The 619 will not be represented at WrestleMania 34.

Following a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble earlier this year, Rey Mysterio seemed like the perfect candidate to make a return to WWE at the biggest card of the year on April 8 in New Orleans.

Unfortunately, Mysterio says anybody who is looking for him to pop up out of nowhere will be disappointed because he recently suffered an arm injury that’s going to keep him out of action for several weeks, which will overlap WrestleMania 34.

“Unfortunately, I just suffered a torn bicep three weeks ago,” Mysterio revealed on “Below the Belt” with Brendan Schaub. “Opted not to get surgery.

“It’s a full tear but I’m just gonna kick back, do some therapy for it and hopefully I’ll be ready next month.”

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It was natural to think that Mysterio might show up at WrestleMania 34 considering the response his appearance at Royal Rumble generated back in January.

Mysterio’s appearance at Royal Rumble was one of the biggest stories throughout the entire evening. In fact, Mysterio’s surprise entrance into the Royal Rumble generated over 14 million views for that video on YouTube. Even Ronda Rousey’s first official appearance in WWE from the same event only ended up with 3.7 million views by comparison.

“It was intense,” Mysterio said about his surprise appearance at Royal Rumble. “I didn’t know what to expect. I know the fans were excited cause you always get on social media ‘when you coming back?’ but to actually be there and live that moment. You got that butterfly sensation I always get before I step into the ring.

“Once I make that eye contact with the fans, I’m out there, I go that’s game time. Let’s go.”

Would you like to see Rey Mysterio make another run with WWE in the future? Sound off in the comments to let us know!

Rey Mysterio was scheduled to face Jushin Thunder Liger tonight at NJPW Strong Style Evolved. Mysterio was forced to withdraw from the match after suffering a biceps injury. Mysterio still showed up at the event tonight to address the crowd.

Rey Mysterio Jr. came down to the ring before the match to address the crowd. Mysterio said that he wanted to come out here and apologize for missing the event due to a torn biceps two weeks ago.

Mysterio stated that he has respect for Liger and that he wants the match to happen in the future. Mysterio vowed to come back as soon as he is ready and wrestle for NJPW. Rey then took a seat ringside to watch the match.

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Will Ospreay wound up winning the match. After the match, Ospreay stated that he wanted to carve out his own legacy by going through legends. Ospreay said that he was nobody’s replacement and challenge Rey Mysterio to a match. Marty Scurll then rushed the ring and attacked Ospreay. Scurll then hit Mysterio with a cheap shot and took off his mask. Liger came to the ring for the save and shook hands with Mysterio.

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You can check out our live coverage of NJPW Strong Style Evolved by clicking here.

Rey Mysterio will not be wrestling at the NJPW Strong Style Evolved event.

Mysterio was scheduled to take on Jushin Thunder Liger inside Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California on March 25. That is no longer the case as Mysterio’s bicep injury has forced him off the card. The announcement was made during a New Japan Cup post-tournament press conference.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Will Ospreay will take Mysterio’s place. It’ll be Ospreay vs. Liger in a non-title special singles match. The match will be contested under a 30-minute time limit.

In addition to that bit of news, the full card for Strong Style Evolved has been revealed. Check it out below:

Six-Man Tag Team Match: Sho, Yoh, & Rocky Romero vs. Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, & Scorpio Sky

Tag Team Match: Hiroki Goto & Gedo vs. Juice Robinson & David Finlay

Tag Team Match: Killer Elite Squad vs. Chuckie T. & Toru Yano

Tag Team Match: Guerrillas of Destiny vs. Cody & Marty Scurll

Eight-Man Tag Team Match: Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Hiromu Takahashi, & Bushi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Dragon Lee

Special Singles Match: Will Ospreay vs. Jushin Thunder Liger

Tag Team Match: Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Minoru Suzuki

IWGP United States Title Match: Jay White (C) vs. Hangman Page

Special Tag Team Match: Golden Lovers vs. The Young Bucks

Aro Lucha, a new Nashville-based wrestling promotion, has signed Rey Mysterio.

