He journeyed over to The Temple at the onset of 2015 and immediately made an impact by bringing the AAA Mega Championship with him. From the moment he arrived, he came across like a true main event player, and the racous reaction he received from the audience in attendance that night solidified him as the star he was born to be.
Simply put, he appeared to be more motivated in that moment than he ever was in WWE. It wasn't about the money; it was about the passion he had for pro wrestling, and surrounded by fans who were excited to see him in action, he fed off their energy and made a fan out of me (again) in the process.
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I thoroughly enjoyed the feud he had with Johnny Mundo (f.k.a. WWE's John Morrison), and although he came up short in their Falls Count Anywhere match at Ultima Lucha after interference from Mundo's girlfriend Melina, I assumed it left the door open for a return in the second season.
As it turned out, he decided not to go back, and instead negoiated to re-sign with WWE in the fall of 2015.
To be perfectly honestly, I couldn't have cared less about Del Rio returning to WWE, simply because he had achieved everything he could during his previous run there. In his rookie year alone, he won the Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank Ladder matches and captured the WWE Championship.
Over the next few years, he held the world title another three times. What would going back accomplish?
