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Rey Mysterio has revealed that another member of his family could soon be stepping into the wrestling spotlight, as his daughter Aalyah has begun training at WWE’s Performance Center.
Speaking on The Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast, Mysterio shared that Aalyah, who recently graduated from the University of California San Diego with a degree in human biology, has embraced wrestling training after taking part in several tryouts. What started as a brief experience quickly turned into something more serious, with Aalyah now dedicating herself to training full time.
“She did two weeks, and she really loved it. I said, okay, I wasn’t expecting that,” Mysterio explained.
According to Mysterio, Aalyah first entered the ring last October before returning again in February. Since May, she has been establishing herself at the Performance Center as she continues to pursue a potential future in WWE.
The WWE Hall of Famer emphasized that neither Aalyah nor Dominik were ever pressured into following his career path.
“The cool thing is, I’ve never pushed the sport down their throat, it’s all came out of them like they wanted to be a part of this,” Mysterio said. “If you would have told me your kids are gonna grow up and become wrestlers, both of them, I think you’re wrong.”
With Dominik already established as one of WWE’s biggest stars and current AAA Mega Champion, Mysterio admitted he is fascinated by the possibility of one day sharing the ring with both of his children.
“I would love to create some history,” he said. “To be able to have shared the ring with my son, become the first father and son tag team champions in WWE, and then later on feud against each other, and now with my daughter, it’s like, what can we do there? This is a historical moment.”
He pointed out that while wrestling has seen countless family dynasties over the decades, a father competing alongside both a son and daughter in the same match would be something entirely unique.
“We’ve had so many dynasties of families in wrestling, the Von Erichs, the Guerreros in Mexico, the Wagners, the Brazos, but I don’t know if there’s ever been a father wrestler that has been able to share the ring with their son and their daughter at the same time in the same match.”
Mysterio also reflected on Dominik’s remarkable rise from being known as Rey’s son to becoming one of WWE’s most effective villains. The Undertaker joked about remembering Dominik as a polite youngster backstage and wondered how he transformed into such a hated character.
“What happened? What went wrong?” Undertaker joked.
Mysterio credited Dominik for carving out his own identity after struggling to find direction following college.
“He just got lazy after graduating, and pulled my sides, like, bro, what are you doing with your life,” Mysterio recalled. “The fact that it came randomly from him, and I never insisted, I think that has to speak for the individual that he is now.”
He believes separating from him on television was the key to Dominik’s success.
“I did feel that there was a bit of awkwardness, or maybe even a struggle, right before he became the person he became, like he didn’t feel like he was fitting in, being by my side,” Mysterio said. “So the best thing for him to have done is to detach from his own father, and embrace that character.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Mysterio looked back on his legendary career, from sleeping under wrestling rings as a teenager in Mexico to becoming a WWE Hall of Famer and now serving as AAA General Manager. He praised Konnan for believing in him early on and credited longtime rival Psicosis as one of the most important figures in his development.
“There would be no Rey Mysterio without Psicosis. He made my work look so crisp and clean.”
Mysterio also discussed how WWE helped transform his in ring style after his arrival in 2002. He credited both Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero for teaching him the importance of storytelling rather than simply relying on athleticism.
“It was such a learning experience for me that it made my work much more easier and believable,” Mysterio said.
As for what comes next, Mysterio said his focus remains on helping AAA grow, supporting his family, and continuing to contribute to wrestling while he still can. With Aalyah now beginning her own journey, the possibility of another Mysterio entering WWE may only be a matter of time.
Mone entered the Owen tournament as the wild card, after now-former TBS Champion Willow Nightingale had to pull out of the event due to injury. Many fans speculated about her return, but even reports leading up to “Dynamite” that Wednesday were unclear if “The CEO” would be returning.
