Drew McIntyre was removed from Smackdown last night after holding open challenges his first few weeks on the show after moving over from Raw. McIntyre has not started a long term storyline since moving over to the blue brand, appearing to move to the midcard after a main event run, though he is expected to revive his feud with Roman Reigns at some point.
The former long-tenured WWE referee Mike Chioda recently revealed that Rey Mysterio wanted to deal directly with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon when he discussed his latest WWE contract.
Rey Mysterio wanted to negotiate with Vince McMahon instead of Triple H
Mysterio confirmed to Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso in February 2021 that he signed a new contract with WWE last year. Since then, he has gone on to hold the SmackDown Tag Team Championship with his son, Dominik. Triple H Beating UFC To Sign Top Star?
Chioda, who is friends with Mysterio, recently appeared on the Such Good Shoot podcast. He said the 46-year-old spoke to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon instead of Triple H during contract negotiations.
He revealed:
“My buddy Rey Mysterio stayed at my house last week when they were in Tampa,” Chioda said. “You know, he went into negotiations with Vince. His stuff almost didn’t work out with Vince, but he convinced Vince. Hunter [Triple H] was going to… he didn’t want to deal with Hunter. He wanted to deal with Vince.”
Rey Mysterio teamed up with Dominik in a losing effort against The Usos at Saturday’s WWE SummerSlam event. The father-son duo’s current storyline revolves around Rey teaching Dominik about wrestling psychology. We will see what is in store for them down the road.
