto and Angel Garza, asserting that both possess the ability to become major WWE stars but have not been given adequate opportunities to prove their worth.

“They have Humberto Garza… Well, Garza, Berto, very good friends of mine, they haven’t been given a real chance. When I returned to WWE, they tell me, ‘Hey, we’d love you to be in AAA,’ but I told them that I sign with WWE. I didn’t want to return to AAA. I know that AAA is a big company, but it’s at the national level, at the Mexican level. Maybe one or more places in the world knows them, but it’s not WWE,” Andrade added.

Santos Escobar was another name mentioned before Andrade shifted focus to WWE’s treatment of Samoan talent.

“Escobar never had the opportunity. Then you see wrestlers, maybe it’s going to sound bad, but there are some jokes about the Samoans. Not everyone. Roman Reigns succeeded. He did well, but there are several that don’t got it, and they are constantly pushed. I’m there like they’ve been doing it for 20 years, and they still don’t have it, and we never had those opportunities,” Andrade said.

Andrade believes WWE’s persistent investment in certain wrestlers significantly contributes to their stardom, often at the expense of others.

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