Rey Mysterio
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Born | [1] Chula Vista, California[2][3] | December 11, 1974
Website | http://www.reymysterio.com |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Colibrí[4] Rey Mysterio, Jr.[4] Rey Misterio, Jr. Super Niño[4] Rey Mysterio[4] |
Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[5] |
Billed weight | 175 lb (79 kg)[5] |
Billed from | Tijuana, Mexico San Diego, California[5] |
Trained by | Rey Misterio, Sr.[4] |
Debut | April 30, 1989[1] |
Oscar Gutiérrez[1] (born December 11, 1974) better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is a Mexican American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its SmackDown brand. Mysterio trained in and started his career in the lucha libre style of Mexico and has achieved success in the heavyweight, cruiserweight and tag team divisions throughout his career. Before wrestling with WWE, Mysterio had notable tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1996 to 2001 as well as with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 1996.
Mysterio is known for having a high flying style, which helped kick-start the cruiserweight wrestling revolution in the United States in the late 1990s during his time in WCW. He has won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship a record-setting eight times. In WWE, Mysterio has won the World Heavyweight Championship once, the WWE Cruiserweight Championship three times, the WWE Tag Team Championship four times, and the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice, making him the 21st person to win the Triple Crown Championship. Mysterio was also the winner of 2006 Royal Rumble. In WCW, Mysterio won the WCW Cruiserweight Championship five times, the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times, and the last WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship once with Billy Kidman as part of the Filthy Animals.
Career
Born in Chula Vista, California, Gutierrez was trained by his uncle, Rey Misterio, Sr.. Gutierrez debuted as a wrestler on April 30, 1989 at the age of 14 in a small church in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.[1] Technically, he was too young to receive a license, but enforcement was generally low. He began a feud with Psicosis using the ring name Colibrí (Spanish for hummingbird). The feud lasted several years, continuing even after Mysterio's career moved to the United States of America.[6]
When Gutierrez turned 18, his uncle allowed him to use the ring name Rey Misterio, Jr.. In regards to this, he once stated:
I always told my uncle, from when I was a little boy, that I wanted to be Rey Mysterio Jr. Then, at the age of 17, the time came when he prized me with that name. In America, sometimes a name can be a gimmick, but in Mexico it was a real honour to carry on the Mysterio legacy. When I came to the WWE they figured that since my uncle wasn't in the company I'd just be plain Rey Mysterio. Although to most of my fans - who know that there is a Rey Mysterio, Sr. out there - I'll always be Jr. I still speak to my uncle a lot and he is very proud of my career and what I've achieved with the name.
In Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) he feuded with Juventud Guerrera, including a tag match with Misterio, Sr. and Misterio, Jr. taking on Juventud and his father Fuerza Guerrera.[7]
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995–1996)
After Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion, Rey Mysterio Jr. along with Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis were contacted by Paul Heyman to sign a contract for ECW in the states. Though Rey Mysterio Jr. only had a brief stint in ECW, he had a legendary Mexican Death Match with Juventud Guerrera that was ranked best match of the year 1995. Rey Mysterio also was known best in ECW for his unforgettable diving hurracanrana off of a car to Psicosis. Rey Mysterio left ECW however to join World Championship Wrestling.
World Championship Wrestling (1996–2001)
Cruiserweight division (1996–1998)
Misterio went on to gain fame in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1996, where he was the flagship of the new "Cruiserweight Revolution" in the United States. The spelling of his name was partially anglicized as "Rey Mysterio, Jr." to further market him as a "mystery man". He debuted in WCW at The Great American Bash, challenging Dean Malenko for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, which Malenko cheated to win and thus retained his title.[8] At Bash at the Beach, he defeated longtime rival Psycosis in a number one contender's match to earn a shot at the Cruiserweight Title.[9] The next night on WCW Monday Nitro, he defeated Dean Malenko for his first Cruiserweight Championship, only three weeks after his debut.[10] He reigned as champion for three months, which included title defenses against the likes of Ultimate Dragon,[11] Malenko[12] and Super Calo[13] before he lost the title to Malenko at Halloween Havoc.[14]
After his first Cruiserweight title reign ended, Mysterio began a feud with Ultimate Dragon over Dragon's J-Crown Championship, unsuccessfully challenging him at World War 3.[15] In early 1997, he feuded with Prince Iaukea over the WCW World Television Championship. He challenged Iaukea for the title at SuperBrawl VII, which Mysterio lost after Lord Steven Regal attacked him.[16] Mysterio lost again in a rematch for the title at Uncensored.[17] He had short feuds for the rest of the year before he began a feud with his real-life friend and Cruiserweight Champion Eddy Guerrero. He defeated Guerrero in a Title vs. Mask match at Halloween Havoc for his second Cruiserweight Championship.[18] On the November 10 edition of Nitro, he dropped the title back to Guerrero.[19] They had a rematch at World War 3, which Mysterio lost.[20]
On the January 15, 1998 edition of WCW Thunder, Mysterio defeated Juventud for his third Cruiserweight Championship,[21] which he lost only nine days later to Chris Jericho at Souled Out.[22] After the match, Jericho continued the beating by using a toolbox he found at ringside.[23] This would put Mysterio on the sidelines for six months[23] before making his return at Bash at the Beach, where he defeated Jericho for the championship.[24] The next night, however, the result was overturned and the belt returned to Jericho due to the interference by Dean Malenko.[24]
