Rey Mysterio reveals reason for WWE departure and why he returned

Rey Mysterio has had a long fulfilling career in professional wrestling, competing in many promotions. He is truly a legend in the business right now. He had to leave WWE in 2014 due to his body not being able to keep up with the high demands for a full-time schedule.

 


 

He spoke to Lilian Garcia on Chasing Glory, revealing the reason for his WWE departure and ultimately what brought him back.

“The opportunity was definitely on the table and from the moment I left, I left not giving a detailed explanation to media or to whoever had any doubts or questions about why I left. I knew that between WWE and myself this was a part-time farewell.”

“You know I needed to take a break. I needed to rest. I needed to be around my family and just pick up on a lot of things that I had missed out on over the years just being on the road and traveling and dedicating so much time to this sport that I kinda pushed my family aside and don’t get me wrong, my wife has always been very supportive of what I do and my kids as well.

But when your kids are young they don’t understand why dad has to leave every week. They don’t understand why dad is not there for their birthday or special events at school. They just know that dad’s working, dad’s on the road.”

“Now that they’re older they understand that. They understand what I do. They understand the impact that I have in life and in other people’s lives so that’s a big — that was pretty much my answer of why I was stepping away from my contractual agreement with WWE.

I started working the indie scene, I did a little bit with Lucha Underground and toward the end of my independent run I was working more in Japan with New Japan Pro Wrestling.

So that was definitely on my bucket list to accomplish in my goals throughout my career and sure enough, you know the beginning of this year, 2018 I got an opportunity to come back for the Royal Rumble be a guest appearance for the Rumble and I think that just led to everything that’s happening now.”

Rey would add that his return to Smackdown Live was ”incredible” and is ready to face off against both wrestlers he has faced and yet to face.

We here hope that Rey continues to wrestle in WWE after his contract expires in 2020. For the time being, he is currently having a personal feud with Randy Orton.

Harrison Carter
Harrison Carter
Harrison Carter has been a huge pro wrestling fan since 2002, and it's been his first love ever since then. He has years of writing experience for all things pro wrestling. His interests outside of wrestling include films, books and soccer.

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