Penta: Being Able To Share A WrestleMania With Rey Mysterio Is Something I Will Never Forget

Penta reflects on competing against Rey Mysterio and the rest of the field in the WWE Intercontinental Championship ladder match at WrestleMania.

At WrestleMania 42 last weekend, Penta would defend the Intercontinental Championship against several top stars, including Rey Mysterio, Je’von Evans and more.

While speaking to Cancha Libre and El Rancagüino TV in a new interview, Penta spoke about the ladder match at WrestleMania 42.

“Very happy, satisfied with the result and with everything I have been doing since my arrival at WWE. Of course it was, without a doubt, an important watershed in my career because, in that match, I faced one of my great idols is Rey Mysterio. Being able to share a WrestleMania with him is something I will never forget. History is marked and this will be marked in my memory and heart. I think that made it even more special, even more peculiar to have defended the Championship at WrestleMania 42. I think it was one of the best matches of the two nights, happy for the result, thanking my rivals because they also came out to give their 100%. Now the plan is to continue working hard to face any rival who wants to challenge me for my championship.”

Penta spoke further about Rey Mysterio featuring in the bout at WrestleMania, noting that it was a ‘perfect scenario’.

“If I tell you this as a fan, it’s a dream come true—imagine the best stage in the world, in front of a stadium packed with people who came to see us. Ladder matches are something I mastered very well, with me as the champion facing five great opponents. Among them, the one you mentioned—who is my mentor, my role model in this business—Reycito (Rey Mysterio), whom I admire, love, and respect with deep sincerity. I think that made it incredibly special and allowed me to savor it in a totally different way than if it had been a match with another wrestler, which I would have also enjoyed. But specifically, the fact that it was with Rey Mysterio is the perfect scenario for any dreamer. It’s the perfect scenario for any wrestler who admires someone—to face your idol under those conditions, in that context, what can I say? I feel blessed, honored, and grateful to life, to God for putting me in that moment, because I am a very faithful believer in that. I think this was the perfect scenario, the perfect opponents, but I was the perfect wrestler, and the result showed it—that’s why I’m still the Intercontinental Champion.”

Elsewhere, Rusev cut a promo ahead of his bout with Penta on tonight’s edition of WWE RAW. You can read more about that here.

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