The Tennessean published an article on Saturday announcing that Mysterio is joining the promotion as both a performer and a co-owner.

There are also plans to launch a crowdfunding effort that would allow fans to invest in a minority stake in the company.

“I think what we are doing with Aro Lucha being fan-owned is revolutionary,” Mysterio said. “We are giving the fans something they have never had before, a voice and a chance to get in on the action.”

The article also notes that Mysterio “was rumored to be considering a return to the WWE,” but did not elaborate further on the situation.

Aro Lucha sold out its debut event at the Nashville Fairgrounds in December, where a pilot episode was filmed. The company then took the promotion on the road, holding non-televised events in Texas.

The company released this ‘sizzle reel’ from the pilot episode taping, which shows a number of familiar faces including Mysterio, MVP, Johnny Mundo, James Storm, Hurricane Helms, Taya Valkyrie, Reby Hardy and Willie Mack.

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Although Aro Lucha hasn’t found a television partner yet, co-founder Jason Brown says they are deciding between a few different options for where to produce the television show in Nashville, with filming expected to begin in May or June. Other live events for the Nashville area are also in the works.

Konnan is heading the company’s creative department, which aims to produce a family-friendly product.

• Bayley and Sasha Banks have backstage heat – details

– Despite suffering a grade one partial left biceps tear a few weeks ago, leaving him out-of-action for up to a month, Rey Mysterio is still set to appear at tomorrow’s CRASH Lucha Libre event.

Mysterio was originally scheduled to face Bestia 666 at the event, but due to the fact that he was wearing a sling this week, it’s unknown if he will be engaging in anything physical at the show. There’s also no word yet on if he’ll be facing Jushin “Thunder” Liger at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s (NJPW) Long Beach event on March 25th. We’ll keep you updated.

– Former WWE Superstar Rich Swann had recently announced his retirement from professional wrestling, however, he’s still advertised for tomorrow’s CRASH Lucha Libre show as well. This is interesting considering Swann pulled himself from several upcoming bookings after announcing his retirement.

– With just a few weeks until he challenges WWE Champion AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34, Shinsuke Nakamura is set to get two English re-releases of two autobiographies. The books will be released in both physical and digital editions on August 7th. PWInsider has confirmed the news, and Viz Media – who has acquired the rights to the books – made the following announcement:

“VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, springs into the wild world of professional wrestling as it announces the acquisition of the English-language publishing rights for KING OF STRONG STYLE: 1980-2014.

“Originally published in two paperback volumes in Japan, (1980-2004, 2004-2015), the autobiography of one of Japan’s greatest professional wrestlers, Shinsuke Nakamura, will be released as a single-volume hardcover print edition as well as a digital edition by VIZ Media in the summer of 2018. Both hard copy and digital releases will feature select color and b&w photographs.

“Nakamura now appears weekly on USA Network’s Tuesday night program, Smackdown Live, which has over 2 million weekly viewers, where he is frequently featured in the main event match-ups.

“Before he became a star of American professional wrestling, Shinsuke Nakamura was Japan’s “King of Strong Style.” His autobiography traces an amazing life and career from the amateur grappling ranks to the Nippon Budokan. Thrill to his matches against such legends as Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar, his reign as the youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion, and his success as a mixed martial artist.

““Professional wrestling is at the crossroads of extreme sports, over-the-top theatre and pop culture, and Shinsuke Nakamura, already a huge star in Japan, is seeing his star rising fast among millions of U.S. fans,” says Masumi Washington, Sr. Director, Publishing Production. “His autobiography, a riveting story depicting one man’s quest to conquer the world both inside and outside the wrestling ring, is a unique and special addition to the VIZ Media catalog.”

