Report: WWE Has Discussed Rey Mysterio Retirement For 2027

WWE has internally discussed plans for Rey Mysterio’s eventual retirement, with 2027 floated as the target year, according to a report citing PWInsider. Mysterio, a WWE Hall of Famer, remains one of the most active veterans on the roster, having just competed in a three-way Intercontinental Championship match against Dragon Lee and Chad Gable on Raw this week.

The idea would follow a pattern WWE has leaned on heavily in recent seasons — sending its biggest legends out with a defined retirement arc rather than a quiet fade from television. John Cena’s farewell tour and AJ Styles’ retirement at the hands of Gunther at this year’s Royal Rumble are the most recent examples, and Adam Copeland has already announced plans to retire in 2027 as well. If the chatter around Mysterio holds, 2027 would become a landmark year for WWE closing the book on several title-era careers at once.

The bigger question, as always with Mysterio, is who gets the honor of ending his in-ring run. The most obvious name is his son, Dominik Mysterio, given the years of real-world and on-screen tension between the two. But reporting suggests Gunther — who already has Styles’ retirement on his résumé — may be the more likely choice for Triple H’s creative team, given his positioning as a dominant, championship-level force.

That doesn’t mean Dominik’s role in the story would be minimized. Whether or not he’s the one delivering the final blow, Rey’s retirement angle could double as the long-awaited vehicle for Dominik’s babyface turn. After years as one of WWE’s most effective and reviled heels alongside Liv Morgan and JD McDonagh in the Judgment Day, Dominik has quietly started drawing warmer reactions from crowds — the kind of organic shift companies often look to capitalize on rather than fight.

Fans have speculated for a while about Dominik eventually splitting from the Judgment Day, and a father-son reconciliation built around Rey’s final match would be about as clean a redemption arc as WWE could ask for. Picture Dominik turning up after the bout for an emotional embrace with his father, or even stepping into Rey’s corner — either path would give Dominik’s character the emotional foundation he’s lacked since his heel turn years ago.

Nothing is locked in yet, and WWE retirement plans have a habit of shifting as creative direction evolves closer to the actual date. But if the company is indeed mapping out 2027 as Mysterio’s final year, it sets up one of the more emotionally loaded storylines on the horizon — and gives Dominik Mysterio a built-in opportunity to finally step out of his father’s shadow on his own terms. Expect WWE to play this one carefully, given how much goodwill is riding on getting Rey’s send-off right.