Rey Mysterio’s WWE status remains the week’s biggest mystery. Earlier this week, rumors, supported by the fact that Mysterio missed this week’s television taping, claimed that the wrestler had quit WWE. Numerous media outlets quickly noted that Mysterio’s absence was a scheduled break to nurse lingering injuries; it thus could not be used as evidence to support rumors of his giving notice.
As the weekend rolled in, F4WOnline.com reported that while Mysterio had not, in fact, quit the company, he did have ongoing issues with WWE management. That source added Saturday evening that Mysterio’s heat with WWE officials is a two-sided conflict over “money issues.” More details were not available.
Interestingly, F4WOnline’s report only focuses on the tension between the two parties–it does not directly address the significance Mysterio’s injury played in explaining his absence. In any event, Mysterio is not expected to leave WWE over the conflict.
— Next week’s commercial-free RAW was requested by USA, which hopes to boost ratings for its flagship Monday night program. Consequently, WWE is still expected to receive its weekly broadcast fee from the network, despite the fact that the network will not pull ad revenue.