“Born in Kyoto, February 24, 1980, Shinsuke Nakamura began amateur wrestling in high school before attending university at Aoyama Gakuin University. After a brilliant career there, he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling in March 2002 and made his professional debut at Nippon Budokan in a match against Tadao Yasuda on August 29, 2002. On December 9, 2003, a mere sixteen months into his professional career, he crushed Hiroshi Tenzan and was crowned the youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion in history. Even as he pursued greatness in the professional wrestling ring, Nakamura participated in MMA, facing Daniel Gracie of the legendary jiu-jitsu family, and superheavyweight kickboxing champion Alexey Ignashov. Now he thrills fans in the United States and beyond on a weekly basis as one of the top wrestlers in the world.”

Former WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio was recently a guest on former WWE Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian’s podcast, E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, to talk about several professional wrestling topics. “The Master Of The 619” first revealed that his son, Dominic, is currently in Tampa Bay, Florida training with Ring Of Honor (ROH) star Jay Lethal for his professional wrestling career:

“Yeah, my son, Dominic is training in wrestling and working. He’s up training with Jay Lethal right now.” Mysterio later added, “I’m going to have him train as much as he can in different countries. Right now he’s training with Jay. I want to get him out with Lance in Calgary [Canada]. Is he in Calgary?

“Yeah, uh huh. And eventually, if I can get him to Japan and to Europe. And the final touch would be the Mexican side. That’s when I get ahold of him and we do one-on-ones, so eventually, when it’s time to tap out and hang up the mask, I would love to leave him set, so he can take over the name and the brand and take it to the next level.”

Mysterio is undoubtably one of the greatest Cruiserweights in the history of the business, and inspired a completely new generation talents today. He admitted that he only recently realized the affect he has and on the business:

“Maybe within the last five years,” Mysterio considered. “I want to say, you start getting comments here and there at signings or events where you get local wrestlers coming up to you and they tell you that they’re training, that they’re wrestling, if I have any advice because they were inspired by watching me wrestle and Psicosis, and our generation, so that’s when it kind of hits you not as strong as later down the road when I run into an AJ [Styles], when I do run into a Will Ospreay, when I do run into Amazing Red, Ricochet, who just signed with WWE.

“After being able to wrestle with these guys and them expressing how much of an influence I was to their career, and how without me being in the position that I was throughout the years, that they are now having the opportunities to be able to perform at the level that they always wanted to. That’s when it hits you and you go, ‘wow’. I mean, it was a game-changer, it was a door-opener for all the smaller weight, the guys that at another time thought, ‘oh, I could never be a part of this.’

“And then, seeing me, ‘oh, if he can do it, I can do it!’ So that’s when it really hits and it makes you feel good, man. There’s no better feeling than to know that you’ve given others the opportunity to perform at the highest level possible.”

You can listen to Mysterio’s full interview on E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness by clicking this link here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

During a recent appearance for the Northeast Wrestling promotion earlier this month, former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio suffered a bicep injury in the middle of his Tag Team match. Mysterio was still able to move his arm after the injury, however, had it been a complete tear he wouldn’t have been able to move it at all. As a result of the injury Mysterio did, and will continue to, miss some dates he was scheduled for.

Dave Meltzer recently discussed Mysterio’s injury on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and reports that the Mexican star is expected to miss a month of action. His status for the upcoming Long Beach show is currently unknown as it happens in two weeks from now:

“He was in Lexington yesterday and he said he would be out of action for one month. Now the long Beach show is two weeks from today and he said he didn’t know. At least I am going to say it’s touch and go. It may just be go. We’ll probably know in a day or two. I think he may wait until the end because he probably has this idea.

“If he can possibly do it because it’s New Japan then he will do it, but I think there is a recognition that he may not be ready in time.”

H/T Ringside News for the transcriptions

– After being released by WWE last October, Darren Young has plans to continue his wrestling career on the independent circuit. Under his real name Fred Rosser, he wrestled first match since leaving WWE last night in Union, New Jersey for WrestlePro against Impact Wrestling star Fallah Bahh.

