Actual reason behind Rey Mysterio’s absence from last week’s WWE SmackDown


Actual reason behind Rey Mysterio’s absence from last week’s WWE SmackDown

Rey Mysterio (Image Credits: Fightful Wrestling)

Rey Mysterio recently wrestled an Intercontinental Championship match against Gunther, however he failed to capture the gold. This match happened on the go-home edition of SmackDown for Crown Jewel. However, after pushing The Ring General to his limits, the masked legend didn’t turned up to work, this past Friday.

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Some fans started scratching their heads off, trying to list down a concrete reason behind this. A recent report from Ringside News slightly adds up to our woes regarding Mysterio. They got informed about Rey’s last week’s status by a tenured member of the creative team.

Per their report, Rey Mysterio was there at backstage for blue brand’s tapings in Indianapolis, however they held back the luchadore owing to a medical issue. In some good news, there is said to be a minor injury, and he wore a walking boot. This inability isn’t expected to last long as we can start thinking about Mysterio’s next step in WWE.

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Why Rey Mysterio swapped brands recently?

Dominik Mysterio attacking his father, Rey, on Monday Night Raw
Dominik Mysterio attacking his father,Rey, on Monday Night Raw. (Image Credits: WWE)

Things got out of control between the father-son duo of Rey and Dominik, a few weeks ago. Once cementing his place in the Judgment Day, the young Dom never felt humble, unlike his previous ventures. The 25-year old unleashed multiple attacks over his legendary father, alongside Rhea Ripley, who’s currently acting like Dominik’s Mami.

Despite numerous attempts from Rey, his son was way too reluctant to listen anything. Dom’s very own stablemates of the Judgment Day made Rey Mysterio’s life, a living hell. After weeks of mental and physical trauma, a torn inner self of Rey, moreover of a father’s, decided to get distant away.

Rey Mysterio cracked a special deal with Triple H, so as to book a spot on SmackDown. In his so far brief yet entertaining blue brand stint, the biggest little man in WWE history have already fought Gunther over the working man’s title.

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Although, the Luchadore came up short in the title match, he once again got behind millions of fans keeping his back. Had the result would’ve favoured the masked man, Rey must’ve started off his 3rd reign as the Intercontinental Champion.

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