History Wrestling / DominikMysterio

** Made the decision to challenge [[Wrestling/{{Walter}} Gunther]] on the 3/4/24 episode of Raw. Let us repeat: Dirty Dom thought it'd be a good idea to challenge '''[[TheDreaded GUNTHER]]''', a wrestler notorious for being ''relentlessly vicious to any poor sucker who challenges him'', to a match. This decision was so boneheaded on his part that Rhea didn't even ''bother'' interfering with the ensuing ass-beating inflicted upon Dominik.

* HatedByAll: Outside of the Judgment Day and heel commentators (really just Wrestling/CoreyGraves, and he admits during Dominik's match with Rey at ''Wrestlemania 39'' that's he's having a hard time justifying Dominik's actions), he's one of the most hated Superstars on the main roster, subject to abuse from both faces and heels, and he draws more heat than almost anyone. Michael Cole in particular absolutely loathes Dirty Dom, [[CallBack similar]] to Wrestling/JimRoss' rivalry with Wrestling/TripleH; JR, however, at least acknowledged and respected Triple H's athletic ability as a wrestler, while Cole may have literally gone Dom's entire heel run without saying one positive thing about him, even as a competitor, despite his undeniable talent.

* HatedByAll: Outside of the Judgment Day and heel commentators (really just Wrestling/CoreyGraves, and he admits during Dominik's match with Rey at ''Wrestlemania 39'' that's he's having a hard time justifying Dominik's actions), he's one of the most hated Superstars on the main roster, subject to abuse from both faces and heels, and he draws more heat than almost anyone. Wrestling/MichaelCole in particular absolutely loathes Dirty Dom, [[CallBack similar]] to Wrestling/JimRoss' rivalry with Wrestling/TripleH; JR, however, at least acknowledged and respected Triple H's athletic ability as a wrestler, while Cole may have literally gone Dom's entire heel run without saying one positive thing about him, even as a competitor, despite his undeniable talent.

* VillainHasAPoint: It's often said that the best heels in wrestling ''do'' have a point: they just take it beyond reason, and Dominik Mysterio is one of the best heels of his generation. Rey Mysterio freely admits that he can't blame Dom for resenting him. A schedule check would show Rey probably ''did'' miss many of Dom's birthdays growing up because he was too busy wrestling. Even after Rey moves to [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown Smackdown]] to put some distance between them, Dominik refused to leave well enough alone and spent several months [[ForTheEvulz antagonizing]] Rey, knowing he wouldn't raise a hand against him. It's no wonder why the fans drown him out with boos, and the heat rises to volcanic levels when he lashes out at his mother and sister who ''were'' there for him growing up. Between that and Dominik [[Main/RejectedApology rejecting his father's attempts at reconciliation]], it's no shock that the fans - and Wrestling/MichaelCole - cheered when Rey knocked him down.

* AntiVillain: Of the Woobie variety. His FaceHeelTurn at ''Clash at the Castle'' was the result of multiple beatdowns at the hands of numerous heels, and him wanting to escape his father's shadow.

He would later form a tag team with his father called "The Mysterios", and they would win the ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'' Tag Team Championships, becoming the first father-son tag team champions in the history of WWE. After losing the titles to the Wrestling/TheUsos, Dominik would betray his father at ''Clash of the Castle (2022)'', making a FaceHeelTurn and joining the heel faction Wrestling/TheJudgmentDay. On July 18, 2023, he became the NXT North American Champion.

** Went out of his way to provoke his legendary, 3-time World Champion, and Hall of Fame father by constantly insulting him, his career, and his parenting skills. However, it became clear he only pushed his buttons because he knew Rey wouldn’t hit him back. When Dominik started insulting his mom as well, [[Main/BerserkButton this pushed Rey too far]] and he knocked him on his ass. The fans and especially [[Wrestling/MichaelCole Michael Cole]] [[Main/CatharsisFactor loved every bit of it.]] Dominik was quite obviously shocked at the action and terrified of his father, [[Main/DidntThinkThisThrough showing he never actually wanted to fight Rey]], just throw his weight around.