Rosser was victorious in his return bout and put over Bahh afterward on Twitter.

I am very proud of @FALLAH1 and consider him one of the best big man I know. The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon for you. Thanks is for strangers. You are absolutely amazing to share the ring with once again. Anytime, anyplace.?? pic.twitter.com/GLXypfX4In

— nodaysoff FRED ROSSER III (@realfredrosser) March 10, 2018

.@FALLAH1 vs. @realfredrosser is happening now at @WrestlePro pic.twitter.com/2izA6SGaEh

— Headlocked Comics (@HeadlockedComic) March 10, 2018

– Danielle Moinet, also known as Summer Rae, made her first appearance at a wrestling function since her release from WWE last October today at a wrestling convention in East Elmhurst, New York. The former WWE star appeared at The Big Event 14, where she met fans. Afterward, she posted the following on Instagram.

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Moinet also posted some videos and photos from her appearance on Instagram Stories.

– The official Twitter feed of Manchester United sent out this video of Rey Mysterio hyping their soccer game against Liverpool today.

Welcome to fortress Old Trafford.

Wrestling superstar @ReyMysterio previews Saturday's #MUTV coverage with his take on #MUFC v Liverpool…https://t.co/amkD1MhERO pic.twitter.com/AwDzToxndu

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 9, 2018

• Darren Young reveals his reaction to being released by WWE

John Cena is doing some promotional work for Nickelodeon today in New York’s Time Square. He will be hosting the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards later this month. Earlier today, the art for the TMNT character he will be voicing in the fall was released as well.

Despite his busy schedule, Cena had time to answer questions regarding potential opponents for him at this year’s WrestleMania. Sports Illustrated caught up to him at the event.

Cena had this to say in regards to recent rumors Rey Mysterio will be his WrestleMania opponent, “Rey Mysterio is great,” said Cena. “I’ll say that, and that’s what I can say about Rey.”

John Cena on WrestleMania 34 Opponent

According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, however, Mysterio tore his biceps this weekend. If the diagnosis turns out to be correct, Mysterio could miss WrestleMania.

“I have never asked for a WrestleMania opponent,” said Cena when pressed further about other potential Mania opponents. “If you look at what I’ve done in my WrestleMania entirety, from coming out at Safeco Field in a sweat suit rapping to two cardboard cutouts, to working with established superstars to working with rookies, to being fortunate enough to use the platform to ask a beautiful young lady to marry me.”

During the interview, Cena even hinted it is possible he missed WrestleMania altogether this year.

“What a great story it would be for me to miss and have to buy a ticket,” said Cena. “The year doesn’t stop at WrestleMania, we do Raw the next night. Now imagine if this stalwart, this statue of the WWE now has to look inside himself and ask, ‘Do I still have it?’ after being left out of the biggest show of the year.”

– Rey Mysterio is scheduled to be examined today for what is believed to be a torn left biceps, according to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.

As reported over the weekend, Mysterio sustained the injury during a tag team match on Friday night in Waterbury, Connecticut for Northeast Wrestling.

– Former WWE star Candice Michelle was backstage at Saturday’s Lucha Underground TV tapings in Los Angeles, California. According to an Instagram post by Candice, she was invited to the show by former WWE peers Chavo Guerrero and Marty Elias.

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Her husband, who is a chiropractor, also gave chiropractic adjustments to some of the Lucha Underground wrestlers.

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• Whatever happened to DDP’s ex-wife Kimberly?

With rumors swirling that Rey Mysterio is on his way back to WWE, the legendary wrestler is reportedly injured.

According to a report tonight by Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com, Mysterio is believed to have torn his left biceps during a tag team match on Friday night in Waterbury, Connecticut for Northeast Wrestling.

