Alberto Del Rio was one of my favorites. Most fans, whether marks or smarks, did not care too much for him. Now that he is gone, whom should you blame for his inability to get over. I have always said that the WWE was not pushing him right. They pushed him hard, but not properly. Less hype, more creative investment. That is what he needed. In the end, however, Alberto Del Rio was pushed amazingly well for years. He should be the one that ultimately gets blamed for not maintaining a high level of overness. Honestly, I think he did try. It just didn't work.
Will the WWE bring him back? Alberto Del Rio does not have a strong connection with the fans that you would expect them to threaten to riot or sign petitions to try to get him back. I doubt the WWE would want to bring him back. They don't need him. They already have more main-eventers than they know what to do with. Their two midcard singles titles are currently held by former World Champions. Getting rid of Alberto Del Rio might actually make things easier for them.
TNA? I don't think so. Alberto Del Rio does not need that. He may not have gotten very over with the domestic WWE fans, but he can do great in Mexico. I would think he would go back there.
Truthfully, having read the reports on his firing, I have massive respect for Del Rio (whom I previously did not care for) and have lost any and all respect I might have had for the WWE. Granted, Del Rio shouldn't have resorted to violence, but for the WWE to keep a racist on payroll to avoid a lawsuit? Despicable. Thankfully it has come to light publicly so perhaps WWE will have to face some accountability.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that could be worse than hitting a fellow worker like that is hitting a fan. If CM Punk was able to live to see another day after that incident on Raw, Alberto Del Rio should not have been fired. A suspension would have been reasonable.
DeleteAs far as the WWE being held accountable, they will probably be able to shrug this off. Things usually blow over.