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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. ▼
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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]]
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: About half of what he says in his promos is in Spanish.
* [[Breakup Breakout]]: Rey Mysterio was once a member of a stable known as the Filthy Animals in his old WCW days. Since then, Rey Rey has achieved the most success as a singles competitor in the U.S.
* [[Canon
** 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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** Bonus points for children in the front seats who wears a Rey Mysterio mask. Rey will come to them and do a luchador-esque forehead bump to them and will give a lucky child the mask over his mask.
** 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
* [[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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* [[Meaningful Name]]: His name is Spanish for "The King of Mystery"; his early WCW ring attire was dotted with question marks.
** 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
** [[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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*** And, in a few photos that show WWE wrestlers in their free time, Rey STILL looks pretty much the same.
* [[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.
* [[Pint
* [[Put
* [[Shout
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Yells "WA-AHHHH" while striking.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Mysterio beating on you? Everything you throw at him failing? Rip off his mask and he'll immediately try to cover his face, leaving himself wide open to be pummeled. [[Alberto Del Rio]] uses this tactic liberally..
* [[Wrestling Family]]: WWE refuses to acknowledge this, but Rey Mysterio ([[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]]) is in a pretty well known family south of the border. He is a second generation superstar, and might be considered the best in this line. There is also El hijo de Rey Mysterio who wrestles in Mexico. So every time Mysterio starts a feud with a Guerrero which one or both accuse Rey of wanting to be a Guerrero, a Wallbanger ensues.
* [[Wrestling Psychology]]: Mysterio is probably the best at selling without overselling and the best at being a babyface in the industry.
** Though considering that he's had surgery five times on his knees, how much of it is selling?
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