rey misterio leaving?

A key piece of evidence in support of rumors that a top World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar quit has been removed from the picture.

Earlier Wednesday, a report in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter said that a topic of discussion backstage at RAW this week was the rumor that Rey Mysterio had given his notice to quit WWE. The rumor, though never reported as anything but such, relied on the fact that Mysterio did not work this week's television as evidence of its possible validity.

PWInsider.com, however, reports that Mysterio had already planned to miss this week's tapings to rest his knee (prior to this Sunday's pay-per-view), which suffers from a nagging injury. As of press time, WWE had no intention of abandoning his program with Chris Jericho, with sources believing that Mysterio is indeed staying with the company.

While the Mysterio rumor was a big part of lockerroom discussion Monday, it appears his fans can breathe easily for the time being.