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Originally Posted by Triple Naitch
Pretty much what Del Rio said. With the exception of Rey Mysterio, masked wrestlers do not get over in American wrestling. They are seen as foreign and unable to be related with.
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Del Rio is getting alot of heat in Mexico because of this (and not the "Heel Heat" kind). Alot of Mexican fans, and even his fellow masked Mexican wrestlers, view him as a traitor and a sell-out who is embarrassed of his Mexican career. In the couple of interviews I saw (they took place last week when WWE was in Mexico), Del Rio was telling his reasons, but they were having none of it.
In Mexico, when u are a masked wrestler, u are a masked wrestler 24/7. U wear your mask at all times. Even those masked wrestlers that have regular jobs during the day, have to wear their masks to work. It's very serious down there.