Of course! That was his plug.He could've still worked with Ricardo without the cars/pyro/etc. Separating Ricardo from Alberto and putting Ricardo with RVD is one of the dumbest things they've ever done. From what I remember, Ricardo wanted to wrestle. They could've let him wrestle on Main Event/NXT to keep him happy.
From all I've heard/read, I think Cokeboy still likes Alberto & Triple H was the proponent for driving him out. As long as Cokeboy is still kicking it, I think Alberto has a chance of coming back.