Interview: Rey Mysterio on WWE Return Status, Royal Rumble Appearances, Retirement

A recent episode of The Apter Chat podcast had Rey Mysterio as the guest and some of the topics discussed included the status of his return to WWE, his recent Royal Rumble appearances, and if he wants to continue a career in wrestling after his in-ring days are over.

On the topic of the current status of his return to WWE, Mysterio said he has yet to finalize a deal and is keeping the door open for other options for his career.

“We got to keep in mind that rumors will always be rumors. 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.”

On the topic of his recent Royal Rumble appearances, Mysterio stated he does not hold any hard feelings for the very negative reaction to his surprise appearance at the 2014 Royal Rumble match. Mysterio also said that he did appreciate the very positive ovation he received at this year’s Royal Rumble.

“The first one was definitely no hard feelings against the fans or anyone. 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.”

On the topic of if he will continue a career in wrestling after his in-ring days are over, Mysterio stated he is currently unsure but is interested in becoming a trainer to pass down his wrestling knowledge to others.

“You know what, I’ve never really thought about that. I’m not ready to hang up my mask yet. If the opportunity was given to me, I don’t see why not. To be able to share the knowledge that I’ve picked up in almost 30 years of being in this business, is a blessing. I think it’s good to help others out and I would really receive a lot of satisfaction doing that.”