He also returned to his old stomping grounds of AAA, as well as becoming a feature on the Lucha Underground series. Returning to WWE last October, it took him less than a year to realize that he was earning much more respect competing outside of the WWE umbrella, and asked for his release.

Yesterday, Alberto Del Rio was scheduled to compete for AAA again. He has been promoting it, with his last tweet about it being four days ago.

There were a number of reports indicating sightings of El Patron being in Orlando, which was also where the TNA Bound for Glory PPV was held.

Here is a statement from AAA (translated from Spanish to English):

El Patron has been competing for independent organizations since his WWE departure last month. While it looks like his relationship with AAA has gotten worse, an El Patron Orlando sighting may indicate that he is scheduled to appear at the upcoming tapings.

We regret the lack of commitment of Alberto, as he fails the Mexican public that has supported him throughout his career, to turn it into one of the leading figures of wrestling in Mexico and internationally.

For Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, it is important to offer the best shows of international quality, in addition to strengthening the Mexican wrestling is the best in the world and is a fundamental part of the culture of our country."

There was once a major story going around that when El Patron left WWE the first time, TNA was immediately willing to drop all of their creative plans and award him the World Heavyweight Championship. With Bobby Lashley defeating EC3 at Bound for Glory, they may have picked those plans back up, with El Patron defeating Lashley for the title at an upcoming Impact Wrestling episode.

The two competitors have not crossed paths much, so it would be a fresh feud. Recently, Lashley competed against Ultimo Guerrero at Liga Elite Lucha Azteca event, in which El Patron also has a history with the company.

While this may not be a bit of a desperate measure for El Patron if he does end up competing with TNA, it may be too little, too late. With names such as himself, Bobby Lashley, Drew Galloway, Cody Rhodes, and Aron Rex at the helm, it would be a great way to revive the company and engage fans again in numbers similar to what they did years ago.

However, with the brand name being so tarnished, and strong talks of WWE buying the company, it may be a futile move to become a member of the TNA roster at this point. El Patron appearing on TNA television would indeed spark a renewed interest in the company that helped build many stars we see on WWE and NXT television, including AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, and Eric Young.

However, the question remains of whether El Patron has enough star power to shift stark critics to turn their TVs on to Impact Wrestling on Thursday nights.

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