Latino World Order (1998–1999)
Later that year, Eddie Guerrero formed a Mexican stable known as the Latino World Order (LWO) (a spin off of New World Order) that included nearly every luchador in the promotion. Mysterio continually refused to join and feuded with Guerrero and the LWO members, including winning a match against long time rival and LWO member Psychosis in a match at Road Wild.[25] However, he was finally forced to join the group via a stipulation after losing a match to Eddy Guerrero.[23] Mysterio and his on-and-off tag team partner Billy Kidman joined him during the feud with LWO despite Mysterio being a part of the group. His alliance with Kidman was formed after Mysterio helped Kidman defeat Juventud for the Cruiserweight Title at World War 3. Mysterio feuded with Kidman over his Cruieserweight Championship being defeated at Starrcade in a Triangle match also involving Juventud and again at Souled Out in a Fatal Four Way match also involving Psychosis and Juventud.[26][27] As the two factions of nWo reformed - nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac - they demanded the LWO's disbanding. Mysterio refused to take off his LWO colors and was physically beaten as a result.[28]
Unmasking and the Filthy Animals (1999–2001)
At SuperBrawl IX, Mysterio and tag partner Konnan lost a "Hair vs. Mask match" against Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, forcing Mysterio to remove his mask.[29] After the match, he phoned his uncle to tell him the news. Mysterio has publicly expressed his disappointment over being unmasked:
I was strongly against it! I don't think WCW understood what the mask meant to me, to my fans and to my family. It was a very bad move on their behalf. The fans wanted Rey Mysterio with the mask and losing it hurt me a lot. It was also frustrating that it didn't come as the climax to a feud with another masked wrestler, but in a throwaway match. The same thing happened to Juventud and Psicosis and psychologically wise it was a bad move by Eric Bischoff. I think the fans understand that I was in a position where I had no option. I either had to lose my mask or lose my job.[30]
Mysterio would later become a "giant killer" by scoring upset victories over towering, powerhouse performers such as Kevin Nash,[31] Bam Bam Bigelow,[28] and Scott Norton.[32] He faced Nash at Uncensored in a match where Lex Luger interfered and helped Nash in winning the match.[28][33] Although he particpated in several notable matches with some of the heavyweight top card wrestlers, it mas made very clear to him that he would never receive a push to become a main eventer. This was due to Eric Bischoff utilizing cruiserweights as comic relief to the heavyweight wrestlers. As one of the top wrestlers in the cruiserweight division, Rey Mysterio would go on to voice his disdain in regards to not being pushed:
The division kicked off to a certain point but they never put us on top, and when they unmasked us it all came tumbling down. Those in charge of WCW had the mindset that only big men could draw and didn't create new superstars. But wrestling now has changed so much. Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho have all been world champions, but back in WCW they were mainly cruiserweights. Also the top guys in WCW were scared that fans were more interested in watching luchadore action and high-flying moves than big men just going out there and stomping on each other for 10 minutes. The heavyweights were getting into Eric Bischoff's ear, saying: "We can't let these guys be on top. They're small and wrestling has never been about this, we've got to keep the tradition going." It was stupid for Eric Bischoff, who was running a huge company like WCW, to listen to other people. Vince McMahon runs his own company and does what he wants to do, as did Paul Heyman. Wrestling is about what the fans want, not what the boys want.[30]
The next night on Nitro, he defeated Billy Kidman to win his fourth Cruiserweight Championship.[34] Two weeks later, both men teamed with each other and defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship,[35] making Mysterio a double champion. Mysterio successfully defended his Cruiserweight Title against his tag team partner Kidman at Spring Stampede[36] before losing the title on April 19, 1999 edition of Nitro to Psychosis in a Fatal Four Way match that also involved Juventud Guerrera and Blitzkrieg.[37] On the following edition of Nitro, he defeated Psychosis to win his fifth Cruiserweight Championship.[38] At Slamboree, Mysterio and Kidman lost the titles to Raven and Perry Saturn in a Triangle match, also involving former champions Benoit and Malenko.[39]
In the summer of 1999, Mysterio teamed with long time friend Konnan, becoming members of Master P's No Limit Soldiers feuding with the West Texas Rednecks. At The Great American Bash, they defeated Rednecks members Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum, Jr. in a tag team match.[40] At Bash at the Beach, they defeated Rednecks in a four-on-four Elimination tag team match when Mysterio pinned Hennig.[41] After Master P's departure from WCW, Mysterio formed a stable with Eddy Guerrero and Billy Kidman known as the Filthy Animals.[42] The three wrestlers soon began a feud with the Dark Carnival. The Filthy Animals defeated the Dark Carnival in a six-man tag team match at Road Wild and at Fall Brawl.[43][44] On the August 19 edition of Thunder, he lost the Cruiserweight Title to Lenny Lane.[45] Konnan later joined the group. Then Mysterio and Konnan teamed up together on October 18 edition of Nitro to defeat Harlem Heat for the World Tag Team Championship.[46] However, Mysterio was injured during the match and was sidelined due to injury. Billy Kidman substituted for Mysterio and teamed with Konnan during their title defense against Harlem Heat and The First Family, in which Filthy Animals went on to lose the titles back to Harlem Heat.
