History Wrestling / ReyMysterioJr

* PapaWolf: Harming his kids is a good way to get him angry, as seen with his feuds with Eddie Guerrero (when Eddie tried to use his son Dominik as a shield) and CM Punk (for causing his daughter Aalyah to cry on her birthday).

* {{Determinator}}: Perhaps the fact he still wrestles at all is a sign but the basis of his (first) feud with Kane was having this put to the test.

* HeroicBSOD: Ever since his own son Dominik betrays Rey and joins Judgement Day following his FaceHeelTurn, ends up suffering this on Raw 10/10/22 as he was on the brink of ''tears'' when Dominik yells at Rey to fight him and even attacks him knowing that doesn't want to fight him. Then on Smackdown 10/14/22, he nearly crosses the DespairEventHorizon as he comes to Triple H that he won't ever fight his son no matter what to the point that he was ready to '''quit WWE''! Thankfully, Triple H talks him out of it by having him traded to Smackdown so he would be able to continue his career.

** It's '''really''' hard to boo him. Only the most smark-heavy crowds ever turn against his plucky face persona, and only when he runs up against a path to a scenario they want to come to pass. For example, New York gave him some {{Heel}} heat during a ''Royal Rumble 2008'' match with Wrestling/{{Edge}}, who was ''[=SmackDown=]''[='=]s BigBad at the time, mainly because they preferred seeing Edge defend against Wrestling/TheUndertaker at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXIV'' over Rey getting another Eddie-motivated title reign. And then there was 2014's ''Royal Rumble'', when it was revealed that he was the final entry, meaning Daniel Bryan, whom the crowd desperately wanted to win the title at ''[=WrestleMania XXX=]'', would not be in the Rumble at all. To say the crowd was furious would be the Understatement of the Year.

* AuthorAppeal: He's friends with the members of Music/{{POD}}, who also hail from the San Diego area. They perform the entrance theme he's been using since 2006.

* DentedIron: His long career and acrobatic style has taken a ''hellish'' toll on his body, especially his knees, which are in bad shape even for a luchador. However it may be considered subverted as Rey can still perform to an ''extremely'' high level, as seen on Lucha Underground (particularly his main event match at Ultima Lucha Dos against Prince Puma, considered one of his best in years).
* DisneyDeath: Actually had this during ''Money In The Bank 2020'', where at the climax of the titular match [[Wrestling/BaronCorbin King Corbin]] ''bodily pitches Rey off the roof of WWE Corporate Headquarters''. Rey survives, which is [[HandWave explained away]] by the announcers, who claim that there was a lower roof portion just out of camera shot.

* DreamTeam: Himself, Myzteziz and El Patrón Alberto were called such in Triple A.

* LegacyCharacter: To his uncle, despite the Jr, or the fact his uncle is much larger and more grounded when he wrestles. This was not initially the case, his gimmick on the indies alternating between La Lagartija Verde and Colibrí, but his uncle became impressed enough with his work to offer him the Rey Misterio mantle. It's since become a tradition, as both Hijo de Rey Misterios explicitly had to earn the right to use the gimmick first.

** In Lucha Underground, he plays this role to Dragon Azteca Jr.

* EyeScream: On the May 11, 2020 edition of ''Raw'' (the night after ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank''), Wrestling/SethRollins forced his right eye at the sharp corner of the steel steps. Taken {{up to eleven}} at ''The Horror Show at Extreme Rules'' that July, when Mysterio and Rollins met in an "Eye for an Eye" match, in which the winner had to ''gouge his opponent's eye out''. Rollins succeeded in [[{{Kayfabe}} "gouging out"]] said eye.

* IHaveTheHighGround: As per usual for the ''lucha libre'' style. Much more so in his younger years, back when his knees were still in one piece.

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** Royal Rumble 2006 showed how much he was willing to go, as his record of 62 minutes was still the longest time in the Royal Rumble until Daniel Bryan's 76 minutes more than a decade later.

