{"id":21469,"date":"2018-07-05T18:34:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T22:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=21469"},"modified":"2021-12-30T09:08:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T14:08:24","slug":"reports-rey-mysterio-jr-to-sign-new-2-year-deal-with-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/07\/05\/reports-rey-mysterio-jr-to-sign-new-2-year-deal-with-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORTS: Rey Mysterio Jr. Signs New 2-Year Deal With WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When former WWE World Champion <strong>Rey Mysterio<\/strong> returned to the WWE this January for the <em><strong>Royal Rumble<\/strong><\/em>, rumors and excitement of a potential return to the WWE ran rampant. It never happened. When he appeared again at<em><strong> The Greatest Royal Rumble<\/strong><\/em> in Saudi Arabia, again the buzz ran wild. Again, it never happened. When he was announced as the new special downloadable character for the upcoming <strong>WWE 2K19<\/strong> game coming out this fall, the anticipation erupted once again.<\/p>\n<h2>Rey Mysterio Jr. Signs New 2-Year Deal With WWE<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE 2K19 Rey Mysterio Pre-order Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ucUp-aIwGw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But this time, it sounds like the third time was the charm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Wrestling Standard<\/strong> &#8211; a new wrestlings news site run by former Yahoo Sports, Bleacher Report and NY Post writer <strong>Harry Austen<\/strong> (who also ran PWStream on Twitter until starting The Wrestling Standard earlier this week) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WWE\/comments\/8wewwc\/wrestlingstandardcom_rey_mysterio_has_resigned\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">citing sources within the WWE<\/a>, has claimed that WWE and Rey have come to an agreement on a 2-year deal with the WWE to begin on August 1, which would mean he could make his debut shortly before this year&#8217;s <em><strong>SummerSlam.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rey Mysterio makes a shocking return in the Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2018 (WWE Network)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IBVo8dfqTBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bodyslam.net<\/strong>, which has broken countless stories in the past, had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodyslam.net\/2018\/07\/05\/rey-mysterio-rumored-to-have-signed-a-two-year-deal-with-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mentioned earlier today<\/a> that the delay in a new deal had to do with creative. WWE was hoping Rey would work as somewhat of a high profile enhancement star to help elevate new stars, but Rey was looking to help elevate the Lucha Libre culture in WWE and inspire more tradition and honor into the mask wearing stars of the WWE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This not a picture of the past, present, or future&#8230;this is simply a picture of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LuchaLibre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LuchaLibre<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> ! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllEyesOnMe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AllEyesOnMe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S2D2EGo8hO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/S2D2EGo8hO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u201cLucha Lit\u201d Lince Dorado (@LuchadorLD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuchadorLD\/status\/958049105053474819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When former WWE World Champion Rey Mysterio returned to the WWE this January for the Royal Rumble, rumors and excitement of a potential return to the WWE ran rampant. It never happened. When he appeared again at The Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, again the buzz ran wild. Again, it never happened. 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