Rey Mysterio has reportedly been in a contract dispute with the WWE over the company renewing his deal against his will and now it seems as though the promotion has no interest in bringing him back to television.
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According to Wrestlingheadlines.com, Mysterio is not expected to be brought back to WWE television once his hand injury heals, though things could change. The WWE reportedly is trying to prevent him from working with AAA in Mexico.
The WWE re-signed Mysterio to a one-year deal against his will reportedly due to a clause that the company has in all contracts where it has the right to renew the pacts for another year if a talent misses significant time.
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Mysterio has missed a lot of time over the years due to various injuries, and the WWE used the clause on him due to the feeling that he owed it time. Mysterio reportedly was looking to leave the organization, but now it seems that there was more to exercising the option than just missed time as the WWE doesn't want Mysterio defecting to AAA.
Mysterio reportedly had a handshake agreement with Triple H for the two sides to part ways, but this deal was broken up by Vince McMahon after he chose to use the option on Mysterio's contract.
Mysterio appeared in a vignette during AAA's TripleMania XII event on Aug. 17 that aired on the same night as WWE's SummerSlam and he congratulated the promotion on 22 years of success and told the fans he'd see them soon, likely hinting at his desire to jump ship from the WWE.
At the end of the video, there was a graphic that said #FreeRey, alluding to his contract freeze with the WWE.
Recently fired Alberto Del Rio appeared on the show under the ring name El Patron and will now be a fixture in AAA as well. Del Rio was fired after he allegedly slapped a social media worker very hard after he heard that the employee made some racist comments about him.
Mysterio hasn't appeared on WWE television since the Monday Night RAW episode after WrestleMania XXX in early April, and it appears as though he may be kept off the screen when his hand injury heals as the WWE will do everything in its power to also keep him out of AAA.
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