Rey Mysterio Moved To Alumni Section

[Bort]

Rey's WWE credentials:

• Arguably the best TV wrestler in company history, overally one of the most consistent workers ever, which is saying something given that I can't recall him having a great match since 2011.
  
• Rey was a huge draw and the company's best talent, yet Vince has always denied it.
• Key WWE draw in Mexico, and also important house show draw for in the Southwest.
• Key WWE draw (w/Batista) in Spain and Italy, led to some sort of boom period over there.
• One of the top merchandise sellers for years, usually behind just John Cena.
• Epic SmackDown run, he and Taker basically carried it in post-Rock era.
• Memorable feuds with Angle, Eddie, Chavo, Jericho, Punk and Ziggler.
• SmackDown Six.
• Cruiserweight Division WAS Rey Mysterio.
• Arguably the greatest Elimination Chamber erformance ever (2009).

 

[Farooq]

He ain't goin' there. lol

Just wait and see! He'll hit everyone with the 858!

 

[The GOAT]

It's a shame he never got to have an official retirement match in WWE, or that the Sin Cara plans didn't work out since Mysterio vs Cara was in the plans as a "passing the torch" sort of match a few years back. He's consistently been one of the most popular performers in WWE since his debut there in 2002 and deserved that kind of send-off. Oh well. Aidos, Mysterio.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Looks like Rey is asking for $20k per appearance.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Looks like Rey is asking for $20k per appearance.

Good for him. That sumbitch ain't a cheap guy to get at all.

 

[Stopspot]

Rey has officially signed with AAA and will debut on the March 15 Rey de Reyes.

 

[Messiah1]

:bischoff: waited 10 year's for him to leave WWE. It's about time.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that WWE and Rey Mysterio reached a deal in either November or December to release him this February. The stipulation was that if the news leaked prior to February, the company wouldn’t honor the agreement and he would be held until the full extent of his contract had expired.

There seems to be a deal in place where neither side will disparage the other, as Mysterio has kept quiet about his release over the last week and WWE didn’t make a big deal on 2/26 when moving his page to the alumni section of WWE.com.

There were many reasons it took Rey almost a year longer than anticipated to leave the company. He had a handshake agreement with Triple H in 2014 that he would leave the promotion, but Vince McMahon renewed his deal for a year to compensate for numerous injuries. WWE wanted him to work one last program between Survivor Series and WrestleMania 31 to send him off, but it fell through for some reason; it’s being reported that Mysterio had no design to perform.

Other factors included potential legal issues with the “Rey Mysterio” name and appearances at Lucha Underground and AAA that upset WWE. While the two sides easily could have wound up in court, there’s a lot of potential “dirty laundry” for both parties – including the controversial release of Alberto del Rio – that resulted in a quiet departure.

Source: http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/558...final-wrestlemania-run-potential-legal-issues