Reigns And Mysterio Hint At WWE–AAA Alliance On RAW

Roman Reigns and Rey Mysterio closed out Monday night’s RAW with a backstage exchange that immediately set off speculation about a deeper working relationship between WWE and AAA.

The segment came after Reigns, fresh off successfully defending his World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam, walked out to oversee Jacob Fatu finishing off Royce Keys in a street fight. As Reigns made his way to the back, he ran into Mysterio, who reminded him of his current position within AAA. “I’m the General Manager of AAA,” Mysterio said, before telling Reigns, “Let me run something by you.” The two then walked off together as the broadcast ended, leaving fans to fill in the blanks.

While no specifics were revealed on-screen, the timing lines up with a run of scheduling moves that suggest WWE and AAA are coordinating more closely than ever — and doing so in a way that puts pressure on AEW. On August 30, AAA is set to run a show head-to-head with AEW’s All In, with WWE’s NXT Heatwave following immediately after on the same night. The overlap continues into September, when Worlds Collide — a joint WWE/AAA crossover event — is scheduled for September 26 in the Chicago area, the identical date as AEW All Out, which will be held across town. CM Punk has already teased a possible appearance at Worlds Collide, adding another layer of intrigue to that show.

Before any of that, AAA will run its biggest event of the year, Triplemanía, over two nights beginning September 11 in Las Vegas and wrapping up September 13 in Mexico City.

All of this context makes the Reigns-Mysterio moment more than just a passing pleasantry. WWE has spent the better part of the last couple of years building out a formal partnership with AAA, and Mysterio’s dual role as both a WWE legend and AAA’s on-screen general manager makes him the natural bridge between the two companies. Reigns, as one of WWE’s top stars and a key player in the Fatu-led storyline currently unfolding on RAW, would be a significant name to attach to any expanded crossover push — whether that means an appearance at Worlds Collide, a presence at Triplemanía, or something built specifically for AAA’s audience.

The scheduling battle with AEW also can’t be ignored. Running AAA and NXT programming opposite All In, and then staging Worlds Collide in the same city and on the same night as All Out, reads like a deliberate attempt to split attention during two of AEW’s marquee weekends of the year. Adding a recognizable face like Reigns into the AAA conversation would only sharpen that competitive edge.

For now, WWE hasn’t detailed what Mysterio was proposing to Reigns, and nothing has been confirmed beyond the segment itself. But with Worlds Collide already on the books and Triplemanía looming before it, the door is open for Reigns to turn up somewhere in AAA’s orbit in the weeks ahead. Whether that materializes as a one-off appearance, a program built around the two men, or simply a storyline breadcrumb remains to be seen — but the pairing of Reigns and Mysterio on WWE’s flagship show was clearly meant to get people talking.

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