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The big news coming out of Monday Night RAW this week is that a "retirement ceremony" was announced for WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio next week on the red brand. Rey Mysterio has had a legendary career in WWE and, it goes without saying, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame one day.
After leaving WWE in 2015, Rey Mysterio returned to the company as a surprise entrant at the 2018 Royal Rumble match. WWE Universe was highly impressed with the veteran's high flying abilities and flawless execution even at an advanced stage of his career.
Mysterio has had numerous amazing matches with the young talents on the WWE roster and helped put many of them over. He also won the United States Championship last year and later went on to challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series.
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With WWE announcing his retirement ceremony for next week, let's take a look at five possible things that could happen during the segment.
#5 Seth Rollins once again "sacrifices" Rey Mysterio
Soon after the announcement of Rey Mysterio's retirement ceremony, WWE confirmed that the ceremony would be hosted by none other than Seth Rollins. It is worth noting that the "Monday Night Messiah" is the reason behind Mysterio's recent absence, after he viciously attacked Rey on the RAW after Money in the Bank.
While Rollins initially apologized for his actions, saying that he didn't have his senses about him, this week on RAW he announced that he had "sacrificed" Rey Mysterio "for the greater good". All signs point towards the retirement ceremony being used to build towards a huge Seth Rollins Vs Rey Mysterio match and WWE could achieve this by letting Rollins attack the "Master of the 619" yet again!
Maybe Seth will once again unleash his inner monster and try to hurt Mysterio badly, only for someone to return and make the save. Who could this someone be, you ask?
#4 Dominick returns to even the odds against his father
Rey Mysterio's son, Dominick was heavily featured on WWE programming last year during his feuds with Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar. When Mysterio teased being done with wrestling on RAW last year, it was Dominick who talked him out of it and made his father realize that he still had what it takes to be a WWE Superstar.
While he has been absent from the programming for a few months, Rey Mysterio's retirement segment would be a great way for him to return and make a huge impact. As stated in the last slide, there is a good possibility that Mysterio might get attacked by Seth Rollins again next week. Although we could see somebody such as Aleister Black trying to make the save, both of them would be outnumbered by the "Monday Night Messiah" and his two disciples - Murphy and Austin Theory.
This would be the perfect opportunity for Dominick to return and even the odds for his father. While such a moment would've gotten a huge pop in front of a live audience, WWE will at least now have NXT Superstars in the audience to react to the Mysterio family reunion. We could maybe then see a 3-on-3 match between all the men involved.
#3 Rey Mysterio cuts a heartfelt promo and actually retires
There have been reports that Rey Mysterio approaching the end of his WWE contract and may possibly not re-sign with the company. While him going to All Elite Wrestling could happen, Mysterio has a long career both in and out of WWE. With his son presumably debuting soon, maybe Rey Mysterio has actually decided to hang his boots in order to pave the way for his son.
The three-time World Champion is 45-years old and has been wrestling for more than 30 years now. Considering his high-flying wrestling style, one can only imagine the kind of toll that his body has taken over the years.
While we are so used to seeing such segments end in complete chaos, this might prove to be different. If Rey Mysterio indeed is retiring from WWE, we could see him cut a heartfelt promo about his career with the company. He has undoubtedly been one of the greatest underdogs in the history of WWE, defeating men way far larger than him. Rey Mysterio has proved that it is not always size, but also talent that decides how successful a performer can become in WWE.
#2 Rey Mysterio gives his mask to Dominick
There was a lot of speculation as to how WWE would use the Mysterio family going forward when Dominick got highly involved in his father's feuds on RAW last year. Rey Mysterio sat down for an interview with Sportskeeda's own Gary Cassidy at that time and revealed that we could expect Dominick to have his in-ring debut in 2020.
I'm hoping that my son can be ready by next year. I hope that we can all get the chance to see him in 2020, and I'm just as excited as the fans to see him step into the ring and have an official match, so let's hope that it's next year
Last year we saw Dominick getting to show some of his in-ring skills when he helped Rey Mysterio during his Survivor Series WWE Championship match against Brock Lesnar. The junior Mysterio joined his father to deliver a double-619 to the "Beast Incarnate" before climbing on to the top rope and performing a frog splash. He certainly impressed the WWE Universe with his athleticism in those few seconds!
A great way for Rey Mysterio pass the torch
If he really is planning to retire, there is a chance that Rey Mysterio comes out with Dominick next week and gifts his iconic mask to his son. This would be a perfect passing the torch moment and a great way to properly introduce the WWE Universe to the next generation of the Mysterio family.
"I would definitely love for him to carry on the Mysterio name. It'll be up to him if he wants to wear the mask or not, I think he's very well identified right now."
#1 Rey Mysterio lays out Seth Rollins, challenges him to a match
Seth Rollins faced Rey Mysterio on the Monday Night RAW after Money in the Bank and ended up viciously attacking his smaller rival. He gruesomely shoved Mysterio's eyes into the corner of the steel ring steps, seriously injuring him according to a WWE update on the situation.
Rey Mysterio’s injury status is still listed as critical. Doctors cannot properly assess the damage to his retina until the swelling subsides, as Rey is currently at-risk for infection. Mysterio suffered an eye injury when Seth Rollins grinded his face into the corner of the steel ring steps.
Of course, this entire thing happened as a storyline. Rey Mysterio won't have forgiven or forgotten the actions of Rollins. Especially with Seth announced to be the host of the retirement ceremony, the segment looks likely to be a perfect opportunity for Rey to gain some revenge.
While it initially looked like we were heading towards a Seth Rollins vs Aleister Black rivalry, WWE has announced that the two men will face each other next week on RAW. There seems, therefore, to be a great possibility that a Rey Mysterio Vs Seth Rollins feud is next for both men. It would be no surprise to see that rivalry go up another gear during Rey Mysterio's "retirement ceremony" next week.
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