Penta has officially withdrawn from AAA Guerra de Titanes due to his shoulder injury, ending hopes for a Lucha Brothers reunion this Saturday. Rey Mysterio will take his place teaming with Rey Fenix.
The WWE star announced the news via Instagram, confirming he was not medically cleared to compete despite working with doctors in both Mexico and the United States to recover as quickly as possible.
“Unfortunately, from a medical standpoint, I am not cleared to return to the ring on December 20th,” Penta said. “However, I will be there with all of you in person at the show, because it’s something I simply cannot miss.”
Penta suffered the injury during the November 24 episode of Raw when he landed awkwardly on his shoulder after a hurricanrana off the barricade in his “Last Time Is Now” tournament match against Solo Sikoa.
Rey Mysterio and Rey Fenix will now face Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano (Los Gringos Locos 2.0) at Arena Guadalajara, marking the first time Mysterio and Fenix have ever teamed together. The match also creates a father-son confrontation between Rey and Dominik.
Penta issued a warning to Dominik in his announcement: “This time, you got away with it… But I’m not going to let up until I take that Intercontinental Championship from you. I’ll see you soon, Dominik.”
Guerra de Titanes streams live December 20 on WWE’s YouTube channel.
