Rey Mysterio | |
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Birth name | Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio[1] |
Born | [2] Chula Vista, California, U.S.[3] | December 11, 1974
Spouse(s) |
Angie Gutiérrez (m. 1996) |
Children | 2, including Dominik |
Relatives | Rey Misterio (Sr.) (uncle) El Hijo de Rey Misterio (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | |
Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[7] |
Billed weight | 175 lb (79 kg)[7] |
Billed from | San Diego, California[7] |
Trained by | Rey Misterio[4] |
Debut | April 30, 1989[9] |
Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio,[note 1] is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cruiserweight wrestlers of all time, Mysterio is an inductee of the AAA Hall of Fame, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, and WWE Hall of Fame.[10][11]
The nephew of Rey Misterio, Mysterio began wrestling on the independent circuit in 1989 at the age of 14 before signing with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in 1992. After brief stints with Extreme Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Association, and Wrestle Association R, Mysterio signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1996. In WCW, Mysterio helped popularize lucha libre in the United States, which led to the rise of cruiserweight wrestling divisions, winning the WCW Cruiserweight Championship five times; the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times; and the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship once. He lost his mask in a Lucha de Apuestas against Kevin Nash, working unmasked until 2002.
Following the closure of WCW in 2001, Mysterio wrestled for promotions including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, the World Wrestling Council, and the X Wrestling Federation before joining World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002, where he resumed wearing a mask. He stayed with WWE until 2015, winning the World Heavyweight Championship twice; the WWE Championship once; the WWE Cruiserweight Championship three times; the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice; the WWE United States Championship three times, and the WWE Tag Team Championship four times, as well as winning the 2006 Royal Rumble.
Mysterio departed WWE in 2015, going on to appear in promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Lucha Underground, and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. He returned to WWE in 2018, where he was joined by his son Dominik.
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