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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 17:22:01 GMT -4
Mistico has signed a deal with WWE. There’s been a background talk about Mistico leaving CMLL of late, especially the last week, but nothing anyone was able to definitively confirm until now. I had heard multiple rumors about his destination, but WWE had always seemed the most likely. He’s expected to head to Florida Championship Wrestling, where he’ll join Alex Koslov (and Hijo de Medico Asesino!) as luchadors training for WWE.
Mistico’s last Arena Mexico match was January 18th, the two fall loss in the main event where Porky got mad at Mistico. Mistico worked the two show NJPW tour and has not been in a CMLL ring since. It’s possible he may work a final show or two in CMLL if his Florida commitment doesn’t start right away, but he’s obviously out of the Dos Leyendas plans. Friday’s Averno/Dorada feuding was intended to create a replacement match (or relevos tag partners.)
CMLL almost certainly owns the Mistico gimmick, though WWE would likely given him their own anyway. CMLL probably won’t put someone new in the suit, because they’ve been building Sombra up as the replacement lead tecnico for about 10 months already. Astro Boy, Mistico’s brother, probably won’t be affected only because they barely use him as is.
Mistico likely told CMLL he was leaving in late December, or maybe around when the CMLL/NJPW cards first came out, because it would explain why NJPW announced Mistico as working those cards while CMLL didn’t have him listed. Even though CMLL probably knew he was on his way out, Mistico did beat Negro Casas and Ultimo Guerrero (by DQ) in singles matches during the last month.
Alberto Del Rio’s success was the catalyst for Mistico jumping to WWE. Dos Caras Jr. was never great in CMLL, but has gotten over great in WWE. The line of thinking – and not just for Mistico – is if a guy who never really got over much in Mexico got over that easily in the US, it should be easy for bigger stars to succeed. I’m not sure that’s true – a lot of Alberto’s success is due to WWE deciding he was going to be be a big star, real quick – but it definitely gives Mexican wrestlers more faith in the company compared to how guys like the Mexicools were used.This is huge, because he's easily the biggest star in Mexican wrestling today, and now with him AND Del Rio AND Rey, WWE's got a stranglehold on Mexico that they're not going to let go of for a long, long time.
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Post by MT on Jan 30, 2011 17:33:56 GMT -4
It is so odd to imagine the biggest star in Mexico being sent to a developmental territory. I know he needs time to adjust to the US style, but I can't imagine he signed on for peanuts like the typical developmental guy so I figure they won't waste a lot of time bringing him onto the main roster. I hope he gets the same type of opportunity as Rey Mysterio did before him, because he could be just as big a star given the right chance.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 17:35:36 GMT -4
It is so odd to imagine the biggest star in Mexico being sent to a developmental territory. I know he needs time to adjust to the US style, but I can't imagine he signed on for peanuts like the typical developmental guy so I figure they won't waste a lot of time bringing him onto the main roster. I hope he gets the same type of opportunity as Rey Mysterio did before him, because he could be just as big a star given the right chance. I just read a report saying they plan to bring him in relatively soon, as in after WrestleMania for a feud with Mysterio.
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Post by Havoc on Jan 30, 2011 20:08:19 GMT -4
So, size wise, he appears bigger than Mysterio (better be) but smaller than Del Rio. Is that right? I hope they don't give him the Del Rio treatment and demask him and pretend he never existed before.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 20:10:57 GMT -4
So, size wise, he appears bigger than Mysterio (better be) but smaller than Del Rio. Is that right? I hope they don't give him the Del Rio treatment and demask him and pretend he never existed before. Yeah, he's bigger than Rey but smaller than Del Rio. Del Rio's something like 6'5, I think. Mistico is 5'9, according to Wikipedia.
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Post by maddog1981 on Jan 30, 2011 20:19:00 GMT -4
So, size wise, he appears bigger than Mysterio (better be) but smaller than Del Rio. Is that right? I hope they don't give him the Del Rio treatment and demask him and pretend he never existed before. He is taller than Misterio but probably weighs less.
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Post by maddog1981 on Jan 30, 2011 20:20:30 GMT -4
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 20:21:44 GMT -4
NEVER a bad match with those two.
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Post by maddog1981 on Jan 30, 2011 20:25:40 GMT -4
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Post by MT on Jan 30, 2011 20:30:26 GMT -4
Mistico is about the same size as Evan Bourne. Hopefully he'll be given every chance to shine because he is something special. He NEEDS the mask; the Mexican culture, which is what they're trying to appeal to here, respects the mask no matter what the WWE thinks of masked performers not named Mysterio.
Actually, in my opinion, if they wanted to recruit the best all-around wrestler in the world they'd have gone after Ultimo Guerrero, but Guerrero wouldn't translate to the WWE nearly as well nor would he have the overall mass appeal.
Hey switchfoot, what's your opinion of Aerostar? I think he's got the potential to be a pretty big star in the near future. At least, I like him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 20:33:08 GMT -4
Mistico is about the same size as Evan Bourne. Hopefully he'll be given every chance to shine because he is something special. He NEEDS the mask; the Mexican culture, which is what they're trying to appeal to here, respects the mask no matter what the WWE thinks of masked performers not named Mysterio. Agreed completely. If they unmask him, he's screwed. This move to WWE is either going to make him the superstar he deserves to be, or it's going to ruin him in the eyes of the Mexican fans if he fails. (The whole idea of, "Wow, he's great! Wait...he can't compete with the big stars...) Well, he's kind of a big guy for CMLL, and I think if nothing else he'd be good for a feud with Rey. He's definitely under-appreciated by the majority of lucha fans. Aerostar is incredible but he's screwed if he stays in AAA. They don't care about him, or the Cruisers IMO and he's too good to let himself go to waste. The guy can do some insane stuff.
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Post by maddog1981 on Jan 30, 2011 20:34:14 GMT -4
I think Mistico is a great signing for them but I think they missed the boat on him by about 3 years. His inring work has been going down a little bit due to injuries. I'd say he's a little past his prime but the WWE will want him to slow it down a little so that will even things out over time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2011 19:19:06 GMT -4
Saw this on Cubsfan, it's kind of interesting.
Dave Meltzer discussed this situation on Wrestling Observer Radio, explaining that WWE doesn’t just want to use Alberto Del Rio or Mistico to replace Rey Misterio. They want a half dozen guys on the main roster, maybe half of them pushed, just to make sure they keep the Hispanic audience when Misterio leaves. (And there are problems there as well.) They’re not putting all their eggs in the Mistico basket, and he’s not going to be the last guy they sign.
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Post by jasonjaconetti on Jan 31, 2011 20:09:00 GMT -4
There are several guys who could make the jump. I would love to see Dr. Wagner Jr, but not sure how well he would translate to WWE.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2011 20:20:35 GMT -4
There are several guys who could make the jump. I would love to see Dr. Wagner Jr, but not sure how well he would translate to WWE. He turned them down in 2008/2009 when they wanted him to unmask. They might be a little more receptive now. He's definitely one of the best guys in Mexico, and I think he deserves the shot. There are a lot worse guys (Cibernetico and Mesias) who they could sign.
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