La Parka and Santos Escobar advanced to the Rey de Reyes final after qualifying matches on a taped AAA show aired March 7, 2026.

On March 7, 2026, Lucha Libre AAA aired a taped episode from February 7 in Queretaro, featuring La Parka defeating El “Original” Grande Americano in a key Rey de Reyes qualifier, advancing to the four-way final. Santos Escobar won a chaotic qualifier match against Mr. Iguana, Psycho Clown, and Abismo Negro, with a Tombstone Piledriver. Hijo del Vikingo beat Dinamico in a tune-up match ahead of his No DQ title bout against Dominik Mysterio at Rey de Reyes, where a loss ends Mysterio’s AAA career. The show aired on Fox in Latin America and streamed online, with commentary by Corey Graves, JBL, and Rey Mysterio, and included a tribute to Konnan.