Top 8 Facts You Do Not Know About Rey Mysterio

May 30, 2023 at 12:46 PM

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Top 8 Facts You Do Not Know About Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio belongs to an elite league of wrestlers who created their own legacy. So-called behemoth names used to rule the professional wrestling world until this quick-fire storm hit the WWE. He broke the norms and stereotypes around the then pro-wrestling world performing under a mask. Children became extremely fond of him that is one of the biggest reasons of WWE going mainstream, these days.

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From that perspective, Rey Mysterio served as a revolutionary wrestler. This identity would not be enough to let know the impact he has created among the mass. You should know him as the pioneer in Lucha Libre wrestling from Mexico. The local wrestlers under the mask received a new identity as he continued to break barriers. It was hard to believe that a shorter guy like him would go toe-to-toe against names like The Undertaker, Big Show or The Great Khali.

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Rey Mysterio is a name on global scale earning mainstream attention to whomever promotion he has worked with. Plus, multiple incidents around his life brought him to the spotlight which might have not been from the world of pro-wrestling. Here we bring to you a few of those unknown facts from this Mexico-born champion. Just keep on clicking the left or right arrow.

Rey Mysterio debuted at an age of just 14

Rey Mysterio became a sensation from an early age that would go on to become a phenomenon, later. After getting training from his uncle Rey Mysterio Sr., he received the opportunity to compete in Mexico on April 30, 1989. He was just 14 years of old when he continued performing with names like “La Lagartija Verde (The Green Lizard)” and “Colibrí (Hummingbird)”. This continued until his uncle lent him the nickname of Rey Mysterio Jr.

Rey Mysterio linked with Jennifer Aniston

The biggest little man in the history of WWE might have hooked up with Jennifer Aniston. Rumors spread worldwide that Rey Mysterio was dating one of the biggest Hollywood celebrities. Jennifer Aniston, known for the iconic role in ‘Friends’ might have become a close friend with the then WCW superstar in 1997. We could not find enough proof to the source of these rumors. But this has definitely made him the most-talked person around the pro-wrestling community. I mean, who would not love to be a part of a linkup with Jennifer Aniston?

Rey Mysterio performed without the mask

Junior Rey Mysterio earned initial fame of his career while competing in WCW. The owner Eric Bischoff forced him to lose in Hair vs. Mask match which he was strictly against off. But Bischoff put his job on the line in reality. So he has no other choice but to continue to perform without his wrestling heritage. This was the only time he performed under a villainous gimmick named “giant killer”. He was unhappy with this whole process as reflected in the following comments,

“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.”

Origin of Tattoos in his body

Fans are well aware of the paints that Rey Mysterio was around his body. He is extremely fond of his family and most of them contained their names. The complete family man sports his wife Angie, Son Dominic and daughter Aalayah’s name in his body. He also has EG written to show love and respect for Eddie Guerrero. The word ‘Mexican’ is to show that he is proud of his country and heritage. Plus, the cross in his chest proves his devotion as a Roman Catholic.

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Origin of 619 move

The 619 move is perhaps the most famous move in all of sports entertainment. It was not a move originated by himself. Rather he borrowed the spot from Tiger Mask, also known as Satoru Sayama. The latter used to perform it with the name of ‘The Tiger Feint’. Unlike Rey Mysterio, he never performed it within the second rope. With an updation to this move, Rey Mysterio continues to receive huge cheers from the fans, every time he performs it.

Rey Mysterio as a musician

Pro-wrestling fanatics are extremely fond of his Booyaka 619 theme song. But only a few people know that Rey Mysterio himself sang that song. Along with rapper Mad One, he performed in the original version of “Booyaka 619”. Since 2005, he is using this as his theme song in the WWE. Later he lent his voice for a rap song, called “Crossing Borders. WWE Original included this in their list. WWE also used him in the official theme song for the 2004 No Way Out pay-per-view.

The death-incident in 2015

Rey Mysterio continued to perform in the indie scene after leaving the WWE in early 2015. He was under the AAA banner to be a member of the Lucha Underground roster. In one of the matches, he teamed up with Extreme Tiger in a match against the tag team of Aguayo and Manik. Mysterio scored the pinfall win on Perro Aguayo Jr. without knowing that he was dead rather than just being knocked out. Speculations say that a 619 might have been the reason. Perro Aguayo was rushed to the hospital when the doctors announced him as dead.

WWE suspended him twice for wellness policy violation

Sports Illustrated started an investigation program accusing a number of professional athletes in several sports for taking drugs. Rey Mysterio was one of them leading him to hot water in 2009. Allegedly, he obtained nandrolone and stanozolol which was a violation of WWE’s wellness policy program launched in 2006. So he suffered a 30-day suspension. He went on to defend himself with the prescription from the doctor. But the same tragedy occurred in 2012 while he took medicines to heal up wounds. This time around, WWE suspended him for 60 days as per the rulebook.

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