Rey Mysterio is going through a packed schedule since the beginning of this year. He started the year with an appearance in the WWE at the Royal Rumble event.
Some independent promotions locked him down for appearances in the future. But an injury ruled the chances of the same.
The Masked sensation has got over from it in recent times. It is why the New Japan Pro-wrestling promotion contacted him for an appearance. So he performed at the NJPW Dominion show in Japan. It was a tag team match against the faction led by Cody Rhodes.
The rumours of his return to the WWE was always there from early 2018. Rey Mysterio made it true by showing up at the Royal Rumble PPV in January. The legendary name received the biggest pop of the night from the fans. He entered the match on number 27 to receive a standing ovation.
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The sad part for the fans is that it was just a one-off appearance by Rey Mysterio. WWE tried to come up with a deal with him but failed. There’s a conflict in the deal regarding the rigorous schedule of the company. It is preventing the former world champion to sign a confirmed deal.
Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave an update on his current status. He assured the talks of bringing back Rey Mysterio are still going on. The officials have not given up hopes on this Mexican Icon. But it is not likely that we will see him in WWE until the fall of 2018.
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The source revealed Rey Mysterio would continue to work in different promotions in the upcoming months. He will have an extremely busy summer this year. The veteran superstar is not willing to cancel those booked dates. So we should not accept him until September arrives.
It is clear from this report that we are not going to see him in-time for Summerslam. The second biggest show of the year is set to take place on August 19th in New York. Rey Mysterio is likely to show up once it’s over. But he will not agree to work on a full-time schedule in the company. His growing age will not allow him to do so.
