Rey Mysterio To Face Controversial WWE Character At WrestleMania
Rye Mysterio will be in action at WWE WrestleMania.
On the April 7 edition of Raw, El Grande Americano teamed with Brutus Creed & Julius Creed to defeat Dragon Lee, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del.
As the match headed towards its final stages, Americano was quietly handed a steel plate by Ivy Nile who was at ringside. Americano put the weapon in his mask and headbutted Rey Mysterio who was supporting his LWO teammates, and then did the same to Dragon Lee, before finishing the job with a flying headbutt.
Later in the show, Mysterio demanded a match with Americano and General Manager Adam Pearce made the match official.
WWE’s presentation of Chad Gable’s new El Grande Americano character has come in for heavy criticism after he was billed from the “Gulf of America.” United States President Donald Trump has attempted to re-name the Gulf of Mexico since he returned to office and many fans felt WWE’s use of the term was distasteful and insulting.
WWE WrestleMania 41 – Updated Card
The announcement came after it was announced that Bron Breakker will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Penta, Finn Balor, and Dominik Mysterio. Meanwhile, the Women’s World Title match between Iyo Sky, Bianca Belair, and Rhea Ripley has been made official.
You can find the updated list of matches below.
- Cody Rhodes (c) vs. John Cena – Undisputed WWE Championship
- Gunther (c) vs. Jey Uso – World Heavyweight Championship
- Iyo Sky (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair – Women’s World Championship
- Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Charlotte Flair – Women’s Championship
- Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
- Bron Breakker (c) vs. Penta vs. Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio – Intercontinental Championship
- Naomi vs. Jade Cargill
- Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. TBD – Women’s Tag Team Championship
- AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
- Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano
- LA Knight (c) vs. Jacob Fatu – United States Championship