The ongoing reports of Rey Mysterio and the WWE continue on whether the former WWE champion is set to return to the company in the near future. While the master of the 619 is hoping for the company to greenlight his return, Mysterio states that, “rumors will always be rumors” on the latest Apter Chat with Bill Apter:
"We got to keep in mind that rumors will always be rumors," Mysterio said.
"There's nothing locked in. There's nothing secure that says that I am going back.
"I'm doing what I'm doing right now. I'm enjoying my independent wrestling life. I get to choose and pick when I want to wrestle, where I want to wrestle. If I want matches, like were just mentioned versus Kenny [Omega], I'm going to make them happen, if it's possible. There's no insurance or security right now that I am going back. I'll tell you what though, if the time is right and there's an agreement on both ends, meaning WWE and myself, and there's an offer on the table, I wouldn't say no. If it's correct. If it's the right one. But in the meantime, I'm still enjoying my liberty out here in independent wrestling."
Back in 2014, the masked luchador’s Royal Rumble entrance was not well received. Fans were clamoring to see Daniel Bryan in the Rumble and when Mysterio was revealed to be the final entrant, the fans were not thrilled about it. Mysterio was confused about the reaction at the time, but he has no hard feelings towards the fans for that moment.
"The first one was definitely no hard feelings against the fans or anyone," Mysterio stated. "I think I was just put into a spot that wasn't meant to be for me. It was meant to be for Daniel Bryan. That's who the fans wanted to see. So when you don't cater to the fans, what they want, that negativity and that booing, I now understand that it wasn't directed towards me. It was directed towards the booking.
"At the time I didn't understand what was going on. I was like 'why are they booing me? What's going on here?' And after watching the event, I understood exactly why it happened. Now in comparison to this years Royal Rumble, they kept it a very good surprise and to come out number 27 when the fans didn't even expect it, the ovation was tremendous. My adrenaline was going at a thousand for hours. One thing in talking about it, another thing of being in the moment was like no other."
Check out the full
interview below in which Mysterio discusses a potential role in professional wrestling once he retires in-ring and much more.