[[https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/rey-mysterio-animation-series/ An animation series]] called ''WesternAnimation/Rey MysterioVersusLaOscuridad'' (or ''Rey Mysterio vs the Darkness'') is in the works to be streamed on Cartoon Network Latin America in 2022. In it, Rey Mysterio will team up with a fan named Oscar to fight against the forces of evil all led by the villain Uroboros.

[[https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/rey-mysterio-animation-series/ An animation series]] called ''Rey Mysterio vs La Oscuridad'' is in the works to be streamed on Cartoon Network Latin America in 2022. In it, Rey Mysterio will team up with a fan named Oscar to fight against the forces of evil all led by the villain Uroboros.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: In one of the most famous clips of the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] running roughshod over the [=WCW=] roster, Wrestling/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.

* CreepyCoolCrosses: Justified, as the man is Roman Catholic, but the number of cross designs on his outfit is mildly unsettling. (And that's not even getting into his tattoos.)
** The Crosses are what distinguishes Rey’s mask and attire from that of his uncle and namesake, which originally had the crowned question mark (a VisualPun on the name “Rey Misterio”) on its forehead. He has since incorporated the latter visual motif on his ring attire from 2016 onwards, but retains the cross on the forehead of his mask.

As usual, [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} That Other Wiki]] has a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey_Mysterio detailed article]] on his life and career.

One of the most famous lucha libre wrestlers in the World to date, '''Rey Mysterio Jr'''. (real name Óscar Gutiérrez, born December 11, 1974) is the nephew of Rey Misterio Sr. who helped train the young wrestler. Starting his career on the independent circuit of Tijuana after being trained by his Uncle, he was picked by a newly established major promotion called Wrestling/{{AAA}}, which in turn lead to Mysterio going to Wrestling/{{ECW}} in 1992, where his high-flying style attracted the attention of Eric Bischoff - who was scouting for lucha wrestlers in order to give Wrestling/{{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.

As usual, Wiki/ThatOtherWiki has a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey_Mysterio detailed article]] on his life and career.

* ActionDad: He has a son named Dominik and a daughter Aalyah. Dominik was involved in the Mysterio–Guerrero feud in 2005, and appeared in several later storylines with his father. Dominik started training as a wrestler in 2017, and in 2020 became physically involved in a feud between Rey and Seth Rollins, leading up to a Dominik–Rollins match at ''[=SummerSlam=]''.

** In Wrestling/LuchaUnderground, it's [[BigBad Dario Cueto]], whom Rey believes is responsible for the death of his mentor. However Rey tries to defy this trope as he believes that protecting others is far more important than obsessing over revenge.
** After his return to WWE he's feud with Wrestling/RandyOrton, Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas and Wrestling/SamoaJoe.

** And is one to both El Dragon Azteca Jr and [[Wrestling/TrevorMann Prince Puma]]. Though [[spoiler:the former's desire for revenge against the one who killed his predecessor led him to abandon Rey's teachings]].

* CurbstompBattle: On the receiving end of a very unique one from Ultimo Dragon in their first match for the Cruiserweight Title. Dragon was being booked as someone with a skill set that luchadors in general didn't match up well against, and he beat the living hell out of Misterio for about 10 minutes. Misterio wouldn't quit. Eventually he started throwing out reckless offense that turned the match back and forth before Dragon finally put him a way with a bounce-off-the-ropes powerbomb.

** The legacy appears set to continue, with Rey's son Dominik having recently begun training as a wrestler and making almost weekly on-screen appearances with Rey. Presumably in storyline this is meant to be Dominik shadowing his father more closely to learn the ropes. [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar He's gotten a literal crash course in taking bumps.]][[note]]Rumor has it, actually, that part of the reason Rey returned to WWE for what may be his final full-time run as an in-ring competitor, is that WWE has agreed to take Dominik on at the Performance Center in developmental when they deem him ready.[[/note]] In 2020, shortly before Dominik was set to make his wrestling debut against Wrestling/SethRollins at [=SummerSlam=], Rey told an interviewer that his long-term goal was to have Dominik wrestle as Prince Mysterio. At the time of the interview, Dominik already had masks and costumes designed for the Prince character.

