Alberto Del Rio recently appeared on The Wrassingh Show and revealed if he has had talks about a WWE return, and also commented on if he was fired by WWE, or if he left on his own at the end of his last run.
Del Rio was asked if WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H has reached out about bringing him into the company. He claimed there was some communication earlier this year, and expressed interest in another run with the company.
“Not at the moment,” he said of possible talks with Triple H. “There was at the beginning of this year, there were some approaches but they didn’t come from Hunter. Since this new administration is in charge of the WWE, I haven’t talked to any of them, I don’t know if I will, I hope I do. But I think and many, many people, millions of people agree that I should be doing one last thing with this company but that is not in my hands. That’s not up to me. But we’ll see, time will tell. These days we have people talking or hating just because they can, that’s how social media is, everybody can go there and say stuff even though sometimes or most of the time, those things are not even real but you know, that’s the way it is these days. So I’m not, if I go back or not go back, that doesn’t matter. I’m gonna continue producing, doing something different with my company, I’m gonna working for a few other companies that I am working for as a commentator, as an announcer. I’m gonna continue doing business in many other companies.”
Del Rio originally worked for WWE from June 2009 – August 2014. He returned in August 2015 but was released in September 2016. The first departure came amid allegations of unprofessional conduct by Del Rio, while the second departure came shortly after a WWE Wellness Policy violation, and amid reports of Del Rio being unhappy with his position in the company.
In this new interview, Del Rio says he left WWE, and was not fired. He also commented on his current status, and what he’s doing these days.
“I would love to go and work for everybody [wrestling promotions], I have been doing that for many years, since I left the WWE because I left the WWE, I did not get fired as the Internet loves to say. Of course, unfortunately I left, of course I regret it later. Anyways, I am taking bookings, thank God, I have my agenda packed, doing indie shows in Mexico and the United States. I don’t do too many indie shows because I don’t want to, because again I have three beautiful Children and they need daddy right now and thank God, I am really busy broadcasting for those amazing companies – thank you UFC, thank you Bare Knuckle Fighting, thank you ESPN Fernando Barbosa, Hermanos Bermudez – thank you so much for the opportunity! Working a lot to make our company, Nación Lucha Libre something spectacular and now with this new project that I am gonna be able to talk about in four or five more weeks!”
It was reported last year that WWE did not want to work with the 2011 Royal Rumble winner, but there’s no word yet on if that has changed. Del Rio is a two-time WWE Champion, a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, and a two-time WWE United States Champion.
For those who missed it, you can click here for Del Rio’s new comments on his ex-fiancée Saraya signing with AEW, and if he would still want to work there.
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