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Former WWE Superstar Alberto El Patron Appears Legitimately Done With AAA

It's entirely possible that Alberto El Patron has wrestled his final match for AAA as WWE reportedly has no interest in using him.
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Alberto El Patron may have made his final appearance for AAA Worldwide.

The former WWE Champion came up short in a match against El Mesias at Friday's television taping, and per the stipulation for that bout, he must now leave the promotion.

TKO, the parent company of WWE, acquired AAA this past April, and it was widely believed after the deal was announced that El Patron's days in the company were numbered. This despite him being the AAA Mega Champion at the time.

WWE higher ups have expressed a severe lack of interest in working with Patron in any capacity for several years now, and Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select says the status quo remains unchanged following the acquisition of AAA.

"Sources within WWE claim to us that there is no plan for Del Rio in WWE, and say that they believe Del Rio is legitimately done in AAA," Ross Sapp reported Saturday evening. "They believe he will make efforts to return to both companies."

Patron lost the AAA Mega Championship to El Hijo del Vikingo at an Alianzas event back in May, and WWE has made a conscious effort not to promote him in any way on their programming in the weeks that followed, according to Ross Sapp. We'll continue to provide more information on Patron's status as it becomes available.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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