Mysterio returned in the spring of 2000 and remained a steady performer, and eventually joined the New Blood faction in early 2000 opposing the Millionaire's Club.[47] On the August 14 edition of Nitro, Mysterio and Juventud defeated The Great Muta and Vampiro to win the World Tag Team Championship.[48] They were stripped of the titles, however, after Ernest Miller pinned Disco Inferno with the stipulation that if he pinned Disco, Mysterio and Guerrera would be stripped of the titles. The Filthy Animals then feuded with the Natural Born Thrillers in the fall of the year. At Fall Brawl, the Filthy Animals fought the Thrillers to a no contest in an Elimination tag team match.[49] Mysterio reformed his tag team with Kidman and the two challenged for the World Tag Team Championship in a Triangle match at Halloween Havoc, facing the champions Natural Born Thrillers and the Boogie Knights, where the Thrillers retained.[50]
At Mayhem, the duo defeated Alex Wright and KroniK in a 3-on-2 handicap match after KroniK left the ring and abandoned Wright.[51] Konnan, Kidman and Mysterio feuded with Jeff Jarrett and Harris Brothers, which culminated in a Bunkhouse Street Fight at Starrcade, won by Jarrett's team.[52] In the beginning of 2001, the Filthy Animals feuded with Team Canada, to whom they lost in a Penalty Box match at Sin.[53] At SuperBrawl Revenge, Mysterio unsuccessfully challenged Chavo Guerrero, Jr. for the Cruiserweight Title.[54] Kidman and Mysterio participated in a Cruiserweight tag team tournament for the newly created WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship and advanced to the final round where they ended up losing to Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo.[55] On the March 26 (and the final) edition of Nitro, they defeated Skipper and Romeo in a rematch to win the Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles[56] before WCW was sold to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). This would be Mysterio's last TV appearance for over a year.
Independent circuit and Mexico (2001–2002)
For a short time, Mysterio wrestled for the short lived X Wrestling Federation (XWF) promotion. During this time, Rey also made some appearances for the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion in Mexico, wrestling without his mask. In 2001, Mysterio competed with Eddie Guerrero and CM Punk in a three-way match for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship, but Guerrero would win the match.[57]
World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–present)
Debut and Tag Team Champion (2002)
In June 2002, Mysterio signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and promos were aired hyping his debut simply as Rey Mysterio. Prior to his debut, Vince McMahon also requested that Mysterio wear his mask again. Mysterio made his WWE debut on the July 25, 2002 edition of SmackDown! as a fan favorite in a match against Chavo Guerrero which Rey won.[58] Soon after, he joined John Cena and Edge to feud with The Un-Americans.[4] He eventually began feuding with Kurt Angle, which culminated in a match at SummerSlam that Angle won after forcing Mysterio to submit to the ankle lock.[59][60] He then formed a tag team with Edge; the two participated in a tournament for the newly created and SmackDown!-exclusive WWE Tag Team Championship. They defeated Tajiri and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar in the quarterfinals[61] and Ron Simmons and Reverend D-Von in the semi-finals[62] before they lost to Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in the finals of the tournament at No Mercy.[63][64][65]
After they failed in winning the titles, Mysterio and Edge defeated Los Guerreros in a number one contender's match on the October 24 edition of SmackDown! to earn a title shot.[66] On the November 7 edition of SmackDown!, they defeated Angle and Benoit in a two out of three falls match to win their first Tag Team Championship.[67][68] However, they would soon became the shortest reigning champions in the title's history with a reign of 12 days as they lost the tag titles to Los Guerreros in a Triple Threat Elimination match that also involved former champions Angle and Benoit at Survivor Series.[69][70] After losing the titles, Edge and Mysterio went their separate ways to focus on their singles careers.
