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One of the most famous lucha libre wrestlers in the World to date,
After WCW collapsed, Mysterio competed for various independent circuits - including wrestling against future world champions [[Eddie Guerrero]] and [[CM Punk]] in IWA Mid-South - before signing with [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] in 2002, where he has since become one of its biggest stars and a main eventer on the company's ''[[Smack Down]]'' brand, up until he was drafted to ''Raw'' in 2011.
As usual, [[That Other Wiki]] has a detailed article on his life and career.
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* [[Author Appeal]]: 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.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: He's had many enemies over the years, but his arch enemy would probably be either Psychosis or Eddie Guerrero.
* [[Badass Spaniard|Badass Latino]]
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* [[Canon Discontinuity]]: 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.
** Which is odd because WWE has released at least one photo of him backstage with his mask off as part of a tour article. Maybe their rule is simply not to unmask him on TV.
** This also makes it unlikely that the WWE will get the rights to put an IWA-Mid South match featuring him against [[Eddie Guerrero]] and a young [[CM Punk]] on the latter's DVD set.
** [[Fanon Discontinuity]]: His first World Heavyweight title run mainly due to that was the period where WWE was milking the late [[Eddie Guerrero]]'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 [[Shawn Michaels]] [[Fan Dumb|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.
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** 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.
* [[Game-Breaking Injury]]: Much has been made in and out of the ring concerning the awful state of his knees.
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: Oh, brother. Lately, it seems as if Mysterio has turned into the wrestling equivalent of [[Dora the Explorer]]. [[It Got Worse|It gets worse]] whenever he appears in California or the Southwest. ("[[
** Somewhat justified, as a key part of ''[[Smack Down]]'s'' ratings during its broadcast TV run was its excellent numbers in Latino households, thanks chiefly to Rey and the late [[Eddie Guerrero]].
* [[Hot Dad]]
* [[I Have the High Ground]]
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* [[Invincible Hero]]: 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 "[[You Keep Using That Word|underdog]]").
** It hasn't been as bad in 2009 and 2010, with Rey being beaten by the likes of [[Chris Jericho]], [[The Undertaker]], [[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.
** He has gotten most of those losses back from Del Rio, [[Chris Jericho]], and [[CM Punk]]. In fact, after they ([[CM Punk]] and [[Chris Jericho]]) beat him once, Mysterio went on and started pinning them clean.
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]
* [[Legacy Character]]
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** One of the most infamous of such attires was a Phantom-inspired purple bodysuit that had question marks all over it; this attire was most notably worn during his famous match with Eddie Guerrero at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 1997''.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: In one of the most famous clips of the [[N Wo]] running roughshod over the [[WCW]] roster, [[Kevin Nash]] (7'2") picked up Mysterio (5'3") over his head and threw him head-first into a production truck [[Fan Nickname|like a lawn dart]]. The thud and the accompanying bellyflop to the pavement were ''sick'' to look at.
** [[The Big Show]] would top this at the 2003 ''Backlash'' PPV. After [[
** Lets face it. If you are a heel, want to do a [[Face Heel Turn]], or just want to gain credibility as a heel, beat the ever loving hell out of [[Rey Mysterio]]. It seems to be in the heel manual these days.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: The mask and Rey's small stature work well to hide the fact that he's much older than his appearance lets on.
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