A new report claims WWE will not be releasing company alum Alberto Del Rio from his AAA contract despite currently serving a six-month ban for an ugly incident in March.
During WrestleMania 41 weekend, one of the bigger nuggets of news was that WWE had acquired popular Mexican wrestling promotion AAA. Following the reveal, fans wondered if AAA Mega Champion Alberto Del Rio would be retained. Or would WWE move on from the troubled one-time Royal Rumble like they did years ago? Well, it looks like they won’t.
According to Super Luchas editor-in-chief Ernesto Ocampo, WWE has agreed to new deals or is retaining the contract of eight notable AAA wrestlers. Those performers are Alberto del Río, Hijo de Dr. Wagner, Hijo del Vikingo, La Parka, La Hiedra, Lady Flammer, Lady Maravilla, and Niño Hamburguesa. Many of those talents were expected to be sticking around. And reportedly could be some of the featured stars in future crossovers with WWE or NXT.
However, Del Rio being retained will certainly raise some eyebrows. In March, he was the subject of a viral video that showed him going after a fan at a AAA event that apparently angered him. The ugly moment led to ADR getting hit with a six-month suspension from a local athletic commission. This was just the latest moment in a career that has spiraled in the wrong direction during this decade.
Following his second release from WWE in 2016, the one-time WWE Champion engaged in a very public relationship with Paige, AKA Saraya. Despite making plans to walk down the aisle and be wed, their pairing became very toxic and including multiple arrests and domestic incidents. They eventually broke up after a year together in 2017.
Yet that was not the worst of it when it comes to Alberto Del Rio. In 2020, he was indicted on charges of aggravated kidnapping and four counts of sexual assault after an ex-girlfriend accused him of tying her up and sexually assaulting her. The former WWE star was also on the wrong end of a one-sided loss in a 2019 MMA fight against UFC legend Tito Ortiz for Combate Global.
