History Wrestling / ReyMysterioJr

One of the most famous lucha libre wrestlers in the World to date, '''Rey Mysterio Jr'''. (Real name Oscar Gutierrez) is the nephew of Rey Misterio Sr. who helped train the young wrestler. Starting his career in Mexican promotion AAA, Mysterio went to {{ECW}} in 1992, where his high-flying style attracted the attention of Eric Bischoff - who was scouting for lucha wrestlers in order to give {{WCW}} a more unique feel to it. Along with other ''luchadores'' and cruiserweights, Mysterio caught the attention of the crowd with the fast paced and risk taking matches, becoming one of the high points of WCW all the way up to its demise.

After WCW collapsed, Mysterio competed for various independent circuits - including wrestling against future world champions EddieGuerrero and CMPunk in IWA Mid-South - before signing with Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 2002, where he has since become one of its biggest stars and a main eventer on the company's ''SmackDown'' brand, up until he was drafted to ''Raw'' in 2011.

* ArchEnemy: He's had many enemies over the years, but his arch enemy would probably be either Psychosis or Eddie Guerrero. In the last year or two, it's been AlbertoDelRio.
* BigBrotherMentor: Has become one to Sin Cara, with whom he has formed a tag team. The announcers explicitly refer to their team-up as a mentor-protege relationship.

* CanonDiscontinuity: WWE does not acknowledge that Rey Mysterio lost his mask in {{WCW}}. '''Ever.''' This is more obvious on [=DVDs=], but made patently clear when, during a PPV match featuring Mysterio, the announcers said that ever since he started wrestling, he'd never taken the mask off.

* WrestlingFamily: WWE refuses to acknowledge this, but Rey Mysterio (ReyMysterioJr) is in a pretty well known family south of the border. He is a second generation superstar, and might be considered the best in this line. There is also El hijo de Rey Mysterio who wrestles in Mexico. So every time Mysterio starts a feud with a Guerrero which one or both accuse Rey of wanting to be a Guerrero, a Wallbanger ensues.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: In one of the most famous clips of the NWo running roughshod over the {{WCW}} roster, KevinNash (7'2") picked up Mysterio (5'3") over his head and threw him head-first into a production truck [[FanNickname like a lawn dart]]. The thud and the accompanying bellyflop to the pavement were ''sick'' to look at.
** TheBigShow would top this at the 2003 ''Backlash'' PPV. After [[NoSell shrugging off THREE 619 maneuvers in a row]] and defeating him handily, Rey was taken out on a stretcher board. Big Show, however, came back down, picked up Rey still strapped to the board and swung the board like a baseball bat against the ring post (which would be sick in itself, but the immobile Rey also splatted face-first to the mat).

* BreakupBreakOut: Rey Mysterio was once a member of a stable known as the Filthy Animals in his old WCW days. Since then, Rey Rey has achieved the most success as a singles competitor in the U.S.

** This also makes it unlikely that the WWE will get the rights to put an IWA-Mid South match featuring him against EddieGuerrero and a young CMPunk on the latter's DVD set.

One of the most famous lucha libre wrestlers in the World to date, '''ReyMysterioJr'''. (Real name Oscar Gutierrez) is the nephew of Rey Misterio Sr. who helped train the young wrestler. Starting his career in Mexican promotion AAA, Mysterio went to {{ECW}} in 1992, where his high-flying style attracted the attention of Eric Bischoff - who was scouting for lucha wrestlers in order to give {{WCW}} a more unique feel to it. Along with other ''luchadores'' and cruiserweights, Mysterio caught the attention of the crowd with the fast paced and risk taking matches, becoming one of the high points of WCW all the way up to its demise.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Mysterio beating on you? Everything you throw at him failing? Rip off his mask and he'll immediately try to cover his face, leaving himself wide open to be pummeled. AlbertoDelRio uses this tactic liberally..

** Lets face it. If you are a heel, want to do a FaceHeelTurn, or just want to gain credibility as a heel, beat the ever loving hell out of ReyMysterio. It seems to be in the heel manual these days.
* OlderThanTheyLook: The mask and Rey's small stature work well to hide the fact that he's much older than his appearance lets on.

* OlderThanTheyLook: He's '''38'''. For comparison: Wrestling/Edge is a year older than him at 39, Sin Cara is 29 and JohnCena is 35.