Meltzer doesn’t know the injury’s extent other than Mysterio believes he tore the muscle during the match, where he teamed with Flip Gordon against Joey Mercury and Caleb Konley. According to those who saw Mysterio backstage after the bout, there was heavy swelling in his left arm.

As the match was going, Mysterio notified Mercury about the injury. Mercury was ready to call an audible on the finish, but Mysterio immediately set up a double 619 on his opponents before pinning Konley with a splash off the top rope.

@reymysterio and @TheFlipGordon get the victory over @calebkonley and @WWEMercury at @newwrestling1 #WrestlefestXXII! #Flip19 pic.twitter.com/UbY8ulC4Pq

— Nico Giano (@giano_nico) March 3, 2018

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• The latest wrestler to make his WWE NXT debut…

It looks like Rey Mysterio may be returning to the ring for WWE at WrestleMania 34 in a huge match against John Cena.

We noted before that Mysterio was backstage visiting at Monday’s SmackDown live event in San Diego, his hometown. Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated reports that Mysterio was also backstage for tonight’s SmackDown TV tapings in Los Angeles to finalize details for the deal that will see him work WrestleMania in New Orleans. Barrasso added that Rey’s rumored opponent is Cena.

Cena returned to SmackDown on tonight’s show and earned a spot in the WWE Fastlane main event, making it a Six-Pack Challenge with WWE Champion AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler and Cena. Rey made a surprise appearance for WWE at the Royal Rumble back in January and has been rumored to be in talks with the company about a return later this year or in early 2019.

The last Cena vs. Mysterio singles match came on the July 25th, 2011 RAW. That match saw Cena defeat Rey for the WWE Title. The two would then team up at a December 28th, 2013 WWE live event in Newark, NJ. They defeated Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio that night.

Breaking: Per WWE sources, Rey Mysterio is backstage working out details tonight at SmackDown for a match at WrestleMania. The rumored opponent is John Cena.

— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) February 28, 2018

– Brock Lesnar had been scheduled for several months to be appearing on last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW, however, he ended up being a no-show. Roman Reigns cut a tremendous promo on “The Beast” for not showing up as advertised and claimed he has no respect for the industry. WWE.com posted the following about Lesnar not showing up for the event:

Why wasn’t Brock Lesnar on Raw as scheduled?

After Universal Champion Brock Lesnar failed to meet his WrestleMania challenger, Roman Reigns, face-to-face on this week’s Raw, WWE.com reached out to The Beast’s advocate for an explanation or, at the very least, a rebuttal to The Big Dog’s incendiary critique of the champion on the broadcast. Unfortunately, Heyman has not responded to requests for comment.

Reporters have also contacted the office of Raw General Manager Kurt Angle, but following Triple H’s attack on the WWE Hall of Famer in the wake of Stephanie McMahon’s confrontation with Ronda Rousey, Angle remains unavailable.

Stay with WWE.com as more details on Lesnar become available.

– Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio was in attendance for last night’s WWE SmackDown live event in his hometown of San Diego, California. He took the following picture with Sin Cara after the show:

Gracias por tu humildad y tus consejos querido amigo. ????? Mi admiración y respeto como siempre! Aca te espero para hacer historia juntos ?????. #VivaLaRaza ?? pic.twitter.com/emVIoftWEW

— CintaDeOro (@CintaDeOro) February 27, 2018

– On last night’s RAW one-half of the RAW Tag Team Champions, Sheamus, took some pretty nasty chest chops from Titus O’Neil. “The Celtic Warrior” posted the following picture of his red chest after the match:

A congratulatory pat on the chest from #TitusWorldwide for being #4Time Raw Tag Team Champs… shame those guys go to the back of the queue… aloe vera or sudocrem? pic.twitter.com/7hSiEBkm1z

— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) February 27, 2018

Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio recently did an interview with Inside the Ropes while backstage at a 5 Star Wrestling event. During the interview Mysterio was asked if he believes he could juggle working WWE and the indies if he were able to negotiate a deal with the promotion:

“Right now, the conversation is still in the open with WWE so I am hoping that when the time is right and we sit down to talk about the future of Rey Mysterio with WWE, if there is any future with Rey Mysterio, it is going to be good for both parties as much as it will be good for WWE as it will be good for me.