Cruiserweight Champion (2003–2004)
On March 6, 2003 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio defeated Tajiri and Jamie Noble in a Triple Threat match to earn a shot at the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.[71] At WrestleMania XIX, he challenged the champion Matt Hardy for the title but lost after Shannon Moore interfered.[72][73] He then had a short feud with The Big Show, culminating in a match at Backlash, which Show won.[74][75]
On the May 22 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio defeated Shannon Moore and Crash Holly in a Handicap Elimination match to become the number one contender to the Cruiserweight title.[76] On the June 5 edition of SmackDown!, he defeated Hardy to win the Cruiserweight Championship.[77][78] He defended the title on a regular basis, before he lost the title to Tajiri on the September 25 edition of SmackDown!.[79] They both feuded with each other and had a rematch for the title at No Mercy, where Tajiri cheated to retain his title.[80][81] On the January 1, 2004 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio defeated Tajiri to win his second Cruiserweight Championship.[82][83]
After a successful title defense against Jamie Noble at Royal Rumble,[84][85] Rey lost the title to Chavo Guerrero at No Way Out.[86][87] At WrestleMania XX, Mysterio took part in a Cruiserweight Open for the title, but lost as Chavo retained the title.[88][89] On the March 18 edition of SmackDown!, he won a Gauntlet match to earn a shot at the WWE Championship against the champion and Rey's friend Eddie Guerrero. Later that same night, he lost to Guerrero in the main event for the WWE Title.[90]
At Judgment Day, Mysterio teamed with Rob Van Dam and defeated the Dudley Boyz.[91] On June 17 edition of SmackDown!, he defeated Chavo Classic for a record-setting eighth Cruiserweight Championship and Rey's third Cruiserweight Title in his WWE career.[92][93] He successfully defended the title against Classic's son Chavo Guerrero at The Great American Bash.[94] While Rey Mysterio was Cruiserweight Champion, Spike Dudley turned into a villain after plowing Rey through a table and joined the other Dudleys before winning the Cruiserweight Title from Mysterio on the July 29 edition of SmackDown!.[95] At Survivor Series, he participated in a Fatal Four Way match for the Cruiserweight Title involving the champion Spike, Chavo Guerrero and Billy Kidman. Rey lost when Dudley pinned Guerrero to retain.[96]
Return to the tag team division (2005)
After an unsuccessful attempt at regaining the Cruiserweight Title, Rey formed a tag team with Rob Van Dam, and went on to win the Tag Team Championship from Kenzo Suzuki and René Dupreé on the December 9 edition of SmackDown!.[97][98] They successfully defended the titles against the former champions at Armageddon,[99] before losing the titles to the Basham Brothers on the January 13, 2005 edition of SmackDown! after Van Dam was injured.[100] Rey would then team up with Eddie Guerrero to win the Tag Team Championship back from the Bashams at No Way Out.[101][102][103] In a departure from traditional booking, the new champions did not defend their titles at WrestleMania 21, but instead had a match against each other which Rey won.[104]
This led to a storyline in which Guerrero turned into a villain and beat him up after abandoning him during a rematch against MNM for the Tag Team Championship.[105] Then after a no disqualification match against Chavo, Eddie came out and hit a brainbuster on the steel steps, which left Rey lain on the floor due to Eddie becoming increasingly frustrated that he could not beat Mysterio.[106]
Guerrero and Mysterio continued to feud, with Guerrero threatening to reveal a secret he and Rey shared involving Mysterio's real-life son Dominic (actually spelt Dominik[107]), unless Rey deferred to Guerrero's authority. Guerrero later revealed that, in the storyline, he was Dominic's biological father. The storyline went that Guerrero knew Mysterio was having trouble starting his own family, so Guerrero left Dominic as a baby with Mysterio and his wife Angie to raise. In subsequent weeks, Guerrero threatened to take custody of Dominic, drawing up custody papers and having his lawyer present them to Mysterio.[4] At SummerSlam, Mysterio defeated Guerrero in a ladder match for the custody of Dominic.[108] Mysteriro engaged in a brief feud with John "Bradshaw" Layfield with JBL eventually coming out the victor at No Mercy.[109] On November 13, 2005, Eddie Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That same day at a WWE "Super Show" where SmackDown! and Raw were both taped, Mysterio gave an emotional speech about Eddie, and in a show of respect removed his mask (though he put his head down, so no one could see his face). Mysterio went on to defeat Shawn Michaels in an interpromotional match later that night. After the match, Michaels and Mysterio hugged in the ring and Mysterio pointed up to the sky, crying, in memory of Eddie Guerrero. This began a span of weeks wherein Mysterio, along with friends Chris Benoit and Chavo Guerrero, dedicated their victories to Eddie either by word or by using his moves during his matches; "Eddie" chants continued to follow Rey and Chavo Guerrero in their matches for a few months.[4]
Mysterio participated in the main event of Survivor Series as part of Team SmackDown! along with Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, Batista and JBL who defeated Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Kane, The Big Show, Carlito, and Chris Masters).[110][111] After Survivor Series, Mysterio faced Big Show in a match billed as "David vs. Goliath" in a SmackDown! special show.[4]
