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Johnny Mundo Was Shocked That Alberto Del Rio Returned to WWE
– Johnny Mondo recently speared on Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast (transcript via wrestlinginc.com)
On Alberto Del Rio Returning to WWE: “I was shocked! I was texting him back and forth and, like, we were talking about Lucha Underground. We worked in Mexico a couple of times. And then, I feel like I was on a flight and I was seeing stuff on Twitter like, ‘Alberto Del Rio just beat John Cena for the US title’ and I was like, ‘what?'” Mundo added, “I thought we were going to do [Lucha Underground] season two together, but I figured eventually he would go back [to WWE]. At the end of the day, I look at it like this: pro wrestling is really hard on the performers, the luchadoras, and any time a performer is in a position to do something good for themselves and make money, I’m always happy to see that happen. And I think Alberto made a good deal for himself and is doing well, so I’m happy for him.”
On Hoping Chris Benoit Would No Show The Vengeance PPV: “That whole day, it was supposed to be Benoit vs. Punk. And then Benoit didn’t show up, so, like, three hours later, [WWE officials] were like, ‘what are we going to do? Chris isn’t here. Like, we’re either going to have to replace him, but who’s on ECW?’ And they’re like, ‘Morrison and Kevin Thorn, one of those two’. And then for two hours, I was like, ‘please don’t show up, Chris! Please let it be me and not Kevin Thorn.’ And he ended up not showing up. I ended up winning and I was super excited and happy. And then when we found out what happened, I felt like the biggest douche bag in the world. It was really crappy. It was a really crappy, tragic situation.”
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