* InvincibleHero: In the past few years, he has become nearly unstoppable. Losses, clean or otherwise, have become a major rarity for Rey (which doesn't stop the commentators from calling him an "[[YouKeepUsingThatWord underdog]]").

* To put this in perspective, his Survivor Series 2019 match against Brock Lesnar? Lesnar is ''three years younger than Rey'' (b. 1977)
* {{Omniglot}}: Maybe not in real life, but he seems to be able to easily converse with everyone else on the roster, up to and including a mute leprechaun and a giant who can barely even speak his own language.

* RoguesGallery: Good Lord, where to begin? Eddie Guerrero, Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr, The Big Show, Wrestling/RandyOrton, Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield, Wrestling/{{Batista}}, Chris Jericho, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, and Alberto Del Rio. And that's just his [=WWE=] tenure.

* ActionDad: He has a son named Dominik and a daughter Aaliyah. Dominik was involved in the Mysterio–Guerrero feud in 2005, and appeared in several later storylines with his father. Dominik started training as a wrestler in 2017, and in 2020 became physically involved in a feud between Rey and Seth Rollins, leading up to a Dominik–Rollins match at ''[=SummerSlam=]''.

* PapaWolf: Harming his kids is a good way to get him angry, as seen with his feuds with Eddie Guerrero (when Eddie tried to use his son Dominic as a shield) and CM Punk (for causing his daughter Aalyah to cry on her birthday).
** The beatdown Wrestling/BrockLesnar laid on his son Dominick in 2019 pushed Rey to take vengeance in [[DarkerAndEdgier ways we haven't really ever seen from him before]], including beating the ''crap'' out of Lesnar with a steel pipe during one RAW episode.

* ReligiousBruiser: Rey is as Catholic as he is badass, which is to say ''very.'' He opens most of his matches by taking a knee and crossing himself, and has a number of crosses and Christian symbols tattooed on his body.

* ShoutOut: His falls count anywhere match against Cody Rhodes had several shout outs to [=ECW=] including a long brawl throughout the arena, "HOLY SHIT!" chants, a failed attempt at a Psycho Guillotine (longtime rival [=Psicosis=]'s finisher), and finally beating Cody by using Asian mist like [[Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri Tajiri]].

* ActionDad: He has a son named Dominick who involved in Mysterio and Guerrero feud in 2005 and he's also make a returns at backstage March 19 episode of Smack Down Live and a daughter name Aalyah.

* TheCameo: Appeared in a video package for AAA's ''Triplemania XXII''. Rey Mysterio wanted to show up in person but WWE wouldn't let him.
* 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. It helps that ''nobody'' wants to remember Rey's unmasked period in WCW. The only reason it happened in the first place is because Bischoff thought masked wrestlers weren't "marketable". Rey (and the WWE) would get the last laugh later on, as the Mexican Athletic Commission hated what Bischoff did enough to let the flagrant LoopholeAbuse in MaskedLuchador tradition slide (see the MaskedLuchador entry below), which the WWE would take advantage of and make millions and millions of dollars off of their line of top-selling Rey masks.

* CoolMask: The design of his masks changed a lot over the years before it finally become somewhat standardized in WWE. He still got new Mask designs but he wears them over his standard ones.

** Royal Rumble 2006 showed how much he was willing to go, as his record of 62 minutes ws still the longest time in the Royal Rumble until Daniel Bryan's 76 minuts more than a decade later.

* DreamTeam: Himself, Myzteziz and El Patron Alberto were called such in Triple A.