After Windsor made her way to the ring, Mone’s music hit, and the crowd in Richmond, Virginia went wild. She hadn’t been seen on “Dynamite” since her TBS title loss to Nightingale on the New Years Eve edition of the show. In “Mone Mag,” the star said that she and Windsor have “great chemistry.”
“But the CEO always collects,” Mone said. “And I made that b**** tap out. Just like she deserved.”
Mone said the best part of “Dynamite” was getting backstage and reuniting with everyone. She said she was thankful to work in the AEW environment and be surrounded by people she cares about, and welcomed her back. “The CEO” said after talking to AEW President Tony Khan, she decided to make a stop at “Collision” to “say hello” to Persephone, who defeated Mone for the CMLL women’s title, and Hazuki.
“After all… Everyone knows I run Wednesdays. But sometimes people need to be reminded that I run Saturdays too,” she wrote.
Mone and Hazuki will face off in the semi-finals of the Owen Hart tournament on “Dynamite” on June 17. The match will determine who goes on to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door at the end of the month, where the winners of both sides of the bracket will compete for a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship at All In: London.
For most people, it would seem that Ryan Nemeth’s 2025 lawsuit against AEW, Tony Khan, and CM Punk came and went rather quickly, after Nemeth voluntarily dismissed the suit two months after filing, in favor of arbitration. A year later, however, the arbitration process is nowhere closer to being resolved, and AEW appears to blame Nemeth for that.
POST Wrestling reports that on June 5, the promotion petitioned the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida to compel Nemeth to arbitrate the dispute at the Duval County, Florida offices of JAMS, a private company “designed to help resolve disputes and arbitrate.” AEW has previously designated JAMS to settle contractual disputes in their deals. In addition, AEW charges that Nemeth “misrepresented and misled” them with his conduct after both sides agreed to arbitration last April.
The renewed issues began after Nemeth had filed a demand to have arbitration take place at a JAMS office in Orange County, California, along with an assortment of unsupported claims under the California Labor Code.” AEW argued that those laws didn’t apply to Nemeth, as he was an independent contractor and not an employee.
This led to AEW attempting to move arbitration to Florida, a request denied by JAMS. Afterwards, the arbitration company presented both sides with a list of ten locations between California, New York, and Florida, allowing both AEW and Nemeth to strike two locations from the list, and rank the others “in terms of preference.”
Ultimately, the move didn’t work, with AEW arguing against holding arbitration anywhere in California, and insisting it be held in Duval County, leading to the recent petition. In addition, the promotion is also seeking “to prevent Nemeth from prosecuting an arbitration in violation of the agreement,” as well as attorney fees and other costs related to the proceedings. They also filed a separate motion, asking to seal confidential information regarding the agreements they made with Nemeth in both 2021 and 2023.
WWE’s Nikki Bella has been out of action since March after suffering an ankle injury, causing her to miss WrestleMania 42, where she was booked to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships with Brie Bella. Before reuniting with her sister, Nikki Bella turned heel in the pursuit of the Women’s World Championship, and during a recent interview with “Casino Guru,” she expressed wanting to play the villain again while being inserted into a noteworthy storyline before her contract expires in January 2028.
“I want a meaningful story. I’d love to be a heel. I just want to have that type of creative, that story that we used to have. I need that,” she explained. “I don’t want to show up every week and not know what’s going on, and let’s just get through TV … I want passion there, and I want something creatively that’s like, ‘Oh s***, she’s back.’ I really want to push myself outside the box. I would love to win a championship. It would be great to win a championship if it matches the story.”
Bella also labelled her injury status as “TBD,” but is hoping that she’ll be given the green light this month. “Until we get a look inside again through X-rays and MRIs, you just don’t know. I’m hoping in June at some point, and that’s why I’m working really hard on getting my strength back.”
Above all, Bella reiterated that she wants to be placed in an “epic story” before officially retiring from professional wrestling, but it remains to be seen if most of her final run will be alongside her sister, or if she will be chasing the goals she’s listed as a singles star.