By Shawn Moniz on Monday, May 12 2008


From WWE.com

During WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio’s media tour of China, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated the nation’s southwestern Sichuan province Monday afternoon, accumulating a death toll of more than 8,500.

When the earthquake hit, Mysterio was in the middle of an event at a local television station in Xian, China. The building was evacuated, and an unharmed Mysterio was brought back to his hotel where, for safety reasons, his room was moved to the first floor.

At this time, Mysterio is unable to leave the area due to flights being grounded. He is working out his travel plans so that he can continue the media tour, although there is a strong possibility it will be cut short. Mysterio will most likely fly out Tuesday.