Just like Kevin and I talked about on “Stunt Granny Audio #151” last week, Rey Mysterio is going under the knife for his injured knee according to Prowrestling.net. It made no sense to try the rehab-only  idea when you have been running on bad wheels for some time now. The timing for this is actually perfect. Rey has done his job and started Alberto Del Rio as WWE Champion on the right track. He also is disappearing at a time where he really isn’t needed. Raw has enough high mid-card players now so he would inevitably get lost in the shuffle. Sure merchandise sales are going to take a hit for a bit but his audience is easily sustained. Again, as we mentioned on the show, Rey is a timeless performer now. The audience rarely boos him even though his character hasn’t changed and he losses as much as he wins. No on has gotten tired of him. Maybe this is due to missing chunks of time due to other injuries but the fact remains he leaves in a good place and has a natural entrance back in the spotlight.

If the timeframe for his surgery holds pat he should return in time for WrestleMania 28. Obviously there is a lot of time between now and then but it seems like there is the ready made feud between he and Alberto again once he returns. They have one match for WrestleMania out of the way. Of course this all hinges on rehab and if Rey can get back in rig shape. -Jeremy