A Mask, A Boat And A Problem. Why Did WWE Try To Keep Rey Mysterio Off Chris Jericho’s Cruise?

This one has never happened before. Earlier this month, Rey Mysterio made his full time return to WWE in a match on SmackDown 1000. Mysterio is officially back with the company and that means it might be a bit harder to see him. However, with any wrestler signing, there may be a few extra commitments they have to meet. In Mysterio’s case, it’s quite a unique one.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE made an attempt to keep Mysterio from working Chris Jericho’s Rock N Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise. The cruise leaves this weekend and isn’t finished until Wednesday, meaning Mysterio would have to miss Tuesday’s SmackDown Live. Mysterio is not wrestling on the cruise and is only appearing as a guest. He is also not scheduled for any live events this weekend.

They don’t want this guy missing.

Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz: SmackDown LIVE, Oct. 23, 2018

Opinion: I can understand WWE being a little apprehensive about this. It’s not the most normal prior commitment in the world so it’s a little more complicated than Mysterio going to a show or a signing and then coming back. WWE is probably paying Mysterio a lot of money for his new contract and they want him working for them, not someone else. I doubt this is going to be a big deal but it’s certainly a unique one.

Should WWE have been upset over this? Who do you want to see Mysterio face next? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2003 Smackdown Reviews.

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