** Goes out of his way to provoke his legendary, 3-time World Champion, and Hall of Fame father by constantly insulting him, his career, and his parenting skills. However, it later becomes clear he's only pushing his buttons because he knows Rey will never hit him back. When Dominik started insulting his mom as well, [[Main/BerserkButton this pushed Rey too far]] and he knocked him on his ass. The fans and especially [[Wrestling/MichaelCole Michael Cole]] [[Main/CatharsisFactor loved every bit of it.]] Dominik was quite obviously shocked at the action and terrified of his father, [[Main/DidntThinkThisThrough showing he never actually wanted to fight Rey]], just throw his weight around.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Oh, big time, and at times doubling as SelfServingMemory. Dom will say basically anything that paints himself as the victim, no matter how little his words match his actions.

** The only legitimate grievance Dominik had against his father during their feud is that Rey wasn't around for much of his children's childhoods. For example, Rey promised to attend Dominik's eighth grade graduation if Dom got good grades, but ended up missing the ceremony so he could perform at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania''. Notably, this is the only grievance Rey acknowledges, and openly apologizes for.

* SpoiledBrat: What he's portrayed as. While his resentment of his father isn't entirely unwarranted, Dominik refuses to acknowledge how much Rey loves him or that his father's ParentalNeglect was ultimately in the name of making sure Dominik and his sister got to live better lives than his father did. The image is only reinforced with his so-called 'grievances' -- one of his complaints was Rey getting him a BMW instead of a Mercedes like everyone else's parents, and one that wasn't even an ''M-series''.

* HateSink:
** Since joining The Judgment Day, Dominik has seemingly gone out of his way to break off the heat knob with typical chickenshit heel tactics and showing as much gross disrespect to [[Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr his father]] and [[MaskedLuchador his family's traditions]] as much as conceivably possible. By 2023, it's seemingly standard procedure for Dom to get absolutely booed out of his shoes in every venue he steps in and he outright ''revels'' in it. Conversely, when Rey finally had enough of his antics and struck him, the arena became completely ''unglued'' with cheers.

* HatedByAll: Outside of the Judgment Day and heel commentators (really just Wrestling/CoreyGraves), he's one of the most hated Superstars on the main roster, subject to abuse from both faces and heels, and he draws more heat than almost anyone. Wrestling/MichaelCole in particular absolutely loathes Dirty Dom, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything similar]] to [[Wrestling/JimRoss Jim Ross’]] rivalry with Wrestling/TripleH; JR, however, at least acknowledged and respected Triple H's athletic ability as a wrestler, while Cole may have literally gone Dom's entire heel run without saying one positive thing about him, even as a competitor, despite his undeniable talent.

* HatedByAll: Outside of the Judgment Day and heel commentators, he's one of the most hated Superstars on the main roster, and subject of much abuse from both faces and heels.
** [[Wrestling/MichaelCole Michael Cole’s]] loathing of Dirty Dom has [[Main/DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything drawn comparisons]] to [[Wrestling/JimRoss Jim Ross’]] rivalry with Wrestling/TripleH.

** [[Wrestling/MichaelCole Michael Cole’s]] loathing of Dirty Dom has drawn comparisons to [[Wrestling/JimRoss Jim Ross’]] rivalry with Wrestling/TripleH.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Oh, big time. Dom will say basically anything that paints himself as the victim, no matter how little his words match his actions.

** By the time ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' season was over, Dominik had become so hated that he couldn't even ''speak'' without the crowd trying to drown him out with boos and jeers. At this point, he might very well be the most hated (and thus effective) heel in the business, even surpassing top heels Wrestling/RomanReigns and Wrestling/{{MJF}}.

** After he constantly goads Rey into attacking him, Dominik finally pushes the wrong button when he turns his disrespect on his mother and sister who did nothing to deserve it. Three days after Rey punches him for it, Dom would whine on the mic about it, even calling his family [[InsaneTrollLogic “a disgrace to the Mysterio name”]].

** After he constantly goads Rey into attacking him, Dominik finally pushes the wrong button when he turns his disrespect on his mother and sister who did nothing to deserve it. Two days after Rey punches him for it, Dom would whine on the mic about it, even calling his family [[InsaneTrollLogic “a disgrace to the Mysterio name”]].

** After spending months on end taking advantage of his father's refusal to raise a hand against him to lay one beatdown after another on him, when Rey finally has enough and strikes him when Dominik turns his disrespect on his mother and sister, Dom would later whine on the mic about it, even calling his family [[InsaneTrollLogic “a disgrace to the Mysterio name”]].