According to The Wrestling Observer, while most of the Lucha Underground talents are working under long-term contracts with low per-match rates, Alberto Del Rio is on a different type of deal, which guarantees him at least $500,000 per year.

Del Rio suffered a partially torn quad back in March of this year, and has since been very limited in his MMA training, aside from the usual boxing he does as part of his general fitness routine. This would seem to eliminate the possibility of a kickboxing or MMA match anytime soon. Alberto Del Rio claims he received numerous high money offers from several MMA promotions, including a serious offer from UFC, but sources in UFC claim that is not true.