Ever since Rey Mysterio was a surprise entrant in the 2018 Royal Rumble, there have been WWE rumors that he would officially be back with the company soon.
However, outside of another one-shot at the Saudi Arabia Royal Rumble event a few months later, Mysterio never signed a deal and kept working the indies.
When Rey appeared at the All-In pay-per-view, the WWE rumors started up again, stating that event could have been his last one before his return.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10UsU-Me-ws
Mysterio even said after All-In that he was just waiting on the WWE to call him to make his return.
However, last week Mysterio said there had never been a contract offer, although he wanted to return at some point in the future.
Until now.
PWInsider reported that Rey Mysterio has finally agreed to a contract for his WWE return. According to the site, the deal is for two years.
The site also reported that Rey only wanted an 18-month deal for some reason but the WWE pushed for the two years and got that deal.
For his part, Mysterio did add a clause into the new WWE contract that allows him to give his notice after 18 months if he wants to leave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p8bb_M-Dms
18 months would end his deal right around WrestleMania in 2020.
Rey Mysterio, 43, is a two-time WWE world champion, one-time WWE Champion, three-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion, two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, four-time WWE tag team champion and the winner of the 2006 Royal Rumble.
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