6 wrestling rumors we hope are true and 6 we hope aren't: 3-time World Champion possibly retiring at WrestleMania 36, Returning star expected to eliminate Lesnar at Royal Rumble

#2. Hope isn't true: A young RAW star lost his push to Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio had a whirlwind of a year in 2019, particularly in the last quarter. He was a WWE title contender and though he was never going to beat Brock Lesnar, he had a bit of a "consolation prize" one night later when he won the United States Championship.

He lost the title soon after to Andrade at Madison Square Garden - a title change that may have happened earlier. According to Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Andrade was always scheduled to win the US title, but it wasn't Mysterio who was the babyface - it was supposed to be Humberto Carrillo chasing him.

The title change wasn’t a change of plans. Andrade was planned for the title, which is why he lost twice to Humberto Carrillo, to get Carrillo into the U.S. title chase. That was planned several weeks back but the NXT angle with A.J. Styles led to some changes and Carrillo lost steam, so they went with Mysterio.

It looks like Carrillo lost his push and while we understand why we hope it isn't true because it can be deflating for a young superstar of his age.