Rey Fenix provides an update on his contractual status.
Rey Fenix last competed in a match on the 7/26 edition of CMLL Viernes Espectacular, teaming as "King" part of Death Triangle alongside Lucha Brother (Penta) and PAC against the team of Místico, Volador Jr. & Máscara Dorada, and last wrestled for AEW on the 7/20 edition of AEW Collision against Tony Nese. Since then, he has now provided an update on what he has been up to.
Speaking with Lalo Elizarrarás, Fenix talked about his absence from competing in the ring, where he detailed he had been working on handling past injuries, running Republic of Lucha, and taking care of his family while also reflecting on the path he & Penta had paved for other Mexican Wrestlers in the future and on his own career. Here is some of the conversation:
Fenix: "Mainly, my life has always been about wrestling and it's not like I stopped training. On the contrary, I have more time to train. I have more time to perfect my skills. I have more time to create new things, to work on my injuries, to work on my body, and mainly, to work on my head. I'm doing personal projects, like buying my house and a future for my children, but I could have had the option of continuing to work every weekend, but nobody stays in a place where they are not wanted. It's very difficult to wear the shirt of one relationship when you need the other party to back you up, to support you, or simply not ask for anything exaggerated that you deserve as an athlete and as part of the relationship. You know that on social media they always say a lot of things to get attention or go viral, they even invent gossip and stories that leave you like “Wey, what?” but well, it happens. Every day I'm doing the best I can. We have our Republic of Lucha store, a project that was always a dream for my brother (Penta) and me, and the way things are going, I get to be the head of that project and I have more time to create projects, create designs, organize what we are going to do today, organize what we are going to do tomorrow, organize what we are going to do next month, spending more time with my children, which is one of the biggest commitments I have in my life. I believe that I want to give society and the world beautiful people and human beings, perhaps what I was not and what was not in my hands and I think that today I am working on it with my children. Every minute, man, I want to help them, I want to teach them, I want to accompany them".
Lalo: "And with that time when you're inactive, taking advantage of handling that stuff".
Fenix: "Of course! And the same goes for my partner. Unfortunately, our work gives us many things but there are also many times when it takes time away from us, not moments. Mainly with my eldest son, since he was born, I spent the first two years working in Europe, Japan, England, Mexico, and all over the place. Nothing to complain about, but today I see it with my youngest son. With my eldest son, I missed out on his first words and his first steps. His first word was "papa" and I was not even there. From time to time, it's good to accept that as people we sometimes fail and there were times when I failed. I failed as a man, I failed as a partner, and as a husband, I made my mistakes, and today I try to make every day another opportunity, a different opportunity, and to be able to improve as a father, as a son, as a husband, as a man in society. As I was saying, nobody stays in a place where they are not loved in the same way or when the love you have is not reciprocated".
Lalo: "Like when the treatment you give is not the same as what you are receiving".
Fenix: "But knowing that things like this could happen, I did it without fear because, mainly, it's the quality of a fighter that I am. I'm not saying I'm the fucking best but I know my quality, I know what I am made of, I know what I can do, and before being the Rey Fenix that you know, I was the Rey Fenix who opened doors, who broke windows, who started to earn an international audience through pure hard work. Through sheer hard work, I earned a position at an international level together with my brother who, I don't want to sound self-centered, but very few have achieved. After the generation of Juventud Guerrera, Rey Mysterio, and Nicho (Psicosis I), I don’t think anyone else has achieved things like that. It took us a while, like 10-15 years. We tried as independent wrestlers post-Lucha Underground, to come and earn a place here in the American independent wrestling scene and we were the trendy ones. Little by little, through hard work, we showed that we could make a difference and that we could be better, and today the proof is there. I'm not the one to say “thank you to me”, but I am aware that my brother and I made a very strong path so that today wrestling in the United States is seen differently, that luchadors have more opportunities, that we are no longer the ugly duckling or the funny duckling of the business".
After discussing this, Elizarrarás asked Fenix about his contract status, where he confirmed he was still under AEW Contract and confirmed he was under an extension, and mentioned he was waiting on a call from AEW to go to work or get his situation clarified. He stated the following:
"Fenix: Yes, basically I'm still under contract with an additional extension. I am waiting to be used, to be called to work, or to have my situation clarified a little more".
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