* GratuitousSpanish: Oh, brother. Lately, it seems as if Mysterio has turned into the wrestling equivalent of DoraTheExplorer. [[ItGotWorse It gets worse]] whenever he appears in California or the Southwest. ("Wrestler/{{Kane}} is a little delusional!"/"''Es un vato loco!''")

* VindicatedByHistory: When WCW closed in 2001, [=then-WWF=] initially passed on Mysterio's contract because they had no interest in him. They changed their minds and hired him in 2002. Now he's a 3-time World Heavyweight Champion.

** Uh....[[CompleteMonster Kane?]]

* ArchEnemy: He's had many enemies over the years, but his arch enemy would probably be either Psychosis or Eddie Guerrero.

* FridgeBrilliance: If Rey Mysterio's been hiding that knee brace under his pants for all these years, the 619 (Tiger feint kick, essentially a knee to the face) as a finishing move suddenly makes a lot of sense...

** FanonDiscontinuity: His first World Heavyweight title run mainly due to that was the period where WWE was milking the late EddieGuerrero's name for all it was worth. Not to mention they dropped "heavyweight" from the title's name for the duration of Mysterio's reign, as if no one would notice.
*** Course it should be noted that the likes of {{Christian}} and ShawnMichaels [[FanDumb have competed for and won the "World Heavyweight Title" despite not being heavyweights without complaint]]. Really the name is a misnomer and it might as well be called the World title.
*** FromACertainPointOfView: Rey Misterio ''Jr.'' has taken off his mask. Rey Mysterio never has. See the masked luchador entry below for further details.

--> Booyaka, booyaka six one nine!

After WCW collapsed, Mysterio competed for various independent circuits - including wrestling against future world champions EddieGuerrero and CMPunk in IWA Mid-South - before signing with {{WWE}} in 2002, where he has since become one of its biggest stars and a main eventer on the company's ''{{SmackDown}}'' brand, up until he was drafted to ''Raw'' in 2011.

* AuthorAppeal: He's friends with the members of {{POD}}, who also hail from the San Diego area. They perform the entrance theme he's been using since 2006.
* ArchEnemy: He's had many enemies over the years, but his arch enemy would probably be either Psychosis or Eddie Guerrero.

** This also makes it unlikely that the WWE will get the rights to put an IWA-Mid South match featuring him against EddieGuerrero and a young CMPunk on the latter's DVD set.

* GratuitousSpanish: Oh, brother. Lately, it seems as if Mysterio has turned into the wrestling equivalent of DoraTheExplorer. [[ItGotWorse It gets worse]] whenever he appears in California or the Southwest. ("{{Wrestler/Kane}} is a little delusional!"/"''Es un vato loco!''")
** Somewhat justified, as a key part of ''{{SmackDown}}'s'' ratings during its broadcast TV run was its excellent numbers in Latino households, thanks chiefly to Rey and the late EddieGuerrero.

** He has gotten most of those losses back from Del Rio, ChrisJericho, and CMPunk. In fact, after they (CMPunk and ChrisJericho) beat him once, Mysterio went on and started pinning them clean.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: In one of the most famous clips of the {{nWo}} running roughshod over the {{WCW}} roster, KevinNash (7'2") picked up Mysterio (5'3") over his head and threw him head-first into a production truck [[FanNickname like a lawn dart]]. The thud and the accompanying bellyflop to the pavement were ''sick'' to look at.

* RoguesGallery: Good lord, where to begin? EddieGuerrero, Chavo Guerrero, TheBigShow, RandyOrton, JohnBradshawLayfield, {{Batista}}, ChrisJericho, CodyRhodes, and AlbertoDelRio. And that's just his {{WWE}} tenure.

* ArchEnemy: He's had many enemies over the years, but his arch enemy would probably be either Psychosis or Eddie Guerrero.

* [[BadassSpaniard Badass Latino]]

* {{Face}}: Rey has spent almost his entire career as a face. Even his stint in the heel stable the Filthy Animals, he was a ChaoticNeutral tweener. Since joining the WWE, Rey has never been anything but a pure face, a shockingly rare feat in the land of HeelFaceRevolvingDoor that is pro wrestling. He's effectively the Ricky Steamboat of his generation.