History Wrestling / ReyMysterioJr

** The legacy continues, with Rey's son Dominic (with a slight name change to "Dominik" in the ring) having started 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 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. And then in 2021 Rey and Dominik formed a tag team, eventually taking the ''[=SmackDown=]'' tag team belts off Wrestling/DolphZiggler and [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode Robert Roode]], becoming WWE's first father-son tag team champs.

* ActionDad: He has a son named Dominik ("Dominic" outside of kayfabe) 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 (And Aalyah would get involved into an extent), leading up to a Dominik–Rollins match at ''[=SummerSlam=]''. More recently, Rey and Dominik won the [=SmackDown=] tag team belts at ''[=WrestleMania=] Backlash'' in 2021.

** The spelling of Rey Jr.'s surname in WCW seemed to alternate from "Misterio Jr." with two ''i''s to "Mysterio Jr." with a ''y'' and an ''i'' depending on the time and source. The Spanish for "Mystery" is actually ''Misterio'', but was tweaked to ''Mysterio'' so people would realize it means "mystery" as opposed to meaning "mister". Given WCW's known inconsistency regarding pronouncing and spelling the luchadores' names (most notably promoting Último Dragón [actually translates to "Last Dragon"] as "The Ultimate Dragon" for about 2 years), the change to ''y'' only became fully entrenched when he signed with WWE, which also coincided perfect with him dropping the Jr. and regaining his mask despite the fact it was WCW that started it.

** They also changed the "I" to a "Y" for good measure, but that may have been a WWE move as they've done the same with other wrestlers, like Wrestling/{{Rhyno}}.
*** The spelling of Rey's surname may be a remnant of his stint in WCW, as they were known for mispronouncing and misspelling the luchadores' names. Most notably, they promoted Último Dragón (actually translates to "Last Dragon") as "The Ultimate Dragon" for about 2 years.
*** The Spanish for Mystery is actually Misterio but it was changed by WWE to Mysterio so people would realise it means "mystery" as opposed to meaning "mister". This caused another problem - that people thought 'Rey' was his first name and didn't know it is the Spanish for king. Though, to be fair, 'Rey' is a given name in some Spanish-speaking countries.
*** Actually it is WCW that changed it to Mysterio.

* {{Irony}}: Back and forth on this multiple times with regards to the Latino World Order. Back in WCW, Rey initially refused to join the LWO and only complied after losing a match with Eddie Guerrero. But when both WCW President Ric Flair and the original New World Order (nWo) asked the group to disband, Rey had become the most loyal to the LWO's cause and thus was the only one who didn't take Flair up on his promise of women and fast cars to fight for WCW against the nWo. Ironically, this would put Rey further in the nWo's crosshairs than any other prior member of the LWO to the point where they would turn against his friend Konnan and then strongarm him into a Lucha de Apuesta with Kevin Nash wherein he lost his mask and everyone outside of WCW and the nWo absolutely hated it. (To wit, his uncle and the governing lucha authorities created a loophole with his identity to let him wear his mask again as soon as he was free of WCW, and absolutely no one acknowledges on camera that it happened ever.) And after all that, fast forward 25 years later in WWE, Rey revives the faction with Legado Del Fantasma as its new leader, complete with a tribute to Eddie Guerrero in its new theme.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The undisputed Wrestling/RickySteamboat of his generation, Rey has almost ''never'' been heel. There was an attempt during his unmasked period in WCW with the Filthy Animals, but as far as everyone is concerned, that never happened. And unlike John Cena, Rey was always better off staying a face.

* {{Irony}}: Back in WCW, Rey initially refuses to join the Latino World Order (LWO) and only complied after losing a match with Eddie Guerrero. Fast forward 25 years later, Rey revives the faction with Legado Del Fantasma as its new leader.

* DreamTeam:
** Himself, Myzteziz and El Patrón Alberto were called such in Triple A.
** With Dragon Azteca Jr. and Prince Puma in Lucha Underground.

** In 2019, Rey won a number one contender match to face Wrestling/SethRollins for the Universal Championship but was attacked by Wrestling/BrockLesnar on the same night of his supposed match with Rollins for no reason. Not only this pulled Mysterio out of the match, Lesnar also attacked Mysterio's son, Dominick. Angered over the attack of his son, Rey brought in Lesnar's worst nightmare from UFC, Cain Valsquez to help him. While Valsquez failed to defeat Lesnar at ''Crown Jewel'' 2019, Mysterio took matters into his own hands and attacked Lesnar with a steel chair several times (including one of the few head shots in the modern era). The next night on [=SmackDown=], Lesnar responded to the attack by switching over to Raw to challenge Mysterio.

* RageBreakingPoint: Throughout the road to ''[=WrestleMania=]'' 39, Rey keeps his cool despite his son wanting to goad him into a match and to have Rey hit him. It's not until Dominic starts disrespecting Angie, Rey's wife and Dominic's own mother, that Rey decides to punch his son in the face and accept the challenge.