The match stemmed from Mysterio eliminating Big Show at Survivor Series, and ended as a "no contest" when Big Show's tag team partner Kane interfered in the match. Mysterio continued to feud with Raw's World Tag Team Champions, even finding a tag team partner in World Heavyweight Champion Batista who, along with Mysterio, would be set to face Raw's Kane and The Big Show in a tag match at Armageddon. Before Armageddon, Batista and Mysterio defeated Mysterio's longtime rivals MNM on December 19 edition of SmackDown! to win the Tag Team Championship in a match they both dedicated to Eddie Guerrero.[112][113] Now the Tag Team Champions, Mysterio and Batista's match with Big Show and Kane was billed as "Champions vs. Champions." At Armageddon, Mysterio and Batista lost this "Raw vs. SmackDown!" match when Kane pinned Mysterio after a chokeslam.[114]
On December 30 edition of SmackDown!, MNM invoked their rematch clause, defeating Batista and Mysterio with help from the returning Mark Henry to regain the Tag Team Championship after an assault on Batista by Henry. Rey and Batista lost a Steel Cage match in an effort to reclaim the titles the following week, again courtesy of interference by Mark Henry.[115][116]
Royal Rumble winner and World Heavyweight Champion (2006)
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At Royal Rumble, Mysterio won the 2006 Royal Rumble match after entering at the number two spot and lastly eliminating Randy Orton to win the match. By winning the Royal Rumble, Mysterio earned a World Heavyweight title shot at WrestleMania 22. By lasting over sixty-two minutes in the match, Mysterio also set a Royal Rumble record for longevity and size.[117] Rey dedicated his performance at the Royal Rumble to Eddie Guerrero. After his win, he was congratulated by Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Chavo Guerrero and Rob Van Dam - all close friends and family of Eddie.
During the February 3, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, an upset Randy Orton interrupted Mysterio's victory speech, challenging Mysterio to a match for his WrestleMania world title shot.[118] As Mysterio looked upward for guidance on this decision, Orton verbally attacked him and the memory of Guerrero, saying "Eddie ain't in heaven, Eddie's 'down there' - IN HELL!" Mysterio proceeded to attack Orton and later accepted the challenge.[118] Orton defeated Mysterio at No Way Out after illegally using the ropes to get the pin.[119] On the next edition of SmackDown!, however, General Manager Theodore Long added Rey to the title match, making it a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight title.[120] At WrestleMania 22, Mysterio defeated Orton and then-World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle, pinning Orton to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.[121][122], During his reign as the World Heavyweight Champion, he was announced as "World Champion", rather than "World Heavyweight Champion", due to the fact that he is categorized in the "Cruiserweight" weight class.
On the April 7 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio - who was billed as being an "underdog champion" - made his first successful World Heavyweight title defense against Randy Orton.[123] Mysterio went on to retain his title again during a WrestleMania rematch on SmackDown! against Kurt Angle, three weeks later.[124] The week before the title defense took place saw the start of a feud between the then-United States Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Mysterio.[125] The rivalry kicked off after JBL stated he deserved the World Heavyweight title during his celebration of becoming the U.S. Champion.[125] The feud with JBL saw Mysterio face off against any opponent of JBL's choosing in the three weeks leading up to his title match against Mysterio at Judgment Day.[126] Mysterio was defeated by Mark Henry and The Great Khali in separate non-title matches before wrestling Kane to a "no contest".[126][127][128] Mysterio retained his title against JBL at Judgement Day.[129] The feud intensified when JBL lost the U.S. Title to Bobby Lashley five days later on SmackDown! after being tricked by Mysterio to take on all comers like he had.[130] This led JBL to vow that if he did not win his rematch against Mysterio, he would quit SmackDown!.[130] In the main event of the evening, Mysterio won and retained the World Heavyweight Championship, causing JBL to (kayfabe) leave SmackDown!,[130] until ECW One Night Stand, when JBL announced he would return as a color commentator.[131]
It was revealed that Mysterio would have to defend his title against ECW wrestler Sabu at One Night Stand.[132] In the weeks leading up to his title defense, Mysterio defeated Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms in a Champion vs. Champion match but was defeated by Rob Van Dam at WWE vs. ECW Head to Head on June 7.[133][134] Immediately after the WWE vs. ECW show, WWE.com reported that Paul Heyman approached Mysterio about switching brands from SmackDown! to ECW. Mysterio announced on the June 9, 2006 edition of SmackDown! that he would stay on SmackDown!.[135] At One Night Stand, Mysterio (who was wearing a mask with the letters "ECW" written on the back, despite being a fan favorite was booed by ECW fans) retained his title in a match after he and Sabu were ruled unable to continue following a triple jump DDT through a table from Sabu.[131]
