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Rey Mysterio challenged Andrade for the Championship that he lost a little over a week ago, in the hopes that he would become a three-time United States Championship. But things didn't go to plan for Mysterio since he not only lost the match to Andrade, but he also lost his mask and accidentally collided with Zelina Vega at ringside.
It was obvious that Vega was supposed to be taken out of the equation and it was thought that the fact that Vega was taken out would then cost Andrade the Championship and then continue to tease the split between the two stars since Andrade wants to work with Charlotte Flair in the coming months.
Andrade winning his match isn't the real talking point though. Following the match, Andrade took Mysterio's mask and handed it over to Vega, which could signify a number of things.
#3 Did Andrade want to take what Mysterio holds most dear?
Andrade himself knows what wearing a mask means, since he once wrestled in a mask until he came to WWE. So the United States Champion knows what it means to the former Champion to have his mask taken away in public; it's the biggest sign of disrespect and it means that Mysterio has to live with dishonor.
As part of the match, Mysterio accidentally took out Zelina Vega at ringside and the star was shown bleeding from the mouth following the match. Since Mysterio took out Vega, could Andrade have seen that as a sign of disrespect and decided that he wanted to do the same to Mysterio?
It was Vega who had the mask on the ramp, so perhaps given that she's such a big Rey Mysterio fan outside of the ring, she decided that she wanted it as a trophy of sorts.
#2 Passing of the torch?
Rey Mysterio has been talking about the fact that his in-ring career is coming to a close, but he is sticking around in order to help his son Dominik and because he wants a match with him in the future. That being said, Mysterio looked injured towards the end of the match and it's unknown what the referee said to him when he rolled out of the ring to check on Vega.
Mysterio has been one of the best small men in the history of WWE, he could walk away from the company now and he would have accomplished enough to see him added to the Hall of Fame one day.
Andrade is only just getting started and since he has defeated Mysterio on numerous occasions, this could be Mysterio's way of showing that Andrade is the future.
Will Andrade now make his way out to the ring in a mask? The United States Champion used to wrestle under a mask and since he's taken Mysterio's away, this could be a fantastic way for him to now get it back and become Raw's best masked star moving forward.
#1 Hair vs Mask match
It's been building for months and hopefully before Rey Mysterio decides to bow out of the company he will be able to fight Andrade in a hair vs mask match and it could take place as soon as the Royal Rumble.
Both men have stated that they would love to be part of a match of this caliber and since Andrade only retained his Championship because Zelina Vega helped by putting his foot on the rope, Mysterio has a legitimate claim for a rematch.
Andrade already has a Championship so given his recent actions he could be forced to defend his title at the first pay-per-view of 2020 in a historic match against Mysterio. Andrade has grown his hair out so he could challenge Mysterio in order to keep the mask and then in turn end Mysterio's career in the coming weeks.
This would then allow Dominik to take over his father's legacy if he's able to step into a feud with Andrade. It's the perfect way to build up the match and given the fact that Brock Lesnar isn't defending his Championship at the Royal Rumble, it would be interesting to see if this is the match that fills the void on the card instead.
