Aug 4, 5:20 PM
When Raw’s closing scene with Roman Reigns & Rey Mysterio might pay off in AAA
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After Jacob Fatu’s Street Fight victory over Royce Keys, the Aug. 3 Raw closed with a scene of WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio approaching WWE World Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns. The Tribal Chief doesn’t bother himself with the innerworkings or WWE’s sub-brands apparently, because Mysterio thinks he’s reminding Reigns that he’s now the General Manager of Lucha Libre AAA, but that’s news to Roman*. Upon learning it, the champ is willing to take a walk with Rey to hear what the GM of the Mexican territory has to say. This is getting VERY interesting ☝️@luchalibreaaa | @WWERomanReigns | @reymysterio pic.twitter.com/5upOsynz19 — WWE (@WWE) August 4, 2026 Many fans brains quickly went into fantasy booking mode… … and to possible dates for Reigns to show up in AAA, for any reason. One of those is when WWE set an AAA event head-to-head against an AEW show, which has become standard practice of late. That was Aug. 30’s Heatwave, which is an NXT show. But it takes place in a town (Edin