Rey Mysterio preferred over 39-year-old star; WWE veteran discusses possible push after terrible year of booking (Exclusive)

By Prityush Haldar

Modified Apr 14, 2025 06:50 GMT

Rey Mysterio is a wrestling legend and Hall of Famer [Image: WWE.com]

Former WWE head writer Vince Russo feels the company could get behind Rey Mysterio. The Hall of Famer will face El Grande Americano this year at WrestleMania.

Over the last few weeks, El Grande Americano has launched attacks on Mysterio, Dragon Lee, and the rest of LWO. Tired after dealing with the disrespect, Mysterio finally challenged the star to a huge matchup at WrestleMania 41.

This week on Writing with Russo, the writer noted that WWE hasn't done anything with Gable. He felt that, given the big stage, the creative team should have Rey, the established legendary veteran, win the match. Russo also pointed out that the company seemingly didn't have concrete plans for El Grande Americano moving forward either.

"Come on, let's face it. They're not gonna do anything with Gable. It is WrestleMania, if it's me, I'm putting Rey over at WrestleMania. It is WrestleMania. During the year, they beat Rey Mysterio to death. What are they really gonna do with El Grande Americano? I'm putting Rey over 'cause it's WrestleMania." [From 2:33 onwards]

El Grande has drawn Rey Mysterio's ire over the last few weeks. It will be interesting to see if The Master of 619 can get some retribution at The Show of Shows.

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Prityush is a WWE news writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling who started watching wrestling in the later part of The Attitude Era. Although he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Prityush was a creative writer for his college, and his flair for creativity and love of pro wrestling eventually led him to the journalism field. After an initial stint in 2016-2017, he has been writing regularly for Sportskeeda since 2021.

As someone who loves and respects the business, he prides himself on factual, clean, and ethical reporting, free of plagiarism and AI usage. One of the ways he ensures this is by transcribing videos that he reports on.

Prityush had the privilege of interviewing superstar Matt Hardy in his career so far. Although, his favorite wrestler is CM Punk, as he relates to his Straight Edge philosophy.

When he is not reporting news, he loves reading and collecting WWE action figures. He currently owns over 500 wrestling figures and merchandise.

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