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REY MYSTERIO
Oscar Gutierrez was born
on 12/12/74. He was trained by his uncle Rey
Misterio Sr. and made his pro debut in 1989. He
currently lives in San Diego, CA and has named
his 619 after the area code of his home town. He
is married to Angie and has a daughter (Aalyah)
and a son (Dominick). The battle with Eddie
Guerrero for custody of Dominick was just a
fictional story line.
AAA & ECW:
Rey Misterio Jr. (changed to Mysterio when he
entered the WWE) spent much of his early career
in the AAA promotion in Mexico. He garnered some
attention by North American promoters when he
appeared in their When Worlds Collide PPV. In
1995, he wrestled briefly in ECW. His matches
against Psicosis and Juventud Guerrera brought
the house down. He was signed by WCW in 1996.
Cruiserweight Champion:
Rey’s most famous moment in WCW occurred in
1996 when he was lawn darted into the side of a
trailer by Kevin Nash. His career recovered
nicely by becoming a mainstay in the
cruiserweight title scene. He had many great
matches against luchadores and cruiserweights
alike. His most famous match of this era was a
title vs mask match against Eddie Guerrero at
Halloween Havoc 1997. In 1998, he lost a match
and was forced to join the LWO.
No Mask, Giant Killer,
& No Limit Soldier :
At Super Brawl 99, he lost a tag team match
to Scott Hall and Kevin Nash that forced him to
unmask. The new Mysterio became a giant killer
and quickly gained wins against the giants of
the territory including Kevin Nash, Scott Norton
& Bam Bam Bigelow. Later in the year he formed a
successful tag team with Billy Kidman and
eventually joined Mater P’s No Limit Soldiers.
The Filthy Animals:
After Master P left WCW, he formed the
Filthy Animals with Konan and Eddie Guerrero.
Billy Kidman and Juventud Guerrera joined the
group soon afterwards. In 2000, they joined The
New Blood and later feuded with the Misfits in
Action and Team Canada. At the final WCW Nitro,
Kidman & Misterio won the recently created
cruiserweight tag team championship. After WCW
shut down, Rey was off national TV for over a
year.
WWE Debut:
Rey made his WWE debut in the summer of
2002. He was back to wearing his mask and the
WWE blurs out all footage that shows his face.
His first feud was with Kurt Angle. In early
2003, he was injured by The Big Show when swung
Rey while attached to a stretcher into a ring
post. When Rey returned to action he briefly
held the cruiserweight title and then reformed
his tag team with Billy Kidman. Most of 2004 saw
him battle for the cruiserweight title.
Eddie Guerrero & Rey:
In 2005, Eddie & Rey won the tag team
titles. Eddie then began showing jealousy of the
fact that he never beat Rey and turned on his
partner. He held a secret of Rey’s head which
turned out to be that Dominck was really adopted
and Eddie wanted his son back. Rey won a ladder
match to retain the custody of his son. Since
Eddie’s tragic death, Rey has been dedicating
his matches to his fallen friend.
The Greatest Underdog Story Ever: Rey Mysterio
stunned the world when he won the 2006 Royal
Rumble. At WrestleMania 22, he became the World
Heavyweight Championship by beating champion
Kurt Angle and Randy Orton. He celebrated his
victory with Vicki and Chavo Guerrero.
WCW & WWE Title
History:
WWE
World Heavyweight Championship
4/2/06 WrestleMania 22 - beat Champ Kurt Angle &
Randy Orton
WWE Tag Team Title
1/7/02 – with Edge beat Kurt Angle & Chris
Benoit
12/9/04 – with Rob Van Dam beat Rene Dupree &
Kenzo Suzuki
2/20/05 No Way Out – with Eddie Guerrero beat
The Basham Brothers
12/16/05 – with Batista beat MNM
WWE Cruiserweight Title
6/5/03 – Matt Hardy
1/1/04 – Tajiri
6/17/04 – Classic Chavo
(Sources: PWI Almanac,
obsessedwithwrestling.com, reymysterio.com)
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