Is Lucha Underground Star Rey Mysterio Preparing For Life After Wrestling?

Booyaka, booyaka 619, is Rey Mysterio Jr preparing for a life after wrestling? Well according to recent reports this appears to be the case. Rey Mysterio Jr a wrestling veteran with over 25 years of experience having competed and won numerous titles in his homeland of Mexico and in North America in federations such as AAA, WWE and his curent home of Lucha Underground.

Rey is known for his lightning quick arsenal and being one of the main pioneers to revolutionise the cruiserweights in the wrestling industry. Rey joined Lucha Underground during it’s second season and will also feature heavily in the third season due to air on September the 7th 2016 on network El Rey.

Could this be Rey’s wrestling swansong though? Well El Rey Network recently announced this it has signed an exclusive deal with Mysterio, which will involve him consulting, developing and producing content on the network. It’s common knowledge that Rey is one of the biggest Hispanic stars to hit mainstream outside the world of wrestling and this is a shrewd deal by El Rey to sign him up before someone else tries too *coughs* WWE *coughs* .

 President and G.M. of El Rey Network Daniel Tibbets had this to say “He is creative and collaborative and has a keen eye for great entertainment. Rey embodies the El Rey Network brand and we are thrilled to expand our relationship with him.”

I for one will be interested to see what content Rey and El Rey come up with together but I will also enjoy more moments like this.

Be sure to check out the new series of the BEST wrestling show around Lucha Underground premiering on 7th September 2016 on El Rey Network.

 

 

 

Alberto Del Rio Frustrated With WWE

For Alberto Del Rio, his wrestling career with WWE has been a wild ride. He won the biggest Royal Rumble ever featuring 40 participants. Former Money In The Bank winner, successfully cashing it in on some wrestler named CM Punk (relax I’m kidding). Ironically his cash in was at SummerSlam, which we are only a few weeks away from. With the WWE Draft shaking up the new era in WWE, many superstars have come forward frustrated with their current position in the company. The draft seemed to have stacked RAW, with Smackdown once again playing second fiddle. Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan do seem very invested in trying to make it as best of a show it can be, but only time will tell. Many rumored names to be coming back, (Kurt Angle, Melina, Jeff Hardy) pushes guys like Cesaro and Del Rio to the bottom of the pile. Alberto reports have been flying in about him being unhappy and possibly leaving with his contract coming up soon.

We all remember Del Rio was let go once by WWE, due to an altercation he had with an employee over a racist comment. It seems that ever since Paige and Del Rio started dating, WWE hasn’t used them very much and the reasons are unclear. This past Tuesday on Smackdown, (which you can see the results for here!) there was a Battle Royal to determine the number 1 contender, to face Dean Ambrose at SummerSlam. Del Rio was involved in that match and honestly, I would not have been mad if he won. He is a great wrestler and has showcased his talents all over the world in companies like AAA and Lucha Underground.

As a fan, no matter what he decides to do with his contract, you want Del Rio to be somewhere he is happy. Alberto is one of the best wrestlers in the world, once again a superstar that WWE just doesn’t know how to use. Will it cause conflict with his new love Paige if he leaves? Or maybe this is just another layer to set up something big for Del Rio? The wrestling world has always been a cloudy one, so let this be another cloud in the sky.