Rey Mysterio Opens Up On Leaving WWE, His Health, If Lucha Underground Is His Next Step

March 11, 2015

Rey Mysterio appeared on Wrestling Observer Live earlier today to discuss his health, his future plans and more. Below are some of the highlights of the interview:

On when he knew he should leave WWE:

“After my last surgery in 2011, I came back at the end of 2012. I felt like I rushed myself. I went back on the shelft, came back and they put me with Sin Cara, and I felt like I wasn’t going anywhere. I was being thrown into just having tag matches, there was no direction for Rey Mysterio. My contract was coming to the end and I decided to not re-sign. I wanted to take time off to spend time with my family and go from there.”

On Lucha Underground:

“If I take the next step and go to Lucha Underground, I want to take Lucha Libre global. My goal is to always make it bigger”

Josh controls most of the creative writing and ideas for the show on a weekly basis, as well as an on-air talent.

Aside from working with WrestleZone, Isenberg began his career in Broadcast Journalism interning at ESPN and worked with CBS Radio for three years. He has also had the opportunity to interview some of the best athletes and performers alive, including Andrew McCutchen, Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Steven Strasburg and others.

Currently, Josh Isenberg works for Major League Baseball in their Advanced Media Productions. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Point Park University, which is where Chair Shot Reality is filmed each week.

His life outside of his obsession with wrestling include being a savant for Seinfeld, NFL, NBA, MLB and many television shows. He also has an undying love for musicals, which includes many shows he was a part of in high school. Some of his favorite wrestling moments can be linked to such superstars as Edge, The Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Great Khali.