Alberto Del Rio Talks WWE Trying To Replace Rey Mysterio, Mysterio Helping Him In WWE

With the summer release of Alberto Del Rio, the WWE has a major void as it pertains to a Latino star. After a decade with Rey Mysterio leading the way, the star became injury prone and the company looked to replace him.

Del Rio spoke with WrestleTalk TV about the shift, and WWE trying to replicate the success of Mysterio:

"There's nobody bigger than Rey Mysterio. He's the biggest superstar to ever come from Mexico," Del Rio said. "My wife even said Rey Mysterio is God, and you're the devil. Even my wife put me in second place."

Del Rio became the company's first Mexican-born champion and had a successful run, including a feud with Mysterio. However, his popularity never reached the levels in which Mysterio did.

"He's an amazing guy, he gave me the opportunity to be in WWE," Del Rio said. "He said that if he was going to do the job, I was the guy he wanted to do it for."

Mysterio and WWE have had an estranged relationship of late, as Mysterio has no desire to return to the promotion. He'd planned on letting his contract expire, but WWE extended it due to an injury clause. Mysterio also reportedly asked for his release in April, and made it known last week that he doesn't plan on wrestling for WWE again.

You can watch the full episode of WrestleTalk TV above.