In an interview with Scott Fishman of Channel Guide Magazine to promote the AAA TripleMania XXIII pay-per-view on August 9th, former WWE superstar Rey Mysterio commented on his decision to leave the company.

“I think that was the main focus regarding my departure from WWE is first off to have my own time. I wanted my family time before anything else. Family to me comes first, especially now in this stage of my career. I knew that I wasn’t going to have a strong commitment to another company if I was going to sign with someone else. I wanted to do something on my own terms and call my own shots. That time came. I’m doing a couple of events for AAA and independent work. Not too much wrestling, but signings and appearances. I think the second major factor in this is I have been on the grind doing this for 25 years, so my body needed to rest without a doubt.”

The interview is available in full at this link.