Mysterio would later defeat Mark Henry for Mysterio's title, after Chavo Guerrero came to the ring as the referee was down and hit Henry with a steel chair.[136] When the referee regained consciousness, Rey had used a trick of Eddie Guerrero's and pretended to be knocked out and left the challenger holding the chair and eventually won via disqualification.[136] Mysterio then feuded with King Booker after Booker won a battle royal to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.[137] Booker attacked Rey from behind backstage with the help of Booker's wife Queen Sharmell.[138] The next week on SmackDown!, Mysterio gained revenge by attacking Booker and his "court".[138]
This rivalry continued for several weeks and saw Mysterio defeating Booker's court member William Regal on an edition of SmackDown!, moments before attacking the challenger and hitting him with a 619 around the steel post.[138] On the July 15, 2006 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Mysterio defeated Booker in a six man tag match and again days later on SmackDown! in singles action.[139][140] At The Great American Bash, Mysterio lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Booker after Chavo Guerrero turned on Rey and hit him with a steel chair, and also cost him his rematch at SmackDown!.[141][142] Then on an edition of SmackDown!, Guerrero challenged Mysterio to an "I Quit" match.[143] In that match, Chavo injured Mysterio's knee, causing him to take time off wrestling.[144]
Sporadic feuds (2007–2008)
Mysterio made his in-ring return at SummerSlam, defeating Guerrero with the 619, after Guerrero obsessed over Mysterio's return as well as wanting to injure Mysterio again.[145] On the August 31 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio won a "Championship Competition" to become the number 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Batista and Finlay.[146] On the September 7 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio had an "I Quit" match with Chavo Guerrero,[147] which he won after hitting Guerrero's knee with a chair repeatedly in a similar manner to which Mysterio had been put out of action.[147] Mysterio then began a feud with The Great Khali, which would lead to a match at Unforgiven where he would face Khali for the World Heavyweight Championship (the match was eventually made a Triple Threat match involving Batista),[148] but was unsuccessful in recapturing the title.[149]
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Rey would then begin a feud with Finlay, an opponent chosen by JBL.[150] The rivalry was marked as "Fight vs. Flight", a competition between the two contrasting fighting styles of both wrestlers - Finlay's physicality, versus the high-flying Rey.[151] On October 28, after fighting to a "no contest" at No Mercy[152] followed by a double-disqualification in a number one contender's match for Batista's World Heavyweight title on the next SmackDown![153] (The Undertaker would succeed the pair), he defeated Finlay in a Stretcher match at Cyber Sunday.[154] During this feud, he conceded one match to Finlay on an episode of SmackDown! and was part of the winning team at Survivor Series which consisted of both wrestlers on opposing sides (although Rey was second to be eliminated). The rivalry was brought to an abrupt end when Finlay was placed in a feud with The Great Khali stemming from that same pay-per-view.[155][156][157]
Mysterio then began a feud with Montel Vontavious Porter(MVP) by expressing his disdain over MVP's actions towards his former tag team partner and number one contender for his U.S. Championship title, Matt Hardy.[158] Mysterio was granted a title match at Armageddon, which he won via countout, though he was unable to claim the belt due to the stipulations of the match.[159] He then re-entered the world title picture when he emerged as victor of the Beat the Clock challenge for the chance to face the World Heavyweight Champion Edge at Royal Rumble.[160] However, he was unsuccessful in winning the championship.[161] WWE.com announced on February 14 that Mysterio suffered a biceps injury during an overseas tour.[162] He was sent back to the United States that night for evaluation.[162] Despite the injury, Mysterio faced Edge for the title again at No Way Out.[162] On the February 22 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio announced that his injury would keep him out of action for at least 6 months, and he eventually underwent three surgeries within the space of a month.[163][164]
Mysterio made his return on the June 23 episode of WWE Raw, as Mysterio was the first superstar to be drafted in the 2008 WWE Draft from the SmackDown brand to the Raw brand.[165] On the June 30 edition of Raw, Mysterio came to make an announcement to all the Raw fans which led to a minor fight with Santino Marella.[166] Mysterio made his Raw in-ring debut the next week, pinning Marella after a 619.[167]
Intercontinental Champion (2008–2009)
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General Manager Mike Adamle announced on Raw that John Cena was injured and that his replacement in the Championship Scramble at Unforgiven was Mysterio. The next week, Mysterio made his return to Raw after an extended absence by attacking Kane, turning back numerous claims that Kane had "ended his career".[168] Mysterio then made his in-ring return at Unforgiven, competing in the Raw Championship scramble match.[169] Later, Mysterio accepted John "Bradshaw" Layfield's (JBL) challenge for Layfield's WWE Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania XXV, which Mysterio won in 21 seconds after connecting with the 619.[170] At Wrestlemania, Mysterio debuted a special attire in homage to Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight. With this win, Mysterio became the twenty first Triple Crown Champion in WWE history. It also signified the end of JBL's in ring performance. JBL said that if Eddie Guerrero could not be there for his last match, then he wanted his last match to be against Rey Mysterio.
