Rey Mysterio was originally scheduled to return at the Great American Bash in a match against Edge for the WWE World Heavyweight Title. However, after Mysterio gave indication that he would not be ready for the event, Vince McMahon decided to pull him out and put Kane in his place. Rey feels that he will be better suited to return in August but is under a lot of pressure from several of the higher ups in WWE due to how thin SmackDown’s roster has become.
Now you can expect Edge’s feud with Kane to continue for a few months, as Mysterio not being ready looks to have cost him an immediate main event feud. Everyone in WWE expected Rey to be ready as he was featured on the Great American Bash promotional poster and is on the cover of next month’s issue of WWE Magazine.