Although Rey Mysterio was announced as the #17 entrant in this year’s 30-Man Royal Rumble match, WWE didn’t use him in the actual match. Instead, they had his son, Dominik Mysterio, get some heat by making his entrance at #18 while wearing Rey’s iconic mask.
Some fans even speculated it could’ve been an angle where his son attacked him, and that’s why Dominik was wearing the mask. WWE never explained why the former World Champion didn’t enter the bout.
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted Mysterio was injured in his SmackDown match on Friday night with Karrion Kross. It’s unclear what the injury is.
“Mysterio, the Rey Mysterio thing, Rey Mysterio was injured last night in Laredo at the SmackDown tapings in the match with Karrion Kross. He was supposed to be in the Rumble. That spot was changed, and then what happened was they did a spot where he’s supposed to come out, and he doesn’t come out, and Dominik comes out. I think they were supposed to do some teasers in the match to set up their WrestleMania match, but obviously, they couldn’t do it because Rey’s injured….Hopefully, Rey’s injury isn’t anything serious, but I guess it was serious enough where he couldn’t do what was planned in the match,” Meltzer stated.
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