“I think it is in the best interest for the both of us. Putting that aside, whatever happens there, hopefully we can continue to do business with 5 Star Wrestling [indie Wrestling in general]. I don’t see why not.”

If he did decide to come back to WWE there are a few names that Mysterio would like to go up against. AJ Styles and Finn Balor top that list:

“Man, there are so many strong names that have been around for quite some time. AJ Styles is one of them. I think that AJ and myself would have a pretty nice run together. Finn Balor, I think I would have a pretty good run with Finn. There are a lot of names that are being thrown out there. If I came back, would I be part of the 205 Live division? Heavyweight division? It is just hard to say. I think that whatever the fans want to see, if I do come back, that is what we will give them.”

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

– In the latest edition of their “Fantasy Warfare” series WWE posted a video teasing a potential match-up between Rey Mysterio and current WWE Champion AJ Styles. Check it out here below:

What would happen if the #MasterOfThe619 @reymysterio went one-on-one with the PHENOMENAL @AJStylesOrg? pic.twitter.com/kTR9teun5S

— WWE (@WWE) February 16, 2018

– Former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman took to Twitter and revealed that he’s related to one of the victims of this week’s Florida high school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Waltman revealed that one of the 14-year-old victims was the daughter of his mother’s niece:

Rest in peace, Gina Montalto pic.twitter.com/3DUEl6g0op

— VICE News (@VICENews) February 16, 2018

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– Per a report from Rajah, Rey Mysterio is expected to sign some sort of a deal with WWE soon. If it doesn’t happen this year then it’s expected it could happen in 2019. It’s very possible he could sign a term-style deal similar to Chris Jericho, which would also allow him to work elsewhere. While that would be an ideal scenario for Mysterio it’s unclear if WWE would want to do something like that, especially since everything needs to be approved by Vince McMahon.

– The Rock recently took to Instagram to post how important his time is to him now at this point in his career. Here’s what he had to say:

“Reached a point in my career where my most important currency, is my time.
If I’m giving you my time, then you get me at 100%, fully committed and a passionate SOB who’s going all in. So be protective of your time. It’s the one thing we can control where it goes and who gets it. Thank you to the multiple teams of people who worked so hard to make our Super Bowl launch of #SKYSCRAPER a success.”

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It appears New Japan Pro Wrestling is bringing the heavy hitters for their return to North America.

NJPW is holding an event today (Feb. 10) dubbed “The New Beginning in Osaka.” The event features an IWGP Heavyweight title bout between champion Kazuchika Okada and SANADA. NEVER Openweight champion Hiroki Goto puts his gold on the line against EVIL. Also, IWGP Junior Heavyweight title holder Will Ospreay defends his crown against Hiromu Takahashi.

While the night is producing some solid action, it also had a surprise. During the event a video package played and former WWE champion Rey Mysterio appeared. He challenged fellow wrestling legend Jushin Thunder Liger to a match at Strong Style Evolved. Liger was seen at the Japanese commentary table and he seemed to be intrigued by the challenge.

Strong Style Evolved takes place on March 25 inside the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. Around 4,500 tickets were sold out in just 20 minutes. While no matches have been officially added to the card as of this writing, it’s safe to say we’ll be seeing Mysterio take on Liger.

Mysterio last appeared in the public eye at the WWE’s men’s Royal Rumble match. He was a surprise entrant, taking the 27th spot.

5 Star Wrestling has announced that former WWE/WCW/Lucha Underground legend Rey Mysterio will be challenging for their newly created Tap Or Snap Championship this Thursday as part of their weekly FreeSports programming.

