Rey Misterio
| Rey Misterio, Sr.[1] | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1958[1] Tijuana, Baja California |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Genio Maravilla Blanca Reyman[1] Rey Misterio, Sr.[1] Bull Rider[1] |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] |
| Billed weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)[1] |
| Trained by | Chamaco Martínez El Egipcio El Faraón Enrique Torres El Engermero Atila El Solitario |
| Debut | January 6, 1976[1] |
Miguel Ángel López Díaz[2] (born January 8, 1958), better known by his ring name Rey Misterio, Sr., is a Mexican professional wrestler , trainer and actor .[2] His "luchador" name directly translates to "King Mystery" in English. He was one of the top stars and promoters in Mexico throughout the 1970s and 1980s.[3]
Professional Wrestling Career
Early Career
Díaz first begin training as a boxer, but after his body got bigger, he took a lot of bumps and couldn't punch as good. The trainers told him that he could punch hard, so they told Díaz about wrestling and Díaz brother would take him to train for wrestling and lucha libre. On the sixth of January, 1976, Díaz finally debut as a wrestler on a show day call "Day of the Kings", Día de los Reyes.
Training
In 1987, Díaz started opening a gym with Negro Casas and Super Astro. His first class included future international stars like Konnan, Psicosis, Halloween, Damian 666 and his nephew Rey Mysterio.
Díaz is also known to have trained wrestler like Aussie Ozbone, Cassandro, Eiji Ezaki, Extassis, Extreme Tiger, Fobia, Metalika, Misterioso, Pequeno Damian 666, Ruby Gardenia, Warlock, Venum Black, and X-Torm. He appeared at WCW Starrcade 1990 where he teamed with Konnan to face Chris Adams and Norman Smiley.
Personal life
Lopez is the father of Mexican wrestler El Hijo de Rey Misterio ("The Son of King Mystery/The Son of Rey Misterio"). He is also the uncle of wrestler Rey Mysterio.[3]
He is featured in the horror film El Mascarado Massacre (or Wrestlemaniac).[4]
In wrestling
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
- IWC Television Championship (1 time)
- IWC World Middleweight Championship (2 times)[1]
- Pro Wrestling Revolution
- Revolution Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with El Hijo de Rey Misterio
- Tijuana Wrestling
- WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rey Misterio, Jr.[1]
- World Wrestling Organization
- WWO World Championship (1 time)
- Xtreme Latin American Wrestling
- XLAW Extreme Championship (2 times)
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Zorro de Oro | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Angel Azul | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Tornado Negro | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Monje Negro | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Rambo Star | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Destroyer | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Delfin | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Angel de Plata | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Fraile del Mal | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Estrella Azul | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Caballero Rojo | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Diamante Negro | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Infernal | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | El Siberiano | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | Estudiante | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | MS-1 | Tijuana, Baja California | Unknown | |
| Mask | Fishman | Rey Misterio | Tijuana, Baja California | March 25, 1988 | |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | Lobo Rubio | Tijuana, Baja California | October, 1988 | |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | Huichol | Tijuana, Baja California | October 27, 1994 | |
| Mask | Rey Misterio | Psicosis | Tijuana, Baja California | August 26, 1999 | [5] |
| Hair | Nicho el Millonario | Rey Misterio | Tijuana, Baja California | May 12, 2000 | |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | Salsero | Tijuana, Baja California | December 13, 2002 | 8 man cage match |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | Kiss | Tijuana, Baja California | February 28, 2003 | |
| Hair | Dr. Wagner Jr. | Rey Misterio | Tijuana, Baja California | November 14, 2003 | |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | Cien Caras | Tijuana, Baja California | August 25, 2006 | |
| Hair | Rey Misterio | Nicho el Millonario | Tijuana, Baja California | December 1, 2006 | Cage Match that also included Hijo de Rey Misterio & Super Parka |
References
- General sources - Championship Information
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 389–402. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- General sources - Career
- Luchas 2000 staff. "Luchas 2000". Rey Misterio (in Spanish). Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 26–27. Especial 20.
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- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Rey Misterio, Sr. profile". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ a b Mark Pickering (October 5, 2005). "Mysterio Sr. had faith in Misterioso". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ a b "Bio:Rey Mysterio, Jr". SLAM! Wrestling. April 26, 2005. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ Oliver, G. "WWE Meets Horror!". IGN.com. Retrieved January 18 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Enciclopedia staff (October, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Psicosis (in Spanish). Mexico. p. 60. Tomo III.
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External links
- Template:Myspace
- Profile at Online World of Wrestling
- [1] RC:Misterio