Mysterio was drafted back to SmackDown! during the 2009 WWE Draft on the April 13 episode of Raw, in the process making the Intercontinental Title exclusive to SmackDown for first time since Chris Benoit held the title in mid-2002.[171]
He then began a long-time feud with Chris Jericho, resulting in Mysterio defending and retaining his title at Judgment Day. At Extreme Rules, Jericho managed to unmask Mysterio and pin him for the Intercontinental Championship, however his face was never shown , as he covered it. As a result, Mysterio and Jericho were booked in a Title vs. Mask match at The Bash, in which Mysterio was victorious after tricking Jericho with a second mask.. He then entered into a feud with Dolph Ziggler, who he managed to defeat at Night of Champions and at SummerSlam.
WWE announced on August 27 that Mysterio would be suspended for 30 days, effective September 2, for violating the company's Wellness Policy.[172] In an interview with Mexican newspaper Record, Mysterio stated that he was suspended for a drug he was using for his knee and arm.[citation needed] Mysterio stated that he had a prescription for the drug, but was unable to produce it in time to prevent his suspension due to being on vacation and doing a promotional tour. [citation needed] On the September 4 episode of Friday Night SmackDown (taped on September 1), Mysterio dropped the WWE Intercontinental Championship to John Morrison.
Other media
In an episode of the television show Heroes entitled "The Kindness of Strangers," the character Monica sees Mysterio give Randy Orton the 619 at WrestleMania 22. Later in the show, she uses her power to recreate any physical activity she sees to perform a modified 619, similar to Mysterio giving the 619 around a ringpost, to stop a robbery.[173]
He was the Mexican flag carrier at a boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Érik Morales III and was shown on camera early in the pay per view when Morales was entering the arena, during the singing of the Mexican national anthem, and when Morales was entering the ring for the main event.
Mysterio has been a subject of several DVDs during his wrestling career, including "Rey Mysterio: 619", which was released in 2003, the WWE produced "Rey Mysterio: The Biggest Little Man", which was released on October 23, 2007.[174] He was also featured in "Before They Were Wrestling Stars: Rey Misterio Jr" in 2007.
Mysterio's name is mentioned in the Wale track "The Cliche Lil Wayne Feature (It's the Remix Baby!)" from The Mixtape About Nothing album. Rey Mysterio also mentioned on the song "Birthday Bitches" by the Insane Clown Posse on their album "The Wraith".
Personal life
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Mysterio_RAW_800.jpg/200px-Mysterio_RAW_800.jpg)
Gutierrez and his wife Angie have two children, Dominik, born 1997, and Aalyah, born 2001.[1][175] In an interview with the Miami Herald in January 2009, Mysterio revealed that he and his wife are expecting their third child.[175] He has tattoos of his two children's names on his right and left biceps. He also has tattoos dedicated to his wife, Angie Gutierrez.[107]
On March 19, 2007, Sports Illustrated posted on its website an article in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports. That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers, including Gutierrez who was alleged to have obtained nandrolone and stanozolol.[176] WWE has since made a statement on this situation, mentioning that the allegations preceded the Talent Wellness program WWE launched in February 2006.[177] On August 27, 2009, WWE announced that he would receive a 30 day suspension due to a violation of the wellness program.[172] However, Mysterio defended himself in a newspaper interview by explaining the drugs as being on a prescription for his knee and arm. While the Wellness Policy allows for prescribed drugs, Mysterio further contested he had been on a family holiday and subsequently in Europe promoting SummerSlam, giving him only a day to provide the prescription after being notified.[178]
He has a cousin who wrestles in the Tijuana area as El Hijo de Rey Misterio (The son of Rey Misterio). He wears a similar mask and ring attire.
Mysterio is also a Roman Catholic, frequently crossing himself before every match and bearing numerous religious tattoos on his body, most notably a cross on his chest attached to rosaries amongst other crosses and allusions to God.[107]
In wrestling
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Rey_mysterio.jpg/260px-Rey_mysterio.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/West_Pop.jpg/260px-West_Pop.jpg)
- Finishing moves
- 619[5] (Tiger feint kick to the head of an opponent draped over the middle rope) followed by:
- Droppin' Da Dime[4] (Springboard leg drop,[179][180] sometimes to the back of the opponent's head)[181]
- Frog splash – 2005–present; adopted from and used as a tribute to Eddie Guerrero
- Springboard into either a seated senton or a splash[180]
- Super hurricanrana – WCW; used as regular move in WWE
- Tornado DDT – WCW / ECW
- West Coast Pop[5] (Springboard hurricanrana pin)[181]
- Signature moves
- Air Mysterio (Hurricanrana to a cornered opponent, with the assistance of a steel chair or a tag team partner)
- Arm wrench inside cradle[4]
- Bronco buster[179][181]
- Bulldog, DDT or an inverted headscissors takedown, as a wheelbarrow bodyscissors counter
- Diving hurricanrana[181]
- Dragonrana
