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Rey Mysterio is a former United States Champion, but following his shocking victory over Samoa Joe back at Money in the Bank, Mysterio was forced to relinquish his Championship due to a shoulder injury. Interestingly, this was the first time in the history of the title that Mysterio relinquished the belt back to the star that lost it just weeks before and Samoa Joe has since moved on as the recognized Champion.
It was announced by WWE yesterday on their Twitter page that Mysterio has been cleared for action and will be making his return to Monday Night Raw tomorrow night (July 8th) even though there is no news on what he will be doing when he finally makes his way back through that curtain as part of the company's flagship show.
#5. Rey Mysterio vs Ricochet
Rey Mysterio relinquished the United States Championship a few weeks ago when it was revealed that he was too injured to be able to defend it at Stomping Grounds. Samoa Joe was the man who defended the Championship against Ricochet, but The One and Only was able to defy the odds and come out on top to win his first main roster Championship.
Mysterio never lost the United States Championship and if Samoa Joe was still Champion then he would go back after him upon his return. Whilst it's safe to say that Ricochet has his own issues since AJ Styles and The Club beat him in the main event of Raw last week, Mysterio has been talking up a match between himself and Ricochet for a while and this could be the perfect way to set up a fantasy SummerSlam showdown.
#4. Rey Mysterio vs AJ Styles
Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles are two of the biggest legends on the Raw roster right now, but they're also two men who could now cross paths since Styles just turned heel. Mysterio doesn't have that much time left when it comes to his in-ring career, which could be why WWE NEWS seem to be pushing forward a number of fantasy matches for the former World Champion.
Mysterio has always been injury prone, but he recently challenged AJ Styles to a match at WrestleMania where he stated that he believes a match between the two men “could go down in the history books." Given the fact that Mysterio and Ricochet could feud in the future, it's likely that Mysterio will be the one to back up The One and Only this week on Raw against The Club and this could then later lead to a feud between Styles and Mysterio.
#3. Revenge On Samoa Joe
Rey Mysterio's a face, but given the way that he was taken out by Samoa Joe after he gave him the Championship and stated that he was in no position to fight, Mysterio could be back looking for revenge.
Joe faces Kofi Kingston at Extreme Rules in a week's time for the WWE Championship, but if Kingston isn't on Raw or if he provides a distraction then Mysterio may be able to finally get some revenge for the way Joe treated him. This feud could go as far as then seeing Mysterio cost Joe his match for the WWE Championship at Extreme Rules so that the two men can then have a rubber match at SummerSlam.
There were question marks over the botched finish to their match at Money in the Bank, which means that there needs to be a clear cut winner at The Biggest Party of the Summer.
#2. Could Mysterio be the one Bray Wyatt has been waiting for?
Rey Mysterio is one of the biggest wrestling legends of all time and someone who has never been seen as a traditional heel in WWE. He's the perfect victim for someone like Bray Wyatt and a feud between the two men could take the interesting turn into a mask vs mask match in the end if WWE pushed it far enough.
The FireFly Fun House ended a few weeks ago and Bray Wyatt's puppets have been looking for someone backstage ever since. It's entirely feasible that Wyatt has been looking for someone who is seen as the biggest hero to the WWE Universe so that he can prove that he's really is a villain.
Mysterio is the perfect person for Wyatt to feud with coming out of the FireFly Fun House since he's a safe pair of hands and could carry a feud with any superstar.
#1. Rey Mysterio could win the 24/7 Championship
R-Truth has taken the creativity of the WWE Universe by storm over the past few weeks and right now Drake Maverick is the 24/7 Champion after he was able to defeat Truth on Raw before he left on his Honeymoon.
It's likely that even though traditional honeymoons last for two weeks, Maverick could still be part of Monday Night Raw and someone who knows all about being an underdog could be the one to take the title away from him.
Mysterio was around at the time that The Hardcore Championship was the headline grabber so he will be aware of what he needs to do to win the title and would definitely be seen as a popular choice for the title, it just depends if WWE would be ready to put another title on Mysterio so soon after he was forced to relinquish it.
