Rey Mysterio returned during “WWE Raw” to announce his inclusion within the Intercontinental Championship ladder match at WrestleMania 42.
Penta was confirmed to be defending the title in a multi-man ladder match on the “Show of Shows” with Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, and Rusev determined as his challengers following qualification matches against Rayo Americano, Grayson Waller, Akira Tozawa, and Otis respectively during “WWE Predominant Event” tapings.
But then on Monday’s “Raw” Mysterio returned to announce that he had spoken with Adam Pearce and so they had come to comprehend someone was missing from the match, himself. With that, he announced that he can be returning to the ring to challenge for the title within the match. He might be looking for his third reign with the Intercontinental title and his first since 2009. Mysterio had not wrestled because the Royal Rumble in January after sustaining an injury.
Penta is probably not the champion heading into the match, nevertheless, as he’s scheduled to defend the title against El Hijo Del Vikingo at AAA on April 11.