Inaugural winner Mark Haskins captured the title last Thursday when he won a 5 man submission elimination match, outlasting UK stars such as ‘Flash’ Morgan Webster and Nathan Cruz.

5 Star is available to watch live in the UK on Thursday nights from 7pm via the following channels:

• Freeview (ch 95)
• Sky (ch 424)
• Freesat (ch 252)
• Talk Talk TV (ch 95)
• BT TV (ch 95)

How about this for a match for this Thursday night on LIVE British television?@reymysterio @ThisIsHaskins @ArenaNewcastle #Newcastle @FreeSportsUK #TaporSnaphttps://t.co/QKntxRckIG pic.twitter.com/BJFBRKDuY0

— Brand (@5StarWrestling) February 6, 2018

Former WWE Champion Rey Mysterio made a surprise appearance in the Royal Rumble match at the pay-per-view event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Wells Fargo Center on the WWE Network last month.

Mysterio recently spoke did an interview with The UK Mirror about his surprise appearance and a potential run with the sports entertainment company for longer than one night. Here is what he had to say:

“I want to say that there is a big possibility that I will be back. [We’re] figuring out what the situation is, you know from both ends. But there is definitely a positive feedback on behalf of the fans, on behalf of the WWE staff and behalf of myself man. I think we’re possibly going to sit down and negotiate something where we can both work together and have a good time and enjoy.”

You can read the entire interview here.

As seen Sunday night at the Royal Rumble, the big surprise of the men’s battle royal was Rey Mysterio making his first time in a WWE ring in several years. According to sources close to the situation, the deal for Mysterio to participate in the event came together over the past week. The company did a great job of keeping it a secret.

At this time, Mysterio’s appearance in the Rumble was a one-time thing, although his strong performance could motivate WWE to try signing him. It’s worth noting that Mysterio has been training his son Dominick, so the prospect of plugging back into the WWE machine could be an appealing prospect for Mysterio.

The former World Heavyweight champion (and 2006 Royal Rumble winner) had been negotiating with Impact Wrestling to appear at their most recent set of tapings, but Impact couldn’t close the deal.

Mysterio looked to be in peak physical shape on Sunday night, sporting a tanned physique that was leaner and more athletic than his last WWE run when he was carrying a lot more muscle. Mysterio has reportedly undergone stem cell treatments on his knees, which have allowed him to compete at a level not seen in a decade.

– Below is video of Rey Mysterio talking to Cathy Kelley after his return in the 30-man Royal Rumble match on Sunday. Rey says it was awesome to hear the WWE Universe react to his return and he’s truly blessed to come back and realize that the fans and WWE family hasn’t forgot about him.

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– Below is video from Ronda Rousey’s first official photoshoot with WWE. As noted, the former UFC Champion has reportedly signed a full-time deal with WWE.

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– Sheamus tweeted the following after he and Cesaro defeated Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan to become the new RAW Tag Team Champions at the Royal Rumble. As noted, The Bar are now four-time RAW Tag Team Champions.

The Bar #4time Raw Tag Team Champs on my 40th… 4x @ 40. Made up for being eliminated No.11 entrant at the #RoyalRumble in 1 second. #11 in 1… numbers can make or break ya. pic.twitter.com/ryohzoYywt

— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) January 29, 2018

UK promotion 5 Star Wrestling has announced the full card for their first taping on the FreeSports channel. The company has issued the following press release for the event emanating from Liverpool’s Echo Arena on February 1st:

When we created the 5 Star Wrestling brand, we set ourselves some extremely ambitious targets. We wanted to work with the biggest and best stars from around the world, to put on huge events in front of the largest possible audiences and above all else, we wanted to finally bring LIVE wrestling to prime-time UK television.

It is with great pride that we announce a MULTI-YEAR DEAL to broadcast all future 5 Star Wrestling events LIVE on British TV, 7pm-10pm every Thursday night, starting February 1st LIVE from the Liverpool Echo Arena.

