Rey Mysterio was a recent guest on The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling to discuss his #ReysFight4Autism fundraiser. Rey gave another injury update after being sidelined with a shoulder separation after winning the United States Championship at WWE Money In The Bank. Rey had originally told Wrestlezone’s Kevin Kellam that he was optimistic about “looking to possibly return sometime in the month of July.”
Mysterio now tells TMPToW that he’s about 80% recovered from a separated shoulder and bruised AC joint, and is still aiming to be back in the ring in July.
“I suffered a recent injury at “Money in the Bank” versus Samoa Joe. Unfortunate for me because it was a big step moving forward and especially at this stage in my career at being able to capture one of the last titles that was set on my bucket list (The United States Championship) and again very important that I had a separated left shoulder and that put me out of circulation and I’ve been out four weeks now. The separation and bruised AC joint which the doctor had predicted anywhere from four to six weeks and of course four weeks closed out from my injury and my recovery is about 80% as we speak so I am hoping that in the next two weeks I can gain that other thirty that I have left and be back in the ring by the month of July.”
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Rey talked about having respect for the man he beat for the United States Championship, Samoa Joe, as well as his own role as ‘the ultimate underdog.’ Rey says despite being the smallest wrestler and facing a size disadvantage, he’s been blessed with the opportunities he’s been given in his career.
“I have utmost respect for Samoa Joe. He is a tough dude in every sense of the word because you see the aspect of him in the ring and you know that is a guy you don’t want to mess with and that is exactly how he is in the ring. He is snug, he is tough, he is hard, he’s strong and I’ve always been considered the underdog and even before I became a professional wrestler, always in wrestling school I was the smallest kid in the class and that is how I raised. I was raised to always be in there with bigger guys so one thing I have to say is whether it is Joe or anybody else it doesn’t scare me in the fact that I’ve always been the smallest one but I know I can bring it when it is time to bring it.”
Rey added:
“The amount of guys that I worked with throughout my career in the U.S and Mexico as well because in Mexico even though the wrestlers aren’t as big as they are here. in the States, I was always considered the smaller one in the ring. I’ve always had a size disadvantage but the amount of guys that I worked with and have learned along the way it is incredible you know like the Eddie’s (Guerrero) Benoit, Jericho, Kurt Angle, The Undertaker and even Triple H it has been a variety of talent that I’ve been able to face throughout my thirty years that I’ve been very blessed and have learned so much just being in the ring against them or teaming up with some of these superstars.”
(Transcription credit to Chad and JP of the Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling)
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