WWE: Rey Mysterio Knee Surgery Update, WWE Settles Panini Lawsuit, Logan Paul on Saving Rey Mysterio’s Life at Crown Jewel

Rey Mysterio Knee Surgery Update

As noted before, Rey Mysterio revealed on Tuesday that he recently underwent knee surgery.

Haus of Wrestling’s Nick Hausman reported that his sources stated that Mysterio is currently expected to be out of action for WWE for at least the next six to eight weeks following his surgery.

Hausman also reported that prior to his surgery, Mysterio had been working through a torn meniscus in his knee for around three months.

In regards to Mysterio’s storyline injury and attack at the hands of Santos Escobar, PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that WWE officials had always planned for Escobar to turn heel and attack Mysterio last week and Mysterio’s injury nor scheduled surgery did not rush this plan.

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Panini Lawsuit Update – WWE & Panini Reportedly Reached Settlement Deal

As noted before, WWE terminated their merchandise deal with Panini this past September over allegations of breach of contract which led to Panini filing a lawsuit in return over the issue.

Attorney Paul Lesko reported on Twitter that WWE CEO Nick Khan, Panini America CEO Mark Warsop, and Panini Group Licensing Director Elisabetta Mussini had met on November 14th to discuss terms for a potential settlement deal based on recent court records. Lesko reported that these talks were stated to have “have resulted in an agreement in principle. The parties are in the process of memorializing that agreement in a signed writing.”

Potential BIG update in the Panini/WWE lawsuit.

In a letter to the court, the parties note that "discussions between the parties and their counsel have resulted in an agreement in principle. The parties are in the process of memorializing that agreement in a signed writing." pic.twitter.com/4is99RyFdQ

— Paul Lesko (@Paul_Lesko) November 15, 2023

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Logan Paul Comments on Saving Rey Mysterio’s Life Over Botched Moonsault Spot at WWE Crown Jewel 2023

A recent episode of the Impaulsive podcast featured co-host Logan Paul giving his thoughts about saving Rey Mysterio’s life over his catch from Mysterio’s botched moonsault spot during their match at WWE’s Crown Jewel 2023 event earlier this month.

“I’m going to come clean because I’ve seen all these positive headlines. ‘Logan saves Rey Mysterio.’ The Mexican community is going crazy, they’re praising me, saying I’m sort of hero. I’m like, ‘Dang, I’m getting recognized for something cool? I’ll take it.’ Then, I looked at the clip, upon assessing my performance, while I think I did save Rey Mysterio. I think I also almost killed Rey Mysterio. I think I was too far back for the move, and I think he didn’t clear enough ground for the move. That’s what happened. I was too far back, he didn’t clear enough ground, we both made a mistake. I had to catch him, I had to catch him. I wasn’t going to not catch him. truthfully, while I like the headlines and I like getting gassed up, I was just doing my job. I’ll take the praise.

The tough part is when I caught him, I was in like a spider-knee position. I have compromised knees, so maybe they could have snapped.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com