Alberto Del Rio held a press conference on Friday from a Hooters in Mexico City to address his WWE departure and what’s next for him. WWE Superstar Paige was in attendance, but did not sit at the press table and was not doing interviews. Here are the highlights:

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– He’s will be using the name Alberto El Patron once again, because WWE owns the “Del Rio” name.

– He does not regret this run with WWE. They gave him everything I asked for, but he couldn’t keep up with the schedule. He had nothing left to accomplish in WWE and he was starting to lose his passion for pro wrestling. He is leaving on very good terms and told Vince, ‘Don’t rule out a call from me someday’.

– Alberto is free to work in Mexico immediately. He can work anywhere in the United States starting next month. There is no 90-day no-compete clause.

– Alberto does not plan on being exclusive to one promotion. He has meetings lined up with Elite, AAA, CMLL and others. He plans to wrestle a reduced schedule over the next two years and is already thinking about retirement.

– He’s already in talks with an MMA promotion to be part of their board of directors and also to be an announcer.

Video from the press conference is available on Periscope.