5 wrestling rumors we hope are true and 5 we hope aren't: WWE officials 'desperate' to book Brock Lesnar dream match, 3-time World Champion taking time off to prepare for retirement?

#5. Hope isn't true: An unfortunate reason behind Rey Mysterio's absence?

Rey Mysterio at Survivor Series 2019

Rey Mysterio was written off television recently following an attack by Seth Rollins. While his "retirement ceremony" was a part of the storyline as expected, it seems like it's an inevitability.

Tom Colohue reported that Rey Mysterio has taken time off to work with Dominick and "get him up to speed" as his retirement or WWE exit looms closer:

At the moment, there is a bit of a distance between him and his trainers because of the furlough and the people being released and because of the pandemic as it were, but he has kept training with his father, which is one of the reasons why Rey is taking this time off right now, why he's taken the time to go home so that he can work with Dominick, get him up to speed because it is getting closer because Rey Mysterio leaving the company or retiring is also getting closer. It was only an 18-month contract after all. And he wants to work with Dominick. So Dominick needs to be ready sooner rather than later.

We hope this isn't true because Rey Mysterio still looks like he has a lot to offer. With that said, we would understand his decision to step away to not overshadow his son when he debuts.