Rey Mysterio Reveals His Reaction to WWE Hall of Fame Induction: ‘Hunter, I’m Not Ready To Retire’

Veteran wrestler Rey Mysterio recently opened up about the conversation he had with Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque regarding his WWE Hall of Fame induction.

Mysterio was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023. During the same weekend, he defeated his son Dominik Mysterio in a grudge match at WrestleMania 39. Rey appeared on The Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast this week. During the conversation, the topic of the legendary luchador being inducted into the Hall of Fame despite being an active member of the roster came up.

Rey revealed his reaction when Triple H approached him with the company’s plans of inducting him into the prestigious club. Mysterio revealed that he told Triple H that he wasn’t ready to retire. It was only after the WWE CCO clarified that the company didn’t want him to hang up his boots and only felt that it was the right time for him to enter the club that Rey agreed.

Here’s what Rey Mysterio said:

“I would love to ask that person the same question because when it was brought up, the opportunity to enter the Hall of Fame, I was like, ‘Wait a minute!’ It was Hunter, I believe, told me, I said, ‘Hunter, bro, I’m not ready to retire! I wanna keep going.’ He went, ‘No, no, no, we’re not asking you to retire. We just think it’s probably the best time to put you in the Hall of Fame.

“This was right when I faced Dom in LA at WrestleMania, so for them, it felt like the perfect timing. So I said, ‘Yeah, let’s do it, if you feel it’s the right timing, let’s go.’ And little did I know I would be the only active Hall of Famer on the roster that’s still going.”

Listen to his comments below:

Mysterio was in action on this week’s WWE RAW, challenging Penta for the Intercontinental Championship in a losing cause. He also serves as Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide’s General Manager.

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