** The legacy appears set to continue, with Rey's son Dominik having recently begun training as a wrestler and making almost weekly on-screen appearances with Rey. Presumably in storyline this is meant to be Dominik shadowing his father more closely to learn the ropes. [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar He's gotten a literal crash course in taking bumps.]][[note]]Rumor has it, actually, that part of the reason Rey returned to WWE for what may be his final full-time run as an in-ring competitor, is that WWE has agreed to take Dominik on at the Performance Center in developmental when they deem him ready.[[/note]] In 2020, shortly before Dominik was set to make his wrestling debut against Wrestling/SethRollins at [=SummerSlam=], Rey told an interviewer that his long-term goal was to have Dominik wrestle as Prince Mysterio. Rey had already designed masks and costumes for the Prince character.

** The legacy appears set to continue, with Rey's son Dominic having recently begun training as a wrestler and making almost weekly on-screen appearances with Rey. Presumably in storyline this is meant to be Dominic shadowing his father more closely to learn the ropes. [[Wrestling/BrockLesnar He's gotten a literal crash course in taking bumps.]][[note]]Rumor has it, actually, that part of the reason Rey returned to WWE for what may be his final full-time run as an in-ring competitor, is that WWE has agreed to take Dominic on at the Performance Center in developmental when they deem him ready.[[/note]]
** In 2008 Rey Sr introduced El Hijo de Rey Misterio to continue the family line, though he retired after a generally uneventful career in 2011. A second El Hijo debuted shortly after that, before renaming himself Rey Horus[[note]]And also Dragon Azteca Jr in Lucha Underground[[/note]] in 2014. Despite the name these 2 are both actually Rey Sr's nephews. Rey Sr has bestowed the name upon several other wrestlers since then but none are actually related to them.

** In 2020, he's feud with Rollins after Rollins injured his right eye.

When his WWE contract expired in 2015, Mysterio returned to AAA and is also making appearances in Wrestling/LuchaUnderground.

Later returning in ''Royal Rumble 2018'', Mysterio is looking forward to work for WWE again as a part-timer. This also applies to Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling as of a segment taped for ''The New Beginning in Osaka 2018'', making him the second performer behind Wrestling/ChrisJericho to form working ties simultaneously with both companies in the 21st century.

* EyeScream: On the April 21st edition of ''Raw'' (the night after ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'') when Wrestling/SethRollins forced his right eye at the sharp corner of the steel steps.

** It's '''really''' hard to boo him. Only the most smark-heavy crowds ever turn against his plucky face persona, and only when he runs up against a path to a scenario they want to come to pass. For example, New York gave him some {{Heel}} heat during a ''Royal Rumble 2008'' match with Wrestling/{{Edge}}, who was ''[=SmackDown=]''[='=]s BigBad at the time, mainly because they preferred seeing Edge defend against Wrestling/TheUndertaker at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXIV'' over Rey getting another Eddie-motivated title reign. And then there was 2014's ''Royal Rumble,'' when it was revealed that he was the final entry, meaning Daniel Bryan, who the crowd wanted desperately to win the title at ''[=WrestleMania XXX=]'', would not be in the Rumble at all. To say the crowd was furious would be the Understatement of the Year.

** His popularity is easily greater than John Cena's because he is also loved by smarks who liked him in [=WCW=] and [=ECW=] and fans of lucha libre. However, [=WWE=] has always made sure that the most promoted wrestler is a heavyweight face, and Cena fits that bill.

* InstitutionalApparel: Rey occasionally competed in a set of orange prison scrubs during his unmasked period in [=WCW=] (chiefly when he was a part of the Filthy Animals).

** It hasn't been as bad in 2009 and 2010, with Rey being beaten by the likes of Wrestling/ChrisJericho, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, CM Punk, John Morrison, Kane, and Alberto Del Rio, as well as losing one fall to Jack Swagger via submission in a two out of three falls match.

* EyeScream: Mysterio suffers this trope on April 21st edition of ''Raw'' (the night after ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'') when Wrestling/SethRollins forced his right eye at the sharp corner of the steel steps.