Rey Mysterio update

[andrew8798]

-Rey Mysterio will not be wrestling on the Mexico tour that starts today as was originally planned. He's now hopeful of being back soon. He has been training in Orlando and will be going on the tour and may have a physical presence but he's not going to do a complete match. He's interviewed on the WWE web site and said he no thoughts of retiring, even with all his knee problems, because he believes they will eventually come up with a cure for arthritis. His left knee is already bone on bone with no cartilage left.

-F4W

[edgestar]

Maybe he should retire as an in ring talent.. He could do ppv pre shows and still matter. This isn't the first time he's pushed back a return from this injury, and at this rate I don't think all the arthritis cures in the world could help him.

[mizerable]

they will eventually come up with a cure for arthritis

Yeah, it's called being heavily doped up constantly. Even if they cure arthritis, it's still not going to prevent him from going through life in agonizing pain. There's only so much the human body can take.

The very fact that retirement isn't even a blip on his radar is absolutely ridiculous. I guess he's another one of those guys who only knows wrestling and wants to die in the ring.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

Sometimes, I think it quite irresponsible of WWE to keep letting Rey wrestle when it's obvious he just can't anymore. It's obvious his knees are so messed up, if he keeps going he's gonna end up crippled. He can barely wrestle for a month without needing more time off. But, saying that, if WWE let him go I'm certain Rey will just go to a Mexican promotion and continue there.

Vince should give him perhaps a thankyou tag title run with Sin Cara (With Cara of course doing the majority of the work) then a goodbye match against Cara at Wrestlemania. After that, give him a job where he's still involved but doesn't wrestle. A trainer maybe?

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Imo, Rey is too volatile to keep around for any extended period of time. I think WWE should just outright release him from his contract, but pay him per appearance if they still want to use him. Let him be the surprise entry for the Royal Rumble, or let him have a glorified squash match against a heel jobber on "milestone" shows like the Xth episode of RAW or the Nth Anniversary of SmackDown or whatever, but I don't think Rey can be relied upon for anything that involves "build up" or "planning".

Where does this idea that Rey HAS to put over "the next token masked guy and no one else" or that the guy that Rey puts over on the way out HAS to be a wrestler similar to himself come from?

ANYONE can put over Sin Cara or any other wrestler, but I don't think Rey needs to "pass the torch" to anyone. He's good but imo he's not at that level where he has a torch to be passed, and he doesn't warrant a big emotional good bye the same way that Flair, Michaels, Undertaker, or even HHH (despite the fact that he was trying to force it) does.

[Hit Girl]

He needs to pass the torch to El Torito.

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Saying he's going to keep wrestle because he thinks they'll eventually be a cure for arthritis is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

[mizerable]

Oct 16, 2013 23:44:12 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

Where does this idea that Rey HAS to put over "the next token masked guy and no one else" or that the guy that Rey puts over on the way out HAS to be a wrestler similar to himself come from?

ANYONE can put over Sin Cara or any other wrestler, but I don't think Rey needs to "pass the torch" to anyone. He's good but imo he's not at that level where he has a torch to be passed, and he doesn't warrant a big emotional good bye the same way that Flair, Michaels, Undertaker, or even HHH (despite the fact that he was trying to force it) does.

I want to expand on this a bit, because you brought up a good point. The idea that there needs to be "a guy" to put out legend, in order to establish that guy, is absolutely stupid.

99% of the time, it doesn't work. There is a reason that Michaels retired Flair, there's a reason that Undertaker retired Michaels. It's the simple fact that it makes the retiree look good going out, and it's the guarantee that the victor doesn't fail. What would happen if some guy who hasn't done much is given the task of being "the guy" who ended Undertaker's streak or something? That's a LOT of pressure, and the idea that it's going to make the guy, isn't guaranteed. And if that guy fails to make it after being given that opportunity, then Undertaker's 20+ year gimmick is wasted on a guy who doesn't break the glass ceiling.

So the next Rey Mysterio isn't going to be made through Rey Mysterio. That guy will find a way to make it on his own. If he has a good opponent to ride alongside him, great! It worked out great for Stone Cold when Bret decided to work with him. That doesn't mean Stone Cold would have failed without.

This metaphor of torch-passing almost never happens. Wrestling doesn't follow undeviating conjunction where the story ends and the curtain falls. By passing the torch, that in my mind means the old guard literally hands off the torch and then steps aside. Good luck with that.

[chazraps]

When was his last actual match?

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Oct 17, 2013 0:16:05 GMT -5 chazraps said:

When was his last actual match?

Against Bryan on Raw in February, apparently.

[67 more]

How the hell does he even get medically cleared?

[Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster]

Seriously there have been times during the year that I've honestly forgotten that he is still with the WWE.

[mrtuesday]

Oct 17, 2013 2:55:14 GMT -5 67 more said:

How the hell does he even get medically cleared?

Payola goes a long way.

[mrbananagrabber]

The idea of Sin Cara holding a championship, or even being on a PPV at this stage, is hilarious.

[Smiley Smile]

Oct 17, 2013 2:58:28 GMT -5 Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster said:

Seriously there have been times during the year that I've honestly forgotten that he is still with the WWE.

Pretty much this.

I've thought he's needed to retire for about five or six years now. For a long time now he's been a shell of what he was and pretty much just milking the reputation he built up ten or fifteen years ago. He's gone from being one of my favourites when I was a kid to someone who I'm completely indifferent to at the best of times; I can't remember the last time anything he did in the ring has really excited me or made me want to watch. He really needs to stop, for his own health as much as anything.

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Eh, Rey Mysterio already passed the torch to another Hispanic star. And nowadays from those humble beginnings Alberto del Rio has pairs of fans worldwide.

[The Tank]

I haven't wanted him to come back like...the last five times he's come back.

Rey Mysterio was great. Easily the best high-flyer of all time, he's been one of my favorites since he showed up in WCW. Yeah, I've soured on him in recent years because he can't go like he used to, but I wanted to say that's not his fault. But the way he keeps forcing these comebacks...

I love Rey Mysterio.

You know what I love even more?

The idea of Rey Mysterio not being in a wheelchair when he retires because he's gone so much longer than he should've that he's physically incapable of even standing.

Seriously, just...don't come back, Rey.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Oct 17, 2013 0:07:19 GMT -5 @bootytime said:

Saying he's going to keep wrestle because he thinks they'll eventually be a cure for arthritis is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

Yeah, seriously. I've seen a lot of 'I can still go!' bullshit but that's still somehow less delusional than this.

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WWE kind of need Rey because he is their big star with the latino and hispanic demographic.


They tried to have Del Rio fill that role but it went down like a lead ballon.

[Deleted]

I've believed for years that Rey's final match will end with his legs suddenly falling right off at the knees.


...........although now I have the added detail of knowing that he will insist on coming back from that, stating that one day they will find a cure for your legs falling off at the knees.