Alberto Del Rio Says He Missed AAA Event Because He Was Attacked By A Criminal With A Knife

AAA announced on Sunday that former WWE World Champion Alberto El Patron, known to WWE fans as Alberto Del Rio no-showed their Heroes Immortales X event. AAA issued a statement saying that Del Rio had let down the Mexican public by not showing up to the event.

Alberto Del Rio has now issued a statement on Instagram, saying that he was assaulted, and suffered multiple lacerations shortly after eating a meal. According to the statement he’s ok and he’s not expected to miss any more shows for the remainder of the year.

Alberto posted the following statement on Instagram:

Mr. Rodriguez (“Alberto El Patron”) shortly after eating a meal before his flight was assaulted by a criminal with a knife outside the restaurant. Mr. Rodriguez suffered multiple lacerations on his arm and other parts of his body defending against the criminal as Police were called by witnesses. Mr. Rodriguez received medical attention and went back to the Police Department and was unable to make his flight. Mr. Rodriguez has spoken with the ownership of Lucha Libre AAA World Wide and given them documentation of the incident. Mr. Rodriguez greatly regrets not being there yesterday for his fans in Mexico and promises to everyone he will make this up as soon as possible. Despite the graphic lacerations Mr. Rodriguez will not miss any of his shows for the remainder of the year and is ready to compete this weekend in the UK. 

Alberto posted the following on Instagram: