Update on why Cain Velasquez hasn’t returned to AAA under WWE ownership
Cain Velasquez would be wrestling in AAA right now if WWE hadn’t purchased the company.
Velasquez was in attendance at the Intuit Dome for Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
During the episode of Wrestling Observer Radio taped immediately following the show, Dave Meltzer noted that while key names in AAA are big proponents of Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion did not leave WWE on good terms.
“If WWE had not bought AAA, he would already be wrestling for AAA,” Meltzer said.
Regarding why WWE may not be interested in bringing back Velasquez, Meltzer said that doing so likely doesn’t fit with WWE’s goals for AAA.
“They didn’t leave on the best of terms,” Meltzer continued before adding, “I don’t think WWE really wants him in the sense of what their goals are. Their goals aren’t like, let’s bring in a Mexican celebrity.”
Meltzer noted that he has been told that if Dorian Roldan was running the company, Velasquez would be back with AAA.
“The AAA people, Dorian Roldan, Konnan, those people that were involved, they love Cain Velasquez.”
“I was pretty much told that if it was Dorian’s company, then they would have definitely brought Cain in for big shows because that’s how much they think of him.”
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Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.