Dominik Mysterio defeated Hijo del Vikingo in order to become the AAA Mega Champion at the WWE x AAA Worlds Collide event in Las Vegas. Following the show, WWE has now been called out for burying Vikingo by refusing to bring back Alberto Del Rio.
While speaking on Lucha Libre Online, Hugo Savinovich criticized how the match and story were planned. He said the bookers didnt think about how the Las Vegas crowd would react.
Hugo noted how fans were cheering for Dominik instead of Vikingo. Even with exciting moments like Judgment Day interfering, Rey Mysterio hitting a chair shot, Dragon Lee running in, and Dominik finishing with an Eddie Guerrero-style frog splash, the fans never supported Vikingo.
Savinovich said this didnt fix two big problems: fans were upset that Alberto Del Rio never appeared and that many felt WWE and AAA sold out to Saudi Arabia. He believes Vikingos title run failed because of bad booking, not because of anything Vikingo did wrong.
In his view, WWE made a major mistake by not bringing in Alberto. He suggested that Alberto could have returned during an attack on Rey Mysterio, cleared the ring, teamed with Rey against Judgment Day, and eventually faced Dominik at a Worlds Collide event. Alberto would not even need to win the title for the story to succeed.
Savinovich also pointed out that live fans, not just people online, chanted You sold out and did not cheer for the new champion. Savinovich said WWE killed Vikingos momentum.
Hugo noted that Vikingo had looked amazing in AEW with high-flying matches against stars like Kenny Omega. But after getting the title, he struggled with injuries and poor creative plans. Savinovich said WWEs choices and skipping Alberto buried a talented young wrestlers career and wasted a big opportunity.
This comes after several topWWE Superstars such as Roman Reigns, Undertaker, Cody Rhodes and more want to see Alberto Del Rio back in the companyfollowing his AAA departure.
Regardless, whats done is done and Dominik Mysterio is now the new AAA Mega Champion. So only time will tell whether Vikingo can recover from his current situation soon enough.
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