- Dropkick,[180] sometimes from the top rope[4]
- High speed roundhouse kick to the head of a seated opponent, as a roll out counter to a sunset flip
- Leg–feed enzuigiri
- Standing Shiranui
- Multiple crossbody variations
- Diving
- Reverse
- Running
- Slingshot (Plancha)
- Springboard,[180] sometimes from the second rope
- Multiple moonsault variations
- Diving, sometimes to a standing opponent
- Split–legged[4]
- Springboard,[4][180] sometimes to the outside
- Mysterio Express[4] (Leg trap sunset flip powerbomb)
- Mysterio–Rana (Mysterio jumps onto an opponent's shoulders and then twists around into a hurricanrana pin)[181]
- Spinning heel kick[180]
- Springboard sitout facebuster[181]
- Suicide dive[181]
- Tilt–a–whirl headscissors takedown[4]
- Tope-rope headscissors takedown[180]
- With Batista
- 619[5] (Tiger feint kick) followed by a spinebuster from Batista
- Nicknames
- "The Technical Kid From San Diego" (ECW)
- "El Super Duper Niño" ("The Super Duper Kid") (ECW)
- "The Giant Killer" (WCW)
- "The Master of the 619" (WWE)
- "The Ultimate Underdog" (WWE)
- "The Biggest Little Man" (WWE)
- Entrance themes
- "Sad but True" by Metallica
- "Bow Wow Wow" by Konnan and Mad One
- "Psyko" by Konnan and Mad One
- "619" by Jim Johnston and Chris Classic
- "Booyaka" by Mad One and Rey Mysterio
- "Booyaka 619" by P.O.D. (This version was later made more personal as he collaborated with the Christian nu metal band P.O.D., also from San Diego, to create a new version of "Booyaka" entitled "Booyaka 619", which P.O.D. performed live at WrestleMania 22. The studio version is included on the Wreckless Intent album, however, while used as an entrance theme, the intro was replaced with that of the original "Booyaka". Since Mysterio's return from injury, the introduction from the original "Booyaka" has been removed, and the P.O.D. introduction is played instead for Mysterio's entrance. Also he has a different enterence, where instead of jumping out on the ramp, he walks out and point to the right and left section with pyro coming out.)
Championships and accomplishments
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/ReyAndEddie.jpg/220px-ReyAndEddie.jpg)
- Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time)[182] – with Octagón and Super Muñeco
- Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time)[183]
- Young Stars Tag Team Tournament: 1994 – with Winners
- AAA Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
- Hardcore Wrestling Association
- HWA World Championship (1 time)
- New Wrestling Association
- NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW Cruiserweight Championship (5 times)[186]
- WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship (1 time)[187] – with Billy Kidman
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) [188] – with Billy Kidman (1), Konnan (1), and Juventud Guerrera (1)
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA Lightweight Championship (3 times)[189]
- WWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)[190] – with Rey Misterio
- WWA Welterweight Championship (3 times)[191]
- WWA Triple Crown winner
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[193]
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times)[194][195]
- WWE Tag Team Championship (4 times)[196] – with Edge (1), Rob Van Dam (1), Eddie Guerrero (1), and Batista (1)
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship (3 times)[186]
- Royal Rumble (2006)[117]
- Twenty First Triple Crown Champion
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Best Flying Wrestler (1995–1997, 2002–2004)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (1995) West Coast Pop
- Match of the Year (2002) with Edge vs. Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle, WWE No Mercy, October 20
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (1996)
- Rookie of the Year (1992)
- Worst Feud of the Year (2008) with Kane
- Other title
- HHW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Luchas de Apuestas record
Wager lost/won | Winner(s) | Loser(s) | Where | Date | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mask | Rey Mysterio | Mr. Condor | Acapulco, Guerrero | 8/14/92 | - |
Hair | Rey Mysterio | Rocco Valente | Tampico, Tamaulipas | 10/18/92 | - |
Hair | Rey Mysterio | Tony Arce | Acapulco, Guerrero | 11/6/92 | - |
Mask | Rey Mysterio | El Bandido | Querétaro, Querétaro | 5/28/93 | [197] |
Hair | Rey Mysterio | Vulcano | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 9/11/92 | - |
Mask | Rey Mysterio | Eddie Guerrero | Las Vegas, Nevada | 10/26/97 | - |
Mask | Rey Mysterio | Misterioso | Tijuana, Baja California | 12/19/97 | [198] |
Mask | Kevin Nash and Scott Hall | Rey Mysterio and Konnan | Oakland, California | 2/21/99 | [199] |
Mask | Rey Mysterio | Kane | Portland, Oregon | 10/5/08 | - |
Mask | Rey Mysterio | Chris Jericho | Sacramento, California | 6/28/09 | - |
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(help) - ^ The match was scheduled to be Konnan and Mysterio vs. Kevin Nash and Lex Luger, but Luger claimed to be injured and was replaced by Scott Hall. The wager was Mysterio's mask vs. Elizabeth's (who was managing The Outsiders at that point) hair. Since joining World Wrestling Entertainment, Mysterio has begun wearing the mask again and WWE makes no mention of his ever having lost it. However, footage of him without his mask on is aired on WWE's On Demand service WWE 24/7 Classics.
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