-->"You pushed me! You pushed me to do this! I didn't want to hit you! You ''made me'' hit you! You don't disrespect your mother like that! That's my wife! You wanted a fight at [=WrestleMania=]? You're on! I'll see you at [=WrestleMania=], son!"

** [[AntagonisticOffspring His son]] Dominik ''wants'' to be this to him after Dominik's FaceHeelTurn, but Rey refuses to bite how much Dom baits him. It took Dominik insulting and disrespecting his own mother, Rey's ''wife'', in order to finally get Rey to strike him at all.

* OlderHeroVersusYoungerVillain: He's the Older Hero opposed by his son, the Younger Villain Dominik Mysterio.

* WhamShot: On the final Friday before ''[=WrestleMania=]'' 39, Rey hands Legado de Fantasma some black shirts, to which they look in surprise. To which Rey reveals that it has the log ''of the Latino World Order'' on it!

* LivingLegend: Literally NO ONE in the Temple is as big a name as Rey.

** Insulting his wife is also another one. Rey doesn't lay a finger on Dominik until ''after'' his son starts trash-talking her.

* RageBreakingPoint: Throughout the road to ''[=WrestleMania=]'' 39, Rey keeps his cool despite his son wanting to goad him into a match. It's not until Dominic starts disrespecting Angie, Rey's wife and Dominic's own mother, that Rey decides to punch his son in the face and accept the challenge.

On March 10, 2023, he was declared the first inductee and headliner of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

* OlderThanTheyLook: The mask and Rey's small stature work well to hide the fact that he's much older than his appearance lets on. He was born in '''1974'''. He's barely aged a day since his WCW days. Chris Jericho thought he was a 13-year-old boy the first time he saw him, according to Jericho's own biography.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Wrestling/EricBischoff said masked wrestlers didn't sell, unmasked Rey, and proceeded to do nothing meaningful with him. Rey would re-mask, go to WWE, and proceed to become the most famous luchador in mainstream wrestling, while hundreds of thousands of fans would buy his mask and make him (and WWE) lots of money.
** Similarly, Wrestling/ChrisJericho mentioned meeting an 18-year-old Rey in his autobiography and was convinced that Rey had no future in the business and would be lucky to be working ring crew, but didn't have the heart to tell him that.

** 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|Wrestler}}, 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.

* BerserkButton: As shown in PapaWolf, his biggest button is anyone hurting his kids. CM Punk and ''Brock Lesnar'' have both learned this the hard way, the former towards his daughter and the latter towards his son.

* ParentalNeglect: During their feud, his son Dominik accuses him of this, consistently calling him a "deadbeat dad" and other similar names. Rey later admits this is true, as he missed a lot of his children's childhoods to focus on his wrestling career, which meant being constantly on the road.

* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: A rare justified example and a tremendous CallBack to his feud with the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero. After months of having to endure his son's verbal and physical abuse, Rey finally snaps and strikes Dominik after the latter starts flinging his abuse at his mother as well. After the deed is done, Rey says this trope verbatim, and in this case, it's very much the truth.

* RageBreakingPoint: Throughout the road to ''[=WrestleMania=]'' 38, Rey keeps his cool despite his son wanting to goad him into a match. It's not until Dominic starts disrespecting Angie, Rey's wife and Dominic's own mother, that Rey decides to punch his son in the face and accept the challenge.

* ActionDad: He has a son named Dominik ("Dominic" outside of kayfabe) 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=]''. More recently, Rey and Dominik won the [=SmackDown=] tag team belts at ''[=WrestleMania=] Backlash'' in 2021.

** His son Dominik ''wants'' to be this to him after Dominik's FaceHeelTurn, but Rey refuses to bite how much Dom baits him. It took Dominik insulting and disrespecting his own mother, Rey's ''wife'', in order to finally get Rey to strike him at all.

* ParentsAsPeople: What his feud with his son Dominik ultimately portrays him as. Rey admits that Dominik's criticisms about him aren't unwarranted and that he wasn't the best father to his children, constantly prioritizing his career over them. However, he points out the reason for his ParentalNeglect was so he could give them a life he could only ever dream of, including fabulous wealth and a privileged name. In the end, despite whatever Dom may believe or claim, Rey does love him, and it is ''only'' because of that love that he hasn't kicked his son's ass in a match yet.

** His son Dominik ''wants'' to be this to him after Dominik's FaceHeelTurn, but Rey refuses to bite how much Dom baits him.

** An unconventional and rather tragic case is his absolute refusal to fight his son Dominik. No matter how much Dominik tries to provoke him and disparage his legacy, Rey will not lay a hand on him.

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: His wife Angie are taller than Rey.

On March 10, 2023, he was declared the first inductee and headliner of the WWE Hall of Fame Classe of 2023.