Rey Fenix’s WWE debut has brought forward major praise.
Last week, on the 4th April episode of SmackDown, fans witnessed ex-AEW star Rey Fenix join his brother Penta in WWE. Coming off a controversial contract agreement with Tony Khan, Fenix made his presence felt on the blue brand against NXT tag-team champion Nathan Frazer.
The match earned immense praise from fans and experts alike, including former AEW and WWE star Matt Hardy. Speaking on the latest edition of his The Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy podcast, Hardy claimed,
“He came out this week and it was nice to see him debut as a singles just so that he can kind of catch back up to the momentum that his brother has. I love Fenix and Penta, they’re both two of my favorite guys, I love those guys so much. I’m so happy for them so I’m glad he’s getting that opportunity.”
He further claimed that the promotion had picked the best opponent for Fenix in Frazer.
“I was really surprised by his opponent, which was Nathan Frazer, someone who I just worked with recently. The fact that he was there, it really intrigues me. I know we had Axiom worked against Gunther in Spain, I think they’re doing some sort of storytelling here, not sure which direction this is going, but I got to tell you, I’ve already put in my request to Ava over at NXT. I mean come on, we did beat the champions, I think if anything, the TNA World Tag Team Champions deserve a shot at those NXT titles.
I don’t know, we’ll see what happens but I’m always keeping my eyes close on the guys that I could be working with again in the future. I really enjoyed that match, I thought Nathan Frazer gave a great effort, I thought he and Fenix had a great match, it was a perfect debut for Fenix because whoever was putting things together picked one of the best opponents they could possibly pick for Fenix on his first outing, someone who could work his style, someone who could move at his pace. Kudos for that.”
H/t Fightful
The former AEW International champion is now scheduled to face Berto on the 11th April episode of SmackDown.
Penta Reveals His Wrestling Dream Match Against Rey Fenix
Speaking with WWE Deutschland, Penta named Rey Fenix as his dream match in a ‘mask vs mask’ bout.
“My dream match about mask vs. mask is with Rey Fenix. This is my dream match: Penta vs. Rey Fenix, mask vs. mask. I don’t know when. Maybe it only happens in my mind… It’s possible, I don’t know,”
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