Rey Mysterio Signs New Contract With WWE

WWE superstar Rey Mysterio recently spoke with Sports Illustrated, where he revealed that he has signed a new deal with the company. He also spoke about a number of other topics, including working with his son and the design of his new mask.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

On signing a new deal with WWE:

“We never made the signing of my new deal public, but there is definitely going to be more time to see Rey Mysterio in WWE,” Mysterio says. “I’m going to keep wrestling, at least until Father Time catches up and says, ‘It’s time to go.’ ”

On working with his son, Dominik:

“I am so happy to see my son Dominik doing so well, and it means so much to me to be with him in WWE,” Mysterio says. “When I left WWE [in 2015], I was tired, I was beat and I was going through a phase in my life where I just needed some time off. That time away recharged my batteries.

“During that period, I was given time to think about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I sat down with my wife and my kids, and we ultimately made the decision together that it was time for me to come back to WWE. I am thankful for that opportunity because I knew my son wanted to be part of this industry, and I wanted to reopen the door for Dominik to eventually get a foot in the business. WWE has treated me like I had never left, and I am so grateful and truly blessed for that. I’m under WWE’s wings once again, and they’ve seen such potential in Dominik and such a bright future for him.”

On his new mask:

“The mohawk on my new Victoria mask is a throwback to what my uncle used to wear in the early ’80s on his mask,” Mysterio says. “Right before I came back to WWE, I knew that I needed to change my outfit, and I wanted to do something different. I used to wear the baggy pants, but my son was always a big fan of the tights. He thought those looked so dope, so I ended up going back to the tights.

“I changed up my look a little bit, and I really wanted to include the mohawk. That was big for me growing up as a wrestling fan. The mohawk makes this mask stand out even more.”

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