This is set to be a truly historic night featuring the 5 Star debut of the iconic Rob Van Dam!

FreeSports is a brand new channel here in the UK that can be found for FREE on FreeView, Sky, FreeSat, BT, TalkTalk TV and very soon on Virgin Media, making 5 Star Wrestling programming available in over 22 million homes across the country.

For those who aren’t in on Thursday nights, every episode of 5 Star Wrestling will repeat multiple times per week on FreeSports and we’ll be making them available via various catchup services as well as right here on our Facebook page and over on our YouTube channel.

The full announced card is as follows:

• 5 Star Championship Match – Rob Van Dam vs John Morrison (c)
• Tap or Snap Championship Match: Submission Elimination Match – Mark Haskins vs BT Gunn vs Nathan Cruz vs Joey Axl vs Flash Morgan Webster
• The Legendary Rey Mysterio vs Liverpool’s No.1 Zack Gibson 
• Eddie Ryan vs Jake Hager (WWE’s Jack Swagger) 
• 5 STAR TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT – SEMI FINAL
  Carlito & Chris Masters vs Adam Maxted & Charlie Sterling
• 5 STAR TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT – SEMI FINAL
  El Ligero & Jody Fleisch vs Big Grizzly & Dave Mastiff
  
• Moose vs Rampage Brown
  
• Jack Jester vs ‘The Primate’ Jason Prime
  
• Brian Cage vs The Darewolf PJ Black

***FULL MATCH CARD ANNOUNCED***

CO-MAIN EVENT
For The 5 Star Championship
Rob Van Dam vs John Morrison… https://t.co/U23gweHkxH

— Brand (@5StarWrestling) January 27, 2018

WWE, WCW and Lucha Underground legend Rey Mysterio is just one of the many stars announced for the upcoming 5 Star Wrestling tour in the United Kingdom. The company has now released a hype promo featuring Mysterio and you can check this out via the tweet below.

Other names announced for the upcoming arena tour are Jack Swagger, Rob Van Dam, John Morrison, Zack Gibson and Eddie Ryan

5 Star Wrestling will be available to watch in the UK as of February 1st via the following channels:

• Freeview: Channel 95
• Sky: Channel 424
• Freesat: 252
• TalkTalk TV: Channel 95
• BT TV: Channel 95

The legendary Rey Mysterio will lead the 5 Star Wrestling roster on a tour of the UK starting in 2 weeks!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! from https://t.co/uL4wvMlC3a#Liverpool #Newcastle #Sheffield #Plymouth #Belfast #Aberdeen #Manchester #Leeds #Birmingham #Dundee #Blackburn #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/BRdL2Pwl5a

— Brand (@5StarWrestling) January 16, 2018

– “Woken” Matt Hardy posted a new video on his YouTube channel entitled “DELETE your STUPOR.” You can check it out here:

– Wrestling promotion The Crash has announced that they will be holding a show in the US sometime this year, as they usually run their shows in Mexico. There has been no date or location given for the show as of this writing. In the picture posted by The Crash former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio is featured:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd6BiZ7jxL5/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_legacy

Dave Meltzer mentioned on Monday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that former WWE Champion Rey Mysterio could finally be making his Impact Wrestling debut. According to Meltzer, a deal between the sides are still ongoing and have yet to agree to terms.

Rumors about Mysterio talking with the promotion dates back to the summer of 2017. The company is trying to get Mysterio signed for the tapings this week in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios

Mysterio made it clear in an interview with ESPN in December that he’s not currently signed to any deal with any promotion.

“I’m not locked up to any company,” Mysterio said. “I’m an independent contractor, as we say. I could go work wherever I want. That’s the beautiful thing about being on this side of the fence. You don’t have a commitment with only one company. You can go around and pretty much wrestle wherever you want. You can choose when you want your off-days to be. That was one of my main priorities when I left WWE.”