Rey Mysterio agreed to face Kalisto in Mask vs. Mask match

Kalisto has revealed that he wanted to face Rey Mysterio in a Mask vs. Mask match shortly before WWE released him in April.

The former WWE Superstar, now known as Samuray del Sol, received good feedback from the Mysterios and Paul Heyman about the idea. However, he did not get the opportunity to pitch the storyline to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

Speaking on Chris Van Vliet’s Insight podcast, Kalisto admitted he regrets not telling McMahon about the Mask vs. Mask idea. He also disclosed Heyman’s reaction when he told the former RAW Executive Director about his match suggestion.

“My biggest regret is not pitching my idea to Vince,” Kalisto said. “Pretty much the whole world knew except for Vince. [I wanted to do] a Mask versus Mask match against Rey Mysterio. I had Rey’s blessing, Dominik’s blessing, everyone. They all loved it. I showed it to Paul Heyman too. Paul said ‘This is genius, do it.’ I was like let’s do this! It’s just such a good story, it’s my biggest regret not talking to Vince about it. Right before I was going to, I got released.”

Watch the video above to hear more from Kalisto about his WWE career and recent departure. He also spoke about his future outside of the wrestling business.

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